Meng Hongchen's Shock, Ghost Moon's Power

"It had already been several days. I wonder how Brother Yu was doing. His attempt should have gone smoothly, right?"

Ever since Xia Yu entered the cultivation room, Meng Hongchen had constantly worried about his condition.

Especially after she discovered that an icy chill no weaker than Ultimate Ice had erupted from within the cultivation room, she became even more terrified.

If she had not been afraid of disturbing Xia Yu, Meng Hongchen would have rushed into the cultivation room long ago.

Fortunately, things did not develop in the direction of total collapse.

At some point, that bone-chilling aura she feared had slowly begun to fade.

Coupled with the sudden sounds of sword striking and ringing from the cultivation room, Meng Hongchen was finally able to roughly determine Xia Yu's condition.

He should still be doing well. If he had truly been too occupied to look after himself, how could he have had the mind to strike Divine Sword Ghost Moon?

Even with that guess, however, Meng Hongchen's worries did not completely fade.

She still silently prayed for Xia Yu, hoping that everything would go smoothly for him.

Perhaps Meng Hongchen's prayers had worked. Xia Yu's aura within the cultivation room suddenly surged by a great deal, erupting with a powerful fluctuation of soul power.

Meng Hongchen was far too familiar with that kind of fluctuation. It was precisely the fluctuation that came after a breakthrough in soul power rank.

In other words, Xia Yu had broken through. Did that mean his bold attempt had succeeded as well?

He had truly forged an unprecedented Tenth-Level Soul Tool.

At that thought, Meng Hongchen froze completely.

That was a Tenth-Level Soul Tool! It had actually been forged right before her eyes. How could she not be shocked?

Moreover, Xia Yu, the one who had forged the Tenth-Level Soul Tool, was her husband. Meng Hongchen immediately felt a deep sense of pride.

"Wonderful, Brother Yu succeeded..."

At that moment, all the worry in Meng Hongchen's heart vanished, replaced by boundless joy, excitement, and anticipation.

As a soul engineer, she naturally could not resist the allure of an unprecedented Tenth-Level Soul Tool.

She was already somewhat impatient to witness the splendor of a Tenth-Level Soul Engineer and a Tenth-Level Soul Tool.

Crack!!!

As though responding to Meng Hongchen's anticipation, just as the expectation and curiosity in her heart reached their peak, the cultivation room before her opened.

"Wow, Brother Yu, you're out!"

The moment she saw Xia Yu, Meng Hongchen forgot everything else and threw herself at him without a second word.

"Quick, let me see what a Tenth-Level Soul Tool is like! Is it really extraordinary, transcendent, and incredibly powerful..."

Meng Hongchen clung to Xia Yu's arm, looking at him anxiously, her eyes brimming with anticipation and curiosity.

"All right, stop tugging at me. I'll show you now."

Xia Yu felt rather helpless at Meng Hongchen's excessive excitement.

But he also knew that this was only natural, so he had no other opinion on it.

Very quickly, he granted Meng Hongchen's wish and summoned Divine Sword Ghost Moon from his Mental Sea of Consciousness.

"Wow, it changed so much! Is this really Ghost Moon?"

Meng Hongchen had naturally seen Divine Sword Ghost Moon before, just a few days ago.

If she had not known Xia Yu would never lie to her, she would not have dared believe that the exquisite longsword before her, like a work of art, was the same ancient and unadorned Ghost Moon from before.

The difference between the two was simply too great. There was hardly any resemblance to be found.

"Yes. This is what Ghost Moon looks like after becoming a Natal Soul Tool."

Seeing the disbelief all over Meng Hongchen's face, Xia Yu gave her an affirmative answer.

"Wow, it really is Ghost Moon. But why has its aura become... so ordinary?"

After confirming that the sword before her was Ghost Moon, Meng Hongchen found herself with a new question.

The sword was indeed exquisite, but its aura was far too ordinary. It did not resemble a high-level soul tool at all.

Instead, it looked more like an ornamental work of art.

Still, Meng Hongchen did not dare jump to conclusions. It was a Tenth-Level Soul Tool, after all. It was not strange for it to conceal its aura completely.

"Why not try it yourself and find out?"

This time, Xia Yu did not answer Meng Hongchen's question. Instead, he directly handed Ghost Moon to her and let her seek the answer herself.

"I can do that!"

Meng Hongchen had already been filled with curiosity and anticipation for the Tenth-Level Soul Tool, so naturally she would not refuse Xia Yu's suggestion.

With an excited expression, she took Divine Sword Ghost Moon and carefully poured her soul power into it.

Her posture made it seem as though Ghost Moon were some fragile object, as if it might shatter if she was even slightly careless.

Buzz!!!

With the authorization Xia Yu had left in advance, Meng Hongchen activated Divine Sword Ghost Moon with great ease.

The instant Ghost Moon activated, a terrifying aura capable of destroying heaven and earth erupted, sweeping across the entire valley.

If not for the barrier soul tool Xia Yu had previously set up in the valley, the areas beyond it would likely have suffered as well.

"Th-This is a Tenth-Level Soul Tool? It's so powerful!"

Meng Hongchen was stunned as she watched the chaos raging throughout the valley.

The mere aura it released was already so terrifying. Just how powerful would an attack unleashed by Ghost Moon be?

With the intent of testing it, Meng Hongchen thrust her sword directly at the valley's cliff face.

Boom!!!

As a flash of sword light vanished in an instant, the cliff face was pierced through by a massive hole around three meters wide, open from front to back.

The walls of the hole were smooth as mirrors, clear enough to reflect a person's image. There was no need to imagine how sharp that sword light had been.

However, unleashing such sword light did not come without a price.

Meng Hongchen's soul power was drained dry at once, leaving her entire body weak and limp.

If Xia Yu had not reached out and caught her slender waist at the crucial moment, she would likely have collapsed onto the ground.

"Ugh, I'm so tired. This Tenth-Level Soul Tool is powerful, but isn't the consumption far too great?"

Meng Hongchen leaned against Xia Yu, staring in shock at the hole that had pierced through the cliff face.

Yet no matter how stunned she was by Ghost Moon's power, it did not stop her from complaining about its terrifying soul power consumption.

In truth, Ghost Moon's consumption was not as great as Meng Hongchen imagined.

The reason she had ended up in such a state was simply because she was not Ghost Moon's owner.

Although Xia Yu had granted her authorization to use it beforehand, activating Ghost Moon still naturally required extra soul power from her.

However, Xia Yu did not explain that to her. Once she possessed her own Natal Soul Tool in the future, she would naturally understand.

There was no benefit in telling her now, so there was no need to waste his breath.

"Come, I'll help you replenish and recover your soul power. Go ahead and test it as much as you like. Don't worry about the consumption, I'll cover it."

"All right, but Brother Yu, does Ghost Moon have any special abilities besides ordinary attacks? I want to try that kind of special attack now..."

For the time that followed, with Xia Yu supporting her, Meng Hongchen's enthusiasm did not diminish in the slightest. Either she clung to Xia Yu and bombarded him with questions, or she held Ghost Moon and tested its various abilities.

As for Xia Yu, he showed no impatience toward Meng Hongchen's pestering. Whatever he could explain, he patiently explained to her.

Because of this, the two of them stayed at the valley camp for another day.