First Official Assignment

Gui Wuyan's cultivation progress was not slow. Or rather, his talent had never been poor to begin with.

It was only because he possessed a Body Martial Soul and had low innate soul power that people had mistaken him for being untalented.

Uchiha Huan first had Gui Wuyan consume Whale Glue, gradually widening his meridians and strengthening his physique.

Uchiha Huan also taught Gui Wuyan the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

He had obtained this Mysterious Heaven Skill from the Icefire Yin-Yang Well ten thousand years in the future.

In just over a month, Gui Wuyan's soul power had already reached level 3.

That day, Uchiha Huan was sparring with Gui Wuyan when he suddenly sensed a surging fluctuation of soul power.

The next instant, Uchiha Huan fiercely slapped Gui Wuyan away.

Countless golden petals immediately poured down like raindrops.

Every petal possessed the power to split metal and shatter stone.

As they fell to the ground, the earth continuously cracked apart.

Four Spirit Rings flickered beneath Uchiha Huan's feet. Fourth soul skill: Void Self-Annihilation!

Uchiha Huan's body turned incorporeal. At the same time, he leaped up and charged toward the person who had launched the attack.

The person in the sky revealed a look of surprise, but he did not dodge Uchiha Huan's proactive attack, allowing him to draw near.

Yet the instant Uchiha Huan approached, waves of sharp force erupted around him.

Rip—

The man's sleeve burst apart, and dense cutting marks appeared across his body.

The man hurriedly withdrew and retreated, looking at the fine cuts on his hand.

"Good brat!" The newcomer was none other than Old Chrysanthemum, Yue Guan.

Uchiha Huan also emerged from his incorporeal state.

"Was that your fourth soul skill just now?" Yue Guan looked at Uchiha Huan with uncertainty.

He had seen Uchiha Huan's fourth Spirit Ring flicker.

Uchiha Huan nodded. "Void Self-Annihilation. It lets me become incorporeal for one second, rendering me immune to all attacks and control effects. It also forms an encirclement of countless spatial rifts around me."

One second of invincibility, along with a passive defensive counterattack—it could also be used as an active close-combat skill.

Yue Guan immediately realized how practical this soul skill was.

Moreover, those spatial rifts were remarkably powerful. They could already injure a Title Douluo.

"Where the hell have you been these past six months, kid?"

It was the same question again. Uchiha Huan looked at Yue Guan helplessly. "Old Chrysanthemum, didn't Uncle Gui and that crazy woman tell you?"

"Then where did the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Nine Netherworlds Ghost Grass come from?"

"Since I was teleported into a secret realm, where else do you think those two herbs came from?"

"You won't be going anywhere again soon, will you?" Yue Guan asked.

Ever since taking Uchiha Huan in, more than three years had passed, yet Uchiha Huan had hardly stayed put for any proper length of time.

Uchiha Huan thought about it. One Glance, Ten Thousand Years had a six-month cooldown, and it had also caused the Eye of Space in his right eye to enter a passive cooldown. Therefore, he could not travel through time or worlds during the next six months.

"Not for the time being."

"Then that works out perfectly. I don't have any assignments during this period either. I'll be your sparring partner and help you train properly."

Uchiha Huan also wanted to see just how large the gap was between himself and a Title Douluo.

Over the following days, Yue Guan came every day to spar with Uchiha Huan.

Uchiha Huan gained a certain understanding of a Title Douluo's various capabilities.

Of course, he currently had no way to seriously injure a Title Douluo.

Even if he used Genjutsu to forcibly restrain a Title Douluo for two or three seconds, it would be useless.

A Title Douluo's perception of danger was a serious problem. Even after being caught in Genjutsu, they could swiftly break free the moment they encountered a lethal threat.

Soul power was the real limitation. If he had enough soul power, he could unleash the complete form of Susanoo.

His current ocular power was more than sufficient, but Susanoo required both soul power and ocular power to meet its conditions.

Even manifesting a half-body Susanoo was already quite strenuous for him.

Although Uchiha Madara in the Naruto World had also been a monstrous powerhouse in terms of raw stats, his soul power was not particularly outstanding.

In the battle at the Valley of the End, he had relied on the Nine-Tails' chakra to wage a prolonged battle against Hashirama Senju.

The simplest way to increase his soul power was to add a Spirit Ring to his Wood Release.

Wood Release could grant its user powerful vitality and recovery abilities. It did not merely restore injuries; it could also greatly improve soul power recovery.

However, Uchiha Huan also had plans for his Wood Release. First came plants, then water, fire, earth, wind, and lightning.

Only by gathering water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, as well as yin and yang attributes, could he generate the Power of All Creation and begin the Rinnegan's path of evolution.

The yin attribute was spiritual power, which Uchiha Huan already possessed, so there was no need to add it separately.

The yang attribute was vitality. Wood Release itself represented the life attribute, but its life attribute was not prominent enough. He needed at least two high-quality Spirit Rings to balance the yin attribute.

Then came water, fire, earth, wind, and lightning, which also needed Spirit Rings over ten thousand years old at minimum.

Uchiha Huan thought of the Blue Silver King in the Blue Silver Forest.

At eighty-five thousand years old, with powerful vitality, it was highly suitable as a Spirit Ring for his Wood Release.

However, before absorbing his fifth Spirit Ring, he had to undergo a Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul.

Soul skills were secondary. What mattered most was attribute compatibility.

While Uchiha Huan was planning for his future, Yue Guan arrived at his small courtyard.

"Xiao Huan, I have a small assignment for you."

"Huh? Me?"

"The Star Luo Empire has discovered Fallen Soul Masters."

Ten thousand years ago, there was not yet a term like Evil Soul Master. They were all called Fallen Soul Masters.

Soul Masters of the Martial Soul Hall would generally receive certain assignments, whether actively or passively.

Tasks such as purging Fallen Soul Masters were mostly handled by Martial Soul Hall elites.

Uchiha Huan considered it, then nodded. "All right, I'll take this assignment. Do you have more detailed intelligence?"

Yue Guan handed Uchiha Huan a report and added, "Set out as soon as possible."

"Then I'll leave Wuyan in your care."

Wuyan would not need his care over the next two years anyway, so it made no difference who looked after him.

Uchiha Huan took the report and set off at once.

According to the intelligence currently gathered by the Martial Soul Hall, there were two Fallen Soul Masters at the Soul King level.

They had slaughtered the villagers of three villages within the Star Luo Empire. Two survivors remained, one of whom was a low-level Soul Master. Most of the intelligence had been provided by those two survivors.

The targets might be hiding in the Star Luo Mountain Range. The range stretched for thousands of kilometers, with countless towns and villages nearby. This also facilitated their slaughter of ordinary people: after killing, they would hide in the Star Luo Mountain Range, then emerge elsewhere.

After leaving Wuhun City, Uchiha Huan passed Jialing Pass, the future battlefield of the Battle of the Three Gods.

The city was immensely magnificent, yet it was far from indestructible even to gods. A few more Title Douluo could probably destroy it.

Therefore, some kind of formation might have been set up on the city walls, one that could be activated in wartime to bolster its defenses.

The journey was dull and monotonous. Uchiha Huan encountered no danger, not even a single conflict.

Mainly because he had chosen the official road, where merchant caravans traveled constantly.

After a month of travel, Uchiha Huan arrived in Lai'an City of the Star Luo Empire and met the local Martial Soul Hall representative, Matthew Nuo.

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