DD2—Chapter 23: Shocked Xuan Ziwen
As Huo Yuhao operated, a large number of flames gushed out of the soul guidance devices, and the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue was also surrounded by flames.
After some time, the originally black whale glue gradually turned golden yellow and exuded a fragrance. Moreover, it was not as hard as before but had turned into a soft, gel-like substance.
Huo Yuhao clamped the Ten Thousand-Year Whale Glue with a special pair of soul-guiding tweezers, blew a few breaths on it to let some of the heat dissipate, and then took the Ten Thousand-Year Whale Glue immediately. Otherwise, once the heat of the whale glue dissipated, it would become hard again.
As the thousand-year-old whale glue entered his stomach, he felt a warm current flowing through his body, as if all his limbs were soaked in a hot spring. The warm current became hotter and hotter, and he began to sweat continuously. After a while, his clothes were soaked with sweat.
Of course, the sweat he was producing now was not transparent but a reddish-brown bead. From a distance, he looked as if he were covered in a blood-stained shirt.
After a while, Huo Yuhao was breathing heavily, and his eyes became a little red. He looked down and found that he was in a Cross-legged situation, which felt very uncomfortable.
The reason for being in this state was very simple. Whale glue is a very yang and strong tonic; therefore, it has some special effects. In the original novel, after Huo Yuhao took the thousand-year-old whale glue, he hugged Ma Xiaotao and penetrated her through her clothes. Later, Ma Xiaotao laughed at him for being too quick.
"Fortunately, I was prepared," Huo Yuhao thought. He placed his hand on the White Cloud belt and then took out a wooden box. He opened the box, and what came into his sight was a blue herb that exuded a chill.
This herb is called Frost Sky Herb, and its function is very simple: to dissolve the effects of whale glue in certain aspects. The only drawback is that it will only be effective when the effect of whale glue is stimulated.
He took the Frost Sky Herb without hesitation, and soon he felt a cold current flowing through his body. As time passed, he felt that the restlessness in his heart was gradually suppressed. He could feel that he had withdrawn from the three-legged tripod state.
Then he sat cross-legged on the ground and continued to circulate the soul power in his body to speed up the digestion of the medicine. After a while, he felt that the medicinal power of the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue had been almost digested, and then he began to take the magic whale glue.
However, because the amount of magic whale glue was too large, he couldn't finish eating it in one day.
Two days later.
Huo Yuhao stood in the dormitory, carefully experiencing the benefits of taking the Ten Thousand-Year Whale Glue and the Magic Whale Glue. He clenched his fists, feeling the surging power in his body, and a sense of pleasure arose in his heart.
"Yuhao, this time I accompanied you to find bargains, and I gained a lot. Now your physical fitness has been greatly improved, so I took this opportunity to release some power into your body. Now the effect of your soul ring has reached about three thousand years, which means that the power of your soul skills will be greatly improved. After all, when I first gave you the soul ring, the effect of your soul ring was only equivalent to four hundred years," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said with some admiration.
"As for mental power, I won't say much. You can carefully experience the current range of your mental (spiritual) detection."
"Okay, Brother Tianmeng." Huo Yuhao directly used his soul skill. After a moment, he was a little surprised. "The one-way detection range has reached a full 1,200 meters! This is a huge improvement!"
To be honest, Huo Yuhao was very satisfied with the effect of the Magic Whale Glue. After all, in the original novel, when Huo Yuhao became a Soul Saint and served as a scout and had not yet condensed his soul core, the one-way detection range was only five kilometers.
You know, Huo Yuhao is only a level 15 soul master now, so it is normal for him to have a gap compared to Soul Saint Huo Yuhao.
In Douluo Dalu 2, the natural treasures that can enhance spiritual power are very rare. Otherwise, Huo Yuhao, as a disciple of Mu En, would be able to obtain some natural treasures that can enhance spiritual power from the channels of Shrek Academy.
"Hehe, how about it—a surprise, right?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said with some pride. "Brother has already told you, follow me, and you will have delicious food and spicy drinks. Although your attainments in mental strength are still far behind those of the top masters, with my help, you can narrow the gap gradually."
"Xiao Yuhao, practice well; our good days are still ahead!"
"Brother Tianmeng, you are right, but now I have to go find Teacher Xuan to show my current strength."
"Hmm? Find that human to show your strength?"
"Yes, this is an academy. The more talent and strength I demonstrate, the more resources the academy will allocate to me. This is also good for my personal development. After all, a place like an academy is willing to cultivate geniuses, not mediocre people.
Although I am considered a genius in the academy now, the resources I receive are still not enough," Huo Yuhao explained.
Now he is not a Shrek exchange student coming to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, so there is no need to hide some things. Therefore, he naturally does not need to worry about being targeted by others due to showcasing his talent.
"Okay, I support you; go ahead!"
So Huo Yuhao immediately found Xuan Ziwen and said that his soul skills had now made a qualitative leap.
The reason why he didn't look for Jing Hongchen was that Jing Hongchen's life trajectory was not apparent enough. For a student like him, it was not an easy task to find Jing Hongchen.
"What? Your soul skills have made a qualitative leap? You have only been in the academy for twenty-two days—less than a month! How is this possible?" Xuan Ziwen looked at Huo Yuhao in disbelief.
"Yes. Teacher Xuan, don't resist. Let me show you." Huo Yuhao immediately activated his soul skills.
Xuan Ziwen was stunned. The all-around three-dimensional scene appeared in his mind again. He felt Huo Yuhao's surging mental (spiritual) power and looked at him in surprise. "How big is your spiritual detection range now?"
"One thousand two hundred meters in one direction," Huo Yuhao replied.
Xuan Ziwen's face was filled with shock, and he murmured, "This is impossible! How did you manage to make such a big change in your soul skills?
I remember you told me that the power of your soul skills will increase with your cultivation. To be honest, if you explained it as a soul-skill mutation, I could understand it. However, you are only a fifteenth-level soul master now. Logically speaking, your soul skills should not have undergone such a significant change."
Huo Yuhao's expression changed slightly. "I don't know why. Two days ago, I bought some whale glue and took it back. When I woke up, I found that my spiritual detection range had increased."
"Whale glue? Things like whale glue cannot enhance mental strength."
Xuan Ziwen fell into deep thought. "Oh, by the way, your spiritual eyes are your body's martial soul. I remember that the body's martial soul can be awakened a second time. Could it be that your martial soul has awakened a second time? But this is not right. According to what the teacher said, the second awakening of the body's martial soul has a very obvious characteristic."
He observed Huo Yuhao's eyes for a moment, then said, "Perhaps your martial soul has undergone an unknown mutation due to some kind of stimulation. There are precedents for this sort of mutation. However, I am an eighth-level soul engineer, and I have not done enough research on martial souls. So I will take you to find the Hall Master now. He is a titled Douluo, and his understanding of martial souls is deeper than mine!"
(End of this chapter)