Bullshit!
Su Yu cursed in his heart.
The Bone Pattern System was proposed by me. How could I not have verified whether Martial Soul could promote the cultivation of bone patterns?
However, Su Yu didn't refute directly, he only thought so in his heart.
Actually, what Huo Yuhao said is indeed possible.
Su Yu himself could inscribe corresponding patterns directly by insight from beyond due to his extraordinary perception. It's not impossible for Huo Yuhao's Ice Scorpion Martial Soul to assist him in outlining bone patterns—
"Impossible!"
Su Yu felt it was mostly because of the Ice Emperor.
A simple Martial Soul shouldn't have such obvious beneficial effects.
At most, there's an occasional enlightenment, deepening understanding of the Martial Soul, becoming more compatible with it, and having a bonus in cultivating bone patterns over a certain period.
But if there's continuous rapid advancement, it's definitely not due to the Martial Soul.
"By the way, Yuhao, do you have the Ice Scorpion's Soul Bone?" Su Yu speculated, aside from the Ice Emperor, there's also the bonus from the Soul Bone.
Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat.
Wow, he still found out.
Luckily, Brother Yu only knows I have the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone; he probably didn't think I have the Ice Emperor's Torso Bone?
When he absorbed the Ice Emperor's Soul Ring and Soul Bone, he literally shattered all his bones and replaced them.
This Ice Emperor's Torso Bone has completely fused with him.
With the emergence of the Bone Pattern System, Huo Yuhao didn't start cultivating immediately, fearing that the Torso Bone wasn't his own and might expose something during cultivation.
But after trying once six months ago, Huo Yuhao regretted deeply.
Using the Bone Pattern System to refine other parts of the body's bones along with the Torso Bone gave him a sense of completely mastering its refinement.
The bone patterns on the torso were the process of him completely integrating the bone patterns from the Ice Emperor's Torso Bone into himself.
This speed far exceeded others cultivating the Bone Pattern System.
But the cost was evidently not low.
He shattered the bones and completely replaced them with Soul Bones.
Moreover, Huo Yuhao absorbed the Soul Ring and transformed the Ice Emperor into his Second Martial Soul.
Perhaps these factors should also be considered.
Unfortunately, he started cultivating the bone pattern too late, otherwise, this Fourth Ring could have a chance to absorb the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Huo Yuhao felt a sense of regret.
He could actually wait another year, half a year, until he has a chance of absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
But that would be too much of a waste of time.
Moreover, it's not worth it.
Even though the Shrek's grandmaster from ten thousand years ago mentioned that even if Soul Masters don't acquire Soul Rings, their Soul Power still grows through daily cultivation, only without a Soul Ring, it doesn't show outwardly.
Once a Soul Ring is acquired, the cultivation results gained during the time will reflect on the Soul Power Level.
But this is just a fact, not a reasonable suggestion.
Not absorbing a Soul Ring means continuing Soul Power cultivation, but it's quite an unproductive act.
The cultivation speed at Level 40 and Level 41 is different.
The gap with Level 42 and Level 43 will be more significant.
Not to mention that absorbing a Soul Ring greatly enhances the quality of the Martial Soul itself.
Even for a Top-Level Martial Soul, though its inherent source may not significantly enhance with a Soul Ring, it unlocks more abilities of the Martial Soul itself.
The difference in cultivation speed between acquiring and not acquiring a Soul Ring is enormous.
Staying at Level 40 for a year of cultivation means losing at least half a level to a full level of Soul Power.
This is just a comforting conclusion suitable when Soul Ring searching fails over a long period of time, not a justification for delaying Soul Ring absorption.
Especially for Huo Yuhao, who's definitely absorbing beyond his level; the enhancement and transformation a Soul Ring brings to the Martial Soul is extremely significant.
"Do you have any plans? Where do you want to go searching?" Su Yu queried Huo Yuhao.
The Spirit Attribute Soul Beast between fifty thousand to seventy thousand years cannot be too weak; Yuhao would be much more prepared.
"Brother Yu, I heard there's Spirit Attribute Soul Beast in Sunset Forest, just as we're heading towards Douling Empire, it's on the way."
The moment Huo Yuhao spoke, Su Yu frowned.
Sunset Forest?
How did you get the intel about Spirit Attribute Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest from Mingde Hall?
Shrek moved so fast, right after the transaction, Soul Beast details were delivered, and Huo Yuhao happened to catch a glimpse?
"Where did you get the information? I mean, is the source of the information credible?"
Huo Yuhao scratched his head, glanced at Su Yu, and said: "This was heard by the teacher from Xu Sanshi."
Xu Sanshi?
Su Yu was taken aback.
Huo Yuhao had contact with Xu Sanshi, not to say they're incredibly close, but at least they're friends, having sympathy for Xu Sanshi's ordeal.
Yet he didn't ask Mingde Hall to release Xu Sanshi, a ludicrous request.
"In Sunset Forest, there's a region of poisonous miasma where ordinary Soul Masters face life-and-death risks. If I remember correctly, there's indeed a Soul Beast in Sunset Forest with decent Spirit Attributes."
Seeing Su Yu knew more, Huo Yuhao immediately asked: "Brother Yu, what Soul Beast is it?"
"Medusa."
"Medusa?" Huo Yuhao muttered, puzzled.
This was a Soul Beast name he hadn't heard of.
"Sunset Forest once had Medusa, but due to the miasma, many high-level Soul Beasts have disappeared, and Medusa hasn't been spotted for a long time."
"Outside the miasma in Sunset Forest, there are almost no Soul Beasts over ten thousand years old. Inside the miasma, I vaguely sensed the existence of a hundred-thousand-year Fire Attribute Soul Beast. It's definitely not suitable for you. As for other high-level Soul Beasts, I'm entirely unaware."