The two of them turned their gazes back to Bing Di. The atmosphere in the area quieted down. Huo Yuhao expertly took Xue Di's slender, jade-like hand.
Xue Di's body stiffened, and she tried to pull her hand back but couldn't. Annoyance welled up within her. This person is really pushing it. The coldness around her intensified.
Huo Yuhao leaned close to Xue Di's ear and whispered, "Xue Di, Bing'er is at a critical moment right now. You don't want to disturb her, do you?"
Xue Di glared at him fiercely upon hearing this, but the aura she was emanating receded. Seeing this, a slight smile played on Huo Yuhao's lips, revealing a look of triumph.
With his real girlfriend, Bing Di, right next to him, Huo Yuhao was shamelessly flirting with Xue Di. He felt a strange little thrill, like he was having an affair.
He looked at Xue Di with a burning gaze, wondering if she would resist if he went any further.
Xue Di felt the invasive gaze of the person beside her. She appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was in turmoil. Just as Huo Yuhao said, she indeed dared not make any big movements so as not to disturb Bing Di.
In the end, Huo Yuhao didn't make any further moves. It was better to take things step by step in this matter. Haste makes waste, after all.
Two hours passed. Just as Huo Yuhao was wondering why Bing Di was taking so long, a second Soul Ring appeared on Bing Di's body, also a black one representing ten thousand years.
But it wasn't over. They waited for a whole day and night. On the evening of the second day, Bing Di, who had finally succeeded, slowly opened her eyes. At this moment, five jet-black ten-thousand-year Soul Rings were floating around her.
Huo Yuhao was already numb from watching. He felt like Bing Di had ascended to the heavens in one step, but it wasn't that exaggerated, really. Considering how many years she had cultivated before, and what her cultivation level was, this was nothing compared to that.
Bing Di got up and walked towards the two of them with joy. Suddenly, she slowed her pace and her gaze fell on their hands, which were clasped together.
Xue Di blushed upon seeing this and belatedly withdrew her hand, feeling a little guilty, as if she had been caught in the act.
Bing Di gave Huo Yuhao a meaningful look, but she wasn't too surprised. After all, she had seen the way this guy looked at Xue Di the first time he saw her.
In the core area of the Extreme North, the ice plain was vast, with wind and snow raging, and the cold wind was biting. This was a forbidden zone for life. Huo Yuhao and Bing Di were walking slowly, hand in hand, as if the harsh weather around them didn't exist.
"Actually, isn't it the same if you stay in the Extreme North to cultivate? Why do you have to go back to the Body Sect?" Bing Di asked.
"Alright, Bing'er, you're a Soul King now. It's only a few months until you become a Soul Emperor. I'll come and get you then," Huo Yuhao said helplessly.
"Alright then." Bing Di pouted, clearly unhappy.
Whoosh!
A flash of light passed, and Tianmeng's humanoid form suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Tianmeng," Huo Yuhao said softly.
Tianmeng looked at the two of them with a complicated expression, and said bitterly, "Yuhao, I know what you want to say. You don't need to feel guilty. Bing Di never promised me anything, right?"
"I just feel a little uncomfortable, losing so inexplicably." Tianmeng was miserable. It was just a nap, and the goddess ran off with someone.
Huh! That open-minded?
Huo Yuhao was a little stunned. No sorrowful cries, no turning of faces to question. Was Tianmeng this straightforward?
Actually, when he thought about it, he knew that Tianmeng didn't have any real feelings for Bing Di. They had only met twice, and he was even being chased by her. It was love at first sight; in other words, he was just attracted by her appearance.
It was similar to Huo Yuhao's feelings for Xue Di. If Xue Di ran off with someone else right now, although Huo Yuhao would be uncomfortable, he wouldn't be heartbroken. At most, he would feel a little regretful.
Huo Yuhao lowered his head, remaining silent. He didn't comfort Tianmeng. He had stolen someone's goddess, and now he was supposed to comfort him? Wouldn't that be adding insult to injury?
"Bing Di, considering we've known each other for so long, can you introduce me to a female scorpion of your race?" Tianmeng looked at Bing Di with anticipation.
Huo Yuhao's expression was strange. Was Tianmeng obsessed with scorpions? And this change of heart was a bit too fast, wasn't it? It was ruining his image.
Several black lines appeared on Bing Di's forehead. She replied unhappily, "I'll introduce you, but I advise you not to have too much hope."
After bidding farewell to Bing Di, Huo Yuhao returned to the Ben Ti Sect. First, he arranged for someone to send Ye Lingling to the Soul Tool Department of the Ben Ti Academy. In his words, she didn't need to know how to make them, but she must know how to use them.
He also arranged for Song Ming and Lin Xi to protect Ye Lingling. Both of them had received favors from Huo Yuhao and had no complaints.
Afterward, came five months of arduous cultivation. Benefiting from the energy of the Myriad Years Xuan Ice Marrow, Huo Yuhao's Soul Power successfully reached level fifty after five months. In the Extreme North, under the guidance of Xue Di, he successfully condensed his fifth Soul Ring using the energy of the Seven Colored Exquisite Stamens.
The fifth Soul Ring was a hundred thousand years old. It was fortunate that he had condensed it himself. If Huo Yuhao had hunted a Soul Beast to absorb a hundred thousand-year Soul Ring, the risks would have been significant.
The two newly generated Soul Skills were both amplification types.
Huo Yuhao didn't care too much about the Soul Skills themselves. What delighted him was that the Soul Ring from the Seven Colored Exquisite Stamens had actually boosted his Soul Power by three levels, reaching level fifty-four. He had to admit, it was indeed a celestial herb. He hadn't expected that a herb that enhanced mental power would provide such a significant boost to his Soul Power after becoming a Soul Ring.
Time passed quickly, and five months flew by in the blink of an eye.
Ben Ti Sect, the top floor of the library. Huo Yuhao gently closed the yellowed book in his hands. The cover of the book was labeled, "Detailed Explanation of Arrays/Formations." He returned the book to its original place and turned to leave slowly.
Of course, Arrays/Formations existed on the Douluo Continent as well, mostly passed down from ancient times. The awakening Array/Formation used when people awakened their Martial Soul at the age of six was one example.
Later, after the Sun Moon Empire arrived, Arrays/Formations also became a core element of Soul Tools.
But overall, the array/formation techniques on Douluo Continent were extremely crude. Huo Yuhao only spent half a month memorizing all the books on arrays/formations in the library. The rest was practical application.
Learning arrays/formations was just to lay the foundation for the second Soul Core. Huo Yuhao had many ideas for the second Soul Core, and arrays/formations were an indispensable part of them.
As he walked out of the library, someone immediately came forward to report, "Young Master, someone is asking to see you outside the sect. That person claims to be from Shrek Academy."
"Shrek?" Huo Yuhao frowned. Perhaps because of Tang San, or perhaps because of Shrek and those sanctimonious old fogeys in the Sea God Pavilion, he was very disgusted with that so-called holy land of Soul Masters.
"Do you know the person's name?"
"Replying to the Young Master, that person's name is Jiang Zequn, and he said that their headmaster has words to convey to you." The disciple replied respectfully.
"Jiang Zequn." Huo Yuhao hadn't met this person, but he had heard of him—the fourth-year homeroom teacher of Shrek's Outer Academy.
Huo Yuhao sneered inwardly. Yan Shaozhe, that old man, really thought too highly of himself. Sending someone to deliver a message? Was the Body Sect a subordinate of Shrek? Or did they still think he was a student of Shrek?
Not knowing any better, one might think he was here to deliver a decree. Huo Yuhao waved his hand dismissively, "Go, tell him I'm in closed-door cultivation and unavailable."
"Yes." The disciple bowed and quickly retreated.
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