Tianmeng Ice Silkworm paused and continued, "You should feel your current body properly. This torso bone the Ice Empress brought you has increased your physical fitness by at least five times. Your endurance has also significantly improved, allowing you to withstand a spirit ring equivalent to a three-thousand-year Soul Beast at the very least. This is also the main reason why I had you fuse with the Ice Empress first before obtaining your second spirit ring."
Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and focused, carefully sensing the changes in his body. Sure enough, he felt his body filled with explosive power; every muscle seemed to have been tempered a thousand times, his bones were tougher, and even his five senses had become much sharper. Even more surprisingly, his Soul Power had made significant progress during the Fusion process, directly breaking through to the level 30 Bottleneck.
"The Ice Empress has officially become the primary spirit ring of your Second Martial Soul, and also the essence of the Second Martial Soul itself," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm continued to explain. "The boost she gives you is even greater than mine. Your current cultivation is still weak, and there's very little of her power you can use. But as your cultivation continues to rise, the abilities the Ice Empress brings you will surely provide constant surprises."
"In the beginning, I brought you four Spirit Abilitys plus a Martial Soul. Although the Ice Empress's cultivation is inferior to mine, her racial Legacy is much stronger. Furthermore, based on the abilities of a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, she brings you four Spirit Abilitys as well, plus that torso bone that has perfectly fused into your body. The reason it's four Spirit Abilitys is that the spirit ring provides two, and the Spirit Bone provides another two."
"Four more Spirit Abilitys!" Huo Yuhao was overjoyed, eager to try out these new abilities.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm laughed. "Go and experience them for yourself slowly. Now, it's time to find a second spirit ring for your Spirit Eyes."
Huo Yuhao nodded heavily, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.
Under Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's guidance, they soon found a member of Tianmeng's clan with a cultivation of about two thousand five hundred years at the edge of the Extreme North Land. This type of Soul Beast had extremely low attack power but was exceptionally skilled at using mental force to create illusions to disguise itself, making it perfect for Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes Martial Soul.
Since it had almost no offensive capabilities, Furina did not intervene, leaving it entirely to Huo Yuhao. Having just obtained the Ice Empress's power, Huo Yuhao wanted to test his skills and charged straight ahead. To his surprise, the thousand-year Soul Beast he thought would require a hard-fought battle was easily subdued using only physical strength.
"Is this the change the Ice Empress brought me?" Huo Yuhao whispered in disbelief, looking at his fists.
The process of absorbing the spirit ring was exceptionally smooth. His physical strength after the Ice Empress's modification far exceeded that of ordinary people, and the energy of the two-thousand-five-hundred-year spirit ring flowed into his body without causing the slightest pressure. The Spirit Ability he obtained was, just as Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had predicted, the extremely practical 'Simulate' skill. This ability could distort space through mental fluctuations, allowing him to Simulate various forms based on himself. As Huo Yuhao's mental force increased, even a Titled Douluo would find it difficult to see through it in a short time.
Furina watched Huo Yuhao test his new Spirit Ability, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes. She knew that according to the original work's development, most of Huo Yuhao's abilities leaned toward a semi-support, semi-attack type. However, because his mental force was so powerful, he often crushed opponents of the same level, causing the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul to actually become a attack system Martial Soul, far removed from the initial control system goal.
"If one truly wants to manifest the essence of the control system, one should focus on the direction of illusions," Furina thought to herself. "Like Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu, making enemies kill each other or even attack the air. Coupled with Huo Yuhao's powerful mental force, almost no one of the same level could break it." Thinking of this, she frowned slightly—such an ability, in the current environment of the Douluo Continent, would very likely be seen as the behavior of an Evil Soul Master.
However, if Huo Yuhao could join Shrek Academy, with that academy's tradition of protecting its own, they should be able to keep him safe. Furina had already planned to find a suitable target for Huo Yuhao's next spirit ring. The system mall had already opened the purchase of spirit rings with fixed skill types. Although the price was high, for Huo Yuhao's growth, this investment was worth it.
"Alright, now that the Martial Soul has awakened and the spirit ring has been found, we should head back." Furina yawned, hiding the fatigue in her eyes.
Before leaving, Furina looked back: the Snow Empress was still in the Extreme North Land. It was a pity she hadn't managed to get her.
But for now, with the Ice Empress in a deep sleep and both Tianmeng's and Electrolux's mental force heavily depleted, it was really not advisable to stay long. She made a silent resolution: once the auction began, she would find a way to bring the Snow Empress back. If it was the same as the original work...
The two set off on their return journey. Huo Yuhao occasionally tested his new abilities, sometimes simulating the surrounding environment and sometimes transforming into various forms. Watching his cheerful figure, the corners of Furina's mouth curled up unconsciously. This young boy was growing at a speed far exceeding the original work, and his future, because of her intervention, was full of infinite possibilities.
As night fell, the wind and snow in the Extreme North Land gradually intensified, covering their tracks and burying the miracle that had just occurred on this land. But for Huo Yuhao, this was merely the starting point of his legendary career; there was still a longer road ahead waiting for him to explore.
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