DD2—Chapter 217: The Hongchen Siblings Finally Awaken
However, the idea of survival also spread rapidly in his mind, and intense soul power fluctuations emanated from his body; the "bloodline" within him was roaring and surging!
Huo Yuhao's bloodline was quite mixed. In most cases, the bloodline of Human Soul Masters was related to their martial souls. Take Xu Sanshi as an example. Xu Sanshi has the Xuanwu bloodline because of his Mystic Deep Turtle martial soul.
Once Xu Sanshi's bloodline awakens, his Mystic Deep Turtle martial soul can transform into Xuanwu martial soul.
Huo Yuhao currently has only two martial souls, namely the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul and the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor Martial Soul. The former has evolved into the Eye of Destiny due to the influence of the power of destiny, while the latter has now become the ultimate ice and snow attribute due to the addition of the Snow Empress spirit soul.
After all, in the Douluo worldview, the Ultimate Ice and the Ultimate Snow have similarities but also differences.
The next moment, a golden light appeared in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and the Eye of Destiny gradually manifested between his eyebrows. For a moment, the sea water around him was stained with golden light, which looked magnificent.
Then the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor martial soul appeared behind him, and the nearby seawater with the golden light was frozen instantly. Dots of snowflake marks began to appear on it. These snowflake marks seemed to materialize out of thin air and looked extremely regular.
On the side, Kong Deming, who was suppressing Huo Yuhao, had a surprised expression on his face: "Is this the reaction of a soul master after stimulating his potential? I wonder how long it will take Yuhao to awaken his martial soul for the second time."
Huo Yuhao's condition has improved slightly, but he still can't breathe. However, this situation is stimulating his potential.
He glimpsed Ji Juechen in the distance. At this moment, Ji Juechen's neck was veined, and he seemed to be still holding on. In his hand, there was only a sharp sword, emitting light.
"I lost to the pagoda master after all." Ji Juechen, who had an extremely firm will, couldn't help it at this moment. He glanced at Huo Yuhao with effort and didn't quite understand why Huo Yuhao's physical fitness was so good.
Logically speaking, his physical fitness should be the strongest among the four, but now it seems that Huo Yuhao's is even stronger.
Long-term lack of oxygen made him feel that death was approaching, so Ji Juechen tried his best to swim toward the sea surface.
After a while, Huo Yuhao couldn't bear it anymore. After all, he was still human, not a god, so he couldn't hold on for long under the high-pressure environment of the deep sea.
As for using the water control soul skill of the Water Dragon King Soul Bone, that was naturally impossible. Doing so would negate the effect of stimulating his potential.
Kong Deming, on the side, naturally saw that Huo Yuhao's condition was not right, so he immediately released his suppression of Huo Yuhao.
As a ninth-level soul engineer, he had many ways to breathe in the deep sea, so he was not in a hurry to go into the deep sea. Of course, he would not stop Huo Yuhao from reaching the surface. After all, that would ensure Huo Yuhao's survival.
Soon, Huo Yuhao returned to the surface, breathing in fresh air, then returned to the deck to rest, preparing for the next dive into the deep sea to stimulate his potential.
Only a few people can awaken their martial souls for the second time after entering the sea once, because the potential of such people is extremely limited. Huo Yuhao has a solid foundation. He estimates that it will take at least more than 40 days to awaken his martial soul again.
The 20th day.
Meng Hongchen emerged from the sea. A large amount of seawater turned into ice beneath her feet. She walked on solid ground. Her eyes glowed red, her hair was white, and her face was happy.
"Grandpa, I succeeded. My martial soul has awakened for the second time. Compared to before, I am undoubtedly much stronger now."
As she spoke, a toad phantom appeared behind her. The toad had a pair of blood-red eyes like Meng Hongchen's at the moment. However, if you looked closely, you could see some ancient and solemn lines in the blood-red eyes of the toad. "Oh?" Jing Hongchen looked at Meng Hongchen, a little curious. "How is it stronger than before?"
Meng Hongchen said, "Compared to before, the poison of my Vermilion Clear Ice Toad in the martial soul has become more violent, and the time for the poison to take effect has been shortened by at least 90%. Grandpa, you also know that it takes a lot of time for the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad's poison to act."
"This meant that when I was fighting powerful Soul Masters one-on-one, I always had to focus on evasion in the early stages.
After all, time was on my side; as long as the opponent's poisoning gradually worsened, they would become weaker and weaker, and then my victory would be inevitable.
However, this combat style also had a drawback: when facing powerful enemies who could overcome all with brute force, I was very likely to be quickly defeated.
But it's different now. The time it takes for my poison to take effect has been greatly reduced. Even when facing those enemies who can overcome all with brute force, I now have the confidence to deal with them. Moreover, the ice attribute of the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad Martial Soul has also improved. Now, I am only one step away from Ultimate Ice."
"Not bad." Jing Hongchen expressed his approval. "But, Xiao Meng, I believe your gains are more than just this."
"Yes, I am now a level 58 Soul King. Soon, I will be able to impact the Soul Emperor." Meng Hongchen said with a smile.
The 22nd day.
Xiao Hongchen stood on the deck, and the shadow of the three-legged golden toad appeared behind him. However, the three-legged golden toad was different from before. Its eyes had now turned fiery red.
'So, my martial soul has successfully awakened for the second time. My control over metals has improved significantly, and my gold (metal) attribute has gradually become purer, reaching a level close to Ultimate Gold (Metal). Moreover, my cultivation speed has accelerated.
In the past, I could only absorb energy from rare metals to assist in cultivation. Now, as long as it is metal, I can absorb the energy contained within to improve my cultivation.'
'Hiss, then the power of my martial soul fusion skills with Meng can also be enhanced?'
Thinking of this, Xiao Hongchen's smile grew even wider. He felt confident that he could give Shrek Academy a surprise in the upcoming Soul Master Competition.
He was planning to find Meng Hongchen to test this out.
On the way, he saw Ji Juechen standing motionless on the deck, holding a sword in his hand, looking like a piece of wood.
'Did his martial soul awaken for the second time? Could it be that Ji Juechen has a hidden bloodline in his body?' Xiao Hongchen wondered, somewhat confused.
Ji Juechen's innate soul power is only level three, and his martial soul is average, but even so, Ji Juechen became the chief of the actual control soul guidance department, surpassing many with better talents.
Therefore, many believe that in addition to Ji Juechen's efforts, his martial soul must also be extraordinary.
The biggest possibility is that his martial soul has some hidden bloodline.
But this is just a guess—there's no evidence. Still, these days, Ji Juechen's martial soul has not awakened a second time, and this speculation seems to be gradually confirmed.
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