Chapter 477: The Soul Beasts of the Extreme North Grow Stronger!
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and began to activate the Ice God's divine flame within his spiritual sea. Ever since his spiritual form, which had condensed the divine flame, returned to his body, the Ice God's flame had resided in his spiritual sea. However, the soul spirits inhabiting his spiritual sea had not been negatively affected by the presence of this overwhelming new force.
The main reason was that, upon the divine flame's arrival, Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea had expanded. If it had once been a mere bucket of water, it was now a small lake. With the increased space, the soul spirits could simply move farther from the divine flame if they wished. After all, under Huo Yuhao's control, the Ice God's divine flame was not so domineering as to take over the entire spiritual sea.
Yet, for some soul spirits originating from the Extreme North, they actively sought to be closer to the divine flame. They were not only ice attributed but also devout believers of the Ice God. Being near the divine flame actually enhanced their strength.
Of course, the expansion of the spiritual sea primarily signified a drastic increase in total spiritual power. However, it did not mean that Huo Yuhao's spiritual power had directly evolved from the level of "spiritual perception" to "divine sense," like upgrading from a bicycle to a car.
However, due to igniting his divine flame, a faint trace of divinity had fused into his spiritual perception. Through his research, Huo Yuhao discovered that this trace of divinity had a powerful assimilating effect.
For example, if one were to drop a small amount of ink into a clear lake, the lake would remain largely unchanged it would still appear pristine. After all, a single drop of ink was insignificant compared to an entire lake. But if one were to continuously pour ink into the lake, over time, the entire body of water would inevitably turn dark.
With the Ice God's divine flame as an unlimited source, this trace of divinity acted like endless ink, gradually assimilating his spiritual sea. Over time, this process would transform his spiritual perception into divine sense.
Currently, due to the limited time since the assimilation process began, Huo Yuhao had yet to develop divine sense. However, based on his estimates, it wouldn't be long before he possessed a small amount of it.
Indeed, there was even a precedent for this: Elder Yi. Even though Elder Yi had once been the Undead Holy Law God and had even created divine artifacts, according to the laws of the Divine Seal World, he had never truly become a god.
At that moment, within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, the Ice God's divine flame surged, transforming into solid ice. His eyes turned a deep icy blue, and a pair of radiant ice blue wings appeared behind him. With a gentle flap of his wings, an intense wave of ultimate ice spread outwards, rapidly enveloping the entire core region of the Extreme North.
The core region of the Extreme North was already the coldest place in the land, so much so that even ordinary Titled Douluo couldn't survive there for long. But now, due to Huo Yuhao's actions, the cold intensified even further, temperatures plummeted, and the heavy snow falling from the sky grew denser.
Very quickly, every soul beast in the region found themselves encased in thick layers of ice. They felt as though their bodies were about to freeze solid.
For the soul beasts of the Extreme North, this was an extraordinarily rare experience. Many of them had lived here for countless years but had never felt such an extreme cold before.
Suddenly, a thunderous, rushing sound echoed in their minds, like a mighty river surging into the sea. It was their Ice God bloodline boiling, howling, as if it were responding to the Ice God himself!
With a series of sharp cracking sounds, the ice covering the soul beasts shattered. They no longer felt cold; instead, a surge of warmth filled their bodies, their blood coursing rapidly through their veins. Every single soul beast realized that their cultivation had increased, and this revelation sent them into a frenzied state of excitement.
They roared in joy, singing praises of the Ice God's greatness, their devotion more fervent than ever.
Before, they had only heard of the Ice God in legends. They had known that their powers originated from this divine being. When they had witnessed the true Ice God for the first time not long ago, they had been awestruck, yet they had not fully grasped his magnificence.
But now, with tangible benefits manifesting in their own bodies, they truly felt how extraordinary the Ice God was. Their already devout faith deepened further.
Particularly among the soul beasts that had interacted with sea soul beasts, a new realization dawned upon them Lord Ice God was far superior to the Sea God many oceanic soul beasts worshipped.
After all, they had never heard of the Sea God personally bestowing strength upon an entire race of sea soul beasts.
Huo Yuhao suddenly sensed the Ice God's divine flame within him grow stronger. It pulsed, expanding slightly in size.
He focused his mind and observed his spiritual sea. The lights representing his devoted followers had brightened considerably, a sign that their faith had become even stronger.
This was a good thing.
Not only did it mean that the soul beasts of the Extreme North were more loyal to him than ever, but it also meant that the power of faith they could provide had increased significantly. Of course, faith in the Ice God also brought these soul beasts tangible benefits, a fair exchange that Huo Yuhao was more than willing to maintain.
"Now it's time to absorb this faith energy," he thought. "I wonder how much my Ice God's divine flame will grow from the accumulated faith of the Extreme North soul beasts over the years."
With that, he focused entirely on the divine flame, activating it once more.
In an instant, an overwhelming surge of faith energy rushed into him, roaring like a tidal wave. His mind echoed with a deafening hum as the sheer amount of energy momentarily overwhelmed him. There was simply too much faith energy to absorb at once.
He had no choice but to patiently take in the energy bit by bit, continuously channeling it into his divine flame.
Shrek Academy, Sea God's Pavilion.
Mu En sat in his chair, eyes half closed, deep in thought about Shrek Academy's future.
To him, nothing in the world was more important than ensuring the academy's survival.
The Sun Moon Empire was undoubtedly preparing for war.
If not, there would have been no reason for them to capture the participating teams from the other empires.
By taking such action, they had effectively escalated tensions, further straining relations between nations.
These captured participants were all young prodigies. And for any empire, the loss of its young talents was an enormous blow these individuals represented their nation's future.
With these prodigies in the hands of the Sun Moon Empire, the other empires would undoubtedly tread carefully, fearful of what might happen to their captured talents.
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