Chapter 3: Human-shaped Re-cultivation?

Since the Sun Moon Empire unified the Continent and established the Federation, ten thousand years have passed.

Over these ten thousand years, the Douluo Federation's various Soul Guide technologies have developed rapidly; some conservative forces couldn't keep up with the trends of the times and gradually declined, but some forces thrived in such an environment and grew ever stronger.

Among them is the Spirit Pagoda, which masters the Spirit manufacturing technology.

……

Donghai City, Spirit Pagoda.

In the Douluo Federation, Donghai City is also one of the major cities; the Spirit Pagoda Branch here is called one of the Eighteen Heavenly Pillars, a landmark building of Donghai City.

Now many adults and children have gathered here.

Because today is the annual Awakening Day, the Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Transmitters will go to various places to help children awaken their martial souls for free.

Some civilian families living closer to the Spirit Pagoda and unable to afford martial soul awakening also bring their children to the Spirit Pagoda to awaken their martial souls.

Outside the dome-shaped awakening room, the Work Staff responsible for registration looked at the solitary little boy before them, somewhat puzzled.

"Little friend, where are your parents?"

The little boy with exceptionally bright eyes calmly took out his Identity Certificate and replied:

"I don't have parents; I came alone today."

The Work Staff was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Cough cough, I just saw you alone and was a bit worried. Although Donghai City's public security is very good, danger can still happen when alone."

Laughing awkwardly, the Work Staff took the Identity Certificate from the boy's hand, paused significantly on the name, then turned and walked toward the awakening room.

"Alright, little friend Huo Yuhao, come with me; I'll take you to awaken your martial soul."

'Su Tong did well; all information related to me has been erased. Except for the Soul Beast side and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion lineage, probably no one knows my information anymore.'

Seeing the Work Staff show no reaction upon seeing his name, Huo Yuhao felt satisfied in his heart. While observing his surroundings, he asked inwardly:

"When I sensed the Heavenly Tribulation back then, I thought it was for other reasons; I didn't expect I had truly become an existence similar to a Soul Beast... I Lao, can your Necromancy magic even do this kind of thing?"

The plan progressed very smoothly. Ten thousand years ago he used Necromancy magic, died and came back to life, transformed into an Undead Creature possessing rationality, successfully shed the identity of the Continent's Child of Destiny, and also gained a long lifespan, obtaining the ability to survive until now.

But one thing exceeded his expectations.

The Undead Creature he transformed into wasn't quite the same as he envisioned; for some reason, its life form was very close to a Soul Beast.

Although the long lifespan wasn't discounted, he had to face Heavenly Tribulation; if he wanted to restore a human body, he still had to undergo Human-shaped Re-cultivation.

In Huo Yuhao's view, the latter wasn't a big deal; after all, it's called Human-shaped Re-cultivation only because this concept is the closest match.

His situation is too special; he cannot self-produce Soul Rings, and the gap with Soul Beast Re-cultivation is quite large. If he can make good use of this opportunity, he can instead make up for his Foundation. After all, ten thousand years ago his main cultivation was the Ice Emperor Martial Soul; the Spirit Eye Martial Soul failed to Evolve.

The problem lies in the Heavenly Tribulation.

What he needs to face isn't a few hundred thousand years' Heavenly Tribulation, but a Million Year Heavenly Tribulation!

Huo Yuhao went completely numb at that moment.

Without the Child of Destiny identity, without Tang San's attention, it was precisely a good opportunity for him to continue acting and laying out plans. As a result, the Million Year Heavenly Tribulation hung over his head like the Sword of Damocles, forcing him to choose to self-seal and slumber in the Half-Plane of the Undead to avoid triggering the Heavenly Tribulation.

Over ten thousand years, all he could do was research martial souls, Soul Tools, and the various magic knowledge Electrolux taught him in his Spiritual Sea. The number of times he ventured out with a steeled heart was extremely few, wasting quite a lot of time.

"Hahaha, truly unexpected, to still see Yuhao's childhood appearance."

In the Spiritual Sea, the Tianmeng Ice Worm laughed with schadenfreude.

To the side, after ten thousand years, Electrolux, whose Divine Sense had completely recovered, frowned and pondered for a moment, then replied:

"This Continent's Rules are extremely strange. Cultivation is originally an individual matter, but the Douluo Continent's Soul Masters can plunder Soul Beasts' power to improve through Soul Rings, while Soul Beasts breaking through their lifespan limit must face Heavenly Tribulation; I fear someone deliberately designed it this way."

"I suspect it's the work of a God, or a God far stronger than me. This caused my Necromancy magic to be influenced by the Continent's Rules, transforming you into an existence similar to a Soul Beast."

"Of course, this also has to do with the Big Worm."

The Tianmeng Ice Worm's smile froze, not understanding how the matter got dragged onto him.

Electrolux continued explaining: "You didn't completely absorb the Big Worm's Origin. That strand of Origin fused with you when you transformed into an Undead Creature, making you a Million Year Soul Beast in the Heavenly Tribulation's judgment."

"So that's how it is."

Huo Yuhao was thoughtful.

He hadn't reached the step of becoming a God, so Tianmeng naturally hadn't released the Origin to help him raise all his Soul Ring Ages. That part of the Origin had always been inside his Body.

And the Douluo Continent's definition of Soul Beasts is very broad.

Animals, plants, even the Snow Empress, a snow spirit born of heaven and earth, are all classified as Soul Beasts. It seems as long as it's not human, it gets classified as a Soul Beast, and those with high Age Limits still have to suffer Heavenly Tribulation.

Then a non-human creature possessing a Million Year Soul Beast's Origin — in the eyes of Heavenly Tribulation, is it human, or a Soul Beast?

Hmm, judging by the result... Heavenly Tribulation doesn't seem that intelligent?

If he became an Undead Creature sourced from a Million Year Soul Beast's Origin, then facing a Million Year Heavenly Tribulation doesn't seem that unacceptable... my ass!

Tianmeng didn't get struck by Lightning Tribulation, but a different person has to face Heavenly Tribulation — this is differential treatment!

"Tianmeng Ge, according to I Lao's words, Heavenly Tribulation is mocking you for being unworthy of undergoing the Million Year Lightning Tribulation." Huo Yuhao said quietly.

Tianmeng Ice Worm: "……"

Can tell, Heavenly Tribulation picks its targets too — truly a case of living long enough to see everything.

Electrolux: "However, misfortune and fortune are interdependent. This also makes the Big Worm's Origin a part of you. You can completely control it, and as your cultivation recovers, let the Origin become your power. Combined with your sealed cultivation, once you reach the Peak again, you will possess a Foundation comparable to a God."

Unlike ordinary Soul Beast Re-cultivation, before Re-cultivation Huo Yuhao sealed his cultivation into several Spirits. This is also why Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea is so vast and empty — those Spirits are still slumbering because they absorbed a large amount of Origin.

And Huo Yuhao's cultivation ten thousand years ago had reached the Quasi-God Peak. Re-cultivating once more, with Tianmeng's Origin assisting, when the two lifetimes' Foundations merge into one in the future, possessing power comparable to a Divine Spirit in a human body is not Impossible.

The communication in the Spiritual Sea is extremely fast. In the time the few of them communicated, Huo Yuhao was already brought by the Work Staff to stand properly in the center of the awakening room.

And here, a Spirit Transmitter was already waiting.

"Calm your mind and focus; I'm starting."

The Spirit Transmitter finished reminding Huo Yuhao and injected the gentle Soul Power in hand into the awakening room.

Instantly, the strange patterns on the walls and ground resonated with the Soul Power. Warm Soul Power began flowing along the patterns under Huo Yuhao's feet into his Body.

Watching Huo Yuhao experience Martial Soul Awakening for the second time, Tianmeng put away his depressed mood, somewhat puzzled.

"Yuhao, why come to the Spirit Pagoda to awaken your martial soul? You clearly don't need this process."

"Registering as a Soul Master at the Spirit Pagoda can gild my identity with a layer of gold, exempting me from all kinds of trouble. After all, I'm no longer the Spirit Ice Douluo, but a minor Soul Master with no power to protect myself; naturally I should give up the pride of a powerhouse."

Huo Yuhao, well-versed in martial soul awakening, focused on two things at once, replying while cooperating with the Spirit Transmitter's operation:

"This era is ultimately different from the past, and I also don't want to cultivate in seclusion anymore; playing it safe is best."

Getting a suitable identity was very easy for Huo Yuhao, but managing an identity is not something that can be done overnight.

What's more, the current era is different from ten thousand years ago; without a proper identity, one cannot move a single step.

The Tianmeng Ice Worm was stunned, silent for a long while, then asked in a low voice:

"Yuhao, do you regret it?"

Bitterly enduring ten thousand years only to face re-cultivation, do you regret it?

"No regrets!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes were bright.

"Just starting over again, why would I regret it? I have Brother Tianmeng you, I Lao, and the Ice Empress and others to help me; compared to soul beasts undergoing human-shaped re-cultivation, my conditions are hundreds of times better!"

Most importantly, in this life, there is no lofty God King!

This is an era where he can gallop freely!

"Huo Yuhao, martial soul Spiritual Eyes, innate soul power level ten!"

(End of Chapter)