Chapter 568: Address by Title During Work
Just as Shrek Academy taught that all sea soul beasts bowed before the Sea God, it was only natural for someone with an Ultimate Ice martial soul like herself to feel the urge to submit to the Ice God, the ruler of ice.
In the past, she had refused to join any faction including Shrek Academy because she took great pride in her Ultimate Ice martial soul, believing that she could carve out a path for herself on her own strength.
However, reality had struck her hard.
For someone with an Ultimate Ice martial soul, if they lacked the backing of a major power, access to the vast resources such powers provided, and proper guidance, their cultivation speed between Rank 30 and Rank 70 would be painfully slow as slow as a turtle's crawl.
That was why, even now, she was only a Rank 68 Soul Emperor.
She had joined the Spirit Transmitting Tower, obtained Sun Moon citizenship, and become a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire mainly because she had hit a bottleneck in her Ultimate Ice cultivation. She had sought out Huo Yuhao, another Ultimate Ice wielder, to exchange insights and measure the difference between them.
Although the final result had proven that the gap between them was massive, this was good news for her. After all, the stronger he was, the more knowledge he could impart to her.
Now that she had confirmed Huo Yuhao's identity as the Ice God, how could she not be overwhelmed with excitement?
To her, this meant that since he ruled over ice itself, his mastery of Ultimate Ice was beyond imagination. If he taught her even a little, her own comprehension of Ultimate Ice would skyrocket.
And increasing her Ultimate Ice mastery had been her lifelong goal.
She didn't understand why a deity like him was masquerading as a Douluo soul master, but her years of experience had taught her one thing some questions should not be asked.
For all she knew, this could be a test from him.
Or perhaps her own Ice God bloodline was at work, intensifying her emotions. The more she thought about it, the harder it became to suppress her excitement. Her sense of connection to Huo Yuhao grew stronger and stronger.
In the end, her expression became fanatical, and with deep reverence, she called out, "Lord Ice God!"
The next moment, Huo Yuhao felt something shift a special connection between a god and a devout believer had formed between them.
At the same time, waves of faith energy surged toward him from her.
He was a little surprised.
After sensing Su Tong's thoughts, he came to a clear conclusion she was utterly determined to improve.
In the original story, Su Tong had been a proud individual.
However, she was also someone who respected strength. The moment Huo Yuhao displayed his mastery of Ultimate Ice, she had quietly left an unspoken acknowledgment of defeat.
Of course, this didn't mean she didn't desire improvement.
Otherwise, why would she have joined Shrek Academy as a student at the age of twenty nine?
It had to be because Huo Yuhao was studying there.
With her Ultimate Ice martial soul, she could have joined any major faction at any time.
Huo Yuhao even suspected that even the Body Sect, despite their strict focus on Body Martial Souls, would have made an exception for her.
After all, she possessed a rare Ultimate Ice martial soul.
However, based on his observations, her quick submission to him was likely also influenced by her Ice God bloodline.
With a calm yet firm tone, Huo Yuhao said, "From now on, when we're outside, don't call me Lord Ice God. Address me by my official title during work."
This was part of his long term plan.
He had no intention of widely promoting the Ice God among humans.
His primary focus was on soul beasts, especially sea soul beasts, to steal faith energy from Tang San and give the so called "Sea God" a nasty surprise.
To be blunt, a single Ice God divinity was not enough to crush Tang San.
After all, when the Water Dragon King had been alive, he was only a God King, and the Asura God was also a God King. Whether one was stronger than the other was debatable, but neither had been able to defeat the Dragon God.
Even though Tang San had cheated his way through the Asura God Trials, received Asura's favor through Tang Chen, and used Xiao Wu as the Asura Sword's scabbard to boost his power, making him a weaker version of a proper God King, he had been controlling the Divine Realm for far too long.
Tang San was not the type to follow the rules he had definitely used his authority to enhance his own strength, likely justifying it as being "for the greater good of the Divine Realm."
On top of that, he had been cultivating for far longer than Huo Yuhao.
Even though he had once been a "discount" version of a God King, by now, he had likely grown quite powerful.
Thus, Huo Yuhao had no choice but to pursue dual God King status.
"Understood, Lord Ice God." Su Tong nodded immediately, her face lighting up with a smile.
After all, they weren't "working" right now, so calling him Lord Ice God didn't violate his orders.
Huo Yuhao then assigned her a task learning Sun Moon soul tool techniques.
He didn't expect her to become an expert in soul tool crafting, but he wanted her to develop a solid understanding of Sun Moon technology so that she could eventually become a control type soul engineer.
Once battle armor and mechas were mass produced, she would be able to use them seamlessly, greatly increasing her personal strength and making her a more valuable asset.
After all, faithful believers were willing to serve their gods, and gods rewarded their believers, strengthening their faith and ensuring a continuous cycle of devotion and power.
A Few Days Later, in the Laboratory
Kong Deming stood at the experiment table, frowning at a pile of spirit forged metals.
"The outer shell of the alchemy furnace is complete, but the problem now is the core formation array. That is the heart of any soul tool.
"Rainhao, the spirit forged metals you've created are top tier materials for crafting soul tools. On such premium materials, we must engrave the most perfect core formation arrays possible anything less would be a waste.
"So, when working on the core formations, you must put in extra effort and follow my design blueprints carefully."
Kong Deming had no intention of handling everything himself.
Instead of crafting the nine rank alchemy furnace alone, he was teaching Huo Yuhao how to make nine rank soul tools.
Although the Heavenly Creation Pill intrigued him, his true goal was to train Huo Yuhao into a ten rank soul engineer.
After all, as things stood, Huo Yuhao was the only one in the empire who had a chance of reaching ten rank.
No one else had his level of talent.
If Kong Deming died without a successor, the empire would be left without a ten rank soul engineer.
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly.
"Elder Kong, I actually already finished engraving all thirteen core formation arrays. The extra spirit forged metals are leftovers. If you're interested, you can use them for something else."
"What?! You finished them already?! How did you do it?!"
Kong Deming whipped his head around, staring at Huo Yuhao in disbelief.
Truthfully, he hadn't been focusing entirely on the alchemy furnace.
As the only ten rank soul engineer in the empire, the Head of the Sun Moon Worship Hall, and the lead researcher for humanoid soul tools, he had far too many responsibilities.
He was constantly busy.
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