Douluo Dalu 2: Peerless Gu master

"Let's call it the Gaze of the Goddess of Light. How does that sound? Majestic, right?"

Wang Dong thought for a moment and gave a rather satisfactory answer.

Huo Yuhao looked at her speechlessly. "Let's not even talk about whether the Goddess of Light exists. This name just doesn't sound good."

Wang Dong's face darkened. "Then give me a better idea. Should we call it the Death Gaze? Or maybe the Butterfly's Gaze? Wouldn't those sound even worse?"

Huo Yuhao rubbed his chin and tentatively suggested, "In my opinion, it's better to call it the Gilded Energy-Concentrated Glare Judgment Shock Wave. How about that?"

Wang Dong shook his head repeatedly. "Who taught you to name things like this!? No, absolutely not. If you expect me to say that embarrassing name, you might as well kill me."

Huo Yuhao replied matter-of-factly, "If you think it's too long, you can just call it the Glare Shock!"

'Who taught me?' 

Naturally, it was a master who enjoyed bathing. Doing this occasionally made him feel much younger mentally.

"You do realize the name is too long, Right? Anyway, I refuse!" Wang Dong rolled her eyes at him, her tone firm.

"Alright, alright, I'll think of something else," Huo Yuhao conceded. Suddenly, an idea struck him. "Why not turn it into a closing poem? Something like, 'Grasping the sun and moon and plucks the stars from the sky; this world has no one else like me.'"

With his achievement system, he could be considered half a Gu Master, and he couldn't afford to be ignorant of poetry.

'Electrolux, let me borrow your famous saying for now.' 

Wang Dong looked at him speechlessly. "Forget it, I can't rely on you. Let me think of something."

After a moment, she brightened up. "Well, considering the gorgeous golden color and the brilliance of our martial soul fusion skill at that moment, why not call it: Golden Road Amidst Withering Resplendence.' How about that?"

As she spoke, her eyes sparkled, and she clapped her hands in excitement.

Huo Yuhao complained, "The name you came up with is almost as long as my Gilded Energy-Concentrated Glare Judgment Shock Wave."

Wang Dong replied proudly, "The longer, the better. We'll just call it the Golden Road. Others won't know what it means anyway. As long as we understand, that's what matters."

"Fine, let's go with the Golden Road," Huo Yuhao agreed, not wanting to waste any more brain cells. After all, it was just a martial soul fusion skill, not as embarrassing as the three skills of Haodong.

Seeing Wang Dong looking slightly tired, Huo Yuhao suggested, "Should we head back? I don't think you're in any condition to try another fusion skill right now."

Wang Dong nodded. "Alright. I'm still not very good at controlling the Haotian Hammer martial soul. We'll talk about it later."

On the way back to the dormitory Huo Yuhao was lost in thought, communicating with Skydream in his mind.

"Yuhao, you're quite lucky. I never thought there'd be someone in this world whose soul power matches yours so well," Tianmeng remarked.

Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly. "It's just a martial soul fusion skill. Don't make a big deal out of it."

The Ice Empress chimed in, "Exactly, Yuhao. You're not fooled by this superficial external power. In my opinion, personal strength is what matters most. We can't guarantee that girl will keep up with your pace."

Skydream fell silent for a moment before speaking in a slightly regretful tone, "It's a pity. If your second martial soul hadn't evolved, the two of you might have been more compatible. With my help, you could've had more than just two martial soul fusion skills."

The Ice Empress retorted, "Hmph, there are gains and losses, Skydream. You're being shortsighted. Yuhao's second martial soul is comparable to a god-level martial soul, and combined with the traits of his main martial soul, his potential is limitless. Isn't that better than relying on martial soul fusion?"

Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement. "The Ice Empress is right. The soul fusion skill has a cooldown of about a week. It's good as a surprise card for emergencies, but I can't rely too much on it if I want to fully develop."

Martial soul fusion skills are somewhat useful in the early stages, though not overwhelmingly so. They're effective against weaker opponents, but Huo Yuhao knew better than to rely on them for serious challenges.

If he ever encountered an opponent he couldn't defeat now, even Wang Dong's martial soul fusion skills wouldn't be enough. Challenging someone like Tang San with just that? It was laughable.

After obtaining his second soul ring, Huo Yuhao had studied the four soul skills brought by the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul and the Skydream on his way to Shrek Academy. Although his spiritual power was high, his soul power level limited his ability to fully utilize it.

Except for Soul Impact, the other skills only provided auxiliary effects. He didn't push himself too hard—that was the nature of spiritual martial souls. Otherwise, Huo Yuhao from the original story, who lacked Ultimate Ice, wouldn't have been so overlooked.

Because spiritual soul beasts were rare, the academy's higher-ups believed this would limit Huo Yuhao's cultivation prospects. Moreover, the scarcity of spiritual soul masters meant even Shrek Academy had little research on them.

But things were different now. After using the Requiem Gu, Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes began to evolve, even touching on the concept of time. He knew that when the Spirit Eyes fully evolved, they would awaken time-related attributes.

While time-type soul beasts were even rarer than spiritual ones, it was still an additional option. Relying solely on the spiritual system, as in the original story, felt wasteful—especially skills like group weakening and mental confusion, which didn't play a significant role.

As the saying goes, the ultimate goal of a soul master is to become a strong attacker. All tactics eventually lead to overwhelming Strength! Huo Yuhao believed that improving himself was better than assisting teammates or weakening opponents.

This was also why he hadn't revealed his shared spiritual detection ability since entering the academy. On Douluo Continent, personal strength was paramount. Teams were temporary, but one's own power was eternal.

Although the original story featured many group battles, they were merely stopgaps during Huo Yuhao's weaker early stages. In the future, which of his peers could keep up with his pace?

Wild beasts walk alone, while cattle and sheep travel in herds. A noble cheater doesn't need teammates!

Of course, Huo Yuhao's thoughts didn't mean he rejected teamwork entirely. When weak, it was necessary to unite all available forces. He didn't reject martial soul fusion skills or even soul guides.

"Hurry up, we still need to go back and practice," Huo Yuhao urged Wang Dong, who was lagging behind. "If you don't catch up, I'll come and help you. Hehe."

Hearing this, Wang Dong, who had been imagining herself dominating with the Golden Road, suddenly became alert. "What are you planning to do?"

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