Chapter 62 Blood Pact Array, Snow Emperor Embryo
Another month has passed.
Time flies at Shrek Academy. The mornings are filled with theory classes, the afternoons with practical classes, and the evenings are for self-study.
Mu Jin's teaching method was not like Zhou Yi's, which forced people to practice to the point of exhaustion, but she was thorough in assigning tasks and included all the necessary tests.
The trainees in Class One were honed to become increasingly disciplined under this pace.
Dai Huabin's cultivation progress is still the fastest in the class.
The continuous optimization of his body's meridians by the Life Gold allowed his soul power to grow at a rate far exceeding that of his peers, and the bottleneck of level thirty-eight did not seem to last long.
By evening, most of the people in the training ground had already left.
Zhu Lu was doing her final stretching exercises on the other side of the field, while Dai Huabin leaned against a stone bench by the field, practicing Mysterious Heaven Art cross-legged.
Soul power flowed slowly through the meridians, and the sea of consciousness remained calm and undisturbed.
He had become accustomed to this state. After the Eye of Life was opened, his spiritual sea became exceptionally stable, and the efficiency of each cultivation session was much higher than before.
Just as he was about to finish his practice, the silvery-white halo deep within his spiritual sea suddenly rippled.
Dai Huabin's heart skipped a beat.
Electrolux's voice came through, carrying a languid quality as if he had just woken up.
"The prototype of the magic circle has been set up."
Dai Huabin clenched his fingers slightly, focusing his mental energy inward, and actively entered the deep consciousness space of his mental sea.
"Old Master Yi!"
"Don't get agitated."
Electrolux interrupted him.
"Let me make the unpleasant things clear from the start. The construction of the contract array itself is fine; the basic structure is already complete. Give me another half month to finish the remaining work. But..."
He paused for a moment.
Whether the contract can be successfully signed remains to be seen.
Dai Huabin's excitement subsided slightly, but it was within expectations.
The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, with its 400,000 years of cultivation, is no ordinary cat or dog.
While the algorithm array itself is fine, getting Hyotei to willingly sign a blood pact of life and death is no less difficult than trying to pull out the scales of an enraged dragon with bare hands.
"I understand," Dai Huabin replied. "As long as the magic array works, I'll take care of the rest."
"You're quite confident," Electrolux commented casually, without saying anything more.
Dai Huabin remained silent for a few seconds, his mind racing with another matter.
He hesitated for a moment, but then spoke.
"Elder Yi, I have a question I would like to ask you."
"explain."
"Is there... any way to make Hyotei my martial soul?"
My mind calmed down.
Electrolux did not answer immediately; the halo rippled slightly, as if he were considering his words.
Dai Huabin added:
"I know that in this world's system, a Soul Master's martial soul is innate and cannot be changed under normal circumstances."
However, Hyotei's situation is special. She has cultivated for 400,000 years and possesses an extremely large amount of primordial power.
If she's willing to sign a blood pact with me, is there some way to allow her power to directly merge into my body in the form of a martial soul?
He asked this question after careful consideration.
In the original novel, the core premise for Huo Yuhao to make Ice Emperor his martial soul was the sacrifice of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. Heavenly Dream formed a semi-complete ice-attribute martial soul within Huo Yuhao's body, allowing Ice Emperor to attach itself to it.
But he doesn't have the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. Even if the Ice Emperor were willing to sign a contract with him, there would be no basis for "affiliation".
So he had to find another way.
Electrolux pondered for a moment.
"This is difficult."
Dai Huabin's heart sank.
"Did I spend some time in your academy's library? Don't make that face. What's happening in your mental world, I naturally have ways to use my senses to understand the outside world while you're asleep."
Dai Huabin: "..."
During these three months, it seems that not only did Old Yi sleep, but he also secretly rubbed against his body to browse the library.
But that does saves trouble.
"The martial spirit system of this world is completely different from that of the Holy Demon Continent."
Electrolux's tone became serious.
"If a 100,000-year-old soul beast chooses to transform into an embryo, it can become the martial soul of a human soul master."
These are the unique rules of your Douluo Continent.
"If you want a scorpion with 400,000 years of cultivation to become your martial soul, the prerequisite is that she must transform into an embryo and then merge with you."
Electrolux paused for a moment.
"Even I am not certain about that. A soul with 400,000 years of strength carries immense risk in transforming into an embryo. Besides, why would she give up her own body?"
Dai Huabin remained silent.
He understood the reasoning. Making Hyotei give up her physical body and become an embryo was tantamount to her handing her life over to him, which was more radical and irreversible than a simple blood pact.
Hyotei would not agree unless there were sufficiently large benefits involved.
But Dai Huabin's mind didn't stop.
He changed his perspective.
"Let's look at another scenario."
Dai Huabin spoke slowly.
"If I already have the embryo of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, an ice-attribute embryo that has already taken shape, is there a way to make this embryo become my martial soul while retaining the soul within it?"
This time, the sea of my mind remained quiet for even longer.
Electrolux's aura slowly expanded and contracted, as if it were performing some extremely complex deduction.
Then he spoke.
"Can."
Dai Huabin's fingers tightened unconsciously.
"What a martial spirit needs is only its origin."
Electrolux's voice was steady as he broke down each word for him.
"The origin is the foundation of power and the core that constitutes the form of a martial spirit. The soul, on the other hand, is the carrier of consciousness and memory, and the two can be separated."
If done properly, the essence can be extracted and injected into your martial soul skeleton, and the soul itself can be preserved.
Dai Huabin let out a long sigh.
That's exactly what he was waiting for.
"but..."
Electrolux's tone became more cautious.
"This kind of operation is extremely difficult. It involves untangling the entanglement between the origin and the soul while ensuring the soul remains unharmed. In my prime, this would be a piece of cake. But with only 30% of my divine consciousness remaining..."
"Just tell me, Elder Yi, whether it's possible or not."
"Yes," Electrolux paused, "I'm seventy percent sure."
That's enough.
A piece of the puzzle in Dai Huabin's heart was finally put to rest.
The "100,000-year-old soul beast embryo" he mentioned was naturally the Snow Emperor.
In "Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect", the Snow Emperor is the leader of the three Heavenly Kings of the far north, the Ice and Snow Maiden, and a top-tier existence among 100,000-year-old soul beasts.
If his time calculation is correct, Xue Di may have already been captured and taken to the Star Luo Empire.
"What are you thinking about?" Electrolux's voice suddenly came.
"Let's do some calculations," Dai Huabin replied.
"What debt?"
"A deal."
Electrolux didn't press the matter. The silvery-white halo rippled slightly before returning to its calm state.
Dai Huabin's consciousness withdrew from the sea of consciousness.
The last glimmer of light in the training ground was about to disappear.
Zhu Lu had finished stretching at some point and was standing in front of him, tilting her head to look at him.
"I was daydreaming again."
"Thinking about something."
"You've been thinking about things more and more lately." Zhu Lu handed him a clean towel.
"I have gained some new insights during my cultivation, which I need to digest."
Zhu Lu hummed in agreement and didn't ask any further questions.
The two packed their things and headed back.
On the way, they ran into Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, who were coming out of the cafeteria. Wang Dong'er was carrying a paper bag, and Xiao Xiao was holding two bottles of water.
"You've been practicing all this time?" Xiao Xiao tossed one of the water bottles to Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin caught it with one hand, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip. "Are you all finished eating?"
"We've finished eating." Wang Dong'er shook the paper bag in her hand. "I brought you some steamed buns."
Zhu Lu took the paper bag, opened it, and glanced inside—six steaming meat buns.
"Thanks." Zhu Lu tore open one and handed it to Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin took it and took a bite, his mind still racing with that account as he chewed.
The Snow Emperor's embryo is in the hands of the Star Luo Empire.
The Star Luo Empire was his hometown, and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion wielded immense influence in both the military and political circles of the Star Luo Empire.
It's not impossible to inquire about the whereabouts of the Snow Emperor's embryo by going through the White Tiger Duke's mansion.
But the question is, what will we use to exchange for it?
The value of a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo is priceless on the entire Douluo Continent.
The Star Luo Empire went to great lengths to capture the Snow Emperor; how could they possibly give her up so easily?
Unless you offer something of equal value in exchange.
"Hua Bin?"
Wang Dong'er's voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Um?"
"I'm asking you a question, what are you thinking about?" Wang Dong'er wrinkled her nose. "I asked you where you plan to go during the holiday, and you seemed lost for a long time."
"About the holiday," Dai Huabin replied casually, "I might have to go back to the Star Luo Empire."
"Go home?" Xiao Xiao interjected curiously.
"To handle some things."
Wang Dong'er snorted:
"Every time we ask you something, it's always 'handling some things' or 'thinking about something.' Do you think we're not smart enough to understand us?"
"yes."
Wang Dong'er was stunned for a moment.
Xiao Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhu Lu lowered her head and drank water, her shoulders shaking.
"Dai Huabin!" Wang Dong'er's long, light blue hair fluttered slightly in anger. "What did you say?"
"Just kidding."
Dai Huabin took a bite of the steamed bun.
"It's not a matter of intelligence; it's just that saying things before they're certain can only cause more trouble. I'll tell you once everything is confirmed."
"You're always like this," Wang Dong'er muttered, but didn't pursue the matter further.
The four of them walked back to the dormitory building and parted ways on the first floor.
Before Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao went upstairs, Xiao Xiao turned around and waved to Dai Huabin:
"Teacher Mujin said there will be a course adjustment notice tomorrow morning, so don't be late."
"knew."
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu returned to their room on the first floor and closed the door.
Zhu Lu went to wash up, while Dai Huabin sat on the edge of the bed, revisiting the plan he had been going over in his mind again and again.
To obtain Xue Di's embryo, three problems need to be solved.
First, confirm the exact location of the embryo.
Second, find suitable bargaining chips.
Dai Huabin turned over and stared at the ceiling.
The issue of chips isn't entirely without a solution.
Immortal Herb.
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