Xiao Hongchen was dumbfounded.
After seeing Meng Hongchen's Martial Soul evolve into Extreme Ice, the first thought that popped into his head wasn't about some amazing encounter Meng Hongchen had, but that he was hallucinating. Maybe he'd gotten up too quickly this morning, leaving him a little out of it.
To prove he was hallucinating, Xiao Hongchen immediately decided to have Meng Hongchen try to freeze him. He wanted to personally verify whether this was truly Extreme Ice.
Meng Hongchen didn't hesitate in the slightest about his request, as if she were afraid he'd change his mind. She immediately released her Extreme Ice. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Hongchen had turned into an ice sculpture.
It shone brilliantly under the sunlight, sparkling with a dazzling light.
Meng Hongchen was pleased; she finally experienced what it was like to show off in front of others.
Upon seeing her freeze Xiao Hongchen into an ice sculpture with a single move, Huo Yuhao immediately widened his eyes. His face was filled with disbelief and a sense of existential doubt.
At the same time, the diary copy in her mind started to jump frantically.
My god! What's going on here? Why did Meng Hongchen's Martial Soul turn into Extreme Ice? If I remember correctly, Meng Hongchen's Martial Soul is the Crimson Ice Toad. The Crimson Ice Toad doesn't seem to have abandoned poison like the Ice Jade Scorpion, which allowed its ice attribute to reach the extreme. But now, Meng Hongchen's Crimson Ice Toad is not only Extreme Ice, but it also incorporates the poison attribute. What in the world is going on?!
Could it be that this is also a change brought about by me, the Son of Destiny? I don't even have a second Martial Soul yet, and Meng Hongchen has already elevated her Martial Soul to Extreme Ice? Being close to me, the Son of Destiny, can also gain the favor of the plane's will? So, Di Qiu'er is the Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, and I'm the auspicious person of the entire Douluo Continent, is that it?
Meng Hongchen looked at the content on the diary copy and almost burst out laughing. She forcefully suppressed her joy and looked at Huo Yuhao with a triumphant expression, asking,
"How is it, Yuhao? My Extreme Ice, is it good?"
Huo Yuhao swallowed hard, his face filled with shock, and gave her a thumbs up in praise.
"It's too strong, Senior Meng! But, is it really okay to keep Xiao Hongchen frozen like that?"
"Ah!"
Meng Hongchen screamed in realization and quickly dispelled the ice covering Xiao Hongchen's entire body, completely unaware of any strangeness in Huo Yuhao's reaction.
After Xiao Hongchen walked out of the ice sculpture, he couldn't help but shiver as he looked at Meng Hongchen. His lips were trembling, half from the cold and the other half from anger.
"Meng! You really treat your brother well!"
Meng Hongchen stuck out her tongue, looking apologetic.
"I didn't mean to, don't be angry, Xiao."
Xiao Hongchen kept gasping for air, letting the sunlight warm him, using it to relieve the cold throughout his body. At the same time, he couldn't help but ask Meng Hongchen.
"Meng, what exactly is going on? Why did your Martial Soul suddenly become Extreme Ice? This shouldn't be possible!"
Seeing the confusion and bewilderment on Xiao Hongchen's face, Meng Hongchen shook her head.
"I don't know what happened, but I always feel that my Martial Soul's advancement to Extreme Ice might be related to Yuhao. Before, when I was with Yuhao, I always felt comfortable in both body and mind, and even my Martial Soul would subtly change. But I didn't pay much attention to it before. Yesterday, I suddenly discovered that my Martial Soul had inexplicably become Extreme Ice, and the poison attribute didn't disappear either!"
Hearing this, after a moment of stunned silence, Xiao Hongchen, disregarding the cold that had settled in his body, instantly rushed in front of Huo Yuhao. He grabbed Huo Yuhao's arm tightly and shouted.
"Yuhao, Yuhao! I'm begging you, let my Martial Soul evolve like Meng's! I also want to experience what kind of changes the extreme attributes bring!"
"No! Bro! I'll call you bro! As long as you can make my Martial Soul evolve like Meng's, you'll be my Bro Hao from now on!"
Huo Yuhao was caught off guard by Xiao Hongchen's actions, and he could only manage a wry smile.
"Don't be like this, Senior Xiao. I have no idea what's going on. How could my presence possibly be related to Senior Meng's Martial Soul evolution?"
Xiao Hongchen looked up at Huo Yuhao suspiciously, but found nothing out of the ordinary in his expression. After thinking carefully, apart from Huo Yuhao's extremely high talent in both Soul Masters and Soul Tool Masters, his god-like mental detection and sharing abilities, and his self-discipline, which even Xiao Hongchen admired, there didn't seem to be anything special about him, right?
Would being around Huo Yuhao cause a Martial Soul to change?
After all, Xiao Hongchen was the one who had spent the most time with Huo Yuhao since he came to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy, and he had never felt anything like that!
Could this Martial Soul mutation possibly have gender discrimination?
Xiao Hongchen couldn't understand why this was happening. While he was questioning his life, Meng Hongchen ignored him and looked at Huo Yuhao with a smile.
"Let's go, Yuhao. I'll take you to find a Soul Beast that suits you!"
Huo Yuhao naturally wouldn't refuse this. Of course, to make himself seem more normal, he still wrote it down in his diary.
"Damn, I've really become an Auspicious Person!"
"Meng Hongchen actually said that her Martial Soul, the Crimson Ice Toad, evolved to Extreme Ice because of contact with me! She said that when she's with me, not only does she feel comfortable in body and mind, but even her Martial Soul will undergo subtle changes?"
"I only know that Di Qiu'er, that Auspicious Beast, can speed up the cultivation of those Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, and also increase the success rate of their Tribulation. But it seems that when others have more contact with me, this Son of Destiny, this kind of miraculous change will also occur?"
"If the people from Star Luo, Heaven Soul, and Dou Ling knew about this, wouldn't they try to find ways to kidnap me to their countries? Sigh, it seems I need to be even more low-key in the future. I absolutely cannot reveal my identity as a Son of Destiny in front of others!"
Meng Hongchen was a little excited after seeing the content of the diary. This was the reason she had finally come up with.
Originally, I was worried Huo Yuhao would notice something was off, but now it seems his status as a Son of Destiny has provided the perfect cover for my lie!
Heh heh, from now on, I can use my Crimson Ice Toad, which has been upgraded to Extreme Ice, openly in front of everyone!
While Meng Hongchen enthusiastically pulled Huo Yuhao around, searching for Soul Beasts with mental attributes, Xiao Hongchen followed behind them with a confused expression. Looking at their backs, he couldn't help but murmur to himself.
"This isn't right, this really isn't right! If being around Yuhao can cause such a great mutation in a Martial Soul, then why is my Three-legged Golden Toad not reacting at all? I'm clearly the greatest genius in the history of the Sun Moon Empire! Why is this happening? Can someone please explain this to me?"