"What about soul beasts devouring soul masters to increase their cultivation age?" Zhuge Lan asked again.
"Soul beasts almost never actively attack human cities. It's the soul masters themselves who enter the soul beast forests. Being counter-killed and devoured is a risk they've long been prepared for," Huo Yuhao analyzed.
"Right." Zhuge Lan nodded. "Both are just tools for becoming stronger, no different from necromancy magic. How can they be distinguished as good or evil?"
Huo Yuhao was stunned.
Tools?
"Take Ma Xiaotao, for example," Zhuge Lan cited.
"Her original Fire Phoenix, if she had been willing to let the Evil Fire take dominance, would have long broken through to the seven-ringed Soul Sage level, or even the eight-ringed Soul Douluo level."
"But Ma Xiaotao tried every method possible, even giving up cultivation for a time, all to maintain her original intent."
"Can you say she is an evil soul master?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head decisively, gaining a sliver of understanding.
It's the same with a blade: in a butcher's hands, it slaughters livestock; in a murderer's hands, it takes lives; in a righteous warrior's hands, it vanquishes evil and defends the righteous path.
The nature of the blade hasn't changed; the difference lies in whose hand holds it.
As the God of the Undead, is Electrolux inherently destined to be evil?
Based on their interactions during this time, Elder Electrolux clearly wasn't that kind of villain.
"I understand," Huo Yuhao nodded. "They aren't worth me wasting my Mangekyō pupil power. Let's just turn them into undead and toss them into the Undead Half-Plane. We'll just have to trouble Elder Electrolux to keep an extra eye on them so they don't die."
Electrolux, however, shook his head.
Huo Yuhao looked at him with a questioning gaze. Elder Electrolux, what is it?
"Little Yuhao, we've known each other for quite some time now," Electrolux said in a kindly tone. "After observing you during this period, your character suits my liking very well. I wonder if you would be willing to acknowledge me as your master and inherit the title of the Undead?"
After a brief moment of astonishment,
Huo Yuhao directly knelt before Electrolux, properly kowtowing three times with a solid "bang, bang, bang."
"Your disciple, Huo Yuhao, pays respects to Master!"
[Altered the fate of Huo Yuhao and Electrolux, +3,000,000 Fortune Points!]
Huo Yuhao drew a sharp breath!
Holy crap!
How many?!
He counted and recounted. It was indeed six zeros.
3,000,000 Fortune Points!!!
By the time Electrolux reached out and helped him up, Huo Yuhao was still feeling dizzy.
This was 3,000,000 Fortune Points!
And this was after Brother Lan had taken his "share"!
How could he ever spend all of this?
Zhuge Lan's eyes were equally wide.
If he had known earlier that acknowledging Electrolux as a master would yield so many Fortune Points, would he have been so stingy before?
Apart from the Sky Dream Iceworm, everyone present had access to the system panel.
They were all extremely excited at this moment, their gazes frequently turning towards Electrolux.
As expected of a being who refused godhood! So powerful!
Electrolux remained the most composed, stating—
"Come with me to the Undead Half-Plane. I will personally guide you in transforming these two into undead."
"From now on, you will set aside two hours daily to study the knowledge of the undead."
Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment.
He wasn't afraid of studying, but going to the Undead Half-Plane...
There were still many matters at Shrek Academy waiting for him to handle.
Although his mental power allowed him to multitask, he only had one physical body!
Zhuge Lan stepped forward, grinning brightly.
"Feeling stretched thin? Wishing you could have an extra body?"
"Learn about the Doppelganger Secret Art!"
"It can nurture a secret art doppelganger that shares the same mind and intent as the original body. Even if separated by vast distances, you can communicate consciously and share knowledge."
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up!
"That's great! How many Fortune Points?"
"5,000,000."
(●一●)
o('A)→A)→A`)→!
How!!! Many???
"You... you!" The Sky Dream Iceworm erupted in fury. "You actually hid this much Fortune Points?! You are simply..."
Ahem! The Octagonal Grass tugged at the Sky Dream Iceworm. "Um, about that... just now, Yuhao gained 3,000,000 from acknowledging his master... Just the 3,000,000 on Yuhao's side."
The Sky Dream Iceworm's eyes bulged. How many?!
It grew even angrier!
"You just got 3,000,000, and you're quoting a price of 5,000,000?"
"How can a single doppelganger cost that much?"
"I seriously suspect... no! You are definitely skimming off the top!"
"Could it be you're selling a 500,000 item for ten times the price?"
"This is way too black-hearted!!!"
Huo Yuhao remained silent, contemplating whether to make the purchase.
He was very tempted by this doppelganger, but the price...
Maybe he could ask Brother Lan to take a smaller profit?
Faced with the outburst, Zhuge Lan wasn't angry. After all, he had a track record.
Electrolux, however, had a thought. "Apart from sharing the same mind and intent, does this Secret Art Doppelganger possess other abilities?"
"Elder Electrolux truly remains unflappable." Zhuge Lan smiled. "This Doppelganger Secret Art, while called a doppelganger, essentially means both are the original body. As long as they aren't killed simultaneously, or the soul isn't completely annihilated, even if one body is chopped to pieces, it can be reborn from the other body, requiring only the consumption of some energy."
(Q∧Q)∧Q)∧Q))
The Sky Dream Iceworm, who had been the most aggressive moments before, now guiltily hid itself behind Huo Yuhao.
If he had said it was this BUG-like earlier!
Is 5,000,000 Fortune Points expensive?
Not at all!
This way, as long as the secret art doppelganger stayed in the Undead Half-Plane, the one outside could act recklessly without worry.
As for soul annihilation?
Did they think it, a million-year mental attribute soul beast, was just for show?
Unless a deity acted dishonorably, nothing in this world possessed the power to annihilate its soul in a single strike, given its sheer numerical superiority.
And with even a moment's buffer, Huo Yuhao could self-destruct and escape.
Perfect!
"Um..." the Octagonal Grass said timidly, "From what Brother Lan said, if the secret art doppelganger dies, it doesn't carry physical possessions. So what category do us spirit souls fall into?"
Well...
The wording might be a bit off, but that was the gist of it.
Everyone looked at Zhuge Lan, who grinned.
"I've already considered this matter."
"For 1,000,000 Fortune Points, I can open a dedicated storage space exclusively for spirit souls. If Little Yuhao truly gets blown up, everyone will automatically be stored inside."
"Then I'll spend a few Fortune Points to locate Little Yuhao, or Little Yuhao can come back to retrieve us."
Tsk!
This price...
While he was certainly black-hearted about it, this was a necessary expense.
Besides, having just questioned Zhuge Lan, everyone felt a bit guilty.
—This function looked like it was worth at least 500,000. Letting Zhuge Lan profit 500,000 seemed... acceptable.
Zhuge Lan was laughing maniacally inside!
As the system, he was bound to Huo Yuhao's soul.
If Huo Yuhao were truly blown up, leaving the spirit souls in the mental world homeless,
He only needed to spend a tiny amount of Fortune Points to accommodate them, follow the soul back to Huo Yuhao, and then release the spirit souls.
Done deal.
So those 1,000,000 Fortune Points? 100% pure profit for him!
Let's continue—
"But..." Huo Yuhao said, feeling poor, "My balance is completely insufficient."
"Create the Doppelganger Secret Art first. I'll cover the shortfall from my personal stash," Zhuge Lan said magnanimously. "As for the dedicated spirit soul storage space, we can exchange for it when you have the funds. You're alive and well now, after all."
Huo Yuhao found this reasonable and nodded in agreement.
"Alright, let's head to the Undead Half-Plane to proceed then."
Within the mental world, Electrolux easily opened an entrance to the Undead Half-Plane in the outside world.
Huo Yuhao lifted his foot and stepped through.
A intense wave of dizziness assaulted him. Everything around him seemed to twist, threatening to tear his body apart...
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