Soul Skill Mimicry, Method of the Soul Core

No, seriously, I'm just trying to learn a soul skill to hide my soul ring age, so why did I trigger a side quest again?

Watching the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mysterious behavior, Yu Hengqing complained frantically in his mind.

"My abilities are limited, so please, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, go find someone else!"

Yu Hengqing did not want to get involved with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm; it certainly couldn't offer him anything good right now.

"Brother knows you'll only help if there's something good in it for you. Fine, I won't hide it from you anymore—I actually have some Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice Marrow on me."

"That Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice Marrow is enough to help you break through from a Soul Douluo to a Title Douluo, or help an ice-attribute martial soul undergo a transformation."

"If you agree, move your left index finger; if you don't, move your right."

However, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mouth didn't move this time; it was communicating with Yu Hengqing using its spiritual power.

Yu Hengqing raised an eyebrow slightly, not immediately believing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's words.

He couldn't verify if the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm actually had any Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice Marrow left; what if it was just trying to trick him?

Seeing that Yu Hengqing hadn't reacted for a long time, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm grew anxious. It had been trapped here for too long, and what if its Bingbing was worried about it?

In the Far North, the Ice Empress, who was currently hunting the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, suddenly sensed something and stopped, looking around in confusion.

But other than the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm it was currently hunting, the surroundings were a vast expanse of white, with no signs of any living creatures.

"Kid, I'm begging you! Just say yes! If you agree, I'll give you my Silkworm Slough right now!"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's near-pleading words echoed in Yu Hengqing's mind.

Hearing that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was willing to give him its Silkworm Slough, Yu Hengqing felt a flicker of interest!

One had to know that the Silkworm Slough not only possessed high defensive capabilities but could also conceal one's aura.

In this era where the methods for crafting soul tools were nearly lost, the Silkworm Slough could be considered top-tier armor.

After a few more minutes, just as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was about to give up seeing no movement from Yu Hengqing, he suddenly raised his left hand.

"May I ask, when do we start learning the Mimicry soul skill?"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was stunned for a moment before realizing what happened, immediately chiming in, "We start right now!"

Kid, since you raised your left hand, I'll take that as a yes!

I hope you go back and tell Bingbing—that is, the four-hundred-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Empress Scorpion in the Far North—that I have a way for her to survive her next heavenly tribulation!

Of course, so you can survive standing in front of Bingbing, I will pass on the method of condensing a Soul Core to you while I teach you Mimicry!

That way, you'll not only have the strength to stand before Bingbing, but you'll also be able to convince her that the Soul Core method is legitimate!

Hahaha! I truly am the greatest million-year soul beast in history to come up with such a foolproof plan!

If it weren't to keep Di Tian from monitoring the two of them, Yu Hengqing would have wanted to shove his shoe into the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mouth right then and there.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm really was a chatterbox; those few sentences alone were giving him a headache.

However, once the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finished gloating, it stopped causing trouble and began to earnestly teach Yu Hengqing how to use his own spiritual power to perform Mimicry.

"The key to Mimicry is using your own soul power and spiritual power to form an energy membrane on the surface of your body, thereby changing your form and aura."

As it spoke, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began to demonstrate for Yu Hengqing, though this time it wasn't as rapid as when it had transformed into Di Tian earlier.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm tried its best to slow down the circulation of its soul power, allowing Yu Hengqing to see as clearly as possible how the soul power and spiritual power were blended.

When the soul power and spiritual power successfully merged, Yu Hengqing felt a momentary distortion in the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body.

"Can you sense it? This is the Illusion Domain! Once you master the blending of soul power and spiritual power, you can form a stable energy membrane on your body just like I do."

"Anyone who sees or senses you will be deceived by this layer of energy. Furthermore, once your proficiency is high enough, you can extend this energy membrane to target a specific person or soul beast."

No sooner had the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finished speaking than an invisible energy extended from its body, spreading over Yu Hengqing in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, Yu Hengqing found himself completely trapped within the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's illusion.

"Don't speak now; watch carefully how I condense a Soul Core."

To save time and prevent Di Tian from noticing anything unusual, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm uncharacteristically skipped the small talk.

Within the illusion, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm transformed into a transparent figure with translucent meridians; whenever soul power passed through them, they turned a brilliant golden yellow.

Yu Hengqing had no time to be surprised that he was obtaining the method for condensing a Soul Core; he had to focus entirely on watching the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm circulate its soul power.

Under Yu Hengqing's gaze, the soul power within the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gradually gathered in its lower dantian, causing the entire area to glow with a brilliant golden light.

When the last wisp of soul power flowed into the lower dantian, the entire dantian began to boil, as if water had been dropped into a pan of hot oil.

Without needing a reminder from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Yu Hengqing knew this was the most critical moment for condensing the Soul Core.

Once the soul power in the dantian was boiling violently, Yu Hengqing sensed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power move.

A massive surge of spiritual power wrapped around the boiling soul power, forcibly compressing it toward the center of the dantian bit by bit.

By the time it had shrunk to the size of a quail egg, the soul power wrapped in spiritual power began to change.

A solid particle the size of a sesame seed appeared in the center of the soul power. The moment this solid appeared, the previously boiling liquid soul power calmed down and began to solidify around this core.

When all the liquid soul power in the dantian had been condensed by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm into a soul power crystal core the size of a quail egg, a powerful aura erupted from its body.

"Kid, did you see that clearly? This is the method for condensing a Soul Core. Don't you ever forget it, or my Bingbing will be in danger during her next lightning tribulation!"

After the demonstration, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reverted to that insufferable expression, making Yu Hengqing clench his fists involuntarily.

"Of course, the method of the Soul Core requires immense soul power and spiritual power for support. Unless your strength reaches that of a Title Douluo, or you have absorbed sufficient soul power while meeting the spiritual power requirements, I strictly forbid you from attempting the Soul Core method."

Having finished the warnings, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm dispelled the mimicry, and the humanoid form in Yu Hengqing's eyes transformed back into a chubby white worm.

"This is the effect of mimicry, though to perform such a feat, your spiritual power must reach this level."

As Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual pressure bore down on him, Yu Hengqing felt as if he were carrying hundreds of pounds on his back, the weight making it difficult to breathe.

The moment the spiritual pressure receded, Yu Hengqing began to gasp for air; surely, only a Title Douluo could possess this level of spiritual power under normal circumstances!

Yu Hengqing secretly memorized the spiritual power Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had just released, knowing this was the creature's way of reminding him of the standard he needed to reach to condense a Soul Core.

"Next, follow my method: attempt to blend your soul power and spiritual power, then form an energy membrane on the surface of your body."

"Once you can stably form the energy membrane, begin attempting to mimic a person or object you are familiar with. The more familiar you are with it, the harder it is to see through."

Hearing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm say that the more familiar one is, the more realistic the mimicry becomes, Yu Hengqing suddenly recalled the Di Tian that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had mimicked at the start.

Tsk, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm really is impressive!