Heavenly Blessing

Chen Xi gave it some simple thought before making her decision.

"Uncle She Long, let's go with this Golden Scale Koi."

"Alright. Wait here for a moment."

As She Long spoke, he shot out like an arrow loosed from its bow and plunged into the river.

Chen Xi had only just found a spot to sit and wait quietly when She Long burst from the water, the Golden Scale Koi already in his hand.

Chen Xi was not particularly surprised by this.

After all, She Long was a Titled Douluo. Dealing with a century-old spirit beast was effortless for him.

She Long tossed the Golden Scale Koi before Chen Xi, then took a dagger from his person and handed it to her.

"Xiao Xi, you only need to finish it off."

She Long pointed at the Golden Scale Koi's head, signaling for Chen Xi to stab down.

"Alright, Uncle She Long."

Chen Xi gripped the dagger tightly with both hands and stabbed it into the Golden Scale Koi's head.

In an instant, a spray of blood scattered through the air before drifting down.

A Century Spirit Ring, predominantly yellow, floated out from the Golden Scale Koi's body.

Chen Xi sat cross-legged where she was, using her Soul Power to draw the spirit ring onto herself as she began absorbing its abilities.

The gentle energy was continuously absorbed by Chen Xi. She felt a warm current flowing through her body before finally gathering within the Pen of Destiny in her Sea of Consciousness.

While Chen Xi absorbed the spirit ring, She Long stood quietly at her side, surveying the surroundings to prevent any passing spirit beasts from disturbing her.

The sun set in the west.

Night fell.

Chen Xi slowly opened her eyes. Having absorbed the Golden Scale Koi's spirit ring, she could clearly feel that her physique, strength, speed, and Mental Power had all improved considerably.

Her Mental Power had improved the most.

Furthermore, Chen Xi's Soul Power had now reached level fourteen, only a small step away from level fifteen.

The soul skill Chen Xi had obtained was called Heavenly Blessing.

Heavenly Blessing—upon activation, it increased her Mental Power by seventy percent and raised her strength, speed, and defense to the same level as her Mental Power. Her attacks also ignored the defenses of any soul skill.

Chen Xi was extremely satisfied with her first soul skill.

After all, she intended to develop extreme mental attacks, and in ordinary close combat, that would have been an obvious weakness.

But with this soul skill, that weakness no longer existed. The higher her Mental Power became, the greater her strength, speed, and defense would be.

She could even catch opponents off guard in close combat. Most importantly, it ignored the defenses of any soul skill.

It was extraordinarily effective against defense-type Soul Masters.

"How is it?"

"Looks like you're quite satisfied with your soul skill."

She Long's voice sounded beside her.

"I'm very satisfied."

"Uncle She Long, this soul skill is practically divine."

Chen Xi briefly described the effects of her First Spirit Skill to She Long and expressed her hope that he could teach her more combat techniques.

After hearing Chen Xi's explanation, She Long could not help falling silent. Looking at the Golden Scale Koi's corpse on the ground, he could already imagine the expressions of Chen Xi's future opponents in Soul Master matches.

When an opponent believed Chen Xi to be a mental attack-type Soul Master and painstakingly approached her with a defensive soul skill activated, only to find her toss aside the pen in her hand and punch them—while also ignoring the defense of any soul skill.

"Alright, now that you've attached a spirit ring, let's head back."

She Long rose to his feet and headed toward the edge of Sunset Forest.

Chen Xi quickly followed after him.

Just as they were about to leave Sunset Forest, Chen Xi felt as though something had struck her on the head, and she let out a startled cry.

"What is it?"

She Long immediately turned around and released his Mental Power, investigating every movement around them without overlooking the slightest disturbance.

"It felt like something hit me."

Chen Xi rubbed her head. It did not seem to hurt, yet the sensation from before had felt quite real.

"Something hit you?"

She Long examined Chen Xi's head, but he found nothing at all, much less an injury.

"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

She Long asked cautiously.

"No."

Chen Xi shook her head.

"Does anything hurt?"

She Long asked again.

"Doesn't seem like it."

Chen Xi blinked her eyes a few times.

"Then perhaps you're being too sensitive."

"In this mere Sunset Forest, even if it isn't just the outskirts, I wouldn't take even the most powerful spirit beast here seriously."

She Long reached out and patted Chen Xi on the head.

"Is that so?"

Chen Xi thought for a moment before nodding slightly.

Following She Long back to the carriage they had arrived in, She Long drove it in the direction of Heaven Dou City.

Chen Xi sat cross-legged inside the carriage and sank her consciousness into her Sea of Consciousness.

Within the vast Sea of Consciousness, the Pen of Destiny floated quietly in midair, emitting a faint glow. Yet Chen Xi seemed to have discovered something different.

At the highest point of her Sea of Consciousness floated a green object shaped somewhat like a seed.

As it rotated, it emitted an exceptionally pleasant aura. Even the small trace of life force consumed when she had used the Pen of Destiny on the previous two occasions seemed to have been replenished.

"What is this thing?"

"I don't remember having anything like this in my Sea of Consciousness before."

"Could this be what made me feel like I was struck just now?"

Chen Xi pondered silently.

She tested the object with her Mental Power once more. When it gave no response whatsoever, she stopped paying attention to it and entered a meditative state instead.

Outside the carriage, when She Long saw that Chen Xi had entered meditation, his eyes filled with gratification as he quietly slowed the carriage.

"She's a diligent child."

"Perhaps she'll become the young master's right-hand person in the future."

She Long thought to himself.

Because the carriage had slowed down, the return journey took longer than the trip there.

By the time the carriage stopped before the residence, the sky had already begun to lighten.

Chen Xi stepped out of the carriage. Since meditation greatly reduced fatigue, she was still full of energy.

She followed She Long into the residence.

She Long looked at Chen Xi and gave a light cough. "Xiao Xi, doesn't your martial soul possess the ability to glimpse fate?"

"See if you can let Uncle She Long take a look at his future fate as well."

Chen Xi paused, then nodded gently. "Of course, Uncle She Long."