Soul Power Release

"Alright, I'll let you communicate first."

The ground ahead opened up, and a platform rose. The imposing Rending Sky Screaming Vulture stood facing Su Qiu.

Su Qiu drew upon a thread of Mental Power, connecting his consciousness with that of the Rending Sky Screaming Vulture.

The instant the connection was established, he felt a violent aura rush toward him.

"Get lost..." The impatient, terrifying cry abruptly stopped. Unlike the humans who had come to try before, the Rending Sky Screaming Vulture sensed a strange power within this human.

It was a power that both unsettled and relaxed it, an intensely contradictory feeling.

"Human, what do you want?" This time, its cry was gentle and clear.

It had developed intelligence capable of normally communicating with humans after just over a thousand years? Su Qiu was immensely shocked. This alone would have guaranteed its advancement into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast ten thousand years ago.

"Would you become my Soul Spirit?" Su Qiu went straight to the point. "Please entrust the rest of your life to me."

"Human, you are quite arrogant." Its cry was filled with disdain.

"Why should I choose you?"

There was hope.

Su Qiu's eyes lit up. When it came to a Soul Spirit Contract, not directly refusing meant it was inclined to agree.

He invoked the power of the Sword of Promised Victory. He knew exactly what set him apart from everyone else, and this was the only power that could draw the other party in.

A sacred, ethereal, and incomparably powerful aura gradually emerged.

"What about now?"

"..." The Rending Sky Screaming Vulture did not answer and fell silent.

After thinking for a moment, Su Qiu turned to draw upon the power of the Holy Spear.

"I agree."

This time, the Rending Sky Screaming Vulture answered directly before Su Qiu could ask. It sensed a power that stood above all things, but it was extremely faint, like a newborn spirit. It did not suppress it; rather, it was merely that pure, noble status that attracted it.

The Mental Power of the human and beast began to resonate.

A dazzling radiance bloomed around the Rending Sky Screaming Vulture. Its figure was gradually completely obscured by the light, finally melting into a ball of light.

Several beams of light descended from the empty space above, spiraling down and enveloping Su Qiu.

At the side, Su Wuyan, whose face had remained tense all along, finally let out a sigh of relief. He could sense that a contract was being formed. It seemed Su Qiu's communication with the Soul Spirit had gone smoothly.

Using the Soul Spirit Contract as a bridge, their auras drew each other in. The ball of light formed by the Rending Sky Screaming Vulture shrank and entered Su Qiu's body.

At that moment, all the strange phenomena came to a halt before flowing into Su Qiu's body like water swirling into a vortex.

Immediately afterward, a Purple Soul Ring emitting a mysterious aura rose up. On closer inspection, faint greenish-gold patterns were engraved across its surface, elegant and noble.

At the same time, Su Qiu's Soul Power, which had been stuck at level 10, broke through its bottleneck and began to surge explosively.

It did not stop until it reached the peak of level 14. He was not far from level 15 now.

"How does it feel?" Su Wuyan asked curiously. This was the first time he had seen someone contract a thousand-year Unyielding Soul Spirit from the very beginning.

"It feels... it feels..." Su Qiu frowned with his eyes tightly shut.

"What's wrong?" Su Wuyan's heart skipped a beat, concern appearing on his face. Don't tell me something went wrong?

"It feels incredible!"

Soul Power erupted from his body. The Purple Soul Ring behind him suddenly lit up as he summoned the Sword of Promised Victory and swung, slashing out a streak of Sword Qi.

The fierce Sword Qi shot toward Su Wuyan. He did not dodge, allowing it to strike him as he carefully examined it. His eyes lit up. "Is this your first Soul Skill?"

"The power is already comparable to that of a strong attack-type Soul Elder."

"You're underestimating me too much, Old Man." Su Qiu grinned. "My first Soul Skill is called Soul Power Release."

"It can strengthen my own body and weapons. That Sword Qi was merely what happens when the Soul Skill is applied to a weapon."

"If I apply it to myself, it can boost all my attributes by one hundred percent."

"A one-hundred-percent boost to all attributes!" Su Wuyan was already numb. In such a short time, this nephew had brought him far too many surprises.

"Whew, it just consumes a lot of Soul Power."

He stretched his body and casually threw a few punches. Silently feeling the Body Strength granted by Soul Power Release, Su Qiu felt refreshed and invigorated.

After calculating it in his mind, he realized that his current Soul Power would not last long. He would need to use it at crucial moments in battle.

Raising the Holy Sword in his hand, Su Qiu thanked it. His first Soul Skill should originally have been a simple Soul Skill similar to the Rending Sky Screaming Vulture's attack methods, but under the Holy Sword's interference, it had become the powerful Soul Power Release.

Moreover, Soul Power Release was not a fixed Soul Skill. As Su Qiu's Soul Master rank increased, Soul Power Release would grow stronger as well.

A flash of golden light glinted across the Holy Sword, as though it were telling him there was no need to thank it.

Su Qiu linked his thoughts to the Holy Sword. Don't worry, I'll be a good sword rack for you.

He had to admit that being a Holy Sword Wielder was truly easy. He only needed to sit back and let the Holy Sword carry him.

"Good, good, good!"

The numb Su Wuyan finally came back to his senses and said "good" three times in a row.

"Xiao Qiu, attack me with everything you have!"

"Alright."

Su Qiu did not hesitate. He also wanted to know what level his full strength had reached.

Activating Soul Power Release, Su Qiu held the Holy Sword and charged toward the Old Man with a swift figure.

At the same time, a fierce wind inexplicably rose inside the sealed room. With the wind assisting him, his speed increased by several degrees. Speed was power!

This sword strike contained every last bit of Soul Power he had.

A cold gleam flashed, and the blade surged forward without hesitation.

"Very good. This strike can already defeat the vast majority of Soul Elders."

Su Wuyan brought his index and middle fingers together and caught the sword with one hand. He asked in surprise, "But what's with this gale? Is that also an effect of that Soul Power Release?"

"More or less."

Su Qiu nodded, put away the Holy Sword Martial Soul, and summoned the Holy Spear instead. A Green Soul Ring rose behind him. "While adding a Soul Ring to the Holy Sword, the Holy Spear condensed a Soul Ring on its own. This Soul Ring gave me the ability to control Wind Element."

"Of course, my use of Wind Element is still very crude. That gale just now was created by adding the wind attribute to Soul Power Release."

A Martial Soul that could condense its own Soul Ring... and its Soul Skill was the powerful Wind Element Control.

Staring at the floating Green Soul Ring, Su Wuyan swallowed hard. The Twin Martial Souls that had shone brilliantly ten thousand years ago actually had a flaw in the present age: Mental Power could not withstand the burden of too many Soul Spirits.

A Martial Soul capable of independently condensing Soul Rings meant Su Qiu no longer had any weaknesses!

Wind Element Control, along with the all-round offensive and defensive Soul Power Release. The moment Su Qiu became a Soul Master, he no longer had any obvious shortcomings.

"Wait!" Su Wuyan suddenly realized something. "Can you use the Soul Skills of two Martial Souls at the same time?"

"Huh, I think so. I used them naturally." Scratching his head, Su Qiu had only just noticed it himself.

For Twin Martial Souls, being able to use the Soul Skills of both Martial Souls simultaneously represented a difference as vast as heaven and earth.

Looking at the nephew before him, Su Wuyan felt somewhat emotional. This was what a true genius looked like. Not long after awakening his Martial Soul, he had already revealed the makings of invincibility.