Xian Lin'er really knew her stuff, striking straight at the heart of the matter.
She understood the core nature of the Martial Soul Department. Although they preached that "there are no trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters," their underlying ideology was almost entirely focused on innate talent.
To them, Soul Tools were merely external objects. Relying on them too much would breed dependency and lead to laziness in cultivation. Furthermore, in their minds, current Soul Tools lacked true lethality and posed no real threat to masters of their caliber.
Because of this, they had always looked down on Soul Tools.
However, after hearing Xian Lin'er's words, the members of the Martial Soul Department fell silent. Some of the neutral Elders also began to ponder.
"Can you be certain he has an unrestricted version in his hands?"
"I cannot," Xian Lin'er spoke truthfully, but she immediately followed up: "However, I also cannot be certain that he doesn't!"
The atmosphere went quiet as everyone sank back into thought.
Xian Lin'er didn't hesitate to strike while the iron was hot:
"Regardless of whether he has an unrestricted version, I am essentially certain he has Class 7 'Soul Power Storage Cores'.
"Most of us Soul Tool Masters have a habit of releasing one generation, keeping one generation for ourselves, and researching the next. Given that Master Skydream introduces an innovative Soul Tool roughly every three months, he definitely has a lot of things hidden up his sleeve! And these things might just be what leads Shrek Academy to become powerful once again!"
Xian Lin'er spoke with absolute conviction.
She scanned the room, her gaze finally landing on the old man in the head seat. After a brief silence, she said:
"I have finished."
With that, she sat back down.
Beside her, Qian Duoduo silently gave his wife a thumbs-up, looking as though he wanted to shout "My wife is the best!"
Xian Lin'er ignored him and looked away.
The meeting fell into a brief, wordless silence.
Suddenly, the old man in the head seat spoke: "Let's vote. Those in favor of recruiting this 'Skydream' by offering the position of Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department and a certain degree of resource allocation, please raise your hands."
The members of the Soul Tool Department raised their hands without hesitation, then looked at the various Elders and Martial Soul Department members.
In silence, several Elders raised their hands, while several others chose to abstain. After a long while, the result was clear.
"7 in favor, 12 abstentions, 3 against."
The old man announced the result, and the Soul Tool Department members looked elated.
"This matter will be handled by your Soul Tool Department."
The old man looked at Xian Lin'er, who immediately nodded: "Yes! Elder Mu!"
...
Similar meetings were taking place simultaneously among the high-ranking officials of several great empires. They were locked in fierce arguments over how to handle "Master Skydream."
Throughout this process, the various emotions they generated were received from a distance by the Seed of Emotion inside Huo Yuhao, turning into pure emotional power that boosted his constitution and strength.
To his side, Skydream, who was holding Yuhao's hand, paused and suddenly leaned in to sniff him.
"Yuhao, you seem to have become even more fragrant..."
"Uh..."
Huo Yuhao's expression turned slightly stiff.
Using emotional power to nourish his body and grow his Soul Power also enhanced that strangely-effected field.
Now that the upper echelons of the entire Douluo Continent basically knew his name, many people were generating emotions because of him.
Growth in constitution was a good thing, but Sister Skydream was becoming increasingly clingy...
Huo Yuhao remained silent, choosing once again to let nature take its course. After all, he was also beginning to lose track of his own feelings.
...
A few days later.
After wandering around for several days, Huo Yuhao and Skydream finally arrived at the Extreme North.
Currently, Huo Yuhao revealed his true appearance. Two Soul Rings flashing with silver starlight floated around him. Mental Power as thin as a cicada's wing mixed with Soul Power, coating his body to fend off the wind and snow.
Beside him, Skydream wore a smile, looking left and right like she was returning home.
"Ha! Extreme North, your Sister Skydream is back!"
Skydream stepped onto a small snow mound, her chuunibyou-like behavior leaving Huo Yuhao speechless.
"Alright, Sister Skydream, stop playing around. Hurry and call the Ice Emperor out."
Huo Yuhao urged.
He didn't dare delay for too long; otherwise, a certain Dragon King would get angry! A scene like that... was terrifying to even think about.
"Don't worry~" Skydream blinked, then looked forward, her expression gradually becoming serious.
With Huo Yuhao's authorization, a silver Soul Ring merged into Skydream's body. In the next instant, a powerful wave of Mental Power erupted with Skydream at the center!
"Ice Emperor! I, Skydream, have returned! Do you dare come out and meet me?!"
The thunderous voice, mixed with Mental Power, echoed through the heavens and earth.
Skydream didn't hide her presence at all. The brilliant golden light was incredibly conspicuous in this snow-covered core region of the Extreme North!
Skydream was feeling incredibly bold now!
Forget the Ice Emperor; even if all three Great Kings of the Extreme North came together, she would still be just as cocky!
I have Yuhao now, so who am I afraid of? Huh? Even if the Snow Emperor were in front of me, I'd dare to go up and slap her twice! This is the confidence that comes with having a backer!
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She waited briefly. In no time at all, an aura cold to the extreme approached rapidly.
At the same time, a crisp female voice rang out:
"Skydream? Is that you?"
A jade-green light spread from the horizon, instantly masking the golden light Skydream had emitted. Then, a beautiful jade-green scorpion, about 1.5 meters long, appeared not far from Skydream.
Her cold gaze fell upon Skydream, then quickly shifted to the calm Huo Yuhao standing further away.
She couldn't see through this human at all.
Her gaze became slightly grave.
Originally, she was somewhat happy to hear Skydream's voice. After all, by swallowing her, she could almost completely make up for the Origin she had lost after being injured, allowing her to safely survive her 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation.
But when she arrived, she realized the Skydream before her seemed a bit off.
With her strength, she could naturally see at a glance Skydream's current body, which was similar to a human's but far more complex.
Beyond that, there was the silver-glow Soul Ring within Skydream's body...
When her gaze shifted to the human further away, her suspicion and shock grew.
Silver-glow Soul Rings, Soul Power in the rank 20s but possessing a terrifying quality, and finally, that invisible phantom at the center of his brow...
Everything was practically shouting at her that there was a trap!
"Skydream, what exactly did you call me out for?"
She looked coldly at Skydream.
Skydream instantly beamed, coughed twice, and began to seriously describe her original "Grand Plan"!
The Ice Emperor listened intently. Then...
The Ice Emperor fell silent.
The Ice Emperor pondered.
A light erupted in the Ice Emperor's eyes!
However, in the next moment, Skydream suddenly added:
"Unfortunately, this plan has been disrupted."
Ice Emperor: "????"