The Effect of Peace of Mind and Spirit

"I... I didn't die?"

A confused voice came through Telepathy, pulling Xu Bai's consciousness out of his Sea of Consciousness.

"How could you possibly die? I promised you wouldn't be in any danger," Xu Bai said with a smile.

Upon hearing his voice, Little Blue was stunned for a moment before letting out a cry of betrayal: "Beast Tamer, you—you lied to me! The process wasn't safe at all! I... I almost actually died just now..."

A playful smile tugged at the corner of Xu Bai's mouth as he said leisurely, "Little Blue, don't go slandering a good person. I never once said the process was safe."

Hearing this, Little Blue stood frozen, its mind flashing back to the conversation it had with its Beast Tamer that day.

It had asked if the process was dangerous, and the Beast Tamer had replied, "The outcome isn't dangerous, so why would you think the process is?"

The Beast Tamer hadn't explicitly said the process was safe, but wasn't he clearly playing word games with it?

At this thought, it actually burst into tears of grievance, gently swatting at Xu Bai with its vines while muttering things like "Beast Tamer, you're a big meanie," which made no sense to anyone else.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Xu Bai could only stand there and let Little Blue vent its emotions, waiting a long while for it to calm down.

Even then, its leaves kept trembling as if it were still sobbing.

"Are you done venting?" Xu Bai asked softly.

"No!" Little Blue raised its vines, indignant. "My intuition was right from the start—you really are a bad person!"

"Fine, fine, I'm a bad person." Xu Bai shook his head with a laugh. At this moment, Little Blue, with its vines raised, looked exactly like a haughty little girl standing with her hands on her hips and her head held high.

"Besides, this was all to help you grow stronger. Take a careful look and see if you haven't mastered another racial skill."

"Another one?" Little Blue paused, sensing itself carefully, and sure enough, it discovered it had mastered a new skill.

In an instant, all its negative emotions vanished, replaced by a sense of joy.

After all, in this fantasy world, the pursuit of strength was an instinct of life. Even a creature as life-cherishing as Little Blue couldn't help but be thrilled by its own growth.

"Beast Tamer, you're not a bad person; I misunderstood you." Little Blue changed its tune faster than flipping a book. A moment ago it had looked deeply wronged, but now it was incredibly cheerful.

"Know my good intentions now?" Xu Bai chuckled and asked, "What does your new skill do? Release it and let me see the effect."

"Beast Tamer, it seems to be a support skill. It can calm the mind and focus the spirit, and it can defend against mental attacks when necessary."

Little Blue spoke slowly, then released the skill.

The fluorescent light on the Blue Silver Grass flared brilliantly, forming a deep blue halo within a three-meter radius.

Standing within the halo, Xu Bai felt his mind clear instantly. His heart became incredibly calm, and his thoughts seemed to sharpen.

"The calming effect is quite good; it should have miraculous results in special situations. It's just that I can't test the mental defense ability for now."

Xu Bai stroked his chin, evaluating the skill.

After a pause, he asked, "Can this halo distinguish between friend and foe?"

Little Blue sensed it again and whispered, "Um, it doesn't seem like it can..."

Xu Bai nodded slightly; this didn't exceed his expectations.

After all, the skill proficiency was only at the entry level. Distinguishing between friend and foe could be a goal for future training.

Calculating for a moment, he suddenly thought of something else and said, "Little Blue, use that Bind skill again."

"Oh, okay." Little Blue didn't know why, but it obeyed.

The next moment, vines erupted from the ground and wrapped around the nameless ordinary tree.

Xu Bai stepped forward, grabbed the Blue Silver Grass, and channeled his soul power to give it a hard tug.

However, it didn't snap.

"As expected, not only did Little Blue gain a new skill from this reversal, but its own strength has also improved significantly."

Xu Bai murmured to himself. Before this reversal, Little Blue's vines could only trap an ordinary first-ring Soul Master, and that was only if the opponent didn't have a beast-type Martial Soul.

With this level of strength, it could probably trap a Great Soul Master. This reversal was truly a rebirth.

"Little Blue, you'll be able to help out when we face enemies in the future. Are you happy?" Xu Bai patted the sturdy vines on the tree and asked with a smile.

Facing enemies?

Helping out!

Little Blue's leaves stiffened. It looked at the smiling Beast Tamer and said sheepishly, "Happy... of course I'm happy to help Boss and the Beast Tamer..."

Then, it asked timidly, "Beast Tamer, what do you mean by 'help out'..."

"Your vines have some strength now. When the time comes, I'll have Di Yi handle the enemies in front, and you can just cause some trouble from the back."

Hearing this, Little Blue breathed a sigh of relief and happily tapped its leaves. "Don't worry, Beast Tamer, I definitely won't let you down."

Xu Bai nodded in satisfaction. He checked the sky, chatted with Little Blue for a while longer, and then called out for Di Yi to help pack up.

After all, he really didn't want to live in a house where someone had died. Plus, he had finished reading all the books in the Huangshan City Martial Soul Branch, so it was time to move to a new place.

He summoned Di Yi to help pack, but there wasn't much to collect.

Valuable items like materials and ingredients were usually kept by Xu Bai in his Beast Taming Space, so all that remained were daily necessities like pots and pans.

As for the bedding, he had intended to pack it, but it was stained with blood, which immediately extinguished his desire to keep it.

After packing his things, he glanced at the sky.

It was only just beginning to brighten, and there was still some time before the city gates would open.

In truth, given the height of the Huangshan City walls and the mastery Xu Bai now possessed over his "Metal Spirit Power," he could easily draw metal substances from the ground to condense into a platform and fly right over the walls.

The problem, however, was that the walls were guarded by two Soul Kings. He reckoned that the moment he took flight, those two Soul Kings would strike them down immediately.

There was no need to take such a risk just to save a little time.

Time trickled by slowly.

He didn't remain idle while waiting; he spent the time working with First to enrich his Beast Taming Space. Although the progress was slow, it still added a little bit to the overall completion.

Of course, it was mostly because he had nothing better to do.

This was because, during his idle musings a few days ago, Xu Bai had developed a vague theory regarding his Beast Taming Space Martial Soul.

Judging by the various signs, the Douluo Continent he had transmigrated into was likely the manga version, or at least, the Martial Soul mechanics followed the manga's settings.

Soul Masters in the manga version possessed one extra characteristic—or rather, an ability—compared to those in the novel or anime.

That was the True Body Armor that enveloped the entire body when a Soul Master reached the rank of Soul Venerable.

However, the True Body Armor did not appear out of thin air. When a Soul Master obtained their first and second Soul Rings, the body parts used to activate their Soul Skills would manifest a horn-like substance resembling armor; this was the initial form of the True Body Armor.

Clearly, Xu Bai had yet to develop any such horn-like substance.