Soul Power Rampage, Mysterious Jade Body

At dawn the next day, a strip of pale light appeared on the horizon.

Xu Yuan, seated in a wooden tub, suddenly trembled from head to toe.

His two deep-yellow Soul Rings turned purple. As they revolved, surging Soul Power poured out like crashing waves.

A crack quietly opened in the pure Medicinal Power Crystal, and several drops of golden liquid merged with the rushing Soul Power.

His meridians and body, strengthened by Whale Rubber, withstood the dual baptism of the medicinal power and the Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Xu Yuan's Soul Power Level rose to twenty-five.

Two bright-purple Soul Rings circled his radiant Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul, giving off a noble aura.

Xu Yuan did not disturb Xiao Wu while she absorbed the Whale Rubber. He left the stuffy room and reached the roof in a few quick leaps.

Facing the pale strip of dawn, he began to breathe in and out. With each breath, wisps of purple energy entered his eyes.

By the time the purple energy faded, morning dew had soaked the front of his clothes.

Xu Yuan looked around, surveying everything within a hundred meters.

The courtyard he and Xiao Wu had chosen stood in a secluded corner of Nuoding City, beside a small hill.

No one tended the nearby Blue Silver Grass, which grew wild without restraint.

It was practically a natural Mimicry Training Ground for a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master.

Xu Yuan nodded, pleased with the quiet surroundings.

"Second Soul Skill, Everlasting Vitality!"

The radiant Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul appeared behind him.

As the Thousand-Year Soul Ring burst into dazzling purple light, the Blue Silver Grass within a hundred meters let out silent cries of anguish.

Faint blue light seeped from the grass, and countless points of light gathered into a blue stream.

Xu Yuan stood at its center, freely devouring the blue light as his Soul Power and vitality rose rapidly.

"I declare that in three seconds, my Soul Power will run wild within safe limits!"

"I declare that during the Soul Power rampage, the Mysterious Jade Hand technique will be optimized!"

The moment Xu Yuan spoke, more than half the brilliant stream of blue light was drained away.

Soul Power erupted through the meridians associated with Mysterious Jade Hand, then spread toward every limb and bone.

The rampaging Soul Power flowed into unfamiliar meridians as though it had a mind of its own.

At first glance, its course seemed haphazard, yet there was a faint pattern to it.

Using the Mysterious Heaven Skill to look within himself, Xu Yuan memorized every meridian the rampaging Soul Power passed through.

When the rampage ended, a map of meridians covering the skin of his entire body had formed in his mind.

The rampage had left his meridians aching and swollen, but the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue had already strengthened them.

And Everlasting Vitality, his second Soul Skill, continued to nourish them with power comparable to the Blue Silver Emperor's profound command of life.

The rampage had not harmed Xu Yuan in the slightest. Instead, after drawing life force from the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, he brimmed with vitality.

"The Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Skill really is tyrannical!"

"When the emperor orders a subject to die, the subject has no choice. Ordinary Blue Silver Grass has no way to refuse!"

Standing on the roof, Xu Yuan surveyed the area with his Purple Demon Eye. At the Micro-Perception stage, it gave him sight far beyond that of an ordinary Soul Master.

Every blade of Blue Silver Grass within a hundred meters had wilted. They lay limp against the ground, as though they might die at any moment.

Xu Yuan, who had absorbed their life force, looked radiant. A faint golden sheen even ran through his black hair.

"A pity my second Soul Skill can only draw life force from Blue Silver Grass."

"Otherwise, I could have developed the Mysterious Jade Hand meridian map much further!"

Xu Yuan turned his attention to the meridian map in his mind.

Though it covered his whole body, a closer look showed that these meridians ran through only the outer layers of flesh.

Compared with the number of hand meridians opened by Mysterious Jade Hand, the optimized whole-body map was still too simple.

But Xu Yuan had expected as much.

His own Soul Power was not yet enough to drive the refinement and optimization of the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Only by drawing on the life force and Soul Power of the Blue Silver Grass within a hundred meters had he managed this preliminary optimization of Mysterious Jade Hand.

"I'll have to visit the Blue Silver Forest sooner or later."

Xu Yuan suppressed the thought and began practicing the optimized Mysterious Jade Hand.

Because it involved only shallow meridians, the technique was not difficult to learn.

His skin soon took on the fine, warm texture of jade.

Xu Yuan raised an arm and examined himself, wonder filling his eyes.

Sunlight fell on his skin and brought out a soft, clear luster. His form was well-proportioned, striking without being showy.

"If I said I was an Elemental Lifeform born in the Far North, no one would question it, would they?"

In looks alone, Xu Yuan had reached the peak.

His features had not changed, but there was no longer a single blemish on his skin.

As Tang San would put it, this was his true self!

Xu Yuan leaped down from the roof just as Xiao Wu came out of the room.

"Xiao Wu, come on. Let me see your limits!"

Xu Yuan wanted to take this chance to test that silly hundred-thousand-year rabbit.

"Huh?"

Xiao Wu looked utterly confused, with no idea what was going on.

But Xu Yuan rarely asked for a beating. How could she let the opportunity pass?

The loss of her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Origin had forced her to train hard every day. And yesterday, he had made her work the bellows...

"Xu Yuan, don't say Sister Xiao Wu didn't protect you!"

"You brought this on yourself!"

Xiao Wu clenched her little fists and put on a "fierce" expression. She looked rather cute.

Drawing on the many techniques in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Xu Yuan exchanged several rounds of blows with Xiao Wu, yet neither gained the upper hand.

"How is this possible?"

"Xu Yuan isn't behind me in strength or speed!"

Xiao Wu launched a series of kicks, but Xu Yuan blocked every one.

By now, his strength had left her stunned.

Wait, we both took the same Whale Rubber!

Why did it boost you so much more?

Xiao Wu retreated two steps. Her feet were nearly numb from kicking him.

But Xu Yuan's skin...

Hm?

Xiao Wu's gaze stopped, her attention caught at once.

How had I never noticed Xu Yuan was this handsome?

"Xiao Wu, have you grown weak from skipping meals?"

Xu Yuan's Soul Power surged. Not a speck of dust touched him as he taunted her.

"Hah! Xu Yuan, it looks like I'll have to show you Sister Xiao Wu's authority!"

Xiao Wu stopped holding back because Xu Yuan was a Support System Soul Master. She pushed her flexible body to its limit.

She wound around him like a boneless snake, hooking him with her arms and legs. Force flowed through her grip, aimed straight at his joints.

Someone else might have been helpless, but Xu Yuan's skin had hardened like cold jade, difficult even for a blade to injure.

It gave him strong resistance to Xiao Wu's grappling technique.

But with Xiao Wu wrapped around him, prying her off with his bare hands was difficult too.

In the end, they were pressed tightly together, staring each other down.

"Let go. I admit defeat!"

Xu Yuan had only wanted to test the Mysterious Jade Body's defense. He was quite satisfied with the result.

"No! Call me Sister Xiao Wu first!"

Xiao Wu's world had come crashing down. She was a Power Attack System Soul Master, yet a Support System Soul Master had brought her to a standstill.

If she did not assert her authority now, would she ever beat Xu Yuan again?

"Heh."

Xu Yuan only smiled and said nothing.

"Xu Yuan, don't even think about struggling! Sister Xiao Wu's grappling technique is unmatched under heaven. Once I've got you locked down, you're not getting out!"

Xiao Wu proudly raised her little head.

Xu Yuan said nothing. He simply opened his mouth and bit into her pale, tender rabbit leg.

"Aaah!"

Xiao Wu's face flushed scarlet, and she sprang up.

Xu Yuan calmly got to his feet and dusted off his clothes, looking entirely untroubled.