Douluo Continent: The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao is Addicted

"it is good!"

Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth and nodded.

But a huge sense of humiliation welled up in my chest again.

He stared at the root, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness.

He hated the unseen hijacker, and he hated this unfair fate even more!

Why does he only deserve to eat grass roots?!
This is clearly his lucky break!

Despite feeling frustrated, Huo Yuhao rushed over. He stretched out his hand and used the last bit of strength in his body to dig open the cold, hard frozen soil. He roughly dug out the finger-thick, icy root from the ground, mud and soil all at once!
The movements were so brutal, it was as if they were gouging out the eyes of an enemy.

Without even glancing at the mud and ice clinging to the roots, he bit down hard with an almost self-destructive ferocity!

"Boom!"

Surprisingly, the roots were brittle and not tough.

The first taste was a deep, bone-chilling bitterness, with a strong earthy flavor and the chill of ice and snow—it was terribly unpalatable!
The texture is like biting into a piece of chilled raw radish mixed with grit!

Huo Yuhao ignored everything, his cheeks bulging as if he were a small beast driven to the brink of despair, tearing at the flesh of some enemy, chewing greedily, and swallowing the unpalatable thing down his throat!
He quickly swallowed the small section of the ice crystal root whole.

"boom--!"

Almost the instant the root entered his stomach, an extremely cold energy exploded within Huo Yuhao's body!

If it were a complete 100,000-year-old snow lotus, Huo Yuhao's physique would definitely not be able to withstand it, and it would definitely explode directly.

However, this is only a section of the snow lotus root.

Although its energy is much stronger than that of ordinary rare and precious materials, it is still completely within Huo Yuhao's tolerance range.

"Yuhao, circulate your soul power to digest it!"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm urged hurriedly.

Huo Yuhao quickly circulated his soul power to guide the medicinal power, allowing it to flow through his limbs and bones.

As Huo Yuhao circulated his soul power, the initial cold current gradually turned into a warm current, constantly nourishing his body and cleansing his meridians, making the flow of Huo Yuhao's soul power smoother and smoother.

"How amazing... a blade of grass can have such an effect..."

Huo Yuhao felt the changes in his body and was deeply shocked.

At the same time, he felt immense regret.

If he had been a little faster, wouldn't he have avoided being robbed? Would he have been spared eating grass roots...?

If he could consume the complete rare and precious herb that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm mentioned, wouldn't he become incredibly powerful even without a second martial soul?

The more Huo Yuhao thought about it, the more frustrated and angry he became.

In the end, it could only turn into a helpless sigh.

Seeing this, Tianmeng Bingcan also felt regret.

If Huo Yuhao could obtain this complete 100,000-year-old top-grade medicinal herb, he would definitely be able to take off on the spot.

Because its ice-type core is already inside Huo Yuhao's body, as long as he fuses with this 100,000-year-old ice-attribute treasure, Huo Yuhao's second martial soul can still take shape!

Although it's far inferior to using Ice Emperor to create a second martial soul, it's still a very powerful ice-attribute martial soul, and it can even allow Huo Yuhao to have twin martial souls, so his future is limitless!

Now, Huo Yuhao can only eat "grass roots"...

This herb indeed contains a considerable amount of medicinal power, worth a fortune. It can definitely greatly improve and enhance Huo Yuhao's physique, allowing him to reach the average level of Shrek Academy students.

Because Huo Yuhao's aptitude was simply too poor, even though he had previously taken a "Mysterious Water Pill," it only changed his aptitude from "useless" to "ordinary." Now, however, after taking the root left behind by this 100,000-year-old precious herb, Huo Yuhao's aptitude has improved from "ordinary" to "good," barely reaching the average talent level of his class.

At least, Huo Yuhao's cultivation level won't fall too far behind in the future.

……

……

at the same time.

The cave was bathed in a warm yellow light from the soul-guided lamps, dispelling the chill of the far north.

Hyotei was sitting cross-legged on a thick animal skin blanket, with a large pile of snacks and desserts wrapped in oil paper spread out in front of him.

Her cheeks were bulging, like a little squirrel hoarding food. As she chewed, she whispered to Xue Di, who was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed and whose little face was as cold as ice.

"Hiccup... Xue Di, don't be angry... Try this cream puff, it's soft and sweet... Ye Chen is actually a really nice person..."

Hyotei swallowed hard, and as he spoke, he picked up a small cream puff sprinkled with frosting and tried to hold it to Yukitsugi's tightly closed lips.

"Give it a try! I guarantee you've never tasted anything so delicious before! It's tiring to keep a straight face all the time, you should be happier in life..."

Xue Di's eyelashes trembled slightly, seemingly disturbed by the sweet fragrance so close at hand.

She pursed her lips tightly, her face showing a cold, "Don't touch me" resistance, but her nose twitched almost imperceptibly.

Finally, when Hyotei relentlessly pushed forward again, even smearing icing on her lips, Yukitai could not resist.

She reluctantly opened her icy blue eyes, glared at Hyotei, and said with a hint of defiance.

She then opened her red lips, took a bite, and snatched the cream puff.

With small, rapid chewing motions, the perpetual frost on her face seemed to be warmed by the melt-in-your-mouth milky aroma, and her frozen expression visibly melted a little. The corners of her tense lips even unconsciously curved into a barely perceptible arc.

However, after finishing her meal, Xue Di immediately resumed her icy expression, closed her eyes to rest, and acted as if nothing had happened.

But Hyotei still keenly noticed the lingering sense of relaxation in his eyes and brows.

"Hey, is it delicious?"

Hyotei proudly shook its little head, like a kitten that had successfully stolen a fish, and picked up a cookie for itself, happily munching on it.

"Ye Chen said that soul spirits can temporarily leave him and exist independently. We just need to respond when he needs to activate his soul skills. So, although we have become Ye Chen's soul spirits, Ye Chen has not restricted our freedom."

Hyotei ate while rambling on and on, trying to persuade Yuki-tei to change her ways.

"Hmph, you're Ye Chen's man now, of course you'll speak up for him."

Xue Di snorted coldly, as if recalling some unpleasant memory, and a barely perceptible blush appeared on her cheeks.

Hyotei and Ye Chen have been absolutely outrageous these past few days...

She was even watching from the sidelines, and those two were just... well, you know.

Absolutely abominable!
Hyotei has been completely corrupted; they have absolutely no sense of shame!
"Ahem... As you know, Snow Empress, Ye Chen's martial soul is the Ice Dragon King. He's great in every other way, just a little bit awkward. But nobody's perfect, it's normal to have a few minor flaws~"

Hyotei blushed slightly, somewhat embarrassed, but still defended Ye Chen.

"You'll give it to him just because he wants it?"

Snow Empress glared at Ice Empress, feeling that Ice Empress was a disgrace to soul beasts.

She couldn't bear to see one of the three great kings of the far north acting like a sycophant.

(End of this chapter)