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--- Chapter 243 ---
Han Yuan, Queen Medusa, and Yafei watched Hai Bodong curiously as the blue-robed elder emitted such a chilling aura, freezing everything around them into a frozen, laden land.
Even the atmosphere is freezing, which made breathing difficult, though it didn't affect Han Yuan and others much.
Then, a dragon's head mark appeared on the back of Hai Bodong's right hand. The mark is ice blue and possesses a powerful draconic aura.
Han Yuan smiled faintly, "Oh, interesting, such an aura rivaled the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."
Although Han Yuan hasn't faced 'Thunder Douluo' Yu Yuanzhen, who has cultivated Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul to the peak, the aura of Hai Bodong's martial soul is not much inferior to that of a 100,000-year-old spirit beast.
No, in fact, in elemental purity, Hai Bodong's martial soul has reached the Ultimate Ice level.
And remember, Hai Bodong just awakened his martial soul; it can evolve and grow stronger!
Swoosh!
The ice dragon mark illuminated, and a shadow formed in Hai Bodong's right hand, shimmering with a sharp coldness.
It was a polearm with a dark blue metallic body, featuring an axe-shaped blade with a spear tip at the end. What made this halberd particularly striking was that the blade's end was 'literally' molded to resemble a dragon's head, which seemed alive.
Queen Medusa stared at the 'halberd' in Hai Bodong's eyes and couldn't help but furrow her eyebrow because she felt threatened by this martial soul. She thought that this weapon could not only freeze her body and soul, but also make her Dou Qi frigid.
Of course, threatening and defeating are two different concepts.
According to Han Yuan, the spirit master must absorb the 'spirit ring' into their martial soul to advance in their cultivation, and Hai Bodong isn't on the level where he could kill her yet.
Even then, Queen Medusa was impressed and excited in her heart. If a trash like Hai Bodong could awaken such a powerful martial soul, then she should awaken a more powerful one.
"WOOOOO! THIS THING IS AMAZING!" Hai Bodong screamed in joy as he excitedly waved his martial soul around, creating an ice wave that swept over the desert one after another.
BOOM!
Then, an iceberg over fifty meters tall burst out when he struck his halberd to the ground.
"DAMN, I AM VERY STRONG NOW, HAHAHAHA~!!!" He laughed at this sight.
"..." Han Yuan.
"..." Queen Medusa.
"..." Yafei.
"Can I beat him up?" asked Queen Medusa. She was ready to give this puny ice emperor another life lesson.
Han Yuan shook his head awkwardly, "Please don't. I understand your feeling, I really do, but Senior Hai is the first person to awaken his martial soul in this world, and we can't afford to let him experience complications until I determine it is safe."
"Just a bone, okay? Let me break his arm!" Queen Medusa bargained with an annoyed look.
"Sorry, no." Han Yuan replied helplessly.
"Fuck, I can hear you guys, okay!" Hai Bodong shook not far away. "Don't negotiate my well-being just because you're annoyed, Queen Medusa!"
"And what do you mean, only break my arm, it is still my arm!"
"Tch," Queen Medusa snorted unhappily.
"How amusing." Yafei was also annoyed by her grand uncle's display, but she held back.
As Hai Bodong returned to their sides, Han Yuan asked about his martial soul and examined it with his Eyes of Truth.
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[Name: Frost Dragon Halberd]
[Type/Quality: Tool/Top-Tier]
[Innate Power: Frost Dragon's Breath]
[Description: The Frost Dragon Halberd is a martial soul that originated in the Dou Qi Continent. It carries the essence of an extinct ancient magical beast known as the Frost Dragon Saint. A pure-blooded dragon famous for its innate ability to freeze everything, even space itself, with its frost breath.]
[Note: When the soul of Frost Dragon Saint awakens, the Frost Dragon Halberd might turn into a god-level martial soul]
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[Frost Dragon's Breath]
[The innate talent of Frost Dragon Saint. It is a bone-chilling aura that can freeze virtually anything it touches, but requires an enormous amount of energy and control to achieve a 'stronger' effect.]
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"By the way, Senior Hai, do you feel the spirit energy when using your Frost Dragon Halberd?" asked Han Yuan curiously.
Hai Bodong rubbed his chin, "Hmm, honestly, the spirit energy you talked about is a bit too thin."
"After awakening my Frost Dragon Halberd, I can absorb the spirit energy in the air using it and then transfer it to my body, but the enhancement effect is weaker than Dou Qi."
"So, I instinctively fused my Dou Qi with spirit energy, thus giving me this frost-like energy." He raised his palm, summoning the fused energy, which appeared in the shape of ice mist.
"This energy is slightly stronger than my base Dou Qi."
Han Yuan's eyes widened slightly, "Fusing them..."
"Ah, so that's how it is."
Since this was the Dou Qi Plane, the one-sided rules of the Douluo Plane aren't 'strongly' applied. In fact, the position of 'spirit energy' is lower than that of Dou Qi and Soul Force. The former is thinner in quantity and quality, after all.
Yet, instead of eliminating the spirit energy, the Dou Qi Plane merged the spirit energy into its system.
The ratio between Dou Qi and spirit energy is 7 to 3 when Hai Bodong did it, making it more of an enhanced Dou Qi.
It allowed Hai Bodong to cultivate as a spirit master, but didn't completely abandon the Dou Fighter path.
Regardless, this made Han Yuan unsure what would happen if Hai Bodong continued on this path. The reason is that spirit energy will slowly evolve into Immortal Qi or Divine Energy, but since Dou Qi is involved, that path is no longer feasible.
'As expected, fusing both cultivation systems isn't easy. Even though I have found a way to awaken the martial soul in this world, the research on this part still needs to be studied.' Han Yuan sighed inwardly.
Han Yuan eyed the ice mist above Hai Bodong's palm, "I see, you should be careful about fusing both energies, Senior Hai. Report to me if you feel any complications later."
"Sure, though I feel great now." Hai Bodong replied with a chuckle. "I felt like reaching Dou Ancestor Realm wasn't so difficult now."
Han Yuan nodded in understanding. While spirit energy may not be as powerful as Dou Qi, its advantage lies in its fusibility and sensitivity to spatial power.
Dou Qi is also sensitive toward spatial power, but it needs a certain amount of accumulation.
The initial stage before Dou Ancestor Realm is, in fact, preparation to control spatial power.
Gaseous, liquid, solid, materialization, and then affecting matter and space.
Han Yuan patted Hai Bodong's shoulder, "You should get used to wielding your martial soul. After that, I will get you a Spirit Soul."
"Spirit Soul!" Hai Bodong's eyes lit up.
Earlier, when Han Yuan briefly explained the spirit master cultivation, he mentioned another way of obtaining a spirit ring, and contracting a Spirit Soul is one of them. Not to mention, this Spirit Soul can be summoned as an ally in a fight, very much like a beast companion.
Hai Bodong could already imagine himself riding a magnificent ice dragon while attacking his enemy with Frost Dragon Halberd.
Han Yuan saw Hai Bodong daydreaming and shook his head, focusing his attention on Yafei this time.
"You're next, Yafei." He said warmly. "Are you ready?"
Yafei nodded with determination in her eyes, "Let's do this."
Han Yuan made another spirit awakening circle, and Yafei placed her hand on it. Everyone watched the golden light cocoon around Yafei's body and wondered what kind of martial soul she would awaken.
Hai Bodong wished Yafei could awaken a powerful tool-type martial soul like his, so he could teach her.
Queen Medusa wondered if Yafei could awaken a beast-type martial soul, as she had seen the uniqueness of Hai Bodong's martial soul, and was curious if a beast spirit was stronger.
"This is..." Hai Bodong noticed the golden light around Yafei intensified and blinded him.
Queen Medusa squinted her eyes, feeling that this awakening is much grander than Hai Bodong's earlier.
Han Yuan crossed his arms, "Hmm..."
Yet, surpassing all their expectations, the golden light vanished and left a simple silver coin on Yafei's right palm.
Yes, a silver coin!