First Spirit Skill

Level 18 Spirit Master!

Xu Xiao had not expected his Soul Power to surge so dramatically after absorbing the spirit ring.

"Congratulations, Lord, on your great increase in cultivation. The day you conquer the continent is just around the corner!" Xiao He stepped forward and said.

Xiang Yu said nothing. He merely stood silently at the side, standing guard for Xu Xiao.

"Xiao He, what is the current situation in the Sun Moon Empire?" Xu Xiao asked as Xiao He helped him to his feet.

"Lord, your foresight was indeed divine. Xu Tianxiong has been negotiating terms with the Holy Cult these past few days, but..."

"But what?"

"But the Holy Cult's demands are far too harsh. They likely will not cooperate anytime soon," Xiao He answered.

"Hmph! That fool Xu Tianxiong, who bites the hand that feeds him, is not completely beyond saving after all," Xu Xiao said disdainfully.

"Does the empire have anyone I can use?"

Xiao He hesitated before speaking:

"At present, the empire is divided into three factions: the peace faction led by the emperor, the war faction led by Xu Tianxiong, and the neutral faction led by Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen."

"I believe we can begin with Jing Hongchen. He has a grandson and granddaughter whom he dotes on greatly, both around three years old. He has an obvious weakness."

Xu Xiao nodded, then shook his head as he said:

"His grandson and granddaughter are too young, so they are difficult to approach for now. To win over someone like Jing Hongchen, we can only promise him benefits related to Soul Tools."

"He is already a Level 93 Title Douluo. Naturally, he considers his family before the Sun Moon Empire. As one of the top three Rank 9 Spirit Craftsmen, he has the right to do so."

Xiao He agreed.

"Unfortunately, everyone who has tried to win him over can offer nothing beyond empty promises."

Xu Xiao had also considered taking Jing Hongchen as his master, but he ultimately gave up on the idea.

What set him apart from those other transmigrators was that he was destined to become emperor!

The loyalty of a character from the plot was nowhere near that of someone he had summoned himself. In six years, his side would have at least a dozen Title Douluo.

If he was lucky, they might even gain the combat strength of a Limit Douluo.

Of course, an even better way to win him over would be to summon a Level 10 Spirit Craftsman. Jing Hongchen's attitude toward Kong Deming, a quasi-Level 10 Spirit Craftsman, made that clear.

"Lord, now would be a good time to test your First Spirit Skill..." Seeing that Xu Xiao had not tried it after his breakthrough, Xiang Yu kindly reminded him.

Coming back to his senses, Xu Xiao remembered that he had yet to test his First Spirit Skill.

"Blue Silver Entanglement! Ah, no."

"First Spirit Skill, World Burning Flame Prison!"

Within a twenty-meter radius, the surroundings instantly transformed into a fiery hell formed from Extreme Fire!

Xiang Yu carefully sensed it and discovered that this spirit skill was terrifying. Not only was it a Domain Skill, it even exerted a faint suppressive effect on him despite his Title Douluo cultivation.

"My First Spirit Skill can ignore an opponent's cultivation below God-tier and reduce their attack, defense, and speed by ten percent."

"If their Soul Power is no more than twenty levels higher than mine, the reduction doubles! It can also inflict effects such as poisoning or disorientation, while increasing all my own attributes by one hundred percent!"

After hearing this, Xiang Yu pondered for a moment before saying:

"Lord, your current strength is comparable to that of a high-level Spirit King!"

Xu Xiao knew that this assessment included all of his methods, including his Double Pupils!

His cultivation had advanced too quickly recently. Although his foundation was solid, he still needed time to adapt to his strength.

"Lord, do you wish to adapt to your power, but lack an opponent who can attack you without restraint?" Seeing Xu Xiao deep in thought, Xiao He asked.

"Do you have a way?"

Xu Xiao looked at the strategist of his current team.

"Lord, you may not know this, but although my martial soul possesses the Space Attribute, its greater functions lie in Space Shift, storage, and summoning!"

"I can summon a group of powerful figures recorded within the bamboo slips for you, but you must be prepared."

"Because their methods are extremely varied, and they differ greatly from the spirit masters of the Douluo Continent!"

Xu Xiao nodded. He was ready.

Xiao He did not summon those people. Instead, he directly shifted Xu Xiao into his Bamboo Slip World!

His summoning merely pulled enemies into the bamboo slips before summoning figures within them to fight. Xu Xiao had almost thought there was another person like himself. Would that not have been exploiting a bug?

It was a place filled with nothing but blankness.

White as far as the eye could see! Xu Xiao was instantly startled by his surroundings when he appeared here.

He guessed that this might be Xiao He's Ninth Spirit Skill. If it were not limited to pulling in no more than three people of the same level at a time, it would be comparable to Electrolux's Undead Plane!

He noticed other colors appearing in the white world ahead.

Five crimson figures emerged. From their silhouettes, Xu Xiao could tell that they had once been soldiers of the Han Dynasty.

Out of curiosity, he sensed them and found that all of them possessed Spirit King-level combat strength!

"Now this is getting interesting!"

Xu Xiao had not expected Xiao He to be so capable as to summon soldiers from that era who had experienced countless wars.

Although they had no spirit rings, their combat strength was undeniably that of Spirit Kings!

If he had to describe them, these five figures, whose outlines were all he could make out, could be considered martial soul masters of the Body Sect. Casting aside all distractions, Xu Xiao immediately unleashed his First Spirit Skill, World-Burning Flame Prison!

But those five figures had already charged to within close range of Xu Xiao!

What astonishing speed!

As he dodged, Xu Xiao thought about how to defeat them. He could see it now—these soldiers were all well-rounded fighters!

Xiao He truly thought highly of him! Before he could even activate his Double Pupils Ability, he barely dodged a gust from one punch and blocked the force of another.

Yet attacks from the other three directions struck the weak points of Xu Xiao's body. He was instantly beaten to death, beaten alive with no chance of survival.

When Xu Xiao opened his eyes again, he was back in this space, his spirit somewhat listless.

After calculating it, he realized that he could not die more than ten times here in a day. He could endure for so long only because of the Spiritual Power granted by his Double Pupils!

An ordinary spirit master who was pulled in would truly be devoured by the space and die after being beaten to death just once!

Death after death seemed to push Xu Xiao's spirit to its limit. He knew that Xiao He had already controlled the Spiritual Power drain to its lowest level.

After all, Xiao He was his subject. If this Ninth Spirit Skill were used on any Title Douluo who did not specialize in Spiritual Power, they would have died miserably long ago!

Each time Xu Xiao opened his eyes, his bodily injuries would be healed, but he would still feel a wave of mental exhaustion.

The attacks of these five Han soldiers became increasingly tricky. In the previous round, one of them had nearly smashed that part of him apart!

Fortunately, he reacted in time and blocked it.

And so, Xu Xiao began undergoing trial after trial of life and death in this place!

"First Spirit Skill, World Burning Flame Prison!"

Within the domain, one soldier finally failed to hold on after Xu Xiao seized his weakness!

Without hesitation, Xu Xiao smashed his fist into the man's temple!

However, before he could rejoice, the fierce attacks of the others completely swallowed him.