Chapter 118: Evil Emperor and the Nine Hundred Ninety Thousand Year Soul Bone

Time passed, and the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition rapidly approached; Huo Yuhao's soul power naturally advanced to Rank 40.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao took the opportunity to awaken yet another Spirit Soul.

Get up and work overtime, Evil Emperor!

In the Spiritual Sea, a figure quietly appeared — tall and slender, a dark-patterned robe fluttering without wind, a pale face set with a red mask, a bizarre blood-red vertical pupil affixed upon it, occupying nearly half the visage.

The moment this one manifested, the little Ice Worm in the corner was instantly frightened; its spiritual body trembled uncontrollably. Clearly the other emitted no substantive pressure, yet it instinctively wanted to kneel and submit — the terror engraved on the soul when the bottom of the food chain faces the apex predator.

The little Ice Worm subconsciously hid behind the Tianmeng Great Emperor. "Great Emperor, who is this big shot? He can take human form; he should be a Fierce Beast too, right?"

The Tianmeng Ice Worm didn't reply, stiffened his body, and laughed with feigned ease. "Yo, isn't this Old Xie? Awake now?"

It wasn't that he feared the Evil Emperor; he merely felt that once the other woke, his own status in the little brother's eyes would probably drop again...

The Evil Emperor's pupils slowly turned; his gaze lingered on Tianmeng for an instant. A cold snort — low, majestic, frigid — echoed through the Spiritual Sea. "Years have passed, and you're also fit to be called Emperor?"

The Tianmeng Great Emperor was displeased. "How so? Only you can be Emperor? I can't? You're merely eight hundred thousand years; I'm a Million Year Soul Beast!"

Why can't he be Emperor?

Look at the current Spiritual Sea — Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Evil Emperor — if he didn't call himself Emperor he'd be the odd one out!

He wants to be a Forbidden Zone too — one of the Emperors of the Spiritual Sea!

Evil Emperor: "Million years? Just a lazy sleeper..."

"Evil Emperor, long time no see."

Huo Yuhao's voice rang out opportunely, interrupting their dispute.

The Evil Emperor's gaze shifted from Tianmeng to the Huo Yuhao in the outside world. Silent for a moment, he still replied: "In This Seat's view, it was but a brief slumber, not 'long'. Yet from your human perspective, it is indeed long time no see."

Ten thousand years — the original grievances have nothing left to discuss. Now he and Huo Yuhao share glory and loss; their fates are already tightly bound.

If the other becomes a god, he gains eternal life; naturally he will put Huo Yuhao first.

Thinking of this, the Evil Emperor observed the Spiritual Sea before him and frowned slightly.

After sleeping for several years, has the stuff here increased again?

Besides life force, the power inside the Eye of Life has gained another kind — Star Power.

Two more Spirit Souls: a feeble Ice Worm, and a... Snow Empress?

The Evil Emperor's expression changed slightly; he narrowed his eyes at the Snow Empress's Divine Sense. "Your Spiritual Power has broken through to the God Yuan Realm?"

"Long time no see, Evil Emperor." The Snow Empress nodded faintly. "Ten thousand years have passed; there should be some progress."

Evil Emperor: "..."

Recalling those days, his cultivation was second among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, able to fight Di Tian. Now Snow Empress has surpassed him in every aspect — Spiritual Power broke through to God Yuan Realm; the rest naturally wouldn't lag behind.

Moreover, per Huo Yuhao's arrangement, Snow Empress should have taken that step too... the realm he once yearned for!

Taking a deep breath, the Evil Emperor suppressed his turbulent thoughts, looked at Electrolux, and a trace of near-imperceptible fluctuation crossed his face. In the end he merely gave Electrolux a slight nod. "I Lao."

Facing this one, he simply couldn't be arrogant.

Ten thousand years ago, it was because of this one that he gave up all resistance and willingly became Huo Yuhao's Spirit Soul.

Otherwise... he'd have resisted at least a bit, though it would likely have been futile struggle.

Seeing Electrolux nod, the Evil Emperor suddenly raised his head, looked at the Huo Yuhao in the outside world, and his voice returned to its former cold severity.

"Let's skip the pointless pleasantries. Speak directly — what does This Seat need to do? Soul Ring, or Soul Bone Fusion?"

As his words fell, two Soul Bones appeared beside him. Everyone in the Spiritual Sea narrowed their eyes, gazes locking onto that Head Soul Bone.

That Soul Bone presented as a dark-gold crown, like a half-hollow diadem, its center set with a dark-blue vertical pupil, shaped like the Evil Emperor's own main body's eye.

This Soul Bone is the highest quality among all Soul Bones Huo Yuhao possesses!

Generally speaking, aside from External Soul Bones, Soul Bones cannot evolve — but occasional exceptions exist.

Tang San's Head Soul Bone evolved because of the Sea God's Heart.

Auspicious Beast Soul Bones possessing the power of Destiny can evolve due to Destiny's power.

The Ten Thousand Year Hell Dragon Torso Bone Bai Xiuxiu obtained ten thousand years later, possessing strong vitality, can also evolve.

And this Head Soul Bone produced by the Evil Emperor that Huo Yuhao has can likewise!

Strictly speaking, this Soul Bone is similar to the one Ice Empress gave him — an External Soul Bone + Head Soul Bone type. The vertical pupil pattern inlaid in the Soul Bone is the eye-type External Soul Bone, Evil Eye. Evil Eye is a pure energy body capable of continuous evolution; because it is the core of the Head Soul Bone, the entire Soul Bone benefits, never finalized, retaining evolution potential, able to gradually increase its year-limit.

After Huo Yuhao's ten thousand years of nurturing, by now this Soul Bone's year-limit has reached nine hundred ninety thousand years — only the final ultimate leap away from becoming a Million Year Soul Bone!

And the reason such a Soul Bone was born is also related to the Evil Emperor.

Ten thousand years ago, upon entering the Spiritual Sea and seeing I Lao and the Snow Empress's Token left by Snow Empress, he knew he had no chance. So he very obediently signed the Spirit Soul Contract and formed this special Soul Bone with his own Spiritual Foundation.

Such is the Evil Emperor's character — he values his own interests above all. Since Possession could no longer succeed, he'd let himself live on, help Huo Yuhao become a god, and reap the maximum benefit.

Huo Yuhao glanced at the two Soul Bones in the Spiritual Sea and shook his head. "Before the Blood Qi Soul Core forms, I won't absorb Soul Bones. Just help me condense a Soul Ring."

He currently needs a settling period — compress soul power, condense the Blood Qi Soul Core. Absorbing a Soul Bone to rapidly raise soul power would only interfere with this process; wait until the Soul Core condenses successfully.

"Fine." The Evil Emperor nodded. "What Soul Skill do you want?"

The Head Soul Bone he provided Huo Yuhao contains two strongest Soul Skills: Destruction Light and Space-Time Light.

These two Soul Skills are definitely excluded.

"Space-Time type Soul Skill."

Huo Yuhao thought a moment and smiled. "You've had quite a few insights over ten thousand years, haven't you?"

Joke aside, having spent ten thousand years together, his relationship with the Evil Emperor isn't that bad — not to the point of using him as a stepping stone.

"Your grasp of Spatial Power is no worse than mine. Once your Spiritual Power recovers to the Spiritual Domain Realm, the attached Soul Skill would be meaningless anyway. As for Time — our exchanges have indeed yielded me some gains, but some insights overlap with your Great Dream Ten Thousand Ages..."

Speaking here, the Evil Emperor frowned. "Never mind. I'll fuse my own comprehended Time Law into the Fourth Spirit Ring, letting you better sense Law Power. What specific Soul Skill emerges depends on you. Anyway, for you these Soul Skills are merely transitional."

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Works. I've had some recent gains; I'll give you some insights."

As he spoke, in the Spiritual Sea a Spiritual Brand landed on the Evil Emperor. Huo Yuhao passed him his insights from these past days on White Cloud Thousand Years and Unsettled Wind and Waves.

Not only the Evil Emperor — Snow Empress and I Lao's Divine Sense also received these insights.

As for the Ice Empress and Tianmeng... Huo Yuhao gave them the same treatment.

Whether it was useful or not was another matter; in any case, there was no harm, just consider it goodwill.

"The Sea God's divine skill?"

The Evil Emperor was somewhat surprised and astonished, then laughed with interest: "Not bad, Transparency Comprehension is also a kind of raise for This Seat."

This guy Huo Yuhao, in his view, was an Auspicious Beast among humans; it wasn't very Accidental that he obtained this kind of Opportunity.

However, he didn't immediately sense these, but instead first Attached Soul Rings for Huo Yuhao.

Helping Huo Yuhao become a god, he was serious.

In the Outside World, a fourth Orange Gold Soul Ring gradually appeared above Huo Yuhao's Three Soul Rings.

Sensing the soul skill within, Huo Yuhao Raised Eyebrow.

Better than he had anticipated.

End of Chapter