Holy Light Crystal

"Oh, right, this is for nourishing your body. After I sent you to the infirmary earlier, I heard the teacher who treated you say this would help your body. I happened to have some, so I came back to get it, and just as I ran into you returning," Lu Wanwan handed over the item in her hand.

It was a small stone, about the size of a coin, with a smooth, unmarked surface. Its dull, unremarkable appearance gave no clue as to how it differed from any ordinary stone.

As a Soul Master, especially Huo Yuhao, whose Martial Soul was the Spirit Eyes with a spiritual attribute, he immediately recognized it wasn't simple.

Most people might have been fooled by its appearance, but as soon as Huo Yuhao activated his Martial Soul, he discovered the soul power fluctuations emanating from the stone were far stronger than those from the pills he'd taken earlier.

Huo Yuxi couldn't tell, but the Soul Devouring Spider could.

The moment the stone appeared, it quickly emerged from her Sea of Consciousness, drooling and wanting to jump towards it.

Although Huo Yuxi didn't know what it was, seeing the Soul Devouring Spider's reaction told her it was no ordinary item, and she couldn't let it act recklessly.

She reached out, grabbed its spider leg, and pulled it back, muttering, "Spider-Spider, don't mess around. That belongs to someone else."

'But she gave it to you,' the Soul Devouring Spider retorted. In its view, since Lu Wanwan gave it to Huo Yuxi, it was Huo Yuxi's. Its things were Xi Xi's, and Xi Xi's things could also be its.

Therefore, this item was essentially its, no problem. Moreover, it was going to be used on Huo Yuxi, making it even more justifiable.

"We can't just accept other people's things. Seeing you, I know it's very precious, and we don't have anything of equal value to give in return."

"If you want it, I'll find something else for you, or I'll work hard and buy you something later. Anyway, I can't accept it now."

'King of Empty Promises.' The Soul Devouring Spider instantly deflated. 'You can't buy this even with money.'

It really felt like crying. Since its awakening, it hadn't seen many good things. For Huo Yuxi's sake, it even had to absorb those evil and filthy soul powers.

Now, it had finally found something it liked, and it was about to get its hands on it, only to be told it couldn't take it.

What was the difference between this and being a gentleman like Liu Xiahui?

The Soul Devouring Spider reverted to its spider doll form, sealed its five senses, and sulked, squatting in a corner. Huo Yuxi hugged it, feeling very conflicted.

Two little figures were fighting in her mind: one supported accepting it, while the other argued that the item was too valuable, and the favor would be hard to repay.

She looked at the Soul Devouring Spider's dejected state and said, "Thank you, Wanwan. This item is very important to me right now, so I won't be polite. When you want something later, I'll give it back to you."

Back in the dormitory, Huo Yuxi found that Xiao Xiao wasn't there either. She found it strange, as she hadn't seen Luo Ling earlier. Usually, Luo Ling would be with Lu Wanwan.

The bloodstains on her body had dried. Not only did they smell bad, but she also felt very uncomfortable.

Her external injuries had already been healed. She found some clothes and went to the bathroom to shower. When she returned to the dormitory, she found that the Soul Devouring Spider had resumed its normal form.

"Spider-Spider."

Huo Yuxi sat on the bed and took out the ordinary-looking stone. "Don't be sad anymore. Look, what is this?"

This scene was a bit strange. Only the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, with their hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, possessed human-like intelligence. The Soul Devouring Spider, as a Martial Soul, not only had sentience and could communicate with people but also had its own emotions.

However, Huo Yuxi didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She looked at the little spider with its backside facing her and helplessly reached out to pick it up.

"It's that stone you liked," Huo Yuxi patiently coaxed. "I got it back for you."

"Don't be angry anymore. I didn't want you to take it because it's too precious. It must have been very difficult for Wanwan to obtain it."

'Then why did you take it back?' The Soul Devouring Spider opened one eye, secretly glanced at Huo Yuxi, and pretended to be indifferent.

"Because you like it," Huo Yuxi stuffed the stone into its embrace. "The favor I owe Wanwan, I'll find a way to repay it later. Your happiness is more important."

The Soul Devouring Spider then felt a bit happier. 'This is a Holy Light Crystal. It's formed when a Holy Light Stone undergoes the baptism of sunlight.'

'It's an important material for making healing pills, and its emitted light has a certain suppressive effect on dark-attribute Soul Beasts and Evil Soul Masters.'

'Holy Light Stones are already rare. Out of ten thousand, only one or two can form a Holy Light Crystal. Pretty rare, right!'

As it spoke, a blue-purple soul power surged from its body, shattering the stone layer resembling mold on the outside of the stone. The crystal inside revealed a dazzling white-gold light.

Huo Yuxi's first impression upon seeing this light was warmth, a bit inexplicable, but she couldn't explain it.

'My power leans towards the dark attribute, originally, within your body...' The Soul Devouring Spider's explanation stopped as it thought of something, abruptly changing the subject. 'Quick, quick, let's start now!'

"Come on." Huo Yuxi indeed didn't notice its earlier words. She casually swept the broken stone fragments into the trash can and then crossed her legs, sitting on the bed.

The Soul Devouring Spider released the soul body that Huo Yuxi had dug out earlier. It had been sealed before, and now that it was released, it dared not move rashly.

"Spider-Spider, what is this, and what do I need to do?" If it weren't for the Soul Devouring Spider releasing it, Huo Yuxi would have forgotten its existence.

'This is the soul body of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. I don't know any more specifics. The reason I could sense it that day was because its aura was related to me.'

Speaking of this, the Soul Devouring Spider raised a leg and scratched its head. Its intelligence only went this far, and it couldn't figure it out.

'Forget it, forget it, let's not dwell on it. Let's begin.'

Huo Yuxi watched the ball of light float in front of her. She really couldn't tell it was a soul body, but she still asked, "Spider-Spider, will it hurt it?"

'No, it's just borrowing its power. At most, it will make it a bit weaker.' Feeling that the words might be ambiguous, it added, 'It gained much more value in your Sea of Consciousness than this bit of power, so you don't need to feel guilty.'

As if afraid Huo Yuxi would give up, the small ball of light anxiously swayed back and forth.

"Alright, then let's begin."

Huo Yuxi reached out and cupped the ball of light, her deer-like eyes tightly closed, her entire body relaxing as she awaited the Soul Devouring Spider's operation.

Under the Soul Devouring Spider's control, the Holy Light Crystal also slowly descended into Huo Yuxi's palm, lying quietly with the small ball of light.

Huo Yuxi's body seemed to receive some kind of guidance, and a faint golden energy flowed out from within her, beginning to rotate around the Holy Light Crystal and the small ball of light.

Where she couldn't see, the Soul Devouring Spider, observing everything, looked at the goddess statue within her Sea of Consciousness and slowly bowed.

It extended a spider leg, controlling those energies to enter Huo Yuxi's body, repairing her body's spiritual meridians.

Huo Yuxi's body was too weak. This repair could only restore her body to half of its previous healthy state; there was no way to completely cure it.

Originally, the aura of this soul body was closely related to the Soul Devouring Spider, and it had planned to absorb it directly later. It hadn't expected the divine maiden statue to suddenly tell it that borrowing its power could repair Huo Yuxi's body.

However, this method could only be used once. If it were used again, Huo Yuxi's body would collapse.