Chapter 23: Xuan Ziwen's Shock
As Huo Yuhao operated the soul tool, intense flames burst forth, completely surrounding the ten thousand year whale gel. After a while, the previously black colored whale gel gradually turned golden, releasing a refreshing fragrance. It was no longer as hard as before; instead, it had become a soft, gelatinous substance.
Using a specially designed soul tool tweezer, Huo Yuhao picked up the whale gel, blew on it a few times to dissipate some heat, and immediately consumed it. If he had waited too long, the heat would have dispersed, and the gel would have hardened again.
As the whale gel entered his stomach, he felt a warm current flowing through his body, as if his limbs and bones were soaking in a hot spring. The warmth intensified, and soon, sweat started pouring from his body, completely soaking his clothes. However, his sweat wasn't clear it was a reddish brown color, making him look as if he were drenched in blood from afar.
After some time, Huo Yuhao panted heavily, his eyes turning slightly red. He looked down and realized he was in a rather awkward three legged stance extremely uncomfortable.
The reason was simple: whale gel was an incredibly potent yang type tonic with some rather... special effects. In the original story, after consuming whale gel, Brother Huo had instinctively grabbed Ma Xiaotao, hugging her through their clothes, only to be teased later for being too quick. While that scene was somewhat exaggerated, when he thought about how the final boss in Qin Emperor's story arc had died, he felt it wasn't so outrageous after all.
"Good thing I was prepared." Huo Yuhao placed his hand on his White Cloud Belt and took out a wooden box. Inside was a chilling blue herb known as Cold Sky Grass. Its sole purpose was to neutralize the... effects of whale gel. The only drawback was that it had to be consumed after the effect was triggered to be effective.
Without hesitation, he swallowed the Cold Sky Grass. Soon, a cold stream coursed through his body, gradually suppressing the restlessness in his heart. He could feel himself returning to a normal state.
He then sat cross legged on the ground and circulated his soul power to accelerate the absorption of the medicinal properties. After some time, he felt that he had almost fully absorbed the ten thousand year whale gel, so he moved on to consuming the demon whale gel. However, since the quantity was too large, it was impossible to finish it all in a single day.
Two days later, Huo Yuhao stood in his dormitory, carefully sensing the benefits of the whale gel and demon whale gel. He clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him, a sense of exhilaration welling up in his heart.
"Yuhao, this treasure hunt with you has been a huge success. Your physical constitution has improved significantly, so I took this opportunity to unseal some of my power into your body. Now, the effectiveness of your soul ring has increased to the level of a three thousand year ring, meaning your soul skills have become much stronger. After all, when I first gave you your soul ring, its power was only equivalent to a four hundred year ring," Skydream Iceworm remarked in admiration.
"As for your spiritual power, I won't say much. Just try testing your Spiritual Detection range."
"Alright, Brother Tianmeng." Huo Yuhao immediately activated his soul skill. Moments later, he was pleasantly surprised. "My unidirectional detection range has reached 1,200 meters! That's a massive improvement!"
To be honest, he was very satisfied with the effects of the demon whale gel. In the original story, even when Brother Huo reached the Soul Sage level and worked as a scout before forming his soul core, his detection range was only five thousand meters. Considering that he was currently just a fifteenth level soul master, it was natural to have such a gap compared to his future self.
In Douluo Dalu 2, spiritual power enhancing heavenly treasures were incredibly rare. Otherwise, given Brother Huo's status as Mu En's disciple, he would have easily obtained some through Shrek Academy's resources.
"Heh, how about that? Pretty impressive, right?" Skydream Iceworm said smugly. "I told you stick with me, and you'll enjoy the best. Although you still have a long way to go before reaching the level of top tier powerhouses in spiritual cultivation, with my help, you'll gradually close that gap."
"Little Yuhao, keep training hard. The best is yet to come!"
"You're right, Brother Tianmeng. But right now, I need to go show Teacher Xuan my progress."
"Hm? You're going to show that human your strength?"
"Yes. This is an academy. The stronger my displayed talent and power, the more resources they'll allocate to me. That benefits my growth. Academies are designed to nurture geniuses, not mediocrities. While I'm already considered a prodigy here, I'm still not receiving enough preferential treatment."
Since he wasn't attending the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy as a Shrek exchange student, there was no need to hide his abilities. He had no reason to worry about being targeted just for showcasing his talent.
"Alright, I support you! Go for it!"
Without delay, Huo Yuhao found Xuan Ziwen and informed him that his soul skill had undergone a qualitative leap.
He didn't seek out Jing Hongchen because, as the headmaster, Jing Hongchen's schedule was unpredictable. As a student, tracking him down wouldn't be easy.
"What? Your soul skill had a qualitative leap? You've only been at the academy for twenty two days not even a full month! That's impossible!" Xuan Ziwen looked at Huo Yuhao in disbelief.
"It's true. Teacher Xuan, don't resist I'll demonstrate." Huo Yuhao activated his soul skill immediately.
Xuan Ziwen was momentarily stunned as a fully immersive, three dimensional scene appeared in his mind. He could feel Huo Yuhao's immense spiritual power and looked at him in astonishment. "What's your detection range now?"
"1,200 meters in one direction," Huo Yuhao answered.
Xuan Ziwen's expression turned to one of sheer shock. He muttered, "That's impossible! How did your soul skill change so drastically? I remember you telling me that your soul skill's power would increase with your cultivation level. If it had undergone a mutation, I'd understand. But you're only a fifteenth level soul master! By all logic, your soul skill shouldn't have evolved this much."
Huo Yuhao's expression remained calm. "I don't know why either. Two days ago, I bought some whale gel and consumed it. After sleeping, I woke up to find that my Spiritual Detection range had expanded."
"Whale gel... Whale gel can't enhance spiritual power," Xuan Ziwen murmured, lost in thought. "Wait your Spirit Eyes are a Body Martial Soul. I recall that Body Martial Souls can undergo secondary awakenings... Could it be that your martial soul has awakened a second time? No, that doesn't seem right. According to my teacher, secondary awakenings have a very distinct characteristic..."
He studied Huo Yuhao's eyes carefully before saying, "Maybe your martial soul experienced an unknown variation due to some kind of stimulus. There are precedents for this happening. However, I'm an eighth tier soul engineer I don't specialize in martial soul research. So, I'll take you to see the Hall Master. He's a Titled Douluo and has a much deeper understanding of martial souls than I do!"
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