Douluo Continent: The Cataclysm of the Dead - Huo Yuhao

He knew that gathering the power of heaven and earth, as Electrolux had said, meant starting afresh completely. The process of condensing this wisp of divine consciousness into a complete divine consciousness required immense power, which the Gold of Life alone could not accomplish.

It is the fusion of two pieces of living gold.

However, Huo Yuhao quickly explained his reasons.

"Master, during that meditation, I was actually thinking about a question. Condensing a soul core is a necessary standard for breaking through to the Title Douluo level, and the soul core is also the reason why Title Douluos are so powerful. So, could I try to condense one in advance?"

Upon hearing this idea, Jing Hongchen seemed to be put on pause. After taking a deep breath, she just stared at Huo Yuhao.

Although he had mentally prepared himself, or rather, he was prepared to say that this was something a genius like Huo Yuhao might have, he was ultimately just concerned.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yuhao's reason was so outrageous. You see, condensing a soul core is something only Soul Douluo begin to consider, yet Huo Yuhao, a Soul King, actually wants to condense a soul core?

Knowing the risks of condensing a soul core, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but offer advice.

“Yuhao, your strength is already abnormal. There’s no need to force it or do anything more.”

Huo Yuhao, however, could only manage a wry smile.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, I am already very strong.

The key is that Huo Yuhao is very clear about what he needs to do, and he must race against time.

"Master, you should know my personality. I just want to give it a try. Right now, I've had some ideas during my meditation, so..."

Huo Yuhao's frankness this time was also a direct statement of his purpose, since he still needed to try to condense some more soul cores, as his spiritual power had now reached the required level.

In addition, with his experience from his previous life, he was well aware of the benefits of condensing a soul core in advance, which were numerous.

Although, soul power may become solidified as a result, and its growth may seem to slow down a bit.

The benefit is that the total amount of soul power doubles.

Imagine he is a Soul King with an ordinary martial soul, facing an elite from Shrek Academy with the best soul ring configuration. If his total soul power is significantly higher than the opponent's, Shrek Academy members would have absolutely no chance of winning.

This is the advantage of having a large amount of soul power, which allows one to maintain a firm advantage in combat, not to mention that summoning-type soul masters like Huo Yuhao are extremely lacking in total soul power.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's attitude, Jing Hongchen knew that he probably couldn't persuade him back. He could only sigh helplessly and then handed over his method of condensing soul cores and some information compiled by the Sun Moon Empire to the other party.

Huo Yuhao feigned enthusiasm and accepted the information. However, he had no real intention of looking at it. After all, while the Sun Moon Empire was indeed top-notch in soul guidance technology, his experience from his previous life was sufficient for soul master cultivation and even the condensation of soul cores.

After a brief period of readjustment to my physical strength, until I was in peak condition.

Huo Yuhao also entered seclusion once again.

However, during this seclusion, Hongchen turned down most of his other commitments because he knew that Huo Yuhao's attempt would be extremely dangerous. If successful, Huo Yuhao would become a monster.

After all, the Soul Core Cultivation Method has always been designed to help Soul Masters break through to the Title Douluo level.

Imagine if Huo Yuhao, a Soul King, could possess a Soul Core.

Under such circumstances, combined with Huo Yuhao's already terrifyingly abnormal traits.

Could it be that Huo Yuhao, at the Soul King stage, will be able to challenge a Title Douluo-level powerhouse?

After all, before officially going into seclusion, Huo Yuhao had also undergone a high-intensity challenge under the guidance of Jing Hongchen.

The test aimed to assess Huo Yuhao's current combat strength, and the result was that Huo Yuhao achieved a decisive victory when challenging an eighth-level Soul Master.

Jing Hongchen's idea was absurd, but considering Huo Yuhao's terrifying ability to cross levels, including the domineering nature of his soul core, he couldn't help but speculate in that direction.

After Huo Yuhao, another formal compression began, under the unique circumstances of his mental power.

Jing Hongchen, who was watching from the side, was completely stunned by this action. Generally speaking, people who try to condense a soul core for the first time will appear very inexperienced, but Huo Yuhao's technique was quite skillful.

As he condensed soul power in his hands, Huo Yuhao skillfully manipulated that one-tenth of the soul power, gradually compressing it bit by bit without any naivety or even a single mistake.

Even those who have the strongest control over their soul power, let alone soul masters, and even top soul master geniuses from some traditional forces who have extremely strong control over their own soul power, will make mistakes at this step at the beginning.

Under Huo Yuhao's control and compression, the originally liquid soul power gradually solidified, and Huo Yuhao's expression began to grow serious. However, under his control, the soul power did not deviate in the slightest and maintained a stable rotation.

The following process appears to be a boring cycle of compression, rotation, and further compression.

But this seemingly boring process is actually thrilling every minute and every second.

Gradually, the solidified soul power fully took shape, and the small funnel that Huo Yuhao was familiar with reappeared. This time, because even more soul power was injected, its absorption speed of the elemental energy of heaven and earth was extremely powerful as soon as it appeared. A terrifying suction force spread outwards directly.

The vortex reappeared on Huo Yuhao's roof, with a continuous stream of spiritual energy gradually condensing into it.

Around the solidified soul power, the distorted light patterns began to become increasingly apparent.

The immense suction force not only drew in the primordial energy of heaven and earth, but also absorbed Huo Yuhao's own soul power. During this absorption process, Huo Yuhao had to continuously inject his soul power, causing the solidified soul power to continuously strengthen.

As Jing Hongchen watched Huo Yuhao's skillful movements in a daze, her heart finally leaped into her throat at a certain point.

That was accompanied by Huo Yuhao's mental output, and his soul power reached the halfway point.

This made Jing Hongchen feel like an ant on a hot pan.

Originally, it was thought that Huo Yuhao was merely experimenting, or perhaps seeking enlightenment through deep meditation. He was naturally willing to try it out. However, seeing Huo Yuhao's skillful movements, even halfway through, meant that he had officially stepped into danger.

If this thing stops moving, there will only be one outcome: an explosion.

Furthermore, as it grew to the halfway point, the speed at which this nascent soul core absorbed the elemental energy of heaven and earth also increased terrifyingly.

The key point is that Huo Yuhao's soul power hardly needs to be sent out at this time; instead, the nascent soul core is absorbing it autonomously.

Five percent, six percent, seven percent! After more than seventy percent of his soul power was absorbed by the solidified soul power, Huo Yuhao could no longer control the leakage of soul power. What he couldn't see was that the entire house, inside and out, was now emitting a faint golden light.

The elemental energy of heaven and earth that was originally condensed on Huo Yuhao's roof, which could only be described as a gaseous vortex, has gradually transformed into a faint liquid state.

As the surrounding天地元力 (heaven and earth elemental energy) grew increasingly powerful, people were drawn in, while those outside were also watching the direction where Huo Yuhao lived, and couldn't help but speculate.

"Could it be that someone is about to break through to the Title Douluo level?"

That's right, such a display only appears in the Sun Moon Empire when someone breaks through to the Title Douluo level.

Seeing this, Jing Hongchen barely gave a glance before Lin Jiayi outside, along with the people he had already arranged, completely sealed off the area.

Huo Yuhao also felt the strain. After 80% of his soul power was gradually condensed into the prototype of this solid soul core, his spiritual power was gradually devoured by this soul core.

Fortunately, although Huo Yuhao's total soul power was insufficient, his total mental power was more than enough.

In this process, the original soul core, which was only the size of half a millet grain at first, gradually changed and became the size of a mung bean or a soybean.

As its size gradually increased, its devouring of Huo Yuhao's soul power became less terrifying; instead, it began to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

For a soul core, its most important function is to control the power of heaven and earth.

Witnessing this, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but have an absurd thought: perhaps Huo Yuhao would become the first top-tier prodigy to condense a soul core during his Soul King era.

Therefore, while Huo Yuhao, as a Soul King, couldn't possibly contend with him, he was certain that once he reached the Soul Saint stage, he would be able to directly confront and even defeat a Title Douluo. The crucial boost that a Martial Soul True Body provides to a Soul Master is truly terrifying.

Just when the solidified soul core seemed somewhat dissatisfied, or when Huo Yuhao's own total soul power was no longer sufficient to supply it.

However, an inexplicable and immense power surged from Huo Yuhao's body, continuing to power the emergence of this soul core. And this was none other than Tianmeng.

With the blessing of the Heavenly Dream Origin, the nascent core, which had seemed on the verge of spiraling out of control and lacking sufficient energy, stabilized once more. This left Jing Hongchen, who was about to intervene, momentarily stunned.

He found it utterly absurd. Huo Yuhao's total soul power, or rather, the very nascent soul core he was currently forming, was already equivalent to that of a peak Soul Douluo. Yet, Huo Yuhao's total soul power was clearly insufficient! Even with so many illogical things happening to him, this scene still made him wonder: could Huo Yuhao's guardian spirit possibly store additional soul power?

At the same time, with Tianmeng's help, the prototype of the soul core gradually stabilized as it spun rapidly.

This also means that Huo Yuhao has officially condensed his soul core.

Chapter 216 The Soul Core of the Dead, The Holy Spirit's Game

While the initial condensation is possible, the next step, fusion, is the most difficult. After all, fusion means that Huo Yuhao's body must withstand this immense power.

Jing Hongchen's brows were tightly furrowed. If something went wrong during the fusion, the total amount of soul power, comparable to a peak Soul Douluo or even a Title Douluo appearing out of nowhere, would explode inside Huo Yuhao's body. Whether he could save him was a question.

So at this moment, all Jing Hongchen could do was pray for Huo Yuhao, hoping that nothing unexpected would happen.

However, the shock he felt was indescribable. You see, attempting to condense a soul core is generally something only peak Soul Douluo players attempt. Even some geniuses might only have made attempts or conjectures about it a few levels early, or had just broken through to Soul Douluo. But what about him?

He was only a Soul King, yet he had already made attempts in this area and even successfully condensed a Soul Core.

When all of this unfolded before his eyes, the shock he felt was indescribable. And this true process of integration had only just begun.

Huo Yuhao's body seemed to be showing signs of being unable to bear the strain.

After all, it should be noted that although Huo Yuhao's brother has already reached the Soul Douluo level, even among Soul Douluos, very few are truly capable of fully bearing the power of the Soul Core.

It can be said that there are now a large number of Soul Douluo on the Douluo Continent.

Top-tier forces like Shrek Academy or Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy can easily surpass 100.

The total number of Title Douluo across the entire continent, both openly and secretly, is less than a hundred, which shows how difficult it is to take this step.

Furthermore, it seemed that Huo Yuhao's soul core was different from the soul cores condensed by other normal people, even on Mirror Lake.

Huo Yuhao's compression method differs from that of ordinary Soul Masters. His mental power output is significantly greater than his soul power output, and after the fusion of his Martial Soul attribute and Soul Core, his Martial Soul seems to have become dominant again. This order is crucial. At the moment the Soul Core was formed, Huo Yuhao's soul power fluctuations were exceptionally stable, requiring no additional power to control them.

Furthermore, after Huo Yuhao's soul core was fully condensed, a grayish-white light continuously flickered around him.

Huo Yuhao also knew that this was the power within his martial soul—the power of the undead.

Although his first soul core is mostly condensed from spiritual power, the power of the undead still dominates it, so perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it the undead soul core.

While Huo Yuhao briefly calmed his mind, he also silently observed the soul core. However, it did not absorb it in time. Instead, it began to recover its soul power and mental power. This completely dumbfounded Jing Hongchen. No, he had never heard of anyone who could reach this level and not absorb the soul core first. Wasn't he afraid of something going wrong? He subconsciously wanted to say something to stop it.

However, it was discovered that Huo Yuhao's condensed mixture was in a strange state of excessive balance. There was not even the slightest accident that could have occurred with a normal condensation and mixing process. The state was very stable as soon as it condensed.

After a brief, subconscious deep breath, as time passed and Huo Yuhao completely restored his mental and soul power to their peak state, Jing Hongchen spoke with a somewhat incredulous tone.

"Yuhao, how did you do that?"

"Perhaps it's related to my special martial soul, and the fact that I used most of my spiritual power when condensing the soul core this time?"

Huo Yuhao feigned ignorance and offered his thoughts. After a brief moment of surprise, Jing Hongchen, seeing that Huo Yuhao had already recovered to his peak condition, couldn't help but offer another word of advice.

"If anything goes wrong with this fused soul core, remember to tell me immediately. I can always find some more people to help you suppress it."

Jing Hongchen sighed with a hint of helplessness.

To be honest, he still hoped that Huo Yuhao could try it later. Putting aside everything else, even if you reach the Soul Saint or even the Soul Douluo level, any further attempts in this area will inevitably improve your physical fitness and soul power.

Even if Huo Yuhao reaches the Soul King stage, no matter how strong his combat power is, his physical attributes and total soul power are still what they are.

The soul core, radiating a pale golden and grayish-white glow, gradually moved towards Huo Yuhao's brow under his control.

This move made even Jing Hongchen, who was already prepared, nervous, as he also saw through Huo Yuhao's intentions.

It is important to know that there are three so-called dantians in the human body, where the soul core can be condensed, which are divided into upper, middle and lower dantians.

One is the space between the eyebrows, one is the chest, and one is the true dantian.