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Chapter 19: Gluttony and the Ice Spirit — A Perfect Match
"My family's situation has improved a lot lately. I don't need to sell grilled fish anymore. I'm planning to try something new."
Huo Yuhao naturally couldn't tell the truth — that he had just unlocked the Sin of Gluttony today, and from now on, he would rely on crafting and selling Spirit Tools to make his fortune. Instead, he smoothly changed the subject.
"I especially prepared some extra grilled fish today. Uncle Huang, will you have time later to come by for a meal?"
Seeing his tactful evasion, Huang Yu didn't press the matter. He simply nodded with a grin. "Sure, I'll stop by later. Looks like you've found yourself another way to make money. I won't try to talk you out of it then. But when I do come, you'd better prepare yourself — I'm going to make sure you treat me well this time!"
Yuhao nodded in response, smiling. Just as he was about to turn and leave, Huang Yu suddenly called out to him again.
"Yuhao."
"What is it?"
The older man's expression turned serious. He stepped closer and lowered his voice.
"The Continental Elite Young Spirit Master Tournament season brings good business, but with so many outsiders in the city, things have been a bit… chaotic. Be careful when you're on your own. I heard that not long ago, a blacksmith shop in the city was completely ransacked overnight."
Yuhao's brows furrowed slightly, but he nodded. "I understand. Thank you, Uncle Huang."
"Mm. Go on then. I'll come find you later."
At the same time, inside Heaven Dou City's official Martial Spirit Awakening Hall.
A young boy stood quietly within a circular formation carved into the stone floor. Across from him, a middle-aged instructor wearing the city's emblem looked impatient and bored as he spoke in a listless tone.
"Feel the power within your body. Guide it out."
Moments later, the instructor saw a crystal-clear Blue Silver Grass sprout from the boy's palm. His eyes rolled immediately.
"Tch. A useless martial Spirit — Blue Silver Grass. You can leave."
The boy's fists clenched slightly behind his back. The name "Tang San" had once resounded across two worlds, yet now he was facing the same scorn he remembered from his first life.
In his previous life, Su Yuntao had personally gone to the village and awakened martial Spirits for free. But now, ten thousand years later, the Heavenly Soul Empire not only charged for awakening, but the attitude of the officials had grown even worse.
Ten thousand years, and people still looked down on the Blue Silver Grass?
Suppressing his anger, Tang San spoke coldly, "Aren't you going to test my innate Spirit power?"
This life, he would once again prove the truth of his teacher's words.
"Hmm?"
The instructor raised an eyebrow, almost ready to sneer again. But something made him hesitate. With a faint sigh, he took out a crystal sphere and placed it before Tang San.
"If you still want to struggle, then go ahead and try."
Ignoring the man's ridicule, Tang San placed his hand on the sphere and calmly guided his Spirit power into it. Instantly, a faint radiance blossomed from within the crystal ball.
The man's expression changed dramatically, his lips trembling as he murmured, "Innate Spirit power… at least rank eight?"
Tang San's cold gaze swept across the instructor's stunned face. Without another word, he turned and walked away, eager to share the news with his father.
He could already feel it — just like before, he was still a Twin Martial Spirit bearer. And his second martial Spirit was the one forever etched into his soul: the Clear Sky Hammer.
Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer… the spirits that once carried me to the peak. This life, I will once again use the hammer in my left hand to protect the grass in my right.
Yes, this time, he would begin his cultivation from the Blue Silver Grass once more.
After all, the Clear Sky Hammer required far stronger spirit rings to fully display its might — only then could it properly guard his first martial Spirit.
"Yuhao, you—"
At a small table, both Tang Ya and Huang Yu stared wide-eyed at Huo Yuhao, who was devouring grilled fish like a starving beast.
"What's wrong?"
Yuhao raised a brow, swallowed, and looked at them in confusion.
"It's nothing…" Tang Ya hesitated, watching him gulp down his third grilled fish, followed by large portions of roasted meat, before finally blurting out, "It's just… your appetite suddenly grew so much!"
"Hahaha! That's normal for a boy your age," Huang Yu said with a hearty laugh, patting Yuhao on the shoulder. "You're still growing — eat more! It's good for you." He sighed regretfully as he chewed another bite of fish. "Too bad I'm still on duty. Otherwise, a bit of good wine would make this meal perfect."
Yuhao chuckled but didn't comment.
The sudden increase in his appetite was, of course, due to unlocking the Sin of Gluttony. After gaining access to that Origin, he discovered that his body's efficiency in absorbing the energy within food had improved tremendously.
Even ordinary grilled fish and roasted meat now subtly nourished his Spirit power — his cultivation speed had increased again. If he ate food with higher energy content, the improvement would be even greater.
However, this effect only worked when his Spirit power wasn't depleted.
For example, if his Spirit power was at full capacity, eating would slowly raise his cultivation level. But if he had consumed Spirit power or suffered injury, the energy from food would first restore what he had lost and heal his body before contributing to growth.
Besides that, his body's resistance to energy had significantly improved. Any energy that entered him — whether harmful or beneficial — would gradually be absorbed.
For beneficial energies, such as those from spirit rings, spirit bones, or high-grade natural treasures, absorption directly increased his Spirit power.
But destructive energies, like attacks fueled by others' Spirit skills, usually damaged the body and couldn't be absorbed at all — one had to resist them with their own strength.
Yet the Gluttony Origin changed that. Yuhao had once witnessed its power firsthand in the Divine Realm — the God of Gluttony could devour almost any energy-based attack, reducing its damage drastically.
Normally, devouring harmful energy would merely replenish a bit of Spirit power. But Yuhao had a second martial Spirit capable of absorbing ice-type energy!
That meant even harmful ice energies — as long as he could endure them — could be absorbed to fuel his martial Spirit's evolution.
For instance, the Ice Extreme Spring at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well — in his past life, he could only absorb it with Snow Empress's help to filter the excess cold. Swallowing it directly would have torn him apart just like the Fiery Extreme Spring had once done.
But now, with the Sin of Gluttony, he could directly devour it — and use that pain to evolve his martial Spirit.
According to Yu Ming's inherited memories, each type of ice-element energy could only trigger one evolution. For example, the Ice Jade Scorpion and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion shared the same elemental lineage — their energy couldn't trigger multiple evolutions. And as his martial Spirit's quality rose, lower-grade ice energies would eventually lose their effect.
Yuhao didn't mind. If it worked otherwise, he'd just have to wander around the Extreme North, getting beaten up by different ice-type beasts every day — within a few years, he'd probably become invincible!
Of course, such resilience still depended on his strength. If he tried to swallow something like the Ice Extreme Spring right now, his body would collapse instantly. If the energy's destructive rate exceeded his absorption rate, he'd die without question.
For now, though, he didn't need to worry about that. What mattered was that Gluttony's Origin had already boosted his cultivation speed.
It seemed his expenses for food were going to skyrocket in the future.
Still, he quickly realized that simply stuffing himself with grilled fish and meat wasn't ideal. Judging by the growing fullness in his stomach, Gluttony only expanded his appetite — it didn't make him bottomless. To maximize efficiency, he would need to focus on high-energy foods in the future.
After finishing their meal, the group left the market together. Instead of heading home, Yuhao and Tang Ya turned toward another direction.
Over the past year, most of the rare metals left in Tang Sect's reserves had been turned into Spirit Tools by Yuhao. Recently, Tang Ya had taken some samples to meet members of the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family. The response came quickly — they wished to discuss a partnership in detail, and the meeting had been scheduled for this afternoon.
"Remember what I taught you to say last night?" Yuhao asked as they walked.
"I remember, I remember!" Tang Ya replied, though her voice carried clear nervousness. After a pause, she bit her lip. "But… your Spirit Tools are that impressive. Won't they try something against us?"
"Of course they'll have thoughts," Yuhao said with a faint smirk. "But their target won't be us. Whether they'll actually dare to act depends on two things: first, there's no real profit in attacking us; second, they might provoke something much worse. They're not foolish enough to risk that."
"Provoke something worse?" Tang Ya blinked. "You mean… we have some kind of powerful backer?"
"The key isn't whether we actually do," Yuhao said with a hint of mystery in his tone. "It's that they believe we do. That's all that matters."
As he lifted his gaze toward the towering structure ahead, a faint smile curved his lips.
"We're here."
(End of Chapter)