55: Chapter 55 The Undead Demiplane! A New Soul Contract! Very Friendly to Soul Beasts!

"Put your hand down first."

Huo Yuhao stared at the shoulder Wang Donger had patted and took half a step back.

"Why?"

Wang Donger narrowed her eyes.

"Are you feeling guilty?"

"I'm afraid you'll try to frame me."

"Huo Yuhao!"

Another pillow flew over.

Huo Yuhao dodged to the side; the pillow flew past him and landed right on Ma Xiaotao's face.

The room went quiet. Ma Xiaotao slowly took the pillow off.

"Donger, do you have a problem with me?"

Wang Donger coughed.

"Accident."

"Your 'accidents' are quite accurate."

"Sister Xiaotao, I can explain."

"Before you explain, let's talk about compensation."

"What compensation?"

Ma Xiaotao sat up properly again and patted the spot next to her.

"The time you spend suppressing the Evil Fire for me tonight, double it."

Wang Donger bristled immediately.

"You want to double it?"

"The condition requires it."

"Your condition wasn't this serious just a moment ago!"

"It suddenly worsened after being hit by your pillow."

Huo Yuhao put a hand to his forehead.

"Stop!"

Both of them looked at him simultaneously.

Huo Yuhao cleared his throat and looked at Wang Donger first.

"Sister Xiaotao needs me to suppress the Evil Fire using Ultimate Ice."

"Does it need to be suppressed in your room?"

Ma Xiaotao took over the conversation.

"Going to my room works too."

"Shut up!"

Wang Donger turned her head to glare at her.

Ma Xiaotao leaned against the edge of the bed, smiling happily.

"Donger, with such a big temper, be careful or you won't be able to get married in the future."

"Who said I wanted to get married?"

"Then why do you care who kisses Yuhao?"

"I…"

Wang Donger got stuck.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly said, "This matter is very simple. Sister Xiaotao's Evil Fire could backlash at any time. She came to me for treatment; the process is completely standard, the content is wholesome, and the boundaries are safe."

Wang Donger pointed at the bed.

"Why do you have to sit on the bed for treatment?"

"There is only one chair."

"Then what am I sitting on?"

"The bed."

"And what is she sitting on?"

"Also the bed."

"Where was Gu Yuena standing just now?"

"By the window."

"What about Wang Qiuer?"

"At the doorway."

"Very good."

Wang Donger crossed her arms.

"The room is full of girls, and you're telling me the process is standard?"

Huo Yuhao opened his mouth.

Ma Xiaotao added a finishing blow from the side.

"Hearing it like that, you really are quite busy."

"Sister Xiaotao, please say less."

"I'm helping you."

"You're sending me to my grave."

Ma Xiaotao laughed out loud.

Wang Donger stared at Huo Yuhao for a while longer, her tone softening slightly.

"Then why did she kiss you?"

"I want to know that too."

"You didn't dodge?"

"She used spatial power."

"Excuse."

"If I could dodge her spatial power, I would have been walking sideways long ago."

"You haven't been walking 'sideways' any less lately."

"That's because you all blocked me so I had nowhere to walk straight."

Wang Donger picked up a third pillow.

Huo Yuhao immediately raised both hands.

"Fine, I was wrong."

"Where were you wrong?"

"I shouldn't have stood there and let myself be kissed."

"And then?"

"Next time, I'll activate Spiritual Detection in advance."

Wang Donger raised an eyebrow.

"There's a next time?"

"No, there isn't!"

Huo Yuhao answered very quickly.

Ma Xiaotao nodded.

"Good reaction, there's progress."

Wang Donger looked at her sharply.

"Why do you look so experienced?"

"I'm older than you."

"What does that have to do with age?"

"The elder has the right to evaluate."

"You're only a few years older than me!"

"A few years is still older."

"Then you should call me Senior Sister!"

"Dream on."

Seeing that the two were about to argue again, Huo Yuhao waved his hand, his Mental Energy sweeping up the two pillows and accurately stuffing them back to the head of the bed.

Afterwards, he walked to the door and pulled it open.

"The two of you, please."

Wang Donger was stunned for a moment.

"Are you kicking me out?"

"It's very late."

"Ma Xiaotao is leaving too?"

"Both of you."

Ma Xiaotao frowned.

"What about my Evil Fire?"

"It's already been suppressed once today; that's enough."

"I don't think it's enough."

"I think it's enough."

"Are you the physician or am I the physician?"

"I am."

Ma Xiaotao was silent for two seconds.

"Seems I can't argue with that."

Wang Donger still stood there without moving.

"You're not letting her stay tonight?"

"I'm not letting anyone stay."

"Really?"

"Really."

"What if Gu Yuena comes back?"

"I'll lock the door."

"She knows spatial power."

"I'll add a mental barrier."

"The barrier won't stop her."

"Then I'll sleep in my Spiritual Sea."

Wang Donger was finally a bit more satisfied.

She walked to the door and then turned back to ask, "Everything you explained just now is true?"

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"True."

"You didn't lie to me?"

"No."

"Then let's make an agreement: in the future, if you encounter something like this, tell me the first chance you get."

"Tell you for what?"

Wang Donger was about to flare up, but Huo Yuhao hurriedly added the second half of the sentence.

"I mean, you have to promise not to throw pillows first."

"Fine."

"And you can't resort to violence directly either."

"Depends on the situation."

"How does this agreement have flexible clauses?"

"The final right of interpretation belongs to me."

"Where did you learn that?"

"None of your business."

Wang Donger walked out the door, then suddenly poked her head back in.

"Also."

"What?"

"Next time you treat Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire, I must be present."

Ma Xiaotao immediately objected.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Treatment requires quiet."

"I won't talk."

"Your eyes will talk."

"Then I'll close my eyes."

"Your Mental Energy will still be there."

"I'll withdraw my Mental Energy."

"Your breathing will affect me."

Wang Donger widened her eyes.

"You're afraid of people breathing while treating Evil Fire?"

"Personal habit."

"I think you have something to hide!"

Ma Xiaotao turned back to look at Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao, what do you say?"

Huo Yuhao pulled the door open a bit more.

"I say you two should go."

Ma Xiaotao stood up and passed by him, raising her hand to pat him on the shoulder.

"Remember to make up for today's treatment tomorrow."

"I have no such obligation."

"Then add it."

"Refused."

"Refusal invalid."

Wang Donger squeezed out the door after her.

"I'm still here!"

"I know."

"You know and you still say that?"

"I was talking about the treatment."

"Who would believe that!"

Taking advantage of the moment they stepped out the door, Huo Yuhao quickly closed the door, locked it, and released a mental barrier, all in one smooth motion.

Knocking was soon heard outside the door.

"Huo Yuhao, open the door!"

"It's getting late, goodnight!"

"At least let me take my pillow back!"

"It's yours!"

"That was your pillow to begin with!"

"Now it's yours!"

The hallway was quiet for a few seconds, then Ma Xiaotao's voice came.

"Donger, let's go."

"Why are you so practiced at this?"

"Used to it."

"Have you been kicked out before too?"

"That's not important."

The sound of their footsteps faded away.

Huo Yuhao leaned his back against the door and let out a long sigh.

"Finally, some peace and quiet."

"Yuhao, your survival skills are getting stronger and stronger."

Sister Tianmeng's crisp laughter rang in his mind.

Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched.

"Sister Tianmeng, why didn't you help me just now?"

"Why should I help?"

"You've been watching the show for a long time."

"Free live broadcast, why not watch it?"

"You're still laughing."

"Can't help it."

Ice Emperor said indifferently, "Serves you right."

Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "Ice Emperor, how did I offend you this time?"

"You didn't offend me."

"Then why say it serves me right?"

"Do I need a reason to watch you get into trouble?"

"You two have been getting more and more in sync lately."

Sister Tianmeng immediately said, "Heehee, I'm Bingbing's little ornament, you know."

Ice Emperor spoke at the same time, "Stop putting me together with her."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"You really are in sync."

"Shut up!"

Both voices rang out at the same time.

Huo Yuhao rubbed his temples and lay on the bed.

The mental barrier covered the room; he closed his eyes and his consciousness sank into the Spiritual Sea.

The golden ocean rippled slowly.

Electrolux stood in the distance, holding his staff in his hand.

Huo Yuhao walked up.

"Teacher."

Electrolux turned around.

"Are the matters outside handled?"

"Barely handled."

"I saw you were very busy just now."

"Teacher, are you watching the show too?"

"I was merely observing."

"Observing what?"

"Observing how long you could hold out under the siege of several young women."

Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment.

"And the result?"

"Performance was acceptable, but still needs improvement."

Sister Tianmeng appeared to the side.

She had now completely transformed into her female form, golden long hair draped behind her, hands behind her back, a smile on her face.

"I give him seven points."

Ice Emperor also appeared.

"Too high, five points at most."

"He kicked everyone out in the end, add two points."

"He was cornered and speechless earlier, deduct three points."

Huo Yuhao quickly changed the subject.

"Teacher, you called me in so late, there must be serious business, right?"

Electrolux nodded.

"There is indeed an important matter."

The staff landed on the ground, and a gray curtain of light unfolded before everyone.

A vast World appeared within the light curtain.

The sky was gray and dark, the earth silent, the outlines of mountains and rivers intact, and traces of undead creature activity could still be seen in the distance.

Huo Yuhao recognized it at a glance.

"Undead Semi-Plane."

"Correct."

Electrolux raised his hand, and the image zoomed out rapidly.

"You already know that this semi-plane is attached to the main plane of the Douluo Continent; it has an independent space and relatively stable rules."

"Currently, it is more suitable for the survival of undead creatures."

"But this is not its limit."

Huo Yuhao looked at the screen.

"Teacher, do you mean to transform it?"

"To turn it into a small World that truly possesses vitality."

Electrolux tapped his staff lightly.

Phantoms of rivers, forests, lakes, and grasslands appeared on the gray earth.

The image changed rapidly.

The originally dead and silent World gained color, with large numbers of Spirit Beasts traversing through it, and flying Spirit Beasts passing through the sky.

Sister Tianmeng's smile faded.

"It can reach this level?"

"Theoretically, yes."

Electrolux said slowly, "The foundation of the Undead Semi-Plane already exists; it only lacks the power to drive the evolution of its rules."

Huo Yuhao stared at the light curtain.

"If successful, it could become our rear base."

"Exactly."

Electrolux looked at him.

"You are preparing to promote the Soul Spirit system; this path will touch upon the fundamental contradiction between humans and Spirit Beasts that has persisted for countless years."

"Soul Spirits can allow Spirit Masters to reduce hunting, and also allow Spirit Beasts to continue their lives in another way."

"But this is not enough."

Ice Emperor asked, "Where is it not enough?"

"Spirit Beasts still lack a safe place to call home."

Electrolux's voice was not loud, but it stirred Huo Yuhao's heart.

"No matter how strong the Star Dou Great Forest is, it still exists within the Douluo Continent."

"Humans will expand, the strong will increase in number, and resources will be continuously contested."

"The conflict between both sides will not disappear completely just because of the appearance of Soul Spirits."

"If the Undead Semi-Plane completes its evolution, it can become a new home for Spirit Beasts."

Huo Yuhao immediately understood his idea.

"Let the Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest enter the evolved Undead Semi-Plane?"

"They can migrate in, and a passage for coming and going can also be maintained."

Electrolux said, "I prefer the former. As long as the life rules here are complete, Spirit Beasts can breed and grow here."

Tianmeng asked, "What about Soul Spirits?"

The light screen changed again.

A Spirit Master completes a contract with a Spirit Beast; the Spirit Beast transforms into a Soul Spirit and resides within the Spirit Master's body.

Electrolux continued, "Soul Spirits coexist with their hosts, helping the host cultivate and fight while the host is alive."

"When the host dies unexpectedly or reaches the end of their lifespan, the Soul Spirit can return to the Undead Semi-Plane along the contract."

"They will not die along with the host."

Tianmeng's eyes lit up.

"It can even do that?"

"As long as the contract is connected to the rules of the Undead Semi-Plane at the moment of its establishment."

"Then the Soul Spirit effectively has a way out."

Huo Yuhao continued, "They help the Spirit Master complete their life's cultivation, and after the host dies, they return here, where they can continue to live or choose whether to enter into a contract again."

"Exactly."

"In this way, the inheritance of Spirit Beasts will not be severed, and Spirit Masters will not need to rely on hunting to obtain spirit rings."

Huo Yuhao spoke faster and faster.

"Soul Spirits can also bring back what they have seen and heard from the outside World, and a true connection will be established between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts."

"If the Spirit Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest migrate here, humans won't even be able to find a place to hunt them on a large scale."

Tianmeng stroked her chin.

"What is this?"

"Moving home to another dimension, and having to do a face scan to enter?"

Huo Yuhao laughed, "Pretty much."

Ice Empress asked, "Since this path is feasible, why hasn't anyone done it before?"

Electrolux looked at Huo Yuhao.

"Because there is a lack of someone capable of pushing it forward."

Huo Yuhao was stunned.

"Me?"

"You are the Child of Destiny of the Douluo Continent."

"The plane's will will pay attention to you and will push the changes of this era through you."

"You already possess control over the Undead Semi-Plane and have established a connection with the Spirit Beast side."

"You have mastered Ultimate Ice and also possess the power of destiny."

"If even one of these conditions were missing, the plan could not be launched."

Tianmeng circled Huo Yuhao.

"So Yuhao is the officially certified Child of the Version?"

Huo Yuhao was speechless.

"Sister Tianmeng, where did you learn that term?"

"When you talk in your sleep."

"I didn't say that."

"Where is the evidence?"

"How do I prove I didn't talk in my sleep?"

"Then I'll assume you said it."

Ice Empress said coldly, "Talk about business."

Huo Yuhao looked at Electrolux.

"Teacher, what is needed for the transformation?"

Electrolux raised his hand, and the oasis in the light screen quickly dissipated, turning back into gray land.

"Energy."

"An extremely vast amount of energy."

"It also needs to simultaneously possess creation, destruction, life, and elemental attributes."

Huo Yuhao frowned slightly.

"Ordinary heaven and earth energy won't work?"

"The efficiency is too low."

"What about Soul Power?"

"It is not stable enough."

"The life force of Spirit Beasts?"

"If the quantity is too small, it cannot drive the evolution of the World; if it is too large, it will cause casualties."

Huo Yuhao continued to ask, "Gold of Life?"

"It can assist, but it cannot support it alone."

Tianmeng spread her hands.

"With so many conditions, it sounds hard to find."

Ice Empress pondered for a moment.

"The heaven and earth energy of the Extreme North is sufficiently dense, but the attributes are too singular."

"The life force of the Star Dou Great Forest is very strong, but it lacks the destruction attribute."

A place suddenly flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind, where extreme cold and scorching heat coexist.

The concentration of heaven and earth energy is extremely high.

Various Immortal Plants grow within it, the aura of life is vigorous, and two completely opposite forces maintain a balance.

His eyes suddenly lit up.

"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"

The soul fire in Electrolux's eyes noticeably flickered.

"Tell me in detail."

"There is a treasure land deep in the Sunset Forest."

Huo Yuhao said immediately, "There are two springs of water there, one cold and one hot, coexisting in one place."

"The cold spring possesses the power of extreme cold, and the hot spring possesses terrifying fire-attribute power."

"There are also a large number of Immortal Plants in the surrounding area."

"The growth rate of plants there far exceeds that of the outside World, and the heaven and earth energy is also exceptionally dense."

Ice Empress asked, "To what extent can the extreme cold reach?"

"Ordinary people will be affected just by approaching it."

"The power contained within the spring water should be even more terrifying."

Tianmeng's eyes shone.

"That place sounds very suitable for a hot spring bath."

Ice Empress glanced at her.

"You jump in first."

"I am currently a spiritual origin; I can't jump in."

"Wait until you have a physical body to jump in."

"Why don't you jump?"

"I am not afraid of the cold."

"The other side is hot."

"I'll throw you in first."

Huo Yuhao interrupted the two.

"Teacher, does the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well meet the requirements?"

Electrolux's staff moved slightly, forming a red and blue vortex in the light screen.

The two forces conflicted with each other while maintaining a delicate balance.

"Based solely on your description, it is very likely the most suitable energy source at the moment."

Huo Yuhao was excited.

"Then should we introduce the spring water into the Undead Semi-Plane?"

"Just introducing the spring water is far from enough."

Electrolux shook his head.

"What you need is the core of that area, including the spring eyes, the earth veins, the energy cycle, and the rules that nurture life."

"If you only take a part of it, the energy will soon be exhausted."

Huo Yuhao frowned.

"Move the whole thing?"

"Exactly."

Tianmeng's eyes widened.

"This amount of engineering is a bit outrageous."

Ice Empress also said, "Changing the earth veins, completely cutting the space, and ensuring internal balance—even an ordinary Limit Douluo cannot do that."

Huo Yuhao did not try to be brave.

"Teacher, your current power is also incomplete."

Electrolux nodded.

"I can stabilize the space of the Undead Semi-Plane and can be responsible for the guidance, but I cannot completely peel the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well away from the Douluo Continent."

Tianmeng patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder.

"The idea is great, but the first step is stuck."

"It's not completely stuck."

Huo Yuhao thought of the silver-haired girl who had just left.

"Gu Yuena."

Ice Empress's gaze narrowed.

"She masters spatial elements."

Huo Yuhao said, "If she were to take action, perhaps she could directly transfer that area into the Undead Semi-Plane."

Tianmeng revealed a meaningful smile.

"You just chased her away, and now you want to ask for her help?"

"She can come back using spatial power."

"That's not the point."

"The point is how you plan to ask for her help."

Huo Yuhao said, "Talk directly."

"Empty-handed?"

"What else?"

"She just kissed you."

"Sister Tianmeng!"

"I'm just reminding you that cooperation requires sincerity."

Ice Empress said, "She is right."

Huo Yuhao looked at her in surprise.

"You actually agree with Sister Tianmeng?"

"What I agree with is that cooperation requires sincerity."

"Then—what do you think counts as sincerity?"

"Think about it yourself."

Huo Yuhao rubbed his forehead.

"I'll just tell her the plan directly."

Just then, the space of the Spiritual Sea suddenly rippled with a circle of silver light.

Huo Yuhao turned around abruptly.

Gu Yuena walked out from the silver light, her purple eyes sweeping over everyone before finally landing on Huo Yuhao.

"What do you want to tell me?"

Huo Yuhao was stunned.

"How did you get in?"

"I came in along your spiritual imprint."

"I set up a spiritual barrier."

"I saw it."

"And then?"

"I crossed over it."

Tianmeng muttered in a low voice, "This barrier is a bit embarrassing."

Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched.

"How much did you hear?"

"From the moment you planned to move the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

Gu Yuena walked to the light screen and carefully watched the World Electrolux had evolved.

"Spirit Beasts migrate into the Undead Semi-Plane."

"Soul Spirits coexist with their hosts."

"After the host dies, the Soul Spirit returns."

"I agree to this plan."

Huo Yuhao asked, "You don't need to consider it further?"

"This is the future that Spirit Beasts need."

"Human expansion will not stop, and the living space of Spirit Beasts has been shrinking."

"Even if I recover all my power, I cannot protect all Spirit Beasts at all times."

Gu Yuena raised her hand and touched the forest in the light screen.

"If the Undead Semi-Plane can evolve, Spirit Beasts will have a World that truly belongs to them."

Electrolux said, "There may be risks during the transformation process."

"What kind of risks?"

"Spatial tremors, rule conflicts, energy loss of control."

"I will be responsible for spatial and elemental stability."

Gu Yuena answered decisively.

Huo Yuhao looked at her.

"What about the overall transfer of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"

"I can complete it."

"Are you sure?"

Gu Yuena glanced at him.

"Are you doubting the Silver Dragon King's control over spatial elements?"

"No, I just wanted to confirm."

"Confirmed now?"

"Confirmed."

"Then it's a deal."

"After we find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I will move it completely into the Undead Semi-Plane."

"Electrolux will be responsible for the guidance and rule stability."

"You are responsible for making the Douluo plane's will accept this change and for pushing the evolution of the Undead Semi-Plane."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Good."

The two raised their hands and lightly struck their palms together.

The Spiritual Sea rippled with a circle of intertwined gold and silver waves.

Electrolux's staff tapped, and the projection of the Undead Semi-Plane unfolded again.

Gu Yuena injected a wisp of silver Divine Power into it.

The projection rapidly magnified, and mountains, rivers, land, and spatial barriers appeared one by one.

She closed her eyes and carefully felt it for a moment.

"The underlying rules of this semi-plane are very special."