Reward... A Divine Artifact?

Huo Yuhao had witnessed the release of the Star Crown's soul skill before, and it left quite an impression on him.

After all, he was the one sitting in the spectator seat during the match, enjoying the show.

The Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation had been sitting right beside him in the spectator seat, and it had likely seen everything as well.

However, he never expected that the Angel of Eternity, who wielded the power of the stars, could simulate these abilities with the help of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation... But when he thought about Oscar, one of the original Shrek Seven Monsters, Huo Yuhao, felt that it wasn't so strange after all.

The soul skill of the Mirror Beast allowed Oscar to replicate soul skills, and after becoming a god, he could even replicate the abilities of deities.

The power of creation could give birth to all things, and since it inherently controlled the power of the stars, it wasn't surprising that it could simulate some martial soul abilities.

If we were to find a similar situation in the Douluo Continent, it would be like the Three Eyed Golden Lion, who could simulate the Golden Dragon.

'If that's the case, then the first soul skill earlier couldn't have been...'

Huo Yuhao thought of the starry chains from earlier and realized something.

Thankfully, he had dodged it. If he had been bound by those starry chains, something bad might have happened.

His thoughts flashed by in an instant, and Huo Yuhao's figure became blurry as he dashed forward at an even faster speed than before.

The opponent before him was similar to him in many ways, not lacking in combat experience or control over their power.

He couldn't afford to underestimate them.

Seeing this, the Angel of Eternity was about to lightly tap her staff on the ground when she suddenly sensed a mental fluctuation.

Her movements paused, and she failed to activate her defensive ability.

By then, Huo Yuhao had already closed the distance.

The Angel of Eternity could only fly upward into the sky, but Huo Yuhao's second and first soul rings flashed simultaneously, and in an instant, he appeared right in front of her.

Second Soul Skill: Divine Sculpting of All Forms.

This skill allowed his spiritual power to take on tangible forms, which he could control freely.

It could be used to create prisons or chains to restrain enemies, forcing them to rely on their own spiritual power to break free.

Alternatively, it could envelop himself or others, creating an effect similar to telekinesis, allowing for rapid movement or flight.

The Angel of Eternity frowned and instantly shifted her body to the right.

With a tap of her staff in the air, a golden ring appeared beneath Huo Yuhao's feet once again.

This time, he failed to dodge, and his entire body was bound by the starry chains.

However, just as the Angel of Eternity was about to press her advantage, the figure of Huo Yuhao before her vanished.

A sharp sound of something cutting through the air came from behind her, causing her expression to change instantly.

She turned her head, only to see a frost-covered hand coming straight at her.

Floating Frost!

The spiritual imagery created by the spiritual power caused the Angel of Eternity to lose focus for a moment, and then... she was struck squarely in the face.

Thud!

"...Yuhao really doesn't know how to be gentle with women. You shouldn't hit someone in the face during a fight."

In the spiritual sea, Tianmeng watched as the Angel of Eternity was sent flying and couldn't help but comment.

Bing Bing also frowned. "In the heat of battle, who has time to worry about that? But hitting the examiner like this is a bit... inappropriate."

Humans often say, "Don't hit the face when fighting, and don't expose someone's weaknesses when arguing." But Bing Bing noticed that when it came to actual combat, they tended to do the opposite.

Huo Yuhao landed on the ground and approached the Angel of Eternity.

At his current level, pure spiritual power was formless, but he could infuse it with soul power through Divine Sculpting of All Forms to create tangible objects.

Earlier, he had used his spiritual and soul power to create a decoy, which had successfully fooled his opponent.

Through that decoy, he had also confirmed that the effect of the starry chains was similar to a certain Miss Xu's soul skill, it had an absolute binding effect.

Once bound, the target would be immobilized for at least one second!

Has the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation been idle lately, always watching from the sidelines?

He had just read about the Star Staff martial soul recently...

With this in mind, Huo Yuhao looked at the Angel of Eternity and said, "You're not used to fighting with soul skills, are you? This system must feel quite restrictive to you. Why not use your original power instead?"

The Angel of Eternity used her spiritual power to wipe away a trace of blood from the corner of her mouth and said coldly, "No need. I already told you, I'll fight you using your system."

"..."

Huo Yuhao didn't respond.

Instead, he raised his right hand, and in an instant, a deep blue sword, seemingly forged from ice crystals, materialized in his grasp.

Before the Angel of Eternity could even clearly see the outline of the sword, Huo Yuhao swung it down like a bolt of lightning.

The deep blue sword light tore through the sky like a flash of lightning, its color shifting from azure to light blue, then pale blue, and finally transforming into a blinding white light.

Wherever the sword light passed, the air instantly froze into ice, only to be shattered immediately.

The ground was split open by a deep crevice, and the rubble and dust were pulverized into fine powder by the sword's energy.

A bone-chilling cold spread out, causing the moisture in the air to condense into ice crystals that drifted down like snow.

The Angel of Eternity's pupils contracted.

She tried to gather the power of the stars, but as the cold spread, the spiritual imagery she had felt earlier struck her again, causing her movements to falter. In an instant, she was frozen into an ice sculpture.

Huo Yuhao watched this scene calmly, then teleported forward, placing his left hand on the ice sculpture.

The fusion of spiritual power and soul power allowed him to integrate all combat techniques.

The Floating Frost represented a school of thought, and most ice-element soul skills could be infused with the imagery of spiritual power.

As for the ice sword he had just used, it was naturally...

"Empress' Sword, Snowy Dance of Ultimate Ice," murmured Bing Bing.

Of the Three Great Techniques of the Snow Empress, aside from the Empress' Frost Domain, Huo Yuhao had mastered the other two, and they had been taught to him personally by the Snow Empress.

Tianmeng, watching the scene from the spiritual sea, shook his head.

"She's frozen. It's over."

Ten thousand years ago, Huo Yuhao's main focus had been the Ice Empress's martial soul.

Compared to the gentleness he had shown when using his Body Soul in combat earlier, this was a completely different story.

As humans would say... he was overflowing with martial virtue.

Once you fell into his rhythm, he wouldn't give you any chance to recover.

Before Tianmeng could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao had already retreated from the ice sculpture.

At the same time, the Angel of Eternity inside the ice turned a vivid green.

In the next moment, a deafening explosion shook the realm.

A terrifying shockwave, like a mountain collapsing or a tidal wave crashing, surged forward.

The vegetation in its path, including towering ancient trees that would take several people to encircle, was instantly obliterated, reduced to fine powder.

But Huo Yuhao, as if he had experienced this countless times before, positioned himself perfectly at the edge of the blast.

The soul skill Ice Explosion was one Huo Yuhao found extremely useful.

Ten thousand years ago, he had specialized in ice, and the Floating Frost was designed to strongly control and freeze opponents.

In such situations, Ice Explosion was one of the best follow-up techniques.

After ten thousand years, he had gained plenty of experience with it.

He knew exactly how much damage different opponents would take from the explosion.

At the center of the blast site, a golden pillar of light suddenly erupted.

The Angel of Eternity stood at its core, her heart still racing as she looked at the massive crater left by the Ice Explosion.

If she hadn't restored her full power at the last moment, she would have been doomed in her earlier state.

This man had not only struck her in the face, but he also fought without giving her a moment to breathe.

Earlier, it had seemed like he was just exchanging a few words with her, but the distance between them had been less than a meter.

He had never intended to give her a chance.

Before she could even use her strongest abilities, she had been forced to lift her restrictions.

The Angel of Eternity looked up at Huo Yuhao, her eyes flickering before she sighed.

"Fine. The Eternal Lord sent me to be your examiner, which itself shows his recognition of your strength. I was careless, letting useless emotions hinder me from the start."

As she spoke, she looked at the staff in her hand. "Since you've won, this staff will be entrusted to you for now."

In the spiritual sea, Tianmeng and Bing Bing turned their attention to the staff.

The former gulped and said, "A super divine artifact? Just like that?"

With their years of experience following Huo Yuhao, they could tell that this staff was far beyond what any ordinary weapon-type martial soul could compare to.

This was likely... a divine artifact!