Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 93: Kong Deming's Surprise
Jing Hongchen nodded. "Okay."
Then he turned and left, flying off in one direction immediately.
For Huo Yuhao, to control the Sun Moon Empire, he needed to expand his influence as much as possible. Therefore, he would build the Spirit Pagoda (Transmission Spirit Tower) and serve as its Pagoda Master.
Of course, for him, there were two significant obstacles to completely controlling the Sun-Moon Empire: the royal family and the Holy Spirit Church.
The former had controlled the Sun-Moon Empire for many years, held considerable prestige in the empire, and cultivated a group of steadfast supporters.
Even Kong Deming was a person who remained loyal to the royal family all these years. After all, a quarter of royal blood flowed in his veins.
However, according to the calculations in the latter parts of the original work, Kong Deming should be someone who doesn't care about the purity of the Sun Moon royal bloodline but only about whether a royal family exists in the Sun Moon Empire. Thus, this indicated flexible loyalty.
Otherwise, the inconsistent character settings would not make sense.
As Kong Deming's disciple, Xu Yunhan was already over six years old at the end of the original novel and had awakened the Three-Eyed White Tiger martial soul.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was not Xu Tianran's child.
After all, the Sun Moon Royal Family only had two inherited martial souls: one was the Sun Martial Soul, and the other was the Purple Brilliant Heaven-Destroying Dragon Martial Soul.
Xu Tianran himself possessed the Purple Brilliant Heaven-Destroying Dragon Martial Soul, while Ju Zi's martial soul was Orange, meaning that the child of Ju Zi and Xu Tianran could not possibly have the Three-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul.
Of course, it is normal to have inconsistent settings in the narrative.
To provide the simplest example: Long Xiaoyao's nationality remains a mystery.
In the original novel, it was stated at the beginning that Long Xiaoyao was born in the Dou Spirit Empire. Later, however, Du Bu Si angrily chastised Long Xiaoyao, claiming he was born in the Heavenly Soul Empire, yet he did not work for the Heavenly Soul Empire and instead degraded himself by becoming a lackey of the Sun Moon Empire's Holy Spirit Church.
Thus, it remains unclear what nationality Long Xiaoyao belongs to.
While Huo Yuhao was deep in thought, Jing Hongchen had already brought a student with him—a girl with fair skin.
The girl looked a little nervous upon seeing Huo Yuhao. Spirit souls were magical, but they were still new to her, and she was wondering whether she could successfully obtain a magical spirit soul.
"Relax, it will be quick."
As Huo Yuhao spoke, the second soul ring on his body floated, and the Imitation Illusion soul skill was activated instantly. At this moment, he exuded the aura of the Ice Empress.
As one of the ten great beasts, the Ice Empress's strength was remarkable. Therefore, when he released the aura of the Ice Empress, the soul beasts captured by Kong Deming began to tremble in fear, and some of the weaker soul beasts even started to wail.
Of course, for safety reasons, he deliberately reduced the coverage of the Ice Empress's aura. If the Evil Eye Tyrant Emperor sensed this aura, he would undoubtedly come over directly, leading to potential trouble.
All of the students looked at Huo Yuhao in shock. The powerful and cold aura was terrifying to them; they had never before experienced such a strong soul beast aura.
"Is this Yuhao's second soul skill?" Kong Deming asked in surprise.
He could feel that the aura emanating from Huo Yuhao was extraordinary.
Even an ordinary hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast could not emit such an aura. Had he not known that Huo Yuhao was a human soul master, he might have thought he was indeed a ferocious beast.
Jing Hongchen nodded. "Yes, Master Kong, this is Yuhao's second soul skill: Imitation Illusion!
According to what Yuhao revealed to me before, once he uses this soul skill, he can simulate various forms; thus, he can not only change the color of the soul ring but also replicate the aura of various soul beasts!"
Hearing this, Kong Deming sighed. "Yuhao's first soul skill is very strong, and his second soul skill is also formidable. By comparison, I feel my first and second soul skills are merely trivial in this world."
He had twin martial souls, but the first and second soul skills of each could not compare to those of Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye martial soul.
From his perspective, there was essentially no one in the entire Sun-Moon Empire who could surpass Huo Yuhao regarding first and second soul skills.
Jing Hongchen showed a look of helplessness on his face. "To be honest, Master Kong, I feel the same way. Yuhao's first, second, and third soul skills are far too powerful compared to the first three soul skills of other soul masters. Therefore, I am quite looking forward to his future soul skills."
Hearing this, Kong Deming smiled. "Never mind. Yuhao's strength is also a fortune for our Sun Moon Empire. Since White Tiger Duke doesn't cherish his son, we must treasure such a genius. I believe we can consider letting Yuhao join the Worship Hall."
"The Hall of Worship?" Jing Hongchen was somewhat taken aback.
"Yes, his spirit soul system is of significant importance. Even a ninth-level soul engineer cannot contribute as greatly as he can. Therefore, it is reasonable to allow him entry into the Worship Hall quietly. However, I need to think carefully about his position within the Hall."
At that moment, Huo Yuhao looked at the trembling Evil Eye soul beast before him and knew the time had come. Under the pressure of the Ice Empress's aura, the Evil Eye soul beast did not dare resist. Moreover, since this Evil Eye soul beast's intelligence was limited, there was no need to persuade it to willingly sign an equal contract with the girl.
As for overturning the situation, that was impossible; after all, Electrolux was there to support them.
He turned to the girl beside him and said, "Relax. You need to merge with the soul beast with your whole body and soul so that it can become your spirit soul. By then, you will also have a new soul ring."
The girl nodded. "Okay."
Soon, light began to flicker in Huo Yuhao's eyes as his mental power probed toward the soul beast. He had to help the soul beast condense its soul imprint and mental power first, then adjust its bloodline origin in preparation for the contract before guiding it to the girl.
This was a step taught by Electrolux for helping others create spirit souls.
After a period of concentration, Huo Yuhao successfully condensed the spiritual origin of the Evil Eye soul beast, creating the soul imprint along with a refined portion of soul power and the mysterious energy contained within his innate bloodline.
A golden light gradually condensed on the body of the Evil Eye soul beast.
Huo Yuhao raised his right hand, and a golden scepter materialized as he began to chant a spell.
Soon, a golden hexagram formation appeared beneath the feet of the three.
In reality, whether the spirit soul could be condensed depended primarily on Electrolux's method, not on the Eye of Asura in the original book, which played an auxiliary role.
After some time, the hexagram grew brighter, and strange symbols began to rise, encircling both the Evil Eye soul beast and the girl. Finally, the Evil Eye soul beast collapsed onto the ground.
At that moment, the girl opened her eyes, and a blood-red evil-eye spirit soul with two tentacles slowly emerged on her shoulder. The evil eye spirit soul glanced at Huo Yuhao with some fear before quickly retreating behind the girl.
"Is this my spirit soul?" The girl turned her head in surprise, looking at the evil eye.
Jing Hongchen hurried over, excitement apparent on his face. After all, this meant that Huo Yuhao's actions could allow others to possess spirit souls as well. Huo Yuhao was right: from this day forward, a new era for the Douluo Continent had begun.
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