Na'er listened to the voice echoing in her Sea of Consciousness, then looked at Gu Yue's lovely face, which was full of unwillingness. Her little lips curled up slightly.
"Isn't this Gu Yue? It's been four years, and your strength has fallen off a bit."
Gu Yue fixed her beautiful eyes on Na'er. Hearing those words, she clenched her teeth, and her face flushed red with anger.
This was practically rubbing salt in the wound—and the one doing it was Na'er, whom she had always thought was an idiot. How outrageous!
"After this, I'll definitely be back!"
Gu Yue's voice rang out in Na'er's Sea of Consciousness again, her tone practically gritting its teeth. Losing this battle might well mean that the Soul Beast Revival Plan she'd made earlier would fall apart halfway through.
But Gu Yue's words didn't frighten Na'er in the slightest. Instead, the corners of her mouth lifted even higher.
"Don't worry, Gu Yue. I'll give you time to catch up, until my back is so far away that you can no longer see it."
With her little hands clasped behind her back, Na'er spoke haughtily, carrying herself like a Grandmaster.
"It was Jiang Xiu who beat me, not you! If you've got what it takes, come out and fight me one-on-one! What's the point of having a human step in for you?"
At those words, Gu Yue's breathing grew a little quicker. As the other half of the Silver Dragon King, every one of Na'er's words struck right at her psychological defenses.
"You're good at fighting? When you're out in the world, what matters is your background and connections. I've got a boss. What have you got?"
Na'er wasn't affected in the slightest. How could she possibly be stupid enough to challenge Gu Yue to a one-on-one? Gu Yue had taken seven-tenths of the Silver Dragon King's origin power, after all.
She might seem a little dim most of the time, but in most situations, she was sharp as a tack.
"Your boss? You'd actually toss aside the dignity of the Soul Beast Lord and take a human child as your boss!"
Hearing that, Gu Yue flew into an even greater rage. This was an utter collapse of propriety!
A beast could not... at least, it shouldn't!
"What do you know? I call this investing in an angel!"
Na'er shot back without the slightest hesitation.
Watching Na'er and Gu Yue lock eyes as they clashed, as if thunder and fire were about to collide, Jiang Xiu silently watched the drama unfold.
He was sure that even though they weren't speaking aloud, the two of them had probably already started fighting in their minds.
"Na'er, do you know Gu Yue?"
Leng Yaozhu looked at Na'er curiously and asked softly.
"I don't, but it feels like we've known each other forever."
Na'er gently shook her head, her words carrying a hidden meaning.
"I see."
Leng Yaozhu's dark red eyes shifted slightly. Then she turned her gaze to Gu Yue and spoke.
"Gu Yue, you have excellent talent, and you control the seven elements very well. Although you lost this time, this Tower Master believes in your potential. Come report to the Spirit Pagoda tomorrow."
Just as Gu Yue thought her plan to join the Spirit Pagoda had fallen through, she heard that she had been accepted. Her beautiful eyes immediately lit up, and she bowed slightly.
"Thank you for believing in me, Senior."
"Think nothing of it. Work hard at your cultivation from now on."
Leng Yaozhu waved her slender hand. She had accepted Gu Yue not only because of her talent, but also because the Tower Master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda had privately told her that Gu Yue seemed to come from a hidden, prominent family with considerable power behind it.
The first time Gu Yue had come to the Spirit Pagoda, she had been accompanied by a powerful Super Douluo. Leng Yaozhu was also hoping to win over the force behind Gu Yue.
The Phoenix Clan was indeed in decline. Leng Yaozhu believed that if she passed away one day, the Phoenix Clan of the present would certainly be unable to hold its place in the Spirit Pagoda. It might even be gradually swallowed up by the Qiangu Clan.
"Beep, beep, beep!"
Just then, the Communication Soul Tool on Leng Yaozhu rang. After reading the message on it, a glint flashed through her phoenix eyes, and she narrowed them slightly. Then she spoke to Jiang Xiu and the two girls.
"Na'er, you three get to know one another. I have some things to take care of."
"Okay, Master."
Na'er answered obediently. Leng Yaozhu nodded, stepped forward with her long, jade-like legs, and soon disappeared from the Battle Space.
Looking at the two people in front of him, who were still battling with their eyes, Jiang Xiu raised an eyebrow and spoke first.
"Let's start over. I'm Jiang Xiu from the Body Sect."
If he didn't speak up, he was sure the two of them would keep waging their fierce mental battle.
"Hello, I'm Gu Yue. And you're very strong."
At his words, Gu Yue turned her gaze away. Her beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she extended her fair hand to Jiang Xiu.
"I'm all right. I only won that battle by luck."
Jiang Xiu reached out and briefly shook Gu Yue's hand, giving a light laugh.
Anyone who didn't know about his second Soul Skill would definitely be brought under his control. In some ways, the second Soul Skill granted to him by the Dark Night Raven was even more useful than his first Soul Skill, Time Stop.
Seeing the two of them shake hands, Na'er felt a sudden pang in her heart. A sense of crisis surged over her, and the silver strand of hair on top of her head stood straight up.
Fortunately, Jiang Xiu only held Gu Yue's hand lightly before letting go.
"If I'm not mistaken, your second Soul Skill just now had something to do with how much Soul Power I had left. Or rather, the condition for releasing your second Soul Skill is based on how much Soul Power the other person has remaining."
Gu Yue considered it for a moment, then spoke in a measured, orderly fashion.
"Could this be the Silver Dragon King's peerless wisdom?"
A trace of surprise appeared in Jiang Xiu's violet eyes. What Gu Yue said was almost exactly right. She had only experienced the skill once, yet she had already figured out its pattern.
The effect of the Soul Skill Shadow Devourer was this: as long as the other person's cultivation was below Jiang Xiu's and they had less than thirty percent of their Soul Power left, Jiang Xiu could directly control their shadow and transfer all of their remaining Soul Power into it. He could then use their shadow to control their actual body.
The shadow would also possess every Soul Skill and ability the person controlled. Jiang Xiu could even command the shadow to kill its original body.
If the other person's cultivation was higher than Jiang Xiu's, the thirty-percent limit on their remaining Soul Power would rise according to the gap between their cultivation levels. For example, if Jiang Xiu's opponent was a Soul King, Jiang Xiu could only control their shadow once their remaining Soul Power fell below fifteen percent.
Once Jiang Xiu's cultivation grew, this Soul Skill would be an unrivaled killing weapon.
He could directly command shadows to aid him. The more enemies there were, the more shadows he could control. The upper limit on how many shadows he could command was directly tied to his spiritual power.
"So that's how it is."
Seeing Jiang Xiu's expression, Gu Yue murmured to herself, a trace of astonishment passing through her at the same time.
She had been controlled herself, so she knew just how terrifying this Soul Skill was. If her shadow had tried to kill her then, she would have been helpless unless she used the origin power that had been sealed away.
"I wonder if there's a limit to how many people this Soul Skill can control. If there isn't, wouldn't that make him a one-man army?"
Gu Yue pondered silently.
At the same time, she realized that Na'er really did have a good eye. She'd managed to take a human boy with such incredible talent as her boss.
"Na'er... isn't as foolish as she seems."
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