Chapter 45: Are You Still Alive? (Part 2)

  "You... what can I say about you?!" Fan Yu sighed, bent down and stretched out his hand to support Huo Yuhao under the armpits, helping him up from the ground. This kid was too sensible.

  Zhou Wei's anger between his eyebrows had also dissipated a lot, but only Wang Dong, who was standing behind Huo Yu Hao, remained furious, thinking to himself, "This scoundrel, he's lying again, he's still lying."

  Huoyu Hao's words could deceive Zhou Wei and Fan Yu, but not him. They had a perfect martial soul fusion between them, and they were still training together before leaving the academy. If Huoyu Hao's martial soul had any problems, Wang Dong should have felt it at the first time. But he didn't feel anything!

  At this time, Wang Dong couldn't expose Huo Yu Hao again and could only bury his doubts deep in his heart.

  "Then what's your current situation like? Has your Martial Soul stopped showing signs of shattering?"

  Huo Yu Hao nodded slightly.

  Zhou Mei's eyebrows furrowed: "That's also a problem, you're not only late, but also didn't get the second soul ring, the academy will probably..."

  Huo Yuhao blinked his eyes and said: "Teacher Zhou, I've obtained my second soul ring!"

  "Huh?" Zhou Wei looked at him in surprise, Fan Yu said: "Let Yu Hao finish speaking."

  "When I first left the academy, I felt like I had lost all hope. But somehow, there seemed to be a force guiding me to head north. The dizziness brought on by my martial soul grew stronger and stronger, and I could feel a thread of coldness emanating from my spiritual eyes, as if it was leading me to the north. In this state of dizziness, I don't know how long I walked for, but I ended up in a place covered in white snow. It was extremely cold, and I felt like I was going to freeze to death. The feeling of my martial soul shattering grew stronger and stronger, as if it could break open at any moment. I don't know what happened, but I fell into a coma in the icy wilderness. Before I lost consciousness, I thought to myself that I might never wake up again.

  Feng Yu and Zhou Wei exchanged a glance. Although the Slark Academy, located in the central continent, still had some chilliness, it was already late spring. If they were to say that it was icy and snowy, wouldn't that be in the desolate and uninhabited far north? It was strange that Huo Yuhao didn't go to the Star Dou Great Forest, but instead traveled so far. Moreover, he did so under the guidance of a broken Soul Guidance, which had a somewhat unusual color to it.

  Huo Yu Hao continued: "When I woke up, it was still daytime, and I didn't know how long had passed. My body was already buried under the snow. When I first opened my eyes, everything in front of me was a dull white. I thought I was dead. But after a while, I realized that wasn't the case. My physical condition was normal, I could still feel my soul power flowing, and my Lingzhu Wu Soul had completely stabilized, without any problems."

  "I crawled out of the snow in surprise, only to find that I was still in the same place. What surprised me even more was that my body seemed to have gained a surge of power. Not far from me, there was a scorpion over one meter long lying dead, its entire body was snowy white. Only its tail was emerald green, and there were many crystal-like structures on the surface of its shell. Although it had been dead for a long time, I could still feel its strength."

  "Bingbi Xie?" Zhou Wei took a deep breath. Fan Yu's eyes were also filled with shock.

  "Wang Dong couldn't help but ask: 'Teacher Zhou, what is Bing Bi Chui?'"

  "That's an extremely powerful demon beast from the far north. They're a massive group, one of the true rulers of that harsh and cold land. They have extreme ice attributes, generally only living in the core areas of the far north. Even for us Soul Masters, that place is forbidden, truly off-limits to humans. Not even a Title Douluo-level expert would dare enter that super-low-temperature area easily. Yu Hao, you actually encountered an Ice Jade Scorpion and managed to come back alive."

  Zhou Wei and Fan Yu had some doubts about Huo Yuhao's words, but when he described the Ice Jade Scorpion, their doubts greatly decreased. Although there were many soul beasts in the Extreme North, for human Soul Masters, it was extremely rare to have the opportunity to dispel them. The Outer Court's curriculum from first year to sixth year did not include any lessons about them. If Huo Yuhao hadn't truly seen one, how could he describe such a magical beast?

  Huo Yu Hao said: "I don't know how it died either, because I found that there seemed to be an extra force inside its body, so I tried using my soul power to drive it, and the result..."

  As he spoke, Huo Yu Hao slowly raised his hands, and a hint of white light flashed in his originally deep blue eyes. Immediately afterwards, the temperature in Zhou Wei's office plummeted.

  A strong chill ran down Wang Dong's spine, causing him to shiver involuntarily. Fan Yu and Zhou Wei clearly saw that Huo Yuhao's hands had an additional layer of crystal clear luster on them, as if he was wearing a pair of diamond gloves that sparkled with beauty. The temperature in the office continued to drop drastically.

  Fan Yu could no longer sit still, he suddenly stood up from his seat, staring at Huo Yuhao with wide eyes. Immediately after that, both Fan Yu and Zhou Wei saw a circle of purple soul rings slowly rising from under Huo Yuhao's feet, shimmering with noble purple light halo, surrounding Huo Yuhao's body moving up and down in rhythm.

  "Thousand Year Soul Ring." King Dong suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

  Purple, could it be a thousand years? But how is this possible? What's going on here?!

  Huo Yuhao quickly unbuttoned his collar and took off his shirt, revealing his bare upper body.

  "Ah——" Wang Dong stood behind him, just in time to see the crystal-clear Ice Emperor Scorpion tattoo on his back, and the lifelike giant scorpion really startled him.

  Huo Yu Hao slowly turned around, showing his back to Fan Yu and Zhou Wei.

  On the way back, when he and Tian Meng Bing Xian researched to this step, Huo Yu Hao had asked Tian Meng Bing Xian if the teachers would discover that the Ice Emperor tattoo on his back was different from an ordinary Ice Blue Scorpion.

  "Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm replied in the simplest words, 'Except for you, all humans who have seen the Ice Emperor are dead!'"

  "Bingbi scorpion, it's really Bingbi scorpion! Yu Hao, you... this is... this can't be!" Zhou Wei's eyes were filled with incredulity, and Fan Yu was the same. The couple looked at Yu Hao as if they were looking at a monster.

  Huo Yuhao put his clothes back on, withdrew his martial soul, and stood there honestly, saying: "Teacher, Zhou Teacher, I don't understand what happened either. Can you explain it to me? Anyway, after obtaining this power, I'm no longer afraid of the cold. It seems like I've become a part of the ice and snow."

  Suddenly, Zhou Wei's eyes lit up and she looked at Fan Yu and said: "I wonder if it has anything to do with the original martial soul? Rain Hao's Ling Zhu should be his original martial soul. I heard Wang Yan teacher say before that strong original martial soul masters will have a second awakening of their martial soul. If that's really the case, then his current situation is special but not completely inexplicable. Why don't I go ask Wang Yan now?"

  Zhou Wei was always a man of action, saying he wanted to go out, but Fan Yu grabbed her arm and pulled her back. "No way, you can't go. Calm down, if Wang Yan finds out about this, do you think the Wu Soul Sect will let off Rong Hao?"

  Zhou Wei was taken aback, looking at Fan Yu, seeing the determination in his eyes, and suddenly understood, remaining silent.

  Fan Yu sat back in his chair, looking at Huo Yuhao and saying: "Yuhao, the situation that has occurred on your body is extremely rare even among us Soul Masters. Neither I nor Teacher Zhou have ever encountered it before. Therefore, we cannot provide you with a completely correct explanation. However, based on our estimates, this should be related to your own Martial Soul. The original Martial Soul is an extremely strange existence. On the mainland, there is a mysterious sect called the Original Sect that has been dedicated to collecting and cultivating Soul Masters with original Martial Souls. Perhaps only they can understand what happened to you. What Teacher can tell you is that this is not a bad thing. Based on your current situation, it seems that you have acquired a second Martial Soul, and that second Martial Soul even has a thousand-year-old soul ring provided by the Ice Jade Scorpion that died beside you. As for why your second Martial Soul is an Ice Jade Scorpion, we also cannot explain. But for you, this is absolutely a great thing. The Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul is the top-level strong attack-type beast Martial Soul in the ice attribute, and it will have a huge benefit to your future cultivation. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

  Huo Yu Hao nodded and said: "Teacher, what should I do now?"

  "Feng Yu Dao said, 'I'll take care of the issue of your tardiness. I will officially announce to the outside world that you are a core disciple of the Soul Guidance Department. And I will report to the academy that you were late because you were carrying out a task entrusted to me. However, from now on, it's impossible for you to become a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department again. Your teacher doesn't want to force you, so you have to make your own choice. But one thing is certain: even if the Martial Soul Department finds out that you are a dual-soul and the first soul ring of your second soul is also a thousand years old, they won't expel you either. So, it's up to you to decide whether to continue studying with me or stay in the Martial Soul Department as a core disciple.'"

  "As for future cultivation, I personally think that whether you stay in the Martial Soul Department or truly switch to the Soul Guidance Department, you should take Spiritual Eyes as the main focus. The greatest advantage of Dual Martial Souls lies in the fact that the second martial soul's soul ring can be added after one's cultivation is strong enough. At that time, the advantages of a Dual Martial Soul Master can be maximized. And since you've already taken the path of Spiritual Eyes, it's better not to change your combat style easily. You just said that Spiritual Eyes has obtained its second soul skill, so it's even more reason to continue cultivating Spiritual Eyes rather than the newly acquired martial soul. This new martial soul is suspicious, and we should observe it carefully. Let's take a look at your second soul ring first."

  Announcement, next chapter is called Lingyuan's second soul skill, guess what it is. Haha. New week, three updates as scheduled are complete.