Origin Transformation

With a foundation of mutual trust, communication between Qin Yue and Electrolux became increasingly smooth. Before long, they had successfully formed an alliance with Tang San as their primary target.

After establishing their united front, Electrolux immediately began directing Qin Yue.

"This knife is made of an extraordinary material. Press it against your forehead, calm your mind, and leave everything to me."

Qin Yue readily complied, placing the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife vertically against the center of his brow as Electrolux instructed.

The instant the carving knife touched his skin, Qin Yue immediately sensed an aura of both holiness and death emerging from it. A thread of strange power surged forth, like a "bridge" connecting his forehead to the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

The next moment, the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife suddenly transformed into a streak of azure light and instantly entered Qin Yue's forehead. Its sharp blade did not clash with his sturdy skin at all; it was as though two rivers had converged, flowing naturally into his Sea of Spirit.

A dense, incomparably rich life force arrived alongside the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife. In an instant, Qin Yue's entire body was dyed azure by that vitality. Even his originally golden Sea of Spirit was affected, shining with both azure and gold.

An unprecedented sense of comfort spread throughout his body. With his high degree of control over his physical body, Qin Yue immediately noticed the changes. His body, which had already been tempered to its limit and could only grow stronger through lightning tempering, was gradually becoming "full" under the influence of this life force.

Simply put, Qin Yue's body was like a round wooden barrel. Through his previous training, it had already been filled with water. He could only use lightning tempering to slowly raise the barrel little by little, allowing it to hold more water.

Yet under the influence of Life Gold's powerful life force, the barrel's height did not change. Instead, the nature of the wood forming it improved, becoming broader and tougher. This meant the barrel had become wider, allowing it to contain more water in another way.

Qin Yue greedily absorbed the dense life force emanating from the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife. The strength of his meridians, bones, and internal organs constantly increased, and the strength of his entire body rose rapidly along with them.

Feeling the marvelous sensation of complete openness within his body, Qin Yue was certain that his talent had improved. It was no longer merely at the level of Innate Full Soul Power, though he did not know how it compared to Qian Renxue's Innate Full Twenty Soul Power from ten thousand years ago.

At that moment, the life force covering Qin Yue's entire body suddenly began to contract, returning once more to the area around the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and into Qin Yue's Sea of Spirit.

"Your Sea of Spirit far surpasses that of ordinary people. This golden power is the 'favor' you spoke of, isn't it? It seems to have transformed you, but its method was far too crude. It simply could not bring out its full effect."

Before Electrolux's slightly disdainful voice had faded, emerald-green life force had already completely enveloped the Sea of Spirit. The golden Power of Fate instinctively tried to resist, only to be used in turn by Electrolux, who controlled the life force and caused the two powers to temporarily fuse perfectly.

The instant the fusion was complete, Qin Yue's Sea of Spirit immediately began expanding outward at an astonishing speed. Only when it had reached three times its original size did it finally slow down.

Once it truly could not expand any further, the two mixed powers separated again. The golden Power of Fate occupied the entire "sky" of the Sea of Spirit, while the emerald-green power of life dominated its "earth."

Gray light flashed, and an elderly man in white appeared within Qin Yue's Sea of Spirit. Qin Yue felt something stir within him, and a small golden figure with features identical to his own appeared before the old man.

Qin Yue's attention was immediately drawn to the Sea of Spirit before him. It had become so vast that he could not see its boundaries at a glance. Azure-green radiance covered the entire ground, constantly nourishing everything within it.

Looking at Qin Yue before him, whose features were lifelike and expression remarkably animated, Electrolux smiled faintly. "Your talent is truly unprecedented in all my life. Your spiritual origin has only just transformed into Spirit Consciousness, yet you can already manipulate it to a basic degree."

"Thank you, Elder Yi."

Qin Yue smiled and cupped his hands. He was neither a spiritual-type Soul Master nor someone who had consumed any Heavenly Treasure related to Mental Power. Being able to transform his spiritual origin into Spirit Consciousness at this stage naturally depended greatly on Electrolux's help.

Although the total amount of his Mental Power had not changed, its fundamental nature was now worlds apart from before.

The transformation of Mental Power also brought many benefits. In the short term, it allowed him to control his Soul Power with greater ease. In the long term, it would make the future condensation of a Soul Core more stable, greatly reducing the chance of accidents.

Beyond that, there was another hidden benefit: he would possess greater resistance to spiritual-type soul skills and could innately weaken their power to some extent.

Electrolux merely smiled without speaking. Since he intended to use Life Gold to nourish his Divine Consciousness, it was only natural for him to pay a reward.

Only after Qin Yue gradually became familiar with this marvelous sensation and could control his incarnation to leap about within the Sea of Spirit did Electrolux continue.

"This fragment of my Divine Consciousness is far too weak, and with it, I have lost far too many memories. To recover them, my Divine Consciousness must continue growing stronger. Until I recover enough to take action myself, I'll have to leave everything to you."

Qin Yue nodded slightly and smiled calmly. "Rest easy, Elder Yi. It has been quite some time since I learned Tang San's true face, yet you are still the only one who knows."

Qiu'er had seen very little and did not even know who the mastermind was. Besides, she had not yet taken human form, so she did not count.

Electrolux nodded in satisfaction. Qin Yue's steady temperament and understanding of restraint truly made him an excellent partner. His figure transformed into a streak of gray light and returned to the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, which resembled an emerald.

Watching Electrolux disappear, Qin Yue's Spirit Consciousness incarnation dispersed as well, and he awoke from that special meditative state.

When he opened his eyes, Qin Yue immediately felt as though there was something extra on his face. He got out of bed and walked to the mirror. After examining himself closely, he noticed the difference: an indistinct, vertical golden line had somehow appeared between his brows, giving him an extremely mysterious air.

Qin Yue immediately thought of Huo Yuhao's "Eye of Life" from the original work. He closed his eyes and carefully sensed it, and sure enough, he felt a faint connection between the golden line and his Sea of Spirit. He even had the feeling that, if he wished, he could use it to draw upon the power within his Sea of Spirit against an enemy.

"A true hero kills with his eyes?" Qin Yue was quite tempted to test it on Wu Feng, but instinctively felt that Little Dragon Maiden simply could not withstand this move, so he had no choice but to give up.