The Mirror Shadow Beast, Yunxiang's Transformation
"Yunxiang, stop looking, it'll get dark soon. Hurry up and finish it off so you can absorb the soul ring," Huo Lei urged Yunxiang.
"Okay!" Yunxiang nodded in agreement.
Yunxiang took out a short blade from her Storage Ring, walked to the Mirror Shadow Beast's neck, gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, closed her eyes, and thrust it down forcefully. When she opened her eyes, a jet-black Soul Ring was already floating in front of her.
Yunxiang sheathed her dagger, sat cross-legged on the cold ground, closed her eyes, and began to meditate and absorb her Sixth Soul Ring.
In the Frozen Forest, the days are short and the nights are long. By the time Yunxiang finished absorbing the Soul Ring, it was already dark.
"Wow! That's amazing!" After absorbing the Soul Ring, Yunxiang suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up from the ground excitedly.
Yunxiang's sudden action startled the other five people not far away, and they all turned their gazes to her.
Yunxiang excitedly Shui Bing'er Jin Shan Xue Wu a hug each. Because Yunxiang and An Jun were both seniors and elders, and also men, Yunxiang didn't hug them. As for Huo Lei, she had learned about Shui Bing'er and Huo Lei's relationship only a few days after joining the team, so she didn't hug him either. However, her eyes revealed boundless gratitude.
"Sister Yunxiang, what's going on? What's making you so excited?" Shui Bing'er's icy blue eyes were filled with endless curiosity.
"Yes! Sister Yunxiang, what is this 'magic' you're talking about?" Xue Wu asked, equally curious.
At the same time, Jin Shan and An Jun also looked expectant, wanting to hear the reason for Yunxiang's excitement. Only Huo Lei remained relatively calm.
Yunxiang exclaimed excitedly, "This Mirror Shadow Beast... it granted me a very special Soul Skill. This Soul Skill can copy other people's Soul Skill!"
Yunxiang's words shocked everyone. Huo Lei also played along, feigning shock just like everyone else. In fact, this was all part of his plan. He cooperated to avoid giving himself away. It would be abnormal to remain calm in the face of such a sensational event.
Jin Shan and An Jun were the first to recover from their shock. After all, they were strong, knowledgeable, and experienced.
An Jun asked curiously, "Yunxiang, you said you could copy other people's Soul Skill, how do you do it?"
"Yes! Tell us quickly," Jin Shan chimed in, urging him on.
Yunxiang explained, "My sixth Soul Skill, in order to be used, that is, to replicate someone else's Soul Skill, requires a drop of that person's blood."
"Come on! Try mine." An Jun said, then used his right thumbnail to make a small cut on his index finger and extended it towards Yunxiang.
A drop of blood slid from An Jun's index fingertip, and Yunxiang hurriedly reached out her right hand to catch it, the blood falling directly into Yunxiang's right palm.
Yunxiang smiled at everyone and said, "I'm going to begin!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a jet-black Soul Ring appeared from her body. "Sixth Soul Skill, Copy the Tiger, Draw the Cat, White Strawberry!"
A white Strawberry the size of a pigeon egg instantly appeared in Yunxiang's right palm, which she swallowed without hesitation.
Yunxiang smiled and said, "Watch me show you."
"Third Soul Skill, Snow-Treading Without a Trace!"
Yunxiang's figure constantly shifted, each movement reaching a distance of ten meters.
"First Soul Skill: Ice Claw Blades!"
Yunxiang's hands swirled with white, icy energy. With each wave of her hands, ten semi-circular blades formed from condensed ice shot directly at a nearby pine tree. The ice blades struck the tree trunk with a series of crisp sounds, leaving ten wounds on the tree and shaking off large patches of snow from the branches.
Fourth Soul Skill: Powerful Leopard Tail!
A huge white tail, about five meters long, swayed freely behind Yunxiang, and it was exactly the same tail that An Jun showed when he used his Soul Skill.
Yunxiang appeared before them in a flash, her enormous white tail retracting. Seeing their shocked expressions, she chuckled happily, "How about it? Not bad, right!"
Yunxiang's voice snapped the five people out of their shock. An Jun, completely bewildered, exclaimed, "You use my Soul Skill so freely, as if your Martial Soul was originally Frost Snow Leopard! You... your Soul Skill is too powerful!"
Yunxiang smiled and said, "The Soul Skill are exactly the same, but there are still differences in power. Since you are stronger than me, I can only unleash about 70% of the power of your Soul Skill. If the copied object is weaker than me, I can unleash about 80% of its Soul Skill. It can last for three minutes. It also has a great advantage: the Strawberry I make with my sixth Soul Skill are very durable and will not expire within a year."
"A year? That's way too long!" An Jun exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone was once again stunned.
"So, if you store some in advance, wouldn't you be able to use them freely when needed?" Jin Shan exclaimed, his eyes wide.
"That's one way to understand it. But your Soul Power has to be strong enough to sustain it. If I store some Strawberry that amplify my Soul Power beforehand, I can fight for a long time if I use them in combination." Yunxiang smiled broadly.
Suddenly her expression changed, she covered her back with her hands, her cheeks flushed slightly, and said shyly, "Senior An Jun, your fourth Soul Skill is too hard on clothes. I dare not use it again."
Suddenly realizing what was happening, everyone burst into laughter.
Shui Bing'er smiled and waved her right hand, and a tent appeared on the ice. "Sister Yunxiang, go inside and change your clothes."
Yunxiang glanced gratefully at Shui Bing'er, then hurriedly scurried into the tent.
"I never expected that the Mirror Shadow Beast could grant Soul Master such a powerful Soul Skill. No wonder Sister Yunxiang was so excited at the beginning," Xue Wu exclaimed from the side.
"Although the Soul Skill granted by the Mirror Shadow Beast are powerful, they are not suitable for everyone; they are only of great help to a small group. If Power Attack System, Agility Attack System, or Control System soul masters absorb them, they will probably not be very effective, and may even have the opposite effect. Based on Yunxiang's conclusion, I think Food System Soul Master are most suitable to absorb the Soul Ring produced by the Mirror Shadow Beast, followed by spirit-type and defense-type Soul Master," Huo Lei stated his opinion.
"That makes sense," Jin Shan agreed. Everyone nodded in agreement.
A moment later, Yunxiang emerged from the tent, a faint blush still on her face, and expressed her gratitude to Shui Bing'er.
"Yunxiang, will you examine this Mirror Shadow Beast yourself, or should I examine it for you?" Huo Lei asked Yunxiang with a smile.
Yunxiang glanced at Huo Lei, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "This Mirror Shadow Beast's scales are too strong for defense. I just used my sixth Soul Skill and gave everyone a demonstration, so my Soul Power is almost gone. Could you please help me check it out?"
Huo Lei nodded, flipped his right hand, and a dagger appeared in his palm. He walked towards the body of the Mirror Shadow Beast on the ground.
Huo Lei didn't start his examination from the Mirror Shadow Beast 'Mirror Shadow Beast head; instead, he began with its limbs. He didn't do this intentionally, because he wasn't sure if this Mirror Shadow Beast was the same one Oscar had killed. He was somewhat worried that if the head didn't contain Soul Bone, it would be a huge blow, hence his actions.