Seventh Spirit Skill, Lin Hai Never Missed a Chance to Flirt

The singing came to an abrupt halt because he discovered that Gu Yuena had somehow quietly appeared at his side.

Clearly, the Primordial Force and the earth-shattering killing intent it stirred had alerted her as well.

After living together day and night for four years, their friendship had not yet reached the point of living and dying together, but they had already become partners who trusted each other.

Giving each other nicknames was naturally harmless enough.

The first time Lin Hai called her that, Gu Yuena merely furrowed her brow slightly.

In a fit of anger, she got angry for a moment.

After that, she tacitly accepted it, and the name "Little Dragon Cub" stuck.

At that moment, she asked softly:

"Did the power in your body go out of control just now? That power seems capable of eroding the mind. Are you... all right?"

I'm not all right... Lin Hai thought, but he did not dare spout nonsense aloud.

"I'm fine. I absorbed a seventh spirit ring, so the commotion was a little big and woke up 'that one.' Like you, They're a little grumpy after waking up."

His words brought a faint blush to Gu Yuena's fair cheeks, like peach blossoms just beginning to bloom.

She recalled that time when she had been having a beautiful dream, dreaming of leading the soul beast race back into the Divine Realm, merging with the Golden Dragon King's power, and taking command of authority.

Just as she was about to deliver a speech that would stir the hearts of beasts...

Lin Hai's healing spirit skill had forcibly awakened her!

In her rage, without time to think, she instinctively swept her dragon tail and sent Lin Hai flying.

Ever since then, he had had something to hold over her.

Old Bodhi Tree had also been shaken down by Lin Hai for failing to "protect his lord," agreeing to help Lin Hai stab the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King someday.

Getting whipped once had produced a win-win outcome.

But now that Lin Hai had fused with the Mercy Sword, the ultimate weapon of slaughter, perhaps he could do some stabbing himself...

Seeing Gu Yuena blush so rarely, Lin Hai subconsciously reached for his phone to take a picture as a keepsake. After all, this scene was as rare as the Primordial Force going berserk.

Only then did he realize that he no longer had a phone, and he could not help sighing softly.

He composed himself and began carefully sensing his seventh spirit skill.

The result was completely different from what he had expected—

*Martial Soul Avatar*: For one hour, all attributes increase by 100%. The non-rule-restricted spirit skills among the first six spirit rings may be used without limit, but Soul Power consumption doubles.

*Demon God Wielding Sword*: The second form of the Martial Soul Avatar. For thirty minutes, on top of the Martial Soul Avatar's effects, attack power increases by another 100%, while Soul Power consumption doubles once more.

Lin Hai fell into thought.

The all-attribute boost from the Martial Soul Avatar naturally included Soul Power itself.

Thus, the increased Soul Power perfectly offset the increased Soul Power consumption.

That meant that, aside from total Soul Power, all his other attributes had been raised to 200% of their pre-activation level!

Demon God Wielding Sword, meanwhile, could push Lin Hai's attack power to 400% of its level before activating the Martial Soul Avatar, while Soul Power consumption became 200% of its original level!

All other non-offensive, Soul Power-related attributes remained at the first form's 200% increase.

Besides those two spirit skills, Lin Hai had also awakened a domain as he had wished—

*Demon God Domain*: Any domain wielded by soul masters below the level of Gods becomes ineffective before the Demon God Domain.

Killing intent fills the domain and can disrupt an opponent's mind.

It can also draw upon the Primordial Force within divine artifacts to attack enemies, but the user will enter an unending Berserk State.

Upon seeing the words "Primordial Force" and "Berserk State" in the domain's description, Lin Hai shuddered from head to toe.

He silently made a vow—

Unless he gained complete control over it or stood at death's door in utter despair, he would absolutely not touch that thing!

As for the form of the spirit skill, it truly had been unexpected.

He had considered the possibility of the seventh spirit skill being a single Martial Soul Avatar, three spirit skills as before, or even four spirit skills appearing together.

The one thing he had not expected was two advanced forms of the Martial Soul Avatar.

It seemed that choosing the Mercy Sword as his seventh spirit ring had been the correct decision.

The Martial Soul Avatar's trait would separately amplify the martial soul's strongest attribute, much like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's attribute boosts.

Zhao Wuji's Martial Soul Avatar, for instance, had specifically amplified defense.

The Demon God Martial Soul itself had no attributes and could only rely on Divine Artifact Spirit Rings.

The Mercy Sword's ultimate attack power was undoubtedly the best choice—after all, the best defense was offense!

Moreover, Lin Hai knew that even if he placed the Flame Water Jade or Inkstone of No Return in the seventh ring, he would not immediately be able to perform heaven-defying techniques like Sacred Healing Resurrection or Time Walker.

He repeated a warning to himself:

Don't touch the Primordial Force! Don't touch the Primordial Force! Don't touch the Primordial Force!

At last, the disturbance surrounding level seventy finally subsided.

He turned toward Gu Yuena and switched into chatterbox mode:

"Little Dragon Cub, I've been teaching you the Life Technique for years now, haven't I? How come you still haven't even gotten started?"

"I'll be leaving in a few months. Are you deliberately dragging your feet and refusing to learn, just so you can wait for me to heal you?"

"I'm telling you, we humans aren't as long-lived as you soul beasts. We have to make every second count..."

However, from the moment Lin Hai said he was "leaving," Gu Yuena seemed not to have heard another word of his rambling.

She patiently waited until he finished before asking softly:

"You... are leaving?"

Lin Hai sighed.

"There are still many things waiting for me outside..."

"Besides, logically speaking, if you learned the Life Technique, with your cultivation foundation, your self-healing speed should be extremely fast. How could you possibly fail to learn it..."

Gu Yuena lowered her head, her voice very soft.

"The acupoint diagrams and meridian charts you gave me are meant for humans. Although I can take human form, I did not transform and recultivate. In essence... I am not human..."

Lin Hai was instantly dumbfounded.

"Is that how it is? I always thought you were just too stu... uh..."

He awkwardly scratched his cheek, then immediately realized that the gesture only made things more awkward.

Seeing his embarrassed expression, Gu Yuena could not help covering a smile with her lips. So this guy has a day like this too.

Lin Hai silently recited the Ice Heart Art in an attempt to calm down, but as he recited, his thoughts drifted elsewhere.

Let the heart be as clear as ice, and even the sky's collapse will not cause alarm... Let him be strong as he may; the clear breeze brushes over the mountain ridge...

Eh? Isn't this the perfect opportunity to use the Nine Yang Divine Skill?

With that thought, he coughed lightly and said seriously:

"I was careless. However, if we want to find acupoints and circulation paths suitable for you, we'll need some... physical contact."

"And when examining through contact, we'll need direct contact with the body. There can't be anything in between..."

Gu Yuena asked in confusion, "What does that mean?"

Lin Hai explained with a perfectly straight face:

"One's body, hair, and skin are bestowed by one's parents. Everything else is an external object."

Gu Yuena tilted her head and thought for a moment before understanding.

"You mean I need to return to my dragon body..."

"Cough, cough!"

Lin Hai hurriedly interrupted her.

Return to your dragon body? That tail of yours is, in my eyes, second only to the Primordial Force in terms of terror!

It was not his fault that he had psychological trauma. Just imagine—

You take your wife out of the city... pfft!

You enter a cave with sincerity, sit cross-legged, and even treat a dragon.

Then suddenly, you get whipped by a dragon tail...

Lin Hai raised a hand, as though suppressing both the indignation in his heart and Gu Yuena's wild imaginings.

"Human form will do! Although your essence is different, your external structure is similar, so it'll be relatively easier to work with..."