Chapter 93: The Ice Empress's Anger and the Tianmeng Iceworm's Terrifying ConjectureHuo Yuhao was no longer the ignorant youth who knew nothing about the Spirit Master's world."That Ice Sky Titled Douluo is a Titled Douluo!" Huo Yuhao's voice was filled with solemnity. "And he is a Titled Douluo possessing the Ultimate Ice Attribute. Even if it is just a contrived Extreme Attribute, it still means his strength far exceeds that of an ordinary Titled Douluo, and his real combat power might not even be much less than a Super Douluo!"Take their Dean, Yan Shaozhe, a Rank 95 Super Douluo, who is one of the existences standing at the pinnacle of the continent.In Huo Yuhao's heart, Dean Yan was an almost insurmountable peak.And the sense of oppression brought by that Ice Sky Titled Douluo, that pure, extreme coldness and vastness, made him subconsciously feel that even if Dean Yan were to arrive in person, he might not be able to easily defeat his opponent who possessed the Ultimate Ice."How could we possibly take back the Spirit Bone from such an existence?" Huo Yuhao's tone was heavy with reality. "Acting rashly will only plunge us into an irredeemable situation.""Are we just going to let it go like this?" The Ice Empress's consciousness was filled with unwillingness and anger, but within that anger, there was also a faint sense of powerlessness extinguished by reality. Although she was proud and irritable, she was not completely ignorant of weighing the pros and cons.A Titled Douluo, especially one with an Extreme Attribute, was indeed not someone the current Huo Yuhao could provoke."Of course we can't just let it go!" A trace of determination flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. "We must take that Spirit Bone back! But not now, and not by banging an egg against a rock like this."He took a deep breath and analyzed calmly, "What we need to do now is to become stronger! Constantly become stronger! When we have enough strength, when I also become a Titled Douluo, or even stronger, we will go find that Ice Sky Titled Douluo again. At that time, whether it's through negotiation or—other methods—we will have the capital and confidence to take back the Spirit Bone!""And..." Huo Yuhao added, trying to soothe the Ice Empress, "Doesn't that Spirit Bone require the Ultimate Ice to be absorbed? Since that Ice Sky Titled Douluo was able to win the bid, it means he can likely absorb it. With the Spirit Bone in his hands, at least it won't be wasted or destroyed. This is better than it falling into the hands of someone who cannot absorb it and eventually being sent off somewhere else to be exchanged for profit. This can be considered a stroke of luck in misfortune. We still have time."The Ice Empress fell silent. What Huo Yuhao said made a lot of sense. The towering rage was gradually suppressed by the cold reality, transforming into a deeper, more stubborn hatred and goal."Fine, let's leave it at that for now." The Ice Empress's voice finally returned to its usual coldness, but beneath that coldness was an unextinguishable flame. "Yuhao, remember your words today. We will become stronger first, and let that Spirit Bone stay temporarily with that bastard. One day, we will go and take it back ourselves!"Just as the atmosphere eased slightly, the usually lazy Tianmeng Iceworm, who seemed to have no energy for anything, suddenly emitted a voice of unprecedented solemnity."Bingbing, Yuhao, don't jump to conclusions yet." The Tianmeng Iceworm's voice rarely lost its usual playfulness, becoming incomparably serious. "You seem to have overlooked a detail. Elder Yi just reminded me that compared to that pseudo-Ultimate Ice on the Ice Sky Titled Douluo, there is something else that concerns him more.""Hmm? Damn Tianmeng, what did you and Elder Yi discover?" The Ice Empress's attention was drawn over. Although her tone remained unfriendly, she knew that this million-year Spirit Beast had an extraordinary sensitivity to danger.Otherwise, it would not have been able to survive until now without any combat power.Huo Yuhao also focused his attention. "Brother Tianmeng, go on."The Tianmeng Iceworm's voice carried a hint of trembling as it slowly said, "Think about it. Bingbing said just now that the Ultimate Ice on him is cold and rigid, possessing power but lacking spirituality; it is a pseudo-Ultimate Ice forcibly elevated with the help of external objects.""This in itself is already astonishing. What kind of unattainable existence is the Extreme Attribute? Countless Genius Spirit Masters cannot touch its threshold in their entire lives. To be able to create an external object that allows a Titled Douluo to temporarily possess the effect of a pseudo-Extreme Attribute already exceeds the capability of ordinary Spirit Masters or even ordinary factions."It paused, its tone becoming heavier, and threw out a question that instantly made both Huo Yuhao and the Ice Empress's hair stand on end. "Then, who exactly is the person or faction that can provide such a Heaven-Defying external force?""This Ice Sky Titled Douluo is already a Titled Douluo himself! To be able to command a Titled Douluo and casually give away a precious external object capable of creating a pseudo-Extreme Attribute, just how terrifying would the strength, influence, technology, or resources of the existence standing behind him be?"The Tianmeng Iceworm's consciousness was filled with apprehension. "If—and I mean if—this kind of external force is not unique, but can be mass-produced?""Mass-produced?" Huo Yuhao exclaimed, his consciousness fluctuating violently, almost unable to imagine that scene."Exactly!" The Tianmeng Iceworm's voice became increasingly urgent. "If that mastermind can provide this kind of Extreme Attribute power to his subordinates in batches, even if each can only last for a period of time, and even if it is not as perfect as a true Extreme Attribute, it is still an Extreme Attribute!""Think about it: a team composed of several, or even a dozen, Spirit Masters possessing Extreme Attributes, among whom there might even be Titled Douluo. If they suddenly burst out on the battlefield, what kind of world-destroying scene would that be? It would be enough to instantly turn any battle around! It would overturn the balance of power across the entire continent!"The Ice Empress was also completely silent. This conjecture from the Tianmeng Iceworm was ten times, a hundred times more terrifying than a simple Titled Douluo with Ultimate Ice!An isolated powerhouse, no matter how strong, has limits. But a mastermind that can "create" powerhouses, or even mass-produce "Extreme Attributes," has a completely different, conceptual level of threat!"And," the Tianmeng Iceworm added, its tone deep and profound, "who can guarantee that he can only create Ultimate Ice? What about Fire, Darkness, Light, Space... and other Extreme Attributes? Is it possible for them as well?"This possibility made both Huo Yuhao and the Ice Empress feel a chill rising from the depths of their Souls, far more piercing than the Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice.They originally thought they were only facing an Ice Sky Titled Douluo, but now they realized that what they had glimpsed might only be the tip of the iceberg.Hidden beneath that deep, dark sea might be a behemoth they could not imagine or understand!The difficulty of seizing the Spirit Bone instantly soared from "challenging a powerhouse" to the level of "confronting an unknown, terrifying, and massive faction or existence that possesses subversive power."Huo Yuhao's heart sank. The self-confidence he had originally felt due to his many cheats was replaced at this moment by a huge sense of crisis and insignificance.The Ice Empress's anger was also completely replaced by a vigilance that was heavy to the extreme. Taking back the Spirit Bone was no longer something that could be done just by increasing strength; it seemed to have been drawn into a deeper, darker vortex."It seems our future path is much more difficult and dangerous than imagined," Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, his fists clenching tightly unconsciously.The Tianmeng Iceworm sighed, "Yes, so Yuhao, try your best to become stronger. Otherwise, let alone taking back the Spirit Bone, if a great change occurs on the continent in the future, we might even have trouble protecting ourselves."
