Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 89 The Changes in the Far North

After a brief exchange with the five-tailed white fox.

Huo Yuhao said to Jinpeng, "Elder, I've talked to it enough. The theory of sacrifice is indeed believable. I can sense that it doesn't harbor any hostility."

"I'm prepared to give it a try. After all, the benefits that a soul beast's voluntary sacrifice brings to a soul master are far greater than the benefits of absorbing a soul ring in ordinary ways. Even if it's impossible, I'm confident I can escape."

"Since that's the case, then I won't try to persuade you any further. I'll guard the door for you. If anything unexpected happens, send me a message immediately."

Jin Peng eventually left Huo Yuhao's training room and went outside to guard it, while also recovering from his own injuries.

After all, the injuries he suffered in the far north were quite serious. Although he had stabilized them before returning to the Body Sect, he still needed to hurry up and recover.

Because the opponent he faced in the core area of ​​the far north was none other than the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, one of the ten most ferocious beasts.

Even though the Ice Emperor seemed to have refrained from killing the fox for some reason and allowed the five-tailed white fox to follow him away from the far north, the injuries caused by the extreme ice were still not to be underestimated after he withdrew.

Inside the cultivation room, a man and a fox stood facing each other. Looking at the five-tailed white fox in front of him, Huo Yuhao did not immediately accept its sacrifice. Instead, he first communicated with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his spiritual sea.

After listening to Huo Yuhao's idea, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm confidently assured him, after all, it had spent a lot of time researching this kind of secret technique.

"No problem, Yuhao, just trust your brother. Regardless of whether the little fox cooperates or not, it's still quite simple to preserve its consciousness after the sacrificial ritual."

"After all, sacrifice and absorbing a soul ring are different. Although a soul beast that sacrifices itself will 'die' more thoroughly, it will also be more thoroughly fused with by the soul master."

"As long as a portion of the energy source is extracted and used as a container to hold the little fox's consciousness, then it shouldn't be a problem for Brother Yao to preserve its will."

"Those ordinary soul beasts are all big fools, but I'm different! I was able to retain my own intelligence and merge with you, which was developed based on sacrifice."

Then, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm asked with some doubt, "But I have a question. In that case, its soul bone will definitely not be preserved. The soul bone produced by the Five-Tailed Spirit Fox will definitely be an extremely special existence."

Huo Yuhao, however, said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. No matter how special the soul bone is, the soul skills it contains are nothing more than a reproduction of the abilities that the soul beast possessed in its previous life, or a part of the abilities hidden in its bloodline."

"For me, it wouldn't be difficult to master all the abilities I have if I wanted to."

"So compared to a soul bone that hasn't reached the level of 100,000 years, preserving the consciousness of this five-tailed white fox and letting me know its true purpose is more valuable."

"This is the most important thing right now, and keeping it might have other uses."

After saying that, Tianmeng Bingcan didn't say anything more: "Alright, I'm all ready, Yuhao, you can start anytime."

Opening his eyes, Huo Yuhao said to the five-tailed white fox in front of him, "Come on, we can begin."

Then Huo Yuhao placed his right hand on the white fox's head.

The white fox closed its eyes, and its entire body emitted bursts of white light mixed with streaks of gold.

Immediately afterwards, these lights began to rise, forming wisps of flame, as if they were burning intensely.

At this moment, a white-gold mixed field also formed around Huo Yuhao and the five-tailed white fox, isolating them from contact with anything outside.

The sacrifice has begun.

Because the difference in strength between the two was not significant, and the sacrifice of the five-tailed white fox was a comprehensive cooperation, Huo Yuhao did not feel any discomfort during the process.

At this moment, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm also made its move. If the protagonist of the sacrifice was the Ice Emperor, a powerful cultivator at the level of a ferocious beast, then Tianmeng Ice Silkworm naturally had to negotiate with her in advance to ensure her full cooperation so that the Wisdom Soul Ring could be formed smoothly.

However, the five-tailed white fox is different. Even though its original bloodline is noble, it only has 50,000 years of cultivation at this time.

In addition, it lacks the unique characteristics of an Emperor Beast and the influence of the vast fortune of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Once in a sacrificial state, the five-tailed white fox's spiritual essence, now deprived of its physical protection, can be easily controlled by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

The sacrifice went quite smoothly. As the five-tailed white fox's body gradually faded, its spiritual essence was enveloped in a portion cut from its original energy, separating from the soul ring and merging into Huo Yuhao's body.

The sacrifice was successful, and everything was over.

After obtaining his fourth spirit ring, Huo Yuhao's spirit power naturally broke through and began to increase rapidly, reaching levels 41, 42, and 43, before stopping when he was close to level 44.

With the help of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm Brand Fully Automatic Cultivation Device, this deficiency will soon be resolved.

A five-tailed white fox that is 50,000 years old can directly increase Huo Yuhao's soul power by more than three levels, because this is the result of a sacrifice.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, even if Huo Yuhao absorbed the other party's soul ring, he would probably only gain two levels of soul power at most.

As expected, and as it was impossible for anything to happen, the spiritual essence of the five-tailed white fox was preserved by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and appeared in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.

"?" The five-tailed white fox looked around with some doubt, at the vast sea of ​​spirit and the huge vertical pupil that hung high in the sky above the sea of ​​spirit, looking down on everything.

Meanwhile, possessing intelligence no less than that of humans, it was able to 'speak' normally after arriving in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.

After Tianmeng Bingcan, as a senior figure, gave the five-tailed white fox a series of flowery words of deception, the simple-minded fox also came to believe in the plan called "creating a god".

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's spiritual body emerged in the Sea of ​​Spirit, appearing before it and saying, "Now is the time to have an open and honest talk."

"You're willing to sacrifice yourself to bind my destiny to the far north. Has something major happened in the far north recently?"

Meanwhile, Tianmeng Bingcan also came over, after all, the far north was his hometown, and most importantly, the Ice Emperor was still in the far north.

The five-tailed white fox answered through mental power: "Yes. Because the Ice Emperor is about to undergo her tribulation, and if she, as one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, fails, it will be a huge blow to the Far North."

"Although I may not be considered the emperor of the auspicious beasts of the far north, I grew up there and have been blessed by its fortune. I do not wish to see my homeland invaded by humans after losing the protection of the Ice Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm became excited: "How could I not have thought of that? Oh no, oh no! If Yuhao's luck really helps... Ice Emperor, oh right, I didn't explain it to Yuhao before."

"The second martial soul choice I initially picked out for you, the ultimate ice-type weapon, was the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Emperor!"

"Given her imminent death, she has absolutely no chance of surviving this ordeal under normal circumstances. I've also prepared other methods that will definitely win her over for you!"

"Damn it, it's getting late now. I should have taken you to the far north sooner."

"Yuhao, we need to make plans as soon as possible." Tianmeng Bingcan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Huo Yuhao shook his head, ignoring him, and continued speaking to the five-tailed white fox: "I can sense that you're probably hiding something."

"Although the loss of Ice Emperor will be a significant blow to the far north, the far north is a harsh and dangerous place, and with other powerful soul beasts and ferocious beasts, it is not an easy target to subdue."

"In the sea of ​​spirit, I am the master. You cannot hide your words or actions from me. Now, tell me honestly."

"If I am unwilling, then the power of destiny I possess will be continuously diverted to the far north."

Upon hearing this, the five-tailed white fox lowered its head, realizing that Huo Yuhao's words were not false.

After it merged with Huo Yuhao through sacrifice, it sensed the strength of Huo Yuhao's control over its own destiny, a power that ordinary people could not possibly possess through mere chance.

"Okay, alright, actually there's one more thing. Besides the Ice Emperor about to undergo tribulation, the Snow Emperor is also using a special secret technique to reincarnate as a human and start over."

"However, if something unexpected happens, the far north will lose two pillars in succession. Moreover, the current Snow Empress and the far north are inextricably linked, sharing both prosperity and ruin."

"Before the Snow Empress began her cultivation journey again, she transferred a portion of her cultivation to the Ice Empress. However, even so, the Ice Empress only has a 30% chance of successfully completing her tribulation."

"That is precisely why the Snow Empress is quite weak now, so I need to borrow the power of your luck to give the Ice Empress a better chance of survival."

"If anything were to happen to either of them, the far north would certainly be thrown into turmoil, compounded by the threat of humankind."

"Huh? This." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, standing to the side, was stunned.

He hadn't expected so many things to happen in the far north. Now, his original plans were probably all for naught.

Moreover, in the current situation, only if the Ice Emperor survives can she protect the Snow Emperor. After the Snow Emperor's reconstruction, she is powerless to help the Ice Emperor overcome the tribulation, leaving her to face the calamity alone, which has only a 30% chance of success.

The so-called 30% probability is only theoretical when a ferocious beast is undergoing tribulation; the actual situation is probably even worse.

After all, the Ice Emperor still has hidden injuries from her previous tribulation that have not yet healed, and there are no soul beasts or rare treasures in the far north that are good at healing. If her hidden injuries were to flare up, the success rate would drop by at least half.

Huo Yuhao nodded. The facts were pretty much what he had guessed. As for the details, there were probably some that the five-tailed white fox was unaware of.

The reason it was able to know this was probably because of its auspicious nature.

However, with only 50,000 years of cultivation, its influence on the fortune of the Ice Emperor, who was about to undergo tribulation, was negligible, like a drop in the ocean, and had no effect whatsoever.

"I think I understand now. Don't worry, Brother Tianmeng. Even though the Ice Emperor is about to undergo tribulation, it will probably take at least a year and a half for the soul beasts to settle down."

"Moreover, thanks to the sacrifice of the spirit fox, my current power of destiny has indeed been connected with the far north."

"In my opinion, the current fortune of the far north is stable and there are no fluctuations. It will probably be at least another year and a half before the Ice Emperor undergoes his tribulation."

"Alright, Brother Tianmeng, why don't you stay here and catch up with your fellow villagers? I'll go back to cultivate now."

After understanding the situation, Huo Yuhao did not intend to stay any longer.

Having just fused with his fourth spirit ring, Huo Yuhao naturally needed to carefully experience it first.

The soul skills and luck power that the Five-Tailed Spirit Fox brought to Huo Yuhao were not closely related, after all, its own level was not as high as that of the Emperor Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which could forcibly interfere with the luck power.

However, the Five-Tailed Fox gave its innate soul skill to Huo Yuhao, which is called the Fox Tail.

In reality, it is the storage of spiritual power, energy, and vitality that have been released through daily cultivation and training but have not been fully absorbed and transformed by the human body.

Release it directly at the critical moment to restore your strength to its best state.

As a container of energy, this fourth soul skill, although not as vast as the energy that the Metal of Life can hold, is still quite powerful.

However, this fourth soul skill allows Huo Yuhao to instantly recover his full combat power in a short period of time, rather than recovering slowly through the nourishment of the Life Gold like a gentle stream.

It can be considered a trump card that can be used at any time in battle, which is not bad for Huo Yuhao now.

After all, if Huo Yuhao were to fight someone, he could usually defeat an opponent with just a slight effort using a combination of soul skills, without even incurring much loss.

However, when facing a master, Huo Yuhao must project a large number of runes, soul power circuits, and magical structures through mental projection, which consumes a considerable amount of energy.

However, this soul skill can only store enough energy five times to instantly restore Huo Yuhao to his peak condition.

However, this is only limited by the age of the soul ring. Huo Yuhao, who possesses the spiritual power origin of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, can naturally continue to improve this soul skill. When this soul skill is improved to 100,000 years, it can probably be stored up to nine times.

Even without this soul skill, Huo Yuhao could replicate it through soul power circulation, opening up "backup hidden energy" within his body. However, this soul skill is already sufficient for now, so there is no need for it.

(End of this chapter)