Refining! Second Martial Soul, Evil Eye!

Luo Chen swept his hand through the air, leapt onto the Ice Feather Eagle's back, and ordered it to fly out of the rift.

In just a few breaths, Luo Chen had emerged from the rift. He could feel that his Soul Beasts had all grown stronger, too.

Every Soul Beast inside the Gulu Ball had grown alongside him over the past ten years. The Plate Armor Turtle's shell had thickened by more than a ring, the Blazing Wolf's flames had changed from scarlet to dark red, and the Ice Feather Eagle had even crossed the thousand-year threshold.

But the one Luo Chen cared about most was the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign. He released the Evil Eye from the Gulu Ball. Its purple eye was a full ring larger than it had been ten years ago, and a faint silver-white glow swirled deep within its pupil—the mark of time's power seeping into it. The Evil Eye hovered in the air and let out a low hum, its voice tinged with grievance.

"Alright, alright, I know I kept you locked up for ten years." Luo Chen reached out and patted the Evil Eye's surface. "I'll make it up to you later."

"Make it up to me, my ass." The Evil Emperor's voice suddenly exploded in his mind. "Do you have any idea what those ten years were like for me? No one to talk to—it was like being in prison!"

Luo Chen scratched his head. "I didn't know the Hourglass would cut off all communication. Besides, you're an eight-hundred-thousand-year-old relic. Ten years should be a drop in the bucket, right?"

"That crappy little ball of yours was so stuffy. It was awful." The Evil Emperor continued to complain.

"By the way, Xiao Xiezi, I want to ask you something. That thing in my Spirit Sea—you made it, didn't you?"

The Evil Emperor froze. "W-what... What thing?"

"I knew there should've been a Soul Bone. I thought my Martial Soul was just too unusual, so no Soul Bone dropped. Who would've thought?"

On the ninth day, Luo Chen had already sensed a force in his Spirit Sea that didn't belong to him. Looking at that enormous eyeball, how could he not guess?

The Evil Emperor stopped grinning and said darkly, "So you've figured it out."

"What? Still haven't given up?" Luo Chen asked with a cheeky smile.

The Evil Emperor snorted. "I thought I might find a chance to turn the tables. Who could've guessed your spiritual power would reach this level? Fine, fine. I admit defeat this time, alright? My only hope now is that you'll become a god and take me to the Divine Realm."

The Evil Emperor had finally accepted his fate. Over the past ten years, he had tried countless ways to escape, but he still hadn't managed to break free of that little ball's control.

Luo Chen smiled. "Good. Now that you've accepted it, I'll gladly take that Soul Bone off your hands."

"Hey, wait. Wouldn't it be a waste to simply refine it as a Soul Bone?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"Kid, have you ever heard of Twin Martial Souls?"

Of course he had. Could it be...?

"You want me to refine that Evil Eye into my second Martial Soul?"

"Exactly. You caught on fast. That's just what I mean."

"Then how do I refine it?"

The Evil Emperor fell silent for a moment. "Normally, it wouldn't be possible. But I can feel that your spiritual power has grown tremendously. I think you can give it a try now."

"What should I do?"

"The essence of a Martial Soul is a bloodline power. That's why descendants are likely to inherit their parents' Martial Souls, at most with a mutation. If you want to fuse with the Evil Eye, you'll need the bloodline power of my Evil Eye Clan. And since it's only my Soul Bone, it can't become a Beast Martial Soul. So your only choice is to fuse it with one of your body parts and make it a Body Martial Soul."

Luo Chen knew all about Body Martial Souls. Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes were the classic example, and Du Busi's Martial Soul was his own body as well.

For Luo Chen, then, the Evil Eye Soul Bone could only be refined into an Evil Eye Martial Soul. It would be like adding wings to a tiger!

"Since that's the case, let's refine it here. I can use the residual power of time in this place to protect myself."

Luo Chen sat cross-legged on the spot and summoned the Space-Time Hourglass above his head. The next moment, a protective barrier enveloped him. He left the Ice Feather Eagle to keep watch and sound the alarm.

"What do I do next?" Luo Chen asked.

"First, try to establish a connection with the Evil Eye Soul Bone using your spiritual power. Then guide it into your eye and fuse it with it."

Luo Chen did as instructed. With his spiritual power at the Spirit Abyss Realm, he quickly established a connection with the Evil Eye.

He had to first peel the Soul Bone away from the space between his brows, then fuse it with one of his eyes. At first, he had wanted to form a third eye between his brows, but that carried a huge risk and had a very low chance of success.

So he chose to fuse it with his left eye. The purple Soul Bone slowly peeled away from between his brows. With each fraction that came free, his Spirit Sea trembled, its silver-white waters surging into towering waves. Veins bulged on his forehead, and cold sweat ran down his cheeks.

Luo Chen suddenly exerted himself—the Soul Bone came completely free and floated before him. It was a dark-purple eyeball shaped like a crystal. Purple light flowed across its surface, and inside, a vertical pupil could be seen slowly turning.

Luo Chen didn't even have time to catch his breath. He grabbed the Soul Bone and pressed it against his left eye.

The instant the Soul Bone touched his eyeball, it seemed to come alive and sank into his pupil.

A fierce burning sensation shot through his left eye, as if someone had pressed a branding iron against it.

Luo Chen clenched his teeth and refused to cry out.

Purple light surged from his left eye, illuminating the entire icy cliff.

The pupil of his left eye changed from silver to purple, and its shape shifted from round to match the Evil Eye's exactly.

About fifteen minutes later, the light faded. At last, Luo Chen had succeeded!

The instant he opened his eyes, he realized the world looked a little different. His left eye's vision had changed. It was no longer purely visual; an additional layer of spiritual perception had appeared, allowing him to "see" the fluctuations of spiritual power!

"I did it! The fusion with my second Martial Soul succeeded!" Now, neither of Luo Chen's eyes was a normal color. His left eye was dark purple, the sign of his Evil Eye Martial Soul, while his right was silver, representing the power of time. He looked incredibly cool.

Now he had become even more specialized—a pure spiritual-type Soul Master.

"You can add Soul Rings normally now, and you can do so for both Martial Souls at the same time. Your first Martial Soul is too unusual; when you obtain a Soul Ring, you'll hardly feel any pain. And your spiritual power is now strong enough to support adding Soul Rings to both Martial Souls."

Luo Chen was overjoyed to hear this, then asked what kind of Soul Rings suited his second Martial Soul.

Spiritual-type Soul Beasts were naturally the best choice. In fact, the best fit would be an Evil Eye, but most Evil Eyes lived in the Evil Demon Forest on the Sun Moon Continent, so he'd put that aside for now. Next was the Ice Silkworm Clan, where the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lived. But ordinary Ice Silkworms were weak, and few had any chance of living to a hundred years old. Only the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was worth all the trouble.

There were also other Soul Beasts, such as the Three-Eyed Demon Ape, the Purple Spirit Wolf-hound, and the Silver Moon Wolf King.

But right now, Luo Chen's most urgent task was to go home and let everyone know he was safe!