Now that he had confirmed the target's location, Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate. Taking advantage of no one paying attention, he swiftly floated up and dropped into the well.
As soon as he entered, a chilling air surged toward him. But this cold wasn't a threat—it only enhanced his abilities. Even without activating his martial soul, it posed no danger to him.
Still, to be safe, Huo Yuhao released his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion martial soul and activated the Ice Empress' Body Protection. His entire body was encased in a layer of diamond-like ice crystals as he sank into the cold spring.
The spring was icy—below freezing at the very least—yet strangely, it didn't freeze over. As he entered the water, Huo Yuhao clearly sensed the presence of heaven and earth energy, imbued with cold, rippling throughout the spring.
The spring was deep. Huo Yuhao channeled his soul power and sank downward. The deeper he went, the colder it became. Any ordinary soul master would have already begun rapidly depleting their soul power. But to Huo Yuhao, it was nothing. On the contrary, it nourished his martial soul.
The surrounding light gradually dimmed, but for Huo Yuhao, the darkness and cold that would trouble most soul masters at his level were no issue.
Although spiritual power had limited range underwater, Huo Yuhao's spiritual strength was immense. Apart from a slight decrease in its expansion speed, he experienced no real limitations.
As his body continued to descend, his spiritual power had already scouted ahead.
Before long, amidst his constant searching, Huo Yuhao discovered a hidden gate at the spring's eye—an entrance to the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cavern within the spring.
Avoiding the mechanism, he opened the secret door and quickly slipped inside.
Though he had come from an ice spring, this doorway seemed protected by a strange force that repelled even a drop of the spring water. The moment Huo Yuhao passed through, his body was completely dry.
But with that dryness came an even more intense cold.
Waves of frigid air surged toward him, filled with ice elements so dense they were almost visible to the naked eye. Unfortunately, they could only reach the surface of his Ice Empress' Body Protection. Rather than harm him, the extreme ice soul power within him was instantly activated and energized.
Even though Huo Yuhao was currently using the Ice Empress martial soul, his naturally radiating spiritual power allowed him to sense the interior of the cave.
Blue light flickered, illuminating everything around him. Without a sound, Snow Empress appeared beside him.
As the surroundings became clear, Huo Yuhao stood frozen in awe—and so did Snow Empress.
The entire cavern was made of crystalline structures. These crystals were dazzling and transparent, bathed in a dreamy glow under the light of Snow Empress' icy blue radiance. The beauty was beyond words. It was as though Huo Yuhao and Snow Empress had stepped into a fairyland.
The cavern's floor, walls, and ceiling were all covered in these crystals, varying in size and shape, shimmering with a spectrum of colors. The glowing ice-blue hues illuminated every detail of the space.
"Ice God Crystals. This really is the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cavern," Snow Empress murmured, almost disbelieving. She had known about Huo Yuhao's certainty regarding the cavern's existence, but seeing it with her own eyes made it feel unreal.
Even Ice Empress, observing from within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, couldn't hold back her amazement. She emerged into the physical world, flying through the air for nearly a quarter of an hour, letting out gasps of admiration before slowly settling down with a sigh.
"If only we had encountered a place like this back then, Snow… the Beast God may not have been Di Tian, and you… you wouldn't have…"
While the Empresses sighed in awe, Huo Yuhao was far from idle. He moved from crystal to crystal, pressing his hands against them, injecting his extreme ice soul power. The ultra-hard Ice God Crystals began to soften, and with a firm pull of his fingers, he pried one after another free and stored them in his soul tool. His movements were lightning fast.
Watching this, both Empresses were left speechless.
"Yuhao… why are you so skilled at this?" Snow Empress asked, a bit exasperated.
Well, it couldn't be helped. Huo Yuhao knew the original story inside and out. Ice God Crystals, the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cavern—none of it was unfamiliar to him. He didn't need anyone to explain a thing. Time waited for no one, so naturally, he wasted none in gathering these incredibly rare and precious metals.
Sharing a helpless glance, Snow Empress and Ice Empress chuckled and joined in the collection effort.
With the help of the two Ice Empresses, the cavern's supply of Ice God Crystals was quickly exhausted. Now, Huo Yuhao's ninth-level storage soul tool held more Ice God Crystals than all the other rare metals combined.
To a soul engineer as gifted as Huo Yuhao, the applications of such a stockpile were nearly limitless. At the very least, the Ice War God Armor from the original story—which had greatly boosted his strength—could now be forged. He already had the prototype for the Extreme Ice Armor, and now, he could completely refine and rebuild it into a true battle armor integrated with mecha systems: a top-tier humanoid soul tool.
Satisfied, Huo Yuhao nodded.
"The Ice God Crystals are mined. Next is the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cavern itself."
Snow Empress nodded. "Yes. These are just Ice God Crystals. The cavern itself must be nearby."
Huo Yuhao grinned confidently. "Snow Empress, Ice Empress—I know exactly where it is. Follow me."
With surprised and slightly resigned expressions, Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched Huo Yuhao step back through the hidden door and return to the spring, heading straight for the spring's eye.
"Yuhao really is... the child of destiny," Ice Empress murmured.
Snow Empress gently nodded. The memories of his past life made it seem as if no obstacle or surprise could block his path. Calling him the chosen one was no exaggeration.
Soon, Snow Empress and Ice Empress caught up, arriving at the spring's eye.
'What terrifying cold…' Huo Yuhao silently praised. He could clearly feel his soul power circulating more slowly due to the extreme temperature.
And he was the owner of extreme ice soul power! If even he felt this suppression, ordinary soul masters would be completely paralyzed here. Even a Titled Douluo might only last a few breaths. An Ultimate Douluo would need immense courage just to dive into these icy waters.
(End of Chapter)
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