Chapter 44: Perfect Fusion, Red Soul Ring (Middle)

  A halo of dazzling light rose from his feet, its body a deep, blood-red color that exuded an endless majesty. On the red halo, four golden threads flickered in and out of sight. The interplay of red and gold was so striking against the snowy backdrop. As soon as the halo appeared, the boy's aura underwent a sudden change, emitting a wild, ancient energy.

  His body didn't show any obvious changes, only that his back had an enormous tattoo pattern, a dazzlingly bright foreclaw, and a long, emerald-green tail that was enticing - wasn't this the Ice Emperor Scorpion?

  This tattoo is enormous, almost covering his entire back. Six long legs are wrapped around the ribcage area, a pair of front pincers on his rear shoulders, and a long tail runs down along the spine to the coccyx before turning right and landing on the right buttock.

  Apart from the tattoo, the biggest change was the youth's arms. Each of his arms was covered with a layer of diamond-like particles. The particles were very dense, each one about the size of a green bean, and hexagonal in shape. Overall, his arms shone with a dazzling light, complementing the huge tattoo on his back. Of course, if he was wearing clothes, all of this would be covered up except for his hands.

  "I did it." The young man muttered to himself, at this moment, tears uncontrollably flowed from his eyes. He had endured too much pain for this moment of success. Having finally completed everything, how could he not be overjoyed? The difficulty of achieving it made him cherish it even more. Feeling the strong emotions spreading throughout his body, his feelings almost got out of control.

  Yes, he is Huo Yu Hao, who has finally completed the fusion with Bing Ji Emperor Scorpion, one of the three great heavenly kings of the Far North.

  That blood-red soul ring with four golden threads is actually the first soul ring of his second martial soul, Ice Emperor. A forty-thousand-year-old soul ring.

  Yes, it's 400,000 years, not 390,000 years! In the process of fusion. Tian Meng Bing Can used its own source power to assist Bing Emperor, and in the process of fusion, it helped break through that bottleneck. The power of this soul ring was also raised from 390,000 to 400,000. Don't look at just a difference of 100 years, but it's a difference in quality that is as different as heaven and earth! It's also the difference between the three golden stripes and four golden stripes on the red soul ring representing 100,000 years!

  "It's finally a success, my efforts haven't been in vain." Tian Meng Bing Xian's tired but relieved voice rang out.

  "Skydream!" Huo Yuhao shouted, tears welling up in his eyes again. "Thank you." He knew that from this moment on, he was no longer the weakest soul master at Shrek Academy, who could only barely keep up with others through hard work and still didn't have an attack-type soul skill. And all of this was thanks to Skydream Ice Worm! How could he not be grateful?

  Tian Meng Ice Silkworm smiled and said, "As long as it's successful, we've finally taken the most solid step. With this physical body bone brought by the Ice Emperor, your physical quality has been improved at least five times or more. Your endurance has also increased significantly. At least you can withstand a soul ring equivalent to that of a 3,000-year-old soul beast. This is also why I let you merge with the Ice Emperor first and then obtain the second soul ring. The Ice Emperor has officially become the main soul ring of your second martial soul, as well as its true body. Its amplification effect on you is even greater than mine. Your current cultivation is still weak, and you can only use a small part of its power. But as your cultivation continues to improve, the abilities brought by the Ice Emperor will surely bring you more surprises."

  "At first, I brought you four soul skills plus a martial soul. Although the Ice Emperor's cultivation is inferior to mine, its racial heritage is much stronger than mine. Moreover, according to the abilities of the 100,000-year-old Soul Beast, it also brought you four soul skills, plus that torso bone that has perfectly merged with your body. The reason why there are only four soul skills is because the soul ring provided two and the soul bone provided another two. Although the fusion process used up the original secret law soul bone, this is absolutely worth it. Without that secret law soul bone, the pain you would have to endure would be at least 20% more intense, and the fusion effect may not be so perfect."

  It's even increased by 20%? Upon hearing this, Huo Yu Hao couldn't help but shiver instantly. Although he had already endured it, he absolutely did not want to recall that process. Especially the last hour, just thinking about it made him feel unbearably itchy all over his body.

  "Four Soul Skills, and yet another four Soul Skills!" Huo Yuhao exclaimed in delight. He couldn't wait to ask, "Tianmeng Brother, what are the four Soul Skills that Ice Emperor brought for me? How are they now? Are they still intact?"

  An intelligent soul ring is much stronger than a simple soul ring that only gives him abilities. Let alone the status of the Ice Emperor in this extreme north, with its wisdom here, no matter what he does, it will be much more convenient. And Huo Yuhao's second martial soul is ice, and in the future, his promotion of soul rings will likely all fall in this extreme north. Moreover, the Ice Emperor has paid everything for him, if he can't leave behind the spiritual origin, it would be too regrettable.

  "The Ice Emperor is fine, just that it has just merged with your body. Although I have my protection, it's still very tired and is now sleeping. After all, it's different from when I merged with you; at that time, I didn't have much soul power left, it was just a simple fusion of spiritual origins, and I'm a spiritual attribute, so it's much easier. But this one is quite troublesome, fortunately, it succeeded. It won't take too long for it to wake up." As soon as the Ice Emperor was mentioned, Tian Meng Bing Xian couldn't help but reveal her joyful emotions.

  "What about those four soul skills? What are they?" Huo Yu Hao asked again.

  Tian Meng Bing Xuan chuckled and said, "I don't know either! I'm not the Ice Emperor. You can slowly realize it yourself. Let's go, we're heading east to find your second soul ring."

  Huoyuehao was overjoyed, only to remember that he was still a Soul Master, and his soul power was still limited to the 20th level. There was no way around it; although he had gained an additional soul ring, it was the first soul ring of his second martial soul! So he was still a one-ring Soul Master, and if he wanted to continue improving his cultivation, he would have to obtain another soul ring.

  "Tian Meng Ge, should I continue to upgrade the Lingzhu's soul ring or the Bingdi's soul ring?" Huo Yuhao asked. He now has two martial souls, both of which are still at one ring, and is facing a choice. Should he choose to continue upgrading the Lingzhu's soul ring or the Bingdi's soul ring? This is undoubtedly two different paths.

  For any twin martial soul master, they will not simultaneously upgrade the two martial soul rings, because doing so would eliminate the greatest advantage of having a twin martial soul. Truly powerful twin martial soul masters will always try to increase their own soul power while only cultivating one soul ring and increasing its level. When their cultivation reaches a certain height, they will then add a soul ring to their second martial soul. At that point, it is very likely that the second martial soul will have all high-level soul rings. Only at that time will the advantages of being a twin martial soul master be fully revealed, and they will be much stronger than same-levelled soul masters.

  But that requires a process, under normal circumstances, at least within the seven rings, twin martial soul masters will not add soul rings to their second martial soul.

  Like Xiao, she had already added a soul ring to the second martial soul, which was also an unavoidable move. She did this in order to gain an advantage and secure a place for herself at Shrek Academy by increasing her skills first. Each soul ring not only provides skills but also enhances various physical abilities of the soul master. It was with this consideration that Xiao added the first soul ring to Jiu Feng Ye Yi Xiao, hoping to improve her cultivation as soon as possible. But it was just the first soul ring. Before the seventh ring, she would definitely not add any other soul rings to Jiu Feng Ye Yi Xiao.

  Huo Yuhao now has a choice to make: if he chooses to add another soul ring for his Spirit Eyes, then in the future, he will be walking the path of a control-type Soul Master. If he adds a soul ring for his Ice Emperor Soul, then he will change to become an assault-type Soul Master. Without a doubt, having obtained a 400,000-year first soul ring, if he changes to become an assault-type Soul Master, he will definitely become the number one prodigy of Shrek Academy's assault department, this is beyond question. But how can he explain the appearance of his 400,000-year soul ring?

  "Rain Hao, I think you should already have an idea in your mind. The Ice Emperor's martial soul is indeed powerful, but from my experience, if you want to live longer, you must minimize the number of people who know about your abilities. Moreover, even if you choose to cultivate the Ice Emperor's martial soul first, you must now prioritize adding a second soul ring to your Spirit Eyes. Because, your current Ice Emperor's first soul ring is too eye-catching. It needs to be concealed, otherwise, you'll become a research subject."

  Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement, saying: "Tianmeng brother, I've made up my mind. I'll continue to cultivate the Spirit Eyes and Soul Master, and when my cultivation is sufficient, I'll add more soul rings to the Ice Emperor Soul Master. From now on, I'll try not to use the Ice Emperor Soul Master as much as possible, so that people won't notice anything special about my soul ring."

  Tian Meng Bing Xuan chuckled and said, "Why not use it? How can you intimidate others if you don't use it? Your Shrek Academy isn't simple! If you want to stand firm, you must show some strength. Using the Ice Emperor's martial soul doesn't necessarily mean others will discover its secrets."

  Here is the translation:

  "Out with a question: Guess how Tian Meng can let Yu Hao use the Emperor Scorpion Ice Soul without being discovered by the 100,000-year-old Soul Ring's true form? Hehe. Vote first and then guess."

  Also, promote our two Tangmen groups, if I forget again, the moderators will eat me up, haha.

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