Douluo Continent: Outwitting the Ceiling of Wisdom - Yuhao Faks His Death for Ten Thousand Years

Chapter 102 Absorption of the Fifth Soul Ring

The figure was dressed in a black robe with dark patterns, which moved and fluttered even without wind.

A strange red mask was embedded in his pale, almost transparent face.

At the center of the mask, a strange and terrifying red blood-red eye floats silently, exuding a chilling aura and oppressive power.

However, compared to the awe-inspiring aura emanating from his appearance, his current size seemed somewhat comical—

It was only about the size of a palm, like an exquisite yet eerie doll, completely out of place with that terrifying atmosphere.

"What do you want?"

The Evil Emperor's gaze fell on Huo Yuhao's avatar within the Sea of ​​Spirit. Without exchanging pleasantries, he asked in his usual cold and deep voice, his tone tinged with impatience.

"Hey? Old Xie, you're awake again?"

A chubby figure then appeared; it was none other than the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

Because Huo Yuhao was preparing to absorb his fifth spirit ring, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, as the core spirit spirit of his spiritual attribute, naturally arrived in the Sea of ​​Spirit early on.

As he watched the spectacle unfold, the small figure of the Evil Emperor appeared in the Sea of ​​Spirit, and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm greeted him with a tone full of teasing.

Ten thousand years ago, Electrolux did not completely destroy the mind of the Evil Emperor.

After all, the signing of a soul contract requires the resonance of the soul's origin. If even a trace of consciousness is no longer present, the contract cannot be firmly established.

Therefore, Electrolux used his overwhelming divine power to suppress the evil emperor, destroying most of his unruly consciousness, but preserving only his most fundamental soul essence, allowing him to survive.

After ten thousand years of recuperation and self-recovery, the Evil Emperor's current mental state is no different from that of the second most ferocious beast on the continent ten thousand years ago. However, the strength of his mental state is still far from his peak, which can be clearly seen from the size of his avatar in the Sea of ​​Spirit.

That is why Tianmeng Ice Silkworm dares to put on such a smug look in front of the Evil Emperor.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm thought to herself: If you were in your full power form, even if you called me "Big Bug," I wouldn't dare to argue with you;

But now you're just a tiny incarnation, with less than a tenth of your former strength. Don't you have any idea what you should call me?

The Evil Emperor glanced at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, who was greeting him with a mocking expression, but didn't even lift his eyelids, completely ignoring him.

So what if it's a million-year-old soul beast? Hmph, it's just a guy who relies on sleeping in to pass its lifespan, it has no real skills.

This was the Evil Emperor's true opinion about the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

Of course, even though he looked down on this "big bug" from the bottom of his heart, the Evil Emperor only dared to ignore his teasing and would never dare to show the slightest disdain on his face.

After all, he is now a soul spirit who has signed a contract with Huo Yuhao, and is essentially Huo Yuhao's subordinate.

Among Huo Yuhao's many soul spirits, he was clearly the least "favored" one—he had neither the closeness between Huo Yuhao and the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor, nor the seniority of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, nor the loyalty of the three 100,000-year-old soul spirits, Bajiao, Xiaobai, and Liya.

So how could he dare to openly clash with or express dissatisfaction with Tianmeng Bingcan, the "eunuch and favorite minister" beside the "emperor"?

However, the Evil Emperor had no objection to Huo Yuhao himself; on the contrary, he showed him the utmost respect.

This human, who was already terrifyingly powerful ten thousand years ago and was just one step away from becoming a god, had already conquered him with unparalleled strength.

Furthermore, the terrifying experience of attempting to seize Huo Yuhao's body ten thousand years ago, only to be easily suppressed and have most of his mind crushed by Ilex's divine consciousness, remains an inescapable psychological shadow for the Evil Emperor.

In conclusion, after ten thousand years, his spiritual consciousness is steadily recovering, and he and Huo Yuhao have long been in a symbiotic relationship where they share both prosperity and adversity, their fates closely intertwined.

If Huo Yuhao can successfully break through to godhood in this era, then as a soul spirit, he can also benefit from it and enjoy eternal life.

This is exactly the result he has been dreaming of.

"We still need a spirit ring, Evil Emperor."

Huo Yuhao looked at the palm-sized figure in the sea of ​​consciousness and spoke naturally, his tone calm but with an undeniable certainty.

He knew very well that the Evil Emperor's potential was far from exhausted.

The fourth spirit ring that the Evil Emperor had previously bestowed upon him was a dazzling orange-gold color, which contained the "Light of Time and Space" and "Light of Destruction," the signature abilities of the Evil Emperor.

These two soul skills are incredibly powerful and have always been the Evil Emperor's strongest trump cards.

So now, what kind of soul skill should the fifth soul ring carry?

With Huo Yuhao's current strength and vision, he naturally wouldn't even consider a soul skill weaker than the Light of Time and Space or the Light of Destruction.

What he needs is a new and powerful ability that matches his status as the "Rebuilt Emperor," surpassing his two fourth soul skills.

After listening to Huo Yuhao's words, the Evil Emperor's face, hidden behind the red mask, wrinkled, and he himself felt a bit of a headache.

When he was fusing his fourth soul ring, he couldn't think of any new and powerful soul skills that he could give Huo Yuhao. He was afraid of being punished by Elder Yi for doing a perfunctory job, so he had no choice but to stuff his two most proud and strongest soul skills into the ring.

But now, the difficulty of unleashing an ability stronger than those two soul skills is unimaginable.

"No problem—just a moment."

However, the Evil Emperor had also made preparations during this time. He had already combined the four attributes of destruction, time, space, and spirit under his control to construct several prototypes of new and powerful soul skills that could be given to Huo Yuhao.

Then, after a moment of silence, he mobilized the primal power within his soul to construct a soul ring.

After some time, the Evil Emperor said solemnly, "In that case, I will make these two newly created soul skills serve as the carriers of your fifth soul ring."

And so, Huo Yuhao's absorption process for his fifth spirit ring began.

Inside the training room outside, a large, dazzling orange-gold spirit ring reappeared outside Huo Yuhao's four spirit rings.

Huo Yuhao sensed the soul skills within, and then, his avatar in his sea of ​​consciousness looked at the Evil Emperor, raising an eyebrow in surprise.

"Not bad, Evil Emperor. This is much better than I expected—"

Despite being praised by Huo Yuhao in public, the Evil Emperor's face, covered by a red mask, remained completely calm. He simply nodded slightly, appearing utterly unperturbed.

But only he knew that upon hearing this recognition, a subtle, indescribable joy quietly welled up deep within his heart.

This was the first time he had received such direct affirmation from his host after ten thousand years of silence, making him feel that his efforts had not been in vain.

As soon as Huo Yuhao finished speaking, a soft gray-gold light emanated from his spiritual sea, and the avatar of Electrolux slowly appeared.

He was still dressed in the same gray robe, surrounded by a sacred and gentle aura, his gaze sweeping over the people present.