If There's a Martial Soul, I'll Steal It; If Not, I'll Refine One!

"First, I'll find materials for the forgery. Once it's complete, I'll come back and steal it."

Qin Qi hesitated slightly at the thought. This was a good opportunity.

If he came back later, would he be able to find such a good opportunity again?

"Fatty, tomorrow! Tomorrow, we'll keep having fun! My treat!"

Dai Mubai threw an arm around Ma Hongjun's shoulders and shouted as if drunkenly ranting.

"Sure, Boss Dai, we'll keep going tomorrow. I... I want to find that new Little Red."

Ma Hongjun chimed in as well.

"..."

Damn, I'm way too normal. Trying to understand these two brain-damaged idiots with normal logic is such a waste of energy.

Qin Qi cursed inwardly. The people of this continent had absolutely no awareness of theft prevention.

With Shrek Academy being such a defenseless dump, plus these two old lechers—

Basically, whenever he came, it would be a good opportunity.

After cursing a few times, Qin Qi withdrew and began searching the surrounding area for materials to make the forgery.

"After Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul disappeared, he didn't make a fuss. Did he fail to notice, or did he not dare say anything?"

As Qin Qi searched for materials, he thought of Yu Xiaogang. At first, he had believed Yu Xiaogang would definitely notice.

But now, he was no longer sure. He was worried that Yu Xiaogang, that idiot, still had not noticed.

After all, everyone on this continent had something wrong with their brains!

"The Evil Fire Phoenix... To forge it, I need either an avian Martial Soul or a bird-type Soul Beast, then add fire-element energy."

"Using a Martial Soul as material is impossible. If I steal a Martial Soul and stuff it into Ma Hongjun, wouldn't that make all this effort pointless?"

"I can only look for a Soul Beast."

After considering it, Qin Qi prepared to head to the nearby Soul Hunting Forest to find a Soul Beast.

"It's getting late. I'll set out tomorrow afternoon to look for one."

Qin Qi looked up at the sky and chose a place outside to rest for the night.

He wandered around the village and found an old, unoccupied house.

He went inside, settled down directly, and took some food from his pocket.

After eating his fill, he took out the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.

"I set up several layers of concealment methods on it. No one should be able to detect it."

Qin Qi looked at the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone in his hand. Back then, he had considered whether to find a place to hide it.

But he could not rest easy if he hid it somewhere. What if someone found it?

Yet carrying it on him was not safe either. What if someone detected the energy of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone?

In the end, Qin Qi compromised. He used a method from the Thieving Heaven Inheritance to conceal its aura and hide the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.

Only then did he carry it on his person.

Qin Qi sat cross-legged on the floor and began absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone's energy.

His physical constitution continued to improve.

The next morning, Qin Qi went to the nearby Soul Hunting Forest. After searching around, he found a chicken.

"It isn't easy to find a bird-type Soul Beast in this forest, but a chicken will do."

"It happens to be fire-attributed, too."

Qin Qi summoned the Golden Saint Dragon and used one Elemental Breath, instantly electrocuting the chicken into roast chicken.

"Soul Beasts can become soul spirits, or even a second Martial Soul."

"Now, I'll use forgery methods to seize the Soul Beast's essence and forge it into a Martial Soul."

"Then I'll use the Formless Hand to swap the forged Martial Soul with the real one."

As Qin Qi spoke, he directly used the Formless Hand to steal the chicken's essence and Soul Ring. He kneaded them together in his hands, fusing them into one.

"Thieving killer move—Deceive Heaven, Cross the Sea!"

Qin Qi held the Soul Beast's essence and activated the thieving killer move. This killer move had been derived from the Transformation Dao.

After it was activated, the originally illusory essence energy gradually began to change shape. In the end, it became identical to Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix.

"Caw!"

The Evil Fire Phoenix beat its wings, flames burning across its body. It looked vividly lifelike.

"Ah, my craftsmanship is incredible. It looks just like the real thing, and it even feels the same."

"But unfortunately, fake is fake. It doesn't have the power or functions of the genuine article."

Qin Qi looked at the Evil Fire Phoenix in his hand and shook his head. This Evil Fire Phoenix looked very real.

But in truth, it did not possess powerful fire attributes, much less phoenix bloodline.

A grass chicken was still a grass chicken. No matter how much it resembled a phoenix, it was useless.

"If only I had a Refining Dao inheritance."

"If there's a Martial Soul, I'll steal it. If there isn't one, I'll refine one."

"Standing here, I make the rules."

Qin Qi shook his head. Unfortunately, he only had the Thieving Dao inheritance. He truly did not know how to use the Refining Dao.

"I'll make the Evil-Eyed White Tiger too."

Qin Qi temporarily put away the Evil Fire Grass Chicken Martial Soul, then searched the surrounding area for a cat-type Soul Beast.

After looking around, he found a ten-year-old cat. Qin Qi killed it instantly with a single Thunderclap Dragon Claw.

He seized the cat's essence, used the Deceive Heaven, Cross the Sea killer move, and directly transformed it into the appearance of an Evil-Eyed White Tiger.

By the time he finished all this, it was already noon. Qin Qi hurried nonstop to Shrek Academy.

He searched around but could not find Dai Mubai or Ma Hongjun.

"Those two aren't at the academy. Where did they run off to again?"

Qin Qi was puzzled, but after thinking about it, he understood. The two had probably gone into the city to have fun again.

"Forget it. I'll go to the Great Soul Arena first. I haven't stolen any Soul Power today."

Qin Qi adjusted his plans and headed to the Great Soul Arena first, registering for a one-on-one Soul Battle.

Before long, the receptionist arranged his match. His opponent happened to be Dai Mubai.

The two entered the Soul Battle arena through a special passage.

"I didn't expect this guy to be at the Soul Arena. I'll make my move in a moment."

Qin Qi stepped onto the stage, summoned the Golden Saint Dragon, and looked at Dai Mubai without speaking.

"You're the one who defeated Fatty, aren't you? What kind of Martial Soul is that?"

Dai Mubai looked at the Golden Saint Dragon behind Qin Qi with a puzzled expression.

Beast Martial Souls required Martial Soul Possession, but he had truly never seen a Martial Soul like Qin Qi's, which remained behind its master.

"Why should I tell you? If you want to fight, hurry up and come at me."

Qin Qi spoke bluntly.

He was truly busy today. He still had to steal Soul Power, steal Martial Souls, and—

At night, he still had to absorb the energy of the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. He was extremely busy!

"Damn it, do you know who I am? You dare talk to me like that?"

"You're courting death!"

Dai Mubai bristled at Qin Qi's words and began snarling.

He was used to being arrogant. He was always the one provoking others—when had anyone ever provoked him?

"White Tiger Body Barrier!"

Dai Mubai underwent Martial Soul Possession and simultaneously used his first Soul Skill. Yellow light emerged from his body and enveloped him.

"His speed might be quite fast to others, but to me, it's far too slow."

"Golden Saint Dragon's first Soul Skill—Golden Dragon Claw!"

Qin Qi stood calmly in place. As a two-ringed Soul Master, even if he could only use one Soul Skill right now—

He could still utterly crush a one-ringed Soul Master!

"Roar!"

The Golden Saint Dragon let out a dragon's roar. In the next instant, its body flashed as it flew toward Dai Mubai at tremendous speed.

Lightning flickered over its dragon claws as it grabbed at Dai Mubai. The moment its sharp claws touched the White Tiger Body Barrier, they tore it apart.

It felt as smooth as a knife slicing through tofu!

"Ahhh!"

Dai Mubai felt electric current surge into his body. He let out a pained howl, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.

The next second, he fainted dead away.

"The match is over! Luo Mian wins, earning his second consecutive victory!"

The referee immediately stepped forward to announce the result, while the medical team came out at once to receive the injured fighter.

Qin Qi enthusiastically helped out as well, taking the opportunity to steal Soul Power, though he did not steal the Martial Soul.

There were too many people around now, and the risk was too high. It was better to wait until later.