"Have you heard about what happened at Zhengtian College?"
"Of course. Now not only the entire Tiandou City, but even most of the Tianhun Empire knows about it. A twelve-year-old Great Soul Master actually blocked the gate of Zhengtian College and openly challenged all the students of the academy."
"In the end, he defeated eight people in a row, and even Yu Mengdi was defeated by him."
"You're exaggerating. Yu Mengdi is a genuine Soul King. How could a Great Soul Master possibly defeat her?"
"Haha, otherwise, why do you think this matter spread so fast?"
...
In the five days after Yuhao was forced out of Zhengtian College, the news seemed to grow wings and spread rapidly, reaching even the borders of the Tianhun Empire within a short time.
In Tiandou City, where the incident had taken place, it had already become common knowledge. Almost everyone knew that a peerless genius Soul Master had single-handedly pressed all the students of Zhengtian College to the ground and thoroughly humiliated them.
Of course, there were also voices of rebuttal.
After all, Zhengtian College was recognized as one of the strongest academies in the region, and one of its most famous inner-court geniuses, Ye Qingyu, had not been present at the time.
Therefore, a small number of people firmly believed that if Ye Qingyu had been at the academy, Yuhao would never have been able to act so arrogantly.
It was said that after Ye Qingyu, who had been training outside, heard of this incident, he immediately rushed back to the academy and was now searching everywhere in Tiandou City, determined to find Yuhao and challenge him to a duel.
At this moment, Yuhao was indeed staying in Tiandou City.
He was temporarily living in a quiet hotel. Apart from cultivating every day, he spent the rest of his time carefully familiarizing himself with his newly strengthened soul skills.
At the same time, the Ice Emperor also awakened from her deep slumber, and her emotions were unusually excited.
"Martial soul, soul rings, and soul bones have all evolved. Hiss… this is truly unbelievable."
The moment she awakened, the Ice Emperor immediately sensed the changes. After all, she had become one with Yuhao's Ice Emperor Dragon Emperor Scorpion martial soul.
Feeling the terrifying power contained within the Ice Emperor Dragon Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Emperor finally became certain that a god-level existence truly resided within Yuhao's body.
"Hehe, Ice Emperor, how about it? Joining us really wasn't a loss, right?"
Tianmeng Iceworm's shameless voice rang out.
The Ice Emperor did not refute him and merely said calmly:
"If I had obtained this kind of bloodline evolution earlier, I would have had at least a forty-percent chance of surviving the fifty-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. Even facing sixty thousand years, I would have had confidence."
The Ice Emperor's words were not exaggerated in the slightest.
After evolving into the Ice Emperor Dragon Emperor Scorpion Queen, her bloodline level had already surpassed that of the Snow Emperor, the acknowledged leader of the Three Great Kings of the Far North.
"Alright, alright. If it weren't for us, you wouldn't have been able to evolve into the Ice Emperor Dragon Emperor Scorpion anyway."
Hearing Tianmeng's words, the Ice Emperor nodded slightly in agreement.
Immediately afterward, Tianmeng changed the topic.
"By the way, Ice Emperor, since you said the martial soul, soul rings, and soul bones have all evolved, what kind of improvement has it brought to Xiao Yuhao?"
The Ice Emperor smiled mysteriously and said indifferently:
"Yuhao, you explain it yourself."
In truth, Yuhao had already entered his Sea of Spirit when the Ice Emperor awakened, but he had remained silent until now.
Hearing the Ice Emperor cue him, Yuhao chuckled lightly and said:
"Actually, it's pretty good. After my Ice Emperor Dragon Emperor Scorpion martial soul evolved, I gained an additional ultimate attribute—Ultimate Power. The enhancement to my soul rings and soul bones is equivalent to at least fifty thousand years, and perhaps even higher."
"At the same time, the evolved soul rings and soul bones each granted an additional soul skill, and all six of my soul skills have been strengthened."
Apart from the initial martial soul possession during the fusion, Yuhao had not actively summoned the Ice Emperor Dragon Emperor Scorpion for more than half a month, let alone used any soul skills.
As a result, Tianmeng Iceworm only knew that Yuhao's martial soul had become stronger, but he had no idea how terrifying the improvement truly was.
After hearing Yuhao's explanation, Tianmeng fell silent in a daze for a long time before finally speaking:
"Ultimate Power… and six soul skills. No wonder you didn't tell me earlier, Xiao Yuhao. You were deliberately saving this as a surprise."
"Heh, Brother Tianmeng, you know me. I'm not someone who likes to show off."
Yuhao laughed softly, his joy evident in his expression.
"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and tell me—what are the six soul skills?" Tianmeng urged impatiently. Yuhao's growth made him genuinely delighted.
"The first three are the soul-ring skills: Ice Emperor Dragon Roar, Ice Emperor Golden Body, and Gravity Heavy Domain."
Because the Ice Emperor Dragon Emperor Scorpion possessed Ultimate Power itself, the Ice Emperor Dragon Roar—which greatly enhanced arm strength and physical power—had been strengthened to an astonishing degree. Once activated, Yuhao's arms became nearly indestructible, possessing terrifying destructive force.
The Ice Emperor Golden Body was an advanced version of the Ice Emperor Body Protection. While its defensive capabilities were greatly enhanced, it also granted one full second of absolute invincibility.
Gravity Heavy Domain was a powerful domain-type soul skill bestowed by the soul ring.
Using Yuhao as the center, it formed a gravitational field with a radius of thirty meters. All enemies within the domain would be forcibly bound to the ground, unable to use high-speed movement abilities such as teleportation or flight. At the same time, they would be uncontrollably drawn toward Yuhao, as if trapped in a quagmire.
Naturally, Tianmeng Iceworm immediately understood the terrifying value of these three soul skills. His tiny eyes sparkled as he exclaimed repeatedly:
"Then what about the three soul skills from the soul bone?"
"Wrath of the Ice God, Ice Age, and Ice Explosion."
Wrath of the Ice God possessed power far surpassing the original Ice Emperor's Wrath, while Ice Explosion allowed the user to detonate ice attributes to produce devastating explosive damage.
The Ice Emperor had once said that if she possessed this soul skill, she would be able to contend directly with the Snow Emperor in the Far North.
This alone was enough to demonstrate the terrifying might of the Ice Explosion Technique.
Yuhao's original body had once obtained this skill from a ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion left arm soul bone.
However, after the soul bone was transformed and evolved by the power of the Golden Dragon King, this skill had been independently awakened again.
This was an unexpected delight.
Yet the most astonishing change was the Ice Age, which had evolved from the Permafrost Domain.
The original Permafrost Domain could instantly freeze vast regions, immobilizing everything within.
After evolving into Ice Age, not only did its range expand by more than ten times, but it also gained the ability to freeze time itself.
That's right—freeze time.
It plunged the entire world into an absolute frozen era.
Ice Age could be said to contain the profound mysteries of both ice and time.
Yuhao was pleasantly surprised by this result, but not truly shocked.
After all, aside from possessing an indestructible physical body capable of withstanding the turbulence of time and space, the Golden Dragon King also held dominion over the secrets of time.
Yuhao could already imagine how terrifying this soul skill would become after he ascended to godhood and Ice Age evolved into a true divine technique.
Both Tianmeng Iceworm and the Ice Emperor revealed excited expressions.
"Xiao Yuhao, this Ice Age actually freezes time. And it's a domain skill on top of that. This is simply too terrifying."
"It truly is frightening."
Yuhao smiled as well, but then his expression turned serious.
"However, the consumption is equally terrifying. With my current soul power, I absolutely cannot use this skill casually."
Domain-type soul skills already consumed enormous amounts of soul power, let alone a supreme domain like Ice Age that incorporated the dual mysteries of ice and time.
"It doesn't matter. You'll grow stronger sooner or later anyway."
Tianmeng was completely unconcerned and held unwavering confidence in Yuhao.
But at the very next moment, Tianmeng and the Ice Emperor spoke simultaneously:
"Someone's coming."
Almost as soon as the words fell, a heavy knock sounded on the door of Yuhao's room.
Bang! Bang! Bang!