Soul Spirit Mutation

"Brother Xuan! Why do I feel all tingly?"

After Tang Wulin walked over, he asked Lin Xuan in confusion.

"The Thousand-Year Demon Lion's spiritual power was absorbed by you just now. Your Soul Spirit is about to undergo Spirit Ascension. Let's get out first! The Spirit Ascension Platform can only accumulate spiritual power; it can't complete Spirit Ascension."

Lin Xuan smiled slightly as he spoke. He had originally thought Spirit Ascension could also be completed inside the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Only later did he realize that he had overestimated the Spirit Ascension Platform. After all, this was merely a half-virtual, half-real world, and their bodies weren't real.

"Mm!"

Tang Wulin nodded, pressed the metal Distress Beacon, and vanished from the spot.

"Hahaha! Then I'll leave too. I have to get out and properly mock Xie Xie and Yang Zi, those two weaklings."

Wang Jinxi also chose to leave. After fighting such a major battle, he was tired as well.

"Xiaoyan, how much longer will you need?"

Lin Xuan restrained the spiritual power stirring restlessly within him and asked Xu Xiaoyan.

"Another half an hour."

Xu Xiaoyan replied.

"Then let's sit for a while."

Lin Xuan put one arm around Xu Xiaoyan and lightly leaped onto the nearby tree. The two sat on a branch, quietly watching the stars glittering in the sky.

The spiritual power they had accumulated was already enough. With only this much time left, he couldn't be bothered to look for more soul beasts.

"Lin Xuan, you're amazing!"

Xu Xiaoyan leaned against the tree, propping her head up with one hand as she looked at Lin Xuan beside her. Her eyes were filled with admiration and longing.

The elegance of Lin Xuan's sword strike just now had been etched firmly into her mind. At that moment, Xu Xiaoyan had felt as if her heart had stopped beating.

"Am I? I'm just an ordinary person. I'm still a long way from becoming a true powerhouse."

Lin Xuan shook his head with a smile, his gaze distant.

Even a Titled Douluo would become nothing more than an insignificant chess piece in a dozen years. This plane belonged neither to soul beasts nor to humans. It was merely in the hands of certain people.

Whether it was the several-thousand-year war against the Abyss or the millions who would be reduced to ashes when Shrek City was destroyed in the future, they were all merely cold numbers in the eyes of others.

Only strength was the bargaining chip that allowed Lin Xuan to control his own future. That was also why he would use any means necessary to improve his strength.

What did the Spirit Pagoda matter? What did the Tang Sect matter? As long as they could rapidly help him increase his strength, there was no difference between them to him.

If he truly found himself with nowhere else to turn, the Holy Spirit Cult and the Abyss Plane were not impossible options either. Lin Xuan had no so-called sense of belonging toward them. They were nothing more than tools.

Xu Xiaoyan looked at the distracted Lin Xuan. There was a melancholy air about him that he normally lacked. She didn't know what she had thought of, but her face reddened slightly.

"Clang!"

A sound rang out, bringing Lin Xuan back to his senses.

"Why are you still here?"

Lin Xuan glanced at Gu Yue, who had leaped up, raised an eyebrow, and asked in surprise. He had thought Gu Yue had already left with Tang Wulin and the others.

"Hmph! Can't I... can't I chat with her?"

Gu Yue snorted coldly and looked at Xu Xiaoyan beside Lin Xuan. In truth, she didn't know why she had inexplicably stayed behind.

Lin Xuan: ...

You can't even remember her name, and you want to chat?

Gu Yue pretended not to notice Lin Xuan's look. She walked over, shoved Lin Xuan aside, and sat down beside Xu Xiaoyan.

"Hehe! Sister Gu Yue, thanks for earlier!"

Xu Xiaoyan thanked Gu Yue. Compared to Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan was much more straightforward.

"Mm! It was what I should have done."

Gu Yue nodded and replied in a slightly stiff tone.

With high emotional intelligence, everything the great lord said was wise and profound. With low emotional intelligence, the great lord simply didn't know how to chat.

Fortunately, Xu Xiaoyan was a skilled conversationalist and somehow managed to get the topic going.

Lin Xuan glanced at the two of them as their conversation gradually grew livelier and shrugged.

All right. They can chat after all.

After leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform, Lin Xuan didn't choose to undergo Spirit Ascension at the Spirit Pagoda. Instead, he returned directly to the academy.

Although Lin Xuan didn't know what that strand of golden spiritual power was, the heat it brought was extraordinary. He felt that it was probably no ordinary thing.

If the Spirit Pagoda's staff discovered something unusual during the Spirit Ascension process, they might fleece him—or even seize him and cut him open for examination.

After all, the Spirit Pagoda had plenty of secret experiments. It seemed that, in the original story, it even cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult.

Eastsea Academy.

Lin Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground. The Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo radiated a faint yellow glow, its azure leaves swaying in the air.

The strands of spiritual power from the Spirit Ascension Platform were absorbed one after another. Among them, a golden streak of light like flowing flame quietly climbed up the stalk of the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo.

As time passed, the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo trembled slightly. A violet light burst from within it, and then two violet Soul Rings rose behind Lin Xuan.

Spirit Ascension complete!

Lin Xuan opened his eyes. He turned his gaze toward the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo behind him. It hadn't completed its transformation yet. The golden spiritual power from before had turned into a sphere of light that enveloped it.

After advancing to a Thousand-Year Soul Spirit, the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo's originally feeble consciousness had grown considerably.

Just now, the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo had conveyed information about the golden spiritual power to him. It was the Bloodline Peculiar Strength of a mutated soul beast, and it was currently absorbing that power.

Taking advantage of this interval, Lin Xuan organized the changes in his two soul skills after his Soul Spirit advanced to a thousand years.

First was the first soul skill, Azure Leaf Sword Formation. Its area of effect was no longer restricted; it now depended entirely on how much Soul Power Lin Xuan invested. With his current twenty-three levels of Soul Power, he could expand it to a maximum range of forty meters.

Moreover, the Azure Leaf Sword Formation had gained another effect. Within its range, the damage of sword qi increased by thirty percent.

As for the second soul skill, Peerless Sword Dance, its basic speed and attack increases had reached double. It had also gained an additional Soul Devouring effect.

Whenever he attacked an enemy, it would extract some energy from the enemy's body to increase Peerless Sword Dance's enhancement. The increase could reach a maximum of double. Once it reached its limit, any excess energy extracted would be used to extend Peerless Sword Dance's duration.

Lin Xuan was quite satisfied with the improvement to his soul skills, especially the Soul Devouring effect, which greatly increased his ability to fight continuously.

At least now he wouldn't be like before when facing a Mecha, able to act only as a three-second man.

A long while later, the golden sphere of light dispersed, and the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo appeared before Lin Xuan once more.

The Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo was now considerably taller than before. What caught Lin Xuan's attention even more, however, were the strands of golden Cloud Pattern that had appeared across it.

The golden Cloud Pattern resembled flowing golden flames, winding along the stalk of the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo and adding a touch of mystery and nobility.

The leaves of the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo quivered slightly. A thought was transmitted into Lin Xuan's mind, and a trace of delight appeared on his face.

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