Initial Spirit lv9

Xuanguo Estate.

In the small courtyard.

Chen Mu stepped into the courtyard.

"Second Master."

Xiao Mei was washing clothes. Seeing Chen Mu enter, she quickly stood up and bowed.

Chen Mu didn't say anything, just returned to his bedroom, took off the clothes that had a little snow and mud on them, threw them to Xiao Mei, and changed into clean brocade robes.

He had destroyed the Black Water Gang and hadn't deliberately concealed his tracks. If someone investigated along the clues, they could trace it back to him, but that didn't matter.

For a Sixth Rank Sorcerer, destroying a mere small gang was nothing.

Moreover, he was a blood relative of the Xuanguo Duke.

If the investigation came, he would naturally reveal his identity and enter the Directorate of Celestial Observation. Although this would bring him into the open and involve him in some matters, with the background of the Directorate of Celestial Observation, he could also enjoy many conveniences, such as various types of intelligence, including the Royal Academy, which he could freely access and use.

Both situations had their pros and cons, so Chen Mu had always let nature take its course.

Closing the door.

Chen Mu put aside the matter of practicing martial arts for the time being and summoned the system interface.

[Name: Chen Mu]
[Age: 16]
[Strength: Strength to Truss a Chicken]
[Heart Soul: Initial Spirit lv1 (+)]
[Soul Points: 47 points]
[Soul Roaming (Netherworld) - Can be activated]

After annihilating the Black Water Gang, the Soul Points gained were 41 points, which was slightly less than the previous time.

What surprised Chen Mu a little was that the Soul Points required to upgrade Initial Spirit lv1 to lv2 had returned to 2 points. He had initially thought it would be at least 10 points to start.

Swish.

Consuming Soul Points to upgrade his Heart Soul was a process Chen Mu was already extremely familiar with.

A flash of light appeared on the interface, and his Heart Soul was upgraded from Initial Spirit lv1 to lv2, and then to lv3.

However, upgrading two levels in a row didn't bring about much change, and the upgrade process only made him feel a slight coolness brewing in his Heart Soul, which only improved it a tiny bit.

"It seems lv3 is no longer a threshold."

Chen Mu murmured in his heart.

He wasn't surprised, after all, it only consumed a few Soul Points. If it had produced a leap like before, that would have been strange.

Continuing to upgrade, from Initial Spirit lv3 to lv4, the consumption was 4 Soul Points, which also only slightly enhanced his Heart Soul power and didn't produce any more changes.

Chen Mu didn't stop and continued to add points in one go.

He kept adding points until he reached lv9!

[Name: Chen Mu]

[Age: 16]

[Strength: Strength to Truss a Chicken]

[Soul: Initial Spirit lv9 (+)]

[Soul Points: 3 points]

[Soul Roaming (Netherworld) - Can be activated]

The Soul Points he had acquired were completely consumed by Chen Mu in one go, leaving only 3 points.

His Soul level increased from Initial Spirit lv1 all the way to lv9. Although each level only brought a slight increase in Soul power, the leap of eight levels in a row resulted in a significant improvement.

Chen Mu could feel that his Soul power had increased by at least half compared to before. Although it hadn't undergone a qualitative change, it was still a huge boost.

Now, even if he were to face a Fifth Rank Martial Artist during the day, he would likely have the upper hand.

"It seems the breakthrough should be at the next level."

Chen Mu took a deep breath.

He could feel that his current Soul power was like a deep pool, the water completely level with the edge, unable to hold any more. If he were to increase it even a little more, it would inevitably overflow.

And overflowing, without a doubt, represented a breakthrough, a transformation!

It seemed that after the Soul transformed to 'Initial Spirit', a qualitative change occurred every ten levels. It was a pity that he didn't have enough Soul Points to increase it to lv10 in one go.

The sky gradually darkened.

Chen Mu looked out the window and saw that the last ray of the setting sun had disappeared on the horizon. He then activated Spirit Sight, scanned the courtyard inside and out, and then came to the wooden chair and sat down, activating Soul Roaming.

Netherworld.

A vortex suddenly appeared.

The dark black mist in the sky instantly boiled, and even in the distant, unknown direction, there were sudden harsh and frantic whispers.

But as if sensing something, the boiling black mist quickly returned to peace, and the harsh whispers also silently disappeared.

The next moment.

Chen Mu's figure emerged from the vortex.

He still felt his consciousness hazy and dizzy.

The moment his consciousness recovered, Chen Mu opened his eyes, and what came into view was a pale face that filled his entire vision, almost pressing against him.

But Chen Mu's expression didn't change.

He calmly stepped back about three feet.

That pale face belonged to Mo Zhu.

"Zhang Hai is dead."

Chen Mu's words were concise and to the point.

Mo Zhu stood there blankly, not reacting to Chen Mu's words at all.

But looking closely, one could see that her blood-soaked clothes, which seemed to be stained with fresh blood, had clearly faded considerably.

Chen Mu thought for a moment and immediately realized that Mo Zhu's obsession was not just about Zhang Hai's death, but also about seeing Zhang Hai again on the Yellow Springs Road in the Netherworld, and perhaps even planning to devour Zhang Hai alive.

However.

His part was done.

Chen Mu floated past Mo Zhu and headed in another direction.

As he expected, Mo Zhu remained where she was, not following him as before.

"Perhaps it's not that Mo Zhu can provide fewer Soul Points than Xiao Qingshan, but rather that her obsession wasn't completely eliminated, which is why the Soul Points obtained were slightly less than what I got from Xiao Qingshan."

This thought surfaced in Chen Mu's mind.

Speaking of which.

As a Sixth Rank Sorcerer, he did have the ability to capture souls, but Zhang Hai died during the day and not in a place where Yin energy accumulated. His soul was scattered the moment he died.

But thinking about it carefully, even if he had acted at night and captured Zhang Hai's soul after his death, he wouldn't know how to bring it before Mo Zhu.

He could come to the Netherworld because of the system interface's Soul Roaming.

If he had to carry Zhang Hai's soul himself and break through the barrier between the human world and the Netherworld... then he probably wouldn't need the few Soul Points Mo Zhu could provide. He would already be a true immortal from the legends of the strange and supernatural.

"Soul scattering may not be true disappearance; it's just the soul returning to heaven and earth. Perhaps it will still fall into the Netherworld, but I don't know when it will fall into the Netherworld or where it will land."

Chen Mu looked back at Mo Zhu's soul image and murmured in his heart.

However, this was ultimately just his judgment. He did not yet possess the ability to explore the Netherworld. Without the system's protection, he would probably be instantly destroyed by the terror here, losing all self and consciousness.

On the grave mound.

Chen Mu began to wander.

Before, he was too weak to judge the strength of the Netherworld Ghosts wandering here, but now he could vaguely tell. Cui'er was the weakest, while Xiao Qingshan and Mo Zhu were not much different.

Therefore, Cui'er provided the fewest Soul Points, while Xiao Qingshan and Mo Zhu provided many.

As for the difficulty of eliminating obsessions, it seemed to be entirely up to luck.

Some extremely terrifying Netherworld Ghosts might have an obsession that is just a pot of good wine.

Some very weak Netherworld Ghosts might have an obsession that they want to live for another five hundred years!

The former is easy to accomplish, while the latter is purely a fantasy. Not to mention resurrection, even extending one's lifespan is extremely difficult. Apart from some extremely rare heaven and earth spiritual fruits, only Martial Artists who cultivate to the Fourth Rank Non-Human Realm can extend their lifespan to two hundred years, and even then, they often find it difficult to live to two hundred years.