Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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Upon hearing Su Yu's reminder, Huo Yuhao nodded, understanding its purpose. 

The reminder wasn't about hiding his twin martial souls. Instead, Su Yu's advice was to encourage him to fully showcase the abilities of his Spirit Eyes martial soul during cultivation. 

There was no need to forcefully display his strongest power. He only needed to demonstrate the strength that the Spirit Eyes could naturally manifest. 

A faint white light flickered in Huo Yuhao's eyes as waves of mental power radiated from his body, quickly enveloping the surrounding area. 

Feng Kuang squinted slightly. 

Huo Yuhao's mental power spread out but swiftly dissipated without conducting any targeted scan of Feng Kuang. Instead, it took on an extremely concealed form, quietly lurking in the background. 

At the same time, everything within a radius of several hundred meters appeared vividly in Huo Yuhao's mind. 

Every muscle movement of Feng Kuang, even the frequency of energy fluctuations throughout his body, was clearly perceived by Huo Yuhao. 

"Kid, be careful now." 

Feng Kuang gathered his blood essence power and threw a powerful punch. 

Although he gave a verbal warning, it wasn't timed precisely and was deliberately meant to mislead Huo Yuhao. 

However, Huo Yuhao didn't fall for it. Confident in his mental detection ability, he trusted his own judgment more than Feng Kuang's words. 

Nonetheless, he also activated his fourth soul skill. 

"Fourth Soul Skill: Spiritual Mirage!" 

His mental power formed an illusory space—not a simple illusion based on hypnosis or trapping the enemy in an illusion—but a projection of illusions around him, powerful enough to confuse his opponent. 

While Huo Yuhao trusted his own judgment, he still reacted within the mirage in accordance with Feng Kuang's warning. 

As Feng Kuang's punch blasted forward, the power of his blood essence dispersed Huo Yuhao's illusionary shadow. 

In the next moment, Huo Yuhao appeared behind Feng Kuang, wielding a massive hammer-like soul tool. 

Although he relied on his Spirit Eyes martial soul, it lacked direct offensive capabilities when not using the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion. 

Even with soul impact techniques, Huo Yuhao hesitated to use them against Feng Kuang, as his opponent's mental power was exceptionally high. Not only could Feng Kuang amplify his mental power with his blood essence, but his willpower within the blood essence also reinforced his mental power. 

Deprived of direct mental attacks, and with his Spirit Eyes lacking offensive soul skills, Huo Yuhao had no choice but to use his soul skills for support, combined with his soul tool for combat. 

The massive hammer in his hands was a Level 5 soul tool, the most suitable weapon he could use without his battle armor fusion state. 

The way he swung the enormous hammer was nothing like what one would expect from a seemingly frail Spirit Control-type soul master. 

Huo Yuhao's physical constitution was extremely robust—he was only one step away from condensing blood essence power. 

As he wielded the hammer with great force, its swings created gusts of wind. Combined with the solidified laser array on the hammer and his Spirit Eyes' soul skills, he repeatedly caught Feng Kuang off guard. 

Huo Yuhao was a genuine Soul Elder, and Feng Kuang instinctively restrained some of his power when facing him. This hesitation caused Feng Kuang to suffer multiple setbacks. 

However, as the battle progressed, Feng Kuang began to adjust the strength he displayed. 

The longer the fight continued, the brighter Feng Kuang's eyes became. 

"Hahaha, excellent!"

Feng Kuang let out a loud shout, unleashing his blood essence power. It collided directly with Huo Yuhao's massive hammer, forcing him to retreat. Only then did Feng Kuang wave his hand to signal the end of the clash. 

"All right, all right, I've got a rough idea of your abilities," Feng Kuang said thoughtfully, before offering his suggestion. "With your current level, you should aim for the edge of the Endless Volcano's core region. That area will provide optimal stimulation for your martial soul. If I'm not mistaken, there's a place called Purple Sun Valley on the eastern side of the core region. It contains a type of flame that has a strong stimulative effect on mental power. You should try it." 

The Endless Volcano had been thoroughly explored by the Body Sect. 

Although the Body Sect wasn't widely renowned in the outside world, their presence was never lacking in the dangerous, inhospitable regions of the Douluo Continent. 

Huo Yuhao expressed his gratitude to Feng Kuang. 

"No need for thanks. Since your martial soul is a Body Martial Soul, we're all family. Kid, I already know the answer, but I'll still ask—do you have any interest in joining the Body Sect?" 

Huo Yuhao politely declined. 

A trace of disappointment flickered deep in Feng Kuang's eyes. Such an outstanding talent not joining the Body Sect was truly regrettable. Even so, he was rational and had no intention of forcibly taking Huo Yuhao away. 

One could only say that it was the Body Sect's misstep. They hadn't taken Huo Yuhao in immediately after his Body Martial Soul awakened, leaving him to struggle through the most difficult phase on his own. 

Feng Kuang deeply understood how challenging it was to develop a Body Martial Soul in its early stages. 

"Brother Kuang, I'll take Huo Yuhao to attempt his second martial soul awakening now. If we don't return in twenty days, go ahead and start your exploration," Su Yu said, bidding farewell before leading Huo Yuhao deeper into the Endless Volcano. 

As the temperature rose, Su Yu reminded Huo Yuhao to completely suppress his Ultimate Ice attribute, relying only on his basic soul power to withstand the scorching heat. 

Huo Yuhao's determination was unparalleled. Back when he endured the terrifying cold of the Extreme North's core region without moving or making a sound—despite not having the Iceworm's remains to rely on—he had almost frozen to death. 

Now, faced with the blistering heat, his resolve remained unshaken. 

Similarly, Su Yu used the journey to attune himself to the changes in temperature, studying the flames within the volcano and imprinting their power into his meditative visualization. 

Five days later, the two of them arrived at Purple Sun Valley, as Feng Kuang had described. 

The valley was filled with violet flames that seemed to exert a subtle but targeted pressure on mental power. 

"These violet flames specifically suppress mental power," Su Yu noted, intrigued. While Huo Yuhao resisted the flames and activated the secret technique for his awakening, Su Yu took the opportunity to study the flames. 

Three days passed. 

With thorough preparation, Huo Yuhao's awakening went exceptionally smoothly. 

The awakening secret technique stimulated his Spirit Eyes to an unprecedented level of activity. His solid foundation now served as fertile ground for mutation and evolution, while the burning pressure of the violet flames pushed his Spirit Eyes to their limits. 

The direct pressure on his martial soul allowed Huo Yuhao to feel its transformation with unparalleled clarity. 

His unyielding will was also directly infused into his martial soul during the process. 

As Huo Yuhao's mental power surged, breaking through to a higher realm of form and formlessness, his martial soul underwent a transformation as well. 

A rich silver light radiated from his Spirit Eyes, and his silver-white pupils seemed capable of piercing through all illusions. A powerful mental storm erupted from the silver pupils, spreading outward. 

"This second awakening of the martial soul appears to be a process of metamorphosis, further internalizing the martial soul's abilities and turning them into an innate talent." 

The second awakening of a Body Martial Soul seemed to naturally endow it with an innate talent unique to Body Martial Souls. 

Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes gained the ability to unleash a **Mental Storm** as if it had always been an inherent part of his martial soul. 

Upon entering the awakened state, the overall capabilities of the Spirit Eyes felt as though they had been enhanced by a status-boosting soul skill. 

Huo Yuhao adjusted to his new condition and, after exiting the awakened state, repeatedly entered and exited it to become familiar with the transformation. Once proficient, he released his martial soul possession. 

"Brother Yu, I did it!" he exclaimed excitedly. 

Before this, Huo Yuhao hadn't fully grasped the power of a second awakening for Body Martial Souls. His understanding had only been based on data from Body Sect soul masters. 

The key issue was that Huo Yuhao, due to his unique set of fortuitous encounters, hadn't personally experienced the overwhelming leap in combat strength typically associated with the second awakening of a Body Martial Soul. 

Now, having gone through the process himself, he could truly appreciate its immense power from the depths of his heart. 

The quality of his Spirit Eyes had undergone a massive upgrade, evolving directly from a high-tier martial soul to a top-tier martial soul. In the awakened state, not only were all his soul skills enhanced, but the Spirit Eyes' base capabilities were also significantly improved. 

Additionally, this awakening caused a breakthrough in Huo Yuhao's mental power. 

On the Douluo Continent, mental power is classified simply, based on two aspects: **form** and **substance**. 

Huo Yuhao's mental power had now achieved a tangible breakthrough, reaching the **Form Without Substance** stage—a realm that Su Yu had also attained long ago when absorbing the Blade of Life. 

At the **Form Without Substance** stage, mental power becomes far more concentrated, drastically amplifying the effects of both offensive and defensive soul skills with mental attributes. 

Beyond **Form Without Substance** lies the next stage: **Form With Substance**, representing another level of metamorphosis. 

Neither **form** nor **substance** is purely the result of accumulating mental power. Rather, they represent the intensity and qualitative nature of mental power to a certain extent. 

Some soul masters, perhaps due to unique opportunities, might achieve breakthroughs in the nature of their spiritual power despite having a lower total amount compared to others. They could reach the **Form Without Substance** or even **Form With Substance** stages early on. 

However, the more common path is for spiritual power to accumulate to a certain threshold, then undergo compression and refinement, leading to a qualitative transformation that elevates it to a higher level. 

Su Yu discovered the limitations of spiritual power in this regard when he developed **living metal** and successfully fused it into battle armor through a contract. 

Following this, the long-delayed **spiritual power detection device project** in the Sun-Moon Hall was finally approved and received significant resource allocation. 

Now, the project has achieved some initial results. 

Unlike the traditional classification of spiritual power by **form** and **substance**, the spiritual power detection device quantifies spiritual power. 

This device provides a numerical representation of a soul master's spiritual power, offering a comprehensive view of its various aspects. 

Of course, the traditional classifications are not without merit, as they reflect changes in spiritual power to some extent. Therefore, the detection device incorporates weighted values to account for the quality of spiritual power. 

Based on preliminary plans by the soul engineers responsible for the project, they have proposed the following stages of spiritual power: **Spirit Origin**, **Spirit Connection**, **Spirit Sea**, and **Spirit Abyss**. 

Su Yu couldn't help but feel exasperated at this classification. 

He had no involvement in this research, as it was entirely conducted by the soul engineers of the Sun Moon Empire, who collected data and finalized these stage names. To his surprise, they were almost identical to the classifications from the original work thousands of years later. 

The only difference was that due to limited understanding of the transformations beyond the **Spirit Abyss**, they had not provided a name for the stages that followed. 

However, it was clear that after the **Spirit Abyss** came the **Form Without Substance** stage. 

The highest level quantified by this spiritual power system—developed with the resources of an entire empire—was the **Spirit Abyss**, which corresponded to the traditional classification just below the **Form Without Substance** stage. 

This demonstrated the immense value of achieving such a level. 

"You've only been awakened for three days. We can still venture deeper," Su Yu suggested. 

The flames within the Boundless Volcano were extraordinarily intense, and the unique purple flames further fueled Su Yu's curiosity about its core. 

The Extreme North had been shaped by its geographical features, combined with the Ice God's sanctuary. Over time, all ice-elemental energy naturally converged there, making its rules for ice attributes exceptionally active. This allowed the Extreme North to maintain its supernatural cold, even in the absence of the Ice God. 

As for the Boundless Volcano… 

Su Yu recalled that Ma Hongjun had only inherited the secondary divine position of the **Phoenix God**, not because of a lack of talent but because he had once encountered the **Fire God's inheritance**. However, his negligence in cultivation had prevented him from passing the trials. 

"Could the Fire God's inheritance be hidden within this Boundless Volcano?" 

Although the Fire God's legacy didn't seem directly related to him, Su Yu wasn't about to give up. 

Every deity, regardless of their domain, was an object of Su Yu's observation and study. 

In the end, the Fire God had not passed on their divine position to Ma Hongjun, showing little regard for him as a divine king candidate. 

"Brother Yu, this Boundless Volcano is truly extraordinary," Huo Yuhao remarked. 

Even with his ice attribute, Huo Yuhao was awestruck by the marvelous sights within the Boundless Volcano. 

The volcano housed numerous high-aged fire-attribute soul beasts, and Su Yu even sensed the presence of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. 

However, he paid it little attention. 

Without the need for soul rings, there was no reason to provoke soul beasts.

"Elder Yi, did you feel that?" 

As they ventured deeper, Su Yu began to sense a familiar presence. 

Having completed the cycle of life and death, and with the blessing of the Life-and-Death Rune, Su Yu's connection to the divine was clearer, allowing him to perceive the power of gods more distinctly. 

As they reached the deepest part of the Boundless Mountain Range, Su Yu finally felt a divine power that far surpassed soul power. 

"Mm, the divine power is intensely fiery; it should be the Fire God," Elder Yilex confirmed, validating Su Yu's perception. 

"Yuhao, come on, your opportunity might be just ahead." 

Huo Yuhao was left utterly confused. 

"Brother Yu, we're in the core of the Boundless Volcano. I have Extreme Ice, and you're telling me that my opportunity is ahead? I've read enough books to know when I'm being tricked!" 

"Haha, I have to say, Yuhao, your luck is unbelievable. We might be about to discover another god's inheritance," Su Yu laughed. 

"Huh?" Hearing the mention of a god, Huo Yuhao immediately perked up, his mental sea alert as both the **Sky Dream Iceworm** and **Ice Emperor** also sharpened their senses. 

"I sense an energy similar to the one in the inheritance space of the Life God," Su Yu briefly explained before leading Huo Yuhao toward the source of his perception. 

"Brother Yu, even if there is a god's inheritance, it should be something like the Fire God's inheritance, right? What does it have to do with me?" 

"Have you ever heard of the Ice God?" Su Yu asked. 

"I've heard of it." 

"Do you think the Ice God exists?" 

Su Yu's question left Huo Yuhao stunned. 

"Uh, I think… it should exist?" 

Meanwhile, in Huo Yuhao's mental sea, both the **Ice Emperor** and **Sky Dream Iceworm** fell silent. 

(End of Chapter)