Chapter 242 Snow Empress's Three Absolute Skills
Chapter 242 Snow Empress's Three Absolute Skills
Chapter 242 The Snow Empress's Three Wonders
In the original novel, when Huo Yuhao participated in the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event for the second time, a woman named Su Tong appeared. She was a seven-ring Soul Saint in her early twenties and claimed that her martial soul was Snow Spirit when she registered. It wasn't until she met Huo Yuhao that she revealed that her martial soul was actually Ice and Snow Maiden.
Regarding the owner of this ultimate ice martial soul, it seems as if someone deliberately wrote it to highlight Huo Gua. As the owner of the Ice and Snow Maiden martial soul and the ultimate ice, she was a seven-ring Soul Saint when she competed with Huo Gua, who only had five rings, in terms of control over low temperature without any suspense. She even had a marriage robbery with Tang Wutong because of the rules of the Sea God's Fate, and was then carried away by a martial soul fusion skill.
The name reappeared when Huo returned to the academy after winning the Nine Rings, and was mentioned inexplicably after showing affection with Tang Wutong on the Sea God Lake.
Then there was no more plot development about this character.
Putting yourself in their shoes, a Soul Master with ultimate attributes can only cultivate at a snail's pace between levels 30 and 70. Yet Su Tong was able to become a Soul Saint in her early twenties. After that, it would be a smooth road for a Soul Master with ultimate martial souls. However, such a character with talent even stronger than Bei Bei had absolutely no storyline in Douluo Continent II.
This left Huo Yuhao unsure whether to reveal this information or not.
"What's wrong, Yuhao?"
Tianmeng noticed Huo Yuhao's hesitation.
"that……"
After being prompted by Tianmeng, even though he was somewhat unsure whether this person existed, Huo Yuhao still revealed the information he knew:
"As far as I know, there seem to be other people on the mainland who possess the Ice and Snow Maiden Martial Soul, but I know very little about them, and I can't even be sure if it's true or not."
Then, Huo Yuhao told everyone about Su Tong.
Upon hearing news of Huo Yuhao, Bingdi couldn't help but frown.
Huo Yuhao provided almost no information about the Soul Master who was suspected to possess the Ice and Snow Maiden Martial Soul. The only thing worth trying was to go to Shrek Academy a few years later and wait to see if he could encounter the other party.
However, Xue Di noticed something amiss: "Yuhao, according to you, in the future you encountered, you didn't hide your Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul, right?"
"That's right."
Huo Yuhao nodded.
"call……"
A look of understanding flashed across Xue Di's youthful face.
"I think I understand now. Su Tong might have come for you."
"You came for me?"
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is it because of the Ice Jade Scorpion? Or the Ultimate Ice?"
"The ultimate ice".
The Snow Empress said calmly, "Perhaps it is because the Ice God became a god in the form of a soul beast. It is very rare to see a soul master with ultimate ice among the human race. Even if one has an Ice Phoenix Martial Soul with a trace of phoenix bloodline, it is difficult to have ultimate ice without obtaining heaven-defying fortune."
"The Ice Emperor may have told you that if your martial soul doesn't reach the ultimate ice level, you can't even absorb the Ice Jade Scorpion's soul bone. But actually, it's not just that. All soul rings and soul bones with the ultimate ice attribute cannot be absorbed without an ultimate ice martial soul to withstand them."
"This is probably the last blessing the Ice God bestowed upon the far north as he ascended to heaven."
"And that Su Tong might be related to the legacy left by the Ice God. She went to Shrek Academy to find you because she suspected that your Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul had some connection with the Ice God."
"The Ice God is a soul beast that ascended to godhood?!"
Upon hearing this news, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but click his tongue.
As far as Huo Yuhao knew, after the fall of the Dragon God, soul beasts could no longer become gods, and Di Tian had witnessed the glory of the Dragon God's era when he was young.
That is to say, the Ice God is an ancient relic from at least hundreds of thousands of years ago.
No wonder there's absolutely no news about the Ice God in the Soul Master world; it would be a miracle if there were any.
How could the Ice God's legacy still be guarded by humans after hundreds of thousands of years? And how could it be completely unknown to anyone without being isolated from the world?
This was far more shocking than hearing in my previous life that there were still people guarding Chi You's tomb.
Ignoring Huo Yuhao's shock, Xue Di looked at Bing Di and said, "Bing'er, I'm going to search for clues about the Ice God's inheritance on my own. Perhaps we won't have a chance to meet again for the next few years."
Hyotei crossed her arms and turned her head away: "It's only a few years. Hundreds of thousands of years have passed. What's a few years?"
Seeing the Ice Emperor's arrogant demeanor, the Snow Emperor smiled gently, then looked at the Ice Bear King, Xiaobai.
Xiao Bai's pupils contracted, and she quickly said, "Snow Emperor, let me follow you. You've just transformed into human form, and it will be much safer for you with my protection."
"You, you," Xue Di smiled helplessly, gently tapping Xiao Bai's brow with her index finger, "Of course you're coming with me. You've almost made Yu Hao broke these past few days."
"Snow Empress, please keep this spiritual imprint. If anything happens, you can contact me through this imprint."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao handed the spiritual imprint he had previously taken from the pangolin to Xue Di, while looking at Bing Di and winking at her: "Of course, Bing Di is now of the same origin as me, so this spiritual imprint can also connect to Bing Di."
"Thank you." Xue Di solemnly accepted the illusory mark.
"Don't mention it."
Huo Yuhao said subconsciously, then suddenly seemed to remember something and chuckled awkwardly at Di Dao, "If you really want to thank me... could you let me witness the Snow Emperor's Three Wonders?"
Hyotei glared at Huo Yuhao with annoyance, but Huo Yuhao naturally didn't care what Hyotei thought.
"The Three Wonders of the Snow Emperor?"
Upon hearing this nickname, Xue Di frowned slightly, then exclaimed in realization, "Who came up with that? It's really tasteless."
The Snow Emperor's three iconic abilities—Great Cold Without Snow, Unparalleled Ice Extreme, and Snow Dance Shining in the Sun—sound so good, but someone added the prefixes "Emperor's Palm, Emperor's Sword, Emperor's Cold Heaven" in front of them, making them sound less impressive.
"Of course it's possible. Although I haven't formed a spirit ring yet, if I need a spirit ring to use spirit skills, then all my seven hundred thousand years of hard work would be wasted."
After nodding in agreement, Xue Di smiled at Huo Yuhao and said, "Since you want to see it, I can naturally grant your wish."
For some reason, looking at Xue Di's smile, Huo Yuhao had a strange feeling of danger.
"Watch closely, Snow Dance Shines Brightly in the Sun!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's pupils suddenly contracted.
The reason was simple: Huo Yuhao's normally maintained first soul skill, Spiritual Detection, was now unable to provide any information. The goose-feather-like snow was raging wildly under the blowing wind. This sudden change made Huo Yuhao realize that the Snow Empress was using him as a demonstration subject.
Damn! (A type of plant)
Although Huo Yuhao wanted to see the ability that should have belonged to him, he didn't want to experience it himself. According to Huo Yuhao's plan, the target should be the tough-skinned Xiaobai next to him.
Although the mental detection was suppressed by the domain, Xue Di's Snow Dance Radiant Sun did not actually have much effect on Huo Yuhao. With the Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul, Huo Yuhao was destined to have extremely strong resistance to ice attributes, and it was difficult for non-ultimate ice to cause damage to Huo Yuhao.
Secondly, Xue Di's condition was really bad. Not only had she just transformed into human form and hadn't even transformed her first spirit ring, but her martial spirit had also degenerated, losing the attribute of extreme ice.
However, Huo Yuhao, who had always had the advantage in vision, was now like a blind man who could only see a white expanse, which was enough to make Huo Yuhao feel uncomfortable.
Snow dancing in the sun? Interesting.
Even the mental detection provided by Tianmeng, a template from a million years ago, can be suppressed. It is indeed one of Xue Di's signature abilities. I wonder what kind of splendor it would be if it were in its complete form.
Before Huo Yuhao could have much time to observe, Xue Di's voice came from all around:
"Next move, Ice Extreme Unparalleled!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao activated his Xuan Yu Hand technique and fiercely parried in one direction.
The next instant, a sharp, icy blue sword beam landed on Huo Yuhao's palms. The coldness even caused frost to form on Huo Yuhao's hands. What followed was the real attack. The sharpness of that moment made Huo Yuhao feel as if he was not facing the Snow Empress's attack, but directly confronting the Dark Gold Terror Claw.
"Click"
The sword light that Ice Extreme Peerless had conjured disappeared, and Huo Yuhao was not much better off. His Xuan Yu Hand, which he hadn't cultivated much, was broken, and a drop of blood ran down Huo Yuhao's arm and dripped to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the wound on Huo Yuhao's palm had healed, but this did not mean that Xue Di's attack was ineffective. On the contrary, Xue Di's current state, which allowed her to overcome a difference of more than 30 levels to break through Huo Yuhao's defense and injure him with ice, proved the ferocity of this move.
"Be careful, what's coming next is a period of no snow during the Great Cold."
Even without Xue Di's reminder, Huo Yuhao had already sensed the changes around him.
The raging wind and snow subsided, and even the pervasive chill dissipated, making it feel as if we were in springtime.
However, this does not mean the end of the Snow Dance and Radiant Sun domain, but rather that all the ice elements within the Snow Dance and Radiant Sun domain are now gathered into the next palm strike.
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao jolted awake and subconsciously activated his second martial soul.
"What's going on?"
Ice Emperor, who was watching the commotion from the outside, was inexplicably stripped of her Martial Soul Mimicry and returned to Huo Yuhao's body.
"First Soul Skill, Ice Emperor's Claw!"
The two extremely cold energies collided in the next instant, and a powerful shockwave erupted, scattering the entire area. Huo Yuhao and Xue Di were both sent flying backward.
"Ultimate ice?!"
Huo Yuhao, having regained his footing, looked at Xue Di opposite him in disbelief.
The sensation just now from the Ice Emperor's Claw was indeed that of ultimate ice, and only ultimate ice could withstand the Ice Emperor's Claw without being suppressed.
But didn't Xue Di's martial spirit degenerate? How could she still reach the level of ultimate ice?
Unlike Huo Yuhao's shock, Xue Di, standing to the side, was pale, clearly exhausted from using the three abilities she had just used. With Xiao Bai's help, she sat down cross-legged and began to regulate her body.
"Hyotei, Yuki-tei just used the ultimate ice technique, right?"
Somewhat unsure, Huo Yuhao chose to consult the Ice Emperor, who had specialized in this art for hundreds of thousands of years, while recalling the three abilities that the Snow Emperor had just used.
The domain of Snow Dance Shining in the Sun is not so easy to comprehend, so Huo Yuhao put it aside for the time being, but Ice Extreme Peerless and Great Cold Without Snow seem to be able to imitate a bit of it.
Huo Yuhao waved his hand, and the power of extreme ice condensed into an ice blade that appeared in his hand. He touched the edge of the ice blade and found that although it was indeed very sharp, it was only superficially sharp and far inferior to the Ice Extreme Unparalleled Technique that the Snow Emperor had just used.
As for the lack of snow during the Great Cold, the key lies in the mobilization of ice elements in the environment. However, it would be exaggerated for the entire environment's temperature to rise as seen in the Snow Emperor.
However, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul itself has a high degree of control over ice elements, and with the added assistance of simulation, it may be possible to achieve a similar effect...
As he pondered this, Huo Yuhao silently sensed the ice elements permeating the air. At the same time, he activated his simulated soul skill, subtly controlling the movement of the surrounding ice elements by using spatial distortion, causing them to converge towards the direction of Huo Yuhao's palm.
"what?"
The Snow Empress, who had just sat down, felt the ice element in the air clearly dissipate. She opened her eyes in confusion, only to see Huo Yuhao's left palm, which was covered with ice element.
"No snow during the Great Cold!"
After shouting out the name of his move in a childish manner, Huo Yuhao slammed his palm into a nearby tree.
With a loud bang, the tree exploded, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
"I'm outta here..."
Seeing that things were not going well, Tianmeng, who had been watching the commotion, suddenly entered Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea. On the contrary, Xue Di and Xiao Bai did not have time to react and were hit by a wood splinter.
Xue Di silently activated her remaining soul power and gently shook it away, sending away a splinter of wood. She looked at Huo Yuhao with a resentful expression.
"I'm...sorry, it just came out unconsciously." Huo Yuhao scratched his head awkwardly.
The Snow Empress said in a strange tone, "The Great Cold Without Snow is not used in this way. The key is not the gathering of ice elements... although that is also very important. In short, the key to the Great Cold Without Snow is how to make the gathered ice elements silently break through the opponent's defense, directly freeze the opponent's soul power and even meridians, and directly make the opponent lose the ability to resist."
"You seem to have also absorbed the left arm bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion. Ice Jade Scorpion... The soul skill that Ice Emperor doesn't have should be Ice Explosion Technique, right? Combined with Great Cold Without Snow, it can directly detonate the opponent's soul power or even meridians, instead of directly causing an explosion like before and wasting the ice element that was painstakingly compressed."
Injected into the body? Ice Explosion?
Huo Yuhao looked at his left palm. Although he couldn't bypass the enemy's surface defenses and directly inject the ultimate ice into their body, the Ice Explosion Technique could. The Ice Explosion Technique was designed to inject the ice blast into the opponent's body when it was cast.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao gathered the surrounding ice elements again, no longer blasting them out randomly as before, but using them as energy to activate the Ice Explosion Technique.
Huo Yuhao picked a tree that looked fairly sturdy and lightly patted the trunk with his palm.
Seeing this, Ice Emperor nodded slightly and said, "Your comprehension is quite good. When you were developing the Great Cold Without Snow technique, Snow Emperor referenced the technique of our Ice Jade Scorpion clan to inject ice explosion into the enemy's body. However, now that you have the Ice Explosion Soul Skill, you only need to focus on gathering the surrounding ice elements, which makes things much easier. But you still need to practice your gathering speed. The enemy won't be stupid enough to stand still and wait for you to charge up."
Huo Yuhao simply smiled and remained silent.
The simulated Great Cold Without Snow is ultimately just a simulation; it's not a complete technique. It merely imitates the specific effects of Great Cold Without Snow, so it's only superficially similar.
The complete Snow Emperor's Great Cold Without Snow technique, combined with Snow Dance and Radiant Sun, can draw away most of the cold air from the far north in one go. The palm strike it unleashes is truly absolute zero, and even Emperor Tian has to temporarily avoid its edge.
If it were Huo Yuhao, without any breakthrough in his understanding of ice elements, he would be lucky to be able to gather enough ice to cover a range of one or two kilometers, and even if he did unleash it, he might not be able to truly reach that extreme.
However, this is enough. Huo Yuhao is only a Soul Master. In the future, as his understanding of martial souls improves, he will be able to decipher more of the mysteries of soul skills. At that time, Huo Yuhao will develop the ability that best suits him.
(End of this chapter)
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