Chapter 234: Sacrifice Successful

After grasping the method of Sacrifice, Li Xuan closed his eyes and began adjusting his condition; this was his first time controlling a Sacrifice, so he had to ensure he was in optimal condition during this Sacrifice to avoid accidents.

According to the information transmitted from his bloodline, there would be no danger during the Sacrifice, so Li Xuan dared to commence the Sacrifice ceremony.

Soon, Li Xuan had adjusted his condition; after careful deliberation, he finally chose the complete Sacrifice method for the Sacrifice.

The purpose of this experiment was to confirm that a Sacrifice led by Li Xuan could proceed normally and would not affect the sacrificed, with the ultimate goal of safely using it on his own people.

Therefore the test must employ the best Sacrifice method, after all the beneficiaries are his own people.

Li Xuan took a deep breath, began adjusting his spiritual soul power, using as little soul power as possible, mobilizing all the soul power within the Purple Thunder Walnut tree's body, and condensing it with soul power into a Sacrifice formation.

After the purple lightning soul power inside the Purple Thunder Walnut tree was released, Li Xuan compressed it into a violet‑silver fluid that flowed like mercury.

The purple thunder silver fluid swiftly spread across the ground; within a few breaths, the Sacrifice formation had fully coalesced, a speed that was truly jaw‑dropping.

No wonder A Yin was able to complete the Sacrifice at such a breakneck speed, and Tang Hao likewise did it at a breakneck pace.

With the formation successfully condensed, Li Xuan slowly raised his hand; the bandit lying on the ground, bound in a bundle, was lifted by the Purple Thunder Walnut tree's soul power and floated to the center of the Sacrifice formation.

The bandit was fortunate to become the first test subject under Li Xuan to experience the Sacrifice.

As the test subject reached the center of the Sacrifice formation, the massive soul power of the Purple Thunder Walnut tree within the formation, infused with lightning, poured into the subject's body; the burlap sack and ropes on him shattered instantly, and even his clothing was stripped away.

At that moment, Li Xuan realized that once the Sacrifice formation was fully operating, he no longer needed his own spiritual soul power to sustain it, so he could withdraw all his soul power back into his body.

Li Xuan thought for a moment, withdrew most of his soul power, leaving only a thread of soul power to continue observing the Sacrifice process.

Since the next experiment would be on his own people, Li Xuan had to control every occurrence during the Sacrifice; that way, even if an accident arose in future Sacrifices, he could correct it as much as possible, and the remaining thread of soul power was meant to record the Sacrifice process.

As most of the energy from the Purple Thunder Walnut tree's body was transferred into the test subject, the violet lightning formation quickly turned red, and in the blink of an eye condensed into a blood‑red Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring!

The massive Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring enveloped the test subject; next would be the absorption of the soul ring, and the end of the Sacrifice was near.

The bandit's soul power level was originally only a dozen or so; under normal circumstances, forcibly absorbing a Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring would burst him instantly, but the Sacrifice was different—the soul power within the ring was unusually gentle, not only causing no harm to the soul cultivator but even feeding back, enhancing the cultivator's physical strength and meridian roots.

Li Xuan anxiously felt the blood‑red soul ring within the formation actively being absorbed by the test subject; he exerted no control, merely observing in silence.

Half an hour later, the blood‑red soul ring had been successfully absorbed by the bandit; the entire process went unusually smoothly, indicating the Sacrifice ceremony had no issues.

As the soul ring was absorbed by the person, the lightning power of the Purple Thunder Walnut tree gradually dissipated, with no trace of soul power fluctuation, and it was utterly dead.

The test subject emitted a faint violet arc of electricity; it seemed his strength had increased considerably, and he then slowly fell to the ground.

Li Xuan refocused his gaze on the test subject, who was now sitting steadily on the ground; it appeared he had successfully absorbed the soul ring and was now comprehending a soul skill.

He should revive soon.

"It's finally over; it seems to have gone quite smoothly," Li Xuan turned his head, smiling, and said to Bang Chui and Bai Chuan.

Seeing Li Xuan's expression, Bang Chui and Bai Chuan finally let out long sighs, their faces relaxing considerably; in their eyes, a Sacrifice was still not a safe matter.

"Yeah, brother, as long as you're okay," Bang Chui also exhaled, speaking casually to Li Xuan.

"Young master, it looks quite successful," Bai Chuan said excitedly to Li Xuan.

"Of course not; I, the young master, went in person—how could there be a chance of failure? It won't be long before this guy revives, and then we'll have more experimental data," Li Xuan chuckled at Bai Chuan and said.

After Li Xuan finished speaking, he saw Bai Chuan's expression become increasingly excited, so he waved his hand to interrupt Bai Chuan's excitement.

"Bai Shu, we still need to observe this guy for a while to confirm he's safe before I can assign you a Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring," Li Xuan said irritably to Bai Chuan.

While the three were chatting, the test subject suddenly completed his soul skill comprehension in a flash, and performed a carp flip to rise from the ground.

Li Xuan and the other two all turned around simultaneously, their faces shocked as they stared at the guy, who was surprisingly vigorous.

When the test subject saw Li Xuan and the others, his eyes suddenly erupted with an extremely intense Killing Intent, and he also unleashed rolling thunder power; his strength seemed immense, hardly resembling that of a low‑level soul cultivator.

"Ha ha, I never expected I could still possess such a powerful soul skill—damn it! You all deserve death! Now I have a Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring and a, 000‑year Soul Bone; today you'll all stay here!" After absorbing the soul ring, the test subject's first instinct was to kill Li Xuan.

As his soul power circulated, the bandit was enveloped by an overbearing lightning force; although only at the twenty‑to‑thirty level, his stance resembled that of a fifty‑level soul cultivator.

That's the cool factor of a lightning‑type soul cultivator— even if his power is lacking, the spectacle is high.

"Second soul skill! Purple Thunder Meteor Extinction!" The test subject pushed both hands forward, and a human‑sized purple lightning orb appeared in his hand.

It seemed this guy had acquired a pretty good soul skill.

"It looks pretty intimidating, Bai Shu—just knock him out, don't kill him, we still need to test his body data; this will affect future Sacrifices," Li Xuan said with a smile to Bai Shu.

"Yes, young master." After hearing Li Xuan, Bai Chuan nodded, didn't even summon his martial soul, and rushed straight at the test subject.

Immediately a white afterimage flashed, and the person, who had been crackling with electric arcs, instantly collapsed to the ground.

A top‑level Soul Saint handling a twenty‑to‑thirty‑level soul cultivator is nothing but easy and pleasant.

"By the way, Bai Shu, he has a, 000‑year Soul Bone on him; don't forget," Li Xuan said with a smile to Bai Chuan.

"Got it, young master," Bai Chuan replied, then began investigating where the soul bone was.

A few minutes later, Bai Chuan came before Li Xuan holding a blood‑splattered arm.

"Bai Shu, you're too cruel," Li Xuan said irritably, looking at the bloodied arm. "There's no choice; to extract a soul bone from a living person, Nai Lu can only do it this way—after all, my family's heirloom soul bone was taken by Chen Xin back then…" Bai Chuan suddenly exuded an extremely strong Killing Intent.

Li Xuan was stunned; he hadn't expected that Bai Chuan had lost that arm years ago because of a soul bone.

"Bang Chui, treat this guy; don't let him die, we still need to study him soon," Li Xuan suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said to Bang Chui.

"Got it, brother!" Bang Chui replied, then ran over to treat the test subject's wounds.

After watching Bang Chui leave, Li Xuan took the blood‑splattered arm from Bai Chuan's hand; a clump of sticky Filthy Flame erupted from his fingertips, rapidly corroding and burning the flesh on the soul bone.

In less than a minute, the bloodied arm transformed into a dazzling violet‑red soul bone.

The soul bone was crystal‑clear, as if polished from crystal, faintly showing violet arcs of electricity within, radiating powerful energy—an exquisite work of art.

"A, 000‑year lightning‑type left‑arm soul bone, top quality—awesome!" Li Xuan's eyes lit up upon seeing the soul bone; a Hundred‑Thousand‑Year soul bone no longer surprised him.

Li Xuan touched it, nodded in satisfaction, then took out a box and placed the soul bone inside.

Although Bai Chuan also liked the soul bone, its attribute didn't match his, so there was no need to force absorption.

Bang Chui also returned.

"Brother, I've stabilized his injuries; the blood loss isn't much, a couple of days of rest should let him wake up," Bang Chui scratched his head and asked Li Xuan.

"Well done, not bad. By the way, Bang Chui, the Sacrifice process I just performed should have no major issues, right?" Li Xuan asked Bang Chui.

"Although I've never performed a Sacrifice, my bloodline tells me the whole process had no issues, it was very smooth," Bang Chui said, nodding seriously at Li Xuan.

"Ha ha, that's wonderful—so the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Sacrifice Plan is preliminarily successful!" Li Xuan said excitedly, looking at Bang Chui.

"Yeah, brother!" Bang Chui said excitedly, nodding at Li Xuan.

"We'll seize the time to study him; if all goes well, in a dozen days, Bai Shu, you'll obtain a, 000-year Soul Ring and a, 000-year Soul Bone!" Li Xuan laughed heartily, then said to Bai Chuan.

"Thank you, young master!" Bai Chuan said, also very excited, looking at Li Xuan.

, 000-year Soul Ring and, 000-year Soul Bone!

This is something that all soul masters on the Douluo Continent extremely desire.

Bai Chuan also wants it.

In ten more days, Geng Gold Grass will also reach the Hundred-Thousand-Year level, just in time for Bai Chuan to break through the Soul Douluo realm.

"Alright, we'll rest today and resume research early tomorrow. If there's no problem, we can arrange a Soul Ring for you, Bai Shu; if not, we'll have to continue the experiment." Li Xuan said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders at Bai Chuan.

"Ha ha ha, I'm already fifty; I have plenty of time, not in a hurry at all," Bai Chuan said with a bright laugh.

After hearing Bai Chuan's words, Li Xuan also nodded.

Although Bai Chuan hasn't cultivated for over a decade, his Heart Nature has been tempered, which will greatly benefit his future cultivation.

"Bai Shu, later we'll send this person to the secret chamber; no one can stay here. In the coming days we must record this person's physical condition in detail. If no abnormalities appear, it proves the sacrifice succeeded, and I can arrange a Hundred-Thousand-Year Geng Gold Grass for you," Li Xuan said, nodding seriously at Bai Chuan.

"Yes, young master!" Bai Chuan nodded seriously.

Bai Chuan's breakthrough of the Soul Douluo realm is especially important to Li Xuan and Ladi Canyon; he is the first Soul Douluo‑realm strongman of Ladi Canyon, and with the, 000-year Soul Ring's boost, his combat power will not be weaker than Yang Wudi.

After hearing Li Xuan, Bai Chuan nodded excitedly.

Then Li Xuan led the three of them out of the space of the Palm Sky Bottle.

Li Xuan thought for a moment, opened a secret chamber in the study, and used several thumb‑thick chains to firmly lock the test subject.

After this fellow obtained a, 000-year Soul Ring, his combat power surged, and Li Xuan feared ordinary iron chains wouldn't hold him.

After shackling him, Li Xuan and Bai Chuan inspected him carefully once, then left the secret chamber and returned to the study.

"Bai Shu, Bang Chui, Dragon Tooth Rice is about to be harvested, so during the coming period I may not have much time to attend here; I'll have to rely on you two. Please monitor the test subject's condition and record it. This is the key to the secret chamber," Li Xuan said seriously to Bai Chuan and Bang Chui, handing the key that opens the secret chamber to Bai Chuan.

"Don't worry, young master, I'll definitely keep the young master's safety," Bai Chuan said, nodding seriously at Li Xuan.

"It's getting late, let's each go back to rest," Li Xuan said, nodding at Bai Chuan and Bang Chui.

Bai Chuan and Bang Chui nodded at Li Xuan, then left.

Watching Bai Chuan and Bang Chui leave, Li Xuan massaged his brow; even though it was late, he felt no fatigue at all.

"Fine, let's record the experience from the sacrifice, and also the Alchemy promised to the Po Clan," Li Xuan sighed, took out two notebooks, and began recording.

The sacrifice involved several formation arrays that might be useful, so Li Xuan recorded the formations, along with some information about the sacrifice.

There is also the basic fire‑control technique of Alchemy, an auxiliary of Alchemy; Li Xuan originally thought he wouldn't need it, but for members of the Po Clan and Min Clan it became a required skill.

As for the Alchemy of Medicine, Li Xuan simply couldn't write it down; Dragon Tooth Rice is about to be harvested, so let them practice fire‑control for now.

The Dragon Tooth Rice harvest occurs while Li Xuan is absent, and he himself feels uneasy, since it is a grain of Heavenly Material Earth Treasure quality.

(End of Chapter)