Douluo Continent: The Spirit-Eyed Detective Huo Yuhao

"It already exists?" Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and said, "Is it the ultimate ice?"

"You guessed it right away?" Tianmeng said, disappointed.

"It's easy to figure out, isn't it? Mental strength can't defend against poison, at least not right now. So the only thing I have that might be the Extreme Ice."

“That’s right. Extreme Ice can counteract the vast majority of poisons. You could say that once you have Extreme Ice, you’re already immune to all poisons,” Ice Empress explained. Of course, she knew the effects of her Extreme Ice better than anyone else.

"This is really convenient." Huo Yuhao summoned the ultimate ice, the frost enveloping his arm as he reached into the layer of poisonous mist.

The highly toxic mist scattered and fled upon contact with the chilling aura emanating from the emerald ice crystals on their hands, unable to penetrate the protective layer of ice crystals. As the chilling aura approached, the actual forms of the Jade Scale Seven Absolute Flowers withered and appeared extremely frightened.

"Now we can move around freely inside, right?" Huo Yuhao laughed, took a few steps forward, and then stopped.

"What's wrong, Yuhao? Aren't you going in?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm asked, puzzled. Huo Yuhao had just looked interested.

"No, that's not right." Huo Yuhao looked at the thick layer of poisonous fog that no longer posed any threat to him, turned around and walked back. "Let's skip it this time. Anyway, we've already marked this place. We'll come back next time."

He squatted down and plucked two Jade Scale Seven Deadly Flowers with his icy hands. "Plucking two poisonous flowers for research this time is already quite good."

"Is there any danger inside?" Hyotei asked.

"Hmm, I sense something's wrong. It's best if we don't go in right now. We came here on short notice and weren't fully prepared." Huo Yuhao left Sunset Forest.

This powerful poison array is clearly not simple; it might have been specially set up by some powerful expert. What if there's something even more dangerous inside than the outer poison array if we rush in?

Moreover, this is deep within a forest. Huo Yuhao thought of the group of ferocious beasts deep in the Star Dou Forest, and he thought that there might be some in the Sunset Forest as well. He had to break through the poison array and then find himself surrounded by hordes of ferocious beasts.

Huo Yuhao raised his gun and fired the teleportation array again, this time targeting Nuanlu Village.

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Stepping out of the magic circle, he had arrived at the center of the village.

"It's well-built." Huo Yuhao looked around Nuanlu Village with appreciation.

Before he left, the village was almost entirely made of wood, but now there are many exquisite brick and stone houses. Lights and warmth emanate from the windows of those houses, which is heartening.

"Master?!" Bai Zhen immediately spotted him and flew over, stepping on the floating ice blocks.

A huge, adorable snowman ran over, its every step shaking the ground.

A flash of black mist, and Scorpion Tiger Zhang Peng appeared. The old man, with a calm face, had a hint of expectation in his eyes, hoping that Huo Yuhao could perform the treatment surgery on him this time.

He hasn't drunk blood in a long time, and the smell of blood on his body has faded considerably.

"How is it? Has anything happened in the village lately?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"Master is really busy, asking about affairs as soon as you arrive." Bai Zhen smiled, but was still full of respect. "Master, there's nothing major happening in the village, everything is very stable. With the electric soul guiding mining machine, we're collecting more and more ore from the snow mountain, and our business of fighting spirits with the heavenly soul is growing bigger and bigger."

As Master instructed, some ice-attribute ores were left in the warehouse for Master to retrieve.

"Yes, you did a great job. Have any high-level Soul Masters of the Heavenly Soul or Battle Spirit realms come looking for us? They probably will. With such a large ore business, it's enough to attract their attention," Huo Yuhao said.

"Master's foresight is truly remarkable. High-level Soul Masters did indeed come looking for us. They were completely different from the business people we used to deal with. They were clearly officials from the two empires, with the highest level even reaching the Soul Douluo level," Bai Zhen reported.

What did they say?

"First came the people from Tianhun, then the people from Douling. They came several times in succession, but they all said the same thing... They said they wanted our Nuanlu Village to be merged into their empire, and they even promised to give me a noble title."

"Hmph, clearly both sides are only eyeing the mineral veins and business we discovered, wanting to swallow us up," Bai Zhen said angrily.

Chapter 77 Snow Country, Belt

"We were almost frozen to death in these snowy mountains before, and nobody came. Now that we've made our fortune, they want to swallow us up. With their limited soul tool technology, they wouldn't have discovered all these minerals in the snowy mountains in tens of thousands of years. Now they come to rob us. Bah, trash," Bai Zhen cursed, furious at the people from the Heavenly Soul Fighting Spirit Sect.

"With Shrek Academy's promotion, Tianhun Douling has also begun to pay attention to the development of soul tools, so it's not surprising that they've set their sights on our mine. How did you respond to those who came?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"Hehe, I got Zhang Lao to chase them all away." Bai Zhen chuckled softly, glancing at Zhang Peng beside her.

The highest level of the newcomers was only a Soul Douluo, and the level 96 Scorpion Tiger Douluo scared them away as soon as he revealed his aura.

"I didn't reveal any evil aura, so they probably just think of me as an ordinary Super Douluo hiding in this world." The thin old man's voice was deep and powerful. If he weren't worried about his identity being exposed, he probably would have chased after the people from both empires to teach them a lesson.

"Yes, very good. Now that they know we have a Super Douluo here, they probably won't dare to attack us easily." Huo Yuhao nodded.

A titled Douluo is a strategic figure in any country, holding a transcendent status, not to mention a Super Douluo.

Neither of the two empires dared to directly offend a force that possessed a Super Douluo.

If, by any chance, the number of our own Title Douluos decreases, or this clearly neutral super-strong individual is forced to flee to another country, such an outcome is something no one wants to see.

Therefore, on the contrary, they all have to win over Nuanlu Village.

If we can bring Warm Stove Village to our side, we'll have all the powerful people, mineral veins, and gold soul coins.

Both empires are in dire need of Title Douluo.

There are many titled Douluo within the Heavenly Soul Empire, but most of them are people from reclusive or non-reclusive sects who control their own territories. It's considered good if they don't fight each other. There are very few strong individuals who can truly obey the Heavenly Soul royal family and serve the empire.

The Douling Empire is even more lacking. Its strongest member is only a level 97 Tianyang Douluo, and the rest are just ordinary titles with no reputation.

“Warm Stove Village is Warm Stove Village. Of course we should form our own independent force and not be merged into those empires.” Bai Zhen expressed her thoughts. She and the village only ever wanted to serve their master.

“That’s natural, but not in the sense of ‘power’,” Huo Yuhao chuckled, his black robe billowing in the cold wind.

"Not a powerful force?" Bai Zhen asked, puzzled. Wasn't their Nuanlu Village a powerful force? What should it be called then? An organization? Surely not a sect? Perhaps a company? Right, we used to do business under the name "Wind and Snow Trading"...

"It is the country."

Huo Yuhao said calmly.

"To declare our existence to the world as a nation."

"Country, country, country..." Bai Zhen stammered incoherently.

“This…” Zhang Peng was also shocked by Huo Yuhao’s ambition. He had never heard such a shocking idea in all his years of life.

After the initial shock, Zhang Peng first shared his opinion. The calm that followed had made his mind much sharper than before: "Is it possible, Mr. Huodou? To be honest, if we include the Snowman Brothers, we only have three titled strength members. Would a nation formed like this be recognized?"

"No matter what, I will do my best." Bai Zhen replied without hesitation, her eyes firm. She had always believed in her master's words.

"Since Master has such a grand ambition, I must work even harder," she thought to herself.

"Haha, don't worry, we now have more than three titled combatants," Huo Yuhao said confidently. "Moreover, we will also receive support from Shrek Academy, the world's number one power."

“Then…” Bai Zhen raised her hand and asked, “What should we call ourselves? Just calling ourselves Warm Stove Village isn’t enough, is it? Should we call ourselves Warm Stove Country?”

“That is a problem. How about calling it Snow Country? Ice Country?” Huo Yuhao always had to rack his brains for a long time when choosing a name. “Or should we call it Sheila… never mind, let’s just call it the Far North, the Far North Snow Country.”

"Great, this is the far north!" Bai Zhen exclaimed excitedly.

"Something feels off..." Huo Yuhao frowned.

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storehouse,

Huo Yuhao examined the ores that Bai Zhen and the others had collected for him.

“They are all of the highest quality. Bai Zhen is indeed reliable.” Huo Yuhao used the ultimate ice to condense forging tools and then took out his specially made furnace.

"Then, let's begin the experiment."

He wanted to create something he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Yuhao, what are you trying to build?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's mechanical body climbed up again, full of curiosity. It seemed that Huo Yuhao was going to make something he had never seen before.

"Oh, you've come at the right time." Huo Yuhao pulled the mechanical Tianmeng off his shoulder and skillfully disassembled it.

"Yu...Yuhao! What are you doing?!"

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Nuanlu Village Center

This place is the core of the ice magic array.

"Brother Tianmeng, let's get started." Huo Yuhao urged.

"Here it comes." The mechanical Tianmeng slowly climbed onto Huo Yuhao's waist, its slender silkworm body tightly binding him like a belt.

The belt is entirely white gold, with a slot in the center formed by the transformation of a silkworm's head. The slot is divided into two sides, resembling a pair of spiritual eyes, with strange deep blue patterns.

"This is so strange..." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, which had turned into a belt, complained.

"Stop talking, you'll see how cool this is in a bit," Huo Yuhao said proudly, full of confidence in his invention.

Huo Yuhao took out an eyeball that he had removed earlier. He had slightly modified it, but it still looked like a deep blue glass bead and contained a huge amount of spiritual power.

He took out another one, but this one was infused with a rich aura of ice, and a bright green scorpion pattern was engraved on it.

"When did you pick another one?" Tianmeng complained. "And Bingbing, what were you doing in that eyeball?"

"Didn't you also end up in that belt?" Hyotei's voice came from his eyes.

Huo Yuhao put his two eyeballs into the slots in his belt, and the belt instantly emitted a light, followed by a loud, jarring sound of music.

"Spirit Eye!"

"Extreme Ice!"

Huo Yuhao patted his belt, and his immense spiritual power and ultimate ice soul power condensed around him.

The belt deformed in the light, and a large amount of metal armor emerged from it, covering Huo Yuhao's entire body.

A moment later, a metallic monster with a white-gold base and blue-green stripes appeared out of nowhere.

"So strong..."

"Power... is surging forth!"

Huo Yuhao laughed loudly and waved his hand, instantly condensing a giant sword from his spiritual power mixed with extreme ice, which pierced straight into the sky.

The power it unleashed already possessed the might of a titled ruler.

"Hahahaha! A transformation into two entities! What should we call this from now on? Kamen Rider Spirit Eye? No, no, it should be called..."

Kamen Rider Rei-Ice!

Chapter 78 Soul Guide Knight System, Encyclopedia

The deep blue spirit ring, like a magic circle, passed through the two-colored monster that Huo Yuhao had transformed into, and shimmered as it was embedded in his back.

Like a perfect work of art, it is a seamless whole.