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"A hundred-thousand-year soul ring!"
"And it has golden markings!"
"Wait, is that a second spirit? An Ice Jade Scorpion?"
"A twin spirit!"
"A hundred-thousand-year soul ring as the first ring, unprecedented!"
"Wow, this year's prodigies are truly something..."
The audience buzzed with excitement.
However, the leader of Canghui Academy, Shi Nian, was fuming with rage. "Damn it, a twin spirit, and he didn't tell me! I'm his teacher, for crying out loud!"
But deep down, Shi Nian had to admit that if he knew his disciple had a second spirit, and that its soul ring was a hundred thousand years old, he wouldn't have been able to keep quiet about it either.
Disciple? No soul bone in the world could compete with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Yet Shi Nian was in no way going to forgive Huo Yuhao for keeping it a secret from him.
Meanwhile, in the arena, Huo Yuhao, under the control of Dou Er Tianmeng, felt quite conflicted.
If it were possible, he wouldn't want to use the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor.
Though the three of them had their own plans, they couldn't just leave Huo Yuhao's body at will—they had to find a suitable host first. Without the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor as his second spirit, Huo Yuhao would be in real trouble.
As for the third spirit, the Ice Dragon... it still had no soul ring or soul skills.
The attack from Zhu Zhuqing just now was powerful enough to be lethal. Without the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor's soul skill "Ice Emperor's Protection," drawn from a 380,000-year soul ring, he would've been dead for sure.
"Damn, at such a young age, so ruthless?" Dou Er Tianmeng used Huo Yuhao's voice to curse at Zhu Zhuqing.
"Hmm?" Zhu Zhuqing wasn't angered by the outburst. Instead, she found his sudden personality shift a bit amusing. What was this? A split personality?
Could it be that this wasn't the Huo Yuhao from earlier, but someone or something else? Maybe the soul of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast or something like that?
At this point, the endless meadow surrounding them disappeared.
"Clap, clap, clap!"
Tang San clapped his hands with a look of awe. "I thought I was impressive with a fifth soul ring capable of handling a hundred-thousand-year-old spirit, but you're on a whole different level. Twin spirits, and the first soul ring is a hundred thousand years old. It's nothing short of amazing, truly unprecedented—as long as—"
[You're not from the future.]
Tang San's voice turned into a thin line of sound as he sent this message to Huo Yuhao's ear.
"It's you!"
Huo Yuhao, enraged and embarrassed, regained control of his body. His eyes turned bloodshot as he glared at Tang San, furious and ready to tear him apart.
Now he understood—Zhu Zhuqing's killing intent was because Tang San had ordered it.
Now that his secret was out, every faction across the continent would be watching him.
Unbelievable—
What a jerk!
"I'm a generous person, but I can also hold grudges. If someone messes with me without reason... Tianheng, Huo Wu, what do you think I should do?" Tang San asked the two.
Yu Tianheng chuckled at Huo Yuhao. "If you don't get back at him, I might lose respect for you, Captain."
Huo Wu, with one hand on her hip, smiled and said, "Tang San, I agree with Yu Tianheng."
"See? Everyone says the same thing," Tang San replied with a friendly smile, then whispered to Huo Yuhao:
[And don't even think about joining the Spirit Hall. Let me be clear—Bibi Dong has quite the admiration for me. If I asked her for permission to study you, she'd likely agree. And I think she'd rather have a 380,000-year-old torso bone than train a new twin spirit user. Not to mention, she'd be very interested in those two Ice Jade Emperor Silkworms in your head.]
Dou Yi Tianmeng: "...?"
Dou Er Tianmeng: "...?"
They were now completely sure—Tang San was a time traveler and wanted them dead. This left them with no choice but to stick with Huo Yuhao to the end.
"Damn it! Tang, you bastard! You're a goddamn animal!" Huo Yuhao exploded, losing his cool, his mouth spewing curses and foul language at Tang San.
[Tsk~]
Tang San remained calm, knowing this only revealed Huo Yuhao's weakness. He fanned the flames even more, saying, "Accept it. We've got seven people, and no amount of barking will change the fact that you've failed."
"Do you think I don't have dirt on you?" Huo Yuhao, now parched from all his shouting, cooled off a bit and said coldly, "Believe me, I could reveal your true identity."
"Go ahead." Tang San appeared unfazed and then whispered again: [Secrets are always bound to come out. What if my mysterious dad, hiding in the shadows, suddenly jumped out and killed you to take your torso bone? After all, even two silkworms can't defeat some ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.]
Despite his recent duel with Tang Hao, which had proven that Tang San's current mental strength meant Tang Hao wasn't nearby, Huo Yuhao didn't know that.
To survive, he had to hold it together.
This is the information gap.
Unless Huo Yuhao loses all rationality due to anger...
As for whether Tang San's Haotian Hammer spirit will be exposed, it's certain. After all, if he joins the Spirit Hall, he needs to show some sincerity.
Moreover, if he doesn't join the Spirit Hall now, Bibi Dong might start thinking he has a death wish.
Dou Er Tianmeng's irritated voice echoed in Huo Yuhao's mind: "Damn it! Let's go all in against him!"
Dou Yi Tianmeng also felt insulted, but he knew they couldn't act rashly. He tried to calm his other self, then said to Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, just surrender. With the three of us, escaping won't be an issue. Staying here will only make everyone envious."
Huo Yuhao.
An orphan.
Possessing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone.
Twin spirits.
All these revelations would make everyone in the arena green with envy—
If they can't use him, they'd rather kill him.
This is the mindset of all major factions; it's just a matter of how strongly they hold this view.
As for why Tang San isn't afraid...
Dou Yi Tianmeng and Dou Er Tianmeng had to admit that he's already built his influence. He has connections, allies, and is a master of spirit theory, admired by soul masters across the continent. His reputation, especially after the release of the Spirit Report, is near-legendary. When Tang San revealed his hundred-thousand-year soul ring, it became obvious to any soul master that he was a force to be reckoned with.
Anyone trying to take him down would need to consider his power and the extensive network of interests behind him.
Huo Yuhao, despite his luck, couldn't compare to this.
"Curse it! Don't think I can't take on seven people at once!" Huo Yuhao was on the brink of losing his mind, completely ignoring the Ice Jade Emperor Silkworm's advice. He activated the skill of his 380,000-year-old torso bone, casting the Eternal Frozen Domain.
The Eternal Frozen Domain is a domain-type soul skill, freezing everything around him with rapid speed, turning the entire area into ice.
Layer upon layer of ice spread from Huo Yuhao's body, covering the entire arena and freezing Tang San and his seven teammates.
Even though Tang San used the Blue Silver Emperor to shield his team, they were still frozen.
After all, this was a 380,000-year-old soul bone's skill!
"A hundred-thousand-year soul bone!"
"A domain-type skill!"
"And it's the best kind of hundred-thousand-year soul bone, the torso bone!"
Everyone from the major factions witnessed the power of Huo Yuhao's hundred-thousand-year soul bone and the incredible domain-type soul skill it possessed.
Huo Yuhao didn't care anymore; he just wanted to kill Tang San.
After using the Eternal Frozen Domain, he was ready to use Ice Emperor's Wrath. He spoke to Dou Yi Tianmeng, Dou Er Tianmeng, and the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor, saying, "Help me. With Tang San frozen, it'll take him some time to break free. Let's kill them all while we have the chance!"
The two silkworms and the scorpion were silent for a moment but eventually agreed.
Tang San, a time traveler, was bent on taking Huo Yuhao down, binding them all together with him. He wouldn't listen to any explanation.
So the only choice was to use deadly force!
The so-called "child of destiny" could go to hell!
Both Ice Jade Emperor Silkworms were infuriated and refused to hold back any longer. If they were going to kill Tang San, they would do it with all they had... after all, Huo Yuhao was also a child of destiny in his own era.
Both silkworms injected their vast mental energy into Huo Yuhao's body, into the torso bone, converting it into soul power and forming a glowing ice-blue energy orb.
"Ice Emperor's Wrath!"
With a shout, Huo Yuhao straightened up and unleashed an incredibly powerful freezing blast aimed at the seven frozen figures—if he was already marked for death, he might as well go all out!
Boom!
A burst of intense flame suddenly erupted from one of the frozen figures. Huo Wu emerged, her Solar Goddess mirroring her stance.
Her third soul ring lit up.
A golden-red halo appeared, and a stream of golden energy burst from the Sun Goddess's hands, like a burst of sunlight, colliding with the Ice Emperor's Wrath.
However, the stalemate lasted only three seconds before the Ice Emperor's Wrath crushed Huo Wu's Sunburst and pushed toward her.
"What?!"
As the freezing energy was about to strike Huo Wu, the ice encasing Tang San shattered, and a Blue Silver Emperor wrapped around her waist, pulling her to safety. He then released multiple strands of the Blue Silver Emperor, flinging the rest of his teammates out of the arena.