Today's third update: Chapter 2443! 3/4!
Among all paths, the soul path was the most bizarre. Unlike the other eleven special attribute paths, the soul path had no pure Attribute Seeds.
Instead, it could attach itself to all manner of attributes, functioning like a universal filler while remaining closely tied to a living being's soul.
In some respects, it could even be considered superior to the major special attributes!
Xu Kun's mastery over soul power had grown through several stages.
The first was during those absurd three days and three nights after he and Shen-bao planted Wangyuan's Pure Land of Bliss in Guanjiang Ghost Manor. Xu Kun ended his eighteen-year virginity and successfully achieved an initial fusion with the Mirage Dragon bloodline.
That laid a foundation for his later development along the soul path!
The second came when he refined the Netherworld Ghost Fire. As an Attribute Seed of the fire and soul paths, it allowed Xu Kun's soul to grow substantially. His original SS-tier talent, Mirror Flower, Water Moon, which had already fused with the Mirage Dragon bloodline, evolved once more into an SSS-tier talent. It also gave rise to the Illusion-Shattering Divine Eyes, making the Sea of Consciousness he had opened in Blazing God's Tomb even more stable.
While those of the same realm had yet to open their Sea of Consciousness and remained in a state of chaos, Xu Kun's Sea of Consciousness was remarkably solid.
After that came several smaller improvements, such as collecting the Book of Life and Death—especially after obtaining half of it from the Mount Tai Ghost Race—along with the boost from the Mount Tai Governor Seal and the mutually reinforcing growth of his other paths.
The third major breakthrough came after Xu Kun had his dragon bones dug out and his