God-Rank Assault-Type Tool Martial Soul · God-Slaying Sword

"Congratulations, Master, you have obtained: assault-type tool martial soul—God-Slaying Sword x1, ten-thousand-year soul bone—Panyan Right Arm Bone x1, god-given soul ring x1."

Li Yuan froze slightly.

God-Slaying Sword? A top-tier tool martial soul?

He checked the details.

The sword was three feet and seven inches long. Its entire blade was pitch-black like ink, with dark-red blood patterns glimmering along the edge, and a vicious dragon pattern carved into the hilt.

Its attributes were extreme sharpness and destructive power.

Unfortunately, he already had the creation-level World-Destroying Black Dragon. One mountain could not hold two tigers. No matter how good this God-Slaying Sword was, he had no use for it.

Still, if he threw this thing to one of his subordinates, it would be a treasure that could make them soar instantly.

Li Yuan put the God-Slaying Sword away, then looked at the soul bone.

"Panyan Right Arm Bone: ten-thousand-year quality."

"Attached soul skill: Immovable as a Mountain."

"After activation, the right arm's defense increases threefold. It can block a full-force frontal strike from an assault-type soul master of the same level. Duration: ten seconds."

This one was pretty good.

A defensive soul skill, useful for saving his life at a critical moment.

He nodded, stored the soul bone as well, and casually took out the second high-tier gift pack.

A dark-gold brocade box floated in his palm, its halo flowing. Li Yuan did not hesitate. With a thought, he moved.

"Open."

"Ding! High-tier gift pack opened! Congratulations, Master, you have obtained..."

Li Yuan sat up straight, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Ding! High-tier gift pack opened! Congratulations, Master, you have obtained: meditation technique—Concentration Art x1, Soul Power Pill x5, soul tool—Void Ring x1."

The three items turned into streaks of light and fell into the system space.

Li Yuan first took out the cultivation manual. It was a thin booklet, and the three words "Concentration Art" were written on the cover, the brushwork elegant yet carrying an ancient simplicity.

He casually flipped through two pages. Judging by the experience he had gained from reading countless webnovels before transmigrating, this thing followed about the same path as Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill. They were both that whole internal cultivation method type.

Its effect was written as: increases cultivation speed by thirty percent; long-term practice can slowly enhance mental resistance.

"This thing isn't exactly amazing, but giving it to the students at the academy as a basic cultivation method would be a decent choice."

Li Yuan put away the Concentration Art, then took out the five pills that were glossy white from top to bottom.

Soul Power Pills, each the size of a thumbnail, gave off a faint, delicate fragrance.

The system panel marked it out clearly: after consumption, soul power increases by one level, with no side effects whatsoever. Effective only for soul masters below level eighty.

Li Yuan's eyes lit up slightly.

A direct increase by one level?

Then if he saved up a few thousand or ten thousand of them, wouldn't he be able to become a wholesale supplier of Soul Douluos?

Unfortunately, there were only five. Using them as outstanding rewards within the academy would be more than enough.

The final item appeared in his palm.

It was a pitch-black ring from top to bottom. No patterns could be seen on its surface. It felt warm to the touch, like a piece of obsidian polished for a thousand years.

"Soul tool—Void Ring: storage space of ten cubic meters. Comes with active skill—Etherealization. After activation, for three seconds, the user cannot be locked onto by any soul skill, divine sense, or spiritual power. Near-absolute evasion."

Li Yuan rubbed the surface of the ring, the corner of his mouth curving up.

The ten-cubic-meter storage space was nothing special. The key was that Etherealization skill.

Ignoring any lock-on skill for three seconds—this thing was a divine life-saving skill in actual combat.

When he could not win, he could activate it, let the opponent's ultimate move hit nothing, and calmly get away.

"This is good stuff."

He slipped the ring onto the index finger of his right hand. The Void Ring automatically fit itself to the circumference of his finger, tightening slightly, as if it had grown onto his skin.

Li Yuan flexed his fingers, stood up, and walked to the window.

The night was deep. The estate was silent. In the direction of the spirit field to the east, faint lights could be seen swaying. Presumably, Dugu Bo was still busy over there.

He yawned as sleepiness surged up.

He had done more today than he had in the past two and a half years combined.

Awakening his martial soul, taking in Tianshui Academy, abducting Shui Bing'er, beating up Poison Douluo, emptying out the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, opening gift packs.

Every single one of these, if placed in the original story, would have been headline-worthy. Yet here, he had finished them all in a single day.

"I can wait until I've rested up tomorrow before adding soul rings to my own martial soul." Li Yuan stretched lazily, then turned and walked upstairs.

"Now—sleep."

He pushed open the bedroom door and glanced at Shui Bing'er, who was sleeping soundly on the bed. The young woman rolled over, the blanket sliding down, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin, unbearably tempting.

Li Yuan walked over and tucked her in again, then lay down beside her fully dressed and closed his eyes.

Early the next morning.

"My lord, it's time to get up and have breakfast."

Yue Yao's voice came from outside the door, warm and clear, like the morning breeze brushing past the bronze bells beneath the eaves.

The moment her voice fell, a flurry of panicked footsteps sounded inside the room.

Table legs knocked together, fabric rustled, Shui Bing'er let out a low cry of surprise, and mixed in with it was Li Yuan's unhurried, "What are you panicking for?" The commotion lasted about a minute.

The door opened from within.

Li Yuan stepped out, refreshed and clear-headed. His moon-white robe was neat and crisp, and his brows carried the vigor of a good night's sleep.

Shui Bing'er followed behind him.

Her head was lowered, her cheeks were bright red, and her expression was so nervous she looked as if she had done something guilty.

One hand covered her mouth. Only after her throat bobbed softly did she slowly lower that hand, revealing slightly reddened lips.

Seeing Yue Yao standing at the doorway, Shui Bing'er instinctively straightened her back. Her voice was still a little unsteady. "Third Worship."

Yue Yao smiled, her eyes curving. "Just call me Yue Yao. Or Big Sister Yue is fine too."

"Big Sister Yue," Shui Bing'er called obediently.

Yue Yao smiled and nodded, then shifted her gaze to Li Yuan's face. "My lord, breakfast is ready. Please follow me."

Li Yuan started after her. After taking two steps, he remembered something and turned his head to ask, "Right, Yue Yao, how did the recruitment matter I assigned you yesterday go?"

Yue Yao's steps paused slightly, and a trace of unnatural awkwardness surfaced on her face.

She considered her wording, then slowly said, "My lord... the matter may not be as simple as expected. From yesterday afternoon until now, I have yet to recruit a single talent."

Li Yuan raised a brow. "Hm? What happened? The terms aren't good enough?"

"Quite the opposite," Yue Yao said, turning back with a serious expression. "It's precisely because the terms are too good that those people don't dare believe them."

"Also, most of those who come to awaken their martial souls are commoners. They drag their families along and bring their children. After we help them awaken their martial souls for free, the moment we mention recruitment, they become fully guarded, think we're scammers, and leave right away."

Li Yuan's steps paused.

After thinking it over carefully, he could understand.

A force that had fallen from the sky opened its mouth with "free martial soul awakening" and "all cultivation resources covered." If those words were spoken at the gates of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, even Emperor Xue Ye would probably be suspicious first.

In ordinary people's eyes, when a pie fell from the sky, it was most likely a trap.

"And that is only one part of it." Yue Yao lowered her voice. "Our free martial soul awakenings seem to have already touched some people's interests. This morning, a subordinate noticed people secretly observing the outskirts of the manor. Their behavior was suspicious."

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes. "Who?"

Yue Yao raised her eyes and uttered a name.

"Spirit Hall."