Chen Yu looked at Shi Hu with a strange expression.
Because everything Shi Hu said sounded exactly like the lines of a supporting character from a hot-blooded shonen manga.
And the person who said such things would inevitably become bound to the protagonist, advancing together.
So Chen Yu’s feelings were actually quite complicated.
On one hand, he believed he was the protagonist.
With the knowledge of a transmigrator regarding Martial Souls, and possessing a special golden finger.
If he wasn’t the protagonist, then who was?
And for Shi Hu to say such things was just too clever!
He actually wanted to bind himself to me, the protagonist?
Fortunately, such thoughts only flashed through Chen Yu’s mind for an instant.
In reality, Shi Hu’s talent was also quite exceptional.
In the Black Rhinoceros Tribe, Shi Hu’s parents, like Chen Yu’s, had sacrificed their lives in a battle to protect the tribe.
But Shi Hu’s grandfather was still alive—the chief of the Black Rhinoceros Tribe, Shi Xi.
In the Black Rhinoceros Tribe, or in tribal societies in general, how could someone who became chief possibly be useless?
If nothing unexpected happened, when Shi Hu awakened his Martial Soul in the future, he would at least be an innate level five or above.
Such talent already qualified him to become Chen Yu’s underling.
However, if Shi Hu thought he could completely bind himself to Chen Yu with just a few words and innate level five talent, that was impossible.
Chen Yu’s father was named Bei Li, and his mother was named Ya.
Because his parents had not yet given him a name when they sacrificed themselves, the people in the tribe simply called him by his parents’ names.
Thus, Chen Yu was also called Belial.
And Chen Yu’s father, Bei Li, and mother, Ya, also possessed high talent.
Chen Yu’s father was a Soul King powerhouse.
In the tribe, how could someone who became a Soul King have poor talent?
Moreover, the age at which people in the tribe married and had children was generally later than those in the cities.
So, Chen Yu’s father became a Soul King at a very young age.
He was probably in his early twenties.
A Soul King in their twenties, even during Tang San’s era, would have been one of the top prodigies.
Furthermore, in this current era, although Soul Beasts were terrifyingly powerful, for Spirit Masters, while powerful Soul Beasts represented danger, they also meant opportunity.
During this period, Soul Beasts possessed countless powerful bloodlines.
And the Martial Souls awakened by Spirit Masters were basically distributed in two forms.
One was useless or ordinary Martial Souls, with innate Soul Power at zero or extremely low levels.
The other was super Martial Souls.
Like the Martial Soul of the Black Rhinoceros Tribe, a beast-type Martial Soul called the Ice-Armored Rhinoceros.
It was said to possess the Ice God Bloodline!
And the Martial Soul of the Snow Mastiff Tribe, the Snow Mastiff Lion, was also said to have the Ice God Bloodline.
In short, in this savage era, talented Spirit Masters possessed terrifyingly powerful Martial Souls.
If nothing unexpected happened, Shi Hu’s future Martial Soul should be the Ice-Armored Rhinoceros.
With extremely strong defense and power, and even formidable ice attributes.
If that were the case, Shi Hu would indeed qualify to become Chen Yu’s underling.
Of course, what Martial Souls Chen Yu and Shi Hu would awaken in the future remained unknown, so no decisions could be made immediately.
Within the entire Black Rhinoceros Tribe, Chen Yu cared most about Shi Hu and Xiang Cai.
If Shi Hu was the type with naturally good physique, appearing strong and robust at first glance, destined to follow the path of a defensive battle Spirit Master in the future, then Xiang Cai was another type altogether.
Xiang Cai possessed innate divine strength—even though Chen Yu had now created the Ice Heart Formula, a cultivation technique, and cultivated Inner Force, he still couldn’t withstand Xiang Cai’s divine power.
Chen Yu somewhat suspected that Xiang Cai’s parents might be extraordinary.
Perhaps even Xiang Cai herself was not ordinary.
As the protagonist, or someone who considered himself the protagonist, it was entirely possible for Chen Yu to have a girl by his side who had transformed from a Soul Beast since childhood!
Sometimes, Chen Yu had thought more than once that Xiang Cai might be the transformed form of some hundred-thousand-year-old coriander plant.
Otherwise, how could she possess such immense strength without being as bulky as Shi Hu?
Analyzing it from a physics perspective, Xiang Cai’s muscle density must be far greater than Shi Hu’s.
Only with high muscle density could one appear less burly while still possessing innate divine strength.
And Chen Yu hadn’t suddenly decided to create the Ice Heart Formula out of nowhere.
It could be said that Chen Yu’s desire to create a cultivation technique like the Ice Heart Formula was entirely because of Xiang Cai.
As mentioned earlier, Chen Yu’s father possessed remarkable talent, able to become a Soul King in his early twenties.
This was partly due to their Black Rhinoceros Tribe having the best mimetic cultivation environment here in the Far North.
Of course, the people of the Black Rhinoceros Tribe didn’t know this; they only believed they were children of the Ice God, worshipping the Ice God.
Thus, they saw it as the Ice God’s blessing.
Additionally, during this period, Soul Beasts were powerful, and Soul Beast meat was plentiful.
Spirit Masters gained considerable Soul Power from consuming Soul Beast meat.
If it were during Tang San’s era, one couldn’t casually hunt Soul Beasts anymore, let alone quickly grow stronger by eating their meat.
Moreover, during this period, there were also many rare treasures.
Any special flowers or plants one happened upon could be spiritual herbs that could enhance a Spirit Master’s physical constitution and Soul Power level.
Even so, Chen Yu’s father’s talent was exceptionally high.
Martial Soul inheritance depended entirely on bloodline, which was why Chen Yu harbored thoughts of Ascending to Godhood.
Not only were there rare treasures, but also the immortal herbs of the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Eye.
He didn’t know whether the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Eye during this period contained those immortal herbs.
But even if there were no other immortal herbs, the Blazing Apricot Silk and Octagonal Mystical Ice Grass within the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Eye should still be present, unless someone had discovered them earlier and consumed those two immortal herbs.
Or perhaps someone had destroyed the two immortal herbs.
Chen Yu looked at Shi Hu, a faint smile involuntarily appearing at the corner of his mouth.
If the immortal herbs were still there, he would have confidence in leading those around him to Ascend to Godhood.
“Chen Yu, I challenge you!” Just then, Shi Hu walked up to Chen Yu and said earnestly.
“Hmm?” Chen Yu frowned.
Why was he being challenged now?
Although Chen Yu had never been able to defeat the innately divine Xiang Cai, defeating Shi Hu was still effortless.
How dare Shi Hu fight him!
“That’s right, I challenge you.” Shi Hu said with utmost seriousness, “Don’t think just because you created a cultivation technique that I’ll admit defeat.” So that’s what it was!
But behind this, it probably also had to do with him just repelling the Snow Mastiff Tribe, didn’t it?
With the experience of an adult, Chen Yu naturally saw through Shi Hu’s inner thoughts at a glance.
“Since you wish to fight, then let’s fight!” Chen Yu nodded and ultimately agreed.
Within the tribe, battles were relatively common.
In no time at all, upon hearing that Shi Hu was challenging Chen Yu again, the entire tribe quickly formed a circle around them.
“Anyone want to bet on how many rounds Shi Hu can last?” “Hahaha!
If Shi Hu lasts more than two rounds, I’ll consider myself the loser!” “Sigh, Shi Hu is considered a genius in our tribe, but compared to Xiao Yu, he’s still far behind.” “I bet on one round!” Listening to the chatter around him, Shi Hu’s expression remained unchanged.
Or perhaps he had long grown accustomed to such voices.
His goal was only one: to defeat Chen Yu.
At the same time, Chen Yu also nodded inwardly.
He was quite satisfied with Shi Hu’s relatively steady temperament and his persistent efforts.