Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 235 Yan Shaozhe's Little Tricks for Silencing Witnesses (Daily 10,000 words)

Yan Shaozhe's words were full of relief. Going to the territory of the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan was no less dangerous than going deep into the Star Dou Forest. He originally thought that Huo Yuhao would at most wander around the edge of the far north or the Frozen Forest. He did not expect that this guy would be so bold!

"A soul bone? You could call it that. That Ice Jade Scorpion seemed to like me quite a bit, so it sacrificed itself to me."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao slowly raised his hands, a different kind of light flashing in his golden eyes. Immediately afterward, the temperature in Yan Shaozhe's office plummeted.

The intense chill even made Ma Xiaotao shiver involuntarily. The two of them clearly saw a layer of crystalline luster on Huo Yuhao's hands, as if he were wearing a pair of dazzling diamond gloves. The temperature inside the office was dropping rapidly.

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and began frantically constructing spell models in his mind. The Mimicry Soul Skill, which he had been learning from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm for the past few days, took about half a minute to activate successfully. Immediately afterwards, he released the two soul rings of his second martial soul.

A white spirit ring floated out first, followed by a blood-red spirit ring that slowly rose from beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, shimmering with a noble blood-red aura. The two spirit rings, one white and one red, began to pulsate around Huo Yuhao's body.

Under Huo Yuhao's mimicry soul skill, the four golden patterns on Ice Emperor's body had been concealed, leaving only a red soul ring. Even so, Yan Shaozhe's reaction was still not calm.

"Ha, I must have been half asleep! This dream felt so real; I wish it were real."

Yan Shaozhe's eyes went out of focus, and he slumped into his seat.

His first spirit ring was a white ten-year spirit ring, and his second spirit ring was a red one hundred thousand-year spirit ring. How could he have such an unrealistic dream?

He went out for a stroll and encountered a dying Ice Jade Scorpion that had failed its 100,000-year tribulation. The scorpion then chose to sacrifice itself for Huo Yuhao. Haha, this dream is truly insane.

Ma Xiaotao originally shared the same idea as Yan Shaozhe, but she quickly realized something was wrong. The evil fire in her body was being rapidly suppressed. Normally, even in dreams, the burning sensation of that evil fire should not subside.

"Teacher, senior sister, is it possible—I mean, just maybe—that you weren't actually dreaming?"

Taking off his shirt, Huo Yuhao's muscular physique was revealed. A crystal-clear, icy-green Emperor Scorpion tattoo clung to Huo Yuhao's back, seemingly coming to life. The scorpion's back overlapped with Huo Yuhao's silver-white vertebral spur, creating an incredibly striking sight.

After a long while, the two barely accepted the fact that they were not dreaming. But that was all they could accept. They couldn't accept the fact that Huo Yuhao had just gone to the far north and obtained a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and that it was the sacrifice of the Ice Jade Scorpion with the ultimate ice attribute.

"What's the purpose of this Ice Jade Scorpion? Could it be that it has some secret method to replace you, Yuhao?"

Thinking of this, Yan Shaozhe quickly looked Huo Yuhao up and down. Apart from discovering that Huo Yuhao's physical fitness was far superior to what it used to be, there really wasn't any other change.

Something's not right. Something's extremely wrong.

Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes. A pie falling from the sky? Where in the world is there such a good thing? Unless the pie is poisoned!

"The ancient texts in the academy record that the sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old soul beast is extremely thorough, not only sacrificing its power but also its soul. What exactly is this Ice Jade Scorpion after?"

Ma Xiaotao frowned, wondering what the Ice Jade Scorpion Huo Yuhao had encountered was planning.

A 100,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion is qualified to be called the Ice Jade Scorpion King. How could such a noble and proud being choose to sacrifice itself?

I just don't understand it!

Just then, Huo Yuhao suddenly interjected, "Sister Xiaotao, which ancient book did you read about the extremely thorough sacrifice?"

Ma Xiaotao was taken aback by Huo Yuhao's question. After thinking hard, she replied, "I think I saw it in the biography of the original Shrek Seven Devils. This ancient book actually recorded their words and deeds."

Even souls are sacrificed? No.

Huo Yuhao shook his head. If the sacrifice would also sacrifice the soul, then Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor would naturally not be able to be saved. After all, the method by which they became intelligent soul rings was essentially similar to the sacrifice, except that they preserved the integrity of their intelligence and housed themselves in their own spiritual sea.

If such modifications are not made, their power will reside in the spirit ring or spirit bone, rather than disappear.

However, since Ma Xiaotao had already gone along with his words and given the guess of sacrifice, Huo Yuhao was happy for them to think in this direction.

Huo Yuhao feigned surprise and doubt: "Teacher, won't this leave me with some kind of hidden danger?"

Yan Shaozhe affirmed, "No, you can rest assured. The power of sacrifice is extremely domineering; it will sacrifice the soul and cultivation completely, leaving nothing unsaid. Xiao Tao was right just now; after all, that ancient book was left behind by the original Seven Devils, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Forcing himself to believe that Huo Yuhao had gained an extra 100,000-year soul bone and a 100,000-year soul ring, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone that he promised when he tricked Huo Yuhao into becoming his student in the Martial Soul Department have not yet been delivered. Huo Yuhao already has one, and the Soul Guidance Department also owes Huo Yuhao a 100,000-year gift package, which makes three soul bones in total.

Could this kid one day manage to collect a set of soul bones that are 100,000 years old?

Although the idea seemed a bit far-fetched, Qian Duoduo said that even if the old guy couldn't be poisoned to death, he was still up to no good and kept thinking about Huo Yuhao. Who knows, he might actually prepare one or two for Huo Yuhao.

Thinking of this, Yan Shaozhe suddenly shuddered. He couldn't think about it anymore. If he kept thinking, this kid would really collect a full set of 100,000-year-old soul bones. That was too terrifying. No way.

With a full body of 100,000-year-old soul bones, none of the Shrek Seven Devils back then had this configuration. It seems that the head soul bone of the Sea God Tang San was only a 50,000-year-old spiritual intelligence skull bone.

After thinking for a moment, Yan Shaozhe said, "Yuhao, you can only use one soul skill for each of your 100,000-year soul rings and soul bones at most. This is for your safety, understand?"

"If you're facing a life-or-death situation, use it freely, but remember to eliminate witnesses and do it cleanly, especially check if the enemy has any memory beads tucked into their waistbands. Smash them before you leave."

(End of this chapter)