radicalducati Chapter 18 The Egg of the Soul
Chapter 18 The Egg of the Soul
Chapter 18 The Egg of the Soul (3,000 words)
Xue Di and Bing Di were both stunned; they didn't understand what Huo Yuhao meant.
The Snow Empress had no idea what the power of stars was, and the Ice Empress had no idea what the connection was between the power of stars and the fusion of the Ice Phoenix Wings. However, because of her Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion skeleton, which had been modified beyond recognition, she had a vague sense of it being the case.
Unlike the two Ice and Snow Emperors, Tianmeng immediately understood and explained to them, "The Snow Emperor doesn't know, but the Ice Emperor should know something. Let me explain."
"Yuhao's spiritual power, soul power, and even bloodline power all contain extremely rich stellar power for some reason. This rich stellar power has even imbued Yuhao's martial soul and soul bone with the aura of stellar power."
"Up to now, nothing is an exception. Besides the torso bone from the Ice Emperor, he also has a left palm bone brought by the Flame Demon Tiger King. Without exception, all of these soul bones are tainted with the aura of star power."
"The star charts that Hyotei and I were given are essentially star imprints left by this stellar power. If we are like this, then the Ice Phoenix Wings cannot be an exception."
"If the communication between the power of the stars and the wings of the ice phoenix is completed in advance, then there is a high probability that the ice emperor's torso bone will no longer have a strong rejection reaction to it."
"Because they are all marked with the power of the stars, even if there is a possibility of rejection, the power of the stars will force them to fuse."
"Otherwise, when Yuhao was fusing with the Ice Emperor's torso bone, he should have already clashed with the Flame Demon Tiger King's left palm bone."
"Because Yuhao understands all this, he thought it would be better to let the Ice Phoenix Wings come into contact with the power of the stars before starting. Anyway, the Ice Phoenix Wings will have to go through this sooner or later. There's no way to escape it. The power of the stars in Yuhao's body is just that domineering. Even if a god came, he probably wouldn't get any special treatment."
Tianmeng didn't mention the example of Electrolux. Firstly, Xue Di hadn't fully joined yet, so it wasn't convenient for her to talk about it. Secondly, Electrolux had been hiding deep in his sea of consciousness and had fallen into a deep sleep ever since he was inscribed with the Death Scythe Star Palace Chart.
On the other hand, Hyotei hadn't even had a chance to stay in the sea of consciousness for a while, and didn't even know what was going on. If he talked too much, he would have to spend time explaining, so it would be more convenient to keep quiet.
Xue Di now understood the reason for the changes in Bing Di and Tian Meng, and at the same time became even more curious about the secrets of Huo Yuhao.
As for Hyotei, she only felt somewhat embarrassed. After all, she didn't even understand her own situation, and she had to rely on her arch-rival, Tenmu, to explain it to her, which dealt another small blow to her pride.
However, she wasn't so stubborn as to insist on saying it outright. "I know it myself, it's just that Tianmeng blurted out the reason first!"
Although she is arrogant, it doesn't just mean she refuses to acknowledge her shortcomings. The most important thing for a strong person is to face their own flaws squarely. Even if they can't make up for them, they should think about how to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. This is the mindset a strong person should have.
Huo Yuhao smiled and gave Tianmeng a thumbs up, saving him a lot of effort to explain himself. Such a good teammate is truly rare!
Tianmeng became a little narcissistic, and couldn't help but raise her chin, wishing Huo Yuhao would say a few more words of praise.
However, Huo Yuhao did not grant her wish. Instead, he pressed his advantage and said, "Now that everyone understands, I won't delay any longer. Let's begin."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao activated the Star-Guiding Technique, slowly gathering the stellar power within his body into his hands, and then gently placing them on the two feathers of the Ice Phoenix Wings.
A deep purple halo shimmering with gold and silver light spread from his hands, seeping into the texture of his ice-blue jade wings little by little.
The icy blue soul energy flow showed no sign of agitation; instead, it intertwined harmoniously with the suddenly appearing deep purple halos, appearing as if they were a family. The three women who had been observing from the sidelines each displayed distinct expressions.
The Snow Empress's curiosity and surprise, the Ice Empress's resentment and helplessness, and Tianmeng's nonchalant and self-assured demeanor—all these contrasted with the Snow Empress's expression of utter indifference and composure.
As time slowly passed, the originally ice-blue jade wings gradually changed into a deep purple that shimmered with gold and silver at the base of the wings, transitioning to ice-blue at the tips.
Once the changes had completely stabilized, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes, nodded to Tianmeng and Bingdi, and the real test had finally begun.
Without a word, Tianmeng immediately wrapped her nine golden rings around Huo Yuhao's body, while Bingdi prepared to assist Huo Yuhao in controlling the turmoil in his torso bones. Unable to intervene, Xuedi could only quietly protect them from the sidelines.
With everything ready, Huo Yuhao finally began to activate the star power within the Ice Phoenix Wings and move it towards his spine. The moment the two star powers of the same origin came into contact, a terrifying change erupted within Huo Yuhao's body!
Even though Huo Yuhao had prepared beforehand, the pain brought by this drastic change still exceeded his expectations! If the previous fusion with Ice Emperor was a gradual erosion and transformation of his torso, followed by a second upgrade using the power of the stars...
The integration of the Ice Phoenix Wings now means that the entire torso bone has completely melted away, and everything has been rebuilt from scratch!
This pain is more than ten times greater than the pain I felt when I fused with Hyotei last time!
Huo Yuhao could barely resist the help of Tianmeng's power before, but now that it's only just begun, he has to rely on Tianmeng's power to stabilize his spiritual sea.
He dared not even imagine what would have happened without Tianmeng; his very consciousness would have collapsed the moment this pain struck!
Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth and, with the full support of Tianmeng and Bingdi, stabilized the terrifying soul power fluctuations within his torso bones to prevent them from exploding and blowing him to pieces.
The deep purple star power, shimmering with gold and silver, blended together very naturally, but the emerald green soul power originating from the Ice Emperor and the icy blue soul power from the Ice Phoenix were fighting back and forth for the remaining territory.
Xue Di frowned as she watched Huo Yuhao's stalemate, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
She saw it clearly: the power of the stars occupied ninety percent of the territory, and the remaining ten percent was the space for the struggle between the Ice Emperor and the Ice Phoenix. The power of the stars would not intervene in their war, because only in this way could the power of the Ice Emperor and the Ice Phoenix be fully integrated.
But if this continues, who knows how long it will take?
Xue Di was wondering if there was a way to ease the tension between these two forces.
Just as the idea came to mind, Xue Di suddenly remembered the 100,000-year-old snow lotus that she had originally planned to use for her transformation and reconstruction.
She gazed at Huo Yuhao for a moment, then smiled and shook her head. The far north had already invested enough in this guy, and she figured she would be involved in it in the future. What was the big deal about having one more 100,000-year-old snow lotus?
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Huo Yuhao was somewhat anxious. Although the fusion of the Ice Phoenix and Ice Emperor's powers was progressing steadily, the pace was too slow! It wasn't that he couldn't bear the pain, but he didn't know how long it would take if things dragged on like this. If he missed the start of the school year, many things would have to be scrapped and replanned!
Just as Huo Yuhao was at a loss, an extremely large yet exceptionally gentle ice-attribute energy seeped in from the spot on his back where the Ice Phoenix Wings were connected. That spot was exactly the front line where the power of the Ice Emperor and the Ice Phoenix was merging!
The emerald green and icy blue auras immediately sensed the scent of this large, lucrative target. They abandoned their desire to continue fighting and instead began to absorb the icy white energy to strengthen themselves. In an instant, the previously tense battle situation suddenly eased.
Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief. With this power joining him, he could fuse it into one entity more quickly and easily. However, he was somewhat puzzled as to where this power came from.
Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure it out, the voices of Hyotei and Tenmu came through one after the other.
"Yuhao, this is the 100,000-year-old snow lotus that the Snow Emperor originally used to transform and rebuild her body." The Ice Emperor's calm tone was mixed with a hint of shock and complexity.
Huo Yuhao suddenly realized what was happening. He didn't understand why the Snow Empress had suddenly offered her help, even giving him such a precious treasure. He could sense the Ice Empress's emotions; hadn't he felt the same way when he heard the answer?
"Yuhao, let's focus on finishing the final steps first. We can talk about other things later." Tianmeng knew how Bingdi and Huo Yuhao were feeling, but things weren't over yet, and they didn't have time to waste.
"I understand. Tianmeng, you and Bingdi, please keep an eye on the fusion of the Ice Phoenix Wings and help me seal away any excess power. I sensed the sleeping soul of the Ice Phoenix, and I plan to use my second martial soul to guide her soul and draw out that star gate."
Bingdi and Tianmeng nodded; they were ready to protect Huo Yuhao!
Huo Yuhao ignored everything else and instead integrated his spiritual power into the power of the stars. He then slowly sank into the depths of the Ice Phoenix Wings, where an ice-blue soul egg lay quietly asleep, as if it had already died.
If it weren't for those occasional flashes of soul light, Huo Yuhao would probably have really thought that Binghuang was completely dead.
However, if one truly dies completely, the soul egg cannot remain.
Huo Yuhao was decisive. Without saying a word, he immediately activated his second martial soul. The cold aura merged with the power of the stars and surged towards the soul egg, then slowly enveloped it and guided it into his second martial soul.
Contrary to Huo Yuhao's expectations, the Ice Phoenix's soul egg naturally merged into it without any resistance.
The same situation as the previous two times occurred again.
The star gate in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea of consciousness opened again. The Star Palace in his second sea of consciousness, shimmering with deep purple light, guided the Ice Phoenix's soul egg through the star gate, and finally immersed it in the vast power of the stars within the Star Palace.
A star palace adorned with a celestial phoenix emblem, its colors shifting between ice blue and deep purple, was illuminated. Then, unsurprisingly, the Ice Phoenix's soul egg was expelled from its second sea of consciousness.
Everything went so smoothly that Huo Yuhao felt like he was dreaming, and the sudden end left him feeling extremely exhausted.
Tianmeng and Bingdi immediately sensed it, but because the Ice Phoenix's soul egg successfully completed the process of awakening its second martial soul and ascending to the palace of its soul, the repulsion between the Ice Phoenix and Bingdi's powers was further eased on the basis of the 100,000-year-old snow lotus. Huo Yuhao really didn't need to do the rest himself.
With the two women indicating that there were no major issues, Huo Yuhao focused wholeheartedly on his cultivation.
(End of this chapter)