Chapter 285: The Ice Bear King Gives Up on the Tribulation
Bai Xiu Xiu processed the information she had gathered, her mind racing. "Is Sea God Tang San really as great as Sea God Douluo claims? If that were true, why would he have him do such things? I should align myself with the senior's plans and collect as much information as possible on sea soul beasts that have unwavering faith in Tang San. But... the number of sea soul beasts devoted to Tang San seems to be increasing because of Sea God Douluo's actions. Ugh… keeping track of so many soul beasts is exhausting."
"Finally, rank sixty. I just need one more soul spirit to become a Soul Emperor." Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, a smile spreading across his face.
His rapid increase in spiritual power had significantly accelerated his soul power cultivation. This was particularly evident in his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion martial soul. As an Ultimate martial soul, it had a notorious drawback before rank seventy, cultivation speed was agonizingly slow.
Even though Huo Yuhao had experienced a qualitative leap in spiritual power after visiting the Icefire Yin Yang Well, reaching a tangible yet unshaped state, it had only allowed him to cultivate at a normal pace. However, with his daily practice of the Sun Moon Profound Art, his cultivation speed had now become extraordinarily fast. He even felt that his soul power growth was comparable to that of Ultimate martial soul users past rank seventy.
He began considering his next soul spirit. Truthfully, he wasn't bound by the conventional twin martial soul cultivation restrictions. He could simply have Tian Meng and the others seal part of a soul spirit's origin power to ensure his body could withstand it. As his physical endurance improved, his soul spirits would also grow stronger.
"With my current physical endurance, I should be able to take Ice Bear King as my soul spirit."
His multiple soul bones had significantly enhanced his physique. Moreover, two of them had come from the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King both former God Kings. Their enhancements to Huo Yuhao's body were nothing short of astonishing.
With this in mind, he opened the Gate of the Undead and stepped into the Undead Sub Realm, swiftly locating Ice Bear King sitting on the ground.
At that moment, Ice Bear King was feasting on a massive portion of meat, which Huo Yuhao had provided since the Undead Sub Realm lacked suitable food for him.
"Hmm? Yuhao, you're here?" Ice Bear King looked up and grinned. "Want some food?"
As he spoke, he pushed a massive bovine soul beast toward Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I'm not here to eat. Ice Bear King, I want you to become my soul spirit."
With a straightforward soul beast like Ice Bear King, there was no need for roundabout explanations. He had to be direct, or else Ice Bear King wouldn't understand.
Ice Bear King was momentarily stunned before excitement took over. "Really? That's great! Then I'll get to see Snow Empress more often. Yuhao, what are you waiting for? Do it now!"
"Xiao Bai." Snow Empress materialized beside Huo Yuhao and looked at Ice Bear King. "You haven't undergone your next tribulation yet. Why don't you try crossing it first? If you succeed, you'll become a stronger soul spirit. That would benefit both you and Yuhao."
Snow Empress had originally hoped Ice Bear King could live freely in this world. After all, she had raised him, and in many ways, their relationship was akin to mother and child. Ice Bear King, in turn, had always been deeply attached to her.
However, after witnessing Huo Yuhao's unparalleled potential and concluding that he was a reincarnated god, she now wanted Ice Bear King to become his soul spirit. But not yet not when Ice Bear King was still too weak.
Ice Bear King hesitated. "But… I'm not confident I can survive my next tribulation. The further along you go, the harder they get. If I die in the tribulation or suffer irreparable damage to my origin, I might lose my chance to become a soul spirit forever."
Taking a deep breath, he continued, "Snow Empress, I want to become Yuhao's soul spirit now. Please allow it."
Snow Empress fell silent, deliberating. She knew that despite Ice Bear King's childlike nature around her, he always sought her approval when making big decisions.
Just then, Ice Empress, another of Huo Yuhao's soul spirits, appeared and spoke. "Snow Empress, since Xiao Bai has already made his choice, we shouldn't force him. Let him become Yuhao's soul spirit now. Otherwise, at the rate Yuhao is growing, by the time Xiao Bai crosses his tribulation, Yuhao might already be a god."
Snow Empress paused, realizing Ice Empress had a point. Given Huo Yuhao's terrifying cultivation speed, if Ice Bear King missed his chance now, he might never get another opportunity to be part of the godhood plan.
After a moment, she nodded. "Alright, Xiao Bai. Since Yuhao wants you as his soul spirit now, cooperate with him."
Ice Bear King sighed in relief, then turned to Huo Yuhao eagerly. "Yuhao, let's begin!"
"Alright. Just don't resist," Huo Yuhao instructed.
Effortlessly, Huo Yuhao performed the ritual to transform Ice Bear King into his soul spirit. The bear's massive body collapsed to the ground, lifeless. However, the aura of the Undead Sub Realm began seeping into the corpse, ensuring it would soon become an undead entity.
Before long, Ice Bear King's body slowly stood up, letting out a deep growl.
Simultaneously, Ice Bear King's soul spirit emerged from Huo Yuhao's body. Staring at his former body, he exclaimed in astonishment, "Huh? My body just stood up on its own! And… I feel a strange connection to it."
"Your body has turned into an undead," Huo Yuhao explained coolly.
Having lived in the Undead Sub Realm for so long, Ice Bear King was already familiar with undead beings. However, he had never imagined that his own corpse would one day become one of them.
But rather than feeling disturbed, he found the experience novel and fascinating. If he had stayed in the Extreme North his whole life, he would have never encountered something like this.
"Well, undead or not, it's fine. Oh, Yuhao, I want to test my strength as a soul spirit. Could you summon some undead for me to fight?" Ice Bear King suggested eagerly.
(End of chapter.)
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