The fourth Soul Skill, Creation Spirit Seal

In the Sunset Forest, Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo joined forces and caught a fifty-thousand-year Azure Abyss Soul-Eating Tiger for Ning Chuan in just half a day.

Ning Chuan no longer needed to hide much from Dugu Bo.

"Chen Xin, are you sure Ning Chuan can absorb a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring?" Dugu Bo asked. Over these past few months together, he had already seen that Ning Chuan's third Soul Ring was black, but he still could not believe Ning Chuan could absorb a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Sword Douluo smiled. "If Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts weren't so hard to find and deal with, my first choice would certainly be one of those!"

After a brief pause, Sword Douluo continued, "Actually, Xiao Chuan's third Soul Ring was already very close to fifty thousand years old."

"What?" Dugu Bo had thought Ning Chuan's third Soul Ring was, at most, just over ten thousand years old. He had never imagined it was nearly fifty thousand years old.

"Dugu Bo, just watch. Don't be too surprised in a moment!" Sword Douluo said with a smile.

With that, he knocked the Azure Abyss Soul-Eating Tiger unconscious.

Ning Chuan immediately released the Creation Exquisite Pagoda and enveloped the tiger. The process was the same as before. With persuasion from the system and the three Soul Spirits, the Azure Abyss Soul-Eating Tiger was soon convinced.

Ding: Congratulations to the host on completing the quest!

Reward: Soul Skill-Creation Spirit Seal!

Reward: Soul Cultivation Formula (intermediate)

Reward: Heart Sword Art-Soul-Slaying!

As usual, there were three rewards.

The intermediate Soul Cultivation Formula needed no further explanation;

As its name suggested, the Heart Sword Art was a sword-based soul attack, using the heart to command the sword and strike directly at the soul.

What Ning Chuan looked forward to most was still the Soul Skill.

Creation Spirit Seal: when any living being sent a wisp of spiritual thought into the Creation Exquisite Pagoda, the pagoda would grant them a Creation Spirit Seal in return;

Through the spirit seal, they could communicate directly with Ning Chuan from afar; likewise, if spirit seal holders left their soul signatures in one another's seals, they could also communicate remotely;

If a spirit seal holder died, the seal could keep their soul from dispersing. Their spiritual body would be drawn toward the Creation Exquisite Pagoda and ultimately return inside it.

In other words, as long as someone received a Creation Spirit Seal and their soul was not destroyed on the spot, they could return to the Creation Exquisite Pagoda. Afterward, they only needed to condense a body to be reborn.

Without question, this was a divine skill that could save an entire group's lives.

Previously, Ning Chuan had still worried that something might happen to Sword Douluo and the others. Now that he had the Creation Spirit Seal, his heart immediately settled.

While Ning Chuan examined his rewards, Dugu Bo was already staring in astonishment.

He had never imagined that adding a Soul Ring to Ning Chuan's Martial Soul could be so simple.

Seeing Dugu Bo rooted to the spot, Sword Douluo smiled and patted his shoulder. "You look exactly like I did when I first watched Xiao Chuan hunt for a Soul Ring!"

Dugu Bo stood dumbfounded for a few seconds before realization dawned on him. "Chen Xin, were all those things I've witnessed lately that defied everything I knew connected to Xiao Chuan?"

"You old poison fiend, you finally figured it out!" Sword Douluo said with a smile. "Xiao Chuan wanted to tell you a few things some time ago, but you'd only just taken the Immortal Elixir and hadn't fully mastered its medicinal properties. He didn't want to get you too worked up!"

"I knew you would figure it out, so I brought you along to help Xiao Chuan hunt for a Soul Ring this time!" Sword Douluo explained.

Dugu Bo nodded at that. "You were right to worry. That Immortal Elixir's effects are so powerful that I still haven't fully mastered them!"

While the two were talking, Ning Chuan opened his eyes.

Sword Douluo immediately asked curiously, "Xiao Chuan, what Soul Skill did you get this time?"

"Creation Spirit Seal!" Ning Chuan replied, then began explaining its effects to them.

This time, Ning Chuan kept something in reserve and did not tell them that the Creation Spirit Seal could preserve their souls.

Having no sense of danger was not good for cultivation. In any case, the spirit seals could be used to communicate at any time. If they truly reached a point where they had to sacrifice their lives, it would not be too late to tell them then.

Even so, Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo were both astonished.

"Xiao Chuan, you mean that with this Creation Spirit Seal, we can communicate as if we were face-to-face, no matter how far apart we are?" Sword Douluo asked.

"That's right!" Ning Chuan nodded.

"Is there a limit to the number of spirit seals?" Dugu Bo asked.

"No!" Ning Chuan answered.

"Are there any requirements for a Soul Master's rank?" Sword Douluo asked.

"None either!" Ning Chuan shook his head, then explained, "It's just that Soul Masters with weaker Spiritual Power won't be able to use the spirit seal for quite as long!"

Dugu Bo immediately said, "If we'd had this Soul Skill before, I wouldn't have let that little bastard Tang San strip my Herb Garden bare!" He was still brooding over that incident.

Sword Douluo added, "For Soul Masters, getting timely information is tantamount to seizing the initiative in battle. With this Soul Skill, we'll save ourselves plenty of trouble when we act separately!"

Both Titled Douluos understood perfectly well that although this Soul Skill had little offensive power, its strategic utility was absolutely on the level of a divine skill.

"Xiao Chuan, let us try this Creation Spirit Seal first!" Sword Douluo said. Beside him, Dugu Bo was also eager to give it a try.

"Sure!" Ning Chuan nodded. "Just send a wisp of spiritual thought directly into the Creation Exquisite Pagoda!"

Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo immediately released their Soul Force and sent it into the Creation Exquisite Pagoda;

The Creation Exquisite Pagoda absorbed only a wisp. Then a streak of spiritual light traced their Soul Force back to them, finally leaving a small, gleaming golden pagoda mark between each man's brows.

The Creation Spirit Seals flickered once and vanished. From then on, they would appear whenever the men activated them with Soul Force.

Having received their Creation Spirit Seals, the two immediately began testing them.

As their consciousness entered the Creation Spirit Seals, they immediately sensed Ning Chuan's soul signature.

They promptly tried communicating with Ning Chuan, and he heard their voices at once, just like short-range mental voice transmission.

Ning Chuan responded, and both men heard him perfectly clearly.

After Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo left their soul signatures in each other's spirit seals, they could communicate with one another as well.

Afterward, Ning Chuan also passed the intermediate Soul Cultivation Formula to Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo.

As for the Heart Sword Art-Soul-Slaying, he passed it only to Sword Douluo, since Dugu Bo was currently studying the Path of Poison and had no time to learn swordsmanship.

"Let's go. We've cultivated for over five months. It's time to return to the sect!" Sword Douluo said.

"Yes." Ning Chuan nodded. "This will be a good chance to give Father and the others Creation Spirit Seals!"

As he spoke, Ning Chuan turned to Dugu Bo. "Senior, please have Miss Dugu Yan return to the sect as well!"

"All right!" Dugu Bo nodded, and the three left the Sunset Forest together.

As they approached Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo parted ways with the other two. After entering the city, he first visited Blue Tyrant Academy to pass the news to Bone Douluo, then headed to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After receiving the news, Bone Douluo entered Blue Tyrant Academy and informed Flender and the others before taking Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing back to the sect.