Chapter 54: Absorption

Kong Deming stood up, gently ruffled Huo Yuhao's hair, and said, "This baptism from the Light of Life not only extended your grandfather's life by over fifty years, it's also given me the confidence to emerge from closed-door cultivation within three years and break through the bottleneck to Rank Ten Soul Engineer. How could that possibly not be enough?"

Huo Yuhao smiled brightly. He hadn't expected the Light of Life to bring such tremendous benefits.

Then Kong Deming's expression grew serious. "But Yuhao, this ability of yours—don't ever use it lightly. Understand? You must never reveal it to others."

Huo Yuhao nodded obediently. He understood this very well.

"And your third soul ring... we must resolve that soon. I'll be going into seclusion soon. As for what to use as your third ring, I already have something in mind."

Sun Moon Empire – Edge of the Demonic Forest

A terrifying, hideous, massive Evil-Eyed Tyrant Spirit Beast dangled limply in Kong Deming's grasp. He had gone only slightly deeper into the forest before capturing this pure spiritual-type ten-thousand-year-old Evil-Eyed Tyrant, then returned to the safe zone where Huo Yuhao was waiting.

Of course, killing just one Evil-Eyed Tyrant wouldn't trigger the wrath of the dominant Lord of the Evil Eyes. And even if it did, that creature would have to seriously weigh the cost of challenging someone like Kong Deming.

Dropping the beast before Huo Yuhao, Kong Deming asked with some concern, "Yuhao, this is a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, and from the notoriously savage Evil-Eyed Tyrant at that. Are you sure you can absorb it?"

Huo Yuhao grinned. "Don't worry, Grandpa. I even have confidence in absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. This is nothing."

Kong Deming nodded, murmuring with emotion,

"To absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring as your third ring... in all the long history of the continent, how many could ever claim such talent?"

He found himself cherishing this grandson more and more. All he wanted now was to finish his seclusion and break through as quickly as possible. Only then could he truly shield Huo Yuhao as he grew stronger.

But even so, Kong Deming knew Yuhao had to grow independently. Without going through wind and rain, how could one ever see the rainbow? Overprotection could ruin even the most heaven-defying genius.

Still, knowing what Huo Yuhao had endured growing up, Kong Deming was reassured. His grandson was strong.

While Kong Deming stood by to protect him, lost in thought, Huo Yuhao had already cleanly slain the Evil-Eyed Tyrant and begun absorbing the dark spirit ring that floated from the corpse.

Kong Deming was pleased to see him calmly extract and destroy the soul core from the Tyrant's body, erasing any chance of spiritual backlash. 'Such a cautious, thoughtful child.'

What amazed him even more was Huo Yuhao's serenity as he absorbed the violent, spiritual ten-thousand-year-old ring. There was no trace of pain or struggle on his face.

Of course, after his complete baptism by the Light of Life, Huo Yuhao's very essence was now at the pinnacle of the continent. His body was nigh indestructible, and his mind was immune to the negative emotions carried by such soul rings.

Any fragments of will within the Evil-Eyed Tyrant's ring were immediately annihilated the moment they entered Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea—crushed by the combined force of the Sun of Life and the Shadow of Destruction.

Those two forces held the purest essence of life and destruction, waiting for Huo Yuhao to gradually inherit them.

He often had the feeling that someday, some foolish soul might try to implant itself into his mind, only to end up destroying itself.

Less than an hour passed before Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, the absorption completed.

"Spirit power reached Rank 33… Not bad. A month of training didn't go to waste. But from now on, progress will really slow down."

Sighing in his heart, Huo Yuhao stood up, testing his newly acquired third soul skill. The moment he understood it, a joyful light flashed in his eyes.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao had fully awakened, Kong Deming asked, "Yuhao, what's your third soul skill?"

Huo Yuhao replied in a calm voice, "It's called Spiritual Domain. I got lucky and inherited one of the Evil-Eyed Tyrant's strongest innate abilities."

Kong Deming's eyes brightened with joy. A domain-type soul skill!

It could suppress any creature whose spiritual power was lower than Huo Yuhao's. Depending on the difference in strength, the targets would suffer dizziness, sluggishness, fatigue, weakness, or even unconsciousness. It was one of the Evil-Eyed race's best crowd control abilities.

And domain size would grow with Huo Yuhao's own power.

"Grandpa, since you're about to go into seclusion, I'd like to absorb the hundred-thousand-year soul bone here, under your supervision."

Kong Deming nodded in agreement.

Huo Yuhao took out the Earth Dragon King's right arm bone—a soul bone from a sub-dragon species in the Earth Dragon lineage.

Though called a "dragon king," it didn't possess a noble bloodline. Its draconic nature was weak, making it compatible even with someone like Huo Yuhao, who didn't have an earth-element martial soul.

Still, it was a dragon-type hundred-thousand-year soul bone. Its strength rivaled even that of many high-tier soul beasts.

Sitting down once more, Huo Yuhao began the absorption.

This time, his face finally showed pain. The process was excruciating.

Kong Deming watched closely, ready to step in at a moment's notice.

After some time, Huo Yuhao's expression eased as he entered a stable state of absorption. Just as Kong Deming began to relax, a sudden change occurred.

As the soul bone neared complete fusion with his right arm, a dazzling purple glow suddenly flared across Huo Yuhao's body.

"That's… destruction energy?"

Kong Deming almost acted on instinct, fearing an uncontrollable surge from the dagger's destructive force. But seeing Huo Yuhao's calm expression, he held back.

Meanwhile, inside Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, the Shadow of Destruction stirred violently, startling him.

'What the hell…?'

A low, dreadful whisper echoed from its depths.

"Dragon… dragon… dragon..."

Cold sweat broke out across Huo Yuhao's back. 'Great God of Destruction, what now?'

To his shock, the awakened destruction energy surged toward the Earth Dragon King soul bone. Bathed in the destructive force, the once golden soul bone turned into a radiant gold laced with purple patterns before fully merging with his right arm.

(End of Chapter)

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