The Soul Hall's First Player
Chapter 230

Hao Yunqi's Rise!

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Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er exchanged a glance.

Xiao Xun'er smiled and said, "Junior brother, you can decide your own opportunities. Thank you for your hard work along the way. If you need anything, just tell me and I will help you."

Yang Shan had experience dealing with Soul Body in his previous life.

Many Dou Zun level experts possess a certain level of Soul Strength.

Even if the physical body is destroyed, the soul can continue to live as long as the time for death has not come.

However, their strength will also drop sharply.

It's roughly at the Dou Emperor level.

After all, not everyone can be like Venerable Yao, possessing the combat power of Dou Zong before his soul has fully recovered.

The remnant soul before us, while not pitifully weak, is roughly equivalent to the combat power of Da Dou Shi.

It is absolutely impossible for them to pose a threat to Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er.

Unless there are other contingency plans left behind by Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord here.

certainly.

In Battle Through the Heavens, there's actually a unique category of opportunity called "Possession"! If a player is possessed by an NPC's soul, there are only two possible outcomes:

One scenario is that the NPC fails to possess the player, but the player also suffers severe damage as a result, losing a certain number of levels.

Another possibility is that the NPC's attempt to possess the body failed!

However, the player successfully thwarts the NPC's plot and obtains the NPC's "legacy"! In any case, it's impossible for an NPC to successfully possess another's body.

However, there is a true "possession" between NPCs.

However, given the state of this remnant soul before him, Yang Shan could simply let it enter his body and possess him without any problem.

The Soul Strength of the Spirit Realm was enough to shred this remnant soul to pieces in an instant! But since the other party revealed that he was the remnant spirit left behind by Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord to help a destined person subdue the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, Yang Shan still had to give him some face.

So Yang Shan clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, senior."

Xiao Xun'er blinked:

"Are you truly the Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord?"

The remnant soul stands proudly:

Why should I conceal my identity?

Xiao Xun'er: "Then what is your real name?"

Yang Shan had looked up information about Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord in the library of the Jia Nan Academy.

The information states that Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord's real name is "Chen Zhanghao".

But the remnant soul's answer was:

"I am Lei Zhanghao!"

Xiao Xun'er smiled, "Junior, this remnant soul is believable."

Isn't it Chen Zhanghao?

How did it become Lei Zhanghao? But Yang Shan believed that Xiao Xun'er would never lie to him.

"Hmph, you two juniors are quite cautious. But rest assured, I have set up this opportunity for future generations!"

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul first looked at Xiao Xun'er: "Little girl, cough cough, never mind, you are Fire Attribute cultivator, this opportunity has nothing to do with you."

Although Xiao Xun'er had a secret treasure to conceal it, the original body of Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul was, after all, a Dou Zun expert who had roamed the Dou Qi Continent, and must have seen through some clues.

Xiao Xun'er didn't want to be exposed, so she used some method of telepathy to "warn" the Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul.

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul turned to look at Yang Shan:

"Boy, you actually learned my ' Wrathful Thunder Mystic Skill '. It seems you and I are indeed destined to meet!"

The Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul circled around Yang Shan, repeatedly clicking its tongue in astonishment:

"Hmm, at such a young age, he is already Dou Wang. Not only is his talent exceptional, but his foundation is also extremely solid. There is a faint wisp of purple aura surrounding him. He is a great talent and does not disgrace the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning!"

Yang Shan humbly said:

"You flatter me, senior."

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul:

"Don't use such humble words with me, young man, you should be a little more arrogant! When I was your age, I dared to go to the Flower Sect alone to snatch women! Enough of this."

The Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul pointed eastward. "Thirty miles to the east, there is a Soul Protecting Lotus, and thirty-five miles to the west, there is a Blood Essence Mystic Tree."

Yang Shan knew about the two things that Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul mentioned.

The Soul Protecting Lotus protects the soul from harm, while the Blood Essence Mystic Fruit, which grows from the Blood Essence Mystic Tree, can repair bodily injuries when consumed.

When Yang Shan triggered the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder in his previous life, he also needed to prepare several rare and precious materials to protect himself during the refining process.

In his previous life, Yang Shan had been in a terrible predicament searching for rare and precious materials.

Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord thoughtfully prepared all of these! "Those two rare and precious materials were specially prepared for you by me. They are engraved with protective formations, making them extremely difficult for even Seventh-Rank Magical Beast to break!"

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul continued:

"However, rare and precious materials are most attractive to magical beasts. Many years have passed, and these two places should be inhabited by some magical beasts. Bringing these two rare and precious materials can be considered a test for you."

"If you don't even have this much ability, then you'd better get the hell out of here!"

Xiao Xun'er frowned. "You'd better watch your words."

The Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul also lost its temper. "Little girl, don't think you're so great. I'm just a remnant soul! If you have the guts, kill me right now! Without my use of the Mystic Thunder Restraint Formation, let's see how you subdue the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning!"

It is said that before Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord passed away, he acted with exceptional domineering power in Central Plains.

Even if they are members of the Soul Hall, as long as they dare to provoke him, he will beat them without hesitation.

Now it seems the rumors were true!

Xiao Xun'er's eyes began to glow with golden light.

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul swayed for a moment. "Wait! Little girl, I was a bit harsh with my tone earlier! I was only doing this for your little lover's sake, you can't persecute good people!"

Xiao Xun'er's composed face instantly flushed red:

"What little lover? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll burn you to ashes!"

"If he's not your lover, why are you so concerned about him?"

"He's my junior; we're students at the Jia Nan Academy!"

"Jia Nan Academy? The academy that Old Mang built?"

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul thought for a moment, "That doesn't make sense! If you're a senior, you must have at least several thousand junior brothers. Why are you so nice to all of them?"

Yang Shan broke out in a cold sweat.

"My goodness! Uncle Lei, are you really that brave?"

Yang Shan quickly stepped forward to mediate. "No, no, no, senior, let it go."

Xiao Xun'er still gave Yang Shan face, and immediately stopped arguing with Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul.

Lei Zun waved his hand. "Kid, hurry up and get those two things. Your senior sister can't come with you, otherwise, it won't count as your own test."

Yang Shan looked at Xiao Xun'er with feigned concern.

Xiao Xun'er: "Junior brother, you can go without worry."

Yang Shan took out some fruit and food from his Storage Ring:

"Senior, if you're bored, grab something to eat. I'll be back as soon as possible."

Xiao Xun'er had never told Yang Shan in detail what she liked to eat.

But along the way, Yang Shan took notes on everything Xiao Xun'er said was "delicious".

[Ding! Player, please note that your actions have caused a certain emotional response from Xiao Xun'er. Xiao Xun'er's favorability +1, current favorability: 13.]

Gu Zhen are fleeting, only cunning wins hearts! Watching Yang Shan his Dou Qi Transformation Wings away, Xiao Xun'er peeled a grape and said:

"Senior."

The Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul reacted strongly:

"No! Young lady, you must have a very high status in the Ancient Clan! I cannot accept being addressed as 'senior' by you!"

Xiao Xun'er: "Senior, please don't tell my junior brother about my affairs. Also, I hope you can really help my junior brother subdue the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning."

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul:

"Your junior brother is my destined person, and I will naturally do my best to help him. With that boy's talent, he will definitely have a place in Central Plains in the future. If nothing major happens, I'm afraid I will rarely be able to go to Central Plains. Young lady, if you are willing, bring him to see me when the time comes!"

Xiao Xun'er: "Senior, with your current cultivation level, you should have plenty of lifespan. Why do you need to find a successor now?"

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul: "I only had the mentality of fighting to the death back then, so I collected some inheritances while traveling around. Since fate has brought us together, why not take one in? However, this kid's strength is too low now. If I saw him, I might not necessarily take him in."

Xiao Xun'er looked in the direction Yang Shan had left. "Don't worry, your true form will definitely take it in. If not, plenty of powerful individuals will be eager to do so!"

Xiao Xun'er kept peeling grapes.

Actually, she didn't used to eat grapes.

However, after being fed grapes by Yang Shan at the Sky Yin City Auction House, she fell in love with them.

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul watched from the side, drooling.

He is a remnant soul and does not need to eat.

But he had something to hold onto!

He really wanted to taste whether the grapes were sour or sweet!

And there's a huge pile of food next to it.

There seem to be grilled skewers and grilled fish inside! Xiao Xun'er seems quite interested in these foods.

After finishing the grapes, we started eating grilled skewers.

Pork, beef, and mutton are served in rotation.

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul only regretted that he didn't have a physical body, otherwise he would have shamelessly asked Xiao Xun'er, this junior, for something.

Judging from Xiao Xun'er's expression, these dishes must be incredibly delicious!

It's so delicious!

After Xiao Xun'er ate two skewers of grilled meat and a bowl of vegetable and potato soup, a ray of white light appeared on the horizon.

Yang Shan flew in from afar and landed steadily on the ground:

"Senior, I have not failed you!"

Yang Shan opened his hand; the Soul-Protecting Flower and the Blood Essence Mystic Fruit were already in his grasp! The Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul was stunned:

"How did you steal that, kid?"

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul was quite clear about the situation of these two rare and precious treasures.

Over there, near the Soul Protecting Lotus, stood a King of Beasts that had just entered the fifth rank.

While the Blood Essence Mystic Tree side didn't have any fifth-tier magical beasts, it did have a large pack of fourth-tier Sha Feng Dire Wolf! For a One Star Dou Wang, either side should have been a tough battle! But how long did Yang Shan take? The time it takes Xiao Xun'er to eat a meal! At most, twenty minutes! If we don't count the travel time, the battle itself probably wouldn't have taken even ten minutes! And he's done? Xiao Xun'er was very satisfied with Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul's expression. "Senior, I told you, my junior brother is very powerful."

Xiao Xun'er's words were true.

Yang Shan's current stats are definitely at the gold level, while the King of Beasts is equivalent to an NPC's purple stats, except that it has higher Qi and Blood and attack/defense attributes, but lacks a variety of Dou Technique.

Defeating a King of Beasts that has just broken through to the fifth rank is really not a difficult task.

As for the Sha Feng Dire Wolf, let's not even mention them.

These magical beasts are extremely bloodthirsty; they show no fear even when facing Dou Wang.

But being unafraid is really just being unafraid.

Yang Shan relied on his speed and destructive power of the "Tyrant Blade" technique, which was at the level of Five-Colored Word Seal.

"Kill them all!" Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul gave Yang Shan a deep look. "Good lad, it seems that not only do you have talent and foundation, but you also have a decent Dou Technique and quite shrewd combat experience!"

Yang Shan: "Senior, have I passed the test?"

The Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul said, "This is merely a test of qualification to witness the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning. The real test is to subdue the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning!"

With a flick of his hand, Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul sent a nearly transparent crystal, the size of a fingernail, flying towards Yang Shan.

[Naling]: Special item.

1. It can be used to make the most advanced Storage Ring, which even Dou Zun expert are not allowed to see.

2. It can be integrated into the body to create a special small space.

Note: The second function of the Naling is a prerequisite for subduing the Heaven and Earth Oddities.

Would any player be so extravagant as to use this as Storage Ring?

In any case, Yang Shan would not do that.

But he already has a Naling!

The Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul sent him another one? As expected of the Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord! Not only are there rare and precious materials, but even Naling has been prepared!

That's quite a generous offer! But Yang Shan couldn't help but recall the arduous days he spent running around trying to subdue the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder in his previous life.

Both are opportunities arising from unusual lightning, but the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning leads to a smooth and prosperous path.

The Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder team only provided a direction! The difference is too great.

"How incredibly unlucky was I in my past life?"

But it's okay! The bad luck of the past life has brought blessings in this life!

If the Naling of the Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul was used to store Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, then could the second Naling be used to store the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder?

It's important to know that the most overpowered technique in the original novel is the "Flame Mantra" learned by the protagonist Xiao Yan. It allows him to infinitely refine and Fused Heavenly Flame, and in the process, he can also absorb the power of those Heavenly Flames, causing his strength to skyrocket.

However, if it's just about refining and fusing the Heaven and Earth Oddities, Xiao Yan Yi isn't the only one in the Dou Qi Continent who can do it!

In the original novel, Xiao Xuan, the patriarch of the Xiao Clan, once used his own strength to forcibly store three Heavenly Flames in his body.

In his previous life, Yang Shan had heard some secrets from Tang Huo'er Tang Huo'er their interactions.

For example, Tang Huo'er's father, Tang Zhen, who controlled the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame, had also tried to subdue a second kind of Heavenly Flames.

However, he ultimately failed, mainly for two reasons: 1. His soul was not strong enough! 2. The Naling space within his body could not withstand the clash between the two Heavenly Flames.

It was because of this information that Yang Shan had a bold guess in his previous life.

If one possesses sufficiently strong Soul Strength and places multiple Naling within their body, each Naling carries a Heaven and Earth Oddities.

Is it possible to possess multiple Heaven and Earth Oddities simultaneously, even if one's strength is insufficient? For example, a type of extraordinary lightning and a type of Heavenly Flames? This was also the basis for analyzing Yang Shan's potential for "Overload" in his previous life.

And now.

He really does possess two Naling!

It seems like there really is a chance!

The Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul was unaware of the terrifying thoughts swirling in Yang Shan's mind. He beckoned to Yang Shan:

"Come on, kid, I'll show you around and let you see how to subdue the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning!"

Different Heaven and Earth Oddities require different conditions, methods, and levels of danger to subdue.

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul told Yang Shan that the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning was born in the "Crimson Tribulation Cloud," a wondrous sight in the Triple Heaven.

Occasionally, Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning strikes from the sky, forming the legendary "Red Cloud Calamity."

However, the timing of its occurrence is not fixed; it may only happen once every month or two, or it may only happen once every thirty or fifty years.

On this Ghoul Lord Mountain, there is the "Mysterious Mystic Thunder Restraint Formation" left by the Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord, which can attract and bring down Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning.

It can also temporarily seal off the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning on Ghoul Lord Mountain for half an hour.

What Yang Shan needed to do was to touch the origin of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning within half an hour and put it into the Naling.

The difficulty lies in the fact that the speed of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning is even faster than that of the Strange Wind, and when it is still, its light is completely contained, without any fluctuation.

This is the origin of the name "Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning".

Playing a chase game with Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning is almost impossible even for Wind Attribute Dou Zun without using extremely powerful restrictive methods.

Not only that, Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning will also attack on their own! If you are killed by Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning during a chase, then there is naturally no way to subdue it.

"If you can reach the origin of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, I can transform the binding array into a refining array to help you refine and subdue it!"

[Ding! Player, please note that you have triggered the final stage of refining "Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning". If the refinement fails, you will be deducted 300,000 experience points. You can choose not to proceed with the final stage.]

Yang Shan: "Senior, may I come back to subdue it later?"

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul smiled knowingly:

"Of course, but kid, you should know that when I first saw this Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, it had only just begun to condense a trace of its origin. The longer it takes, the stronger it will become. If it develops even a sliver of intelligence, it will be able to roam freely across the sky with the Crimson Tribulation Cloud. At that point, who knows where it will go? This great formation will be useless."

Yang Shan thought for a moment, "Senior, I just learned about the refining and subduing process. Could you give me some time to sort it out and come up with a plan?"

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul: "Do as you please. You can try again next year or the year after, as long as that Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning is still there. Oh, maybe it won't be there tomorrow."

Yang Shan: "I understand, it won't take too long."

As he spoke, Yang Shan sat down and rubbed his temples.

Yang Shan, that Old Schemer, is rarely reckless.

Moreover, this refining process is of great importance.

Even if you don't come up with anything in the end, it's always good to adjust your mindset!

Xiao Xun'er walked over and peeled a grape for Yang Shan: "Open your mouth, ah!"

Looking at Xiao Xun'er's flawless face, Yang Shan relaxed.

Sure enough, the best way for men to relieve stress is still through beauty! "Thank you, senior."

Xiao Xun'er: "Junior, don't worry, I believe in you."

Yang Shan smiled and said:

"Senior, you are actually my lucky star."

Xiao Xun'er was taken aback. "What makes you say that?"

Yang Shan: "You fed me this grape, and I immediately thought of a great way to catch the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning!"

Xiao Xun'er's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Um!"

Yang Shan stood up and said confidently to the Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul, "Senior, we can begin!"

Thunder Venerable Remnant Soul: "Oh, kid, are you really not going to wait a little longer?"

Yang Shan: "No need, I..."

[Global Announcement: Congratulations to player "Hao Yunqi" for successfully subduing the 23rd Heavenly Flame Ranking - Mystic Yellow Flame! Rewards: Fire Spirit Root +20, Comprehension +10, Good Fortune +10!]

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