Chapter 65: Soul Elder, the Third Soul Master Treasure Chest

The sky turned from bright to dark once more, then transitioned from dark back to bright.

Another day had passed.

"Hmm—"

Following a low moan, the absorption of Shi Quan's third soul ring finally came to an end.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for breaking through to the Soul Elder realm. You have successfully triggered the Soul Master Treasure Chest. It has been opened for the host. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Phantom Concealment Mask."

The familiar voice of the system rang out; the third Soul Master Treasure Chest had arrived right on time.

Hearing the system's voice, Shi Quan's eyes slowly opened.

"You brat, you're finally awake." Dugu Bo looked at the yellow, purple, and purple soul rings rhythmically circling Shi Quan's body, a glint appearing in his eyes. "Xiao Quan, hurry and tell me about your third soul skill. A nine-thousand-year third soul skill—let me see just how powerful it is."

Shi Quan had only just regained his senses and didn't even know the specifics of the soul skill himself, so he hurriedly checked it. "Grandpa Dugu, you at least have to let me get a feel for it first, right?"

"How is it?" Dugu Bo was even more anxious than Shi Quan.

Shi Quan raised his right hand, and the Blue Silver King swept gently in front of him. Pale blue light spots scattered nearby, then were retracted. Following this, the third soul ring beneath Shi Quan lit up. A massive boulder not far away was suddenly enveloped by the Blue Silver King, emitting a creaking sound. In just two or three breaths, the boulder wrapped by the Blue Silver King shattered with a boom.

"The power of Entanglement is this strong? And it even inherited the ability of thorns; I fear no one of the same level could break free." Dugu Bo walked over to look at the rubble on the ground and nodded, then continued to ask: "Was your movement just now scattering the seeds of the Blue Silver King?"

"That's right, Grandpa Dugu." Shi Quan nodded and explained: "I named this third soul skill Blue Silver Strangling. When the Blue Silver King attacks, it can scatter its own seeds all around. The scattered seeds do not consume soul power. As long as soul power is injected into the scattered seeds, they will instantly grow to bind and strangle the enemy. It can be considered a control-type attack soul skill."

Dugu Bo shook his head and said: "The power is indeed good, but it still doesn't count as an attack soul skill."

"Grandpa Dugu, I didn't inject my full soul power just now." Shi Quan smiled, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. "If I released it with full force, it would be different."

As his words fell, the third soul ring beneath Shi Quan suddenly shone brightly. A large amount of Blue Silver King grew from the ground, then violently contracted. The powerful force directly crushed everything within the area.

"This attack power... it's already approaching a ten-thousand-year soul skill, right?" Dugu Bo swallowed hard. "And it's an area-of-effect soul skill. Combined with its unexpected effect, your soul skill is quite strong."

Shi Quan shook his head and said: "The effect is indeed good, but the consumption of soul power is also astonishing. If it's just a single strangling, it's fine, but I can't use this kind of large-scale attack many times with my current soul power."

Dugu Bo nodded without surprise and said: "That's normal. The stronger the soul skill, the greater the consumption. However, there are very few people like you who can control the power of a soul skill based on the input of soul power."

"Grandpa Dugu, actually my third soul skill has another characteristic."

"It has another characteristic?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan in confusion. "What characteristic?"

"Devour..." Shi Quan shook his head and said: "Calling it Devour is a bit of an exaggeration; 'absorb' is more accurate. The Blue Silver King vines released by the third soul skill can absorb the soul power of those they come into contact with, and can even absorb some of the soul power that overflows and scatters. This characteristic should be related to the mutation of the Thorn Queen."

"Hiss!" Upon hearing this, even Dugu Bo could not help but show a look of shock.

The power of this Blue Silver Strangling was already strong; once trapped, there was basically no hope of escape. If the vines also carried the effect of absorbing soul power, wouldn't it be even harder to resist?

"Your soul skill is too strong. This is no millennium soul skill; it's definitely the effect of a ten-thousand-year soul skill. With these abilities combined, isn't it a bit too monstrous?"

"I still have to thank Grandpa Dugu for your help."

"It's also because you're lucky, brat. If you hadn't asked me to help Yan Yan find a soul bone, I wouldn't have discovered this Thorn Queen. In the end, it's your own destiny. By the way, what about your soul power level? The energy of a nine-thousand-year soul ring should at least help you break through to level thirty-two or higher, right?"

"Uh... Grandpa Dugu, my soul power level is currently only level thirty-one."

"How can that be?"

"Maybe it's because my martial soul just finished evolving and needs more replenishment?" Shi Quan said, feeling a bit lacking in confidence himself.

Dugu Bo frowned and asked: "Xiao Quan, are you sure there's nothing wrong with your body?"

"There's definitely nothing wrong with my body." Shi Quan patted his chest. "It's rock solid."

"Alright, let's head back first. It's best not to linger here."

The two set off on the return journey.

On the way back, taking advantage of the travel time, Shi Quan checked the rewards from this Soul Master Treasure Chest.

System Space.

Phantom Concealment Mask: After wearing the mask, one can hide and change their own aura and change their own appearance.

Note: Cannot be seen through by those below the Shiji level.

Looking at the description of this Phantom Concealment Mask, Shi Quan felt a bit moved. If he had had this mask earlier, he wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble to do so many things. He could have just changed his alias and adopted a new identity, and he would have been living it up.

Although it was a bit late, it was still a treasure. At the very least, with the Phantom Concealment Mask, it would be much more convenient for him to do things in the future.

Two days later, the two returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Seeing that it was still early, just past noon, Dugu Bo gave Shi Quan a few simple instructions, dropped him off at the mountaintop, and flew toward Heaven Dou Academy. He still had to bring Dugu Yan here to suppress her poison.

Shi Quan, having returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, did not remain idle.

He had been busy obtaining a soul ring for his Blue Silver King martial soul these past few days, and his other two martial souls had also undergone changes. He hadn't had time to check the specific changes yet.

An earthy yellow light bloomed from Shi Quan's hand, and a heavy aura immediately permeated the air. A feeling of intimacy came from the soles of his feet; it was the power of the Earth.

"The Mud Spirit martial soul has also evolved."

The originally dark yellow mud had now become very crystalline, with a faint earthy yellow halo permeating around it. The heavy aura was like a towering mountain, and also like the boundless Earth.

The current Thick Earth martial soul could not only resonate with the surrounding earth elements but could even communicate with the Earth to obtain the power of the Earth. Although it wasn't much, as his strength increased, the power obtained would surely increase accordingly.

"Now it can be called the Thick Earth martial soul." Shi Quan clenched his left hand, and the earthy yellow light vanished.

"And the Spirit Soul."

A silver halo erupted from the depths of Shi Quan's eyes, emitting a soul-stirring light. An illusory figure appeared on Shi Quan's body, and then his own figure also began to become illusory. The gravity of the Earth seemed to have lost its influence on him, and his entire person actually began to float slowly.

"The changes to the Spirit Soul martial soul don't seem very big." Shi Quan whispered softly.

In his perception, besides awakening the ability to fly, the biggest change to the Spirit Soul was that it had greatly enhanced his perception of his surroundings.

Compared to the Blue Silver Grass or the Thick Earth martial soul, the changes to the Spirit Soul martial soul appeared less obvious.

Hearing Shi Quan's whisper, Xiaomeng also explained to Shi Quan in his mind.

"A-Quan, the current Spirit Soul martial soul can not only perfectly fuse with you, but when it possesses your body, your body can become completely spiritualized. You will be in a void state, unaffected by external physical factors. While immune to physical attacks, you also have great resistance to energy attacks. These are things the Spirit Soul martial soul could not do before."

"Another reason is that the quality of both the Blue Silver Grass martial soul and the Thick Earth martial soul was not high. Even with mutations, they barely approached intermediate martial souls. However, the Spirit Soul martial soul itself is a top-tier martial soul, so the medicinal power of the pills went more toward enhancing the abilities of the Spirit Soul martial soul rather than improving its quality."

"So that's how it is." Hearing Xiaomeng's explanation, Shi Quan suddenly felt enlightened.

"A-Meng, my soul power has already broken through to level thirty. Can the Spirit Soul martial soul also evolve its third soul ring?"

"It can, A-Quan. Do you want to evolve it now?"

"Don't be in a hurry yet, Ameng, can you roughly estimate the time it will take for the Third Soul Ring to evolve?"

"Evolving the Third Soul Ring is not troublesome; it will take at most two hours to evolve successfully."

"Then let's wait for a while." Shi Quan shook his head.

The phantom dissipated, and Shi Quan's figure returned to normal; Dugu Bo went back to bring Dugu Yan to detoxify, which would take at most half an hour for the round trip.

For the Spirit Soul Martial Soul to evolve a Soul Ring, he must first help Dugu Yan force out the poison.

In less than half an hour, Dugu Bo had already brought Dugu Yan back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"You are..." Dugu Yan looked at the tall, lean, and handsome youth before her, clearly stunned for a moment, and as if thinking of something, she widened her eyes and exclaimed in disbelief: "... Are you Xiao Quan?"

"Sister Yanzi." Shi Quan smiled and nodded in response.

"How did you suddenly become like this?" Dugu Yan stepped forward quickly, curiously pinching Shi Quan's arms and face, "Did you take hormones? How did you suddenly grow so big in just half a month?"

As if thinking of something, Dugu Yan turned her head to look at Dugu Bo, "Grandpa, you said you would give me a big surprise, was it because of Xiao Quan?"

"Hahaha, that's right." Dugu Bo smiled and nodded, "Your grandfather here watched this kid grow rapidly with his own eyes."

"What exactly is going on?" Dugu Yan stared at Dugu Bo and Shi Quan with wide, curious eyes.

Shi Quan smiled and said, "Sister Yanzi, let me help you force out the poison first. After the poison is cleared, I will explain it to you in detail."

"That's what you said." Dugu Yan nodded quickly, "Then let's start quickly."

Dugu Yan sat down immediately, and Shi Quan also skillfully summoned his martial soul.

"Xiao Quan, why has your martial soul changed too?!" Dugu Yan exclaimed again.

"I'll explain it to you together after I finish forcing out the poison..."