A Method for Cultivating the Soul!

A Method for Cultivating the Soul! "Is this Soul Point always the reward for defeating an opponent?" Xiao Yan defeated another opponent and watched his Soul Points go from 2 to 4.

These Soul Points were equivalent to Jia Nan Academy's credits. They should be exchangeable for Skill and Combat Technique and some cultivation resources. The problem was, he could not get out right now.

Xiao Yan had just defeated another person. The difference was that this time, the Soul Points he obtained had increased.

Xiao Yan guessed that this was probably because the other party had possessed 2 Soul Points. Xiao Yan had essentially plundered the other party's Soul Points and added them to his own.

In the final team competition of Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy examination, there was a trial where one had to avoid having Fire Energy plundered by older students.

Soul Points were good, of course. They could be used to exchange for things from the Soul Palace, but Xiao Yan did not even know what he could exchange for. However, considering this was only the Yellow-Rank Low-Level training ground, and the opponents were all at the middle Dou Zhe level, with two opponents in a row having Cultivation Levels inferior to Xiao Yan's, he felt relieved. Once his evaluation rank rose, the rewards later on would definitely be better.

"It's a little like an alchemist ruin discovered a few years ago."

Quite a few years ago, in a mountain forest outside Wutan City, a Herb Gathering Team had discovered the ruin of a Tier 3 Alchemist. At the time, it had caused a sensation throughout all of Wutan City. Even the Mittel Auction House had sent Master Gu Ni personally to the ruin, hoping to obtain some ancient pill formulas.

Back then, in order to break through all the mechanisms in the alchemist ruin, every clan faction in Wutan City had joined forces. Although Xiao Yan had not participated, he had learned from Xiao Zhan that many people had died in order to decipher the ruin's mechanisms. Even the Xiao Clan had lost some disciples.

This Soul Palace Training Ground was now like a ruin spanning the entire Black-Corner Region, where countless treasure hunters died inside in order to obtain the treasure.

A buzzing sound interrupted Xiao Yan's thoughts. He looked toward the formation not far away that resembled a teleportation array, and thought, Oh? Is it my turn to go somewhere else this time?

The second fighting platform was completely different from the first. A cold wind blew over, making Xiao Yan shiver despite himself.

"Ice?!"

Xiao Yan stepped on the vast white glacier beneath his feet. Although the entire glacier was not large, only about the size of a soccer field, it was just like the first venue—there was no way to leave.

Roar, roar, roar!!! "Three first-rank ice-attribute Magical Beasts, Ice Snow Demon Wolves, huh."

A first-rank Magical Beast corresponded to the strength of a Dou Zhe. Although generally speaking, a Dou Zhe could already use combat techniques, Magical Beasts possessed even stronger physical bodies. In an environment where Magical Beasts grew up, cultivators could not defeat them.

Just as Xiao Yan was thinking, dozens of meters away, the three Ice Snow Demon Wolves had already opened their mouths, and three bone-chilling cold winds swept over.

In an instant, the three cold winds were like vast white waves, pouncing toward Xiao Yan. If Xiao Yan were submerged in the cold tide, he would definitely turn into an ice sculpture.

Wherever the icy mist passed over the glacier ground, another thicker layer of ice formed.

Xiao Yan smiled confidently. Back when he had been a three-star Dou Zhe at fourteen, he had already been able to kill a first-rank Magical Beast alone and unharmed in Wutan City's forest. Even when facing the siege of three first-rank Magical Beasts, he could fight while retreating.

Although these three ice-attribute Ice Snow Demon Wolves before him knew how to use Beast Skills and spit out cold wind, their power only reached the level of a Yellow-Rank combat technique. How could they possibly threaten the current Xiao Yan?

"Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, Flame Wave Sweep." Xiao Yan used the move he had once used to defeat Luo Bu and the others. Without using the Heavy Xuan Ruler, he waved his hand, and a heat wave collided with the cold tide in an instant—Ice and Fire Dual Heavens.

Xiao Yan's gaze turned incomparably fierce. In a flash, his Dou Qi circulated, and his right foot stomped heavily on the glacier ground. He turned into an afterimage and charged through the cold tide.

"Eight Extremities Collapse! Knee Strike!"

Xiao Yan leaped fiercely, driving his right knee into the alpha wolf in the middle. Eight layers of hidden force surged through its body. That terrifying hidden force shattered the bones and flesh inside the alpha wolf in an instant, turning them into something like meat paste.

Roar, roar!! The other two Ice Snow Demon Wolves pounced to bite him from the left and right. Xiao Yan expanded his soul perception, his footwork nimble, and easily dodged the pincer attack.

The instant he evaded them, his hands seized the Ice Snow Demon Wolves' necks. With a gentle palm strike, he snapped the wolves' cervical spines.

The entire battle lasted no more than ten seconds from start to finish. Xiao Yan was simply too practiced at dealing with Magical Beasts. Because he needed to practice alchemy and identify medicinal ingredients, Xiao Yan often went alone into the deep mountains to gather herbs himself. When it came to dealing with Magical Beasts, he was practically an expert.

"As expected, my Soul Points reached 10. Two points for each demon wolf."

When his Soul Points reached 10, the token emitted a faint, ghostly light. The four words Yellow-Rank Low-Level gradually changed, finally becoming Yellow Middle Grade.

The changes did not stop there. One teleportation entrance appeared in front of him and another behind him, and an emotionless soul voice came from all directions.

Yellow-Rank Low-Level trial completed. Bestowed the title of Yellow-Rank Low-Level Soul Envoy. You may choose to exit the training ground and enter the Treasure Hall to use Soul Points to exchange for resources, or you may continue forward to undertake the Yellow Middle Grade trial.

Xiao Yan touched the ring on his hand and muttered to himself, "Could this Hun Realm passage be a trial with one stage after another, and only by passing all the trials can one qualify to enter the Hun Realm?"

"Yellow-Rank Low-Level Soul Envoy... Then am I already considered a Soul Palace Soul Envoy now?"

"Isn't that just being a gofer?"

The Mercenary Group established by Xiao Yan's two older brothers also had such a mechanism. Once one reached the Dou Shi level, they could obtain an official or semi-official post in the Xiao Clan and gain the qualification to learn a Mystic Rank Dou Technique.

They could be considered half a Xiao Clan member.

Xiao Yan looked at the two teleportation entrances, one in front and one behind, and thought, The opponents at Yellow-Rank Low-Level are generally ordinary high-level Dou Zhe. Middle grade is probably Nine Star Dou Zhe or low-level Dou Shi. With my current strength, reaching Yellow-Rank High-Level shouldn't be a problem.

Xiao Yan gave a bitter smile. Evil as the Soul Palace might be, it was indeed very powerful. In Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan's talent was even higher than the vice dean's granddaughter's, but here in the Soul Palace, he was merely Yellow-Rank, not even Mystic Rank.

Then when Earth-Rank and Heaven-Rank people were sixteen years old, wouldn't they already be comparable to Da Dou Shi, on par with Dou Ling?!

"I'll go see what this so-called Treasure Hall can provide first."

Xiao Yan did not choose to continue forward, but went toward the passage to the Treasure Hall instead. He wanted to see if the Soul Palace had a method or Soul Skill for cultivating the soul.

After Xiao Yan entered the teleportation entrance, what appeared before him was a large room with no visible boundaries at all. The entire pure white room seemed to have no walls. All around floated spheres wrapped in energy shields, slowly pulsing with light and illuminating the room as bright as day.

"Are those Skill and Combat Techniques inside those energy shields?"

As soon as Xiao Yan's words fell, with a buzz, the Soul Token shot out a beam of Soul Light. It recorded streams of soul information that entered Xiao Yan's mind, like a menu.

When Xiao Yan looked at those Light Spheres again, he could tell through their soul wavelengths what Skill and Combat Techniques were inside and how many Soul Points were required to exchange for them.

"Heh, 10 Soul Points can only be exchanged for Yellow-Rank Low-Level methods or combat techniques."

"No wonder the evaluation rank has to be raised. Even if you have Soul Points, Yellow-Rank can only exchange for Yellow-Rank. Mystic Rank Skill and Combat Techniques require one to reach a Mystic Rank evaluation before being qualified to exchange for them."

Xiao Yan's brows suddenly furrowed slightly. He looked toward a Light Sphere in the very center.

"Spirit Heart Soul Gathering Art, Mystic High-Rank. Cultivating it to the great perfection stage can allow the Soul Realm to step into the Spirit Realm!!"

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