Land of the Far North.
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, his Soul Power surged.
It had been a full five months since he arrived in the Land of the Far North.
The Snow Empress had completed her transformation and cultivated to the realm of Soul Saint, while the Ice Emperor gave up persuading the Snow Empress to become a Soul Spirit.
Upon learning the Ice Emperor's intentions, the Snow Empress introduced Ice Bear King Xiaobai to Huo Yuhao.
Xiaobai had already reached the fierce beast level of three hundred thousand years, but lacked the confidence to face the upcoming Celestial Tribulation.
For Soul Beasts, the Celestial Tribulation is a challenge, never an opportunity. Only those who made significant breakthroughs in the past hundred thousand years could survive it, otherwise they would face death and disappearance. This results in the phenomenon where the longer a fierce beast's years, the stronger it becomes, especially as it survives more tribulations, its power becomes increasingly terrifying.
Every fierce beast that can survive a Celestial Tribulation is an incredibly lucky existence with heavenly fortune.
Xiaobai's battle power is unimaginably terrifying, but he obviously didn't obtain enough opportunities between two hundred thousand and three hundred thousand years of cultivation.
The Snow Empress, who treated Xiaobai as her child, naturally recommended him to Huo Yuhao.
With enough luck to encounter divine inheritance, and twice contacting divine inheritance, combined with the presence of the Ice Emperor, the Snow Empress still acknowledged Huo Yuhao.
Becoming a god is like rolling a snowball. Perhaps now Huo Yuhao's chances are not particularly high, but with the addition of Ice Bear King Xiaobai, this chance will become greater and greater.
As a Soul Master's fortuitous encounters increase, the accumulated strength becomes terrifying, and the opportunities become more abundant.
During the five months in the Land of the Far North, Huo Yuhao diligently cultivated.
At the Ice Emperor's request, the Snow Empress taught her three major secret techniques to Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao spent these five months learning the Snow Empress's Three Extremes.
Just now, Huo Yuhao finally transformed Ice Bear King Xiaobai into a Soul Spirit.
Unfortunately, Xiaobai did not undergo the three hundred thousand-year Celestial Tribulation, and his Soul Ring still belongs to the one hundred thousand-year level, categorized under fierce beasts.
"My Soul Power had long reached Level 60. After five months of cultivation plus Xiaobai's feedback, if I absorb another hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirit or Soul Ring, I definitely have hope to break through to Soul Saint!"
Huo Yuhao licked his lips, his gaze determined.
But where can you find a hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirit so easily?
Without the Ice Emperor's help, Huo Yuhao wouldn't even know where to find this nearly three hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirit.
Not to mention, he needs to attach the Sixth Soul Ring to break through the bottleneck of his Soul Power.
The Second Martial Soul now has three Soul Rings—a Soul Ring given by the Ice Emperor during his sacrifice, a fierce beast Soul Ring from a Soul Spirit Contract signed over five months, and an additional Soul Ring provided by Ice Bear King Xiaobai.
Both Ice Bear King Xiaobai and the Ice Emperor could naturally continue to provide Soul Rings to Huo Yuhao, even supplying full Soul Rings to the first six of his Second Martial Soul, but they did not have any more powerful Soul Skill choices, so they did not do so.
Therefore, to truly become a Soul Emperor, Huo Yuhao's first choice is his First Martial Soul.
However, finding a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast with a Spirit Attribute is even rarer.
"I wonder if Brother Yu and his teacher can help hunt a hundred-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant..."
The most suitable for Huo Yuhao would naturally be the Evil Eye Race, almost tailor-made for him.
"Or, after completing the second assessment, see if I can quickly complete the third exam in a short period to obtain a Divine Soul Ring."
As for the Divine Soul Ring in Su Yu's possession, Huo Yuhao did not covet it and knew he was unlikely to get it.
Huo Yuhao made his decision to leave the Land of the Far North.
"No matter what, to quickly obtain a new Spiritual Eyes Sixth Soul Ring, I must leave the Land of the Far North."
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Upon returning to Mingdu from the Devil Forest, Su Yu followed Kong Deming back to the Royal Palace Back Mountain.
"Xiaoyu, your Spiritual Power has already materialized. Next, you must focus on constructing your own domain. I have some experience here, but I can't guarantee it's right for you. The construction of the Spirit Domain is different for every Soul Master; more importantly, it must follow your innermost feelings."
Kong Deming could provide Su Yu with technical guidance in construction, but had no way to direct him in any other direction.
"What should my Spirit Domain be?"
Mingde Hall.
"Yuhao, you've finally returned," Mirror Hongchen said with a smile, looking at the now seventeen-year-old Huo Yuhao.
When Mirror Hongchen took in Huo Yuhao as a disciple, he was barely twelve, almost thirteen.
Five years passed in a blink, and now Huo Yuhao's Soul Power had reached Level 60!
"Teacher, I came back this time hoping you could help me hunt a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast," Huo Yuhao said, somewhat embarrassed.
It was indeed a bit much to ask for help in hunting a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast. Mirror Hongchen himself did not possess a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
"Hmm?"
In fact, Mirror Hongchen was incredulous upon hearing his disciple's request.
It's not that he thought Huo Yuhao's request was too much, but he was shocked at Huo Yuhao's intention to try absorbing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring for his Sixth Ring.
Su Yu began absorbing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring with his Fifth Ring, something that could not be replicated.
With the Fourth Ring being ten thousand years, directly transitioning to a hundred-thousand-year Fifth Ring was simply defying the natural order.
Even with the Second and Third Rings, Su Yu didn't dare make such a tenfold transition.
Huo Yuhao was more cautious, with the Third Ring being ten thousand years, absorbing ten thousand years for the Fourth and Fifth Rings, and planning to absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring for the Sixth Ring.