Oh, Except for Great God King Tang!

Back at his quarters, Minghui could not wait to begin experimenting.

He took a dagger from his Soul Tool and, gritting through the pain, lightly cut open his left arm, allowing blood to seep out.

Then he gripped the bow in his right hand, summoned the Radiant Plume Divine Bow close to the wound, and activated the Light of Life with a thought. A cool sensation immediately spread from the wound, swiftly suppressing the burning pain and replacing it with a faint itch.

After only a few blinks, the blood on the surface had congealed, and the wound no longer hurt.

Minghui used the fingers holding the bow grip to scrape away the coagulated blood, revealing smooth, tender skin without so much as a scar.

"Teacher was right. I don't need to attach any healing soul skills to my Martial Soul." He murmured softly.

The Martial Soul's innate healing effect was already this good. Once he obtained and absorbed the Gold of Living Beings, his body's self-healing ability would definitely surpass Huo Yuhao's.

After all, his evolved Martial Soul itself possessed exceptionally powerful healing abilities, while Huo Yuhao's did not.

"The question is, how do I purify the Gold of Living Beings?"

"I should get my hands on it first."

"Without Electrolux's help, perhaps I can try praying to the Goddess of Life for assistance first."

Before obtaining it and figuring out its exact condition, he could not think of any better solution.

"As for acquiring it, I can't just sit here waiting for the original plot to arrive. Hmm, when I go home for the New Year, I'll have my parents keep an eye out for the Ranked Engraving Knife across the continent."

"I definitely can't mention the Soul Devouring Carving Knife directly. That would be far too deliberate, like I could see the future."

"It would be bad if it aroused the suspicions of Life and Destruction, who might be watching me from above at any moment."

Shaking his head, he drew his thoughts back to his Martial Soul and strode outside.

Arriving at the open space before the courtyard, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

As the bowstring was drawn, he used the Arrow Condensing Art. A lustrous green radiance immediately shimmered forth, and then, as though an automatic process had been activated, a glowing green arrow quickly condensed between the bowstring and grip. The Power of Life was almost tangible, radiating vigorous vitality.

If I hit someone with this arrow, it should provide a pretty good healing effect too, right? Minghui thought.

He had long since tested that arrows condensed from pure Light Attribute possessed no offensive power at all. Instead, they had a certain healing effect.

Using the Light of Life to condense arrows and heal allies by striking them... that should count as a healing soul skill too, shouldn't it? At the thought, a smile could not help appearing on his face.

With this foundation, once he obtained the Gold of Living Beings in the future, his Martial Soul's healing ability would certainly not be lacking.

There was no need to attach any additional healing soul skills. This basic ability was enough!

Put simply, soul skills were based on Martial Souls, guided by Soul Power, and were applications of a Martial Soul's attributes.

"Let's try the Ice Attribute."

With a thought, he dispersed the light arrow and instead activated his Martial Soul's Ice Attribute to condense an Ice Arrow. As his Martial Soul's attribute changed, the attribute of the Soul Power in his body changed instantly as well.

Extremely cold Soul Power surged through his meridians, and his right arm holding the drawn bow immediately felt cool.

But compared with the bone-piercing cold of the past, it was so much better.

In the blink of an eye, a crystalline Ice Arrow took shape. It continuously emitted bone-chilling cold, freezing the surrounding moisture into frost and snow.

As though recalling something, Minghui had another thought.

Whoosh! A fierce wind immediately swept up around the longbow in his hand, and a ball of green light shot out.

Before his eyes, it transformed in midair into a massive Azure Luan with folded wings, soaring upward. It cried out as it spread its broad wings, then suddenly turned and dived downward. Midway, it transformed back into green light and, with a soft thud, plunged into his body.

Minghui immediately felt a cool sensation within his body, followed by the fluttering of the clothes on his back.

A pair of illusory azure Wind Wings then spread open.

Minghui flapped his wings, and his body slowly rose.

This was the ability of his Azure Luan Beast Soul. Like a Beast Martial Soul, it could possess him and grant him the ability to fly.

It also granted him the Wind Attribute. To him personally, rather than to the Radiant Plume Divine Bow Martial Soul.

The advantages were obvious, but so were the drawbacks.

Only while possessed could he wield the corresponding abilities, and the beast soul could not have Soul Rings attached independently, naturally meaning it could not produce soul skills. As for whether the beast soul's strength could improve alongside the Radiant Plume Divine Bow Martial Soul, and by how much, that remained unknown.

After all, he had not yet attached a Soul Ring.

"And since it can't have Soul Rings attached independently, the strength of the Wind Attribute will probably be difficult to improve further."

He found that rather regrettable. As for being unable to generate soul skills, he did not care in the slightest.

Which Big Boss in a fantasy world did not end up wielding attributes and laws?

Oh, except for Great God King Tang!

As he thought, his body had already risen five meters into the air. His gaze swept around before quickly settling on an open patch of grass outside the courtyard.

He raised his bow, took aim, infused the arrow with the Wind Attribute, then abruptly released the string.

With a thump, the wind-enhanced arrow shot forth like a streak of light, striking the grass in an instant. The moment it made contact, fierce winds erupted, along with a cold, biting gale.

As it instantly froze and blew up a large patch of weeds, they transformed into sharp ice shards that shot in every direction.

"Such power from merely stacking attributes!" Minghui was somewhat shocked.

He could not help recalling the archery techniques his father had taught him since childhood.

Quick Arrow was a rapid-fire technique. Put simply, it was a set of standard archery movements. Practiced together with the Arrow Condensing Art, practice made perfect, and the more one shot, the faster one became.

Spinning Arrow, also known as Piercing Arrow, was a technique for exerting force through the arm, wrist, and fingers, causing the fired arrow to spin at high speed and increasing its flight speed and penetrating power.

Now it seemed that these techniques, combined with the Wind Attribute's enhancement, held tremendous potential!

Who said basic skills could not unleash the power of soul skills!?

"I'll need to practice more from now on." With that thought, he slowly descended to the ground.

His Soul Power was only Rank 13 right now. He could not maintain flight for long.

He sent the Azure Luan back into his Martial Soul and began practicing the condensation of Ice Arrows.

To run, one must first learn to walk. This was his first time condensing Ice Arrows, and his body was still somewhat unaccustomed to it. There were many things he had not done well. He needed to master these basics before considering what came next.

Once habits took root, it became much harder to realize it and make changes afterward.

He did not want to be lacking here and there in his fundamentals. That would only leave openings when he faced truly powerful opponents in the future.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! One arrow after another shot from Minghui's hand until his Soul Power was exhausted.

He performed a set of stretches on the spot, then returned to his room to begin meditating and cultivating.

The next day, Minghui resumed his usual cultivation routine.

"He really is diligent." Princess Vina wanted to befriend him, but Minghui did nothing but cultivate every day, leaving her with no opportunity. There was nothing she could do.

Interrupting someone's cultivation was far too discourteous. She certainly could not do that, so she could only continue waiting.

Time passed swiftly, and a month soon went by.

The statue of the God of Destruction was finally completed, and the Sect held another gathering.

This time, everyone attended.

During the previous gathering, some villagers at the foot of the mountain had been unable to come because of mobility issues. When they later learned that the Goddess of Life had bestowed the Light of Life, benefiting everyone present, they had been extremely envious. This time, they insisted on attending, even if they had to be carried up.

Unfortunately, the Goddess of Life did not bestow a Divine Miracle this time.

However, no one lost their enthusiasm because of it. After all, how could Deities of legend constantly watch over the mortal world, let alone ordinary people like them?

It was not as if they were their parents!

After the prayer ceremony ended, Du Busi delivered a speech.

"After discussions with the elders, this Sect Leader hereby announces that our Sect will officially enter the world from this day forward."

"From now on, our Sect shall regard the eradication of evil, the protection of life, and the protection of heaven, earth, and nature as our duty. We will spread the divine will of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life to the outside world."

"Of course, considering the current number and strength of our Sect's disciples, as well as the safety concerns of venturing outside, the elders and I have decided that the elders will first personally lead teams within the Heaven Dou Empire. Along the way, we will gather relevant information. Once we are familiar with things, the disciples will be allowed to form their own teams and venture out."

His plan was simple.

First, the powerful elders would lead teams out to teach by example and accumulate experience—especially experience in dealing with Evil Soul Masters. Ideally, they would clear out every Evil Soul Master within the Heaven Dou Empire along the way. Only afterward would the weaker disciples be sent out to train, reducing the risks.

After that, they would expand outward from the relatively low-risk Heaven Dou Empire, first to the former Three Great Empires, before considering the unfamiliar Sun Moon Empire.

In his view, proceeding steadily like this was the most responsible course of action for the Sect's disciples.

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

The young disciples were all excited and responded in unison.