Chapter 91: Soul Secret Technique

Two days later, the three D‑class nutrient pods were placed in a heavily fortified secret room inside the castle, and mother Xu Jingyi became the first user of the equipment.

The nutrient pods do not need to be used continuously; they can be employed intermittently.

Xiao Yu stayed on Earth for about a week, then went alone to Mars to continue his cultivation, leaving the brothers Lu Dek and Lu Yade on Earth to watch over his parents' safety.

In the Solar System, on Mars, within a deep pit several thousand meters across, a blue‑violet figure glowed with purple light in its eyes, and the space ahead under the glow became pixelated and blurred.

Suddenly the blue‑violet figure steadied itself, gripped its battle saber tightly, and in an instant appeared a kilometer away; as the saber swung down, the figure snapped back to its original spot, while a Force Blade dozens of meters long, infused with blue lightning, tore through the ground and plunged thousands of meters underground, creating a finger‑wide fissure with no visible end.

The fissure continued to flicker with strands of lightning.

The figure exhaled deeply, then launched another strike.

After a long while, the figure finally halted, contemplating the recent moves and whether the secret technique had been grasped correctly.

System: Open character panel.

Host: Xiao Yu

Genetic Warrior: Stellar-level Ninth Tier 99.9%

Mental Power: Stellar-level Sixth Tier

Domain: Thunder Domain Ninth Layer 99%

Lightning Law: 3%

Space Law: 0.0068%

Time Law: 0.0004%

Amplitude: 42×

Genetic Tier: 15×

Technique: Phantom Slash Technique First Rank

Six months of wandering in Thunder World not only earned him ample wealth, but also deepened his understanding of the Thunder Origin Law.

As he grasped the Lightning Secret Technique, he learned that the Thunder Origin Law comprises 72 essences, and he has so far awakened seven of them, each extraordinarily subtle.

One essence can increase his attack speed, while another can greatly amplify the destructive power of his Force attacks.

Moreover, three of the seven essences can combine with each other, yielding an effect many times greater than using a single essence alone.

Now he continuously seeks to better fuse the seven essences, fortunately having many secret techniques to reference rather than figuring it out alone.

Beyond cultivation, he also ponders whether his practice has any shortcomings.

Occasionally he asks Wu.

"Xiao Yu, your cultivation is still not comprehensive; besides body and Force training, you should also develop Soul Consciousness. Even if you abandon soul‑based attack techniques, you ought to practice some defensive techniques," Wu said.

"You're right; in real‑world battles you can at least have you help with defense, but in a Virtual Universe Talent War you certainly can't bring me in. If we encounter someone proficient in Soul Secret Technique, I might…"

Xiao Yu dared not think further; fortunately there is still enough time to remedy this shortcoming.

"Wu, as a soul‑type being, you should have some soul defensive techniques, right?" Xiao Yu asked hopefully.

"Xiao Yu, although I am a soul‑type being, I have only just become one and am still fumbling; I'm afraid I can't help you," Wu whispered.

Since Wu can't help, I have no choice but to turn to the omnipotent system.

"System, set a wish to obtain the Soul Secret Technique most suitable for me."

Setting successful!

Third Wish: Obtain a Soul Secret Technique best suited to the host (1 Wish Gold Coin).

"System, execute the Third Wish."

1 Wish Gold Coin has been deducted!

The wish has been fulfilled.

Suddenly a bronze page appeared on Xiao Yu's right hand, etched with mysterious Secret Patterns, each unique and alluring.

"This is a Soul Law type secret technique, let me take a look!" Wu transmitted suddenly.

"Wu, can you decipher what's written here?" Xiao Yu asked excitedly.

Xiao Yu glanced at it and couldn't understand any of the patterns.

"Many of the patterns here are also unfamiliar to me, but I recognize some that resemble the ones I'm currently grasping," Wu whispered.

Xiao Yu felt instantly disheartened; it seemed he would have to study them alone.

"I really doubt I can't figure it out!" Xiao Yu muttered to himself.

Then, focusing his mind and staring at the bronze book, the purple light from his right eye illuminated it; the Secret Patterns on the page seemed to come alive, fluttering out and hovering half a meter before Xiao Yu, constantly shifting positions in the void.

They formed a three‑dimensional spherical shape that kept morphing; the patterns then emitted faint lights of various colors, eventually becoming a vortex‑like form, and Xiao Yu felt his consciousness forcibly pulled from his body.

He entered a dim space, vast as a cosmic void, utterly dark except for scattered faint light from an unknown height above.

In the faint light, Xiao Yu could see his own body and limbs, just like any ordinary person.

"Ha ha, ha ha, ha!" A hair‑raising laugh echoed from all directions, shaking Xiao Yu's consciousness.

Suddenly the space transformed into a sun‑lit meadow, brimming with green hope; the abrupt change made Xiao Yu a bit uneasy, but it was far better than the previous darkness.

At some point, a three‑meter‑tall elderly man in white robes with a red beard appeared before Xiao Yu.

"Endless Era, finally someone has arrived," the red‑bearded old man said joyfully. "Huh, why is your soul so weak."

"Sir, where is this?" Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.

"Don't call me 'old man'; from now on call me Meng Lao," the red‑bearded old man said. "This is Inheritance Space. Since you have obtained the inheritance of the Yuan Soul Realm, how could you not know where this is? Didn't your parents tell you about it?"

"Yuan Soul Realm?" Xiao Yu wondered, wasn't I after a Soul Secret Technique? Why the Yuan Soul Realm.

"How could it not be a Soul Secret Technique! The Yuan Soul Realm is the strongest soul offense‑defense technique," Meng Lao said as if he could read Xiao Yu's thoughts. "Kid, don't be impatient; stay with this old man and have a good chat. If the conversation goes well, I'll directly teach you the cultivation method of the Yuan Soul Realm."

"Kid, whose son are you?" Meng Lao began his chatter.

"Meng Lao, I'm called Xiao Yu, I suppose I'm of the Xiao Family," Xiao Yu whispered.

"Is your surname Xiao? Let me think... I actually know a youngster named Xiao Yuanhu; Xiao Yuanhu, you know him?" Meng Lao said, recalling, his form rippling like waves, colors constantly shifting.

"I don't know," Xiao Yu said softly.

"Then do you know his son Xiao Shan? He is a genius, the first genius in a hundred‑million‑year span; if he hadn't died, he would surely have become famous across all realms."

"I… also don't know."

……

Three hours later, Daoist Meng Lao: "How come you know nothing!"

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