Chapter 234: Mental Soul Core

Shi Quan knew clearly that the soul power within his body was all condensed within the Life Soul Core; to condense a second soul core, he had to strip it away from the Life Soul Core.

As for the Reincarnation Soul Core, it seemed to be a soul core independent of the Life Soul Core—whether it was even a soul core at all was a question—and it remained aloof; Shi Quan found it extremely difficult to mobilize the power within it, and it usually ignored whatever trouble Shi Quan caused.

The three great Soul Spirits within his body sensed Shi Quan's thoughts and immediately sprang into action.

Xiaomeng's steady voice came through, "Yin Lao, you go take charge of the Life Soul Core and assist A-Quan in stripping away the power within it; Shouhe, you balance and stabilize the equilibrium between the Sea of Spirit and the Life Soul Core; Tian Meng, you pour in your Mental Power with all your might; I will hold down the fort in the Sea of Spirit!"

"No problem!" With just a few brief sentences, Xiaomeng had everything arranged properly.

"A-Quan, you only need to draw the soul power out from the Life Soul Core; I will handle the Mental Power side," came Xiaomeng's voice.

Shi Quan could naturally hear this, and he continuously drew the energy from the Life Soul Core and injected it into the Sea of Spirit.

As more and more soul power was absorbed, the Life Soul Core continuously emitted terrifying soul power fluctuations, and the Life Soul Core also became increasingly violent. Fortunately, with Yin Lao's control, it could still be stabilized.

He did not know how much time had passed, but there were no longer any soul power fluctuations around the Life Soul Core within Shi Quan's body; only pure life force remained.

And now was only the beginning, because as soon as the Mental Soul Core showed the slightest tendency to condense, the Life Soul Core would subconsciously feel that someone was coming to destroy its territory and would inevitably rise up to counterattack.

The soul core within the Sea of Spirit was also gradually turning into a silvery-white grain of rice as it rotated.

With a violent jolt, Shi Quan felt as if his entire body was in anger and rejection; the Life Soul Core was still vibrating crazily, and Shi Quan could only try his best to suppress it—this act was equivalent to suppressing his own life.

The four great Soul Spirits and Shi Quan had not expected that they had all overlooked one problem, and that was the Life Gold; the Sea of Spirit contained a massive amount of life force.

Gritting his teeth, Shi Quan could only relax his suppression partially; once there was a sliver of a gap, the life force within his body surged out instantly, heading straight for his mind.

Under the powerful impact, the source of the Mental Soul Core that had just condensed was about to be unable to withstand the shock and was on the verge of collapse.

Xiaomeng acted directly, using powerful Mental Power to isolate the life force and protect the Mental Power source in the center.

The Life Soul Core side also seemed to have started to sense that something was wrong.

It attempted to crush the rice-grain-sized Mental Soul Power that was rotating there.

"A-Quan, you cannot suppress it completely; this is disadvantageous for the subsequent fusion."

"Understood!"

This was where the real difficulty lay.

"This Life Gold is poisonous," Shi Quan cursed inwardly.

Especially since the life force within the Life Gold was vast and astonishing; it was simply not something that Mental Power could resist.

Just when he thought it was about to collapse and fail, the Reincarnation Soul Core within Shi Quan's body, which had never shown any movement, seemed to be unable to watch any longer and finally moved; under its violent vibration, a mysterious black-and-white interlaced aura emerged, and the life force and Mental Power within Shi Quan's body seemed to go still, blending together within this black-and-white interlaced aura.

Although the power of the Life Soul Core rushed into the Sea of Spirit, it triggered the life force within the Sea of Spirit, and suddenly the entire Sea of Spirit began to endure internal and external shocks.

"No problem," Shi Quan replied, all his attention focused on the Life Soul Core.

The Mental Power in his mind began to merge with the soul power, and under the rotation, it began to compress.

The moment the life force and Mental Power collided, Shi Quan's whole body trembled violently; this was equivalent to a conflict between life and soul, his blood felt as if it were flowing backward, his consciousness felt as if it had briefly detached from his physical body, and the pain and discomfort were indescribable.

"A-Quan, get ready, it's about to start!"

Shi Quan's forceful suppression also caused his body to become distorted, and the crazy spasms brought excruciating pain.

The impact of the life force also stalled at this moment, and the Mental Soul Core also gained a respite.

"What was that power just now? So terrifying!" Tian Meng exclaimed.

"Although the Life Soul Core has stopped its impact, it has begun to compete for soul power; A-Quan, we need more soul power!"

"No problem!" A sharp glint flashed through Shi Quan's eyes.

One Qi Transforms into Three Purities.

Shi Quan split into three, his Earth Martial Soul and Blue Silver Emperor Tree martial soul were released simultaneously, and the Earth Domain and Blue Silver Domain unfolded accordingly.

The Sacred Dragon Eight Spears also opened up, piercing into the corpses of the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python.

You want soul power?

With the triple soul power boost from One Qi Transforms into Three Purities, triple the absorption speed, and the coordination of the Earth power and the Blue Silver Domain absorbing the power of plants like a sea gathering all rivers.

No matter how much energy the two soul cores wanted, Shi Quan could replenish it for them.

With the support of soul power, and the support of Tian Meng's million-year-level Mental Power, the massive Mental Power in the Sea of Spirit was inexhaustible; the rapidly rotating Mental Power and soul power fused together, resembling a black hole.

The fine silver patterns within the black hole gradually transformed into a phantom figure.

However, the massive energy gathering in the Sea of Spirit felt as if it were going to tear Shi Quan's Sea of Spirit apart; the Life Gold, which had been poisonous before, played its role again, and the rich life force continuously nourished Shi Quan's Sea of Spirit.

The Mental Soul Core seemed to want to suck Shi Quan's Sea of Spirit dry, while the Life Gold was continuously injecting seawater into the Sea of Spirit.

One sucking and one replenishing, the whole process was torturous, but as the Mental Power gradually condensed, the phantom behind Shi Quan gradually radiated an ancient and mysterious texture.

Time passed second by second, the phantom transformed by the Spirit Soul Martial Soul became brighter and brighter, and the energy that Shi Quan was emitting and Devouring gradually shrank.

When the light of the Spirit Soul Martial Soul shone to the extreme, it began to dim gradually and slowly merged into Shi Quan's body; Shi Quan's own aura had actually disappeared completely, and as he sat there, his whole person seemed to have become illusory as well.

In Shi Quan's perception, everything around him seemed to have changed; the original three-dimensional sense of this world had also turned into a multi-dimensional sense.

Flight seemed to no longer require reliance on soul power at all; it was as if the air were a part of his own body, his intent prompted changes in his body, and the air would naturally push his body forward.

The feeling of being able to have everything around him under control was truly wonderful.

"He actually succeeded." Di Tian looked at the scene before him, dumbfounded; he did not understand why his two soul cores would not conflict with each other—what the hell was peaceful coexistence?

"Is this a dual soul core?!" Shi Quan also slowly awakened from his realization.

With a thought, Shi Quan's entire body floated up from the ground.

"Awesome!" Shi Quan couldn't help but raise his fist and shout.

"The three things I promised have all been completed." Just as Shi Quan's voice gradually faded, Di Tian's voice also rang out at this moment.

"No problem." Shi Quan nodded in response.

Upon hearing this, a terrifying dark aura suddenly erupted from Di Tian's body, an aura that blotted out the sky and covered the sun, shrouding everything in the surroundings.

"It's ready, give it to me." After finishing all this, Di Tian then nodded toward Shi Quan.

Shi Quan then took the Dragon God Heart out of his Hundred Treasure Bag and handed it to Di Tian.

After the dark aura wrapped around and concealed the Dragon God Heart, Di Tian then tucked it into his bosom.

"If you encounter trouble in the future, you may come to the Star Dou Great Forest." After saying this, Di Tian's figure stepped into a pitch-black spatial rift and vanished.

"Thanks, Di Tian." Shi Quan looked in the direction where Di Tian had disappeared and whispered his thanks.

"A brilliant golden Soul Ring; you're really planning to collect every color of the rainbow, aren't you?" Dugu Bo teased.

Once Di Tian left, the atmosphere at the scene immediately relaxed.

On Shi Quan's body, five Soul Rings—silver, silver, silver, silver, red, and brilliant gold—flickered and pulsed.

"Xiao Quan, how was the harvest?" The group gathered around curiously.

"My Mental Power has surged quite a bit, and this sixth Soul Ring has brought me four soul skills," Shi Quan said after a brief sensing: "They are Mental Interference, Soul Soul, Simulation, and Life Reflection Shield."

The four were slightly stunned; a single Soul Ring granting four soul skills was something completely unheard of.

Dugu Bo swallowed hard and asked: "Xiao Quan, just how many hundreds of thousands of years old is this Tian Meng?"

"It's at the million-year level, but its situation is very special. I'll let him come out and tell you himself." As he spoke, Shi Quan called Tian Meng out.

Tian Meng immediately began to recount his origins with an arrogant air; naturally, he skipped over the part where he was captured and imprisoned.

"Boss, besides bringing you four soul skills, I also successfully helped Ye Lingling separate her martial soul. She is now a genius with Twin Spirits."

"Lingling, your martial soul succeeded?" Shi Quan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Ye Lingling had finished after absorbing the ice-attribute energy from Tian Meng. He had spent a long time absorbing his Soul Ring and condensing his Soul Core, so he was unaware of Ye Lingling's specific situation.

"Mm." Ye Lingling nodded and summoned a water-blue begonia flower from her hand. As soon as the begonia flower appeared, the surrounding air became several degrees more humid.

"Boss, besides its original power, Ye Lingling's martial soul has also fused with my power and a portion of a deity's power; it's much stronger than before," Tian Meng said, holding his head high and chest out.

Shi Quan nodded; he also noticed that Ye Lingling's current begonia flower still had some subtle differences from the previous Nine Nether Begonia.

"Lingling, what is your second martial soul called?"

"Let's still call it Nine Nether Begonia. Although some changes have occurred, they aren't very significant."

"That works too."

"Xiao Quan, these two soul bones belong to the Azure Bull Python and the Titan." At this moment, Dugu Bo took two soul bones out of his Soul Guidance Device and handed them to Shi Quan—one was an Arm Bone, the other a leg bone. "You have already reached a Breakthrough to level seventy; should we acquire your Seventh Soul Ring while we're at it before heading back?"

"Mm, but I need to think carefully about the Seventh Soul Ring."

Because he still had some gains he hadn't sorted through yet; he had opened a Plunder Treasure Chest and obtained an Ancient Yin-Yang Chaos Phoenix. If it were a Soul Spirit, then he wouldn't have to worry about his Seventh Soul Ring...