Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 48 Martial Soul Evolution

Seeing Huo Yuhao trembling uncontrollably, yet gritting his teeth and remaining silent, Gu Yuena remained calm, her eyes flickering slightly. Suddenly, a somewhat complex voice rang in her ears.

"Aren't you afraid he'll die if you do this?"

Gu Yuena did not respond, and was too lazy to even turn her head to look at the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass that had just spoken. Her hands, which were hanging down, unconsciously clenched into fists, and her gaze remained fixed on Huo Yuhao in front of her.

Huo Yuhao's clothes had been completely destroyed by the terrifying energy left behind by the two dragon kings. His originally fair skin was now like the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, with one part tinged with a bright red and the other part appearing as a pale white, tormented by extreme cold.

"Although I don't know how you sealed that energy, no matter how much or how little you absorb, the pain won't lessen in the slightest. No one could possibly endure it."

Although it was unclear how the girl discovered the secret hidden beneath the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass could vaguely guess some things from the observation just now.

Even so, the audacity of these two exceeded its expectations. If it were the girl who seemed to be a dragon, it would be one thing, but the boy who was absorbing energy was clearly human!

Moreover, judging from its perception, this human's cultivation level was extremely weak. It was already incredible that such a person could avoid being annihilated into nothingness by that terrifying energy, yet it dared to attempt to absorb it.

Gu Yuena seemed to be touched by these words, glancing indifferently at the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass, her tone calm.

"With me here, he'll be fine."

The swaying branches of the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass paused noticeably, as if it had thought of something, and its voice was filled with surprise.

"Is a human being worth you going to this extent?"

"I just..."

From the silence, Gu Yuena looked down at Huo Yuhao and said softly, "I just saw a certain future in him."

"This future fills me with anticipation; it's worth the gamble."

"It's just a wisp of energy right now, what's so unworthy of it?"

"You know that's not what I meant, but rather your so-called method of preventing him from getting into trouble."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena glanced at the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass again.

"That's not something you should be concerned about. Instead of worrying about that, you should worry about your own future."

The Eight-Cornered Ice Grass fell silent immediately. It knew what Gu Yuena meant. Without the support of the dragon clan's energy, it was unknown how long the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye could exist—a thousand years, ten thousand years?

Compared to the much longer lifespan of plant-based spirit beasts, which is far longer than that of ordinary spirit beasts, these are all too short.

If Huo Yuhao had said those words aloud, many of them might have harbored resentment, but their mindset began to change after they realized they were just parasites being kept in captivity.

Even if the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire still exists, how many of them would be willing to stay and eventually be harvested by humans as tonics?

Before it could think, Gu Yuena seemed to sense something, turned her head to look at Huo Yuhao, whose body was beginning to tremble violently, and the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass also spoke in a strange tone.

"He's almost at his limit."

Just as Gu Yuena was about to make her move, Huo Yuhao's body suddenly emitted a golden light, and under the golden light, Huo Yuhao's trembling body miraculously calmed down.

"How is this possible!?"

The Eight-Cornered Ice Grass asked in disbelief, "What was that golden light?"

Gu Yuena did not answer, silently watching the golden light that flickered like breathing around Huo Yuhao. After a long while, she said something meaningful.

"It seems that silkworm isn't just a sleeper after all."

With the help of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in the mental space, the sudden reduction in pressure finally gave Huo Yuhao some breathing room.

"Brother Tianmeng, you're awake?"

"Hmm, I woke up to find you absorbing something so terrifying, it really startled me! Ouch—that really hurts! How did you find this thing?"

"That's a long story, but it's all thanks to Gu Yuena."

After briefly explaining the situation, Huo Yuhao noticed that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly fell silent.

"Brother Tianmeng, what's wrong?"

"Nothing much, just a sudden surge of emotions—"

Tianmeng Bingcan's voice choked with sobs: "—The difference between humans and silkworms is so vast and painful, don't talk to me anymore."

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Gu Yuena outside was still keeping a close eye on Huo Yuhao. As time passed, the red and white on Huo Yuhao's skin began to fade, and a terrifyingly low temperature, much lower than before, spread out from his body.

Immediately afterwards, crystal-clear, ice-white, diamond-shaped dragon scales, resembling crystal, grew from his palms and spread towards his arms until they completely covered both forearms, at which point the growth of the scales stopped.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's martial soul evolve from its original ordinary ice element at such close range, even Gu Yuena couldn't help but feel a little amazed.

"Did it really succeed?"

Not far away, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass, which had also noticed this scene, murmured softly. It simply couldn't imagine how this human, who was clearly still a teenager, had managed to persevere.

Just then, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his lips, which had been tightly closed for a long time, and exhaled a long, thin stream of white mist.

When she opened her eyes, her originally azure eyes now appeared silvery-white, like a silver mirror. But what was most striking were the distinctive pupils, which looked like two thin lines.

Vertical pupils.

For Beast Soul Masters, the closer the form is to the Soul itself when the Soul is attached to the body, the higher the degree of fusion with the Soul, and the stronger the combat power that can be unleashed. The change in the eyes is undoubtedly the most symbolic stage.

In her previous life, Qiu'er was considered a genius among geniuses by the Tianlong Sect because of her vertical pupils. Now, having absorbed the power of the Ice Dragon King, her evolved martial soul directly brought Huo Yuhao an extremely high martial soul fusion rate.

Without even a single spirit ring, the fact that his possession could cover both arms with dragon scales and give him the vertical pupils that are the hallmark of the dragon race speaks volumes about the power of his ice-attribute martial spirit.

"It worked?"

Hearing the voice beside him, Huo Yuhao, who was examining his arms, looked up and smiled.

"Yes, thank you very much this time."

"How are you feeling?"

"That's impressive."

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Although he had only absorbed a trace of the Dragon Pill's power, the ice-attribute martial soul that had already evolved was far superior to the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion of his previous life in terms of both strength and physical attributes.

While evolving into a beast spirit, he also retained the ice control ability from his previous ice element spirit era, allowing him to still control the surrounding temperature.

In terms of combat power, it is definitely more than one level higher. Moreover, this martial soul is not the end. In the future, he will sign a soul contract with the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor, and the martial soul will evolve again. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little expectant.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena glanced at the two dragon pills in her hand, put them away, and then, just as she had done when she arrived here, took Huo Yuhao's hand.

"Now that it's over, let's go."

"Wait a mininute."

Huo Yuhao pulled Gu Yuena's hand, then glanced around at the plant spirit beasts present and spoke loudly.

"I don't know what your plans are next. Do you intend to stay here or go out and see the world beyond the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well? If you choose the latter, I can offer you assistance."

After finishing, Huo Yuhao explained the effects of the Soul Contract again, and even brought up Tianmeng, who was about to sleep in the mental space, as an example.

"I will give you time to consider. When I come here next time, if any of you are willing to become human souls, I will do my best to help you find the most suitable host."

Plant-based spirit beasts are completely different from animal-based spirit beasts. Once the host dies, the animal-based spirit beast will dissipate along with the plant-based spirit beast, but plant-based spirit beasts can be reborn on the spot using their energy bodies.

Based on this alone, Huo Yuhao felt that many soul beasts present would be willing to become soul spirits.

Seeing the somewhat restless plant spirit beasts, he nodded slightly to Gu Yuena beside him.

"Let's go."

(End of this chapter)