Chapter 3801: Soul Trial

A distant, ancient bell toll echoed through the air. The sky was thick with overcast clouds, and the sun behind them cast a pale golden afterglow over the entire horizon.

Having just completed a long-distance teleportation, one would normally feel a brief sense of discomfort. However, as the developer and a frequent user of the "Law-Extinguishing Teleportation Array," this level of ultra-long-distance travel had no effect on Su Xiao; he even took the opportunity to meditate for a while.

Looking around, Su Xiao realized he was not in the "Soul Hall" mentioned in the prompt, but in a heavily weathered architectural complex. As far as his eyes could see, the once-towering structures had eroded until only their foundations remained, though one could still vaguely glimpse the former glory of this place from the remnants.

A breeze blew, stirring up wisps of fine sand from the sandy ruins of the buildings. The scene was both desolate and epic.

Looking into the distance, the view was filled with rolling sand dunes, save for a magnificent hall a hundred meters high standing in the distance. Su Xiao had not been teleported directly to this Soul Hall, likely because the Soul Master had interrupted the soul teleportation.

As he walked toward the Soul Hall, Su Xiao discovered that this place must have been a civilization that mastered soul-based power inheritance, though for some reason, it had ultimately headed toward extinction.

Upon arriving before the Soul Hall, two heavy, silver-white metal doors were tightly shut. The patterns on the doors were uneven; at first glance, it was difficult to discern their meaning, but stepping back to widen his field of vision, one could see the patterns formed the shape of a brain. It likely represented that this civilization, powerful in soul energy, viewed the brain as the most important organ, holding numerous symbolic meanings beyond its biological function.

Su Xiao pushed his hands against the massive metal doors. The doors creaked open, and from the fine dust that fell, it was evident they had not been opened for a very long time.

Inside the vast hall, there seemed to be murmuring whispers in the air, and the radiance of soul energy fluttered like fireflies.

Within the hundred-meter-high hall, soul vines over ten meters long hung from the ceiling, their faint blue soul glow illuminating the otherwise dim hall.

Up ahead, three high seats stood at the very back of the hall. There were no stairs leading to these seats, which were dozens of meters high, implying that the owners of these three seats once possessed the ability to fly.

Of these three seats, the one on the right resembled a giant's throne. The middle seat was the highest, with a crown-like upright decoration on the backrest; this was undoubtedly the king of this place. The seat on the left was a stunning, vibrant red; one could imagine that its owner must have been breathtakingly beautiful and imposing in life.

At this moment, sitting on the throne belonging to the Soul King was a bloated figure draped in a dark golden cloak, with a bald head covered in holes. This was the Soul Master.

The Soul Master stood over four meters tall. Judging by his physique, the guy must have weighed several thousand catties. The eerie, hideous sight of his head and the back of his skull riddled with holes, combined with those pale eyes, made him look nothing like a master.

"Taking my gem and trespassing in my sanctuary—is this the etiquette of a Law-Extinguisher?"

The Soul Master spoke with a resonant voice, and it would be no exaggeration to say it sounded like a booming bell, yet no matter how one looked at him, it felt incongruous.

The Soul Master sat on the Soul King's throne, giving the impression that he had been forcibly stuffed into the seat. The cloak behind him also looked a size too short, making the once-majestic garment appear somewhat comical on him.

As for the crown the Soul Master wore, it wasn't really worn so much as placed on top of his head; any significant movement would cause it to slide off. The Soul Master knew this, so he had tied a thin string to both sides of the crown and looped it under his chin so the Soul King's crown wouldn't fall off.

"You aren't even a supreme Law-Extinguisher, yet you dare to challenge me? I am... the Soul Master, no, I am... the Soul King!"

The Soul Master stood up, somewhat agitated. He floated into the air, and visible, translucent soul energy spread out from the holes in his head.

Knowing there was no room for negotiation, the Soul Master's obese body suddenly slammed down toward the ground from his floating posture, the speed so great it triggered a series of sonic booms.

Boom!!

A violent shockwave rushed toward him. Su Xiao blocked with his left arm, which was wearing the Black King Armguard. The powerful impact nearly blasted him out of the hall, and the magnificent hall doors behind him slammed shut, locking tight due to the soul impact.

Through the gaps in his fingers, Su Xiao watched the Soul Master. This enemy felt too bizarre; the opponent's strike was arguably the clumsiest move, yet it dealt extremely high damage.

Slap! Slap!

The Soul Master pulled his arms out of the heavy stone slabs on the floor, gravel scattering everywhere. After standing up, the soul energy surging from the holes in his head turned a vibrant red, and this red soul energy clung to his body, causing his floating speed to skyrocket more than tenfold.

With a hum! Deep blue soul energy surged in the Soul Master's hands, forming a long-handled war hammer. Relying on the boost of the red soul force, the Soul Master's speed surged again. Holding the soul war hammer, he left a trail of blue afterimages as he lunged toward Su Xiao.

"Roar!!"

A soul-shaking roar spread out. Su Xiao felt a buzzing in his ears, but his 890 points of soul strength prevented him from entering a stunned state. Holding his long blade, he prepared to parry.

"Perfect Parry."

Clang!!

After a loud crash, the space within the Soul Sanctuary instantly shattered into sugar-cube-sized fragments, and shockwaves spread outward in layers. The Soul Master, who was gripping the handle of the soul war hammer with both hands, looked pained, his eyes wide from the recoil.

After taking this hit, even though Su Xiao had parried with a Perfect Parry, he was still blasted backward on the spot, slamming into the metal hall doors behind him and leaving large dents and cracks in the metal.

Su Xiao's gaze remained exceptionally calm. This strike was definitely not the Soul Master's own ability; this was just a fake powerhouse. The one who had truly repelled his Perfect Parry was the owner of the soul war hammer—the soul powerhouse who possessed the Giant's high seat.

"This is... power!"

The Soul Master laughed, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth. The soul war hammer in his hands dissipated, and then, golden soul energy gathered in his hands, forming a golden soul greatsword.

With a boom, the Soul Master once again relied on the acceleration of the red soul energy to charge at Su Xiao in a diving flight posture, and as he charged, the radiance of the golden greatsword became increasingly astonishing.

Almost simultaneously, a scarlet Blood Soul Armor appeared around Su Xiao. This armor did not cling tightly to his body but functioned more like a defensive ability.

"Blood Soul Grasp - Necklace - Equipment Effect: Protective Soul Blood (Core - Passive). After activating this ability, it will immediately consume 95% of your soul energy to form a Blood Soul Armor with a value equal to 100% of your maximum HP to protect yourself."

Prompt: Due to your 1.51 million HP, the Blood Soul Armor will possess 1.51 million HP once formed.

Prompt: Due to your 890 points of soul strength, the Blood Soul Armor will possess 712 points of heavy armor-level defense (your soul strength × 0.8).

Prompt: The Blood Soul Armor possesses a "Complete Defense" effect; any type of attack cannot harm your body until the Blood Soul Armor is shattered.

Prompt: Once formed, the Blood Soul Armor can maintain a good state for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds, even if not attacked, the Blood Soul Armor's HP and defense will rapidly decay until it completely shatters after 10 seconds."

The golden soul greatsword struck with vast power, and this attack directly locked onto the soul, leaving no possibility of evasion. When this strike hit the Blood Soul Armor, everything around them went quiet for a moment.

Boom!!!

The walls of the Soul Sanctuary cracked; this building, reinforced with numerous spells, began to struggle against such an attack.

When everything calmed down, the fragments of the Blood Soul Armor gradually dissipated around Su Xiao. With just one strike, that golden soul greatsword had shattered the Blood Soul Armor, even while it was in its optimal state.

The reason Su Xiao took the war hammer and greatsword head-on was not because he didn't want to evade, but because these high-level soul-type ultimate moves lock onto the enemy's soul upon activation. This is the strength of soul-type abilities at a high level, and it is why most people are unwilling to fight soul-type powerhouses.

Washinoki Washinoki Jishi of meters away, the Soul Master, having unleashed two killing moves, looked exceptionally disheveled. He lay on the ground, his bloated belly heaving heavily from his panting, and his arms were covered in cracks.

The Soul Master sprang up from the ground. He stared fixedly at Su Xiao, who had not yet been defeated, and a scarlet war scythe gathered in his hands.

In an instant, the Soul Master flashed by as a scarlet afterimage, his speed so great that if Su Xiao were not a triple-master, he might truly have been decapitated by this lightning-fast scythe strike.

"Perfect Parry."

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang...

The moment the blade and scythe collided, the scythe erupted with an extremely high attack frequency. As a Blade Master, Su Xiao guided his long blade, and the scythe scraped along the edge, emitting a crisp sound as it swept past. This caused the Soul Master, who had rushed in with this strike, to slam into the massive metal doors behind Su Xiao with a bang.

Just as the Soul Master sprang up from the ground and before he could recover his breath, Su Xiao slashed down with his blade.

With a clang, this strike, which had a "Blade-type weapon slashing power judgment tier +71," forced the Soul Master to his knees on the spot. His bloated body looked like a ball being forcefully pressed flat, causing the Soul Master's eyes to widen. His only thought was: "Is this really a strike that a supreme-level Blade Master can unleash?"

However, compared to this, there was another question that drove the Soul Master to the brink of madness: why was this supreme-level Law-Extinguisher still alive after taking the General's hammer, the Soul King's sword, and the Blood Scythe? Not only was he alive, but he was still maintaining peak combat strength.

Su Xiao would not answer these questions for the Soul Master. After suppressing the enemy with one strike, he immediately followed up with a straight kick.

Boom!!

Su Xiao's kick hit the Soul Master's abdomen. With this kick, the Soul Master, who was as bloated as a ball, had his body gradually squeezed into the shape of a pancake due to the terrifying force of the straight kick. As for the Soul Master's feelings at this moment, he didn't feel pain; instead, he saw light, his ears buzzed, and everything before his eyes turned white.

The Soul Master was kicked away. After breaking through layers of air waves, he slammed into the metal doors behind him, but because his figure was too "bouncy" and the kinetic energy involved was too great, he actually bounced off.

After a series of high-speed bounces, the air around them was outlined with streaks of blood due to the Soul Master's residual bloodstains. Then, as these blood droplets hit the ground, the battered Soul Master also slammed into the ground with a bang.

Covered in blood, with a dent in his skull, the Soul Master covered his mouth, but in the end, due to his severe injuries, he couldn't hold it in, and a large amount of soul energy gushed out. After his physique was no longer so bloated, he tremblingly stood up from the ground.

"My brain was clouded by soul power, making a fool of myself, Law-Extinguisher. However, if you want the Soul Gem, this contest must continue. This is... my oath to the King. Offense taken, Shadow of Law-Extinguisher."

The Soul Master floated up again, but this time, his aura was different.

Sensing the change in the Soul Master's aura, Su Xiao pointed his long blade diagonally at the ground, his gaze becoming sharper.

Boom!

Gravel scattered beneath Su Xiao's feet as he vanished from his spot, lunging toward the Soul Master.

During the lunge, he suddenly lowered his body slightly, and three soul spikes, which were difficult to perceive and completely transparent, flew over his head.

"Ha!"

The Soul Master roared, and a soul tide spread out with him as the center.

Just as the soul tide reached Su Xiao, he used Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan to penetrate space, his figure flickering as he perfectly evaded the attack without stopping his advance for a single moment.

A Soul Wall was pushed out by the Soul Master with one hand, but Su Xiao had already lunged forward. With a crack, the Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan, with its Triple Soul-Slash effect, pierced through the thick soul wall and stabbed into the Soul Master's right hand. The electric arcs caused by Soul Electro-shock spread, threatening to paralyze the Soul Master.

Almost as if predicting this, the Soul Master used his left hand like a blade, reinforcing it with sharp soul energy, and slashed off more than half of his own right arm, flying backward at top speed.

"Extreme Blade - World!"

Zing!

The Soul Master was covered in blood, but he barely managed to fly out of the range covered by "Extreme Blade - World." He pressed down with one hand, and after a terrifying fluctuation spread, a soul pressure descended from the sky.

"Blood Smoke Cannon."

Su Xiao pointed at the Soul Master. With a boom, a Blood Smoke Cannon hit the Soul Master. That wasn't all; then, a World Thunder descended from the sky, first shattering the "Soul Pressure," then hitting the Soul Master flying in mid-air, blasting him to the ground.

Just as the Soul Master was blasted to the ground, he felt wind pressure coming from above and immediately formed a Soul Armor.

Snap!

Under the Triple Soul-Slash, the Soul Armor was like paper, but at the critical moment, the Soul Master tilted his head, causing the blade that was meant to pierce his neck to miss the center.

Su Xiao didn't hesitate for a moment. After pulling out his long blade, he stabbed toward the Soul Master's heart. Soul-types had a characteristic: the brain was the source of power, and the heart was the source of life, meaning a heart core would be generated within the heart.

As the long blade pierced the Soul Master's chest, it was gripped by his remaining left hand, but this could not stop the blade from stabbing down, piercing through his heart core.

This caused the soul power the Soul Master had just gathered to suddenly dissipate. His large hand loosened its grip on the long blade, but his gaze was clearer than when they had first met.

"I followed the King all my life, pursuing the power of the soul, only to end up lost in soul power in the end. It's truly... too ridiculous."

The Soul Master tremblingly raised his hand, grabbed the pendant hanging around his neck, pulled it off, and handed it to Su Xiao. With the light in his eyes rapidly fading, the Soul Master said, "My arrogance after losing myself just now made a fool of me, Law-Extinguisher. You... you are worthy of... the Soul Trial."

With that, the Soul Master completely lost his breath.

【You have killed the Soul Master (Soul Guardian).】

【You have obtained the Soul Treasure Chest.】

【You have obtained the Trial Certificate (Eternal Tier).】

【Trial Certificate】

Origin: Soul Kingdom.

Quality: Eternal Tier.

Category: Accessory - Necklace.

Durability: 320/320 points.

Equipment Requirement: Soul strength above 600 points.

Equipment Effect 1: King Soul Power (Passive). This ability is divided into three effects.

Soul strength higher than 700 points: Can activate the Blood Scythe (this is the soul weapon used by the Scarlet Queen).

Soul strength higher than 800 points: Can activate the General's War Hammer (this is the soul weapon used by the Giant General).

Soul strength higher than 1000 points: Can activate the Soul King's Greatsword (this is the soul weapon used by the Soul King).

Prompt: Those with the ability system of the Soul Kingdom can ignore the soul strength requirement and activate the above three characteristics.

Equipment Effect 2: Soul Trial (Active). Can use this item to conduct the Soul Trial (the Soul Trial consists of three tests in total).

Prompt: Each time you pass a Soul Trial, one powerhouse soul within this equipment will be consumed.

Prompt: There are a total of three powerhouse souls within this equipment: the Soul King, the Giant General, and the Scarlet Queen.

Prompt: After consuming the corresponding powerhouse soul, Equipment Effect 1 of this item will also lose the corresponding ability. Until all powerhouse souls within this equipment are consumed, this equipment will shatter while providing you with a massive soul nourishment.

Prompt: This soul nourishment will permanently increase your soul strength by 100 points.

Rating: 6000 points (Eternal Tier equipment rating is 3000–6000 points).

Introduction: A container sealing the souls of the Soul King, the Giant General, and the Scarlet Queen, and also the certificate for conducting the Soul Trial.

Price: Cannot be sold after use.

Seeing the attributes of the 【Trial Certificate】, Su Xiao understood the ins and outs. First, this place was not merely the Soul Master's hiding place; there had once been a powerful and brilliant soul-inheritance civilization here, but it had later declined until it completely perished.

In this soul civilization, there were three power systems in total. The first was the most traditional Soul Secret Art, the standout of which was the Soul King. From the Soul King's golden soul energy, one could see that while this orthodox secret art was weak in the early stages and slow to cultivate, it was the strongest soul system in the later stages.

The second faction was the "Brain-Hole" faction, which increased soul power and strengthened the output frequency of soul power by drilling holes in the skull.

This method was strong in the early, middle, and late stages, and its ceiling was extremely high, but the risks were particularly great. The Brain-Hole faction was definitely one of the protagonists in the reason for the Soul Kingdom's total extinction, and the Scarlet Queen, one of the three powerhouses of the Soul Kingdom, was the leader of the Brain-Hole faction.

The last faction was the Soul Nourishers. They believed that the power of the soul originated from the brain, so they made the brain larger, making the soul power stronger. The representative of this faction was the Giant General, one of the three powerhouses of the Soul Kingdom.

On the verge of death, the Soul King sealed the souls of the already-deceased Scarlet Queen and Giant General, along with his own soul, into a pendant-like container, and left instructions in advance for the Soul Master to keep and guard the container.

The Soul Master obeyed the King's orders, but after many years, he gradually became lost in the pursuit of soul power. Dissatisfied with the cultivation speed of the traditional soul system, he began drilling holes in his own head. But even after drilling many holes in his head and seeing his cultivation speed skyrocket, he still felt it was too slow, so he chose to nourish his brain. His cultivation system became: Traditional System + Brain-Hole Faction + Soul Nourishment Faction.

After combining the three, the Soul Master's cultivation speed increased, but he became mentally deranged, even beginning to utilize the souls of the three powerhouses within the 【Trial Certificate】.

This was why, when Su Xiao first fought the Soul Master, the opponent's attacks were so fierce—they were attacks from the Soul King, the Scarlet Queen, and the Giant General. Of course they were strong; the Soul King was a long-renowned supreme powerhouse, and the other two were also between supreme and supreme-tier, especially the Giant General—it would be no problem to call him a supreme powerhouse; he was really only a hair's breadth away.

It was unknown why such a powerful camp had perished. Setting that aside for now, Su Xiao attempted to activate the 【Trial Certificate】 in his hand.

Spatial fluctuations came from the very back of the Soul Sanctuary. Su Xiao stepped forward and arrived before a Gate of Space, attempting to touch it with one hand.

Wave~

The world around him stilled, and mist surged. When the mist dissipated, Su Xiao was already standing before a scarlet metal door, which had a skull on it, riddled with finger-thick circular holes.

【Yes/No to conduct the first Soul Trial.】

【To conduct this round of trial, you must pass the Scarlet Queen's soul to open this door, and your own soul strength must reach above 700 points.】

【Prompt: Detected that your "Hunting List - Blood Pact" bounty 3 - Soul Trial is this trial. You must pass at least two Soul Trials to meet the requirements of this bounty.】

Su Xiao looked at the 【Trial Certificate】 in his hand. Holding this item, as long as he was not in combat or in a special area, he could teleport here at any time to conduct this Soul Trial. In other words, even if he couldn't pass all three trials at once, it didn't matter; he could easily come here later.

Su Xiao pressed the 【Trial Certificate】 into the slot of the scarlet giant door. On the 【Trial Certificate】, three gems—gold, blue, and red—were inlaid in order from top to bottom, representing the souls of the three powerhouses. The red gem at the very bottom began to dim, and before long, it withered and shattered.

Ding~

The 【Trial Certificate】 flew off the door and was caught by Su Xiao with one hand. The door ahead opened with a rumbling sound, and Su Xiao walked inside.

This was a palace of over a thousand square meters. The Scarlet Queen's soul body was floating in the very center. She seemed to have been asleep for a long time. Now, this would be the last time she was awakened; after presiding over this trial, she would completely dissipate.

"Challenger, you only have one chance..."

The Scarlet Queen's words stopped halfway. There was a hint of doubt in her eyes. She was wondering why the Soul Master hadn't given the inheritance certificate to a soul-type ability user, but instead to a Blade Master—and a Blade Master with the Triple Soul-Slash ability, plus this Blade Master had extremely high soul strength, which derived powerful soul defense.

This also meant that when Su Xiao faced soul-types, his attack was unreasonably high, and his defense made 99% of soul-type damage feel like scratching. He was simply the ultimate nemesis of soul-types.

"Luck isn't bad; it's a Law-Extinguisher. I and the King are at ease leaving the Soul Secret Art to you. Find someone with soul talent and a strong heart, and give the Soul Secret Art to them. They don't have to be kind, but they must never be evil. Farewell, my ally of the Soul Kingdom."

Leaving these words, the Scarlet Queen's soul body gradually dissipated. As for continuing to exist in a remnant soul state like the previous generation of Law-Extinguishers, that was not something one could do just by having a strong soul.

Hearing the Scarlet Queen's words, Su Xiao understood why the Soul Kingdom had perished. It was both because of the chaotic battles at the end of the Law-Extinguishing era and because of various internal problems. The relationship between the Law-Extinguishing camp and the Soul Kingdom was that of quite serious allies; usually, both sides were stern, but when help was needed, they were exceptionally reliable.

Previously, Marv Waltz hadn't mentioned this aspect, which was very much in line with his style. In Marv Waltz's view, how to make decisions was Su Xiao's own business and should not be influenced by the previous generation of Law-Extinguishers. The Law-Extinguishing camp had never had this habit. To put it bluntly, the Law-Extinguishing camp just needed to remember to hammer those guys who devoured natural elemental power; the rest of the time, they did whatever they wanted.

Su Xiao arrived at a stone platform at the very back of the hall and picked up a thick ancient book on it.

【You have obtained Soul Secret Art (Inheritance/Professional Knowledge).】

Su Xiao opened the ancient soul book and found that it was divided into three major parts: the traditional soul system, the brain-hole system, and the soul-nourisher system.

Su Xiao was not a soul-type, but he had very high soul strength. He wasn't interested in the active abilities in the book, but he was very interested in some soul-type passive abilities, such as soul-type passive abilities that could increase HP and mana through soul strength.

Putting away the 【Soul Secret Art】, there weren't many passive abilities in it that Su Xiao could master. After mastering them, he would find a soul-type ability user who met the Scarlet Queen's requirements and pass the book on to them, so as not to let the Soul Kingdom's ability system lose its inheritance.

Su Xiao arrived at the very back of the hall, where a deep blue giant door blocked his path.

【Yes/No to conduct the second Soul Trial.】

【To conduct this round of trial, you must pass the Giant General's soul to open this door, and your own soul strength must reach above 800 points.】

Su Xiao once again inlaid the 【Trial Certificate】 into the slot of the giant door. The blue gem on it burst with a pop. It could be seen that the Giant General had a fiery temper.

The door ahead opened, and the terrifying sound of thunder surged inside. Deep blue soul thunder surged in the hall ahead. The way to pass this test was simple: just pass through these soul thunders.

Seeing these soul thunders, Su Xiao remembered an ability on the Awakening Monument, named:

"Law-Extinguishing - Soul of Thunder (Passive): Every 3 points of elemental affinity increases soul thunder resistance by 1 point."

Su Xiao had previously wondered why the Law-Extinguishing Shadow system didn't have a soul thunder branch in the early stages, but it suddenly appeared in the later stages. Now it seemed that soul thunder was an ability of the Soul Kingdom. As allies, it was normal to share several powerful skills.

However, as for the origin of soul thunder, it might not necessarily be the Soul Kingdom. In terms of energy mimicry and lightning transformation, Law-Extinguishers had no rivals. This could be seen from the Law-Extinguisher's ultimate move, the final form of the Green Shadow King.

It was very likely that the previous generation of Law-Extinguishers taught the principles of the Green Shadow King to the Soul Kingdom. After the Soul Kingdom studied it for a period of time, they got inspiration: since Law-Extinguishers could use Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy to mimic lightning transformation and form astonishingly lethal lightning chains, they could also use soul energy to mimic lightning transformation. Thus, the soul thunder system was born.

Later, the Soul Kingdom taught the soul thunder move to the Law-Extinguishers. The Law-Extinguishers thought, "Oh ho~, energy mimicry and lightning transformation can actually paralyze the soul. Then what will happen if Green Qing Qing Gang Ying mimicry and lightning transformation are deeply developed?" Subsequently, the Soul Electro-shock ability was developed.

As for why the Green Shadow King didn't refer to the soul thunder system, this was determined by the ability tier. The Green Shadow King was a top-tier ability, while soul thunder was a first-tier ability. No matter how much talent one had, it was impossible to develop a top-tier ultimate move based on the principles of a first-tier ability. This was like saying, without the first step, don't think about building the second step. This wasn't a question of talent strength, but a question of logic.

Regarding the previous generation of Law-Extinguishers teaching the power of the Green Shadow King to reliable allies, this was not considered surprising. When dealing with the Moon Wolves, who had a better relationship, the Awakening Monument was even used by the Moon Wolves.

Su Xiao took a deep breath and suddenly rushed out. A moment later, Su Xiao, covered in electric arcs, rushed out from the other end of the lightning area and flopped onto the ground with a thud.

After resting for a while, Su Xiao got up from the ground. On the stone platform ahead was a wooden box. After opening it, inside was an ethereal shell, with crystalline soul power flowing within.

Just as Su Xiao touched this ethereal shell, the shell shattered with a pop, and the soul power inside gushed out, merging into the 【Soul Gem】 at the end of the Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan's hilt.

【Prompt: Soul Gem is upgrading. After completing this upgrade, the Soul Gem will recover to 80% of its strongest state.】

【Because you have obtained 80% of the Soul Gem, you have become the official owner of the Soul Gem.】

【The Soul Gem is one of the eight top gems.】

【According to the notarization of the Void Tree, as the owner of the Soul Gem, you have the right to know the location of the remaining parts of the Soul Gem.】

【The remaining 20% of the Soul Gem's source energy is located in: Apocalypse Paradise.】

Seeing these prompts, Su Xiao had more confidence in making the Soul Gem complete again and becoming one of the strongest gems once more. After all, he knew the general location, and looking at the prompt content, the remaining Soul Gem source energy should not be in the hands of contractors in Apocalypse Paradise, but in the inventory of Apocalypse Paradise.

Setting this aside for now, he would deal with this matter after returning to Reincarnation Paradise this time. Su Xiao arrived at the very back of this second hall, where there was also a metal door, but it was entirely golden and taller than the previous two doors. This was the final test of the Soul Trial.

【Yes/No to conduct the third Soul Trial.】

【To conduct this round of trial, you must pass the Soul King's soul to open this door, and your own soul strength must reach above 1000 points.】

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