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Two months later.
Behind the Holy Soul Village.
Xiao Lin and Tang San were sitting cross-legged in a shaded area, undergoing their final session of cultivation. Both were circulating their respective techniques, preparing to restore their states to their absolute peak.
Over these past two months, both Xiao Lin and Tang San had progressed at a blistering pace. By now, both were capable of "using one mind for four purposes" during non-hazardous moments, successfully entering the state of the Pseudo Four-Aperture Constant Heart.
Beyond that, they hadn't neglected their physical training, and their soul power cultivation had increased significantly. Although only half a year had passed since they absorbed their soul rings, Xiao Lin was already approaching Rank 20, while Tang San was at Rank 19.
If their progress were made public, others would likely be left speechless with shock.
"Today is the last day of the break. We must get our hands on the Soul Saint's relics inside," Xiao Lin said, being the first to recover his soul power. He adjusted his condition and spoke to Tang San, who was still cultivating nearby.
"Understood, Brother Lin," Tang San replied a moment later, concluding his Mysterious Heaven Skill cultivation. He slowly opened his eyes and looked toward Xiao Lin.
During these two months, the pair had entered this cave thousands of times, repeatedly exposing themselves until they had gained an immense adaptation to the Evil Eye Demon Tree's Mental Paralysis skill.
Having gradually come to treat the Evil Eye Demon Tree as if it were non-existent, they naturally began focusing on other areas and discovered several new things. Just as Xiao Lin had surmised previously, this cave was indeed left behind by a Soul Saint from the Holy Soul Village.
Currently, both of them had managed to reduce the duration of the Evil Eye Demon Tree's Mental Paralysis effect to a mere half-second. Furthermore, due to their constant "in-and-out" intrusions, the Evil Eye Demon Tree had almost entirely exhausted its supply of corrosive poisonous gas.
Right now, the Evil Eye Demon Tree was arguably at its weakest point in decades. If they didn't retrieve the treasures and money left by the Soul Saint during the final moments of this break, they would have to wait until the next holiday to try again.
By now, they had fully mapped out the skills of this mutated Evil Eye Demon Tree: Mental Paralysis, Corrosive Gas, and Death Entanglement. However, neither of them had seen the mutated tree's Soul Bone skill yet.
Xiao Lin didn't believe the mutated version's skill would be the same as a standard one; the tree was definitely hiding its trump card. Aside from the Soul Bone skill, there might even be one more hidden ability.
Therefore, for this operation, Xiao Lin and Tang San stuck to their original plan.
Xiao Lin would act alone, utilizing the protection of his Vajra Imperishable soul power to search for the relics. Tang San would stand by, ready to pull Xiao Lin out with his Blue Silver Grass the moment things went south to avoid any accidents.
Of course, they had another option—to wait until the end of the next school semester. But for now, neither Xiao Lin nor Tang San was willing to give up.
They wanted one last try.
"Brother Lin, I'm ready."
As Tang San's voice fell, several strands of Blue Silver Grass suddenly appeared around Xiao Lin's waist, coiling tightly to secure him.
To be safe, Tang San's Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet had evolved into an advanced version: the Blue Silver Regeneration Belt. The Blue Silver Regeneration Belt was a further development of Tang San's soul skill, making it larger and wider to wrap around Xiao Lin's torso.
This could be considered one of Tang San's self-created soul skills.
It was a secondary development he derived from his soul ring skill, inspired by Xiao Lin's Innate Tool Soul Avatar Physique. In a sense, it was similar to the Dragon Transformation secret technique of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
While Dragon Transformation allowed a user to transform a part of their body early to possess the power of a Soul Saint's Martial Soul Avatar, Tang San's method involved forcibly injecting his excess vitality into his first soul skill.
Though it didn't make the first soul skill, Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet, completely break the scales of power—and it could still only be used on one person—the massive infusion of vitality granted the Blue Silver Regeneration Belt nearly 40% healing potency.
It effectively possessed the doubled healing capacity of an Innate Tool Soul Avatar Physique.
Additionally, through this enhanced belt, Tang San could transmit even more soul power to Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin's assessment was that it was the strongest single-target healing first soul skill he'd ever seen; its only drawback was the massive consumption, making it too wasteful for ordinary circumstances.
After testing the tension of the Blue Silver Regeneration Belt to ensure it was secure, Xiao Lin plunged into the cave. Upon reaching the bend in the cave, Xiao Lin immediately activated his Innate Tool Soul Avatar Physique.
His Vajra Imperishable soul power condensed on the surface of his body, emitting a faint, silvery glow.
"Horned Dragon Staff."
He pulled the Horned Dragon Staff from behind his ear, enlarged it, and stepped into the depths of the cave.
This time, Xiao Lin faced the mutated Evil Eye Demon Tree head-on.
It happened quickly.
Before Xiao Lin could even get close, he "accidentally" caught sight of the tree's eye again. Immediately, a strange mental ripple fluctuated through the air, striking Xiao Lin's body and mind directly.
"Weak! Too weak!"
Less than half a second later, Xiao Lin burst into laughter.
After his arrogant taunt, he closed the distance to the tree once more. This time, Xiao Lin managed to take three full steps before the Evil Eye Demon Tree slowly began to release its corrosive gas.
"Useless, useless!"
The corners of Xiao Lin's mouth curled upward.
He spun the Horned Dragon Staff rapidly like an electric fan, blowing away the corrosive gas before it could even fully form. Outside in the tunnel, the Blue Silver Grass summoned by Tang San absorbed the stray gas, withered, and then regenerated instantly.
"As I thought, you don't have much soul power left to release that gas," Xiao Lin said with a look of joy, smiling at the mutated tree.
Ignoring the tree, Xiao Lin began walking toward the Soul Saint's small hut deeper in the cave.
As if it understood Xiao Lin's words, the Evil Eye Demon Tree was instantly enraged. Its bark, riddled with countless hollows and eyes, began to writhe manically. The eyes began shifting positions, clearly attempting to use Mental Paralysis to control Xiao Lin again.
However, Xiao Lin was not one to be defeated by the same move twice. He simply closed his eyes and walked toward the hut. He extended the Horned Dragon Staff, tapping it against the cave floor to sense his surroundings while sweeping away any nearby vines.
Once Xiao Lin reached an angle where he could no longer see the tree's eyes, he opened his own. By then, he was surrounded by a sea of vines.
Death Entanglement!
Xiao Lin didn't panic; this was still within his calculations.
He swung the Horned Dragon Staff with lightning speed, severing the incoming vines.
But this time, it seemed Xiao Lin had truly touched the tree's "reverse scale." The vines he cut began to regenerate at an incredible speed, and numerous "eye-holes" began to form on the ground.
Not good!
Xiao Lin cursed inwardly.
In the next second, he was once again placed under the tree's control.
The holes in the ground before him constantly shifted and reorganized, creating an infinite loop of mental control. At that moment, the vines began to creep closer to where he stood. It was clear the tree intended to use this infinite control to trap him in a permanent Death Entanglement.
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