Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 97: Snow Dances in the Frost
Huo Yuhao looked at the Snow Empress's spirit soul—her silver-white hair and deep blue eyes—standing before him. A faint sense of joy arose in his heart. With the Snow Empress's spirit soul, his strength would undoubtedly increase significantly.
In the future, he could take the Snow Empress to develop some rare metals in the Extreme North and even harvest some soul beasts to serve as soul bones.
After all, the Snow Empress's prestige in the Extreme North was immense. The scene in the original work where she gathered the soul beasts of the region was enough to demonstrate her supreme status in the area.
However, this also raised doubts: the fact that the Snow Empress was captured by human soul masters and taken to the God Sealing Alter was suspicious.
"Moreover, now I have two soul skills in each of my two soul rings. It seems that if the Snow Empress's spiritual consciousness and source power aren't damaged, it's indeed possible to condense fewer soul rings."
Compared to the four soul rings in the original work, this situation saves him two rings.
"Furthermore, as long as the Snow Empress doesn't explode, her soul bone—the right palm bone—will also explode. According to the setting, this should be considered an external soul bone."
Huo Yuhao stretched out his hand and subconsciously moved his right palm. The soul skill associated with this palm bone was not one of the three unique skills of the Snow Empress but a new soul skill that had never appeared in the original work.
The name of this skill was very simple—Snow Dance in the Cold Sky.
Its function was straightforward: within a four-kilometer radius centered on Huo Yuhao, wind and snow would appear.
These snows would have a freezing effect. At first glance, it didn't seem particularly damaging, but the wide coverage made it quite formidable—though perhaps not as powerful as Mo Xuan.
In the original story, Mo Xuan's Ice Explosion had an auxiliary range of four kilometers. Huo Yuhao's Snow Dance in the Cold Sky could be similarly expansive with increasing strength.
Huo Yuhao also had a soul skill called Ice Explosion. Its effect was similar to Corpse Explosion: when enemies were frozen and filled with ice elements, their energy and the surrounding ice could react explosively, causing a devastating blast.
The combination of these two skills was terrifying—perfect for dealing with large groups of enemies. Once many enemies were affected by the Ice Explosion, the damage would be significant. In a game setting, it would be considered an excellent group-control skill.
As Huo Yuhao's strength increased, the coverage of Snow Dance in the Cold Sky could also be expanded.
"Moreover," he thought, "because I possess the Snow Empress's spirit soul and have absorbed her soul bone, I've now reached level 40. The Snow Empress truly is a great tonic! As soon as I obtain another soul ring, I will be a Soul Ancestor."
His mind was filled with thoughts of future power.
He looked at the orange-gold soul ring given by the Snow Empress but knew it was only an illusion of power. With his current strength, he couldn't fully unleash the potential of the skills attached to that ring.
The silver jade snake spirit soul he had obtained earlier was also limited. Its cultivation base was 17,000 years, but the reason Huo Yuhao could absorb it was because Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Electrolux had sealed part of its original power.
As his strength grew, the true age of the soul ring he could utilize would also increase, and the power of its associated skills would gradually strengthen.
In the original work, Huo Yuhao's third soul ring came from a 15,000-year-old purple spirit wolf. He consumed many natural treasures and elixirs that would not damage his potential. It was normal that his body could withstand a higher age of soul rings than in the original story.
Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Xiao Hongchen sat on a chair, looking at Jing Hongchen not far away, and asked, "Grandpa, what level do you think my first spirit soul should be?"
"What level? Ten thousand years, at least. You're not a spiritual attribute soul master, and your spiritual power isn't as strong as theirs," Jing Hongchen replied without looking up from his books. Despite being a ninth-level soul engineer, he still maintained a habit of reading—after all, knowledge was power.
"There's also a gap between ten-thousand-year spirit souls," Xiao Hongchen said, standing up and pacing. "I've been thinking about how to find natural treasures to improve my spiritual power. If I can get a spirit soul with a greater carrying capacity, I'll become stronger."
He was always determined to become the best. Now that Huo Yuhao had taken the title of the first genius, he aimed to at least be the second.
Jing Hongchen said: "This time, I plan to send you to Shrek Academy as an exchange student, so you can learn more. They might have methods to improve spiritual power. In exchange, I'll let their students come here to study soul guidance devices."
He paused, then added, "After all, they are the top soul master academy on Douluo Continent. Their research is unparalleled. Of course, Meng and Huo Yuhao won't be going."
Xiao Hongchen's eyes widened, about to argue, but he suddenly understood Jing Hongchen's good intentions and swallowed his words.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Grandpa, what level do you think Yuhao's next spirit soul will reach?"
"Ten thousand years. As far as I know, his first spirit soul—the silver jade snake—is a ten-thousand-year soul. But it's already reached 17,000 years," Jing Hongchen replied. "If it weren't for Yuhao's claim that he could carry it, I'd stop him—such behavior is too dangerous for ordinary people."
"Seventeen thousand years?" Xiao Hongchen was stunned. Then he said in disbelief, "My fifth soul ring is only ten thousand years old. Does that mean Yuhao's third soul ring is seventeen thousand years old? But I saw his third ring last time, and it was still purple. Did he use his imitation illusion soul skill to turn it purple to avoid attacking others?"
He shared his speculation.
"Maybe," Jing Hongchen closed his book and sighed. "Xiao, if you have free time, focus more on studying soul guidance devices or cultivating. Don't compete blindly with someone like Yuhao. Talent like his is unmatched."
He paused, then added with a hint of frustration, "Look at Yuhao—he's so talented, yet he works hard every day. Sometimes I wonder—if Yuhao were my grandson, how great that would be."
Xiao Hongchen was silent, sensing Jing Hongchen's mixed feelings.
Jing Hongchen said: "Oh, I remember Yuhao told me he wanted to check the situation on the God Sealing Alter. I told him to come see me after he finished. But why hasn't he come out yet? Strange. There must be something special about that Alter."
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. "I'll go find Yuhao and see what's going on."
He turned to Xiao Hongchen. "Come with me."
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