radicalducati Chapter 18: The Outsourced Soul Hall is About to Make Its Move
Chapter 18: The Outsourced Soul Hall is About to Make Its Move
From the appearance of flames to the complete annihilation of soul and spirit.
In the blink of an eye, without even a mournful cry, the python's presence vanished completely. Its body remained unharmed, but its soul was completely burned away. In its place, a small bead condensed three feet above its head.
The beads have tiny anaconda patterns on them, which are their essence and spirit.
As the true fire was forged, a grayish-brown pill with delicate patterns resembling the scales of a serpent floated quietly. This was the innate ability of the serpent's bloodline, which had been refined.
"This snake is quite nice; knowing I don't have any methods for cultivating my soul, it even gave me some tonics."
Xiao Yan nodded, looking at him with a clear indication that he was a promising young man.
Soul essence can be used as a material or absorbed directly, and the same applies to another type, which we'll tentatively call Beast Blood Pill.
As expected of a Tier 3 magical beast, it dropped quite a lot of loot.
But that's not all, there are still more gold coins to be generated!
After taking a few of the most delicious pieces of meat from the python, Xiao Yan clenched his five fingers slightly, and continued to refine and smelt it with Samadhi True Fire.
In the blink of an eye, the enormous corpse vanished, and Xiao Yan pocketed a crystal-clear demon core that had been cleansed of impurities, an irregularly shaped blood-red crystal, a soul essence, and a beast core.
Although the current combat strength could not be fully verified, it gave Xiao Yan a general idea of what it was like.
Normally, one can cross two levels; if the opponent is a master of the Divine Soul, one can cross even more levels thanks to the nature of the Samadhi True Fire.
"Improving soul power is a problem; currently, it seems we can only absorb essence..."
"If only a villainous alien race whose entire clan is made up of souls could appear, and then I could have some conflict with them, fighting off the younger ones and then the older ones, until I'm as old as the Calabash Brothers."
Feeling the pure soul power within the essence, Xiao Yan smacked his lips and began to dream.
Regardless of whether such a highly targeted villain exists, the piecemeal tactics alone are illogical. Why would you hand over a major enemy like this?
Unless the other party is an outsourced contractor, but that seems unlikely.
After sensing the energy that increased soul power within the Beast Soul Essence, Xiao Yan shook his head slightly.
He lacks a method for cultivating his spirit and soul.
Although he didn't have a deep understanding of the cultivation system of the Dou Qi Continent due to his limited perspective, with Yao Lao's tutoring, he has gained some insights.
There are no fancy magics here, only battle qi that has been developed to its extreme. There are basically no special magical artifacts like those in other worlds. Battle qi can do everything they want.
With the modified Burning Blade Technique, Xiao Yan no longer needs to worry about the cultivation of Qi; he can simply pursue it relentlessly.
As for the path of refinement... Xiao Yan could only sigh that the Heaven-Covering Technique was indeed worthy of being created by the Desolate Heaven Emperor. Even in an incomplete world, it was an unparalleled method that could be cultivated to its peak.
Without seeking external help, one can delve into one's own inner treasures, open up the five great secret realms, and even reach the pinnacle of these five secret realms through solo cultivation. In that case, so-and-so's sea of suffering would be transformed into a forbidden zone.
The five secret realms are interconnected, combining the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit. However, for Xiao Yan at this moment, the Heaven-Covering Technique is more about essence and energy.
By the time he cultivates to the Sendai level and comes into contact with the divine soul, it will be too late.
Having experienced enlightenment through the Immortal Coffin, Xiao Yan gained a profound understanding of the original Burning Technique. If we deduce from the Burning Technique backwards, Xiao Yan felt that the Dou Di was most likely around the Saint level.
Therefore, if you want to cultivate your soul, it's best to find a method that can cultivate your soul in the next few worlds, comprehend a Dao, and then modify it using the Burning Technique.
Xiao Yan believed that he had a good comprehension ability, not to mention that he also had other things to help him.
Sensing the incomplete elixir of immortality still stored in the gray mist space, Xiao Yan was in an exceptionally good mood.
"Then the next period will be one of rapid development. Let's try refining the Samadhi True Fire using the Burning Technique first."
Whether it's refining life essence, cultivating the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm, or training battle qi, all of these can rapidly increase his strength.
With time running out and the task heavy, Xiao Yan had originally planned to reach the Dou Wang level in three years, but now he realized that seemed a bit conservative.
It seems the teacher still has a great grudge to settle; I'll try to help him get revenge in three years.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan glanced at the ancient ring on his hand as he walked towards Wutan City, anticipating the expression on Yao Lao's face when he saw the change in him after he woke up.
Perhaps the old doctor gave him too much power last time, so he occasionally goes into a light sleep to recover.
What Xiao Yan didn't know was that the reason why Yao Lao would occasionally fall into a deep sleep was largely because he was frightened by Xiao Yan's previous behavior.
They're really good at creating entertaining content!
Yao Lao was afraid that Xiao Yan might one day quietly produce an earth-shattering feat, such as a Dou Zhe defeating a third-tier magical beast or even a Dou Ling, or swallowing a strange fire without any pills. Moreover, he knew that Xiao Yan was destined to shine, and he was afraid that the Soul Palace would notice him before he had even grown up.
And a little bit of resentment. Yao Chen really liked to show off in front of Xiao Yan, but recently it was Xiao Yan who showed off in front of him, which made Yao Chen hold back his anger and recover in the ancient ring.
"Hmph, I was a genius back in the day too. After experiencing the terror of life and death, I really gained some insights."
While recovering in the ancient ring, Yao Chen muttered to himself. Of the miscellaneous secret techniques Xiao Yan had given him, he had actually extracted some useful ones. Combined with the vast knowledge he had acquired in the first half of his life, he had a real epiphany during this recovery period.
It's a pity there are no elixirs or rare treasures that can replenish the essence of the soul, but there's nothing we can do about it.
"Kid, fortunes change, don't underestimate an old man's poverty! When I emerge from seclusion tonight, I'll show you what it means to be the number one alchemist on the continent."
As the saying goes, "One who stays near ink gets stained black," and Yao Chen, influenced by Xiao Yan, was filled with turbulent emotions.
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A branch of the Soul Palace.
"Recently, a genius has emerged from a small family surnamed Xiao in the Gama Empire?"
Long Taoyi, a Soul Envoy at the Douhuang level, casually glanced at the dossier. He was the head of this branch, or, if you had to say, the master of this branch that wasn't really a branch hall.
The highest level of protection he had contact with was the Dou Zong level. This place did not have any branch hall authority; it was just a temporary gathering point that had been used for a long time to handle miscellaneous matters and regularly hand over souls and intelligence to the superior protection.
It's roughly like... the office of a branch of the Soul Palace located in Wangbatuzi.
"Yes, sir, but the strongest member of that family is a Grand Dou Master. There was a Dou King a few decades ago, and this genius was a waste for a few years before returning to the Dou Zhe level..." The Soul Envoy who handed over the information spoke in a strange tone.
"...Grand Dou Master." Long Taoyi's eyelids twitched. He was still worried about the souls he had to hand in regularly, so he had no time to care about the geniuses of any Grand Dou Master family.
After being appointed by Protector Wu to manage his subordinate Soul Envoys, Long Taoyi discovered a strange and ancient message within the restrictions on his soul. It was about finding information related to a genius with the surname Xiao. Once discovered, the message was to report it, eliminate the culprit, and dig deep to bring back everything found.
Although he didn't understand the meaning of doing this, and the year's targets hadn't been met yet, he had to obey Protector Wu's orders because of the restrictions on his soul.
According to procedure, if his subordinates report to him, he should be responsible for it.
But going back and forth, plus the complicated and rigorous review process after the extermination of the clan, not only would he have to go through a lot of trouble, but he would also waste a lot of time.
Long Taoyi fell into deep thought.
A mere Great Dou Master family... no, just get rid of Xiao Yan, and prevent him from developing further and being discovered by his superiors.
Scanning the members of the branch, Long Taoyi's gaze finally settled on the end of the group, on the newly recruited Soul Fighters.
According to the original plan, they were to be sent to the Black Corner Region to collect soul entities.
"Hey you, it's you. Go and take care of Xiao Yan."
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Soul clan.
"Achoo!"
Why do I have a feeling that something bad is about to happen?
With a suspicious glance at the Soul Emperor beside him, Void Devouring Flame remained silent and continued doing his dirty work.