The source of that dragon might was undoubtedly the golden dragon bloodline flowing within the body of the Imperial Auspicious Beast. Just how terrifying was her true power when she simultaneously possessed the golden dragon bloodline, destiny power, and life power—three supreme-level forces?
In the original work, Wang Qiu'er was already an existence beyond the norms among Soul Emperors. If there were a ranking within Douluo Dalu II, Wang Qiu'er at the Soul Emperor level would only be second to Huo Yuhao himself.
Huo Yuhao wiped a cold sweat from his brow as he realized a rather serious problem. That was, in his current state, he probably couldn't defeat this version of the Auspicious Beast—one enhanced by life power. Even though he now wielded life power, destruction power, Spirit Eyes, the power of Ultimate Ice, and even darkness power, the vast gap in cultivation and the overpowered golden dragon force made it unlikely he could beat her now.
And to think she was calling him "Brother Yuhao"... How awkward was that? Thankfully, Huo Yuhao hadn't slacked off in his cultivation recently. He estimated that within half a year, he could break through the Soul Elder bottleneck and advance to Soul Ancestor.
So, the two of them, each carrying their own thoughts, walked from the garden plaza of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy toward the Hongchen residence.
"Brother Yuhao, are we going to see Sister Meng?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at the Auspicious Beast in surprise. This girl always seemed to know what was on his mind.
He nodded. "That's right."
The Auspicious Beast nodded knowingly. 'The future of soul beasts and humans, huh? I'm curious what exactly it is that made him say something like that.'
"Soul spirit?"
The Auspicious Beast stared in shock at the virtual projection of the Demon Soul Great White Shark swimming excitedly in front of her.
As for Xiu Xiu, why was she so excited? Wasn't it obvious? The one standing before her was the noble Imperial Auspicious Beast! Even if she was a princess of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, that title was nothing in front of the Imperial Auspicious Beast. The gap between them was like the difference between a small-time celebrity and an international icon.
So now, Xiu Xiu was acting like a fangirl at a meet-and-greet, trying her best to express friendliness and admiration in front of the wide-eyed Auspicious Beast.
This all started when Huo Yuhao had taken the Auspicious Beast to find Meng Hongchen. With her agreement, he told Meng Hongchen about her true identity and asked her to summon the eighty-thousand-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark soul spirit she'd fused with.
After hearing Huo Yuhao's explanation of the soul spirit system and witnessing the summoned soul spirit for herself, the Auspicious Beast was completely stunned. Once the disbelief passed, what followed was overwhelming joy.
'If soul spirits could replace spirit rings, wouldn't that greatly ease the tension between humans and soul beasts? Couldn't it even make peaceful coexistence truly possible?'
Watching the astonishment and excitement on her face, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel emotional. 'The Life Goddess truly has grand vision. She's gone to such lengths just to bring harmony to all life on the Douluo Continent.'
Compared to a certain someone... well, that person's scheming looked pitifully small in comparison.
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly and let the thought go.
"Brother Yuhao... you weren't lying to me, were you?"
The Auspicious Beast murmured as she gently stroked the intangible head of the Demon Soul Great White Shark soul spirit in front of her.
"Of course I wasn't. Isn't the soul spirit itself standing right there before you?"
The Auspicious Beast swallowed hard. She felt an intense urge to run straight back to the Star Dou Forest and tell her father Di Tian with bright eyes and a gleeful tone, "Look! This is the future of our soul beast race!"
Just thinking about that, she shook her head like a rattle drum. That would be too weird! Besides, she wanted to enjoy her time in the human world for a while. If she went back now, wouldn't Di Tian lock her up in the Star Dou Forest again?
"This is amazing! Absolutely amazing!"
All her thoughts condensed into a single sentence.
Honestly, the Auspicious Beast was stuck in a psychological tug-of-war. On one hand, she wanted to rush back to the Star Dou Forest and share this revolutionary power system with Di Tian. On the other, she also wanted to stay and continue enjoying the comfortable human lifestyle. Who told humans to live so well?
At least for now, she could stay and work with Huo Yuhao on spreading the soul spirit system.
At this moment, she already saw herself as the soul beast race's ambassador, working together with Huo Yuhao—the human representative—to discuss major cooperation.
"Xiao Rui, would you be willing to come with us to the Extreme North?"
Another month had passed. With all the construction work at Mingde Hall finalized and underway, Huo Yuhao was finally free to handle his own matters.
The most urgent, of course, was helping Meng Hongchen resolve the issue of her cold poison backlash.
As for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Huo Yuhao planned to wait until Elder Kong finished his seclusion before going. So in the meantime, he wanted to take Meng Hongchen on a trip to the Extreme North. With the Snow Empress accompanying them, it would be like returning to her maternal home—a comfortable and meaningful visit.
But why take the Auspicious Beast along?
Originally, this trip was meant to be a romantic getaway for just him and Meng Hongchen.
However, considering the Auspicious Beast's luck and destiny might help Meng Hongchen refine the Zhuqing Ice Toad bloodline, and that she could also share some of her soul beast fortune with the Extreme North, both Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen agreed she should come.
The Auspicious Beast stared at Huo Yuhao's face, somewhat dazed.
'The Extreme North? Why go somewhere that dangerous?'
Everyone knew the Extreme North was as perilous as the Star Dou Forest's core. With freezing temperatures, blizzards, and terrifyingly powerful ice-element soul beasts empowered by their territory, it was indisputably a forbidden zone for humans.
Not to mention, according to Di Tian, the most dangerous one there was none other than the master of the Three Kings of the Extreme North—the Snow Empress.
Honestly, the Auspicious Beast had no interest in stepping foot into a soul beast territory that wasn't her home.
Just the three of them going? Was that really safe? Even if Huo Yuhao's martial soul was Ultimate Ice...
But strangely, her destiny sense was telling her that this trip would be completely safe. That defied all her instincts—and that itself was an extraordinary thing.
Noticing her unease, Huo Yuhao smiled mysteriously and said,
"Xiao Rui, did you know? Your Brother Yuhao also has a soul spirit."
The Auspicious Beast raised her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression, then shook her head.
Huo Yuhao chuckled again. Then, beside him, a beautiful young woman with a cold, ethereal aura suddenly appeared—the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion in her soul spirit form: the Snow Empress.
(End of Chapter)
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