"Phew~"
Bai Zhou slowly exhaled and opened his eyes.
"Did it work…?"
Xian Lin'er instantly appeared beside Bai Zhou, looking at him with wide, hopeful eyes, her gaze filled with concern.
"With my teacher here cheering me on, of course it worked~" Bai Zhou leaned in close to Xian Lin'er's face, gave her a gentle peck, and said with a smile.
"Cut it out…"
Xian Lin'er's cheeks flushed slightly; she rolled her eyes ever so slightly and hurriedly said, "What does the fused soul beast look like? Let me see it right away."
Bai Zhou didn't beat around the bush; he immediately summoned the soul spirit of the Emerald-Scaled Nine-Absolute Flower.
"Whoosh—"
The next moment, a chibi-style little flower appeared on Bai Zhou's shoulder, looking incredibly cute.
However, the little flower just wobbled back and forth, looking a bit dazed—just like a clueless fool.
Clearly, it had lost all sense of reason and could only move slightly on instinct.
"W-what on earth is this?"
Xian Lin'er was completely baffled on the spot; this was the first time she'd ever seen anything like it.
She gently reached out and cradled the chibi-style Emerald-Scaled Nine-Absolute Flower in her arms.
Hmm, it felt soft to the touch—quite nice.
"I call it a Soul Spirit. After fusing with my Martial Soul, it carries a 90,000-year-old Soul Ring, yet possesses three Soul Skills—all of which it can unleash without being restricted by my Wishing Tree."
Bai Zhou explained with a smile.
He sensed it—this time, he had obtained only one soul skill, or rather, a combination soul skill, called "Emerald Phosphorus Poison Zone."
Once "Emerald Scales Poison Zone" is cast, it creates a poison zone within its range. Targets within the zone are marked with the "Poisoned" status effect, which can stack—accumulating 10 layers per second.
Theoretically, there is no upper limit.
Moreover, the stacking of the mark is very subtle; targets only feel a slight poisoning effect and will hardly notice it.
Once the stacks reach a certain level, all marks on the target are detonated, instantly dealing massive damage.
In theory.
As long as there's enough time to build up the stacks, it can instantly kill any enemy—and even slay a god!
Of course… that's just theory.
After all, it's just a 90,000-year Soul Skill—and an area-of-effect one at that. While it's useful for ambushing ordinary Titled Douluo, it won't be nearly as effective against more powerful Super Douluo or even Limit Douluo.
After all, the stronger a fighter is, the more acute their sense of danger—they generally won't give you much time to stack the marks.
Bai Zhou was fairly satisfied with this soul skill.
In addition, this time Bai Zhou not only obtained a 90,000-year Soul Ring but also acquired a 90,000-year "Trunk Bone Soul Bone," which fused into his body along with the Emerald-Scaled Nine-Absolute Flower.
Not only did this greatly enhance his physical prowess, but it also granted him a "Toxin Amplification" soul bone skill, which boosts the potency of all his poison-type skills by 900%!
The Emerald-Scaled Nine-Absolute Flower can be said to take poison-type abilities to the extreme; all of its skills are poison-based.
Bai Zhou possesses his own "Blue Silver Poison Domain," which is also a poison-based soul skill; when combined with the "Emerald Phosphorus Poison Domain," it can produce effects several times more potent.
Of course, the greatest takeaway from this experience was the confirmation of Bai Zhou's hypothesis—absorbing soul spirits can indeed grant the Wishing Tree the ability to cast soul skills!
Although the four empty soul ring slots are a bit of a waste, Bai Zhou doesn't mind.
After all, a single soul spirit can possess multiple soul skills, so he'll just need to acquire a few more powerful soul spirits when the time comes.
"With so many poison-type skills, maybe I should get a poison-type cultivation manual to play around with…"
Bai Zhou pondered this silently, feeling it was necessary.
At worst, he could develop in multiple directions.
The Wish Tree's Poison Element, the Blue Silver Emperor's Life Element, his own physical body's Muscle Dominance Element, and Soul-Guided Technology.
With his insight and aptitude, cultivating these four elements simultaneously would naturally pose no great difficulty.
It's nothing more than a matter of time.
By then, plundering a few more divine essences from the Divine Realm won't make much of a difference.
Bai Zhou quickly mapped out his future path in his mind.
While developing a single system to its absolute limit is certainly powerful, it's ultimately too one-dimensional and easily countered.
If capable, it's naturally better to take on multiple roles, as this offers a higher ceiling.
...
"Soul Spirits—how wondrous…"
Xian Lin'er was still fiddling with the chibi version of the Emerald-Scaled Nine-Exquisite Flower, repeating the words "Soul Spirit" over and over—clearly, she hadn't quite recovered from her shock yet.
"Ahem. I stumbled upon this method by chance in an ancient text. To succeed, not only must the soul beast consent, but it also requires immense spiritual power—and the success rate is extremely low. I was just lucky; for most Soul Masters, attempting this would almost certainly result in death."
Bai Zhou cleared his throat and hurriedly explained.
Naturally, he had no intention of revealing the method for summoning soul spirits.
After all, this method isn't a long-term solution—only one side, either humans or soul beasts, can survive.
If the Soul Beasts were to be wiped out, either human Soul Masters would vanish completely, or…
a "Chosen One" even more gifted than Huo Yuhao would emerge, blazing a completely new path of cultivation!
For example, cultivating immortality or martial arts—either would work.
Of course, Bai Zhou could also pass down some basic cultivation techniques, forcibly establishing an entirely new cultivation system in this world and leading it toward a complete upheaval.
However, Bai Zhou is rather lazy and hates trouble…
He was merely a passerby in this world—neither a "savior" nor a "chosen one"—so naturally, he couldn't be bothered with what would become of it in the future.
...
"I see."
Xian Lin'er nodded, as if she sort of understood, but didn't ask any further questions.
After all, she had realized that only a "super monster" like Bai Zhou could pull off such a miracle.
This method really wasn't suitable for anyone else.
"Let's go. These Emerald-Scaled Nine-Exquisite Flowers are merely 'guards'; what they're protecting is our true objective this time."
Having gotten what he wanted, Bai Zhou was in high spirits. He gently took Xian Lin'er's delicate hand and set off toward the depths of the canyon.
"Mm~"
Xian Lin'er nodded slightly, keeping close behind Bai Zhou, her heart filled with anticipation.
Even just in the outer regions, she saw tens of thousands of legendary plants.
Deep within the canyon, those legendary immortal herbs might very well exist—and there could be more than just one!
The two pressed swiftly toward the depths of the valley. Along the way, they encountered attacks from numerous powerful plant-type soul beasts, but Xian Lin'er effortlessly fended them all off.
Every plant-type soul beast that dared to attack them was mowed down by Xian Lin'er.
Of course, she only left them severely injured; she didn't wipe them out completely.
For one thing, soul beasts grow slowly; high-level soul beasts are quite rare, and high-level plant-type soul beasts are even rarer. Xian Lin'er wouldn't cause unnecessary slaughter.
This is part of the upbringing instilled in Shrek Academy instructors.
On the other hand, plant-type soul beasts possess remarkably tenacious vitality; to eradicate them completely, one would have to uproot them entirely and dig three feet deep into the ground… which is quite a hassle.
Since there was no deep-seated animosity between the two sides, they naturally wouldn't go to such great lengths to forcibly destroy these plants.
After overcoming numerous obstacles, the two finally reached the edge of the valley.
The edge of the valley was extremely steep, looking as if it had been cut by a knife.
Looking down, they saw mist swirling below, and the edge was overgrown with countless thorny vines, twisted into strands that looked utterly eerie.
"Ha ha, this is the spot! The immortal herb must be right down there!" Bai Zhou felt a surge of excitement upon seeing this scene.
He immediately took Xian Lin'er and leaped down.
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