Chapter 46: Electrolux Awakens
"It's time to awaken Electrolux."
Furina stood before the system shop, her fingertip gliding lightly across the virtual interface until it came to rest upon the spiritual herb that radiated a seven-colored halo.
"Exchange successful. The Seven-Illusion Green Spirit Saliva has been deposited into your storage space."
The system's notification chimed in her mind, and the corner of Furina's lips curved upward. She carefully retrieved this legendary herb. It was crystalline throughout, its seven-colored luminescence flowing ceaselessly between its leaves, as if it had condensed the purest spiritual power between heaven and earth.
"Electrolux... this is one of Huo Yuhao's most pivotal opportunities," Furina murmured softly to herself, her eyes alight with anticipation.
She understood better than anyone the weight that this Holy Necromancer carried. Although the third martial soul Electrolux would bestow upon Huo Yuhao could not have soul rings attached to it, that inheritance of magic from another world was worth more than any soul skill this world could offer. Not to mention those exquisitely profound necromantic spells, and the spirit soul system that would later reshape the entire soul master framework.
At this thought, Furina's brow furrowed faintly. The fate Electrolux had met in the original story was truly heart-wrenching. On that Icy Jade Marrow Bed in the Clear Sky Sect, the Snow Empress's suppressed source power had been unexpectedly ignited, forcing Electrolux to burn his own divine consciousness just to transform the Snow Empress into a spirit soul.
"All of it was far too coincidental..." Furina murmured. "At the Clear Sky Sect, of all places. On that very bed, of all things... To believe there was no hand of Tang San behind it is simply too difficult to swallow."
What pained her even more was this: after Huo Yuhao had become a god, though he clearly had the ability to traverse the planes and search for the scattered remnants of Electrolux's divine consciousness, he had never once attempted to resurrect the teacher who had given him everything.
"By then, Yuhao had already been broken in—trained into the Tang Clan's most loyal watchdog." Furina sighed, a flicker of pained sympathy passing through her eyes.
She recalled the scenes described in the legends of the Divine Realm: Huo Yuhao, after ten thousand years in the Divine Realm, had not a single child with Tang Wutong. Even more chilling—Dai Mubai had been specifically instructed by Tang San to "look after" his daughter, ensuring Huo Yuhao would forever feel like an outsider in that family. And most absurd of all, in the side stories, Huo Yuhao would actually blush at a single word of praise from Tang San. Where was the Child of Destiny who had once commanded the winds and clouds of the Douluo Continent?
"It's a good thing I'm here now." Furina tightened her grip on the Seven-Illusion Green Spirit Saliva, her eyes regaining their resolute light. "I will never let the tragedies of the original story repeat themselves."
She strode swiftly toward Huo Yuhao's quarters, her skirts fluttering gently in the morning breeze.
At that moment, Huo Yuhao was fully immersed in his cultivation. Ever since he'd begun training in the Taiyi Spirit-Refining Art that Furina had imparted to him, his spiritual power had grown with each passing day. He could now clearly perceive every stir of wind and movement of grass within a radius of several dozen meters around him.
"Just a little more, and I can break through to rank twenty." Huo Yuhao felt the surging soul power within him, his heart brimming with anticipation.
In his spiritual sea, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm rolled over lazily. "Keep pushing, Yuhao! Once you hit rank twenty, your big bro will take you to get your second martial soul. With my million years of cultivation as a guarantee, I'll absolutely find you a top-tier one!"
There was nothing wrong with what Tianmeng said. If the Ice Jade Scorpion alone were transformed into a martial soul, it would already be a top-tier martial soul. With the ultimate ice attribute it possessed, it could be considered the undisputed sovereign of all ice-type martial souls. And its evolved form—the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion—was the absolute apex of the apex. It was virtually impossible for anyone to possess a martial soul of the Savage Beast caliber. Unless, of course, a Savage Beast chose to re-cultivate into human form and then bore offspring with a human... but the likelihood of that was so close to zero it wasn't worth considering. Tianmeng could never have imagined that a Savage Beast would actually choose to re-cultivate into human form and then bear a child with a human.
Tianmeng was happily daydreaming about the future when it suddenly sensed a familiar presence drawing near. "Huh? That young lady's coming over."
Almost at the exact same moment, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes. "Sister Furina is here."
No sooner had the words left his lips than the door was gently pushed open. Furina's figure appeared in the doorway, the morning light gilding her outline with a golden edge, making her seem like a celestial maiden descended upon the mortal world.
"Yuhao, I've found something wonderful." Furina walked briskly to Huo Yuhao's side and carefully produced the Seven-Illusion Green Spirit Saliva.
In an instant, the entire room was bathed in a seven-colored glow. The immortal herb seemed almost alive, swaying gently in Furina's palm. The spiritual fluctuations it radiated sent ripples cascading across Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.
"This is..." Huo Yuhao's eyes widened in astonishment.
Within the spiritual sea, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was so excited it practically leaped. "Wh-what in the world is this?! Such pure, refined spiritual power! More pristine than any heavenly treasure I've seen in a million years!"
Furina smiled as she explained, "This is the Seven-Illusion Green Spirit Saliva. It greatly aids in elevating spiritual power. I thought you might need this right now."
She made no mention of Electrolux. The matter was of enormous consequence, and until she could confirm that the Seven-Illusion Green Spirit Saliva would indeed be effective, she didn't want to raise Huo Yuhao's hopes too high—the disappointment would be crushing if it failed.
Huo Yuhao accepted the spiritual herb without a shred of hesitation. "Thank you, Sister Furina!"
This unreserved trust warmed Furina's heart. She knew that in this world, besides his mother, she was probably the person Huo Yuhao trusted most.
"Take it now. I'll stand guard for you," Furina said gently.
Huo Yuhao nodded, sat cross-legged, and placed the Seven-Illusion Green Spirit Saliva into his mouth. The immortal herb dissolved the instant it touched his tongue, transforming into a warm, gentle current of energy that coursed through every part of his body before finally converging within his spiritual sea.
"So comfortable..." Huo Yuhao couldn't help a soft sigh. He could feel his spiritual power growing at an astonishing pace, the boundaries of his spiritual sea expanding relentlessly outward.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm rolled about in the spiritual sea with sheer excitement. "This is incredible! This immortal herb isn't just increasing the total quantity of spiritual power—it's purifying the very essence of the spirit! Yuhao, quick—circulate the Taiyi Spirit-Refining Art with everything you've got!"
Just as Huo Yuhao was pouring all his focus into refining the medicinal power, deep within the spiritual sea, that gray orb which had lain dormant all this time suddenly gave a faint tremor. At first, it was only a barely perceptible quiver. But as spiritual power continued to pour in, the gray orb began to spin with violent intensity, madly absorbing the pure energy brought by the Seven-Illusion Green Spirit Saliva.
"Oh no!" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm instantly went on high alert. "I never thought that gray orb would make its move right now... Friend or foe, I can't tell at all!" It didn't dare act rashly. The other party's strength was clearly above its own, and on top of that, it was currently absorbing vast quantities of spiritual power. If it launched an attack at this moment, the slightest misstep could cause all this spiritual power to spiral out of control within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, inflicting irreversible damage.
The gray orb spun faster and faster. Fine cracks began to web across its surface, as if something within was about to burst forth from its shell. Streaks of gray light pierced through the fissures, weaving together into a strange, luminous net across the spiritual sea.
Though Furina could not see the changes unfolding within the spiritual sea, she could feel the subtle shift taking place in Huo Yuhao's aura. It was the sensation of a slumbering lion finally stirring awake—of an ancient seal slowly being undone.
"It seems... it's working..." Furina let out a quiet, inward breath of relief.