Under such circumstances, it was already impressive if the Soul Tool produced could function normally.
How could it possibly achieve that sense of unity of will, as though it were a part of one's own body?
At that thought, Xiao Hongchen immediately turned his gaze toward Ye Luochen.
Or, more precisely, toward the carving knife in his hand, which had already turned light green.
The feeling this Soul Tool battle blade gave him could not be faked. The facts were right before him.
Ye Luochen had spent the past few days with them, so there was no way his Soul Tool expertise could have advanced by leaps and bounds.
Even if he had secretly worked himself to the bone every night, he could not have advanced to the technical level of at least an eighth-rank Soul Engineer.
That left only one possibility.
This characteristic came from the carving knife.
Soul Tools made with Ranked Carving Knives often possessed one or more additional properties.
Sharpness, speed, durability...
That was why Ranked Carving Knives were so precious and highly sought after.
Thinking this, Xiao Hongchen could not help asking,
"Could it be that after you absorbed the life energy within it, this carving knife still retained the standard of a Ranked Carving Knife?"
"Perhaps."
Ye Luochen answered.
"During the absorption process just now, I could sense a very distinct negative emotion constantly dispersing from the blade and vanishing. I assume that was the so-called curse of the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
Perhaps that was precisely why it resonated with my martial soul. Through the leakage of life energy, it expelled the curse and restored its original appearance."
"And although I absorbed a great deal of life energy, there is still quite a bit left within the blade.
So now, it should be somewhat