Second Soul Skill: Heaven Sealing Earth Locking

Half a year to reach level eight?

Su Fan circulated the Soul Power within his body, feeling the Soul Power surge through his meridians like a torrent, driven by all thirty-six Apertures. His heart swelled with lofty ambition.

His Soul Power churned through his meridians like a flood, filling Su Fan with an intense sense of fullness.

At that moment, he felt as though he commanded such a torrent, capable of sweeping across heaven and earth.

Level eight in half a year was still not his limit!

"I haven't obtained a Soul Ring yet. For this second Soul Ring, I'm going to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring!"

Su Fan still adopted the same strategy as before.

Though this Soul Ring required a thousand-year Soul Beast, it only needed to be just over a thousand years old. He could still search first, then hunt the Soul Beast.

As early as three months ago, Su Tian had sent people throughout the Dou Ling Empire to gather information on thousand-year Soul Beasts with space attributes.

The results were undoubtedly favorable.

He had already set his sights on a target—the Silver Dream Butterfly.

It was a Soul Beast with both spiritual and space attributes. Both were rare attributes, and although it was relatively small, its strength could not be underestimated.

With the target chosen and his Soul Power up to standard, Su Fan did not hesitate and immediately requested leave.

Director Chi had not expected Su Fan's breakthrough to go so smoothly.

"Looks like I wasn't wrong about him this time."

Director Chi rubbed his bald head and smiled.

This investment had not gone to waste.

Su Fan's Innate Soul Power had been lacking, but through his own talent, he had truly developed his Martial Soul.

Although he had yet to display any combat ability, once his Soul Power rank was high enough, even if he armed himself with Soul Tools, his strength would not be weak.

A Soul Emperor equipped with a full set of sixth-grade Soul Tools, even if he was an auxiliary-type Soul Master, would not be weaker in direct combat than any Soul King.

In the conventional sense, at least.

Three days later.

Su Fan returned.

He looked quite excited, clearly very satisfied with the results of this Soul Hunting trip.

"Second Soul Skill: Heaven Sealing Earth Locking!"

At the Soul Guidance Department's enormous testing ground, Su Fan lit up his second Soul Ring.

Yellow and purple Soul Rings rose beneath his feet, pulsing above and below one another in a rather strange manner.

As the purple Soul Ring radiated a dazzling violet glow, Su Fan's body seemed to turn transparent.

Thirty-six brilliant Apertures within his body lit up at the same time.

They continuously shot out rays of light, connecting him to the world outside.

In the blink of an eye, Su Fan's thirty-six Apertures resonated with thirty-six nodes in the outside world.

The next moment, the space between heaven and earth suddenly contracted.

The energy of heaven and earth manifested, transforming into chains that sealed off the entire area.

Centered on Su Fan, this space had a diameter of fifty meters.

It was not large, but neither was it small.

At the very least, Su Fan's complexion remained fairly normal. He could sustain the ordinary consumption of this Soul Skill.

"I chose the right Soul Skill."

Boundless delight welled up in Su Fan's heart.

Beyond the effect he had just displayed, this Soul Skill also possessed a hidden effect.

While Heaven Sealing Earth Locking was active, Su Fan's control over the surrounding space greatly increased. In other words, it would become much easier for him to sense changes within that space.

This would play a crucial role in his future cultivation.

Not only that, stronger control over this area also meant stronger control over the energy of heaven and earth within it.

In battle, he could draw upon the energy of heaven and earth to a certain extent in place of expending Soul Power.

At the same time, this Soul Skill was a crucial step for Su Fan to use the Apertures within his body as a foundation, mirror the inner and outer worlds, project the power of his Apertures, and control heaven and earth.

Having taken this step, the path toward wielding the power of heaven and earth in the future became far clearer.

He carefully sensed the changes within himself.

"All right. Next, I should start preparing for my future."

Su Fan calmed his excited heart and began considering his future.

Eight years old, level twenty-two.

After taking a Soul Ascension Pill soon, he would reach level twenty-three.

Such an achievement was already extraordinary.

But Su Fan was still not satisfied.

Before turning twelve, he intended to reach at least level forty and obtain his fourth Soul Ring.

"From now on, aside from daily cultivation, I'll have to set aside some time to plan for those opportunities."

Between Tian Meng and Electrolux, Su Fan had to find a way to secure at least one.

Tian Meng was basically impossible.

What Su Fan could truly plan for was Electrolux.

Yet given his circumstances, attracting Electrolux was nearly impossible.

The Blade of Life was the easiest path he could think of, and the one with the greatest chance of success.

"The Blade of Life—or rather, the Spirit-Devouring Engraving Knife—failed to sell at the Starlight Auction House several times. I don't know exactly when it arrived, but it was definitely already at the Starlight Auction House by the time I was eleven."

Auctions at the Starlight Auction House were not held that frequently. Failing to sell multiple times meant it had been there for at least a year.

Perhaps even two.

"The starting bid is one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. My family should be able to help me get it."

With a merchant company backing him, many things became much easier for Su Fan.

"Tian Meng and Electrolux are one concern. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is another."

Places such as the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave could be postponed for the time being.

Tian Meng and Electrolux were fixed points that would be reset.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was most useful before level forty. The earlier he obtained an Immortal Herb, the sooner Su Fan's Martial Soul could truly make up for its inherent deficiencies.

His cultivation speed was not slow.

But aptitude was still a merciless iron lock, sealing away his upper limit.

Two Mystic Water Pills, absorbing Soul Rings beyond his level twice, drawing on the cultivation methods of a Body Martial Soul, condensing Apertures within his body, and nourishing those Apertures through the growth of his Soul Power to further enhance his Martial Soul.

Even with so many methods, the quality of Su Fan's Martial Soul still could not be considered high.

It could only be said to have reached the level of Innate Soul Power rank seven.

Was that impressive?

In this era, Innate Full Soul Power was no longer worth much.

To stand out and fight for a chance to become a god, even the aptitude of Innate Full Soul Power was not enough.

Let alone Su Fan as he was now.

"Given my cultivation speed, before I compete for Electrolux, I need to find a way to obtain an Immortal Herb from within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

A thoughtful glint flashed through Su Fan's eyes.

He lowered his head and looked at the Martial Soul hovering above his palm.

At present, even when he expanded his Aperture Martial Soul to its fullest, it was only about the size of a human head.

Of course, the condensed Apertures could still remain at their original size.

But that was not enough.

His goal was for each Aperture to contain its own independent space.

At the same time, the Apertures' maximum size had to be large enough to encompass his entire body.

"Immortal Herbs..."

As various pieces of information about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well flashed through his mind, a fiery light rose in Su Fan's eyes.

Yet when he thought of the poisonous miasma that had spread through nearly all of Sunset Forest and wiped out an entire Soul Beast habitat, wariness flashed through his gaze once more.

"What should I do?"

After pondering for a long time, Su Fan still found no answer.

Even Soul Saints had to fear the poison of the Green Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower.

And that was only one Green Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower.

Sunset Forest was covered in Green Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers. The poisonous miasma there had formed from their poison over tens of thousands of years, mixed with the toxins produced by the decay of countless animal corpses.