NOVEL NEXT Chapter 187: Jing Hongchen in Shock
"We actually haven't been able to investigate who was behind this either," Huo Yuhao said helplessly. "By the way, Titan Snow Demon King, I came here to discuss something with you."
"Discuss something?" Titan Snow Demon King was puzzled. He stepped in front of Huo Yuhao, his massive figure instantly blocking out the sun.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yes, I want to discuss something. I hope that some of the soul beasts in the Extreme North those whose time is running out but who still wish to see more of the world can become Spirit Souls. Once they become Spirit Souls, they can continue to exist in this world in a unique form."
"This…" Titan Snow Demon King hesitated and instinctively looked at Snow Empress.
In the past, any major decision in the Extreme North had always been made by Snow Empress. Even though he was the leader of the Titan Snow Demons, he had only been responsible for his own kind.
The Titan Snow Demons were not numerous; compared to the entire soul beast population of the Extreme North, they were extremely rare.
Snow Empress remained silent, merely watching Titan Snow Demon King and Huo Yuhao.
Through her gaze, Titan Snow Demon King understood that she wanted him to make this decision on his own.
He took a deep breath, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
After a moment, he finally spoke. "Alright, I agree, Huo Yuhao."
There were indeed many soul beasts in the Extreme North whose days were numbered. Yet, these soul beasts did not want to simply face death they still wanted to see the world.
After considering the situation, Titan Snow Demon King decided to cooperate with Huo Yuhao and give these soul beasts a chance to "live on."
While becoming a Spirit Soul had its drawbacks, the benefits clearly outweighed them.
Moreover, given Huo Yuhao's relationship with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, Titan Snow Demon King saw no reason to refuse.
Huo Yuhao smiled. "Titan Snow Demon King, as the Lord of the Spirit Pagoda, I hereby declare that from this moment on, you are an official partner of the Spirit Pagoda. Soon, I will send people from the Spirit Pagoda to come here and attempt to create Spirit Souls."
Titan Snow Demon King was puzzled. "Spirit Pagoda?"
"You can think of it as an organization whose main responsibility is to help human soul masters obtain Spirit Souls," Huo Yuhao explained briefly.
"Spirit Souls… Spirit Pagoda… That actually sounds quite interesting," Ice Bear King muttered to itself, starting to ponder whether it should become Huo Yuhao's Spirit Soul in the future.
To be honest, it felt that its chances of surviving its second tribulation were slim.
After all, the difficulty of passing the second heavenly tribulation was simply too high.
Lost in thought, it spaced out for a moment.
"Xiao Bai!" Snow Empress called out, snapping Ice Bear King out of its daze.
Ice Bear King immediately turned to look at Snow Empress, putting on an adorably goofy expression. Taking the opportunity, it asked, "Snow Empress, can I become a Spirit Soul? I want to become Huo Yuhao's Spirit Soul too, so I can stay with you in the same spiritual sea."
Snow Empress chuckled. "Whether or not you can become Yuhao's Spirit Soul depends on whether he agrees."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao turned to Ice Bear King and smiled. "Ice Bear King, be patient. If you truly want to become a Spirit Soul, you will have the opportunity in the future."
He planned to turn the Eight Petal Ice Crystal Herb into his next Spirit Soul before considering Ice Bear King.
Since the Eight Petal Ice Crystal Herb was relatively weak, it was a safer and more gradual approach for him, given that he was essentially a "powder keg" filled with immense sealed power.
"Alright," Ice Bear King nodded.
After conversing a while longer with the soul beasts and Spirit Souls, Huo Yuhao prepared to reunite with Jing Hongchen and the others, bringing Ice Bear King along with him.
In mid air, Jing Hongchen's expression grew increasingly grim as he observed the numerous soul beasts in the distance. "Why are so many soul beasts suddenly emerging from the Extreme North? It's almost like a beast tide.
"Could it be that a rare soul beast was killed by a human soul master?"
He was becoming more and more concerned about Huo Yuhao's safety.
After all, Huo Yuhao was the future of the Sun Moon Empire.
If it weren't for the fact that Huo Yuhao's Destiny Eye had never been wrong before, he would have never allowed him to act alone.
Nearby, Luan Feng's expression also darkened. "If a rare soul beast really has been slain, then we're in danger.
"In this world, some soul beasts are capable of gathering what you might call 'fate energy.'
"The Extreme North is vast even if it doesn't have an Auspicious Beast, it would still make sense for there to be soul beasts linked to fate, like the Golden Turtle.
"And if such a soul beast was killed, it could have enraged the ruler of the Extreme North.
"Normally, we can coexist peacefully with these soul beasts, as long as we don't provoke them.
"But if we run into them during a beast tide, we will definitely be targeted simply for being human.
"If this really is a beast tide… we need to find Yuhao immediately and leave this place."
Beast tides were terrifying.
Many years ago, Shrek Academy had suffered heavy losses due to a beast tide. While the soul beasts had also taken casualties, it had been a painful lesson for Shrek.
Since then, the academy had significantly increased its investment in soul tools.
Jing Hongchen sighed.
He knew that he and Luan Feng were both Rank 9 soul engineers, and with the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion stationed on the ground, their overall strength was not weak.
However, if a beast tide led by the Three Kings of the Extreme North truly erupted, their only option would be to flee.
Even if they used Rank 9 fixed soul guided shells, they wouldn't be able to kill a powerful soul beast like Snow Empress. If anything, they might only enrage her. Against absolute strength, even a Rank 9 soul guided shell would be ineffective.
"Luan Feng, you're right. It's too dangerous out here. I'm going to find Yuhao and bring him back safely," Jing Hongchen decided.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A gust of wind roared behind Jing Hongchen, and he instinctively turned to look back.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
Huo Yuhao was flying toward them riding atop a massive white bear.
"This…" Jing Hongchen was utterly stunned.
That massive white bear was clearly radiating a powerful aura without a doubt, it was a hundred thousand year soul beast. No, even stronger than that.
Luan Feng also noticed Huo Yuhao's approach and was just as shocked. In an instant, her body tensed, and she immediately took out a Rank 9 fixed soul guided shell.
"Did that soul beast capture Yuhao?"
"No… it doesn't look like a hostage situation. Soul beasts don't capture human soul masters and then let them sit on their shoulders," Jing Hongchen observed carefully and reached a conclusion.
But if it wasn't a kidnapping… then this didn't make any sense.
"Am I hallucinating? No, that's impossible. My mental defense soul tool is still functioning perfectly. What I'm seeing can't be an illusion." His thoughts raced.
"So… Yuhao really came back riding a powerful soul beast? How is that possible?!
"Humans and soul beasts have terrible relations! And Yuhao isn't a transformed soul beast there's no reason for him to have such a good relationship with them."
With a complex expression, he flew toward Huo Yuhao, determined to get some answers.
(Chapter End)
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