Chapter 97: Snowdance Freezing Heaven
Huo Yuhao gazed at the soul spirit of the Snow Empress, a girl with silver white hair and deep blue eyes, feeling a deep sense of excitement. With the Snow Empress as his soul spirit, his strength would increase tremendously.
Moreover, he could later explore the Extreme North with her, searching for rare metals and even convincing soul beasts to become soul spirits.
After all, the Snow Empress' prestige in the Extreme North was unparalleled. In the original story, she was able to command thousands of soul beasts, proving her supreme status in the region.
However, this also made her capture by human soul masters and imprisonment in the Sealed Divine Platform seem highly suspicious.
"And now, my two new soul rings each have a soul skill. It seems that when the Snow Empress retains both her consciousness and origin power, she can condense fewer soul rings."
"Compared to the original four soul rings, this saves me two slots."
"And as expected, because the Snow Empress didn't self destruct, she did drop a soul bone her right palm bone, which should technically count as an external soul bone."
Huo Yuhao raised his right hand, instinctively activating his new ability. However, the soul skill contained within this right palm bone was not one of the Snow Empress' three signature skills. Instead, it was a completely new ability that never appeared in the original story.
The skill's name was simple Snowdance Freezing Heaven.
Its effect was also straightforward within a four kilometer radius centered on Huo Yuhao, a powerful snowstorm would manifest.
The falling snow had a freezing effect, though at first glance, it didn't seem like a high damage ability. It merely covered a wide area, making it seem less powerful compared to Mo Xuan's abilities as a Soul Sage.
After all, Mo Xuan had a four kilometer wide aura as a Soul Sage.
However, Huo Yuhao had another skill Ice Explosion which was linked to his Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone.
Ice Explosion was similar to Corpse Explosion once an enemy was frozen and their body filled with ice elements, he could trigger a reaction that caused their internal energy to combust, resulting in devastating explosions.
Frankly, the combination of these two abilities was terrifying.
It was extremely effective against large groups of enemies. If a large horde of enemies was frozen and then exploded, the chain reaction would be massive.
If this were a video game, it would be considered an amazing crowd control and area damage ability.
And as Huo Yuhao's power grew, the range of Snowdance Freezing Heaven would also expand.
"And with the Snow Empress' soul spirit and soul bone, I've already reached Rank 40!"
"The Snow Empress really is an ultimate power up!"
"I only need to obtain one more soul ring, and I'll officially be a Soul Ancestor!"
Countless thoughts raced through his mind.
He looked at the two orange gold soul rings granted by the Snow Empress and understood that their appearance was deceptive.
At his current level, he couldn't fully unleash their true power.
Even his Silver Jade Serpent soul spirit, which had 17,000 years of cultivation, was still limited.
Huo Yuhao had only been able to absorb it thanks to the combined efforts of Skydream Iceworm and Electrolux, who had sealed a portion of its origin power.
As his strength increased, the actual age of his soul rings would also increase, allowing his soul skills to become more powerful over time.
In the original story, Huo Yuhao's third soul ring had come from a 15,000 year old Purple Spirit Wolf.
However, in this timeline, his body was much stronger due to consuming various rare treasures and elixirs.
Thus, it was only natural that he could now handle higher quality soul spirits.
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.
Xiao Hongchen sat in a chair, looking at his grandfather Jing Hongchen, and asked,
"Grandfather, what rank should my first soul spirit be?"
Jing Hongchen didn't even look up from his book as he replied,
"What rank? Ten thousand year, of course. You're not a spiritual type soul master, so your mental strength is naturally weaker than those who are."
Despite being a rank nine Soul Engineer, Jing Hongchen still retained his reading habits. He firmly believed that even as a high ranking expert, he could still gain knowledge from books.
"Even among ten thousand year soul spirits, there are major differences!"
Xiao Hongchen stood up, clasping his hands behind his back as he paced around the room.
"I'm thinking about how to increase my spiritual power using rare treasures. If I can obtain a stronger soul spirit, I'll become even more powerful."
He had always been obsessed with getting stronger.
Now that Huo Yuhao had taken his title as the strongest genius, he at least had to hold onto second place.
Jing Hongchen glanced at him.
"I'm sending you to Shrek Academy as an exchange student. You'll be able to learn from them.
They may not be superior to us in soul tool research, but when it comes to soul master cultivation, they undeniably have the best knowledge on the continent."
"As part of the exchange, Shrek students will be allowed to study in Mingde Hall to learn about soul tool technology."
"But remember Meng Hongchen and Huo Yuhao will not be going."
Xiao Hongchen's eyes widened.
At first, he wanted to protest, but then he realized his grandfather's true intentions.
Swallowing his words, he nodded thoughtfully.
After a moment, he asked,
"Grandfather, what do you think Yuhao's next soul spirit will be?"
Jing Hongchen replied,
"Probably ten thousand year level. His first soul spirit, the Silver Jade Serpent, was already at 17,000 years."
"If he hadn't insisted that he could handle it, I would have stopped him. Normally, absorbing such a powerful soul spirit is far too dangerous for most people."
"Seventeen thousand years?!"
Xiao Hongchen was stunned.
Then, in disbelief, he exclaimed,
"My fifth soul ring is only a ten thousand year soul ring!
So does that mean Yuhao's third soul ring was already at 17,000 years?!"
"But last time I saw it, his third soul ring was purple… Don't tell me he's hiding it with his Simulation soul skill to avoid discouraging others?"
Xiao Hongchen came to his own conclusion.
Jing Hongchen sighed.
"Probably."
He then closed his book and said,
"Xiao, if you have nothing else to do, you should spend more time studying soul tools or training."
"Stop obsessing over competing with Yuhao. There's no point."
"He's a once in a lifetime genius, and no one can compare to him in terms of raw talent."
"Besides, while you're here chatting away, he's out there working harder than anyone else."
"Honestly, sometimes I think... if Yuhao were my grandson instead of you, that would be amazing."
Xiao Hongchen fell silent.
He could clearly sense his grandfather's disappointment.
Jing Hongchen then said,
"By the way, Yuhao told me he wanted to inspect the Sealed Divine Platform. I told him to come back afterward, but… why hasn't he returned yet?"
"This is strange… What's taking him so long?"
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
"I need to go check on Yuhao."
"He's the greatest genius of the Sun Moon Empire and the creator of the soul spirit system. He absolutely cannot be allowed to come to harm."
Xiao Hongchen immediately said,
"Grandfather, I'll go with you!"
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