Chapter 31: Talking Big? This Is a 100,000-Year Soul Ring
Second Martial Soul: End-Time Bell
First Soul Ring skills of the 400,000-Year Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor:
—[Ice Empress's Body]: Covers the user's body in a layer of ice crystal armor, forming a powerful defensive shield. Highly resistant to various attacks, and reflects a massive amount of ice-elemental damage to any enemy in contact with it.
—[Ice Empress's Wrath]: Greatly enhances strength and attack power. Unleashes the ultimate power of extreme ice, capable of instantly freezing enemies, applying powerful crowd control and devastating ice damage.
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External Soul Bone – Jade Scorpion Tail
—Soul Bone Skill: [Frozen Domain]
A domain-type soul skill. Emits intense, extreme-cold energy, reducing the temperature of the environment to absolute zero. Within the domain, all enemy movement and attack speed are severely reduced, while they continuously suffer extreme ice-elemental damage.
—Soul Bone Skill: [Ice Explosion]
Bonus skill obtained under the effect of Strong Luck. Causes the surrounding ice elements to detonate, creating a devastating explosion.
—Passive Effects of the Jade Scorpion Tail:
The tail contains a deadly extreme-cold poison, grants complete immunity to all ice-type damage, and temporarily enhances the ice abilities of nearby allies.
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"Hahaha, incredible!"
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but laugh aloud. The Strong Luck's resonance made it seem like it wasn't even bothering to hide anymore. This ability didn't just provide optimal choices—it practically handed them to him on a silver platter, and that was just its basic use.
Forget the Ice Empress's Body, Ice Empress's Wrath, and Frozen Domain for a moment—even Ice Explosion, a skill that wasn't even originally part of the package, was worth this Strong Luck's resonance.
To understand how rare Ice Explosion was, among the Ice Jade Scorpion race, only the rarest and most mutated individuals possessed it. If the Ice Empress had originally held this skill, she could have easily broken into the top five great soul beasts on the continent.
For soul masters? Practically impossible to obtain. First, you'd have to hunt down one of the few Ice Jade Scorpions that possessed Ice Explosion. Then, you'd also need an Extreme Ice martial soul to absorb it. The sheer number of requirements was insane.
"Alright, I'm feeling pretty drained. I'm going to rest now."
The Ice Empress said faintly before disappearing into Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.
At this moment, Yuhao's spiritual sea was practically crowded. Aside from the always-silent, perhaps-unconscious Electrolux, there was now a bickering pair—Ice Empress and Tianmeng—who seemed to treat his spiritual sea space like a battlefield despite being natural predator and prey.
Not only that, but Yuhao had now engraved the trait of Extreme Ice into his End-Time Bell Martial Soul, meaning that even without Ice Empress becoming his second martial soul, he still possessed the Extreme Ice attribute.
His physical attributes had also undergone dramatic improvement, enough to support even higher-level soul rings moving forward.
"Yuhao, I suggest you leave now. If you stay any longer… You might not be able to leave at all."
And of course, Old Huo listened to good advice.
Time to go—fast.
Ice Empress's warning made it clear: his fusion had likely drawn the attention of powerful beings within the Extreme North. And if even she was saying that, there was only one possible individual who could pose that kind of threat—
The Snow Empress.
Connect with her now? Change her sealed fate in the God-Sealing Altar?
Yeah, right.
Let's not forget: if the Snow Empress found out Ice Empress had sacrificed herself to him, she'd likely slap him to death in a fit of rage.
And besides, with her 700,000-year cultivation, she ranked third among the Top Ten Fierce Beasts. Why would someone like her even acknowledge a mere Soul Grandmaster like him?
As for changing her destiny? Laughable. She had used a 100,000-year-old snow lotus as her tribulation medium and still failed. What could he offer? A bottle of "Manifold Mysterious Ice Essence" from the Earth Dragon Gate?
Please. Not everyone's a bug like Tianmeng was during her heavenly tribulation.
The Snow Empress—pride of the Extreme North—had her strength, her arrogance.
Besides, Yuhao already had Kong Deming as his teacher. For now, he didn't need the support of the Extreme North's overlords.
More importantly, the Snow Empress's failed tribulation transformation seemed suspicious. A 700,000-year soul beast, a peak lord of the Extreme North, surrounded by powerful companions like Xiao Bai and the Ice Demon Titan King—yet in her final step to becoming human, she just so happened to be discovered by a human soul engineer?
That soul engineer just so happened to be alone.
And just so happened to have a Level 9 Soul Guidance Device designed to seal living beings.
Too many "coincidences." Way too calculated.
Conclusion? Run.
Let fate play out—for now. He could show up at the climax with Ice Empress and Tianmeng as trump cards.
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Soon enough, Huo Yuhao reached the border of the Extreme North and arrived at Dongyang City.
His Spirit Eye Martial Soul's second ring was still pending. But before he could even catch his breath, he was yanked away into a secluded courtyard.
The reason?
Well, judging from the furious look on the face of the Level-8 soul engineer tasked with secretly protecting him… it wasn't going to be good.
"You brat! Gone for over twenty days! Did you know I nearly had a heart attack?!"
Despite his packed schedule, Kong Deming had personally rushed to Dongyang City, located on the northern border of the Sun Moon Empire. Why? Because the protector he assigned to Yuhao had sent a panicked report just two days after arriving:
"Target lost. Can't locate him."
Kong Deming was livid. He was no longer young, and after finally taking on a disciple with both top-tier talent and heart, how could he not panic? If something had happened to Yuhao, he'd regret it for life.
"Teacher, didn't I tell you before? I can sense the pull of destiny. This time, I left to follow its guidance."
Technically true. Kong Deming knew about this ability… but that didn't mean he was okay with it.
"Oh? So your destiny told you to ditch the person I arranged to guard you? How convenient!"
Yuhao winced. The Level-8 soul engineer had left, and once he confirmed no one else was nearby, Yuhao revealed his second martial soul.
In an instant, a scarlet-red 100,000-year soul ring emerged in the courtyard. Though its pressure was contained, the signature aura of a true 100,000-year beast radiated faintly in the air.
Next, the Extreme Ice attribute—engraved into his End-Time Bell—unleashed a chilling aura throughout the courtyard. The domineering pressure of an extreme attribute made Kong Deming's scalp tingle.
But none of that could compare to the shock of the 100,000-year soul ring.
"T-this... Yuhao... What in the world is going on?!"
Talking big? This was a real 100,000-year soul ring!
No tricks. No illusions. 100% genuine!
He, Kong Deming, a Level-94 Titled Douluo and Level 10 Soul Engineer, didn't even have a 100,000-year soul ring.
Yet his disciple—a mere Level-20 Soul Grandmaster—had one.
What kind of joke was this?!
Kong Deming was completely at a loss. More than shocked, he was... stunned and overjoyed.
He couldn't begin to guess how this had happened. Events like this weren't just rare—they weren't even mentioned in the entire recorded history of the Sun Moon Empire.
"My name is Huo Yuhao. And once again… I'm about to lie."
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End of Chapter