Refining! Second Martial Soul, Evil Eye!

Luo Chen gave a grand wave of his hand, leaped onto the back of the Ice Feather Eagle, and ordered it to fly out of the fissure.

Within a few breaths, Luo Chen emerged from the crevice. He could feel it—his soul beasts had all grown stronger.

Every soul beast inside the Gulu Ball had been growing in sync over the past decade. The Plate Armor Turtle's shell had thickened by more than a circle, the Blazing Wolf's flames had shifted from bright red to dark red, and the Ice Feather Eagle had even crossed the threshold into the thousand-year level.

But what concerned Luo Chen most was the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign. He released the Evil Eye from the Gulu Ball. Its purple eye was a full circle larger than it had been ten years ago, and deep within the pupil, a silvery-white light faintly swirled—the lingering trace of being steeped in the power of time. The Evil Eye hovered in the air, emitting a low hum that carried a hint of grievance.

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

"Make it up to me, my foot." The Evil Emperor's voice suddenly exploded in his mind. "Do you have any idea how I spent these ten years, kid? No one to talk to, it was like being in prison!"

Luo Chen scratched his head. "I didn't expect the hourglass to block communication. Besides, for an eighty-thousand-year-old elder like you, ten years is just a drop in the bucket, isn't it?"

"That little ball of yours is too stuffy, it was unbearable," the Evil Emperor continued to complain.

"By the way, Xiao Xiezi, let me ask you something. That thing in my sea of consciousness—that was your doing, wasn't it?"

The Evil Emperor was taken aback. "What... what thing?"

"I kept saying there should have been a soul bone. I thought my martial soul was just too unique, which is why no soul bone dropped, but I never expected this."

On the ninth day, Luo Chen had sensed a power that didn't belong to him within his sea of consciousness. Looking at that giant eyeball, how could he not have guessed?

The Evil Emperor stopped his playful act and said gloomily, "It seems you've discovered it all."

"What? Still not giving up?" Luo Chen asked with a grin.

The Evil Emperor snorted. "I thought I might find a chance to turn the tables, but who would have thought your spiritual power would reach this level! Fine, fine, I'm truly admitting defeat this time, alright? My only hope now is that you become a god and take me to the God Realm."

The Evil Emperor had finally resigned himself to his fate; he had tried countless ways over the past decade, but he still hadn't been able to escape the control of that little ball.

Luo Chen smiled. "As long as you've accepted your fate. Since that's the case, I'll gladly accept this soul bone of yours."

"Wait, hold on. Wouldn't it be a waste if you just refined it as a regular soul bone?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"Kid, have you ever heard of twin martial souls?"

Of course he had heard of twin martial souls, but could it be?

"You don't mean you want me to refine that Evil Eye into my second martial soul, do you?"

"Not bad, your brain reacts fast. That's exactly what I mean."

"How do I refine it?"

The Evil Emperor pondered for a moment. "Normally it wouldn't be possible, but I can feel that your spiritual power has improved tremendously. I think you can give it a try."

"What do I need to do?"

"The essence of a martial soul is actually a form of bloodline power. That's why children usually inherit the martial soul of their parents, or at most a mutation. If you want to fuse with the Evil Eye, you need the bloodline power of my Evil Eye Clan. And because that is only my soul bone, it cannot become a beast martial soul; you can only choose to fuse it with your own body parts as a body martial soul."

Luo Chen was well-versed in body martial souls. Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes were the most typical example, and the martial soul of Du Busi was a body martial soul itself.

As for Luo Chen, it went without saying: the Evil Eye soul bone could only be refined into an Evil Eye martial soul. For him, this was like adding wings to a tiger!

"Since that's the case, we might as well 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 to hover above his head. The next moment, a protective barrier enveloped him, leaving only 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 to fuse with your eye."

Luo Chen followed his instructions. With his Spirit Abyss Realm spiritual power, he was quickly able to establish a link with the Evil Eye.

He had to first peel the soul bone away from his forehead and then fuse it with one of his eyes. At first, he had wanted to generate a third eye in the center of his brow, but the risk was too high and the success rate too low.

Therefore, he chose to fuse it with his left eye. The purple soul bone was peeled away from his forehead bit by bit. Every time a fraction emerged, his sea of consciousness trembled, and the silvery-white sea surged with massive waves. Veins bulged on his forehead, and cold sweat streamed down his cheeks.

Luo Chen gave a sudden, forceful tug—the soul bone was completely detached and hovered before him. It was a dark purple eyeball, crystalline in nature. Purple light swirled across the surface of the crystal, and deep inside, one could faintly see a vertical pupil slowly rotating.

Luo Chen didn't even have time to catch his breath; he grabbed the soul bone and pressed it against his left eye.

The moment the soul bone touched his eyeball, it seemed to come alive, melting into his pupil.

A violent, burning sensation surged from his left eye, as if someone were pressing a branding iron against it.

Luo Chen gritted his teeth, refusing to let out a sound.

Purple light poured out from his left eye, illuminating the entire ice cliff.

His left pupil shifted from silver to purple, and its shape changed from round to exactly like that of the Evil Eye.

After about a quarter of an hour, the light faded. Finally, Luo Chen had succeeded!

The moment he opened his eyes, he discovered that the world looked different. His left eye's vision had changed; it was no longer just simple sight, but had gained an added layer of spiritual perception. He could "see" the fluctuations of spiritual power!

"Success! The second martial soul fusion is complete!" Now, neither of Luo Chen's eyes were a normal color. His left eye was the dark purple that symbolized the Evil Eye martial soul, and his right eye was the silver that represented the power of time. He looked incredibly striking.

He had become even more refined, a pure spiritual-type soul master.

"You can now add soul rings normally. Both martial souls can be progressed simultaneously. Your first martial soul is too unique; you will barely feel any pain when obtaining soul rings, and your current spiritual power is sufficient to support adding rings to both."

Luo Chen was overjoyed and immediately asked what kind of soul rings would be suitable for his second martial soul.

Spiritual-type ones were naturally the most suitable. In truth, the best would be Evil Eyes, but since most of them were concentrated in the Evil Demon Forest on the Sun Moon Continent, that was out of the question for now. Next would be the Ice Worm clan where the Sky Dream Ice Worm originated, but ordinary ice worms were very weak, with little chance of living to a hundred years. Only the Sky Dream Ice Worm was worth the trouble.

Beyond that, there were other soul beasts, such as the Three-Eyed Demon Ape, the Purple Spirit Wolf-hound, the Silver Moon Wolf King, and so on.

However, Luo Chen's top priority now was to return home and let everyone know he was safe!