Second Profession Choice, The First Person to Squeeze Soul Spirits (Part 1)

Chapter 7: Second Profession Choice, The First Person to Squeeze Soul Spirits (Part 1)

Light dispelled the darkness. Zhao Xuanzhen sat up from the metal cabinet. The light reflecting off the metal room was quite dazzling, and he instinctively closed his eyes. When he opened them again, three scorching gazes met his, as if they wanted to pierce through his body and uncover the secrets hidden within.

"You guys look like you want to eat me." Zhao Xuanzhen tightened his clothes, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"A thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider!"

"You killed it all by yourself!"

Lanlan and Biyou's beautiful eyes sparkled. Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen felt that with their soul power, they couldn't achieve what Zhao Xuanzhen did. Just surviving the first wave of attacks from the Wind Baboon tribe would be tough!

"It was just luck."

Zhao Xuanzhen was nonchalant. Basic operation, don't be surprised.

"It wasn't luck, it was absolute strength." Leng Yaozhu walked over and ruffled Zhao Xuanzhen's black hair. "Classes officially start tomorrow."

"Okay, teacher."

"Hunting soul beasts in the Spirit Ascension Platform is extremely mentally taxing. You should go back and meditate to rest early..."

Halfway through her sentence, Leng Yaozhu remembered something. She reached into her storage soul tool, took out a white jade porcelain bottle, and handed it to Zhao Xuanzhen. She said gently:

"Mystic Water Pill. It's a pill refined by the Mystic Nether Sect using the essence blood of dozens of water-attribute soul beasts and herbs. The medicinal effect is pure and long-lasting, cleansing the marrow and improving a soul master's innate soul power by one level."

Soul beasts were gradually declining, and the price of Mystic Water Pills had soared. Even at auction, a single pill costing a million federal coins was still in short supply. Leng Yaozhu had initially worried about Zhao Xuanzhen's poor talent and had personally visited the Mystic Nether Sect. Little did she know, her own disciple had awakened as a monstrous talent.

"The Mystic Water Pill won't have much effect on me, right?"

Zhao Xuanzhen certainly remembered the pill that had changed Huo Yuhao's talent ten thousand years ago. But he already had innate full soul power, and his True Self bestowed upon him a pure and powerful body.

Improve innate soul power by one level?

Tsk, useless!

Leng Yaozhu remained calm. "You've already taken it, so just treat it like candy."

Unbelievably generous!

Zhao Xuanzhen sighed, feeling like he had become a rich dog in this life. He honestly pulled out the stopper of the jade bottle and popped a Mystic Water Pill into his mouth.

AUV, it tastes a bit... tree tree!

The effect was as expected, minimal. After tasting the Mystic Water Pill, Zhao Xuanzhen bid farewell to Leng Yaozhu and the other two women. He took the elevator back to the ninety-ninth floor. As soon as he entered, he summoned the Spirit Water Porpoise.

The Spirit Water Porpoise's cultivation had leaped from six hundred years to a thousand years. Its aura was even more condensed and heavy. Its physical changes weren't significant, but the luster of the Yin-Yang mark on its forehead had deepened considerably, with Bagua runes faintly visible.

"Tuntun, are you comprehending my Qimen Dao Technique?" Zhao Xuanzhen asked.

Soul spirits with excellent talent could learn various abilities of soul masters. Jiang Nannan's Soft Rabbit Douluo's Rouge Soft Muscle Python was the most famous, having learned a set of soft martial arts, an invincible golden body, and other top-tier soul skills like Instant Transmission. The Spirit Water Porpoise, however, seemed to be heading towards Qimen Dao Techniques.

"It's too complicated, I don't understand." The Spirit Water Porpoise shook its head. "I can only communicate with heaven and earth through Yin-Yang attributes to comprehend elemental power. I can't command nature as freely as you can."

"That's good too."

Hearing that the Spirit Water Porpoise couldn't use Bagua Qimen, Zhao Xuanzhen felt relieved. Qimen formations were extremely dangerous and it was easy to get lost in them and unable to extricate oneself. He was afraid the Spirit Water Porpoise would end up like the failures.

"Human, have you noticed your luck has changed?" The Spirit Water Porpoise looked up at Zhao Xuanzhen.

"Luck?" Zhao Xuanzhen was slightly stunned.

"After merging, the destiny contained within me is shared with you. According to my perception, your destiny is fluctuating drastically. The last time this happened to me, humans launched a surprise attack on the Star Dou Great Forest the next day, and I became a soul spirit..."

"Talk of destiny is unreliable!" Zhao Xuanzhen stated firmly.

"Your destiny is the exact opposite of mine. Auspicious signs will descend within a day."

"Then I have to believe it."

Zhao Xuanzhen immediately changed his tune. "Could it be that a million-year soul beast is coming to offer itself tonight?"

"That's too greedy."

The Spirit Water Porpoise was stunned for a good while before mumbling. Treating auspicious signs as a wish for a divine dragon, you are truly presumptuous, human!

Night fell. Zhao Xuanzhen, filled with anticipation for auspicious signs to descend, ate dinner, went to bed, and meditated.

His mind was like still water, all thoughts empty. His meridians circulated, moving with the qi. The heavenly cycle completed, returning to the Dantian.

Early morning. The hundredth floor of the Spirit Transmission Tower headquarters, Sky Phoenix Douluo's residence.

Warm sunlight streamed through the velvet curtains, bathing the marble floor in a golden amber hue. The crystal chandelier in the center of the hall hung down with thousands of prisms, each refraction etching golden-red streaks in the air.

Leng Yaozhu sat on the sofa. Time had left no trace on her peerlessly beautiful face. Her crimson hair cascaded like a waterfall. Beneath her long, distant-mountain-like eyebrows were a pair of crimson eyes, flowing quietly like ripples.

"Teacher."

A knock sounded on the door, and a clear young voice came from outside.

A hint of a smile appeared on her exquisite face. Leng Yaozhu waved her hand, and the door creaked open. Sunlight spilled onto the floor, and a handsome young man walked in against the light, wearing a blue crane-patterned robe with his dark hair simply tied up. A porpoise followed beside him.

Zhao Xuanzhen's gaze fell on Leng Yaozhu. Today, she was wearing a pure white dress, without a single speck of other color, exuding a serene and profound aura.

The master and disciple sat opposite each other, with Tuntun lying beside Zhao Xuanzhen. Leng Yaozhu spoke first, "Your first meditation session, was the circulation of soul power smooth? Were there any blockages?"

"Everything went smoothly."

Zhao Xuanzhen's cultivation was vastly different from mainstream Soul Masters. He incorporated techniques from his past life's Daoist practices, creating a meditation method best suited for his growth.

"That's good then." Leng Yaozhu nodded. "I thought about it all night yesterday, wondering where to start teaching you."

His physical fitness was robust, his close-combat skills were gradually showing the demeanor of a master, and his ability to mobilize heaven and earth for his own use was unheard of. Furthermore, his abilities had already formed a system.

"Awakening such a superior talent, Xiao Ling and Liuyun must be happy for you in heaven."

Mentioning his parents in this life, Zhao Xuanzhen's eyes rippled with emotion. Although Leng Yaozhu remained silent about the cause of their deaths, with memories far exceeding those of an ordinary infant due to his reincarnation, Zhao Xuanzhen knew the truth all along. It was a snowy mountain. His parents were soldiers of the Blood God Legion, guarding the Abyss passage for over a decade, and ultimately died during an Abyss tide.

Having spent less than a day together, it would be too disingenuous to claim deep affection. However, Zhao Xuanzhen was grateful and respected them. They were heroes who died protecting the countless lives of the Douluo Continent.

The Blood God Legion had guarded the Abyss for a thousand years, with countless soldiers sacrificing themselves generation after generation. The final blow was easily dealt, adding a touch of tragic heroism.

A god saved Douluo from dire straits.

As for why Douluo fell into dire straits...

Don't ask!

Currently, Zhao Xuanzhen had no means to contend with gods. Certain thoughts could only be buried deep within his heart...

Bide his time, and then seize the opportune moment!

Seeing the change in her disciple's emotions, Leng Yaozhu felt she perhaps shouldn't have mentioned the deceased. She quickly changed the subject. "Xuanzhen, your Martial Soul path only needs to develop step by step. Today, teacher will talk to you about the pinnacle of soul engineering technology...

Battle Armor."