Advancement! New Categories!

Near the Lake of Life, Er Ming, Muxi, and Xiao Cui were all there. Er Ming was using his own body as a medium to continuously channel life force into Xiao Cui, helping her give birth safely, while Muxi sat nearby with her eyes closed in meditation.

Of Li Chang'an's arrival, only Er Ming took notice. But Er Ming did not say much, merely giving him a brief explanation of the current situation.

Muxi had already taken several drops of water from the Lake of Life and was absorbing them to elevate her life level, preparing herself to absorb the Emerald Swan.

Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, Li Chang'an could only shrug helplessly and leave. But after this, Muxi's strength would surely improve significantly. She would probably become a new star among the support-type students of Spirit Hall Academy...

After returning to where he had been staying, Li Chang'an had intended to get some sleep. But Xiao Wu came rushing over with a Soul Beast.

This Soul Beast was at least six meters long, and it was also a tiger. But unlike the Azureblue Tiger Li Chang'an had seen before, this tiger had lost the vitality of life. Its body was violet-blue, giving it an eerie appearance.

"Come, Little Thunder. Sister Xiao Wu will introduce you. This is my friend, Li Chang'an, and this is my little brother, Little Thunder." Xiao Wu leaned directly against the enormous tiger as she introduced them to Li Chang'an.

"Roar!" Little Thunder immediately let out an unrestrained roar at Li Chang'an, its tiger's might still intact!

"Little Thunder, what are you doing? I said he can absorb you, so he can. Are you doubting Sister Xiao Wu?" Xiao Wu said unhappily, patting Little Thunder on the head.

After being scolded by Xiao Wu, Little Thunder became much more obedient. It did not roar at Li Chang'an again, instead gently rubbing against Xiao Wu.

"Little Thunder's full name is Thunder Arrow Tiger. It's a lightning-attributed Soul Beast, a rather unique and powerful existence among Soul Beasts. If you absorb it, you may gain a lightning-attributed soul skill." Xiao Wu gave a brief introduction before continuing:

"Little Thunder is a nine-thousand, nine-hundred, and ninety-nine-year Soul Beast. It failed to cross the ten-thousand-year threshold. If you hadn't come, it probably would have had only a year left to live..." Xiao Wu sadly stroked the tiger's huge head. Though she had witnessed many partings of life and death, she still found them painful.

Once everything had been explained, the absorption began. This time, because the Thunder Arrow Tiger had willingly chosen to be absorbed, it did not matter that its cultivation was somewhat higher than what Li Chang'an could normally absorb.

After comforting Xiao Wu for a while, Li Chang'an respectfully bowed to the Thunder Arrow Tiger. Then he summoned his martial soul and said, "Senior, this is my martial soul, the Pangu Axe. I believe it will not disgrace you!"

"Roar!" Upon seeing the Pangu Axe, the Thunder Arrow Tiger became excited all over, as though it had encountered a king it was willing to submit to.

"Little Thunder says it really likes your martial soul and is willing to become your soul ring..." Xiao Wu translated from the side, feeling somewhat relieved as well.

After gently and peacefully sending off the Thunder Arrow Tiger, a soul ring slowly appeared before Li Chang'an. Purple laced with black, black mixed with purple—it exuded an immense sense of oppression.

Li Chang'an took a deep breath before slowly drawing the soul ring onto himself and focusing on absorbing it.

This time, he did not encounter any interference from the Thunder Arrow Tiger. Everything went incomparably smoothly. About ten minutes later, Li Chang'an opened his eyes, and the fluctuations of his aura had become much more robust!

Level twenty-four. This nearly ten-thousand-year Thunder Arrow Tiger had directly allowed his Soul Power to rise another four levels after breaking through the level-twenty barrier. It felt unbelievably good!

Ding! Congratulations, host, on advancing to Soul Grandmaster. New items have been added to the exchange section.

Intermediate Soul Power Fruit: One fruit increases Soul Power by 1,000 points. Exchange cost: 500 points.

Intermediate Soul Ring Fruit: One fruit increases a soul ring's age by 1,000 years. Exchange cost: 5,000 points.

Mental Power Fruit (new item): One fruit increases Mental Power by 10,000 points. Exchange cost: 100,000 points.

Good Luck Fruit (new item): One fruit increases Luck by 1 point. Exchange cost: 10,000 points.

After taking a quick look, Li Chang'an was dumbfounded. The prices for the Intermediate Soul Power Fruit and Intermediate Soul Ring Fruit were still reasonable, but why was that Mental Power Fruit so expensive? One hundred thousand points—how could the system even say that with a straight face?

But what he understood even less was that Good Luck Fruit. What the hell was that? One point of Luck cost ten thousand points. Did the system take him for some rich sucker it could fleece at will?

Li Chang'an also discovered that the Soul Power values required to level up on his character panel no longer started in the hundreds, but in the thousands. For example, he was currently level twenty-four (1234/4000). This meant he would need much more Soul Power to level up in the future.

Moreover, two new categories had been added to his character panel: Mental Power (4000) and Luck (7).

Sigh, it seemed that he would have to show off even more in the future just to sustain the costs. But he did not want to keep showing off all the time. Compared to constantly showing off, he preferred constantly playing with it...

"How is it, brother?" Xiao Wu stood before Li Chang'an, looking at him with her big eyes.

"Great. Let me show you my treasure—no, I mean, let me show you my strength!" As Li Chang'an spoke, the Pangu Axe appeared in his hand. One purple and one purple-black soul ring slowly rose beneath his feet...

"Alright, alright..." Xiao Wu clapped her hands while moving far to the side. After all, Li Chang'an was about to unleash a nearly ten-thousand-year soul skill!

"Young man, how about I spar with you?" A man in green suddenly appeared beside Li Chang'an, his tone carrying a hint of surprise.

The man was rather tall and slender, though he was not as brawny as Er Ming. Yet the feeling he gave Li Chang'an was far more terrifying than Er Ming's.

Li Chang'an looked at Xiao Wu with a questioning expression. Xiao Wu was also slightly surprised. Da Ming usually cultivated in the lake, so why had he suddenly come out today?

"Don't worry. You're Sister Xiao Wu's new friend, so I won't hurt you. I'm merely curious. My name is Da Ming, and Er Ming is my younger brother." With one hand behind his back, Da Ming introduced himself directly.

Only then did Li Chang'an reveal an expression of sudden realization and say, "Please enlighten me, Senior!"

Da Ming smiled and nodded. Without making any movement at all, he simply stood there with his hands behind his back, signaling for Li Chang'an to begin.

Li Chang'an was not annoyed. After all, this was a true powerhouse. His second soul ring immediately lit up, its purple-black radiance illuminating his figure...

Second Soul Skill, Thunder Crescent Slash!

The originally glossy black Pangu Axe was instantly covered in a layer of blue light. From a distance, it looked as though the Pangu Axe had been wrapped in lightning.