Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 148 One Year Later

A year has passed since Di Ruier left the Body Sect.

Many changes occurred on the Douluo Continent during this year.

The tension between the Sun Moon Empire and the other three kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent is escalating.

Meanwhile, the Haotian Sect, which had been living in seclusion for many years, announced its entry into the world, while Shrek Academy invited its Grand Master and Second Grand Master to join the Sea God Pavilion.

At the same time, the world realized that although they had been silent for many years, the two sect leaders of the Haotian Sect were actually top figures at the Limit Douluo level.

This undoubtedly gave a boost to the residents of the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent. However, despite this, the Sun Moon Empire was still carrying out its previous plans in full swing.

The atmosphere between the Sun Moon Empire and the three kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent is becoming increasingly tense, and they have reached a critical juncture where swords are about to be drawn.

At the same time, with the support of two Limit Douluo for Shrek Academy, Shrek Academy's previously shattered prestige was restored.

However, a broken mirror is hard to mend. Even with the presence of two Limit Douluo, the three great empires still outwardly show awe towards Shrek Academy.

But how can a so-called Limit Douluo interfere with the subtle changes in people's thoughts?

Besides the dramatic changes in the human world, some unknown changes have also occurred in places where soul beasts gather, such as the Star Dou Great Forest, the Demon Great Forest, and the Far North.

However, all of this had nothing to do with Huo Yuhao, because he was already level 70.

About half a year ago, Huo Yuhao's cultivation level broke through to the level of seventy, which was also a key point in the qualitative change of his strength.

Soul power transforms from a liquid to a solid state, and through this process, it is reorganized and rearranged, laying the foundation for future advancement.

By condensing a soul ring, the form of the Gold-level Second Awakening Eye of Truth is stabilized and permanently maintained, allowing one's martial soul to complete its evolution.

Learn and study the last high-level magic in Electrox's memory, analyze it to increase your foundation and pave the way for your future cultivation path.

None of these things can be achieved all at once in a short period of time, and they can only be achieved after one's cultivation is truly stable and one breaks through to the Soul Saint level.

With the transformation of his martial soul providing a boost to his body, Huo Yuhao was able to rely on his enhanced physical body to more effectively unleash the power of his second martial soul, the Ice Dragon King.

After all, compared to the Ice Dragon King, a martial soul that has already reached the god-level, the factor that always limits the second martial soul's maximum output is Huo Yuhao's own insufficient cultivation and weak physical body.

Even though Huo Yuhao's physical body was already comparable to that of a typical Soul Douluo when he was a Soul Emperor, it was still far inferior to a God-level Martial Soul.

The immense spiritual power within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea was being rapidly consumed, while at the same time, the spiritual origin of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was gradually unsealed, replenishing Huo Yuhao's rapidly depleting spiritual sea.

At this moment, the Life Gold within Huo Yuhao's body, which originally symbolized a powerful solid form of life energy, has begun to show visible signs of deterioration.

Because Huo Yuhao is rapidly transforming and extracting the continuous life energy into qi and blood power.

Through the combination of Qi and blood power and spiritual energy, the seventh soul ring, which is also the most perfect fit for Huo Yuhao himself, is gradually taking shape.

The seventh spirit ring symbolizes a spirit master's true spirit form.

Regardless of the source of the soul beast, its final effect is unique and fixed: the soul master's martial soul true form.

However, due to the different origins of the spirit beasts, the influence of spirit rings on the spirit master's martial soul origin is most severe at this stage.

For example, some relatively weak martial souls, such as Blue Silver Grass, can form a seventh soul ring if they are fused with some relatively powerful soul beasts.

Therefore, the origin of its martial spirit will inevitably be severely affected, resulting in deviation and evolution.

This is different from the subtle influence that other spirit rings bring to a martial soul.

As the vessel for the true form of a martial soul, the seventh spirit ring has the greatest impact on the martial soul itself.

However, deviation and evolution are not necessarily good things, because changes in martial souls caused by external forces are uncontrollable and risky.

Unless the level of the source of the seventh spirit ring is lower than the quality of its own spirit, the impact it receives is almost negligible.

Aside from the origin of the soul beast, the essence of the seventh soul ring is actually the age of the soul beast.

Because the lifespan of a spirit beast is fundamental to the construction of spirit rings, the enhancement of a spirit master's strength by the seventh spirit ring's true form is also based on this.

The stronger the seventh spirit ring, the more powerful the spirit master can unleash the true power of their spirit.

Before a Soul Master, Martial Souls are all ethereal and intangible.

Even though possessing a spirit can enhance a spirit master, it does not fundamentally change the spirit master's essential nature as a human being.

The Martial Soul True Body can be considered the first step for a Soul Master to step from human to non-human. The Martial Soul True Body can serve as a vessel, allowing the Soul Master to bear more powerful Soul Power.

At the same time, the soul power it carries will make the existence of the martial soul more and more 'real' until it finally merges with the soul master himself.

This is why only Soul Masters who have reached level 70 or higher have the potential to condense a Soul Core, because the existence of a Soul Core requires a powerful container.

The human body is insufficient to contain a soul core; only a sufficiently powerful martial soul body can serve as the initial vessel for condensing the power of the soul core.

As the soul core forms, its power gradually alters the cells within the soul master's body, resulting in a substantial transformation.

Although ultimately still not as powerful as a soul beast with a naturally strong physical body, whose soul power is fully integrated and strengthened, at this stage, a soul master's physical body truly begins to have the potential to transform into a completely energy-based entity.

Therefore, the choice of the seventh spirit ring is crucial. If the chosen spirit beast is not compatible with the nature of one's own spirit, although it may not be apparent in the spirit's true form in the short term, it will create hidden dangers for future breakthroughs.

Therefore, for various reasons, Huo Yuhao did not seek to add a new soul ring to himself by hunting 100,000-year-old soul beasts after reaching level 70 soul power.

If one had to choose the most suitable martial soul for Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye, it would be the Evil Eye Tyrant clan.

Among them, the Evil Eye Tyrant, who possesses purely spiritual attributes, has at least a 70% compatibility with Huo Yuhao's future development.

If it were another soul beast with a purely spiritual attribute, then the minimum compatibility should be around 30%.

However, now that they possess the ability and experience to condense their own soul rings...

Huo Yuhao naturally couldn't abandon the path he had already decided on and settle for choosing a spirit ring from a spirit beast with other spiritual attributes.

Even though the resources required for self-forming a soul ring are greater and the time required is longer, it is all worthwhile.

Behind Huo Yuhao, the once brilliant and dazzling light and shadow of the Eye of Truth now appeared faded, with mottled cracks appearing on it.

The golden phantom had dimmed considerably, replaced by Huo Yuhao's eyes, whose color had subtly changed from when his martial soul had possessed him.

A faint, colorful glow flows within it, eventually settling into a deep, inky black.

As the second awakening shone brightly, the power of his blood and spirit changed, and the somewhat pale and illusory seventh soul ring gradually appeared beneath Huo Yuhao.

As time passed, with the appearance of the seventh spirit ring, the previously consumed spiritual energy and blood energy gradually returned to normal.

Instead, the abundant and constantly circulating soul power within Huo Yuhao's body flowed into his seventh soul ring.

As if filling a bottomless pit, the surge and immersion of a large amount of soul power did not cause any obvious changes to the seventh soul ring, but only stained it with a faint color.

However, now that the foundation of the spirit rings has been laid, all Huo Yuhao needs to do is fill them with a large amount of spirit power. Once they are filled, the martial spirit true body and the spirit core will be formed naturally.

Although this step could be considered a slow and painstaking process that could be completed with more time, Huo Yuhao had made ample preparations for this moment.

To avoid any unforeseen complications or other unexpected events, it's best to complete the final step of condensing the seventh spirit ring in one go.

As the fourth spirit ring flashed, six illusory fox tails appeared around Huo Yuhao.

These six fox tails contain the excess soul power he accumulated over the past few days while consuming spiritual energy and blood energy to condense his seventh soul ring.

The usable soul power accumulated in each fox tail is equal to the sum of Huo Yuhao's total soul power, and now is the time to use them.

With the influx of a large amount of soul power, the terrifying fluctuations in soul power even caused the environment around Huo Yuhao to distort.

Huo Yuhao's soul power density was already quite impressive. Due to his strong physical strength and conscious storage, Huo Yuhao's soul power quality alone was comparable to that of some weaker Title Douluos.

Now, with the convergence of seven times the total amount of soul power and the high density of soul power aggregation, a small-scale spiritual energy tide has been triggered, attracting the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth to surge towards Huo Yuhao's secluded cultivation place, contributing to the condensation of his seventh soul ring.

Finally, after exhausting all the chaos and the vast amount of spiritual energy of heaven and earth at the location of the Body Sect, Huo Yuhao succeeded.

The seventh spirit ring, which condensed on its own, shone with an unusual light. Unlike the white, yellow, purple, black, and red of ordinary spirit rings, it resembled a million-year spirit ring formed by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, exuding a faint golden luster as warm and smooth as jade.

Such a massive display and commotion naturally alarmed the other powerful figures within the Body Sect.

However, under Du Busi's intervention, the other elders went to comfort the disciples who were unaware of what had happened.

Meanwhile, Poison Undying transformed into a dark green giant thousands of meters tall, spreading his soul power and spiritual power across the sky above the Body Sect.

They were monitoring Huo Yuhao's secluded cultivation location and any possible movements in the area belonging to the Body Sect, because Huo Yuhao was the future of their Body Sect, and they absolutely could not allow any mishaps to occur.

Although the commotion caused by Huo Yuhao's breakthrough was quite great, fortunately no other accidents occurred.

After all, before breaking through, Huo Yuhao naturally mobilized the power of destiny to protect himself and eliminate the possibility of failure.

After completing the Soul Condensation Ring, Huo Yuhao did not immediately leave seclusion. Instead, he closed his eyes and carefully sensed the various changes that had occurred in his physical body, spirit, and martial soul.

After establishing a closer connection between himself and his Martial Soul through his Martial Soul True Body, Huo Yuhao can now finally tackle his previously unsatisfactory 'Original Body' Martial Soul.

Perhaps it's because the Eye of Truth has become a regular feature, or perhaps it's because Huo Yuhao broke through to level 70 and solidified his soul power.

That created the 'root' of the Eye of Truth, that gave Huo Yuhao the 'origin' of the Eye of Truth that defied common sense, allowed Huo Yuhao to decipher and replicate it much faster.

However, this was only in comparison to the previous speed; in Huo Yuhao's opinion, it was still too slow.

"Perhaps my current strength is insufficient, and I cannot rush things. If I want to continue to accelerate the analysis, I may need to break through to level ninety and obtain a second soul core."

After a moment's thought, Huo Yuhao did not dwell on this point any further.

Having acquired a Martial Soul True Body and permanently manifested the Eye of Truth, Huo Yuhao's physical strength has now reached the level of a Title Douluo.

Moreover, they are beings capable of contending with those Title Douluos who possess strong physical abilities.

That is why Huo Yuhao can now have the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul 'possess' him.

Although it wasn't a complete possession by a beast soul master in the conventional sense, Huo Yuhao was able to temporarily borrow the absolute zero level power of the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul without harming himself.

This is something to celebrate, as it means Huo Yuhao has gained another trump card.

Although the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul previously possessed the power of absolute zero, it was not Huo Yuhao who could use it, which can be considered a minor drawback of this god-level Martial Soul.

Now that Huo Yuhao's physical strength has reached the required level, he has taken the opportunity to complete this aspect, making him even more perfect.

After carefully sensing and comprehending the changes that had occurred within him, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and left the secluded cultivation place.

As Huo Yuhao stood up, the delicate balance maintained in this secret chamber, which was filled with a large amount of spiritual energy and soul power, was disrupted.

It shattered directly into fine dust, which then dissipated in the wind. This was caused by Huo Yuhao subconsciously using his ability when forming his Martial Soul True Body.

Even the secluded cultivation chamber built by the Body Sect with precious materials for its own experts could not withstand the destructive power of Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul True Body and collapsed at the slightest thought.

"Hahaha, my good disciple, come see me at once!"

The message from Du Busi reached Huo Yuhao's ears the moment he stepped out of the secret room.

Huo Yuhao's year-long seclusion also made him miss his disciple very much.

After all, he was quite worried about Huo Yuhao, because Huo Yuhao's theories and ideas were too bold. But now that Huo Yuhao had succeeded, everything was fine.

(End of this chapter)