The time Huo Yuhao spent on this second awakening far exceeded Du Busi's expectations.
Forty-eight days had already passed, and Huo Yuhao still had not completed the second awakening of his Martial Soul.
Logically speaking, no matter how strong the combination of eyes and brain was, it shouldn't surpass his own Martial Soul, which was his entire body, right? Back then, he had completed his second awakening after staying in the sea for about forty days.
Based on his previous experience helping Lang Ya with his second Martial Soul awakening, a mental-type Body Martial Soul should have been finished in about thirty days—especially since the difficulty of Huo Yuhao's cultivation had been increased several times over.
If it were any other disciple, let alone catching a sea Soul Beast to cook a meal midway through, just being able to float up on their own would have been an achievement.
But in Huo Yuhao's case, he had finished all the tasks, yet there was still no sign of awakening.
However, that gradually strengthening innate Qi told Du Busi for a fact that Huo Yuhao still had potential that had not been fully unearthed.
Du Busi gritted his teeth and gave Huo Yuhao a deep look; he was also worried that he might have overplayed his hand and would end up costing his disciple his life.
At this point, there was no other choice!
"Phew... Kid, wait here."
Huo Yuhao blinked a few times, watching Du Busi disappear into mid-air as a streak of dark green light.
He told me to wait, but I don't necessarily have to soak in the sea, do I?
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao slightly used his Deep Blue Glazed Dragon Martial Soul to condense a patch of hard ice in his surroundings and then sat upon it.
Soaking in the sea was simply too exhausting; he would sit and rest for a moment first.
Before long, the originally calm sea suddenly erupted with ripples, and a trace of an indiscernible, ferocious aura slowly spread.
This is...
Huo Yuhao subconsciously looked over. He could faintly see a snake-like body swimming in the seawater, its cyan-blue scales emitting a faint, cold glint under the sunlight.
But he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but when he saw this Soul Beast, the temperature of the surrounding seawater seemed to be rising?
With that thought, Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to envelop that snake-like sea Soul Beast.
Its entire body was covered in a layer of fine, cyan-blue fish scales. Its body was segmented, over ten meters long, and as thick as a water vat. It had no claws, but its head was shaped like a dragon.
"Holy crap!"
After seeing the full appearance of this Soul Beast, especially its nine-segmented body, Huo Yuhao was so startled that he almost lost his balance and fell directly into the sea.
The Body Sect's knowledge of sea Soul Beasts for the sake of Martial Soul second awakenings was extremely comprehensive. Furthermore, through diving to catch seafood during this period, Huo Yuhao's knowledge of sea Soul Beasts had improved significantly.
If he wasn't mistaken about this sea Soul Beast...
The Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast, an overlord-class sea Soul Beast! And looking at its body length, it was at least around thirty thousand years old!
Among sea Soul Beasts, there were several particularly powerful existences, including the Demon Spirit Great White Shark, the Evil Devil Killer Whale, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale.
Of course, there were also some extremely powerful beings that were not inferior to the so-called three great overlords of the ocean, such as the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast before him.
If the Deep Sea Demon Whale could become an ocean overlord because its lightning attribute countered most sea Soul Beasts, then the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast, a dual water-and-fire attribute sea Soul Beast, was simply ridiculous...
Where on earth did Master find this kind of Soul Beast? Weren't they suspected to be extinct?
"Remember, you are not allowed to use your second Martial Soul. Find a way to survive!"
As if sensing Huo Yuhao's aura, the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast's snake-like head reared up high, letting out a roar. Its form turned into a bolt of cyan-blue lightning, cutting through the seawater and charging fiercely toward Huo Yuhao's position.
Though it was fast, its movements could still be seen under Spiritual Detection.
His brain worked rapidly. How should he fight? Especially since they were on the sea—this was the opponent's home turf!
With that thought, Huo Yuhao's eyes widened, the golden light within them burning like fire. A Spiritual Shock at sixty percent power went straight toward the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast.
The Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast was indeed dual-attribute water and fire, but it shouldn't be particularly skilled in terms of Spiritual Power.
But unfortunately, the effect was not very obvious. The Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast only paused slightly; with the nourishment of the seawater, its body did not suffer serious damage.
Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth in frustration. On its home turf in the ocean, a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast like this could borrow the power of the ocean to a certain extent, so his Spiritual Shock was less effective.
After the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast approached the floating ice where Huo Yuhao was, a freezing ice blade coiled around its dragon tail as it whipped toward him.
Huo Yuhao bit the tip of his tongue, reached out to summon Elucidator, and circulated his full Blood Essence power, bracing the side of the sword in front of him.
Clang!!
Like a baseball being hit, Huo Yuhao was sent flying by the strike of the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast's tail.
After using Soul Power to condense floating ice on the sea surface again to steady himself, a trace of blood suddenly flowed from Huo Yuhao's nose, and his whole body swayed uncontrollably.
Such powerful force!
Huo Yuhao fiercely spat out the blood in his mouth, wiped the blood from his nose, and with a grim expression, raised his sword and pointed it at the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast.
With that strike, I now know your limit!
Even on the sea, Huo Yuhao had more than one way to win.
His second Martial Soul came from the Dragon God's Blood Essence and Dragon Marrow, so it naturally carried the aura of the Dragon God. No matter how powerful this Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast was, it still wouldn't dare to be insolent before the Dragon God.
Alternatively, he could use Simulation to disguise the aura of a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast, such as the Ice Emperor's Ferocious Beast aura. Even if it couldn't completely suppress the opponent, it would create an opportunity for him.
But in the current situation, Huo Yuhao could not do that.
He needed enough pressure to force his Martial Soul into its second awakening!
Lightning-attribute Soul Power gathered on the sword's blade. Du Busi had said not to use the second Martial Soul to fight, but he hadn't said that he couldn't use Soul Power.
Huo Yuhao was merely controlling the attribute change of his own Soul Power; this didn't count as breaking the rules.
The Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast's massive dragon pupils constricted slightly. Its dragon mouth opened wide, and cyan-blue water-and-fire meteors erupted all around, forming a water-fire labyrinth that blocked all paths of evasion while simultaneously melting the floating ice beneath Huo Yuhao's feet.
Huo Yuhao clenched his teeth, using the Snow-Treading Plum Blossom footwork to dodge the water-fire meteors coming at him, rapidly closing the distance between himself and the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast.
He had to win quickly! A thirty-thousand-year sea Soul Beast, especially a top-tier one like the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast, was almost no different from a human Soul Douluo on the ocean.
If he fell into the sea again, he would truly be doomed to lose.
Once he finished charging his power, he aimed the Elucidator in his hand and thrust it toward the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast. Accompanied by the screeching sound of lightning, a long, deep purple sword glow quickly pierced through the short distance of dozens of meters, heading straight for the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast's large mouth.
The Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast's reaction was also very fast; its head quickly flicked to the side. The sword glow condensed from lightning only pierced the left side of its mouth and did not hit its throat.