Chapter 628: When Skills Fuse with the Soul: The Benefits of Feedback

Jiang Chen could not stop the infiltration of the Law.

The blood from unknown strong beings carried Laws that were extremely powerful and terrifying.

The Law also entered the soul, yet it did not trigger any reaction from the Nine-colored Dragon Soul Crystal.

They had no malice.

Since it cannot be stopped, he could only enjoy it.

The Law tugged at the energy circulating through his whole body and also at his soul power.

The restraints within his soul seemed to weaken, and strands of soul power began to flow out.

The Law surging through his body merged with the soul power, finally converging into the Sea and rushing toward the 'Zhe' glyph on his right hand.

All the power entered the 'Zhe' glyph.

The 'Zhe' glyph on the back of his right hand burst with unprecedented brilliance, dazzling and radiant!

Hot!

Very hot!

Like a raging flame burning fiercely on the back of his hand.

Amid the flames, the 'Zhe' glyph detached from his hand and appeared before Jiang Chen's eyes.

Because of the soul power, Jiang Chen could clearly sense that the 'Zhe' glyph before him had a strange connection with him, as if it were a part of himself.

He had never felt this before; even when a Skill belonged to him, there was no such soul‑linked feeling.

Blood droplets fell from the air again.

One by one they landed on the 'Zhe' glyph, dyeing it a red‑purple hue.

The massive Law seeped in, and the 'Zhe' glyph began to change shape.

The glyph twisted, began to shrink, and all its strokes bent.

Finally, the 'Zhe' glyph became a bead no larger than a fist.

"Skill Star Core!"

Jiang Chen was greatly shocked.

He did not expect that after the 'Zhe' glyph left his body and was irrigated by the blood of an unknown strong one, it would turn into a Skill Star Core.

Instinctively, Jiang Chen reached out to grab it, but the Skill Star Core turned into a streak of light and instantly pierced his forehead.

Immediately, another Skill Star Core appeared within his soul.

His soul trembled violently; at that moment, all restraints in his soul were lifted, and the soul power was fully liberated.

Jiang Chen, blessed in spirit, poured massive soul power continuously into the Skill Star Core.

Inject soul power, increase integration!

Nothing is more important than this now.

All of Jiang Chen's consciousness focused here, the soul power poured in madly, regardless of cost.

Improving integration is extremely difficult; the first attempt is the best chance to raise it—miss it and lose it.

On the surface Jiang Chen seemed calm, but inside a storm raged.

For the first time, Jiang Chen mobilized his soul to such an extent, completely disregarding the consequences.

He now only wants to raise the integration.

As the soul power was injected, the Skill Star Core began to sparkle, layers of gold appearing.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen redoubled his effort; he knew the more he gave now, the greater the harvest later.

He had three experiences, enjoying three instances of soul feedback.

After passing through the Skill Star Core, the soul power becomes more refined, and the soul's tier correspondingly rises.

After his soul tier reached Divine Level, he continued to progress slowly.

The Domain Godstone kept using its enchanting blue fire to boost the soul, but the effect grew weaker and would soon hit its limit.

The Nine-colored Dragon Soul Crystal's effect is strong, yet its attributes improve slowly, requiring plenty of time to grind.

Conversely, the Skill Star Core's soul feedback can boost a lot in one go.

Now he is very close to Level 91 soul tier, just a hair's breadth away.

Jiang Chen believes that after this soul feedback, his soul tier will smoothly reach Level 91.

The higher the soul tier, the purer the soul power.

Normally, a professional's soul tier is roughly comparable to his level, and the soul tier is usually lower than the level.

Soul Energy is easier to obtain; just hunt monsters.

But raising the soul tier is much harder; unless something unusual occurs, it only rises passively.

This is precisely why professionals find achieving Divine Level more difficult.

When reaching Level 88 and Level 89, one encounters stagnation, making any progress hard.

But Jiang Chen walked a path entirely different from ordinary professionals.

Through various serendipities, his soul tier far exceeds his own level.

Now his soul tier is like a large bucket, and his Soul Energy is the water inside, far from full.

Jiang Chen isn't in a hurry to fill the bucket; he cares more about improving its quality and capacity, so it can hold more water later.

With Jiang Chen's cost‑unfettered soul infusion, this Skill Star Core from the Primordial Rune finally reached its limit.

Jiang Chen felt his body hollowed out, as his soul power was completely exhausted.

Even with Divine Power's aid, he couldn't endure such consumption.

His soul became dry; the feeling was extremely unpleasant.

Jiang Chen even felt drowsy, wishing he could lie down and sleep for three days and three nights.

But Jiang Chen's face bore a smile; he could feel that his connection with the Skill Star Core was tighter than ever before.

It even surpassed his three own Skill Star Cores.

The Primordial Rune's Skill Star Core was truly powerful; Jiang Chen hadn't expected it could completely absorb all of his soul power.

Unlike his own Skill Star Core, which saturated after absorbing little.

It finally became fully saturated, spinning continuously in Jiang Chen's soul, rotating faster and faster, showing no sign of stopping.

During its rotation, it constantly spewed pure Soul Energy.

These Soul Energies originated from Jiang Chen, and after being transformed by the Skill Star Core, they became even purer.

The soul, like parched earth receiving moisture, instantly became filled.

The Skill Star Core spun ever faster; Jiang Chen could no longer count how many revolutions per second, feeling it surely exceeded ten thousand per second.

Soul Energy was also emitted in greater amounts.

The soul's tier was gradually rising.

Such a mutually beneficial win‑win situation delighted Jiang Chen.

Accompanied by a silent tremor, his soul stepped forward and finally reached Level 91.

The Skill Star Core also took firm root within Jiang Chen's soul.

It kept spinning, whirling rapidly, entirely different from his other three Skill Star Cores.

Even now, it showed no intention of stopping.

Jiang Chen realized it might keep rotating forever, never stopping.

Its whole body radiated golden light, startling Jiang Chen.

"Could the fusion rate have reached 100%?"

"That can't be right!"

Antares had once told him that before becoming a Super God, the skill fusion rate capped at 99%, never reaching 100%.

Yet the Skill Star Core before him was entirely golden, utterly pure.

Judging by sight alone was unreliable, so Jiang Chen, brimming with excitement, examined it.

"Gathering (fusion rate 99%): consumes soul power, gathers the power of Summoned Entities, inherits all skills of the Summoned Entity, and the attributes after using the skill are limited only by the user's own soul tier. While in Gathering state, killing an enemy allows one to harvest the enemy's soul, replenish one's own soul consumption, and raise one's own soul tier."

Sure enough, the fusion rate was 99%; Jiang Chen guessed that the remaining fraction lay at the core's central interior.

He estimated that only after becoming a Super God could the skill fusion rate be raised to 100%.

Nevertheless, a 99% fusion rate was already immensely strong; one should not be overly greedy.

Now observe the skill's attributes.

Transforming from the rune on the back of his hand into a Skill Star Core, and finally merging into his soul, the skill will inevitably undergo some wondrous changes.

First, there is no time limit on usage; as long as soul power is sufficient, the Gathering state can be maintained indefinitely.

The attribute ceiling after Gathering is limited only by the user's overall soul tier.

The subtext of that sentence is that it disregards the laws.

Jiang Chen felt exhilarated; his soul tier had now reached Level 91.

If he used a Gathering skill, could he also attain the Level 91 tier, becoming a god in one step?

Oh no, it's a skill that would grant him true Divine Level combat power.

Moreover, the most crucial change is that, in the Gathering state, killing an enemy allows one to harvest the enemy's soul, replenish one's own soul consumption, and also raise one's soul tier.

What is this?

It's pure fight‑to‑gain‑strength, getting stronger the more one fights.

"I don't know; can the enemies I kill with the Undead Legion have their souls harvested?"

Jiang Chen felt his ideas were a bit fanciful, but having never tested them, who could know?

"Kid, have you finished watching?"

Just as Jiang Chen assumed so, an aged voice suddenly rang out.

The surroundings were too quiet; even the wind was absent in the Secret Realm.

Moreover, there was no one near Jiang Chen; if anyone appeared, his soul would naturally react.

The sudden voice startled Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen opened his eyes and saw an elder whose face bore a kindly smile as he looked at him.