First Soul Skill, Mental Control!

Absorbing the Soul Ring was not as difficult as imagined. After what was not a very long time, the absorption was complete, and his soul power went straight to level eleven, with even a little left over.

Han Yu could feel that it would not be long before he broke through to level twelve.

A slightly deep-yellow Soul Ring rose from beneath Han Yu's feet, giving off the aura of a hundred-year Soul Ring.

"So it's actually not the Snow Demon's Mental Tremor, but it turned into Mental Control instead?"

Han Yu was somewhat pleasantly surprised. His First Soul Skill, Mental Control, was activated through the Sharingan. By locking eyes with an enemy and seizing their mind, he could instantly control any enemy whose Spiritual Power did not exceed his own.

The duration of control depended on the opponent's strength.

Han Yu made an estimate. His current Spiritual Power was equal to that of an ordinary Soul Elder. If he controlled someone at the Soul Elder level, he might only be able to hold them for a few seconds.

But that was enough. A few seconds were enough for him to deliver a killing blow. There was just one drawback: it had to be activated at close range.

"Ding! System awakening. Congratulations, host, for breaking through to Soul Master. You have obtained one White-Grade Treasure Chest. Please choose!"

"Choice one: Innate Soul Power level increases by two levels. This option will only appear once and will not appear again in the future."

"Choice two: Current soul power increases by ten levels. This will cause slight instability in your soul power, and you will be unable to increase your soul power for half a year."

"Choice three: Reward, B-rank ninjutsu Shadow Clone Technique. You may use soul power to create physical clones with all the abilities of the main body. After the choice is made, the system will fall dormant again!"

"The rewards this time are pretty generous. The first one raises my Innate Soul Power by two levels, which is quite good for the current me."

"For long-term development, the first choice is the most suitable. Raising it by two levels would bring my Innate Soul Power to the level of seven and a half."

"Choice two can quickly raise my soul power, even let me obtain a Soul Ring right away, but it isn't very suitable for me right now. No improvement for half a year is unacceptable."

"And it wouldn't be easy to explain things to teacher, either. As for the third reward, the Shadow Clone Technique is extremely powerful. Although it can't immediately increase my combat strength, choosing the Shadow Clone Technique will make developing skills later on very simple. What exactly should I choose?"

Han Yu's heart stirred, and his difficulty making choices flared up. In truth, all three options were quite good, covering potential, level, and offensive methods.

However, what he currently lacked most was combat-related skills. Why not try choosing the third?

"It's decided, then. System, I choose three!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for choosing option three. You have obtained the Shadow Clone Technique."

"Shadow Clone Technique: Use soul power to create physical clones. The clones evenly divide the main body's soul power, possess consciousness independent of the main body and a certain ability to withstand attacks. After being dispelled, the clone's memories and experience will return to the main body."

"The Shadow Clone Technique is mine."

Han Yu's heart stirred, his eyes full of intense joy. At this moment, he felt that the first and second choices were both trash; neither was as sweet as the Shadow Clone Technique.

"With my current strength, splitting off one clone shouldn't be too difficult. From now on, when I train combat techniques, it'll be double the cultivation speed."

After the reward selection was completed, the system had already fallen dormant!

As for this shoddy system, Han Yu really did not know what to say.

Fortunately, what he got this time was pretty good. Next, his strength would also increase even faster, and in terms of combat, he would have more tricks to use.

Shadow clones could attack and had a certain ability to take hits. Paired with the main body, they could do quite a lot of things.

The only problem was that they would evenly divide the soul power in his body, making his already limited soul power even worse off. Thankfully, his skills were of the mental type.

At this, Han Yu also let out a slight breath of relief.

"Next, it's time to find a soul beast to practice on!"

After obtaining his First Soul Skill, Han Yu was eager to test its power.

He casually felt around the Snow Demon's corpse a few times. As expected, no Soul Bone appeared.

Han Yu smiled indifferently. He had not held out any hope for that anyway, and turned to walk out of the cave.

Outside the cave, the temperature was slightly lower. Han Yu pulled up the hood on his cotton coat.

"I can't look for a mental-type one. I'll find a power-type soul beast to test it on."

Han Yu continued forward, leaving pairs of small footprints in the snow-covered ground, but they were quickly swallowed by the wind and snow, leaving no trace behind.

"Roar!"

After walking for a short while, a massive creature appeared in Han Yu's eyes not far ahead.

It was a tiger-like soul beast, about three or four meters long. Its entire body was snow-white, without the slightest trace of any other color, except for its tail, which bore eight black stripes.

"It's a White Ice Tiger. Looks like it has around eight hundred years of cultivation."

A sharp light flashed in Han Yu's eyes. This soul beast was perfect for testing the power of Mental Control.

Roar!

The White Ice Tiger also discovered Han Yu's trail. It stared at him with hostility, its hind legs pressing slightly backward, and in an instant, it pounced toward Han Yu.

"So fast!"

Clang!

Han Yu did not dare to be careless. The scarlet Sharingan instantly appeared, giving off a cold aura.

"Under these eyes, nothing about you can escape. My eyes have already seen another world!"

Han Yu grinned. Under his powerful insight, the White Ice Tiger's speed had already become extremely slow in his eyes.

The Tachi appeared in his hand. As soul power poured into it, blazing white light filled the entire blade.

Facing the White Ice Tiger's fierce pounce, Han Yu merely leaped and dodged its attack.

The White Ice Tiger's enormous strength blasted a huge snow pit into the snowy ground, showing just how powerful its attack was.

Seeing this, Han Yu's gaze tightened slightly, and he looked at the White Ice Tiger with full vigilance.

When its attack missed, the White Ice Tiger did not care in the slightest. It shook its head and let out a roar at Han Yu.

"Little tiger, what are you yelling for? Take this!"

The next moment, Han Yu's figure vanished from where he stood and abruptly appeared in front of the White Ice Tiger.

The White Ice Tiger froze, as if it had not expected Han Yu to be this fast.

Clang!

"Good chance. Mental Control!"

Han Yu widened his eyes, and the scarlet Sharingan spun wildly. A powerful mental force swiftly struck the White Ice Tiger.

The White Ice Tiger's body stiffened, and then its face filled with confusion.

"It worked!"

Pfft!

The Tachi in his hand mercilessly slashed toward the White Ice Tiger's waist. The blade light turned into a slash, leaving a huge wound on the White Ice Tiger's body.

Blood immediately gushed out like a ruptured water bag.

But in just an instant, it was frozen by the cold air, turning into a work of art like an ice sculpture.

The corner of Han Yu's mouth twitched. Did this count as stopping the bleeding in a roundabout way?

Afterward, Han Yu swung his blade again, slashing directly toward the White Ice Tiger's head.

Crack!

The White Ice Tiger's head and body were instantly separated. It fell onto the snowy ground, rolled a few times, then came to an abrupt stop. A deep-yellow Soul Ring slowly emerged.

There was no obstruction at all. Under the enhancement of soul power, the Tachi had become extremely sharp and simply could not bring him even the slightest resistance.

"It's truly too powerful!"