Chapter 3: Four Soul skillss
After a long silence, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm glanced at the gray bead and said,
"I don't know what that thing is either. It seems to have been drawn here by my Spiritual Power—just a wisp of Soul, probably not from our world. Though faint, its grade is extremely high…"
While the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spoke, Huo Yuhao kept staring at the gray bead.
If Electrolux had fallen into slumber, only undead aura, ultimate hatred, or the gold of life could wake him.
Ultimate hatred might still be attainable, but undead aura and the gold of life wouldn't be easy to find.
At that moment, wisps of gray aura began swirling around the bead.
Huo Yuhao, who had been watching intently, grew excited.
Without the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, his future progress would merely become harder.
But Electrolux was his only hope of breaking free—and even fighting back—against the Great God King Tang.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm raised his floor, yet Electrolux could raise his ceiling.
"You seem to know quite a lot, child."
The gray aura gradually condensed into a very faint phantom.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm shielded Huo Yuhao with his own body.
"Indeed, I know much. Like you, I'm a Soul from another world; only, I was born here on the Douluo Continent."
The phantom sighed.
"Child, you're honest. In my world, visitors from other realms are heretics—burned by the Church. I suppose it's the same elsewhere."
"How much you know, I won't pry; that's your secret. By clinging to your sea of consciousness to survive, I'm already taking advantage of you."
Huo Yuhao bowed. "Thank you, Electrolux."
"Electrolux, before me there was another visitor to this plane, but he long since became a god. Now he's scheming after the very will of the plane and the life Origin. I'm the most important Luck Son on his chessboard. How can I break out of the cage and fight back against him?"
The phantom fell silent for a moment.
"You trust this old man so readily?"
"You could call it trust, but it's also my only path to save myself."
Electrolux looked up at the sky of the sea of consciousness, where intricate golden runes could be seen.
He seemed to think of something and burst into laughter.
A mad laugh.
"I remember now! I am Electrolux! The Undead Calamity! Holy Mage God of Death—Electrolux!"
"Child, it's been ages since anyone trusted me like this—even my last Disciple. Would you be willing to become my Disciple?"
He knelt immediately and performed the rite of apprenticeship.
"Huo Yuhao greets Master!"
"Good, very good. I never imagined that with only a wisp of Soul remaining, I, Electrolux, could still receive such an outstanding Disciple. I shall impart to you everything I've learned in this lifetime."
"Yuhao, I'll call you that from now on."
"Within your Soul there is already power that surpasses my understanding—enough for you to defy fate."
Electrolux chuckled softly.
Huo Yuhao instantly thought of the mutation of his Spirit Eyes.
"That big, rather hollow bug—though hollow—possesses an enormous spiritual Origin, yet even he couldn't access your memories. Clearly, this is a force beyond the mortal. With it present, even if this bug self-destructed inside your sea of consciousness, it couldn't harm you."
"What's certain is that it came with you from your previous life and will absolutely never harm you."
Huo Yuhao fell into deep thought.
"All right, Yuhao, my Disciple. This shred of remnant Soul of mine is too weak and must sink into slumber, but should you meet danger, even if I have to burn this last wisp, I will keep you safe."
"Master, please rest assured and restore your Soul. This Disciple will find a way to mend your Soul—and even resurrect you—as soon as possible."
There was no further response; he must have fallen asleep.
Huo Yuhao turned to look at the stunned Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
Why can't this silkworm understand a single word they said?
Seeing Huo Yuhao look at him, he immediately became eager.
"Brother Huo, just tell Little Silkworm what you want to do—Little Silkworm will give it his all!"
"Then, how do I leave the sea of consciousness?"
"Brother Huo, you only need to focus your mind; the sea of consciousness is yours."
"No need for honorifics. From now on we're partners on the road to godhood—just call me Brother Huo."
(⋟﹏⋞)゜ﾟ
Brother Huo's kindness is endless—how can I ever repay it!
That remnant Soul called Electrolux was clearly a god-rank powerhouse from another world, and Huo Yuhao clearly knew many things and carried power from a previous life. The worm had already prepared himself for servitude.
Yet Brother Huo treats him as a partner and will take him to godhood—he could cry himself to death!
Too touching for a silkworm!
Opening his eyes, Huo Yuhao saw the familiar forest. With a thought, his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul possessed him, and a deep-yellow ring rose from beneath his feet.
The color of a Hundred-year Soul Ring.
Huo Yuhao recalled that in the original story it was white—merely a simulation by the million-year Tianmeng Ice Silkworm; a true million-year ring is white laced with gold.
Huo Yuhao could clearly sense that his first Soul Ring was eight-hundred-years in age.
As in the original, he had four Soul skillss.
[Spiritual Detection Sharing]
[domain skill – Spiritual Domain]
[Spiritual Guardian]
[Spiritual Control]
Spiritual Detection Sharing: consumes Spiritual Power to scout and analyze a large area, synchronizing the findings with others.
domain skill – Spiritual Domain: consumes Soul Power and Spiritual Power to release a Domain that boosts Spiritual Power by fifty percent, granting calm focus and immunity to mind-control Soul Skills.
Spiritual Guardian: can be passive or active. Passively, it increases Spiritual Power recovery by twenty percent; actively, it consumes Soul Power to raise recovery up to two hundred percent. Either way, the sea of consciousness forms a protective barrier equal to the user's total Spiritual Power.
Spiritual Control: consumes Soul Power to amplify Spiritual Power to one-hundred-fifty percent, greatly enhancing control abilities.
The first Soul skills, Spiritual Detection Sharing, is clearly the Fusion of the original Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing.
The second is a precious domain skill with considerable boosts—especially the immunity to mind-control Soul Skills. Remember, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's vast spiritual Origin can be used to raise the ring's age; all four skills can be enhanced by increasing the ring's age.
The third skill is recovery and defense, guaranteeing his stamina and safety.
The fourth is a buff-type skill.
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to test his skills, he heard the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm yelling in the sea of consciousness.
"Heavens—if I'd had those last three skills, I wouldn't have been bullied! Why, oh why! The universe is unfair!"
(ಥ_ಥ)
It's understandable; different Martial Souls absorb the same Soul Beast and gain different rings. Huo Yuhao already sensed that his Martial Soul had evolved beyond the original Spirit Eyes.
He should still test the skills. In his past life he'd longed for this power; now he was highly motivated to Cultivate and grow stronger.
He had no choice—with the Great God King Tang's trident hanging over his head like a spear at his back.
Huo Yuhao's current Soul Power had reached Level 15. In the original story the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm wasted strength to adapt and heal the wounds Huo Yuhao had suffered from the Wind Baboon, but now his physique was far stronger and uninjured, and his first Soul Ring had reached eight-hundred-years—surpassing the limit most Soul Masters can bear.
Level 15 was no surprise.
Spiritual Detection!
Everything within a hundred-twenty-meter radius appeared in his mind in three dimensions; the slightest change was fed back into his brain.
The sensation was wondrous—utterly intoxicating.
Spiritual Domain!
Spiritual Control!
The detection range instantly expanded to two-hundred-seventy meters.
Within that range Huo Yuhao spotted two people—a boy and a girl, both around fifteen or sixteen.
The boy had short deep-blue hair and handsome features; the girl wore her black hair in a ponytail, youthful and pretty.
Tang is still chasing me!
"Tianmeng, hide my aura—time to scram!"