Douluo Continent: Newcomer Yuhao, thank you Lan Xuanyu

"Human boy, I haven't even asked you your name yet!"

Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment, and only spoke after Tianmeng nodded to him in confirmation: "...My name is Huo Yuhao."

"At such a young age, he's only at level 30. His talent is truly remarkable... and this aura is that of the ultimate water!" The golden tortoiseshell scrutinized Huo Yuhao from head to toe, muttering to itself.

There's no room for hesitation anymore; going all in is a sign of wisdom.

The golden hawksbill turtle arrogantly raised its head: "Huo Yuhao, you came to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a spirit ring, right?"

"Hehe, I can bestow upon you a great fortune; I am willing to sacrifice myself for you."

Huo Yuhao wore the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone. What did this mean? A 100,000-year-old soul beast sacrificed itself for him as soon as he stepped out the door? Was his luck really that good?

Before Huo Yuhao could speak, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in the Sea of ​​Spirit couldn't hold back any longer.

"Wait, Yuhao, I think I vaguely remember this guy. He seems... he seems to be the bad guy who absorbed my life force in the core area of ​​Star Dou!"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm leaped out from behind Huo Yuhao and said viciously, "Bastard! Do you even recognize me?"

The golden hawksbill turtle glanced at it: "Hiss... Who are you? I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?"

"Hmph!" Ten golden halos rapidly rose from beneath the feet of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, radiating a dense, almost tangible, spiritual energy fluctuation.

"Ah...it's you! You're that Ice Silkworm. My God, how did you fuse with a human? This is unbelievable!" the Golden Tortoise said, dumbfounded.

"snort!"

After thoroughly probing the golden hawksbill turtle with his spiritual power, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm discovered that its life force was nearly exhausted. His voice couldn't help but carry a hint of schadenfreude: "So that's how it is. No wonder you had to sacrifice yourself. You got your comeuppance! You absorbed my life force back then!"

The golden hawksbill turtle felt a little guilty, but then its eyes reddened: "I... I absorbed it secretly, it didn't cause you too much harm, and if I hadn't absorbed your life force back then, I wouldn't have gotten so greedy later and ended up like this..."

"Let's not talk about that now. Big Ice Silkworm, you must have some way of preserving your soul and mind, right? Help me, and I'll explain the rest after I, Old Turtle, enter this kid's sea of ​​consciousness!"

Huo Yuhao nodded: "Alright then, you stabilize your mind and soul first, and I'll set up the soul contract." Then he explained the method of the soul contract to the golden tortoise in the most concise language possible.

After the golden tortoiseshell agreed, Huo Yuhao released his Spirit Eye Martial Soul and immediately began chanting the Soul Spirit Contract incantation.

Although Tianmeng was unwilling, she still understood the bigger picture and released her spiritual power to form a protective shield to cover Huo Yuhao and the golden tortoise's figure and aura.

"...I hadn't noticed yet, but the life force in this Star Dou Great Forest has become so much stronger?"

The golden tortoiseshell cooperated fully, releasing its primal power without reservation. Dark golden halos transformed into ripples that covered Huo Yuhao's body.

At first, Huo Yuhao felt that his Spirit Eye Martial Soul was not suitable for the Golden Tortoise with its dual water and earth attributes. He was planning to have the giant tortoise attach a soul ring to his second Martial Soul, the Deep Blue Glazed Dragon. However, as the Soul Spirit Contract progressed, he discovered that the Spirit Eye Martial Soul did not accept the water and earth attributes of the Golden Tortoise, but rather another extremely mysterious thing about the Golden Tortoise.

Then, a tremendous life force suddenly surged out from the golden tortoiseshell.

Moreover, after this life force appeared, the golden hawksbill turtle's body actually grew larger! It expanded from a diameter of two meters to more than five meters in diameter, shining with golden light, which was quite miraculous. Its aura also changed from being listless to being energetic.

The soul contract proceeded very smoothly. Under the disguise of two purple soul rings, a blood-red soul ring slowly rose, and Huo Yuhao's soul power finally broke through the level 30 bottleneck, rushing all the way to level 36.

This is even with the cultivation speed of the ultimate martial soul being debuffed, so you can imagine how terrifying Huo Yuhao's cultivation speed is.

Just then, Electrolux's voice came from the Sea of ​​Spirit.

"Huh? What's this...?"

After completing the soul contract, the golden tortoiseshell's body dissipated, leaving behind a dark gold left leg bone and a piece of emerald green metal.

Electrolux, who had been recuperating within the Sea of ​​Spirit, immediately emerged. Then, Huo Yuhao was surprised to hear a shocked voice emanating from his teacher:

"This...this is actually the Gold of Life?! Such a huge piece! I've never even heard of it before."

"...Yuhao, you really are treated like the world's favorite son!"

Huo Yuhao asked in confusion, "Teacher, what's wrong? Is this piece of metal more precious than a 100,000-year-old soul bone?"

Electrolux gave a wry smile: "In my opinion, this bone isn't even qualified to be used as a cushion for the Gold of Life. We've struck it rich this time. With this Gold of Life, there are so many things I can accomplish!"

"Xiao Yuhao, absorb the soul bone first. Your teacher will help you make the most of this piece of life gold."

At the same time, the golden tortoiseshell finally entered Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, but its soul was too exhausted, and it fell into a deep sleep before Tianmeng could interrogate it.

However, this turtle was quite something. After it joined the Sea of ​​Spirit, the massive spiritual energy it brought directly and rapidly broke through the threshold of Huo Yuhao's original Spirit Abyss Realm. Furthermore, the fusion of the left leg bone made Huo Yuhao's own blood and qi feel like it was burning.

It feels so good to gain something for nothing... No, no, my priority now is to stabilize my cultivation level. I absolutely cannot advance so quickly anymore.

A weak foundation leads to an unstable foundation; this is an eternal truth.

He first closed his eyes to experience the two soul skills bestowed by the golden tortoiseshell.

One of the third soul skills of the Spirit Eye: Pull.

It can forcibly pull the opponent's attack onto yourself, or it can be used to close the distance between yourself and your opponent.

It's commonly known as stirring up hatred.

The second of the third soul skills of the Spirit Eye: Epitaph.

You don't need such long bangs. The idea is to see what will happen in the next ten seconds within your field of vision, but the "future" and "reality" are happening simultaneously. You'll need to consider this carefully in actual combat.

Huo Yuhao was shocked. Could this be a soul skill provided by a water- and earth-attribute soul beast? This should be a soul skill of the [Spirit] and [Time] type.

Electrolux noticed Huo Yuhao's confusion and carefully explained to him, "Just like this giant tortoise said, their kind are auspicious beasts with considerable power of destiny, and you are even more so... cough cough, anyway, these two soul skills are related to [destiny] and [spirit], which are very suitable for you."

Huo Yuhao could sense that Electrolux seemed to be intentionally hiding something, but he didn't pay attention to it and instead carefully considered his first 100,000-year soul bone.

One of the soul skills of the Golden Tortoiseshell's left leg bone: Earth Core.

It causes earth elements on the ground to accumulate and form rock ridges, which can be used for concentrated defense or to cause earth-type area damage, making it both offensive and defensive.

Golden Tortoiseshell's second soul skill from its left leg bone: Invincible Shield.

This is much simpler and clearer, but Huo Yuhao's invincible shield can also be applied to his teammates, only three times a day.

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but wonder, with such powerful soul bones and soul rings, could this green metal be even more precious?