Chapter 150

Wang Yan raised his hand and passed the Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade to Huo Yutong, saying:

"Just keep it safe for now; once we get back to the Academy, I'll have Fan Yu take a look at it. As for soul tools, I really don't know much about them."

"Thank you, Teacher Wang!"

Huo Yutong was overjoyed and hurriedly took the Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade from Wang Yan's hand.

She brought it back to her room, where Tang Wulin was still waiting for her.

Huo Yutong roughly explained the situation to him, and he couldn't help but ask curiously, "This Ranking List Engraving Knife is so powerful? It's a pity there's no suitable environment here; otherwise I'd really like to have you make a soul tool to try."

Huo Yutong shook her head.

"Let's just cultivate first."

"Never mind, it's too late today." Tang Wulin gave a wry smile. "You too, you should be a bit more cautious."

No matter what they each think, right now he and Huo Yutong are still just fairly close friends, and moreover they are opposite-sex friends; it's fine to just drop by and chat before bed, but spending the night together in the same room is still somewhat inappropriate.

Huo Yutong seems not to care much about such things, but he can't afford to be indifferent for her sake.

Afterwards, he chatted with Huo Yutong for a couple more sentences, then left.

Huo Yutong let out a slightly disappointed sigh, then took out the Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade that had already been purified.

Although she could let Ilex use it right away, why couldn't she feel happy about it?

Ilex's voice sounded.

"Place it on your forehead. Remember, no matter what happens later, you must not panic; calm your mind and steady your breath, and leave everything to me. Understand?"

"Understood."

Huo Yutong answered in affirmation and, following Ilex's instructions, placed the Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade on her forehead.

When the engraving knife touched her skin, she first felt a warm, moist aura; immediately afterward, a strand of strange aura was released from her Sea of Spirit, surging forth from the point between her brows and flowing into the tightly attached Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade.

In an instant, the Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade burst forth with azure light, and an extremely rich surge of vigorous life force instantly poured into Huo Yutong's body through the point between her brows.

At that moment, Huo Yutong's entire body was suffused with azure, and even her Sea of Spirit was no exception.

An unprecedented sense of ease spread throughout her body; Huo Yutong felt that every minute part of her was happily moaning, greedily absorbing the rich life force emanating from the Soul-devouring Engraving Knife.

She seemed to see everything inside her body, and it all had turned into an azure filled with vital energy.

Her meridians became more elastic, her five viscera and six bowels grew tougher, her bones hardened, and her whole being seemed to undergo a qualitative change.

The most noticeable change was still in her meridians; they had not been directly widened, but the continually increasing toughness gave Huo Yutong full confidence that her meridians could certainly withstand a much greater impact of soul power.

This feeling of being reborn was so wonderful that she almost couldn't help wanting to let out a long chant.

Her perspective now was completely different from before, and she naturally understood exactly what this change meant.

Don't look at the fact that her cultivation hasn't increased at all; know that this is a transformation of her very aptitude—something that is out of reach for ninety-nine percent of soul masters, let alone such an earth-shattering change. Just as Huo Yutong was feeling delighted, suddenly that vast life force paused for a moment, and the pleasant sensation greatly diminished within a few short seconds.

Huo Yutong suddenly felt emptiness throughout her body; she opened her eyes in astonishment to discover that, unbeknownst to when, the Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade had already left her forehead.

Moreover, what's even more terrifying is that the blade has now flipped, its edge pointing at her brow and ready to stab down.

Before she could react, the Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade had already stabbed down fiercely; intense pain exploded instantly, and Huo Yutong wanted to scream, but found she could not control her body at all, not even able to utter a cry.

This intense pain was truly too strong; Huo Yutong thus personally experienced what it feels like to be a victim of a soul impact, and her entire mind went blank.

The other few inhabitants of her Sea of Spirit were just about to react when a huge surge of life force rushed into Huo Yutong's Sea of Spirit; green waves kept washing over their bodies, making them feel an indescribable comfort.

Soon, Huo Yutong's Sea of Spirit became a green ocean; the green water grew viscous, and her Sea of Spirit continued to expand outward, becoming ever larger.

Three figures appeared in Huo Yutong's Sea of Spirit—Tianmeng, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress.

They glanced at each other, each seeing astonishment in the other's eyes.

They had heard the term "life-force gold" before, but they never imagined it could be used this way; Huo Yutong's transformation, which could be called a rebirth, benefited not only herself but also the several soul beasts residing in her Sea of Spirit.

The process of nourishing Huo Yutong's Sea of Spirit with life force also nourished their spiritual origins, which was greatly helpful to them.

At that moment, a gray figure suddenly appeared before them.

The Snow Empress frowned and asked:

"Old Ilex, what's going on?"

Ilex gave a faint smile.

"Don't worry; I merely used this lump of life-force gold to slightly alter her aptitude. Now she truly counts as having entered the ranks of geniuses. From now on, as long as her brain remains, she will not die no matter how many wounds she suffers—and this is actually the same for her partner, that little fellow, except he just doesn't know how to use it yet."

Then he suddenly seemed to think of something and reminded: "Oh right, you can also release a bit of your sealed energy for her to absorb—don't release too much, lest she can't handle it all at once; this will greatly help her cultivation."

Having said that, he casually drew in the air, a green door appeared before him, he walked through it, and his figure vanished.

The Snow Empress exclaimed: "What powerful mental control! I've lived so many years and still haven't reached his level."

The Ice Empress sighed with a hint of disappointment:

"This is humanity's potential; no matter how we soul beasts cultivate, it's hard to reach this stage."

Tianmeng shrugged his shoulders.

"It's fine; we came to Huo Yutong precisely to draw on her potential, and with us around, she may yet reach that level."

"That's right."

Inside her Sea of Spirit, the several soul beasts were envisioning the future, while outside her Sea of Spirit, Huo Yutong had already fainted onto the floor; the spot on her forehead where the Soul-devouring Ferocious Blade had pierced was slightly open, and it had actually transformed into a green eye.

(End of chapter)