Chapter 297: Solidified Soul Power
Kong Deming didn't truly believe Huo Yuhao could condense a Soul Core. After all, Soul Cores were exclusive to Titled Douluo. Even with Huo Yuhao's extraordinary spiritual power, breaking this established rule should have been impossible.
However, with himself and Jing Hongchen watching over the process, Huo Yuhao's safety would be assured. Letting him attempt this early could serve as valuable experience for his future Soul Core condensation.
Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen began sharing their knowledge about condensing Soul Cores. Due to Kong Deming's unique status and extensive experience, he had witnessed far more Soul Core formations than Jing Hongchen. Thus, the insights he provided were even more valuable.
Huo Yuhao listened intently, knowing that every bit of information could help him succeed in the coming challenge.
After some time, he closed his eyes, steadied his mind, and used his spiritual power to conduct a full body scan. Once he confirmed that his meridians and soul power were in optimal condition, he reopened his eyes, golden light flashing within them.
Activating his soul power, he gradually gathered liquid soul power in the palm of his right hand. As time passed, the amount increased, yet he maintained absolute control, ensuring that not a single droplet leaked or dispersed.
Before long, the liquid soul power began to rotate, forming a white vortex.
Jing Hongchen, observing this, was astonished.
"As expected of someone with Tangible and Substantial level spiritual power! Yuhao's control over his soul power is flawless… Even most Soul Douluo, without relying on soul skills, would struggle to prevent energy dissipation when using their soul power like this."
A trace of envy flickered in his eyes.
In his mind, even Super Douluo only surpassed Huo Yuhao in terms of total spiritual power quantity. But when it came to quality, even Kong Deming himself would have to bow down.
Huo Yuhao continued focusing, feeding more soul power into the vortex and compressing it. The vortex's rotation speed increased rapidly, and its consistency grew thicker and denser. Over time, it began to shrink, reducing to half its original size.
Eventually, the vortex transformed into a small funnel, radiating a terrifying suction force.
This technique was inspired by Di Tian.
Huo Yuhao recalled that in the original timeline, when facing Ye Xishui, he had "borrowed" Di Tian's strength, experiencing the unique way Di Tian compressed his soul power.
Although Huo Yuhao had never truly merged with Di Tian's essence, he had thoroughly analyzed how the original Huo Yuhao had conducted soul power compression experiments.
"He successfully solidified his soul power… Yuhao's first attempt at converting liquid soul power into solid form is a remarkable feat."
Kong Deming couldn't help but admire the young genius.
This was an extremely difficult process, and even he had failed during his first attempt to solidify soul power.
At the same time, Kong Deming grew tense, preparing to intervene at any moment.
After all, this was the most critical phase.
Typically, for a Soul Master to condense a Soul Core, they first had to form solidified soul power. However, this phase was highly unstable and prone to collapse.
Moreover, because the process required a continuous influx of soul power, the Soul Master's ability to handle risks was greatly diminished.
This was why most Soul Masters undergoing Soul Core formation needed guardians to watch over them.
Huo Yuhao's breathing became ragged, his expression tightening.
The small funnel of soul power was now spinning at an alarming speed, absorbing surrounding world energy at an unsustainable rate.
While it was constantly drawing in energy, it wasn't fast enough to maintain its rotation without external assistance.
Thus, Huo Yuhao had to continuously inject his own soul power into it.
However, there was a major problem
His soul power reserves were insufficient to sustain this process indefinitely.
Normally, this would spell failure for an ordinary Soul Emperor attempting to form a Soul Core.
But Huo Yuhao had an advantage.
His goal was to condense a Spiritual Soul Core, which came with unique properties.
Even if his soul power was lacking, he could compensate by using his immense spiritual power as a stabilizing force.
However, as time passed, he realized something troubling
The small funnel was actively consuming his spiritual power.
Even Tangible and Substantial level spiritual power couldn't withstand such a draining process!
Yes, his spiritual power was extremely refined, but in terms of raw volume, he was far from reaching the level of Tianmeng Iceworm.
This was an expected obstacle, but Huo Yuhao had already planned for it.
In his Spiritual Sea, he sent out a mental command:
"Tianmeng, release part of your sealed origin power and assist me in forming the Soul Core. If I succeed, this will be a major milestone in the plan to attain godhood."
The purpose of this was to tap into additional power reserves.
Although Tianmeng Iceworm had been heavily drained by Di Tian and the others, he still possessed a significant amount of sealed origin power when he fused with Huo Yuhao.
These origin energies were a perfect fusion of soul power and spiritual power, but they had been sealed within Huo Yuhao's body for safety.
Inside the Spiritual Sea
Golden waves surged across the vast ocean of spiritual energy.
Tianmeng Iceworm, in his human form, grinned excitedly.
"Alright, Yuhao! Today, I'll help you forge your first Soul Core!"
To him, Huo Yuhao was a reincarnated deity.
Even if forming a Soul Core early meant increasing the difficulty of future ones, that didn't matter. For a true god, these were mere trivialities.
His body radiated a soft golden light, and the seals embedded within Huo Yuhao's body gradually unlocked.
A surge of pure origin energy poured into Huo Yuhao's body.
(Ice Jade Empress Scorpion), who had been observing quietly, raised an eyebrow.
"Tianmeng… so you've fully committed to following Yuhao's path to godhood, huh? You've got guts. If your race had been stronger, maybe the Extreme North would have had four Heavenly Kings instead of three."
This origin power was of immense value.
By choosing to sacrifice it for Huo Yuhao, Tianmeng had essentially bound his fate to Yuhao's.
If Huo Yuhao died, Tianmeng would have no chance of survival either.
At this moment, Tianmeng Iceworm was completely tied to Huo Yuhao's destiny.
Tianmeng chuckled. "Of course! I believe in Yuhao's future. This is a crucial moment, and I'll give him everything he needs. Once he successfully fuses his Soul Core, it will be a monumental step toward godhood!"
He then glanced at Ice Empress playfully.
"Bing Bing, why don't you contribute some of your origin power too? That way, we'll never be separated again."
Ice Empress : "…???"
(End of chapter.)
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