Four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skills!

"It really worked..."

Bai Lu was somewhat stunned.

He had only intended to use the White Tiger's power to strengthen the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, hoping that it could fuse the Two Powers and directly evolve into the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul.

Yet by a twist of fate, he had opened up a Second Martial Soul—White Tiger—for her.

Without meaning to, he had achieved something like the Ice Empress's feat—providing a host with a Second Martial Soul, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

The only regret was that perhaps constructing a Second Martial Soul from nothing had consumed too much power, leaving almost none of the remaining origin essence he had sealed inside Zhu Zhuqing's body.

Still, it was worth it!

He vaguely remembered that, in the original work, some unknown number of years later, there seemed to be a character with both White Tiger and Hell Spirit Cat Martial Souls.

And because of the unique nature of Twin Martial Souls, that character could perform the Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Hell White Tiger—alone!

And now, with his help, Zhu Zhuqing had unexpectedly become the same kind of exception ahead of time!

"Perhaps it's because the two Martial Souls are too compatible."

That was Bai Lu's guess.

"Twin Martial Souls are even better! This raises the success rate of my God Creation Plan!"

If she had only possessed one Martial Soul, then Zhu Zhuqing's path to becoming a God would have been almost set in stone. She could only follow the old route of inheriting a divine position.

But now that she had the White Tiger Martial Soul, he was confident that he could try other, more suitable paths in the future.

"It's finally over..."

Unlike Bai Lu's excitement, Zhu Zhuqing, who had endured a night of torment, could no longer hold on.

Her head tilted to one side, and she collapsed into sleep!

Yet the instant she closed her eyes, a powerful will abruptly took over her body.

"Whoosh!"

The young girl's eyes snapped open, but the cool and detached look they usually held had been replaced by an overbearing chill.

With the help of the Slaughter Skull, the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and the Second Martial Soul, Bai Lu's control over Zhu Zhuqing's body was far greater than he had expected.

Even if the account owner was awake, he could try forcibly logging in.

Now that the account owner was asleep, this substitute could naturally log in whenever he pleased and freely use this nearly perfect body!

"So this is what it feels like to be a Soul Master?"

Bai Lu controlled the young girl's body and stood up.

He tried clenching his fists. Although this body's strength was far inferior to his own before the sacrifice, it was still far stronger than his past life as an ordinary person.

It was just...

"There are two extra lumps. It feels kind of strange."

Bai Lu frowned and instinctively felt them.

For a moment, he found himself unable to put them down.

"Tsk~ I haven't even learned mahjong, yet I've already learned this?"

Bai Lu wore an odd expression.

He had been a man, a woman, and even something inhuman. There was probably no one else like him.

"Enough... Let me see this body's limits!"

His expression turned serious as he directly activated the Martial Soul's power!

"White Tiger, possess me!"

Black-spotted white fur grew over the young girl's fair skin, while her black hair transformed into white fur. A "king" mark appeared on her forehead.

Cute tiger ears sprouted from her head, a tiger tail grew behind her, and a pair of scarlet-gold tiger eyes radiated natural authority. Her hands transformed into thick, powerful tiger paws.

"Ha!"

Bai Lu let out a low growl and controlled the body as it began to move rapidly.

Running, shifting, spinning, jumping, punching, kicking, doing the splits...

Every movement was fluid and powerful, a feast for the eyes.

Perhaps his experience of being human in his past life remained. He quickly adapted to this body and could even unleash greater power than Zhu Zhuqing herself.

It was as though... Bai Lu was the true owner of this body!

"Let's test the Martial Soul's power!"

At Bai Lu's thought, the blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up.

"White Tiger Avatar!"

White light flashed, and a White Tiger Girl identical to Zhu Zhuqing appeared before him.

"It's incredibly lifelike!"

Bai Lu stepped forward and carefully examined her.

Her appearance, bearing, details, strength... even her aura and feel were exactly the same as Zhu Zhuqing's true body.

He was certain that even Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing's most "beloved" older sister, would never be able to tell which one was real and which was fake.

"Hell Spirit Cat!"

With another thought from Bai Lu, the White Tiger Girl's fur changed from white to black, her tiger claws became cat claws, and at a visible rate, she turned into Zhu Zhuqing after being possessed by the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul!

"Transform into a White Tiger!"

The Agile Cat Girl lunged forward, and amid a flash of white light, her aura abruptly surged.

When she landed, she had become a Fierce God of Evil White Tiger.

"Transform again!"

Light shone from the White Tiger's body as it gradually stood upright.

When the radiance faded, a White-Haired Youth dressed in white robes with black patterns appeared before him, handsome yet imposing.

At Bai Lu's thought, the White-Haired Youth's hair turned black as he transformed into the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.

With another flash of light, he returned to the original White Tiger Girl.

"Not bad. Absolutely perfect!"

Bai Lu revealed a satisfied smile.

Although White Tiger Avatar could only create one avatar, that avatar could perfectly copy all of the original body's power and use every Soul Skill it currently possessed or acquired in the future.

It could fight independently, or he could control it for more precise combat.

The avatar had three forms in total—the female form of Zhu Zhuqing, the male form of Bai Lu's human body, and the more powerful White Tiger Form!

It could freely shift between the three forms.

As for the other Soul Skill granted by his Soul Ring...

"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

The young girl's muscles swelled slightly. Her slender figure became fuller and more powerful, standing a little taller, as though she had changed from a delicate young girl into a fit, athletic one.

Though strong, she did not look bulky. Instead, she possessed a healthy sort of beauty.

Unlike Dai Mubai's Third Soul Ring skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, the White Tiger Vajra Transformation granted by Bai Lu was even more powerful!

Instead of merely doubling attack power, defense, and strength, it doubled All Attributes. It could also directly grant immunity to abnormal conditions, while its duration had increased from half an hour to one hour!

Simply put...

"As long as I activate White Tiger Vajra Transformation, my strength doubles, and I won't be poisoned, paralyzed, burned, frostbitten, confused..."

Bai Lu was very satisfied with the Soul Skill he had optimized for himself.

Furthermore, his Slaughter Skull was extremely powerful—it could devour the souls of defeated enemies and store them within Slaughter Space.

When the domain skill [White Tiger Slaughter Array] was activated, those Dead Souls would materialize once more and attack enemies under their master's control.

As long as the master did not die, the Dead Souls would not perish. Even if they were scattered, they could gather again.

At the same time, those trapped within the array would have their Soul Power and consciousness constantly eroded by the aura of slaughter, weakening their combat ability.

This was a growth-type Soul Skill. The more he killed and the more souls he devoured, the stronger it became, and the more powerful its effects would be.

It was similar to the Power of the Chang Ghost from the legend of Helping the Tiger to Devour.

Of course, if the Soul Bone's owner were some peerlessly kind person who could not bear to kill, then this Soul Bone Skill might not even be as effective as a ten-year Soul Skill.

Fortunately...

"Little Kitten is kind, but not that kind."

Bai Lu was not too worried about that.

The stronger she became through killing, the better. Little Kitten, who longed to change her fate, would certainly not let such an opportunity slip away.

As for the second Soul Bone Skill, it was likewise a strengthening-type Soul Skill, named...

"White Tiger God of Slaughter Transformation!"

Bai Lu's gaze sharpened as scarlet blood mist emerged all over him, filling his entire body with cold, frenzied Killing Intent!

For one hour after activating the Soul Skill, All Abilities doubled, combat awareness greatly increased, pain was greatly reduced, Killing Intent precisely locked onto opponents, and he was unaffected by illusions.

More importantly...

"This Soul Skill can perfectly stack with the boost from White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

With both Soul Skills activated, All Abilities increased twofold!

"Ha!"

Bai Lu clenched his fist, twisted his body, and threw a punch at a tree so thick that three people would have needed to link arms to encircle it.

"Bang!"

"Crack~!"

The massive tree shook violently. The spot he had struck instantly split apart, and after swaying for a moment, it crashed to the ground.

"The strength... is acceptable! Hell Spirit Cat... possess me!"

At a thought, he switched his Martial Soul to the Hell Spirit Cat.

Though the Martial Soul had changed, the Soul Skill effects continued without interruption!

"This seems... a little overpowered!"

Bai Lu grinned.

First use the White Tiger Martial Soul to enhance his power, then transform into the Hell Spirit Cat to attack. It was practically perfect!

He tested the Soul Skills. Whether it was Hell Stab or Hell Hundred Claws...

He could use them with ease, even more smoothly than Zhu Zhuqing herself.

"Just in case, it's time to leave!"

Bai Lu did not linger. After quickly clearing the battlefield, he found the nearest river, washed up and changed clothes, then concealed his aura and dashed toward the edge of the forest.