âSnow Lady!â Huo Yuhao exclaimed and picked her up as they retreated to the side of the room. He wasnât afraid of her harming Tai Tan, because he could sense the link between their powers when she made her move. However, her abilities were inferior to his by default. This meant that the abilities she unleashed would never surpass his own capabilities.
Indeed, Tai Tan managed to break free from the ice as Huo Yuhao backed off. The broken pieces of ice fell onto the ground, and he didnât know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at her. He said helplessly, âLittle fellow, Iâve no intention of harming you!â
Against such a small kid, what could they possibly do? They couldnât hit or scold her.
âIdiot. She was scared off by your ugly mug.â Niu Tian pulled Tai Tan behind him.
Tai Tan was very displeased. âElder brother, my abilities are indeed inferior to yours. However, our appearances are around the sameâthey are nothing special. Why donât you say youâre the one who scared her?â
Niu Tian glared at him and said, âNeither of us should be going over and scaring her.â
They didnât act like they were the Clear Sky Sectâs sect masters from their cautious behavior. At this moment, Huo Yuhao also recovered from his shock. He lifted his hand and touched the Snow Ladyâs shoulder.
She was evidently very attached to him. As he extended his hand, she immediately wrapped her hand around his finger and laughed non-stop.
He could sense that she wasnât a solid entity. While her hand was soft and gentle, it didnât feel like a human hand. However, she didnât seem like she was made purely of energy. It was an unclear feeling. She was like a special existence between a solid entity and energy.
âYuhao, this is the life that all of you created? She was originally a soul beast?â Niu Tian asked curiously.
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, âTeacher said that the Snow Lady was an Icesky Snow Lady formed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Sheâs a special type of soul beast, and might not even be considered a soul beast. In fact, I also donât know what made her.â
âIcesky Snow Lady?â Both Niu Tian and Tai Tan were shocked as they heard his words. They looked at each other before they said in unison, âSnow Empress?â
Huo Yuhao was stunned as he replied, âSo you know her.â
Tai Tan lost his voice as he said, âHow could we not know her? Sheâs one of the Ten Great Savage Beasts of the Douluo Continent, and has lived for six or seven hundred thousand years. Sheâs one of the most powerful soul beasts. She has turned into this? Whatâs going on?â
Huo Yuhao knew that some things couldnât be concealed forever. After pondering for a moment, he recounted how he had discovered the Snow Empressâ embryo and managed to absorb it into his body by sealing it with the help of his teacher. However, he didnât reveal his secrets regarding Skydream and the Ice Empress.
After listening to his recounting of events, the two sect masters were in disbelief. Surely this wasnât luck, since he almost lost his life because of it, but the Snow Empressâ strength had helped him greatly! Subconsciously, they reckoned that the enhancement of his martial soul was due to the Snow Empress. In addition, there was still the infant Snow Lady now.
Niu Tian pointed at the Snow Lady and asked, âDid your teacher mention what kind of life form the current Snow Empress is?â
Huo Yuhao laughed bitterly and shook his head. He replied, âHe didnât know what kind of life form the Snow Empressâ strength would become after this all developed. He only told me that the newborn Snow Empress would be tightly connected to me. Thatâs because a large amount of my spiritual power and blood are fused into her body. With that, a contract, and the Snow Empressâ original strength and spiritual sense, this new life form was born. He called her Spirit. The Snow Empressâ Spirit.â
Spirit was an entirely new existence not only to these two sect masters, but also to the entire Douluo Continent.
Interrupting their conversation, the Snow Lady started to shriek again. Her crisp voice sounded very anxious, and drew their attention.
Only Huo Yuhao could understand what she was saying.
âWhat about me not wanting you?â Huo Yuhao asked, perplexed. The Snow Lady had mentioned that her daddy didnât want her anymore.
The Snow Lady drifted from his shoulder, and tears flowed from her huge eyes. She stared at him before saying âyi yi ya yaâ again.
Huo Yuhao was completely confused. âNo place for you? What do you mean? Can you be a bit clearer?â
She was pointed at him while she sobbed before starting to draw circles in the air.
He was suddenly enlightened. âAre you talking about soul rings? You want something to do with my soul rings?â
She nodded her head hurriedly, and her silvery-white hair swayed slightly. Her chubby face also trembled a littleâit was extremely cute.
âYi yi ya ya!â
âAre you saying that thereâs no empty soul ring spot for you to control?â He started to understand what she was saying. However, how was she going to control his soul rings? He was completely clueless.
âSnow Lady, hear me out. My cultivation is currently Rank 50. Logically speaking, there should be space for a soul ring! How is there no place for you?â
She shook her head and started to âyi yi ya yaâ again.
âWhat? One is not enough?â Huo Yuhao was stunned as he said, âAre you saying that your powers will fall if there arenât sufficient soul ring spots for you? You need my powers to ensure the growth and stability of your powers?â
âYi yi ya ya.â
âBut I already have four soul rings! I canât possibly sacrifice them. I have no choice either!â Huo Yuhao was put in a spot.
âIdiot.â Tai Tan couldnât help but mutter. âRascal, you really are dumb! Others couldnât do anything if they were in such a situation, but you have twin martial souls. Donât tell me that your second martial soul also has four soul rings. You canât be that much of a fool!â
As the saying goes, âThe one in the situation is confused, but the onlooker sees clear.â Tai Tanâs words enlightened Huo Yuhao immediately. Yes! His Spirit Eyes only had one spot for a soul ring, but his Ice Empress still had many spots! He only had one soul ring on his Ice Empress martial soul. Furthermore, his Ice Empress wouldnât ostracize the powers of the Snow Lady. They were both ice-type, and complemented each other. However, he was curious as to why the Snow Empress wanted to live among his soul rings. Would he have to add soul rings in these positions in the future? What would the relationship between Spirit and him be like after she took up those spots?
As he was troubled by these doubts, he quickly unleashed his second martial soul.
An extreme chill was released from his body. The immense aura of the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion was exuded amidst the glow of a hundred thousand year soul ring.
The two sect masters focused their gazes, looking at the blood-red soul ring with four streaks of golden patterns. The Snow Lady was also in a slight daze. As she looked at Huo Yuhao, she seemed to be sensing something.
After a brief moment, she cheered. Her body shrank slightly before she flew towards Huo Yuhao as an orange-gold ball of light.
Huo Yuhao wanted to catch her, but the ball of light penetrated his body cleanly.
His body turned rigid, and started to tremble tremendously. An intense orange-gold glow was emitted from his body, and even his eyes turned orange.
A vigorous undulation of soul power surged from his body. The blood-red soul ring started to move three times faster.
An orange-gold ring appeared without warning and moved rhythmically along with the red soul ring.
Orange-gold soul ring? That little fellow turned into a soul ring? Niu Tian and Tai Tan were feeling down at this point. Although the Snow Lady wasnât very friendly towards the both of them, she was still very cute! No one could resist her. Moreover, she hadnât really harmed them.
However, since when could a soul master possess an orange-gold soul ring? What was going on?
Before their shock and disappointment faded away, another orange-gold ring appeared from Huo Yuhaoâs body. It queued behind the previous soul ring and moved along with it. The intensity of the light from both soul rings were the same. Huo Yuhaoâs aura also became stronger and stronger.
Tai Tan was confused as he asked, âElder brother, whatâs going on? Why are there two soul rings?â
Niu Tian replied, âHow would I know? However, didnât the brat just say that one soul ring spot wasnât enough for her? Iâm wondering what sheâs trying to do.â
âI wonder what kind of effect her soul rings can achieve.â
Huo Yuhao and the two sect masters had completely different sensations. As the Snow Lady fused into his body, he slowly understood the form and secret behind this Snow Lady.
She was indeed a life formâone birthed from different strengths under the effect of Electroluxâs contract spell. She could even be considered a true living soul ring. If soul rings were alive, they could be more proactive.
While the Snow Lady had a physical body, she was also made of energy. No matter how great her strength was, it would still be depleted continuously. That was why she needed to rely on Huo Yuhao to restore her strength regardless of the presence of a contract. She might also need him to develop greater strength.