Electrolux seemed afraid that Qin Fang would lose control, so he deliberately placed a seal over the Gray Pupils, concealing their gray power.
Qin Fang had no choice but to experience the cyan color instead. Cyan—this should have been the power of the Gold of Life.
In an instant, Qin Fang's vertical eye was covered in cyan light, leaving only the Cyan Pupil visible.
The world before Qin Fang changed once more. Everything seemed to possess life; the only difference was the strength of that life force. Tables, stools, and the like had all been bestowed with life. Qin Fang could even sense their breathing.
Qin Fang looked toward the centuries-old tree outside the window. He saw its tree core and the budding consciousness it was gathering.
Qin Fang tried to communicate with it, but it seemed to have given the tree a terrible fright. Its consciousness shrank deep into its roots, trembling and not daring to communicate with Qin Fang.
Qin Fang raised his hand and infused it with a stream of life force. The tree's budding consciousness trembled continuously, while its cultivation age kept rising, yet it was no longer afraid of Qin Fang.
This really was an incredible experience.
Suddenly, Qin Fang took out a piece of special metal from his Storage Soul Tool. It seemed to have gained life as well and was breathing, though its breathing was extremely labored, as if impurities were clogging it.
Qin Fang had just wanted to take out his Forging Hammer and help it remove those impurities, but then he remembered that this was the dormitory. He could only shelve the idea for a future experiment.
Such a powerful special Soul Skill was merely the passive Soul Skill of the Cyan Pupil.
Like the Undead Pupils, it also had an active Million Year Soul Skill: Spirit Imbuement. As the name suggested, it granted spirituality to all things. Qin Fang wanted to use it, but Green Lotus stopped him.
In this state, Qin Fang saw the abundant life force within the Green Lotus Martial Soul. It was like a tiny sun, and he saw the special consciousness within the Green Lotus Martial Soul.
That consciousness was far too enormous to condense into a human form, but it still conveyed a voice. "Do not use Spirit Imbuement lightly. It consumes the Life Aura of the Gold of Life."
Qin Fang froze. Ah, my Martial Soul... is alive? This genuinely frightened him.
In an instant, Qin Fang summoned his Martial Soul again: the Jade Skeleton.
In this state, Qin Fang also saw a trace of consciousness within the flames in the Jade Skeleton's eye sockets.
Compared to Green Lotus, the Jade Skeleton was extremely respectful. It conveyed a thought. "Master."
Qin Fang was badly frightened and immediately returned to his Spiritual Sea. "Teacher, Teacher, something terrible has happened! My Martial Soul is alive! What the hell!"
Electrolux rolled his eyes at Qin Fang. "What are you making such a fuss about? Fundamentally speaking, Martial Souls are special lifeforms. I've recently been researching Martial Souls. Give me some time, and once I get results, I'll tell you."
"Oh, and your Green Lotus is right. Spirit Imbuement consumes the power of the Gold of Life. Don't use it recklessly. Unless you become a god, this thing is consumable. Every bit you use is one bit less."
Qin Fang relaxed a little. "Oh, got it, Teacher."
Qin Fang's consciousness returned, and he decisively canceled the Cyan Pupil state. All the lifeforms in the world vanished.
He could no longer sense even the consciousnesses of the Green Lotus Martial Soul and the Jade Skeleton Martial Soul.
Qin Fang patted his chest. Martial Souls possessing life force? This seemed to be a blind spot on Douluo Continent. He had never heard of such a setting before. No—Qin Fang suddenly thought of that pitiful show-off, Grandmaster, from the first Douluo. His disciple Tang San had become a god, yet Grandmaster had not even managed to secure a spot in the Divine Realm.
After Grandmaster's Martial Soul mutated, it became the intelligent Luo San Pao. Could that be proof that Martial Souls possessed life? Qin Fang thought for a long time before ultimately giving up. He knew too little about Martial Souls, so he should leave the research to Teacher Electrolux. After all, he was the true big shot who had created the Soul Spirit System.
Right, wasn't the Snow Woman embryo still in the Sun Moon Empire? This was the key to triggering the Soul Spirit System. He had to get his hands on it.
But with an auction price as high as one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, would the Holy Spirit Cult be willing to buy it for him?
After a night of tossing and turning, dawn arrived.
Knock, knock, knock. Lao Li delivered breakfast right on time: Stewed Flying Dragon, the wings of a ten-thousand-year soul beast, stewed for an entire night. Before the door even opened, Qin Fang could already smell the aroma.
Qin Fang opened the dormitory door and invited Lao Li inside. He dug in heartily and sincerely praised it. It was delicious—truly delicious.
Knock, knock, knock. Another knock came from the door.
Qin Fang had just finished the last mouthful of soup and felt his entire body growing hot.
By the time Qin Fang went to open the door, Lao Li had already packed up the food container and bid him farewell.
Ju Zi's voice sounded from outside the door. "Qin Fang, hurry! My teacher wants to see you and take a look at your Soul Tool forging skills."
Qin Fang was stunned, but he still bade Lao Li farewell and followed Ju Zi away.
Xuan Ziwen's laboratory.
Qin Fang looked at the orderly arrangements before him. It was not hard to tell what kind of person Xuan Ziwen was. He was another man who had devoted his entire life solely to Soul Tools. That was why Huo Yuhao had so easily lured him away with the Tang Sect's secret manuals, to study the true essence of Soul Tools.
When Xuan Ziwen saw Qin Fang arrive, he stopped forging and looked him up and down. He calmly said, "You are Qin Fang? I heard from Ju Zi that you refused to become my disciple?"
Xuan Ziwen's disciple, Wang Shaojie, snorted coldly from the side. "A frog at the bottom of a well, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. This year's freshmen are getting more and more arrogant."
Zi Mu and Ke Ke also looked displeased, as though refusing to become Xuan Ziwen's disciple was a shared humiliation for them.
Qin Fang thought, Ah, no way. A trap?
If it was a trap, then he could not afford to be polite.
Qin Fang did not answer Xuan Ziwen's question. Three great Soul Rings condensed beneath his feet—purple, black, black. A terrifying pressure gathered, and the Third Soul Ring lit up: Intimidation.
Bang! The majesty of the Undead Skeleton Monarch descended. Amid overwhelming terror, Wang Shaojie immediately fell to his knees. The bones in his legs shattered, his expression twisted, and his screams rang out like a pig being slaughtered.
First, it was pain. Second, humiliation. Third, resentment—utter, extreme resentment. How dare this freshman? Does he not know who I am? Ant. Trash.
Wang Shaojie had always been arrogant at Sun Moon Empire Academy because of his family status, but Qin Fang had now ruthlessly slapped him across the face.
This scene stunned even Xuan Ziwen, Ke Ke, Zi Mu, and Ju Zi. None of them had expected Qin Fang to suddenly attack.
Ju Zi in particular could not understand it. At their first meeting, had Qin Fang not been only Level 10? He had not even been a Soul Master. How had he now become a Level 34 Soul Elder?
Xuan Ziwen released the pressure of a Level 8 Soul Engineer, shattering the Undead Skeleton Monarch's pressure. Only then was the last shred of Wang Shaojie's dignity saved. Xuan Ziwen coldly said, "Sir, aren't you going too far? For openly attacking a senior student like this, I have the right to expel you."
Qin Fang mockingly said, "Your disciple is so arrogant, yet he has not been beaten to death. I suppose that is because he has a mentor like you, one who cannot distinguish right from wrong, backing him up. Good thing I did not take you as my teacher, or my future would have been ruined."
That sentence insulted even Xuan Ziwen.
Xuan Ziwen's expression immediately turned ugly. He pointed at Qin Fang's nose, unable to say anything.
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