After countless difficulties, Huo Yuhao's second Spirit was finally born.
Zhu Ziyang witnessed all of this and, to be honest, he was very shocked. Although he knew that there was more than one way to awaken a Spirit, Huo Yuhao's method of awakening was definitely the most outrageous one Zhu Ziyang had ever known!
He had initially thought that Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng Iceworm's idea was to stimulate the untapped bloodline within him through a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and Spirit Bone, thereby awakening a new Spirit. However, the Snow Empress told him that Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng Iceworm's ambition was actually to make the Snow Empress Huo Yuhao's Spirit!
That's right, their goal wasn't the Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit, but the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Spirit!
It must be said that a Child of Destiny truly cannot be judged by common sense. A million-year Spirit Beast being able to provide a Spirit Master with a new Spirit, creating twin spirits later in life—this was practically dancing on the World's rules! The World's rules not directly striking them down was already giving a lot of face to the Child of Destiny!
He finally understood why this World was so harsh on Spirit Beasts.
It can only be said that Tianmeng Iceworm was unique; after all, no one else had slept their way to becoming a million-year Spirit Beast. It was likely that the World's rules hadn't even realized such a loophole existed.
However, although Tianmeng Iceworm's idea was brilliant and Huo Yuhao's luck was strong, it ultimately failed to make the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Huo Yuhao's second Spirit.
Zhu Ziyang was very curious how Huo Yuhao's second Spirit would appear without the Snow Empress. Would they choose to continue condensing the Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit, or the Snow Silkworm Spirit, or perhaps some other method Zhu Ziyang couldn't imagine? In any case, this ceremony had already begun and couldn't be stopped, unless they were willing to give up just like that.
Soon, under Zhu Ziyang's gaze, Huo Yuhao stood up and released his second Spirit.
A pair of emerald green butterfly wings extended from his back. The forewings were wide like fans, and the hindwings were long like tails. Overall, they looked like a giant ginkgo leaf. These butterfly wings, from the tip of the forewings to the end of the hindwings, displayed a dazzling color gradient: the forewings were verdant green, and the hindwings were jade green. The overall appearance was like a beautiful green jadeite. The magnificent and complex patterns on the wing surface were quite similar to the markings on the Snow Empress.
Zhu Ziyang felt surprised, yet also thought it was normal. After all, he was a Child of Destiny; if he truly chose an ordinary path, it would indeed tarnish the title of Child of Destiny!
Tianmeng Iceworm combined with the Ice Jade Scorpion bloodline, plus the possible moth bloodline in Huo Yuhao, thus forming Huo Yuhao's current Spirit? Zhu Ziyang quickly had a guess in his mind. He really wanted to rush over and ask, but to avoid unnecessary tension, he decided to wait until they returned to the Academy to discuss it.
The unknown butterfly Spirit looked like it should be a top-tier Spirit, after all, it had the Ice Jade Scorpion bloodline! Haha, sure enough, every big bug has a wish to become a butterfly!
Zhu Ziyang smiled, then left directly.
Huo Yuhao, of course, didn't know that all his changes had been seen by Zhu Ziyang. At this moment, he was still immersed in his transformative metamorphosis.
"Brother Tianmeng, is this my second Spirit? It's so beautiful!" Huo Yuhao's eyes were a bit dazed as he looked at the butterfly wings behind him. For some reason, Wang Dong's smiling face suddenly appeared in his mind. He was startled, then shook his head and said.
"I also didn't expect that you actually possess the eclosion gene in your body. This is a power that our Snow Silkworm race dreams of obtaining!" Brother Tianmeng's voice was filled with envy and excitement as he said, "Because it has fused the Ice Jade Scorpion bloodline and the bloodline of our Ice Silkworm race, your Spirit is the Ultimate Ice!"
"Ultimate Ice? What is that?" Huo Yuhao asked, a confused expression on his face, when he heard that.
"Ultimate Ice, as the name suggests, is the ultimate control over ice elements; it is the king among ice elements. The reason Ice Jade Scorpions are so powerful is because they possess the Ultimate Ice attribute!" Brother Tianmeng said, and couldn't help but think of the Snow Empress, his voice filled with melancholy, "Alas, my Bingbing! Wuwuwu!"
"Brother Tianmeng, don't be sad!" Huo Yuhao comforted him, "I promise you, if I truly become a God, I will resurrect the Snow Empress at the first opportunity!"
In the eyes of Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng Iceworm, the Snow Empress seemed to have only one path to death. They absolutely could not have imagined at this moment that the Snow Empress would appear before them in another way.
"Mm! You will definitely become a God!" Brother Tianmeng cheered up again and said, "I will do my best to help you, Yu Hao! We absolutely cannot let the Snow Empress's sacrifice be in vain!"
"Mm-hmm!" Huo Yuhao nodded solemnly and said, "Brother Tianmeng, I've decided, my new Spirit will be called the Ice Emperor Heavenly God Moth!"
This name was undoubtedly chosen by Huo Yuhao to commemorate the Snow Empress. His childhood experiences made him cherish everyone who was truly good to him!
"Ice Emperor Heavenly God Moth, Ice Emperor, good, let's call it the Ice Emperor Heavenly God Moth!" Brother Tianmeng was very satisfied with this name, because this Spirit was the Snow Empress's painstaking effort. He excitedly shouted, "Yu Hao, you must make the Ice Emperor Heavenly God Moth Spirit famous throughout the continent, only then will it be worthy of the Snow Empress's name!"
"Mm-hmm! I definitely will!" Huo Yuhao replied confidently.
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When Zhu Ziyang returned to Anyang City, he realized that he only had seven days left of his vacation.
Therefore, after staying at home for two more days, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan returned to Shrek Academy. They traveled very quickly, and it only took them three days to return to Shrek Academy.
"Brother, when are you planning to hunt for a spirit ring?" Jiang Nannan asked, her pretty face showing admiration, happiness, and a hint of helplessness. "Sigh, I was originally thinking that I was finally catching up to your pace, but then you just went to the Extremely North Land once and came back as a Spirit Emperor. Isn't that a bit too discouraging!"
"Hahahaha, maybe my luck is good! You don't need to worry about it too much, after all, there's still a hundred-thousand-year Immortal Herb waiting for you!" Zhu Ziyang heard this and could only scratch the back of his head, laughing heartily and prevaricating.
He was also considering how to explain this matter to Mu En, as the matter of Soul Spirit involved too much. As a 99th-level Limit Douluo and his teacher, some things could not be hidden from Mu En. Rather than waiting for Mu En to discover it and appearing to have impure motives, it was better to tell him now. Anyway, these matters were all above board, and Zhu Ziyang had a clear conscience.
However, the only thing that troubled Zhu Ziyang was how to explain the origin of the Soul Spirit method? He couldn't just tell Mu En that he had a teacher from another World who was even more powerful than him, could he?
Along the way, Zhu Ziyang kept pondering this question. It wasn't until they returned to Shrek Academy and stepped onto Sea God Island that he came up with a reason: the fourth layer of the Extremely North Land, that true core of the Extremely North, the area called the God's Graveyard by the Snow Empress and the Snow Empress.
He had originally intended to tell Mu En that this Soul Spirit method came from the God's Graveyard, and that it was a God's contract obtained by the Snow Empress from within. This reason was flawless, because Mu En would absolutely not personally go to the core of the Extremely North Land for this seemingly crucial but actually not very relevant matter, and besides, he couldn't even get in.
The reason Zhu Ziyang had painstakingly thought of, solely to avoid exposing Electrolux's existence, was first rejected by Electrolux.
"Ziyang, you don't need to go to such lengths. Just tell that Mu En about my existence!" Electrolux said, a calm smile on his face that conveyed 'I've got this'.
"This..." Zhu Ziyang was stunned, then said, "Is that really alright, Teacher?"
"What? Are you afraid that I can't defeat that Mu En? Or are you worried that I'll scare away the little remaining lifespan he has?" Electrolux said.
"Of course not!" Zhu Ziyang subconsciously shook his head and replied.
"If not, then what are you afraid of?" Electrolux said, annoyed.
"That's right, what am I afraid of?" Zhu Ziyang heard this and instantly had an epiphany, realizing that he hadn't stolen anything, hadn't robbed anything, and hadn't done anything evil, so what was there to be afraid of?
Besides, Mu En was his teacher and wouldn't really make things difficult for him. Yan Shaozhe was so incompetent and did so many stupid things, and Mu En merely made him go into seclusion to reflect. Zhu Ziyang was such a genius; unless Mu En's head was broken, he would absolutely not suspect him, the future star of Shrek Academy, because of a remnant soul from another World.
Perhaps it was because during this period, he had become involved with and understood too many secrets above the God level, which caused his consciousness to become timid.
People are always like this, filled with awe in the face of the unknown!