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Yu Xiaogang carefully read the notes in his hand. Bibi Dong, watching him from the side, saw his serious expression and was immediately curious about what he was reading.
So, Bibi Dong leaned in.
"Spirit Pellet?"
Looking at the contents of the notes, a question mark popped up in Bibi Dong's mind.
After reading a bit more carefully, Bibi Dong finally understood what this Spirit Pellet was.
Simply put, this Fallen Spirit Master relied on absorbing souls to assist in rapidly increasing his Rank.
However, when the opponent's strength was not yet strong, the absorbed souls could not be fully digested immediately.
Eventually, those souls formed something like a pill inside the opponent's Dantian.
At first, the Fallen Spirit Master was very panicked about this thing in his Dantian. After all, a mysterious thing had appeared in his perfectly fine Dantian. If something went wrong and his Dantian was damaged, wouldn't he be finished?
However, to the Fallen Spirit Master's surprise, after a period of anxiety, he discovered that this pill in his Dantian only brought him benefits.
The most basic improvement in soul strength, an increase in Mental Energy, and beyond that, an increase in Soul Power recovery speed, as well as a significant increase in the power of Spirit Abilities with the same Soul Power.
This all-around improvement could only be described as Heaven-Defying.
It was precisely because of the existence of this pill that this Fallen Spirit Master could possess the powerful mental power to control so many corpses at once, making them act like living people to deceive the people in the surrounding villages.
Having clarified the benefits this pill brought him, the Fallen Spirit Master named it the Spirit Pellet and continued to study it afterward.
However, good times didn't last long. As the Fallen Spirit Master used the absorbed souls to Cultivate, his Spirit Pellet gradually shrank, and the improvements in all aspects also decreased.
Having tasted the sweetness, how could the Fallen Spirit Master give up? He desperately injected Mental Energy and Soul Power into the Spirit Pellet, wanting to maintain all of this, but in the end, the Spirit Pellet still disappeared.
However, his efforts were not in vain.
Through his efforts, the originally solid Spirit Pellet turned into a liquid Soul Power vortex.
Although the liquid Soul Power vortex also possessed the same effects as the Spirit Pellet, the effectiveness was far inferior.
Later, after various attempts, the Soul Power vortex could never turn back into a Spirit Pellet. The Fallen Spirit Master guessed that perhaps his Soul Power quality was not high enough at the time, so at most, it was just a liquid Soul Power vortex.
To maintain the solid state, he had to use others' souls for assistance, or else his Soul Power quality had to be sufficient.
But what Rank of Soul Power quality was sufficient?
The Fallen Spirit Master didn't know, so he could only choose to maintain the Spirit Pellet form by absorbing others' souls.
Soon, a turning point appeared.
Upon reaching the Spirit Saint stage, the Fallen Spirit Master discovered that the Soul Power vortex in his Dantian had started to show a tendency to transform into a solid state.
This made him ecstatic.
Heaven knows how long he had waited for this moment.
Although the liquid Soul Power vortex indeed brought him great improvements, it was like someone who had experienced the life of a wealthy family; how many could return to living in a village?
In order to transform his Soul Power vortex into a Spirit Pellet as quickly as possible, the Fallen Spirit Master began to slaughter civilians more frequently, collecting their souls so he could increase his Rank faster.
And Suweier City, this transportation hub, was the excellent Cultivate location he had selected.
The notes ended here. It was obvious that this was the last record the opponent made after arriving near Suweier City; afterward, the opponent had been constantly Cultivating and had made no notes at all.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang immediately stood up and rushed to the place where Gui Mei was interrogating the Fallen Spirit Master.
Bibi Dong and Yue Guan exchanged a glance, and the two of them hurriedly followed.
"Uncle Gui, don't be in a rush; let me examine this guy's situation."
Yu Xiaogang glanced at the dying Fallen Spirit Master, greeted Gui Mei, and then came to the Fallen Spirit Master's side, injecting Soul Power into the opponent's body to examine the situation in the opponent's Dantian.
Afterward, a constantly rotating Soul Power vortex appeared in his perception.
At this moment, this Soul Power vortex already had some tendency to transform toward a solid state. Yu Xiaogang sensed the situation of this Soul Power vortex, and in order to observe carefully, he also delved his Mental Energy into it.
Through observation, Yu Xiaogang discovered that even when this Fallen Spirit Master was dying, this Soul Power vortex was still constantly rotating.
And while rotating, external Soul Power was silently entering this vortex, eventually turning into the opponent's own Soul Power.
Besides this, Yu Xiaogang could feel that the quality of the Soul Power converted through this Soul Power vortex far exceeded the ordinary level.
And this was just the Soul Power vortex.
According to this guy's records, the effect of the Spirit Pellet was far superior to the Soul Power vortex.
The difference between the two was like the life of a royal family member and a village peasant; it was like heaven and earth.
"So, this is the form that Soul Power takes after continuously solidifying inside a Spirit Master's body..."
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath.
At this moment, his brain was operating at high speed, as if he wanted to carve this Soul Power vortex into his mind.
"Xiaogang, what are you thinking about?"
Gui Mei watched Yu Xiaogang fall into deep thought and couldn't help but ask.
"Uncle Gui, come and look inside this guy's Dantian."
Hearing Gui Mei's voice, Yu Xiaogang pulled his attention away from his thoughts, signaling Gui Mei to examine the Fallen Spirit Master's Dantian.
The other party's experience far exceeded his own; perhaps he could offer an opinion.
A flash of doubt crossed Gui Mei's mind, but he still followed what Yu Xiaogang said and probed the Fallen Spirit Master's Dantian.
Afterward, he perceived the Soul Power vortex in the opponent's Dantian.
"This is..."
A trace of uncertainty and shock appeared on Gui Mei's face.
"Uncle Gui, examine the effect of that Soul Power vortex carefully. When the vortex rotates, this guy's Soul Power is constantly recovering, and it is far faster than self-recovery."
"Besides that, the Soul Power converted through this vortex also has very high quality."
Under Yu Xiaogang's prompt, Gui Mei focused his perception on this aspect, and then his eyes gradually widened.
"This, this..."
Gui Mei's words were a bit incoherent because he was also thinking.
If only he could possess this thing...
"...Hiss—, this guy, how did he manage to make this?"
Gui Mei was silent for a moment, then gasped, revealing an expression of shock.
"Old Gui, let me see too."
Yue Guan, who had followed Yu Xiaogang over, saw the expression on Gui Mei's face and immediately leaned in to examine the situation.
Afterward, he revealed an expression of great alarm.
"Good heavens, this, this, this... this thing is too Heaven-Defying, right?"
Yue Guan was also stuttering a bit.
Only by experiencing it personally could they truly understand what this thing meant for a Spirit Master.
To put it bluntly, having this thing was equivalent to an attack system Spirit Master carrying around a Support System Spirit Master that provided buffs and Soul Power recovery.
And that was just the function visible at a glance; heaven knows what other hidden things there were besides these.
Moreover, even if it were just these, that would be Heaven-Defying enough.
Starting with a Support System Spirit Master ahead of the opponent, how could others fight against oneself?