Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 183 Level 78, The Million-Year Plan for the Seventh Soul Ring (4K)

The condensation of a soul core is not a simple matter.

Ever since Xue Di became a soul spirit and raised his soul power level to level 76, Huo Yuhao has been thinking about how to condense his first soul core.

Ordinary Soul Masters usually only begin to condense their first Soul Core when they break through to the title stage of Soul Douluo, just like the powerful figures of the old era such as Long Xiaoyao and Mu En.

The second soul core can usually only be formed when one reaches level 99 after achieving level 98.

However, he was different. He wanted to condense his first soul core now, and then condense the second one when he broke through to the Title Douluo level, and the third one when he reached level ninety-nine.

To realize the three-soul core system, the yin-yang complementary structure of the first soul core is essential. The triangle has stability. Later, the existence of the three soul cores allows it to bear soul power of different attributes, enabling instantaneous switching and combination release of attribute skills.

Huo Guashi only realized the existence of this structure when he was at the third soul core. He had the advantage of foresight, so he could have built the yin-yang complementary structure one step ahead of time with the first soul core.

The essence of a soul core is a soul power compression core. The increase in the number of soul cores will exponentially increase the absorption speed of external soul power. This is the best choice for him, who has several mechanism attributes. Moreover, three soul cores can form a triple vortex pull, making the soul power recovery rate far exceed that of the dual soul core system.

This can also avoid the risk of exhaustion that may result from overloading a single soul core or from the imbalance of dual soul cores in the later stages.

Moreover, what he truly pursues is the superposition effect of soul core levels, that is, to ensure that each of his soul cores can grow independently. Once this is achieved, the total amount and purity of soul power after the superposition of the three soul cores will undergo a qualitative change, forming an absolute suppression of the lower-level soul core system.

If you're not going to do it, then don't do it; if you're going to do it, then do it to the best of your ability.

With two teachers, Du Busi and Kong Deming, plus the entire process of learning how Du Busi condensed his second soul core, and Xue Di's on-site guidance, Huo Yuhao quickly sorted out his thoughts.

Of course, it sounds quick, but just figuring out the underlying principles took several months.

Because the path he chose to condense his soul core is different from that of most soul masters on the continent who have condensed their first soul core.

Other Soul Core Soul Masters, such as his teacher Du Busi, usually condense their Soul Core in the most suitable part of their body.

For example, the chest area is the energy center for the second awakening of the main body's martial soul. Condensing the first soul core here can maximize the explosive power of activating the gold-level main body's true form.

There are also areas like the heart and lower abdomen.

However, Huo Yuhao did not intend to do that. What he wanted was to condense his soul core in the three dantian of his body, one in the upper, middle, and lower parts, just like Huo Gua. This is why it is said that the path he was going to take was different from the current method of soul core condensation on the continent.

Yin and Yang complementarity, simply put, is to fuse one's multi-attribute soul power with each other in order to achieve the coexistence of different attributes in a complementary structure, to strongly link the martial soul attribute with the soul core attribute, or to put it even more simply, to have multiple attributes and soul power coexist in a complementary soul core.

Once this is clear, and it's confirmed that the first soul core condenses in the upper dantian, the rest becomes much simpler.

His first soul core will integrate his existing attributes, including mental, ice, and fire attributes, and build a balance in which they can coexist.

This process will definitely be accompanied by high risks and requires him to have an extreme level of control over his own attributes. Under normal circumstances, this is something that only a Title Douluo would dare to try, but for Huo Yuhao's current strength, it is not difficult.

Moreover, he also has Xue Di and Yi Lao as his on-site mentors, as well as a large amount of spiritual essence from Tianmeng as a guarantee.

Therefore, having figured out the approach and verified its feasibility, Huo Yuhao began condensing his soul core.

Unlike the last time when he fused with the Snow Empress's essence and turned it into his seventh soul ring, this time he was protected by his teacher Kong Deming throughout the entire process, and Jing Hongchen and others also stood guard outside, ready to witness yet another miracle.

Since the location of one's first soul core has been determined to be the upper dantian, the compression attributes of the soul core will naturally be primarily spirit, with ice, fire, metal, poison, and life as secondary attributes.

First, an opening is constructed, and multiple mental blockades are applied to prevent the soul power from dissipating. Then, the initial soul power compression can begin. This process is accompanied by two changes: first, the liquid soul power is transformed into a viscous state, and then it becomes a solid state.

If we compare the previous liquid soul power to a cube that leaks air everywhere, then the solidified soul power is a funnel that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. The purpose is to allow soul masters to better absorb and utilize the external elemental energy of heaven and earth by taking advantage of the form of the soul core.

After completing this step, Huo Yuhao began to convert the intensity of his soul power and, by manipulating his soul power, continued to maintain the compression process. This process required him to constantly inject his own soul power. For ordinary soul masters, there was even a risk of soul power depletion, but for him, it was not a troublesome matter at all.

Not to mention the Life Gold and the in-game advantages of Snow Emperor and Elder Yi, even the [Heavenly Movement] Echo was enough to keep him in a state of constant consumption and recovery throughout the entire process.

Critical situation? Risk?

does not exist at all!
All he needed to do was ensure that the several extreme attributes could coexist within the first soul core, which required extremely precise control.

Previously, he might have found such a requirement difficult, but after achieving the second awakening of his physical martial soul at the gold level and comprehending his own 'intention', the requirement for refined manipulation of soul power is no longer a problem at all.

The comprehension of 'intention' requires the precise manipulation and output ratio of soul power. After the awakening of the gold-level Spirit Eye of his main body martial soul, he can easily control every cell of his body and achieve a state of harmony between man and nature. Is it difficult? Not at all.

Gradually, the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Elder Yi, and others who were initially somewhat tense in the Sea of ​​Spirituality also gradually relaxed. It was going too smoothly; it seemed as if they didn't need to do much at all during the entire process.

This is a good thing, especially for Xue Di, as this is the first time she has witnessed Huo Yuhao's talent, and she can't help but be shocked.

Unlike Bingdi Tianmeng and others who rely on transforming into intelligent soul rings, she can use a contract to solidify her own body and manifest in the outside world, and can continue to cultivate and further improve her age and strength.

However, due to the contract magic, the soul cannot harm or leave the soul master, so she did not have the idea of ​​returning to the far north after avoiding the heavenly tribulation.

It only takes a little time. In one's long life, if one can witness the birth of a future god and live forever with him, wouldn't that be a great choice?

Now that she has truly witnessed some of Huo Yuhao's talents, she feels quite good about the god-making plan, or rather, the plan to lie low and follow a guy destined to achieve the highest level.

Although Tianmeng is somewhat naively foolish, it must be said that he is truly admirable when it comes to judging people.

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Recalling her recent meeting with the Lord of Soul Beasts and Huo Yuhao's similar speculations about the God Realm, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

The road ahead doesn't look easy.
Outside, Huo Yuhao's lips twitched. Unlike Bingdi Tianmeng and the others, because of the contract, she could now sense the Snow Empress's emotional changes. What was she thinking, with her emotions fluctuating between shock and confusion?

There's no time to think about that now, because the condensation of the soul core has reached its final moment, and the spiritual sea of ​​consciousness has begun to merge with the solidified soul power.

The Snow Empress, no longer distracted, along with the Ice Empress and Elder Tianmeng, all became serious, monitoring the process of soul power stripping and compression in real time. Ilex even used the life-giving metal to release life energy, nourishing Huo Yuhao's body and soul, providing a stable environment for the final compression of the soul core. The dazzling golden vortex began to contract, forming a vortex-shaped soul core between Huo Yuhao's brows. Simultaneously, the previously leaking energy began to slowly recede, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth continuously poured into him, causing Huo Yuhao's spine to emit a crisp sound like a bowstring snapping.

The echo of "[Heavenly Movement]" reverberated, and the bells rang out continuously. The automatic protection continued to restore Huo Yuhao's condition, and the life-giving metal also increased the infusion of life force. The soul core gradually merged into the upper dantian and slowly disappeared between his eyebrows.

Several extreme attributes, through the Yin-Yang complementary scheme, blend together, like innate symbiotic attributes, achieving a delicate balance under the guidance of the spiritual attribute.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's soul power was completely exhausted. That's right, completely exhausted. Even with the Life Gold and the [Heavenly Movement] Echo, it was all depleted under his unreserved output of soul power.

The result of doing so was that his soul core strength reached an unbelievable level. If he hadn't died from the poison here, he would have been able to see that the first soul core condensed by his disciple was no less powerful than his own second soul core in terms of strength and soul power compression.

"Whoo~"

Slowly opening her eyes, her icy blue pupils changed again, becoming vertical pupils, their color shifting between various shades such as gray, emerald green, and gold—an effect that even colored contact lenses couldn't achieve.

"Level 78 Soul Saint".

Huo Yuhao assessed his current soul power. Several months had passed since he last fused with the Snow Emperor's soul spirit, and the two-level increase in soul power he had gained was the result of his accumulation during that time.

After all, condensing a soul core does not directly increase the soul power level or one's cultivation level. It only greatly optimizes the quality and quantity of soul power. In essence, it is an evolution of the energy circulation method. At the same time, after the soul core is formed, the soul master can automatically absorb the energy of heaven and earth, keeping the soul master in a passive cultivation state at all times, and increasing the soul power recovery speed several times.

Huo Yuhao tried using his soul skill. Compared to before, his soul power was now several times stronger, and the power of the soul skill was stronger and the consumption was lower.

As for the speed of soul power recovery, he didn't care about that. Even without a soul core, relying on the Life Gold and [Heavenly Movement], he wouldn't worry about the recovery of his soul power at all. The soul core was just icing on the cake in this respect.

"I'm exhausted, so tired. I was on tenterhooks the whole time, and in the end I didn't help much at all."

As soon as Tianmeng lay down, she started to slack off, her eyes smiling as she looked at Hyotei.

"I knew it! Yuhao can handle anything. He's the one who's been keeping me up all night."

After knocking out the unreliable Tianmeng in one go, Bingdi now only wants to talk to Xuedi. Tianmeng, I'm sorry, she's a good silkworm.

"Thank you very much." Huo Yuhao smiled, expressing his gratitude.

In the sea of ​​spirit, Xue Di gently stroked her hair behind her ear, her voice clear and cold.

"You're really good."

It has to be said that Huo Yuhao's abilities and temperament far exceeded her expectations. With their minds in sync, she couldn't even sense the slightest emotional fluctuation in Huo Yuhao at this moment.

It's as if doing all this was the way it should be, the proper way it should be.

Electrox returned to the Eye of the Living Being in the Second Sea of ​​Consciousness. The old man had recently become extremely interested in studying soul spirits and was constantly improving his magic contracts. As for soul cores, he wasn't particularly interested in such things.

Huo Yuhao didn't respond to the question, but instead changed the subject, communicating with Xue Di in the outside world and in the sea of ​​spirit.

"Snow Emperor, if you had the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow that Tianmeng absorbed before, would you be able to continue to increase your strength?"

The Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow startled Tianmeng, who was about to go to sleep after being knocked away by the Ice Emperor. The Snow Emperor was also momentarily distracted, but she still came to her senses.

"If it were the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, the seven hundred thousand year heavenly tribulation that gave me a headache back then wouldn't be a problem, let alone using it to increase my strength."

"However, such rare ice-type treasures are extremely difficult to find. Tianmeng was able to become a million-year-old soul beast by absorbing ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing marrow, but I..."

She stopped talking. The Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow was precious. To be honest, if she put herself in Tianmeng's shoes, Xue Di felt that even if she had the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow supply like Tianmeng, it would be difficult for her to reach Tianmeng's million-year lifespan.

This doesn't mean that Tianmeng is particularly powerful; on the contrary, she is too weak, so weak that she doesn't even attract the attention of the Heavenly Tribulation, yet she herself is not.

However, if there really is still Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, although it may not be enough to create a million-year soul beast, its strength can still continue to grow, reaching the level of eight hundred thousand years or even nine hundred thousand years. Of course, this requires Tianmeng to absorb that amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow.

But how could that be? Tianmeng has already had incredible luck; it's unrealistic to try and replicate her path.

But since Yuhao said that, could it be that...
Huo Yuhao didn't explain directly, but instead smiled.

"That's good. I know a treasure land containing a large amount of ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing marrow. Snow Emperor, I look forward to the day when you become a million-year-old soul beast."

He was referring to the thirty-six complete crystals of ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow, buried deep within the mineral veins of the Cold Spring in the Earth Dragon Gate. Their value was equivalent to the evolutionary resources of an ice-attribute soul beast over a million years.

In the original route, the Snow Empress was able to achieve soul rebirth by consuming a portion of these ten-thousand-year-old profound ice marrow, and even cause Huo Gua's soul core to undergo a qualitative change. Naturally, he had no reason not to miss this opportunity.

If it can be obtained, then putting aside Ice Emperor Tianmeng for the time being, Snow Emperor, as his seventh soul ring, which is an evolving soul spirit, will surely be able to continue to increase in strength and age.

At that time, he would not need to rely on Tianmeng's spiritual essence to increase Xue Di's age, and the strength of the seventh soul ring, that is, the martial soul true body, would be enhanced again.

He awaited the day when he would acquire his seventh spirit ring, a ring that would last for a million years.

The Snow Emperor was at a loss for words. One after another, these were treasure lands containing vast amounts of millennia-old profound ice essence.
Since Huo Yuhao was able to say these things, it must be of great help to me.

Many things that happened before, including meeting Bingdi, the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, etc., were told to her by Bingdi and Tianmeng. This was a destiny guide unique to Huo Yuhao.

She believed that Huo Yuhao wouldn't speak without reason; after all, it was a million-year-old soul beast, and she was looking forward to that day!
Huo Yuhao didn't ask any further questions, nor did he say much. He planned to go to the Star Dou Great Forest with Gu Yuena in a while to find out about the Golden Dragon Spear. After this matter was over, he would go to the Earth Dragon Gate to pack up and take away those Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrows.

After obtaining them, not only Xue Di and herself, but also Meng Hongchen and others would no longer have to worry about the resources needed for cultivation for a long time, even though they were not worried about cultivation resources in the first place.

(End of this chapter)