Along the way, Huo Yuhao kept pondering why the bones left behind after a human's death could possess properties similar to soul bones.
Recalling the silvery glow of the vertebra, he speculated that it was likely related to the unique original martial soul and some special cultivation method within the Body Sect, perhaps a method capable of triggering a martial soul's second awakening.
Based on this guess, Huo Yuhao did not take out the vertebra to study it directly. Instead, he pulled out several storage rings and soul devices left by the Third Elder.
After rummaging through them, and aside from the massive wealth belonging to the Third Elder, Huo Yuhao indeed found what he was searching for.
"Body Sect's Body Refinement Method."
Finding such a manual made Huo Yuhao feel immense joy. He knew that within the Body Sect, there existed a set of body refinement techniques that greatly benefited soul masters and could assist them in achieving a second awakening.
In the original records, even a descendant of Tang San, ten thousand years later, had used the Body Sect's body refinement method to help his Blue Silver Grass martial soul successfully evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor.
Sitting by the frozen lake, Huo Yuhao glanced into the distance at Meng Hongchen and the Auspicious Beast chatting happily. He smiled slightly, then took out the Body Refinement Method and began to study it carefully.
An hour later, he finally turned the last page. He lifted his head as if returning from another world and gazed toward the distant mountain ranges.
Just as he had suspected, the Body Refinement Method was a cultivation technique that could assist in triggering the second awakening of a martial soul. Compared to ordinary martial souls, holders of original martial souls had a much higher success rate when using this method.
If his own Spirit Eyes martial soul could achieve such a second awakening, it would bring him tremendous benefits. The second awakening of the Spirit Eyes would mean his spiritual power could completely reach the formless and intangible realm.
Once there, he would be able to use his powerful spiritual strength to suppress and envelop his Ultimate Ice soul power during cultivation. This would mean that his cultivation speed would no longer be hindered by the extreme nature of Ultimate Ice, and could even surpass that of ordinary soul masters.
However, reaching the formless and intangible realm of spiritual power was not something easily achieved.
Currently, Huo Yuhao possessed the power of Creation, formed by the fusion of Life and Destruction, allowing him to shape his spirit sea into a complete spiritual world. His spiritual power had already far surpassed the level of his counterpart in the original timeline. Yet even so, he was still some distance away from the formless and intangible realm.
In the original story, Huo Yuhao reached that realm at eighteen or nineteen years old, after advancing to Soul King and by chance consuming the Water of Longing beneath the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well. At that time, his Spirit Eyes had only preliminarily awakened into twin pupils, and even then, he barely entered the formless state.
Now, he was only fourteen years old and still a Soul Ancestor.
If he could achieve a second awakening now and reach the formless and intangible spiritual realm, his future path of cultivation would be smooth and unimpeded, soaring rapidly without obstacles.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao could not help but grow excited.
The Body Refinement Method, much like the one taught to Tang San's descendant by the fallen Body Sect master ten thousand years later, involved countless extreme body-forging techniques. By mobilizing the pure strength of the body to resist the refining impacts, and reaching the ultimate physical limit, one could trigger the second awakening of their original martial soul.
The manual categorized second awakenings into four levels: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Black Iron was the lowest level, Bronze the most common, Silver extremely rare, and Gold only achieved by the Body Sect Master Du Busi and his elder brother Du Bisi.
According to the manual's records, only those whose martial soul was their own body could reach the Gold awakening level.
This was understandable. After all, for them, the refining process directly hammered and strengthened their martial soul, maximizing the benefits.
In the original story, the prodigious Huo Yuhao only achieved Silver on his first second awakening, triggered after the Auspicious Beast's sacrifice following the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. He reached Gold only after battling the Mermaid Princess.
Had he possessed this Body Refinement Method back then, his first second awakening might have directly reached Gold.
Of course, such a powerful method naturally carried severe risks.
Due to the extreme intensity of the refining process, many Body Sect disciples who lacked sufficient physical strength died during the training. Even those who survived the minimum eighty-one-day low-intensity regimen to achieve a Black Iron or Bronze awakening were already considered highly talented.
Reading about these dangers, Huo Yuhao could not help but wonder.
'How did someone as seemingly frail as Vena achieve a Silver-grade second awakening?'
After thinking it through, he understood.
Spirit-type original martial souls might not require extremely intense physical refinement. With some auxiliary body strengthening and the assistance of rare treasures, they could also achieve a high-level second awakening.
This realization was undoubtedly excellent news for Huo Yuhao.
He lacked neither rare treasures nor physical strength, and his body's toughness far surpassed that of his peers. With the Body Refinement Method in hand, he had complete confidence that he could directly achieve a Gold-level second awakening of his original martial soul.
If that happened, his spiritual power level would surely surpass his previous expectations.
Reaching the formless and intangible realm would no longer be a distant dream. Even the highest spiritual realm—where spirit gained true substance—would not be an impossible ambition.
Of course, a single Gold-level second awakening would not instantly push his spiritual power into the tangible and substantial state. But it would undoubtedly accelerate his progress toward that ultimate realm.
Taking a deep breath, Huo Yuhao calmed himself slightly.
He gently closed the Body Refinement Method and returned it to his storage soul device.
Although he already felt like celebrating, he knew he could not afford to be overly optimistic.
The strength of the Body Refinement Method was truly terrifying.
Even for someone as strong as Huo Yuhao, attempting to break through to the Gold awakening would require the utmost caution.
While reading the manual, Snow Empress and Ice Empress had repeatedly reminded him not to act recklessly.
Thus, Huo Yuhao decided to wait until he returned to Mingdu, make thorough preparations, and then attempt the complete eighty-one-day ultimate body refinement regimen.
(End of Chapter)
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