chsdbacks Chapter 18: Trials, Adjustments, Creation
Chapter 18: Trials, Adjustments, Creation
The far north is sparsely populated.
Various ice-attribute soul beasts inhabit this place.
At the same time, it has become a forbidden area because of the three ferocious beasts.
They usually only come when they need to obtain a spirit ring.
And this is also the most suitable trial area for Huo Yuhao.
Without Tianmeng's spiritual power to conceal and guide him, even in the outer area, Huo Yuhao could hear the roar of the ferocious beast, which shook the snow-capped mountains.
For safety reasons, I have to keep my mental detection active at all times.
A God's-eye view, a god-like assistant.
At that moment, a monster jumped out during the probe.
This is a sheep-like spirit beast, its entire body covered in steel-like white fur. Its bizarre appearance with three hooves and one horn is several meters tall, and its powerful body charges around like a raging bull.
Wherever it went, it left footprints a full foot thick.
Unicorn, an eight-hundred-year-old soul beast.
The most common hunters in the far north, known for their incredibly hard horn on their foreheads and their immense strength.
"First Soul Skill, Ice Emperor's Claw."
A clear, cold voice suddenly rang out.
A yellow spirit ring gradually appeared beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, and a faint emerald green phantom emerged behind him, exuding a powerful aura as if he were ruling the world.
In the blink of an eye, his hands and forearms were covered with diamonds and crystals as he activated his martial spirit.
This is the first Soul Skill given by Hyotei, increasing power.
The unicorn sensed the pressure from its bloodline, its pupils contracted sharply, and it tried to escape but found it couldn't stop in time.
Its massive body charged forward like an armored tank.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate at all.
He threw a punch and slammed into it.
"Thump!"
A loud bang was heard the moment the two collided.
The snow beneath our feet was cracking inch by inch, terrifying fissures spreading everywhere, and snowflakes were rolling in all directions.
A scream came from the snow, and a hairy figure flew out and fell to the ground, forming a perfect parabola.
There, the unicorn's incredibly sharp horn lay broken off on the ground.
Its surface was smooth and flat, shimmering with silver light and flowing with blood. An extreme chill invaded its body at an incredibly fast speed, rushing wildly to its limbs and bones.
Even if the unicorn is not very intelligent, its life instinct as a soul beast is frantically warning that if the battle is not ended quickly, its power will become weaker and weaker until it becomes fish on the chopping block of the humans in front of it.
Suppressing the discomfort caused by the freezing sensation inside his body, he regained his erection and launched an attack on Huo Yuhao.
But with another punch, the unicorn flew away again.
The beast collapsed onto the snow, utterly despondent.
With his Soul King-level physique, Huo Yuhao was far beyond the reach of this little beast that was less than a thousand years old. Moreover, Huo Yuhao also possessed the ultimate ice.
Here, he can be said to be invincible for a thousand years.
The suppressive power of ultimate ice on ice-attribute soul beasts is enormous.
"May you rest in peace."
Seeing the dying unicorn in the distance, Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate for a moment and slammed his fist down hard.
Instantly, the pure white snow was stained red.
This is a world where the strong prey on the weak.
He always knew that.
Even though he had grand ideals, he also understood that only by fighting to the very end could he establish new rules with absolute power.
He felt no emotion whatsoever when it came to killing people or animals.
He was never a good person from beginning to end.
After finishing the battle, Huo Yuhao examined himself and found that he had consumed a full 40% of his soul power.
Dealing with a hundred-year-old soul beast is too taxing.
But that's normal.
Because his strength has increased too rapidly during this period, he has very little control over his own power.
"Then let's continue the fight."
Huo Yuhao flicked his sleeves and embarked on a new journey once again.
Combat is the best way to experience and hone your skills.
……
Time flies, and three days have passed.
Huo Yuhao is either on his way to battle or on his way to battle.
He transformed into General Duanmu, and all he knew was killing, killing, killing.
At this moment, on a secluded snowy field, Huo Yuhao slumped on the corpse of a tiger-shaped soul beast, panting heavily.
This is a 1,300-year-old snow tiger.
In order to fight him, Huo Yuhao almost used the power-up from the Time Machine.
His body was covered in wet bloodstains, which were not his own but those of the soul beast.
After all, he was seriously injured; he could turn back time.
After these days of fighting, his soul power has gradually stabilized, and his strength is no longer as difficult to control as before.
However, even so...
He discovered a fatal problem.
That is, relying solely on physical strength to fight is not enough to withstand the attacks of naturally born spirit beasts.
No matter how strong his physical body or how powerful his soul skills are.
In this respect, soul beasts still hold an absolute advantage.
"Calm down, and then I'll think about it carefully."
"Human beings have been able to take the lead because of their intelligence and tools."
"So, do I need a weapon too?"
After a brief moment of thought, Huo Yuhao decided to practice using a weapon.
While Zafkiel is indeed powerful, he now intends to use him as a trump card.
So, on the surface, all he can rely on is the basic spiritual power of the Eye of Time and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
Admittedly, while the first soul skill, Ice Emperor's Claw, could completely compensate for the lack of attack power, Huo Yuhao still felt that it was too short and not flexible enough when it was only attached to the arm.
Sometimes, it's not as long as the comparison.
Could it be that he's going to start with a move that freezes his torso and bones for 400,000 years, the Wrath of the Ice Emperor?
Not to mention how much it consumes.
The mere fact that the soul bone was exposed would inevitably lead to a relentless pursuit.
"Could we transform our first soul skill, Ice Emperor's Claw, into a weapon?"
Once you have this thought, you can never stop.
Just now, the Snow Tiger, with its aura from the past, was enough to deter most soul beasts from coming here, making it an ideal place for secluded cultivation.
Huo Yuhao tore off a piece of snow tiger meat and stuffed it into his mouth.
After quickly filling his stomach, he immediately sat cross-legged on the ground.
The reason why Soul Masters are powerful is because of their Soul Power.
This force, like a bullet, can be used.
However, very few Soul Masters create their own or even research Soul Power.
After all, they can hunt soul beasts to obtain soul skills.
Why do we still need to study it?
While you were doing your research, your peers had already surpassed you.
This is why there are no people who create their own soul skills.
Anyone who tries to do this before their account gets banned is a fool.
Nowadays, Huo Yuhao's skill can hardly be considered a self-created soul skill; it's just a simple modification of the skill's effect.
"Then, the first step is to condense the ultimate ice into a shape."
Huo Yuhao pondered the matter in his mind and finally decided on the steps.
Before the first soul skill, Ice Emperor's Claw, condenses into a weapon...
He can try using soul power to shape his body first.
It can be considered a shortcut.
"Ultimate Ice, emerge!"
Huo Yuhao calmed his mind and, guided by his soul power and spiritual power, the ultimate ice successfully left his body, spreading like mist in his palm.
"Next, we will condense it into the simplest spear."
Yes, Huo Yuhao was preparing to condense a long spear.
He still understood the principle that every inch counts.
Under conscious control, the extreme ice in Huo Yuhao's palm began to writhe.
The forces that had initially spread out gradually converged.
Then... it exploded.
Huo Yuhao was covered in ice from the explosion.
"How could this compression program explode?"
"Could it be that my control is too weak?"
Huo Yuhao reflected on it for a moment, but couldn't figure out why.
And so, the second one began.
"Bang!"
"Third time, bang!"
"Bang!!"