Blood Soul Spear (Please Follow and Vote)

Four years ago, when Gu Yi absorbed the Purple Cloud Wings, he had experienced a soul impact before.

Back then, he used the soul-defense technique he had developed himself, "Solid as a Rock," and blocked the attack of a fifth-tier magical beast's remnant soul.

Now, four years later, after consciously entering enlightenment, "Solid as a Rock" had become even more refined. Once activated, Gu Yi's soul defenses rose to another level.

This was also where Gu Yi found the confidence to hunt two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in succession over the past four years and obtain his third and fourth soul rings.

To him, the mental attacks of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were like small waves crashing against a massive boulder—not worth mentioning.

Although the Soul-Devouring Staff was one of the top-ranked magical treasures in Jade Dynasty, it was ultimately ownerless. The power it passively emitted was not particularly strong.

It was still insufficient to harm Gu Yi's soul, at most making his mind waver slightly.

Gu Yi walked step by step toward the emerald pool. In the middle of the water lay a heap of rocks, with an ugly, jet-black short rod slanted into them, extending a foot above the surface.

This was the goal of Gu Yi's trip—the Soul-Devouring Staff!

Gu Yi's eyes flashed as he mobilized the blood-red Soul Power within him and poured it into the Blood-Devouring Pearl in his right hand, striking at the restrictive seal left behind by Divine Monk Puzhi.

Ever since the Soul-Devouring Staff had unleashed its power, the equally evil Blood-Devouring Pearl had been stimulated. Its power began circulating on its own, its entire body blazing with cyan light and radiating dazzling brilliance.

Now, with Gu Yi's Soul Power aiding it, the cyan aura within the Blood-Devouring Pearl became even more ferocious, swiftly shattering the Buddhist seal completely.

The moment it broke free, the Blood-Devouring Pearl immediately displayed its ability to absorb the blood essence of others. Strands of energy clung to Gu Yi's palm, trying to draw out his blood.

The Blood-Devouring Pearl's change had long been part of Gu Yi's plan.

Not only did he not resist its bloodsucking, he actively drew several drops of blood essence from within his body. Heavy as mercury and containing immense power, they flowed into the Blood-Devouring Pearl.

At the same time, Gu Yi strode into the center of the pool and pulled the embedded Soul-Devouring Staff out with his left hand.

The instant he touched it, a dense, vicious aura rushed at him. An even fiercer soul impact surged through his arm into Gu Yi's mind, seeking to obliterate his soul.

For a moment, the two powerful forces erupting from the Blood-Devouring Pearl and the Soul-Devouring Staff clashed within Gu Yi's body.

A trace of pain immediately appeared on Gu Yi's calm face.

He circulated the Iron Blood Malice Art and the "Solid as a Rock" technique with all his strength, resisting the power of the two magical treasures.

Enduring the splitting pain in his head, Gu Yi sat cross-legged atop the rocks in the pool. Holding the Blood-Devouring Pearl and Soul-Devouring Staff in either hand, he slowly brought them together.

The moment the two magical treasures touched, they sensed each other's power. Like mortal enemies meeting face-to-face, they immediately intertwined and began wildly struggling against one another.

Rolling black and cyan energy converged. Centered on Gu Yi's body, they formed a massive whirlpool in the pool that shot straight into the sky!

Gu Yi's pain was eased considerably as a result.

The ancient text Ten Chapters of Exotic Treasures once recorded: strange iron falls from the heavens into the Nine Netherworlds. Ghostfire of the underworld burns yin spirits and fierce souls to refine it. After a thousand years, it turns red; after another thousand, it takes shape; after another thousand, it gathers the aura of fierce ghosts; after another thousand, it gains the power of Soul Seizure.

This showed that the Soul-Devouring Staff was an utmost evil object nurtured by heaven and earth, while the Blood-Devouring Pearl was a magical treasure crafted by man.

Thus, the cyan aura of the Blood-Devouring Pearl was soon beaten back again and again by the Soul-Devouring Staff's black aura.

Gu Yi's eyes flashed as he drew over a dozen more drops of blood essence from within his body and sent them all into the Blood-Devouring Pearl.

With Gu Yi's support, the Blood-Devouring Pearl erupted with even greater power and became evenly matched with the Soul-Devouring Staff.

"Blood Flame! Blood Refinement!"

Seeing that the time was right, Gu Yi decisively activated both skills. Fierce blood-colored flames instantly ignited across the Blood-Devouring Pearl's surface and quickly spread onto the Soul-Devouring Staff. The power of Gu Yi's blood essence continuously seeped into the two magical treasures.

Using his own blood essence as the catalyst, Gu Yi was employing his first soul skill and artifact-refining arts to forge the two magical treasures, Blood Devour and Soul Seizure, into his own weapon!

As Gu Yi's first soul skill, Blood Refinement could refine blood essence. It was the foundation for his next three soul skills and Blood Flame.

Therefore, over the past few years, Gu Yi had devoted considerable effort to comprehending this soul skill, gaining many insights and developing numerous uses for it.

This artifact-refining method that combined Blood Refinement with Blood Flame was one of them.

As time passed, Gu Yi lost more and more blood essence, while blood-red patterns gradually appeared across the surfaces of the two magical treasures.

Vaguely, Gu Yi discovered that he had established a weak mental connection with them and could slightly influence their power.

In the original story, Zhang Xiaofan had bled unconsciously and, by sheer luck, caused the Blood-Devouring Pearl and Soul-Devouring Staff to fuse into a Fire-Stirring Rod.

Now that Gu Yi was actively facilitating their fusion, the process naturally went much more smoothly.

Of course, the magical treasure Gu Yi wanted to forge was not Zhang Xiaofan's Fire-Stirring Rod, but the weapon he was most skilled with—a spear!!

The Soul-Devouring Staff was two feet long, while the Blood-Devouring Pearl was merely the size of a longan. They were not enough to forge a complete spear.

But they were enough to forge the front half of the spearhead. Although it was still somewhat long for a spearhead, the Soul-Devouring Staff was a magical treasure and could shrink or expand within a certain range.

Gu Yi had anticipated this result long ago.

Thus, after successfully imprinting his blood essence marks onto the two magical treasures, Gu Yi began attaching a spear shaft behind the Soul-Devouring Staff.

The most important part of a spear was its spearhead. It was the key to sweeping through armies and defeating enemies. With Soul Seizure and Blood Devour serving as the spearhead, their greatest power could be brought into play.

Besides that, the spear shaft could not be overlooked.

A spear shaft needed a certain degree of flexibility in order to execute moves such as lifting, pressing, and sweeping.

Without flexibility, it would merely be a long lance, with far fewer methods of attack.

Therefore, spear shafts were generally made from special wood or metals with a certain degree of elasticity.

Gu Yi immediately took out the Profound Iron Spear he had used before and the Purple Cloud Cauldron from his storage ring—the Profound Iron Spear had been given to him by his master, Liu Canglan, and could be considered a half-Spirit Tool.

Its shaft was made from a special timber of the Nine Heavens Continent known as Ironwood. It was as hard as steel while retaining some flexibility, making it suitable for serving as the main body of Soul Seizure and Blood Devour at his current stage.

The Purple Cloud Cauldron, meanwhile, had been gifted by Teacher Fa Ma. It could be used for both pill refinement and artifact refinement.

Gu Yi also knew a little about artifact refinement, though he could not compare it to his skill in pill refinement.

Gu Yi threw the two magical treasures and the shaft of the Profound Iron Spear into the Purple Cloud Cauldron together, using Soul Power to control it and unleash Purple Fire many times hotter than Blood Flame.

Under the blazing Purple Fire and Gu Yi's control, the two-foot-long Soul-Devouring Staff slowly shrank until it became a seven-inch spearhead.

Meanwhile, the front end of the Ironwood shaft melted into liquid and covered the Blood-Devouring Pearl and the Soul-Devouring Staff.

Not long afterward, a seven-foot spear appeared before Gu Yi. It was entirely black, covered with countless blood-red patterns, with a spearhead forged from the Soul-Devouring Staff and an Ironwood shaft connected by a dark cyan pearl.

Gu Yi rose to his feet, grabbed the spear, and performed a set of spear techniques over the pool.

In an instant, countless spear shadows and spear blossoms filled this small world. Every thrust that landed on the pool or the rocks erupted with astonishing power, sending up huge sprays of water and shattering the rocks into pieces.

"Fine spear!"

Gu Yi was extremely satisfied with the spear he had forged himself.

"Since this was forged from the fusion of the Blood-Devouring Pearl and the Soul-Devouring Staff, I'll call it the Blood Soul Spear from now on!"

The Blood Soul Spear possessed the traits of both Blood Devour and Soul Seizure. It could consume the blood essence of living beings and seize souls and spirits. It could unleash soul impacts and was exceptionally effective against yin spirits and ghosts.

On the Nine Heavens Continent, it was likely no inferior to a Profound Weapon.

However, it was not without flaws.

As the product of two utmost evil objects, the Blood Soul Spear also inherited their defects. It was filled with vicious and resentful qi, and its fierce, sinister power could affect its wielder.

If Gu Yi's will were not firm and strong enough, he could easily be affected by the Blood Soul Spear's negative aura and suffer qi deviation.

But Gu Yi was confident that he would not be affected.

After cultivating the Iron Blood Malice Art for so many years, the vicious aura he had cultivated within his body was no weaker. He was constantly subjected to the impact of that vicious aura, and his willpower had been greatly tempered.

With the Blood Soul Spear's malice and resentment qi added to the mix, it was nothing much. Instead, it could continue tempering his will.

Having obtained such a Divine Weapon, Gu Yi was in excellent spirits.

Suddenly, Gu Yi looked toward the Qingyun Sect. He sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching this place.

"Time to go." Gu Yi chuckled, and his figure instantly vanished from the pool.

Several dozen breaths later, a plump figure appeared above the secluded valley.

Tian Buyi stared at the devastated pool below, his expression uncertain. "What heavy malice! A demonic cultivator has appeared here! He actually dared to show himself so openly near my Qingyun Sect!"

"I must quickly report this to Senior Brother Sect Master..."