The entire process didn't take too long; the collection was complete in half an hour.
Huo Yuhao summarized all the Martial Soul carriers, collecting a total of 120 milliliters.
The Hundred-Year Ice Demon Worm provided far more Martial Soul carriers than the Ten-Year one.
There were also some Thousand-Year Ice Demon Worms in the lake, but there was no need for them.
The collected Martial Soul carriers were sufficient for Huo Yuhao's use.
"Won't the possessor of the True Dragon Bloodline be attacked by the virus?"
"That's simple."
"I just happened to get the Dragon Clan Bloodline from the three Dragon King corpses."
Although Huo Yuhao didn't dare to directly excavate and use the three Dragon King corpses in Xilu City, he still had the courage, and a great deal of courage, to scan and probe them from afar with his mental power!
According to the catalog, the possessor of the True Dragon Bloodline wouldn't be attacked by the virus. In that case, Huo Yuhao could add a trace of Dragon Clan Bloodline to Bai E and the others' Martial Souls.
However, to prevent them from being suppressed by the Silver Dragon King or the Golden Dragon King in the future, Huo Yuhao would also add a trace of the Golden Lion Mastiff's bloodline to neutralize the Dragon Clan Bloodline.
Huo Yuhao didn't want his precious offspring to become dragon-like fermented bean curd.
Having collected the martial soul carriers, he used telekinesis to throw the ice demon worms back into the oil lake to continue their growth.
Huo Yuhao planned to use his divine power to leave and return to Xilu City.
At the current time, he would arrive around midnight, when Bai E and the others would be fast asleep, allowing him to implant his carefully prepared martial souls into them unnoticed.
"Divine..."
"Wait, Yuhao!"
Huo Yuhao forcefully suppressed the word "power," not activating his divine power.
"Brother Tianmeng, what's wrong?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly spoke in his spiritual sea, nearly startling Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao, I was so focused on these ice demon worms that I didn't thoroughly investigate this place."
"There's a place south of the Lake of Death that blocked my spiritual power!"
"Your spiritual power didn't even break through the defense instantly?!"
Huo Yuhao immediately became interested; there were very few people in this world who could block Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's spiritual power.
"Oh, interesting. Brother Tianmeng, mark that spot, and we'll do it after the martial soul implantation for Bai E and the others is complete."
"Let's go over there and see what's going on."
Huo Yuhao didn't choose to go there immediately to investigate, but instead had Tianmeng Ice Silkworm leave a coordinate.
Because there were still five days until the designated Spirit Awakening Day in Xilu City, he had to implant Spirits into Bai'e and the others!
Bai'e and the others were the most important members of his plan, with the highest priority.
After their Spirits awakened, Su Nuo would be immediately assigned to the Body Sect; that naturally evil guy should go and wreak havoc there.
As for Bai'e and the others, Huo Yuhao would have Roman take care of them for a while, helping them hunt for their first Spirit Rings.
This would accelerate their cultivation, at least reaching level 20 before Shrek Academy's enrollment.
Huo Yuhao hoped that Bai'e and the others would squeeze into Shrek Academy's reserve team as first-year core disciples and then participate in next year's Continental Advanced Spirit Master Competition.
"Understood, Yuhao."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm used her mental power to leave a mental mark on the location, and would go with Huo Yuhao to investigate after dealing with the important matters.
"Now no one should bother me while I deliver my lines."
"Divine Might!"
Centered on Huo Yuhao's right eye, a spatial vortex began to appear, distorting the surrounding air.
Huo Yuhao's figure was gradually distorted by the spatial vortex, then disappeared into the air.
The surface of the nearby oil lake, known as the Forbidden Land of Death, was still rippling, and within the thick black liquid, a slippery white-purple body could be vaguely seen swimming.
Spatial teleportation was only a novelty; it would become tedious after a while.
In Huo Yuhao's eyes, the surrounding scenery was mostly pitch black.
Although Elder Yi said that demiplanes could be modified, Huo Yuhao didn't know how to begin.
Elder Yi's knowledge of demiplanes hadn't recovered yet; he could only rely on himself to slowly explore later.
When the moon was completely obscured by clouds, the moonlight gradually disappeared into the darkness.
Huo Yuhao finally returned to Xilu City. At this moment, a tear of blood flowed from Huo Yuhao's right eye, and he was panting heavily.
He'd overused the Kaleidoscope; he didn't know how many times he'd used long-distance divine teleportation today, and now his eyes were sore and painful.
He wiped away the blood and tears from under his eyes, closed them briefly, and circulated his soul power into pupil power within his eyes.
He wanted to replenish his spiritual eyes with pupil power to alleviate the soreness that pierced his brain.
Huo Yuhao blinked hard, and feeling better, he looked towards Xilu City in the middle of the night.
The streets remained brightly lit, with many people strolling in small groups at this hour.
Thanks to the warmth of the community, the area was noticeably safer, with even ordinary people daring to venture out for late-night snacks.
Many Soul Masters and commoners carried Snow King Ice Tea, drinking it as they walked.
Even at this hour, Snow King Ice Tea remained inexpensive.
The most expensive drink cost only fifteen copper soul coins, and it was loaded with sugar.
Many commoners adored it, especially manual laborers like dockworkers and blacksmiths.
These people considered milk tea an essential part of their daily lives; they didn't care about its health benefits—healthy eating was a pipe dream for them.
Huo Yuhao smiled, finding the scene quite pleasant; at least he had left something behind in this world.
He walked quickly, stopping almost immediately, heading straight for the Xilu City Orphanage.
Because of the Spirit Abyss Realm's spiritual shielding, Huo Yuhao didn't alert anyone. He first went to Bai E's room.
Seeing his somewhat restless sleeping posture, Huo Yuhao gently stroked his forehead.
Then, he took a syringe from his storage soul tool.
Inside were the spirit carriers; Huo Yuhao had already imported the spirit information into these carriers on the way, adding the bloodlines of the golden lion mastiff and the dragon race to neutralize them.
Huo Yuhao gently soothed Bai E's body with his mental energy and inserted the syringe into his arm,
allowing the technologically advanced and ruthless spirit and bloodline to enter his body.
The spirits named Dawn's Invasion and Destruction Seed began to manifest within Bai E's body.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Bai E's forehead. Spirit fusion is actually very painful because it involves tearing and recombination at the genetic level.
However, Huo Yuhao, being kind-hearted, directly shielded his brain from the pain.
Although the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had repeatedly verified the entire fusion process to ensure there would be no problems,
Huo Yuhao still waited until the spirit within Bai E's body was completely stable before leaving.
If any problems arose, Huo Yuhao would immediately interrupt the fusion process to ensure Bai E's life!
"Next is Medemos."
Huo Yuhao's figure quietly appeared in Medemos's room, also helping to shield the other party from pain, and then injected the Golden Lion King Martial Soul.
"Alright, next is Tibo."
Beside the bed of a cute girl with short red hair who was fast asleep, Huo Yuhao gently stroked her hair.
Looking at her relaxed appearance,
Huo Yuhao gently injected her Martial Soul—Hundred Realms Gate—with a syringe.
This Martial Soul is composed of the Space Dragon King + Gate, and is a top-level space-type Martial Soul.
After leaving Tibo's room, Huo Yuhao entered Feng Jin's room.
The girl lay peacefully on the bed, her usual twin ponytails now loose behind her head, a smile on her pretty face, looking like she had a good dream. There was also a medical book beside the bed, written by Roman.
"Her sleeping posture is much more obedient than Bai E's."
Huo Yuhao injected the Wind God Horse Martial Soul into Feng Jin's body.
This Martial Soul is composed of Azure Leaf + Wind Dragon King + Dragon Scale Horse.
It is a top-level Martial Soul that is close to the ultimate wind, and even has considerable healing abilities.
After Feng Jin's martial soul stabilized, Huo Yuhao left the room to head to Su Nuo's place.
Unexpectedly, he saw a familiar figure at the door.
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Yo, Roman, what are you doing here waiting for me?"
Roman shrugged and smiled at Huo Yuhao, saying,
"Sensing your presence, I came to check on you."
Then he hesitated, seemingly wanting to say something.
Huo Yuhao, of course, knew what Roman was thinking and didn't beat around the bush. He went to his side, looked at the night outside the window, and said,
"Alright, don't worry."
"I won't do anything to these children."
"I'm their 'father.'"
"What father lays a hand on his own children?"
"I promise you, their future is bright."
Huo Yuhao waved at him and then went to Su Nuo's room.
Roman leaned against the railing, watching his retreating figure, and said helplessly,
"Father?"
"Pretty good."
(End of Chapter)
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