Huo Yuhao vaguely heard the Ice Empress sigh, and then he suddenly felt an extremely strong chill that seemed to numb his soul and body.
Huo Yuhao's body trembled, and a blue light slowly lifted him. At the same time, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion's true form quickly flew to his side.
A deep blue light burst fiercely from its tail, which simultaneously trembled and stabbed forcefully into Huo Yuhao's back.
Huo Yuhao's entire body shook violently. He felt as if something had instantly pierced through his spine. The sharp object penetrated his skin and flesh, finally plunging powerfully into his skeletal frame. You are reading this story at Truyen YY – http://xtruyen.vn
This kind of spiritual agony was not something a human could endure. Huo Yuhao's mouth opened wide, and his eyes seemed to bulge out. His body trembled violently, and the Secret Method Soul Left Arm Bone – the left arm soul bone in his hand instantly fell.
Although Huo Yuhao had mentally prepared himself for this suffering, he was still human. When the pain struck, even though his body was almost numb, it could still instantly make him unable to breathe.
At the same time, a golden light suddenly flashed between Huo Yuhao's eyebrows, quickly enveloping his head. His Spiritual Sea once again turned golden. This golden color gently soothed his turbulent spiritual world, just like a mother extending her arms to comfort and reassure him.
The Heavenly Dream Iceworm had finally acted. With the Heavenly Dream Iceworm's help, his body finally relaxed a little. On the other side, the Ice Empress had begun the fusion process.
A verdant light enveloped the Secret Method Soul Left Arm Bone – the left arm soul bone. It then quickly melted into a fist-sized liquid, which the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion immediately swallowed.
The Ice Empress could have used the Secret Method Soul Left Arm Bone – the left arm soul bone to regulate the process beforehand, thereby minimizing the pain. But she did not do so, because she wanted to test the boy's endurance.
The answer she received surprised her greatly. Although Huo Yuhao's body was instantly numbed by the pain, she could sense through his body's reactions that this human's body was incredibly tough and resilient, with very few impurities accumulated within it. Most importantly, although his Spiritual Sea fluctuated somewhat violently, there was no sign of damage. Even if the Heavenly Dream Iceworm had not intervened, he would not have died.
A hint of admiration also appeared in the Ice Empress's heart. The talent and potential of humans were incomparable, no matter how noble the bloodline of a soul beast. Of course, it was only admiration. If given the choice, she would not want to switch. Otherwise, when her cultivation broke through one hundred thousand years, she would not have chosen to overcome the great tribulation, but would have transformed into a human and cultivated again.
Even if human talent was better, human lifespan could not compare to that of soul beasts.
The Soul Bone Secret Art, transformed into a liquid, was swallowed by the Ice Empress. After purification, it instantly became a mighty azure current that surged into Huo Yuhao's body. Huo Yuhao felt a gentle warmth, as if he were once again protected by the Heavenly Dream Iceworm's shell. The intense pain greatly diminished. The remaining slight ache was no more than a mosquito bite compared to before.
As the pain suddenly subsided, his chest began to heave, greedily drawing in deep breaths of cold air. His body suddenly broke out in a sweat, and he even lost control of his bladder and bowels. This showed just how intense the suffering had been.
The cotton clothes on his body, soaked with sweat, were instantly shattered by an azure light. Only the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, which the Heavenly Dream Iceworm had reminded the Ice Empress about, was spared.
His naked body appeared solid; a year of arduous cultivation at Shrek Academy had not been in vain. His fair skin was almost indistinguishable from the ice and snow on the ground. But what was even more striking was that beneath this skin, an azure glow slowly infused his bones, gradually spreading throughout his entire body.
The first place to be affected was clearly the spine. The azure liquid slowly spread forward along the skeletal frame, and Huo Yuhao's ribs also turned azure.
Wherever the azure color spread, Huo Yuhao's body began to contract, and pain followed. He desperately endured the pain, his body reacting violently but being controlled by the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, unable to move at all.
Huo Yuhao constantly told himself to endure, endure, he must endure, no matter how painful it was, he absolutely could not give up. The suffering was already unbearable, yet he focused all his strength on protecting his spirit. The Ice Empress had said that the greatest fear was the spirit being unable to persevere and shattering, which would be like "burning three years of firewood in an hour." Since that was the case, he only needed to protect his spirit with all his might, and that would be enough. As for his body, he would leave it to the Ice Empress; she surely wouldn't kill him.
Thinking this, his stubborn nature resurfaced. The Heavenly Dream Iceworm was extremely surprised; several spiritual protection aids he had prepared for Huo Yuhao had not yet been needed. The Ice Empress's spiritual origin was now within Huo Yuhao's body, and she clearly noticed this anomaly as well. For the first time, she changed her view of the Heavenly Dream Iceworm. Although the Heavenly Dream Iceworm had chosen this young human, whose strength was not worth mentioning, he possessed such a tenacious will—this was truly a good thing!
The Heavenly Dream Iceworm quietly retreated to the side. It was obviously excellent for Huo Yuhao to overcome everything on his own. These waves of pain were also the best method for tempering his spiritual power, making his will even stronger, which would be very beneficial for his future cultivation.
After the azure liquid completely enveloped all the bones in Huo Yuhao's body, the azure light in the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion's main body began to slowly dim.
The Ice Empress's main body transformed into a Soul Bone; this was a part of its essence and power. Although this transformation was extremely painful, the future benefits of this Soul Bone far surpassed those of other Soul Bones.
Even though the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was a million-year soul beast, the benefits it provided were far inferior to those of the Ice Empress. The Ice Empress possessed noble bloodline, was born a sovereign, and had cultivated for so many years. She could enable Huo Yuhao to grow comprehensively. Of course, Huo Yuhao could only accept a very small portion of this power for now. The remaining energy had to be sealed, and would gradually be strengthened as Huo Yuhao's acceptance level increased. But even so, Huo Yuhao's potential was still extremely astonishing. For a Soul Master, the later stages of cultivation made it increasingly difficult to raise soul power, and soul skills that weren't powerful enough would absolutely not appear on him. Even the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion couldn't predict how far he would develop in the future.
Their method of creating a god had probably never appeared on the Douluo Continent. One must know that it took the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm a hundred thousand years to complete its preparations. Don't think that his fusion with Huo Yuhao was so easy; in fact, he had sealed off his spiritual origin, and he had also completed the separation process long ago. There were still many steps that needed to be prepared. This time, when they went to the Ice Empress's location, he also guided and assisted during the fusion, using his powerful spiritual power to aid the Ice Empress. Only then could the fusion succeed.
Huo Yuhao's body trembled incessantly. On the surface of his skin, ice beads had condensed, all formed from sweat. Blood had long since seeped from his seven orifices, and the skin beneath the ice had turned crimson. The blood energy in his body circulated at an extremely rapid, even horrifying, speed. If it were anyone else, they would have long since exploded. But at this moment, within Huo Yuhao's body, the spiritual origins of the two great powerhouses, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, were guarding him.
The symptom of rapidly circulating blood energy was a common occurrence during Soul Bone fusion, and the areas they guarded were his internal organs, meridians, and skeleton. This was equivalent to a protective membrane for the body. No matter how fast the blood energy circulated, it could not break through this defense.
His blood qi fluctuated unstably. From the outside, through his pale skin, a verdant skeleton could be seen, like a truly terrifying painting. Although the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm did not need to assist in protecting his soul, it absolutely had to help him protect his Martial Soul.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was an intelligent Soul Ring of Huo Yuhao's innate Martial Soul, the Spirit Eye. The future lord of all Spirit Eyes. And after the Ice Empress fused, she would become the lord of the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Martial Soul. This also allowed Huo Yuhao to truly become a Soul Master with twin Martial Souls.
The verdant liquid immediately transformed into countless green threads, covering his spine, sternum, and ribs. Gradually, these threads began to spread, completely enveloping his skeleton.
Huo Yuhao's suffering began to change again. The previous cramping pain gradually transformed, and in its place, his skeleton now began to emit alternating waves of heat and cold.