Douluo's Peerless: Became Huo Yuhao's Golden Finger! Chapter 5

Zhuge Lan smiled.

"It's nothing much. It'll just consume some Luck Value to manifest cultivation techniques that souls can use."

"That way, Tian Meng and I can keep improving. If you run into danger in the future, we can even go out and help fight."

"After all, you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket. If all the Luck Value is invested in you, our ability to withstand risks will decrease."

"No problem!" Huo Yuhao said without hesitation. "We're one and the same. You don't need to ask me about how to use Luck Value from now on. Brother Lan, just use it however you think is appropriate!"

That trust made Zhuge Lan feel a little guilty.

I already skimmed half the difference, and I'm still eyeing what Huo Yuhao has left.

But he quickly returned to normal.

I have a conscience, just not much of one.

He activated Create permission and selected a suitable path for strengthening himself.

His first choice was Ghost Cultivation.

Unfortunately, even its first level cost an exorbitant one million Luck Value!

That made sense.

Ghost Cultivation was no longer merely a cultivation system; it belonged to the world of Immortal Cultivation.

This bottom-tier fantasy world did not deserve it.

As for wraiths and fiendish spirits that grew through negative emotions, they could easily lose their minds.

That left very few options focused purely on cultivating spiritual power and the soul.

After some filtering.

—

Requirement: Create the foundational introductory cultivation technique of a Psychic Master · Illusionist · Apprentice First Order from Swallowed Star, including the awakening of psychic power!

Cost: 100,000 Luck Value!

Create?—

Zhuge Lan bared his teeth.

So expensive?

But he was unwilling to settle for being just a system.

He bought it!

It directly drained Huo Yuhao dry, leaving Zhuge Lan himself with only 20,000 Luck Value.

Since this creation was for himself, it did not condense into a book. Instead, it directly acted upon his soul and began transforming it.

There was no heart-wrenching pain. It was as soothing as soaking in a hot spring.

He did not know how long had passed.

The moment Zhuge Lan woke up, he sensed something unusual.

—His spiritual power, or rather, his psychic power, could extend like tentacles. It was flexible and could even affect reality.

Control Object!

It was a basic application of psychic power. Even Illusionists could use it, though it lacked the destructive power of a Controller.

Then there was the "Illusionist · Apprentice First Tier Fragment," which taught how to use psychic power to influence an enemy's thoughts, perceptions, and judgment, causing illusions or sensory distortions.

However, it did not mention a word about the soul attacks from higher tiers.

Even so, Zhuge Lan was already very satisfied.

Following the method, Zhuge Lan tried invading the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before him with his psychic power, interfering with its thoughts to create an illusion.

As a Million-Year Soul Beast that had been born playing with spiritual power,

the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm naturally noticed Zhuge Lan's actions.

At first, it did not care, thinking this guy was just trying to surf in front of the Sea God.

But its expression quickly changed!

Something was wrong!

Why was this "spiritual power" so condensed?

Its spiritual defenses were riddled with holes like a sieve, allowing the intruder to come and go as it pleased. It was even beginning to see illusions before its eyes.

It was utterly shocked!

It hurriedly recalled its spiritual power for defense and actively slammed into Zhuge Lan's "spiritual power," only to discover that dissolving the other party's "spiritual power" with its million-year-grade spiritual power came at a loss ratio of one hundred to one!

"Fuck!" the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm cursed. "What the hell is this? Withdraw it already!"

Zhuge Lan retracted his psychic power and burst into delighted laughter.

Strong!

Too strong!

He did not have much psychic power yet, probably only equivalent to a level 15 Soul Master.

But its quality was far too high!

Even the spiritual power of a Million-Year Soul Beast like the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had to expend a hundred times more to wear it down.

What about lower-level opponents?

He would crush them like rotten wood!

As it happened, Huo Yuhao and the others outside were fighting a thousand-year Spirit Devouring Vine.

It was a Plant Soul Beast that grew in the Humus Layer. Given enough energy, it could grow explosively. Severed vines would heal within a few breaths, and its leaves could harden into sharp blades!

It was extremely difficult to deal with.

Even with Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya assisting him, Beibei was having an exceptionally hard time fighting it.

Yet the more difficult it was, the more fiery Tang Ya's gaze became!

"It's only around 1,600 years old, yet it's already this strong!"

"Little Yuhao was right. My Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is strongly urging me—it has to become my Third Soul Ring!"

"Teacher Xiao Ya, don't rush. The Spirit Devouring Vine can't move. We just need to slowly wear down its Soul Power," Beibei reassured her.

Huo Yuhao was just about to agree.

"Let me handle it," Zhuge Lan said. "Don't resist my power."

Huo Yuhao gave an almost imperceptible nod.

The next moment.

He sensed several "giant hands" rush out from his spiritual world toward the wildly dancing Spirit Devouring Vine. They entered it without causing the slightest injury.

Just as he was wondering what was happening,

the Spirit Devouring Vine suddenly paused, then launched a fierce attack at the air to its side. Its vines bent at right angles and tightly wrapped around its own body, slowly constricting and crushing it!

"Brother Lan, what did you do?" Huo Yuhao asked in surprise.

"I merely made it think that its own body was you," Zhuge Lan said blandly.

In truth, he was ecstatic!

Even three-ring Soul Elder Beibei, aided by Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya, had been unable to decisively take down the Spirit Devouring Vine.

The moment he, an Illusionist, made his move, the deadlock was broken on the spot.

Which was better and which was worse was obvious at a glance.

"Great chance!"

Beibei roared as his Third and First Soul Rings lit up.

Third Soul Skill · Wrath of Thunder!

First Soul Skill · Thunder Dragon Claw!

The amplified blue-violet lightning condensed into a dragon claw several meters tall, cleanly slicing off the Spirit Devouring Vine's main vine. Only its bare body remained, and Thunder Paralysis left it temporarily unable to regenerate.

"Xiao Ya!"

"I'm coming!"

Tang Ya slid forward, pulled out the Godly Zhuge Crossbow with both hands, and pulled the trigger. Dark shadows flashed out one after another.

The Spirit Devouring Vine was shot full of holes, and a purple Soul Ring rose up.

"Yay!" Tang Ya cheered. "I'm going to absorb the Soul Ring now! Beibei, Little Yuhao, protect me!"

She immediately sat cross-legged and began absorbing it, clearly unable to wait any longer.

Tang Ya's fate rewritten, +5,000 Luck Value!

Zhuge Lan raised an eyebrow.

It seemed that the Spirit Devouring Vine really was an excellent fit for Tang Ya.

Beibei put away his Martial Soul and panted lightly.

He casually asked, "Little Yuhao, did you cause that abnormal behavior from the Spirit Devouring Vine just now?"

Huo Yuhao blinked, somewhat unsure how to answer.

He did have a First Soul Skill · Spiritual Interference.

But according to Brother Sky Dream, it could at most interfere with the mind and make attacks deviate.

He could not pull off something like making an opponent tie itself up.

Besides, he only had one Soul Ring, yet it already possessed two functions: "Spiritual Detection and Spirit Sharing."

If he added another one,

even a ghost would know something was wrong!

For a moment,

Huo Yuhao was at a loss for words and could only scratch his head with an awkward laugh.

First Practice of the Yi Jin Jing! Thoughts on Development and Luck Value!

Seeing how troubled Huo Yuhao was,

Beibei was considerate enough to smile gently.

"I was just asking casually."

"By the way."

"What are you planning to do next? Return to your Holy Fire Meow Meow Sect?"

At the mention of that, Huo Yuhao fell into thought.

After running away from home, his only thought had been to obtain a Soul Ring.

He truly had not made any plans for what came next.

"The Tang Sect has a direct recommendation slot for Shrek. Tang Ya can recommend you," Zhuge Lan reminded him.

"Shrek Academy? The number one Soul Master Academy on the continent?" Huo Yuhao hesitated. "Such a precious slot..."

"There are only the two people in front of you left in the Tang Sect. They're both Shrek students, so the slot would be wasted if left unused."

"I see..."

Huo Yuhao lowered his head to think for a moment, then looked up and stared earnestly at Beibei.

"Brother Beibei, I want to join Shrek Academy and study there, but my Soul Power Level is a little low. Do you think there's a way?"

Beibei smiled.

Excellent!