First Soul Skill: Nijia Mask!

First Soul Skill: Nijia Mask!

Within Sunset Forest, a beautiful woman and a young boy wandered through the woods.

A Yin's Blue Silver Emperor could communicate with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass. As their emperor, she was the sky above all Blue Silver Grass.

With the Blue Silver Grass acting as scouts, the two quickly found that century-old soul beast.

It was a giant ape with a dark attribute.

Its entire body was pitch-black, covered in thick fur. It howled as its cries echoed through the forest.

"Little Xu Xin, wait for your sister."

As A Yin spoke, a brilliant blue radiance coiled around her body, fully revealing the aura of a Soul Emperor.

The holy aura of the Blue Silver Emperor slowly rose from beneath her feet.

A thick stalk of Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The vines shot toward the black ape.

The vines darted through the woods as though they could track it. The instant the black ape swung onto a tree, it was bound by the Blue Silver Grass.

With a thought from A Yin, the thick Blue Silver Grass dragged the black ape before the two of them.

"S-So powerful!"

This binding was incomparably stronger than Tang San's. A Yin had not even used any soul skill.

She could bind it just by controlling Blue Silver Grass. Yet that idiot Tang San had made Binding his First Soul Skill. Just as expected of a disciple taught by a theory master—even the way he absorbed Soul Rings was so unconventional.

The ape howled as it looked pleadingly at A Yin.

A Yin turned away, refusing to look at the ape. As a soul beast herself, she could naturally see the plea in its eyes.

Xu Xin sensed that something was wrong and immediately said, "Sister A Yin, drag the soul beast behind that tree. I can kill it myself."

A Yin said nothing. She controlled the Blue Silver Grass and dragged the ape behind the tree.

Xu Xin stopped dwelling on it. Walking behind the tree, he drew his dagger and stabbed it forcefully into the black-furred ape's neck.

Rip!

Blood sprayed out, splattering Xu Xin's face.

"Ptooey! Ptooey!"

After spitting twice, a yellow Soul Ring began to emerge above the black-furred ape's corpse.

Xu Xin reached out and touched it curiously. So this was a Soul Ring.

It really was rather miraculous.

He had somehow transmigrated here and learned that this was Douluo Continent. When he awakened his martial soul, his burning ambition had finally taken its first step.

Absorbing a Soul Ring now was the second step.

Composing himself, Xu Xin adjusted his mindset and began guiding the Soul Ring onto his Tara Mask.

Back in Ghost Shadow Village, Xu Xin had asked the villagers who had awakened shadow martial souls for advice and learned some things.

He knew how to absorb a Soul Ring.

Very soon, guided by Xu Xin, the yellow Soul Ring slowly settled around his martial soul.

With a crack.

As the Soul Ring completely shrank down, it felt as though the shackles within Xu Xin's body had broken apart.

His Soul Power, originally at level 10, had now reached level 12!

He could already be considered a Soul Master.

Xu Xin felt fantastic, his entire body brimming with strength.

"Sister A Yin, I'm done absorbing it!"

Xu Xin walked up to A Yin with a broad grin, speaking happily.

"It's good that you absorbed it." A Yin said nothing more, merely looking at Xu Xin gently.

Sensing that something was off with A Yin, Xu Xin did not know how to comfort her.

She was a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor. Killing soul beasts must have been painful for her.

"Little Xu Xin, tell me—why must we hunt soul beasts?"

A Yin looked around, feeling everything within Sunset Forest as a wave of sorrow welled up inside her.

"Sister A Yin, I'm only a child. I don't understand these things."

"But I do know that only by becoming powerful can we possibly change everything."

Xu Xin held A Yin's hand as he spoke softly.

He knew what A Yin was thinking, but this was simply how the strong preyed upon the weak. If one wanted to change it, one had to become strong enough.

Powerful enough to decide life and death with a single word, powerful enough that no one dared call themselves supreme.

"True enough. What could a little brat like you possibly understand?"

"Come, show me your First Soul Skill."

A Yin sighed, immediately adjusted her mindset, and secretly swore that she would become even stronger.

Seeing that A Yin seemed better, Xu Xin was relieved.

"Alright, Sister A Yin, watch closely."

"First Soul Skill: Nijia Mask!"

As Xu Xin's words fell, his martial soul, the Tara Mask, floated into the air, while a yellow Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet.

The entire mask trembled, and an invisible ripple of light pulsed outward.

Black energy gathered around the Tara Mask. Gradually, the black mist dispersed, revealing a pale red mask, uglier than the Tara Mask.

The mask had two yellow horns, a pointed mouth, and sharp fangs. It looked utterly ferocious.

The Nijia Mask appeared and slowly descended into Xu Xin's hand.

"That's it?"

"You only summoned a mask? There aren't any other effects?"

A Yin stared at the incomparably savage mask in Xu Xin's hand and spoke in surprise.

Then wasn't this martial soul kind of useless?

"Sister A Yin, keep watching."

As Xu Xin spoke, he put the Nijia Mask in his hand onto his face.

In an instant, a dark aura enveloped Xu Xin. Darkness seemed to seep from every inch of his body, as though he were a demon that had crawled out of hell.

A Yin instinctively retreated several steps. This aura was terrifying beyond belief.

"Come forth, my Ghost Shadow Legion!"

Xu Xin raised a hand, and the surroundings around him and A Yin began to shift. Ten Ghost Shadow Soldiers emerged from the ground and respectfully knelt there.

These were the most ordinary Ghost Shadow Soldiers—the Ninja Soldiers.

They were also the troop type of the Nijia Mask.

The current Xu Xin could only summon ten of them!

A Yin backed away in fright. Xu Xin immediately raised his hand, and the ten Ghost Shadow Soldiers promptly moved forward to support her.

A Yin panicked even more and immediately broke free from them.

"Little Xu Xin, what is going on?"

A Yin quickly came to Xu Xin's side, her voice trembling slightly.

"Sister A Yin, don't be afraid. This is the effect of my First Soul Skill."

"They are all my subordinates. You can call them Ninja Soldiers."

"They are absolutely loyal to me."

Xu Xin gave A Yin a rough explanation.

Upon hearing this, A Yin finally relaxed a little.

From the way she looked, it was obvious she had never encountered anything like this before. Otherwise, she would have attacked and destroyed them long ago.

Seeing how respectful they were, A Yin was no longer so afraid.

"Little Xu Xin, what can they do?"

It was A Yin's first time seeing such a miraculous martial soul and soul skill.

"You, demonstrate!" Even Xu Xin's voice had changed, carrying a heavy echo that sounded deep and terrifying.

Having received their orders, the Ninja Soldiers somehow produced throwing darts and hurled them at the large tree opposite them.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

The darts pierced deeply into the tree trunk.

Then, they produced a large pile of weapons: katanas, staffs...

The next moment, the Ninja Soldiers vanished.

A Yin's shadow stirred, and the Ninja Soldiers crawled out from within it.

They then respectfully knelt before Xu Xin.

"Sister A Yin, these Ninja Soldiers possess great combat strength and agile speed, along with all kinds of spy and assassin abilities."

"Of course, aside from that, they are absolutely loyal and know all kinds of tactics."

"In short, they're very strong!"

Xu Xin chuckled and waved his hand. The ten Ninja Soldiers vanished.

"But I felt their strength was probably around level 12."

"They weren't especially strong."

A Yin spoke calmly, as if they were not all that impressive.

"That's only natural. But they'll grow stronger as my level rises."