Life Armor, Tiger Sickle

He left the noisy competition stage and returned to the lounge once again.

As soon as he entered, a purple figure pounced on him.

"Wang Xian! You were amazing!"

Dugu Yan was so excited that her face turned red. She threw herself directly into his arms, wrapping her hands around his neck as if she were hanging off him.

"A level 25 Soul Grand Master, and you won without even using your full strength or a Soul Ring! How did you do that?"

Wang Xian was pushed back half a step by her pounce. He steadied himself, patted her on the back, and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, let go first. I can't breathe."

Dugu Yan only then realized what she had done. She quickly let go, stepped back, and her earlobes turned slightly red. Her gaze flickered, but she soon returned to her usual carefree demeanor.

She rolled her eyes at him, her tone carrying a hint of irrepressible admiration: "I was just too excited. Who knew you were so strong? I was worried to death at the beginning."

Ye Lingling also walked over and stood beside Dugu Yan. Her clear eyes looked at Wang Xian, the corners of her mouth curving into a faint arc as she said softly, "You were very impressive."

Wang Xian rarely showed a smug smile. He lifted his chin slightly and waved his hand with feigned ease: "That goes without saying. Does my strength even need to be questioned?"

Dugu Yan looked at him like that and let out a snort of laughter, reaching out to pat his shoulder: "Give you an inch and you take a mile."

Ye Lingling also pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes curving into two crescent moons.

Dugu Yan cleared her throat and changed the subject.

She put her hands on her hips, lifted her chin, and put on a generous air: "In honor of how impressive you were, this young lady will pay for your meal today."

"Alright, then many thanks to Miss Yanzi." Wang Xian smiled and cupped his hands in a salute.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door to the lounge was pushed open from the outside.

Supervisor Li strode in, his face full of smiles, his eyes almost squinting into slits.

He walked up to Wang Xian and looked him up and down, his gaze as if he were looking at a glittering treasure.

"Wang Xian, oh Wang Xian, you really have made me look at you in a new light." Supervisor Li sighed with emotion, patting Wang Xian on the shoulder. "A level 25 Soul Grand Master, and you won so easily; I don't even know what to say."

He took two items from his chest and held them out with both hands.

One was a silvery-white bracelet, a size wider than the Heaven Origin Bracelet Wang Xian had bought previously, with more complex and exquisite patterns that glowed with a soft luster under the lights.

The other was a gold-stamped card, heavy in the hand; it was a gold note exclusive to the Soul Arena, which could be cashed at any bank in Heaven Dou City.

"One hundred thousand Gold Coins, a thirty-six cubic meter Storage Soul Tool, just as we agreed—not a single thing missing," Supervisor Li said with a chuckle. "If you have any other requests in the future, just ask. If it's within our power, we will certainly do it."

Wang Xian took them with both hands, put the bracelet on his wrist, tucked the gold note into his clothes, and nodded: "Many thanks, Supervisor Li."

"What thanks? We should be the ones thanking you," Supervisor Li waved his hands hurriedly.

"Because of this match of yours, the ticket revenue for the Soul Arena today is three or four times higher than usual, and every match is packed. From now on, you are the golden signboard of our Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena."

He said a few more polite words before tactfully taking his leave, not forgetting to turn back and say "get some good rest" as he walked out the door.

After Supervisor Li left, Dugu Yan grabbed Wang Xian with one hand and Ye Lingling with the other, walking out in high spirits.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go eat! We have to celebrate properly today!"

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

After the competition ended that day, Wang Xian had captured the Snake-Eating Frog Martial Soul and placed it into the Training Camp.

The Snake-Eating Frog was a C-Rank Martial Soul and also required three days to complete training, so he hadn't rushed to fuse it after the other C-Rank Martial Souls finished their training.

Instead, he planned to wait until the Snake-Eating Frog's training was over before considering which trait to fuse.

However, while the matter of traits could wait, Form Cultivation could not.

In the dormitory, the doors and windows were shut tight.

Wang Xian sat cross-legged on the bed, took a deep breath, and recited silently in his heart as the translucent light screen unfolded before his eyes.

"Weapon Form cultivation complete. Armor Form cultivation complete."

"Form Cultivation: Weapon Form--Life Scepter, Skills: Life Severing, Tiger Sickle. Next cultivation requires 10000 Cultivation Points."

"Form Cultivation: Armor Form--Life Armor, Skill: Life Force. Next cultivation requires 1000 Cultivation Points."

The corners of Wang Xian's mouth slowly curled upward. Both forms were completed at the same time, and he even gained a new skill; this wave of improvement was significant.

He first activated the Weapon Form.

A pale green light condensed in his palm, compressing and constricting, and a familiar sensation spread from his palm.

The Life Scepter slowly took shape in his hand, but it was already vastly different from its previous appearance.

The staff body was no longer the previous dark green, but had turned into a deep emerald color.

Inside the staff body, golden threads of light could be faintly seen flowing like the blood vessels of a living creature, pulsing slightly with Wang Xian's heartbeat, brightening and dimming as if the scepter were alive.

The sickle blade at the head of the staff was more slender than before, and the curve was even more fluid.

Wang Xian swung it, and the scepter cut through the air, emitting a sharp whistling sound; its speed was more than a notch faster than before.

The most obvious change was at the base of the staff.

There was an additional emerald green gemstone the size of a fist, not inlaid, but grown naturally from the staff body, looking like the fruit of a plant.

Inside the gemstone, something like liquid was flowing slowly.

The total length of the scepter had stretched from its previous one point two meters to one point five meters.

The scepter reached almost to the height of Wang Xian's shoulder, yet its weight was even lighter than before.

Holding it in his hand, he could barely feel any heft; only that warm, tactile sensation reminded him that this object truly existed.

"The change is truly massive," Wang Xian couldn't help but exclaim.

He then gripped the scepter and practiced a few swings around the room, the sound of wind being cut growing sharper with each motion as the staff left trails of emerald-green afterimages in the air.

He nodded in satisfaction, then focused his mind to activate the new skill, Tiger Sickle.

The moment the scepter was swung, an invisible force surged out from the staff body.

Wang Xian could clearly see a faint, flickering phantom of a fierce tiger attached to the emerald-green blade glow.

The tiger's head, body, and claws were blurred in outline yet imposing in presence, resembling a wild beast pouncing out from the void.

The blade glow sliced through the air, emitting a low tiger roar that made the windows tremble slightly.

"This skill..." Wang Xian's eyes lit up as he thought rapidly to himself.