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Huo Yuhao did not respond, but stared directly into Ice Emperor’s icy blue eyes that glowed faintly in the dark cave.
"Impossible." Bingdi flatly refused.
“Even if we can’t hurt it, we can at least subdue it, right?” Huo Yuhao asked again.
The Ice Emperor said in a deep voice: "The extreme fire attribute of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the extreme ice attribute of this emperor are naturally mutually restraining. This emperor's current strength is only one tenth of what it is now. I want to subdue it without hurting it, but this emperor cannot do it."
"Are you still thinking of resisting?"
Huo Yuhao said coldly: "I don't want to think about it now."
Bingdi was stunned, unable to believe that he had convinced Huo Yuhao so easily.
"I only realized afterwards that harming the auspicious beasts could lead to a beast tide. If I caused the lives of the people on the continent to be destroyed because of me, I would not be able to accept it."
Huo Yuhao suddenly gritted his teeth and said viciously, “We can’t escape, and we can’t resist either. So tell me, what should we do?”
Bingdi and Tianmeng both fell silent.
Suddenly, Bingdi said in a cold voice: "Yuhao, I will take you directly out of the Xingdou Great Forest now."
“Don’t you care about Vina and the others anymore?” Huo Yuhao was stunned.
"They are protected by that human, so they should be very safe. Don't set foot in the Xingdou Great Forest again until you are strong enough." Bingdi said in an unquestionable tone, "Let's go now."
After Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, he nodded in agreement.
"Oh no, the auspicious beast is approaching." At this moment, Tian Meng lost his voice in fear again.
Bingdi's face changed. She could feel that the entrance to the cave that she had frozen was now slowly being melted by a blazing fire of light.
"Why so fast?" Bingdi asked anxiously.
"I... I don't know... It seems to be particularly sensitive to my mental fluctuations..." Tian Meng hid in the sea of spirituality, trembling.
"You..." Bingdi forced himself to calm down and said, "I may get hurt if I use my original power, but it shouldn't be a problem for me to escape from it with you."
Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth unwillingly.
He suddenly felt extremely depressed.
Faced with the attack of the Emperor's auspicious beast, no matter who it is, even the Ice Emperor can only flee in panic.
What a terrible world it is. People are divided into different classes based on their strength. For the weak with original sin, even a reasonable resistance is considered a heinous crime at the critical moment of life and death.
Huo Yuhao really wanted to persuade Bingdi just like he had persuaded Tianmeng, but his brief madness was quickly suppressed by reason.
He now understood the consequences of harming the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. If a beast tide was really triggered, how many people would die?
But he also didn't want Bingdi to get hurt.
So is there any way to subdue the imperial beast without hurting it?
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao’s mind moved and he thought of something.
He stood up and said, "Tianmeng, Bingdi, lend me your power."
Bingdi shouted, "What are you thinking about? Do you still want to fight it to the death?"
“Not this time.” Huo Yuhao shook his head firmly.
Outside the cave, the three-eyed golden lion was constantly urging golden flames to melt the cave entrance blocked by green ice. A trace of resentment flashed in its eyes.
More than a year ago, it secretly chased the big bug all the way to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest just to suck its brain, but ended up being severely injured by its mental shock.
The painful and numb feeling in its brain made it doubt for a moment that it was dead. It lived like a zombie, and it took several months to fully recover.
Since then, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion has been restricted from leaving the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest until recently.
It hated the big bug to its core, and the image of the human being was also permanently imprinted in its mind.
Today, it felt that familiar mental fluctuation again. It belonged to that big insect and that human. Of course, it would not let it go.
Even a tiny trace of mental power as thin as a thread is enough to attract it all the way here.
The familiar spiritual fluctuations were behind the emerald green ice. Although he didn't know where this extreme ice attribute came from, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't care. He just used flames to slowly melt it.
Thinking back to the time when his spirit was severely damaged, the vertical eye on the forehead of the three-eyed golden lion closed slightly.
Last time it was due to carelessness, but this time it was confident that it could guard against that level of mental shock.
At the same time, a question arose in its mind: Why did it only feel the mental fluctuations of the big insect but not see the big insect?
Finally, all the ice that blocked the cave melted. The extreme ice is not afraid of ordinary flames, but it cannot withstand the extreme fire for long.
The three-eyed golden lion stood at the entrance of the cave, looking proudly at Huo Yuhao who was standing upright in the cave.
"Humans, why don't you run away?" The three-eyed golden lion said jokingly.
It looked directly at Huo Yuhao, whose eyes were flashing with an unusually strong light.
Huo Yuhao opened his mouth and gently uttered four words.
"Soul frozen."
The strong spiritual fluctuations carried a cold chill, like a strong wind from the Far North blowing towards the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion subconsciously wanted to close the third vertical eye on his forehead, but it was too late, and the cold chill had already invaded it.
Its figure suddenly froze in place, maintaining the posture of standing on all fours and a proud expression, but the golden flame on its body quietly extinguished, like a sculpture.
Even Bingdi couldn't help but say in surprise: "What a magical soul skill."
She could feel that the body and spirit of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had not suffered any harm. His body still had breath and vitality, while his spirit was dormant but intact.
Huo Yuhao actually subdued the Three-Eyed Golden Lion without hurting it.
This is the soul fusion skill that Huo Yuhao has not used for a long time, soul freezing.
He tried his best to borrow the power of Bingdi and Tianmeng. Tianmeng's mental strength was sufficient, which should be enough to affect the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but no one knew how long it could be frozen.
“Let’s go quickly.” Huo Yuhao said weakly. This time his soul was frozen so hard that he only had the strength to stand.
Bingdi nodded and quickly left with Huo Yuhao.
After walking for dozens of miles, they reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and found a relatively safe open space. Then the Ice Emperor put Huo Yuhao down to rest and returned to the Sea of Spirit.
After resting for a long time, Huo Yuhao felt that he had regained some strength and began to think.
This was the second time he used Soul Freeze. Now it seemed that the effect of this soul skill was much greater than he had imagined.
In the future, when facing danger and powerful enemies, I will have an additional flexible means of saving my life.
Unfortunately, this soul skill consumes a lot of energy and cannot be used again in a short period of time.
However, Huo Yuhao was already content. He smiled slightly and finally managed to safely pass the current crisis.
"Boy, I've been looking for you for a long time, why are you here?"
At this moment, Du Bu Si's voice came from the air.
Huo Yuhao looked up and saw Du Bu Si, Vina and the other two slowly landing in front of them.
“Master, I…” Huo Yuhao was about to explain when his face suddenly fell.
Du Bu Si said: "Boy, I didn't find an ice attribute soul beast, but I did find a spiritual attribute soul beast that suits you, absorb it quickly."
After saying that, he waved his right hand and threw a golden soul beast in front of Huo Yuhao.
That soul beast was none other than the Three-eyed Golden Lion.
Huo Yuhao’s face suddenly turned dark.
He wanted to curse.
Chapter 175: Introduction
"Yuhao, you don't look very good, what's wrong?"
Noticing something was wrong with Huo Yuhao, Vina released her Snow Lotus Martial Spirit to help him recover.
A crystal clear snow lotus blossomed in Vina's palm, followed by a pure and gentle soul power that flowed into Huo Yuhao's body, restoring his mental and physical strength.
“Thank you for your concern, Princess. I’ve just been running in the forest for a long time and I’m a little tired. I just need to rest for a while.” Huo Yuhao replied in a low voice.
"Why did you leave suddenly? Do you know how dangerous this Star Dou Forest is?" Mu Xue said worriedly.
“I’m sorry, I was worried that the attacking soul beast might not be something Uncle Mo could handle, so I took the initiative to split up and hide. I have spiritual detection, so it shouldn’t be dangerous.” Huo Yuhao made up an excuse, although it didn’t seem very convincing.
Mo Feiyun laughed and said, “Huo Yuhao, you are too sensitive. It is common to encounter powerful soul beasts in the forest. There is no need to make such a fuss.”
"It's true that we should separate to avoid danger, but that's a choice we'll only make when we have no other choice. There are many reasons why soul beasts run away. As long as we don't actively provoke them, they won't come straight for us. We can just avoid them. There's no need to make such a big fuss."
No, it's directed at me.
Huo Yuhao silently refuted in his heart and turned his gaze to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
At this moment, the three-eyed golden lion was half lying on the ground, still standing on all fours, with a hint of doubt in its proud golden eyes, and the red vertical eye on its forehead was half open.
It still maintained the same state as before being affected by soul freeze. It seemed that the effect of soul freeze far exceeded his expectations.
Vina asked Du Bu Si in confusion: "Sect Master, what kind of soul beast is this? Why is it motionless? Is it dead? If it is dead, Yu Hao will not be able to absorb soul rings."
Du Bu Si said: "Of course it's not dead. I checked it and it has strong vitality. But I don't know what kind of soul beast it is. In addition to spiritual attributes, it also has fire and light attributes."
"I found it in front of a cave. It was so sluggish at the time. I don't know why."
Huo Yuhao kept cursing in his heart. He finally thought of a good way to get rid of the Emperor Beast. He neither hurt it nor got hurt himself. He finally got through this crisis safely.
Originally, he thought that although he had a grudge with the Emperor Beast, he would not encounter it again as long as he did not come to the Star Dou Great Forest from now on. However, he never expected that the method he had specially thought of to avoid harming the Emperor Beast would allow Du Bu Si to take advantage of it.
“Boy, why are you still standing there? You must know how rare spiritual soul beasts are. Why don’t you absorb them quickly?” Du Bu Si looked at the indifferent Huo Yuhao and urged him impatiently.
Huo Yuhao fell into deep thought, feeling extremely irritated.
The three-eyed golden lion cannot die.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion attacked him twice, and of course he wanted to retaliate, but reason told him not to.
It was because it was the auspicious imperial beast of the Star Dou Great Forest. If it died, the ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest would launch a beast tide, and all living things would be devastated. This was definitely not what Huo Yuhao wanted to see.
Bingdi's anxious voice sounded in his mind: "Yuhao, don't do anything stupid, let him release the Emperor Beast quickly."
"I know, I'm figuring out what to say." Huo Yuhao replied coldly.
He felt inexplicably frustrated because he couldn't retaliate after being violated.