After absorbing the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass, Huo Yuhao naturally broke through the bottleneck of Level 60 Soul Power upon obtaining three Soul Rings.
"Yuhao, what is your current Soul Power Level?"
With the three Soul Rings, almost all of the Soul Power from the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass was absorbed and refined, including the remaining essence of Xiaobai the Ice Bear King, which was also fully refined by Huo Yuhao. (Xiaobai was nearly three hundred thousand years old, just short of the Celestial Tribulation for three hundred thousand years. My apologies, it was the Titan Snow Demon King who was just two hundred thousand years old, got it wrong.)
Even the part of the Soul Power that the Ice Emperor had sealed through sacrifice was digested by Huo Yuhao.
However, even so, Huo Yuhao's Soul Power was still only at Level 69.
Cultivating an Extreme Attribute is truly this difficult.
Although the Soul Rings he absorbed had high ages, they were different from Su Yu's.
A large portion of the Soul Ring's energy was used to enhance the attribute of Ultimate Ice.
Currently, the Second Martial Soul's three major Soul Spirits are all of Ultimate Ice, and the Soul Skills of the Soul Rings are all used for the application of Ultimate Ice.
Much of the absorbed energy was used to enhance the Extreme Attribute, which instead once again increased the difficulty of cultivating the Extreme Attribute, making his cultivation even harder than Su Yu's Extreme Life cultivation.
So pitiful.
One of the most important reasons is that Su Yu's cultivation speed is fast, and the feedback he receives after absorbing Soul Rings is more exaggerated, largely supported by the massive Life Force of the Blade of Living Beings. With the help of external forces, the Life Force of the Blade of Living Beings integrates into Su Yu's Soul Power, significantly enhancing his Soul Power Level efficiency.
Every time he absorbs a Soul Ring beyond his current level, the improvement can be viewed as that of a Soul Master with normal attributes, because any inconvenience brought by the Extreme Attribute is counterbalanced by the Blade of Living Beings.
"Level 69?"
Being stuck right before the bottleneck of Level 70, that must feel frustrating.
Especially because Huo Yuhao's bottleneck at Level 70 might be even more difficult to break through than that of a normal Soul Master.
The previous nine levels were all broken through with external forces, and this last level's bottleneck is a major one, and now it's stuck...
Huo Yuhao was genuinely distressed, hoping to reach the Soul Saint cultivation of Level 70 before the Soul Fighting Competition.
"It's okay, don't rush."
Condensing a Lifebound Soul Ring requires an enormous amount of energy, and until Huo Yuhao finds a suitable energy source, Su Yu also advises him not to attempt it lightly.
Su Yu possesses the Sea of All Rivers and the Blue Silver Domain, which can help him accumulate a large amount of Soul Power, Life Force, and Immortal Spirit Qi using the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and the Blue Silver Grass.
However, Huo Yuhao does not have this ability.
He needs to seek other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or substitute energies.
...
"Yuhao, your physical quality has already surpassed what it was before, and the purity of Ultimate Ice is already stronger than mine used to be, you can try to slowly absorb the power I sealed."
The Ice Emperor's four hundred thousand years of cultivation, most of which she herself sealed, otherwise Huo Yuhao wouldn't have been able to absorb and refine it into his Second Martial Soul in the first place.
Afterwards, only some Soul Power was used when granting Huo Yuhao Soul Rings, but a large part remains.
This portion of Soul Power can later significantly speed up Huo Yuhao's Soul Power enhancement.
Now that you are about to reach Level 70, perhaps you should use this Soul Power to attempt a breakthrough?
For Extreme Martial Souls, the period from Level 30 to Level 70 is when such assistance is most needed.
Huo Yuhao was quite tempted after hearing the Ice Emperor's words.
"Yuhao, your Soul Power concentration should already be very high, right? Next, don't rush to break through Level 70, first solidify your Soul Power and condense a Soul Core before breaking through Level 70, which will benefit you more."
Su Yu's voice interrupted Huo Yuhao's excitement.
Soul Core?
What is that?
Mirror Hongchen seemed to notice his disciple's lack of knowledge about Martial Soul cultivation and began to explain.
"As a Soul Master's Soul Power Level increases, the meridians and Dantian within their body expand, improving their ability to store Soul Power. However, this increment is just the most basic. The enhancement brought by Soul Power Levels also includes the quality of the Soul Power itself. With higher quality and already more quantity, the suppression of high-level Soul Masters over low-level Soul Masters becomes very apparent.
Of course, you two are different.
The quality of your Soul Rings and Martial Souls make your Soul Power surpass that of Soul Masters of the same level in terms of quality. With powerful Soul Skills, it's the reason you talents can battle beyond your level. But it is precisely for this reason that you have to try condensing a Soul Core which is usually considered at Level 90, now.
Whether it's gaseous Soul Power or liquid Soul Power, it circulates smoothly within the Soul Master's body.
But when the concentration of Soul Power reaches a certain level, it becomes extremely viscous. At this point, the liquid Soul Power is about to solidify. And once solidified, the circulation of Soul Power within the meridians becomes very slow, significantly affecting the Soul Master's Soul Power cultivation and having a huge impact on utilizing Soul Power in battle.
Hence, the Soul Core came into being."
Mirror Hongchen explained the principle and role of the Soul Core as meticulously as possible.
Compared to the concise teaching of Soul-guiding Devices, his explanation of Martial Soul cultivation knowledge was somewhat verbose, overly meticulous.
The teacher's explanation along with the Ice Emperor's guidance in his mind gave Huo Yuhao a rough understanding of the function of the Soul Core.
At the same time, the difficulty of condensing multiple Soul Cores in the future, as mentioned by the Ice Emperor, also made Huo Yuhao's face look somewhat distressed.
Originally, Titled Douluos condense one Soul Core and attempt a breakthrough to Level 99 from Level 98 by trying to condense a Second Soul Core. Even so, countless geniuses are unable to condense the Second Soul Core throughout their lives.