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"Tang San, are you ready?"
"Ready, Brother Lin!"
At the mouth of the cave, hearing Tang San's confirmation, Xiao Lin tightened the Blue Silver Grass vines wound around his waist and abdomen with both hands.
It was indeed ready; Tang San had wrapped it three or four times, which was more than enough to pull him back safely.
Following that, Xiao Lin cautiously poked his head in and used his hand to gently fan the air, drawing a bit of the cave's atmosphere toward his nose.
Sniff, sniff.
No immediate discomfort.
Tang San hadn't given any specific warnings either, so it likely wasn't poisonous.
Immediately, Xiao Lin summoned his Vajra Giant Ox Horns. After they slightly pushed aside some of his black hair, a faint silver light radiated from the horns and merged into the surface of his body.
He held the Horned Dragon Staff horizontally at his right waist, pointing it straight ahead. If danger struck, he would instantly extend the staff to push against the ground and vault himself out.
Xiao Lin was fast.
The moment he confirmed there was no poison, he stepped into the cave.
To prevent any Evil Eye Demon Tree inside from attacking with vines, he struck first. He used the Horned Dragon Staff to instantly sever several green vines hanging around the cave's perimeter before pressing forward.
At that moment, unbeknownst to Xiao Lin, the severed vines began to leak a strange sap, releasing a faint, foul odor.
Xiao Lin simply didn't pay it any mind.
Outside the cave, Tang San saw this and was about to pull Xiao Lin back, but seeing him continue forward, he summoned his Martial Soul instead.
"Blue Silver Grass, appear!"
Tang San cast out a handful of Blue Silver Grass seeds, using the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon technique and his hidden weapon skills to scatter them into every corner of the cave.
Even the curved sections inside his blind spots were showered with seeds.
In the next second, countless stalks of Blue Silver Grass were summoned by Tang San's Martial Soul, growing rapidly as they invaded the cave.
The strange stench released by the green vines was entirely absorbed and purified by the endless Blue Silver Grass.
"That kid, Tang San..."
Xiao Lin was momentarily stunned by the sight, a light smile curling on his lips.
However, when Xiao Lin stepped into the inner chamber of the cave and saw the scene before him, his eyes widened in shock.
The sight had left him completely speechless.
An Evil Eye Demon Tree—a Mutated Evil Eye Demon Tree. It was one that primarily cultivated mental power. The instant Xiao Lin laid eyes on the tree, his body became difficult to move, and his movements turned inexplicably sluggish.
It was paralysis—the eye of the Evil Eye Demon Tree.
He had looked into its eye.
Xiao Lin suddenly realized that he had fallen into its trap in an instant. Even the connection between his body and spirit had been forcibly severed by the paralysis.
What a powerful control skill!
This Evil Eye Demon Tree has a cultivation of at least five thousand years. In the next second, before Xiao Lin could react, the tree released a massive cloud of gas.
The gas carried a corrosive power, making a hissing sound as it reacted with the air. The moment the corrosive gas was about to penetrate Xiao Lin's skin, the Vajra Imperishable soul power on his surface provided ample protection.
Immediately afterward, he was pulled backward and went flying out of the cave.
"Brother Lin, are you alright?"
Seeing that Xiao Lin hadn't made a sound inside, Tang San grew frantic and pulled him out directly.
When he saw Xiao Lin's shocked expression and noticed that even the Blue Silver Grass tied around his waist had been slightly corroded, Tang San couldn't help but feel a surge of fear.
"No way, what happened to Brother Lin?"
"The Blue Silver Grass was protected well by Brother Lin; only a tiny bit was corroded. His body should be fine."
Tang San crouched beside Xiao Lin, using his Mysterious Jade Hands to check Xiao Lin's pulse.
After checking his breathing, Tang San's furrowed brow relaxed slightly. Then, Tang San looked toward the cave. From the depths of the previously invisible inner chamber, a yellowish, translucent gas was now drifting out.
The moment this gas touched the Blue Silver Grass, it corroded nearly half of the stalks.
The sheer power of it left Tang San shocked.
His Blue Silver Grass was infused with life force; even when grown from seeds, it shouldn't be half-dissolved by a gas. Tang San had never believed that the corrosiveness of a gas could rival that of a liquid.
The soul beast inside was a formidable enemy; he could not let Brother Lin take such a risk again.
"Holy crap! Is a Mutated Evil Eye Demon Tree really this powerful?"
Only then did Xiao Lin curse under his breath.
Realizing he could speak again, he took control of his body and moved.
"The paralysis lasted for half a minute. That kind of skill is practically cheating!"
Xiao Lin propped up his lower body, sitting on the ground to rest while his mouth continued to vent.
"Paralysis? Brother Lin, what happened?"
"What happened? Something good, of course!"
Seeing Tang San's anxious questioning and the genuine concern in his eyes, Xiao Lin burst into laughter. He then relayed every detail from the cave to Tang San.
"There's a small hut inside? Someone used to live there?"
"The Evil Eye Demon Tree is mutated, and there's a Skull Soul Bone in the middle of the trunk?"
"The Skull Soul Bone has fused with the tree's body, and the skills are unknown?"
"The tree hollow and the eye cannot be looked at, otherwise the body gets paralyzed—the kind of paralysis that severs the link between mind and flesh?"
"The tree has consciousness and its cultivation is over five thousand years?"
"Brother Lin, you want to use the tree's paralysis skill to train your mental power?"
By the time he finished listening, Tang San's expression had shifted from shock to utter disbelief, his pupils dilated to their limit.
"There is no better way to train the Heart Separation Control technique than using the paralysis skill of the Evil Eye Demon Tree."
Xiao Lin nodded, firmly setting his mind on this path.
Their Heart Separation Control was currently the most useless version on the continent; without a special method, how long would it take to make progress?
"Since the paralysis skill severs the connection between our mental power, brain, nerves, and flesh, we must constantly use our mental power to break through the control of that skill. Eventually, we will reach a state where we can completely ignore the paralysis effect."
As Xiao Lin explained the method, Tang San fell silent.
Though simple and crude, it was exceptionally practical. In a world where even a Soul Douluo can only barely control mental power, if they mastered it ahead of time, a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring would be well within reach.
"Alright, then let's do it together."
Tang San's fighting spirit was ignited.
If Brother Lin was training, he would train too.
"By the way, that Mutated Evil Eye Demon Tree's Skull Soul Bone—even though its quality doesn't seem high, I plan to conduct an experiment."
Xiao Lin smiled faintly.
He planned to throw the blood-red agate dropped by the black-robed old man into the tree to see if the Mutated Evil Eye Demon Tree could fuse with it.
He wondered if that low-quality External Soul Bone could merge with the tree's Skull Soul Bone to become something even stronger.
Furthermore, regarding the cave itself, Xiao Lin already had a suspicion.
This cave was likely left behind by the Soul Saint of Holy Spirit Village.
The Evil Eye Demon Tree was either a soul beast he raised or a manifestation of his Martial Soul.
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