Huo Yuhao was very conflicted.
Su Yu was absolutely correct in his thinking.
At this time, Huo Yuhao already had the ambition to hunt down the Evil Emperor to obtain his Soul Ring.
Given Huo Yuhao's high standards for his Soul Rings, naturally, he also cared deeply about the combination of his rings.
The importance of a Lifebound Soul Ring can be seen from both its name and the choices made by Su Yu. Huo Yuhao might not trust common knowledge, but he would definitely trust Su Yu's choices.
"I still have one Octagonal Profound Ice Grass here. It is a genuine Immortal Grass with the attribute of Ultimate Ice, suitable to be your Soul Spirit."
Using the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass as a Soul Spirit could at least add three Soul Rings to Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul, couldn't it?
Breaking through to Soul Emperor with the Second Martial Soul.
This was a relatively reasonable solution Su Yu had thought of for Huo Yuhao.
Regarding Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts with the Spirit Attribute, even with his memory of the original work, Su Yu didn't know much.
Mermaid Princess?
That's definitely not attainable now, and without the Sea God's favor, Huo Yuhao essentially has no chance.
Octagonal Profound Ice Grass?
Huo Yuhao was overjoyed.
There was actually such an Immortal Grass.
"Thank you, Brother Yu."
Mirror Hongchen also expressed gratitude to Su Yu once more.
Himself, his grandchildren, and now even his disciple received Immortal Grass from Su Yu.
One could only say that Su Yu's status in Mirror Hongchen's eyes was now higher than Xu Tianran's. If Su Yu were ever at odds with Xu Tianran, Mirror Hongchen would undoubtedly side with Su Yu.
But, could the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass really add three Soul Rings?
Huo Yuhao was delighted to acquire the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass, but did it have six suitable Soul Skills to grant him three Soul Rings?
Maybe let Xiaobai add another Soul Ring for him?
Or let the Ice Emperor add one?
However, neither the Ice Emperor nor Xiaobai the Ice Bear King had any notable ultimate skills left. The other Soul Skills had decent power, but were clearly inferior compared to what Huo Yuhao already possessed.
"Brother Yu..."
Huo Yuhao expressed his dilemma.
"The Octagonal Profound Ice Grass might be able to grant me three Soul Rings, but can it grant up to six powerful Soul Skills?"
Mirror Hongchen also frowned.
Su Yu, however, just laughed it off.
So this is the problem.
"Haven't I told you long ago? Soul Skills are yours, not the Soul Beast's. If the Soul Skills granted by the Soul Rings always belong to the Soul Beast, belonging to its Soul Spirit, then you, as the Soul Master, are unqualified."
The development limit of a Soul Skill itself is not something that can be confined by a Soul Beast.
Just like the Snow Empress's Three Extremes, Emperor Sword, Emperor's Palm, and Frostborn Emperor's Sky, the Three Extremes were not directly inherited Soul Skills but self-created abilities, refined to the point where she could pass them on to the absorber when granting a Soul Ring.
"I understand now."
Huo Yuhao nodded resolutely.
It's like when using the same Simulation Soul Skill, those granted by the Snow Silkworm's Soul Ring tend to be much more diverse, but mostly lean towards self-preservation.
Even the same Soul Skill, apart from the core trait remaining unchanged, exhibits different effects when used by different Soul Beasts.
Therefore—
"I can try to have the three main Soul Spirits simultaneously form Soul Rings, combining different focus areas to acquire more comprehensive Soul Skills. As for mastering the Soul Skills completely, it will depend on personal opportunities."
Huo Yuhao didn't have Su Yu's level of insight, and he couldn't confidently claim he could fully master up to thirty Soul Skills across eighteen potential Soul Ring positions. However, what Su Yu said gave him a direction. He decided to have different Ultimate Ice Soul Spirits work together to form Soul Rings for him.
This also involved issues in the formation of Soul Rings, so he needed to refer to Su Yu's Lifebound Soul Ring formation techniques for some ideas.
"The key to forming Soul Rings is mainly the control of the source."
Huo Yuhao was somewhat confused, unsure how to precisely locate, feel, or understand the origin of his Martial Soul, but he made sure to remember it.
"I can help you control the origin of your Second Martial Soul," the Ice Emperor said.
"The origin of the Spiritual Eyes is mostly the power you feel when entering the awakening state," Celestial Dream also reminded Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao nodded, indicating his understanding.
So that's how it is.
...
Huo Yuhao did not hesitate to absorb the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass directly on the spot.
Mirror Hongchen didn't rush to leave either; he planned to take this opportunity to consult Kong Deming on some issues regarding Soul-guiding Devices.
The spirit of his Advanced Battle Armor had already been nourished to a high degree.
His Soul Power Level was higher, and along with consistent daily nurturing, aside from the secluded training period for his breakthrough to Level 95, all Soul Power and Spiritual Power cultivation had been halted just to nurture this set of Battle Armor, to raise its spirit, and quickly upgrade it to Super Battle Armor.
The Domain was the only part currently missing from his set of Battle Armor.
Once the Domain technology was perfected, he would have Super Battle Armor.
During Huo Yuhao's absorption, the two of them discussed Domain technology.
Coincidentally, Su Yu was also listening nearby, occasionally chiming in, and his understanding of this technology became increasingly thorough, along with deeper insights into the theories of Ninth-level Soul-guiding Devices.
Three hours later.
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes.
The Ultimate Ice attribute radiated from his body.
The temperature of the entire back mountain suddenly dropped over ten degrees, with the three individuals closest to Huo Yuhao feeling a reduction in temperature of more than forty degrees.
Of course, this did not affect the three of them much.
Beside Huo Yuhao, an entirely ice-blue Immortal Grass covered in Octagonal Ice Crystals took root in the air, gently swaying.
...
Within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit.
"Who are you?"
The Octagonal Profound Ice Grass looked at the Celestial Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Emperor, and Xiaobai, completely baffled.
Also Soul Spirits?
Oh my!
Su Yu didn't tell me this kid has so many Soul Spirits.
Outside, Huo Yuhao's body was adorned with three black and one red Soul Rings shining brightly.
He was not intending to deceive Su Yu and the others; rather, he thought the existence of the Ice Emperor was difficult to explain.
Especially since hunting each Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring is no simple task.
Xiaobai was easier to explain, saying it was a Soul Spirit transformed by chance, but the Ice Emperor and Celestial Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't be so easily explained away to everyone.
So it was simply not shown.
Thus, externally, apart from Su Yu's awareness, others were unaware of his Soul Spirit situation.
Outside Huo Yuhao's blood-red Soul Ring, two additional Soul Rings formed in succession.
"So strong!" Within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit, feeling the power of the Ice Emperor and Xiaobai, the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass silently complied and cooperated with them to form Huo Yuhao's Fifth and Sixth Soul Rings.
...
Three hours later.
"Is the Ultimate Ice of the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass this strong?"
Mirror Hongchen mumbled, feeling something was off.
When Su Yu initially extracted the main body of the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass, it didn't seem this powerful.
However, he did not delve into it further.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao's sixth blood-red Soul Ring finally materialized.
The true Soul Ring configuration of Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul was one red, two orange, one red, two orange, but externally it was displayed as three black, three red.
Even as such, it was astonishing.
Kong Deming also expressed envy for Huo Yuhao's cultivation progress.
Both possessed Twin Martial Souls, and back then, he faced many challenges in adding Soul Rings.
Yet Huo Yuhao was only seventeen, and his two Martial Souls had almost simultaneously started adding Soul Rings, with the Soul Ring combinations being more intimidating than his own back then.
Kong Deming sneaked a glance at his disciple.
The only one whose Soul Ring combination could rival Huo Yuhao's might be Su Yu. Kong Deming was well aware of Su Yu's current Soul Ring levels: three black, two red, one orange, and one Lifebound.
Raising a Martial Soul's Soul Rings to this level, Su Yu was definitely unprecedented. If he also had Twin Martial Souls, Su Yu's combinations would certainly surpass Huo Yuhao's.
Unfortunately, he was missing one Martial Soul.