The golden runes wrapped Huo Yuhao into a giant golden cocoon. Simultaneously, the face of the golden phantom behind him grew increasingly distinct.
This was proof that Huo Yuhao was accepting Electrolux's power bit by bit, gradually gaining complete mastery and converting it for his own use.
Time trickled by.
The sky full of golden runes had long since surged into the light cocoon. The body of the golden phantom was now nearly solid, revealing the visage of an adult Huo Yuhao.
This was a true reflection of Huo Yuhao's soul.
As is well known, the soul influences the flesh, and the flesh influences the soul.
Though the reborn Huo Yuhao appeared to be an eight-year-old child, in terms of his soul, he had long since reached adulthood. Thus, his soul took the form of his grown self.
Furthermore, because Huo Yuhao's body in this life had undergone a triple transformation—from the Seed of Emotion, Ultimate Ice, and now the emerging third Martial Soul, the Necromantic Holy Magic God—his appearance had also changed.
Consequently, the face of the golden phantom born from the Necromantic Holy Magic God was not identical to Huo Yuhao's look in his previous life. To put it simply: he was even more handsome.
Suddenly, the giant golden cocoon erupted with light. At that same moment, the golden phantom, which had kept its eyes closed while solidifying, abruptly snapped them open.
Two diametrically opposed auras—deathly silence and holiness—emerged with perfect harmony from the phantom's gray eyes. This brief manifestation of aura easily reached the "Ultimate" level.
"Is this the Teacher's power?"
The golden phantom—or rather, Huo Yuhao—murmured softly.
Accepting Elder Yi's power had clearly led to some surprises. The vast majority of the energy had been accepted by Huo Yuhao's soul, which then began to transform, directly manifesting as a Martial Soul.
He... now possessed a second Body Martial Soul: his Soul. And his soul had evolved into the Necromantic Holy Magic God.
The violent transformation of his soul and the unification of "Physical Body," "Soul Power," and "Spirit" brought about by the completion of his three Martial Souls caused Huo Yuhao to instinctively begin condensing Soul Rings and Soul Cores to seek total integration.
And so...
Huo Yuhao, having manifested the Necromantic Holy Magic God by projecting his soul from his body, took a step forward. Since the soul is formless and immaterial, he naturally merged back into the golden cocoon. An instant later, the cocoon flared with light once more, and a figure slowly stepped out from the radiance.
It was Huo Yuhao.
Two gray-brilliance Soul Rings appeared first, engraved with countless golden runes. An aura of death and darkness permeated them, yet they were incredibly bright and holy. The effect was eerie, but their power was undisguised and immense.
Then, the gray rings dissipated, and a chilling aura spread. Two ice-crystal Soul Rings appeared. The "Purity" of the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul granted them nearly infinite possibilities. Coupled with the fact that the Snow Emperor's arrangements in the Extreme North were already taking root, the embryonic form of an "Ice God" was already visible.
Finally, the two silver-glow Soul Rings most familiar to Huo Yuhao appeared, but they, too, had undergone metamorphosis.
The ice-crystal Soul Rings condensed by the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul undoubtedly carried an Ultimate Ice Soul Core. The energy consumed for this came from a portion of the Ice Emperor's Origin power.
The gray-brilliance Soul Rings condensed by the Necromantic Holy Magic God Martial Soul carried a Holy Spirit Soul Core, formed from attributes like Light, Sacred, Purification, Darkness, Death, and Necromancy.
By the energy rating standards of the Douluo world, the energy within the Holy Spirit Soul Core was clearly at the Ultimate level—and then some.
Unfortunately, the Holy Spirit Soul Core currently borne by Huo Yuhao's gray rings was incomplete. It was merely a complete framework, lacking sufficient energy to fill it.
This was expected. After all, Elder Yi had only been a fragment of Divine Consciousness; he didn't have much energy left. Had it not been for Huo Yuhao's cooperation and his own instinctual pursuit of "Balance," these two Holy Spirit Soul Cores might not have appeared at all.
His next task would be to find energy with matching attributes to fill the Holy Spirit Soul Cores, achieving a true unification of the three Martial Souls!
Furthermore, if Huo Yuhao's guess was correct, once his three Martial Souls reached unification, he could attempt to use the energy stored in his Sea of Consciousness—the energy Skydream had absorbed from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew—and fuse it into his two Spiritual Soul Cores.
Driven by the other two Ultimate-level Soul Cores, the Spiritual Soul Cores might undergo a perfect promotion, evolving directly into Ultimate Spiritual Soul Cores!
Alternatively, Huo Yuhao could shatter his current two Spiritual Soul Cores and reconsolidate them as Ultimate Spiritual Soul Cores!
Perhaps it was the mental boost following the "Balance," but various thoughts flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind.
He took a step forward, the golden light dissipated completely, and his figure was fully revealed.
"Something... isn't right."
Huo Yuhao murmured to himself. As his consciousness fully returned to his body, he immediately noticed something strange—it was coming from his physical form.
Before he could examine himself closely, the silver-haired girl approached him.
Unlike before, when he had to look up slightly to meet Gu Yuena's eyes, he now had to look down to meet her gaze.
Before Huo Yuhao could react, the silver-haired girl tilted her head slightly. A spark of long-suppressed emotion flashed in her purple eyes. She instinctively licked her lips and asked softly:
"Yuhao... I suppose you've... grown up now?"
Huo Yuhao: ???
...
A moment later, Huo Yuhao—having subdued Gu Yuena with roasted fish—sat to the side to inspect his body.
Well... under the balance of the three powers, Huo Yuhao's body had been nearly entirely reconstructed. Combined with the fact that his soul level far exceeded his physical form, these overlapping conditions had caused his body to leap directly into the appearance of his fourteen or fifteen-year-old self from his previous life.
Soul age: 30+. Physical age: 15+. Actual age in this life: 8... well, nearly 9.
Huo Yuhao didn't even know how to begin complaining.
However, this was a minor issue. It wasn't exactly a negative side effect; in fact, he wouldn't even need to use two layers of disguise at Shrek anymore.
Mhm... and he would never have to feel like he was being run over by a "big truck" again.
Back to business.
Elder Yi was still attempting to condense a body using spirit and soul, walking a different path full of unknowns. Huo Yuhao had faith in him, believing he would succeed.
Additionally, Huo Yuhao planned to throw those dozen experimental Soft-Boned Rabbits into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. There was plenty of Blue Silver Grass there for continued observation.
It could be said that the tasks Huo Yuhao came to the Star Constellation Great Forest for were basically finished. There was no need to stay.
Besides, if nothing went wrong, he had a meeting he needed to attend.