The binding and restraint phase

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Chapter 20: The binding and restraint phase

Guided by his soul power, the two Heavenly Spider Claws turned into streaks of light and merged into Ye Xixuan's hands of their own accord.

He felt as though his hands had been enveloped in warm liquid, an indescribable comfort spreading throughout his body. His soul power circulated at high speed, guiding the pair of external soul bones as they gradually fused with his own bones.

His hands could clearly be seen taking on an ethereal, bright silver sheen as the soul bones' energy suffused them, though several strands of shadowy light were mixed within. They corresponded perfectly to the Shadow Sky Demon Spider's two attributes: space and darkness, interwoven in an obscure, shifting haze.

Just as when he had absorbed the Shadow Sky Demon Spider's soul ring, no unexpected complications arose while Ye Xixuan fused with the pair of external soul bones. The process continued until noon.

The climate in the continent's south was utterly different from Shrek City's. Waves of heat rolled in on the wind from time to time, and even the surrounding air shimmered and distorted. Without any treetops or foliage to shelter this clearing, the hot sunlight shone straight down from the sky.

Zhang Lexuan stood guard beside Ye Xixuan, her long white dress fluttering in the breeze and outlining the mature, alluring curves of her figure. Her gentle, tranquil presence stood in stark contrast to the sweltering surroundings, as though it could soothe restless hearts and restore their peace.

At that moment, Ye Xixuan's hands had turned completely bright silver. The bones of his palms grew slightly larger, while the surrounding muscles shifted and writhed. Vast power gradually compressed within his bones, then slowly took shape.

Looking inward, he discovered strange dark silver patterns emerging on the bones of both palms, densely layered upon one another. Each pattern seemed to contain boundless power. An unprecedented sense of strength appeared in his mind, accompanied by an instinctive imprint of the soul bones' abilities.

Ye Xixuan abruptly opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing within them. Dark silver light suddenly surged back from his palms, raced up his arms, and spread throughout his body in an instant. The same light flickered through his eyes, and he looked as though his entire body had been baptized in that dark silver radiance.

A metallic clang rang out. Ornate silver gauntlets began forming at his fingertips, eventually enclosing both hands, wrists included.

As he rose, Ye Xixuan instinctively braced a hand against the ground. His gleaming silver fingertips sank into the earth all the way to their bases without a sound. He lowered his head and studied his hands thoughtfully. Besides the immense increase in strength, his pair of external soul bones, the Heavenly Spider Claws, had also fully inherited the sharpness of the Shadow Sky Demon Spider's legs.

In a sense, this was an ability worthy of being called Beast Martial Soul possession.

But these were merely the external soul bones' supplementary effects. His greatest gain was still the soul skill they provided. External soul bones had always corresponded to a soul beast's most powerful innate ability.

After observing Ye Xixuan's condition, Zhang Lexuan asked with concern, "It looks like you fused with them successfully. How do you feel now, Xixuan?"

"Sister Lexuan, thank you so much for this." Ye Xixuan looked up at Zhang Lexuan and answered delightedly.

"If I'd come with Xuan Zi, I might not have gained nearly this much."

"That was all your own good fortune." Zhang Lexuan smiled faintly. "Besides, speaking about your elders behind their backs isn't very nice."

"Sister Lexuan, you can't blame me. Xuan Zi really is a little unreliable." Ye Xixuan delivered his complaint with righteous conviction, then changed the subject and continued eagerly.

"Let me show you what this pair of external soul bones can do first."

"Mm." Zhang Lexuan nodded, her gaze gentle. Voluntarily displaying one's abilities before another soul master was undoubtedly a sign of trust.

Ye Xixuan's fingertips moved rhythmically. Zhang Lexuan immediately raised her eyebrows as an invisible force bound her body, fixing her in place.

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"The Shadow Sky Demon Spider's silk?"

Ye Xixuan did not rush to answer Zhang Lexuan's question. Instead, excitement appeared on his face, and his right index finger suddenly flicked upward again.

Zhang Lexuan involuntarily raised both slender arms, crossing them above her head and putting the full curves of her chest on vivid display. This somewhat humiliating pose was truly difficult to reconcile with the inner court's senior sister's usual image.

At that moment, Zhang Lexuan was a puppet in Ye Xixuan's hands, entirely at his mercy.

Meeting Zhang Lexuan's calm gaze, which seemed to carry a faint pressure, Ye Xixuan suddenly realized he had gotten carried away and hurriedly withdrew the Heavenly Spider Claws' ability. Still, he had simply become caught up in the effect of his own soul bone skill. His offense against Zhang Lexuan had largely been unintentional.

"I'm sorry, Sister Lexuan."

"Just like the Shadow Sky Demon Spider's silk, it possesses the characteristics of the space attribute. The silk is concealed within the void, making it almost impossible for ordinary soul masters to detect unless they possess powerful spiritual strength or special abilities."

Zhang Lexuan shook her head unconcernedly, surveyed their surroundings, and spoke softly.

This stretch of space was nowhere near as peaceful as it appeared. Countless silver threads had shot from the fingertips of Ye Xixuan's external soul bones, the Heavenly Spider Claws, changing course through spatial nodes in the air before finally landing on her body.

It really did feel rather like manipulating a marionette.

Space-attribute spider silk possessed toughness beyond all reason, but that only applied to brute force. With sufficiently powerful soul power, one could forcibly break free, let alone use fire-attribute or sharpness-type abilities that countered

spider silk soul skills.

Overall, this pair of external soul bones did not seem to have lived up to Zhang Lexuan's expectations. A soul beast as powerful as the Shadow Sky Demon Spider should have offered more than this.

As though he had seen the doubt in Zhang Lexuan's heart, Ye Xixuan continued seriously, "These Heavenly Spider Claws and their silk can actually switch to another attribute."

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"Hmm?" Zhang Lexuan immediately recalled certain details from her earlier battle with the Shadow Sky Demon Spider, and a suspicion had already formed in her mind.

Having learned his lesson, Ye Xixuan was much more restrained in front of Zhang Lexuan this time. Even now, he was still privately regretting how he had instinctively made his senior sister the target of his soul bone skill test. Fortunately, she was magnanimous enough not to hold it against him.

Under Zhang Lexuan's gaze, Ye Xixuan slowly raised his right hand. The black patterns imprinted on its back lit up, and the formerly bright silver Heavenly Spider Claws instantly turned ink-black, brimming with a cold, sinister aura of darkness.

He curled his five fingers and slashed forcefully downward through the empty air. Five streaks of black light swept down from above. They were five strands of spider silk, stretching over a hundred meters.

In the distance, the Scale Armor Beast that had died after being caught up in the previous night's battle instantly split apart, its body covered in hard scales torn to pieces!

(End of chapter)