I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 253 Vajra Vine

Sunset forest!

"Wuji, what do you think of this soul beast?"

In the desolate brown stone mountain, among a group of Soul Douluos, Soul Saints, and Soul Emperors, Xue Qinghe pointed to a strange golden vine not far away and asked Xiao Wuji beside him.

Xiao Wuji peeked inside, but didn't recognize it, so he could only ask, "What is this?"

Xue Qinghe was somewhat speechless. He had initially thought Xiao Wuji was a learned and knowledgeable person, which was why he could summarize a method for absorbing soul rings beyond the age limit. However, after investigating, he discovered that the kid had simply gotten incredibly lucky to come up with such a theory. Nevertheless, he greatly admired Xiao Wuji's courage in risking his life, because he was the first soul master to truly break through the innate soul power limit through his own efforts.

"This soul beast is called the Vajra Vine. It likes to take root in metal ore veins and absorb the essence of metal in the veins to grow. It is many times harder than gold and iron!"

"Even a Soul Douluo would have a hard time damaging or severing a Vajra Vine of this age."

"And it perfectly matches your requirements for a devouring soul beast!"

"This one in front of you is a little over 40,000 years old, which just meets your requirement of being under 50,000 years old!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuji immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Then it's him!"

Yesterday, Xue Qinghe gave him a skull of wisdom that was over 50,000 years old. Its soul skill was that it could consume 30% of his soul power to become immune to one mental attack, but it could only be used once a day.

He didn't reveal the origin of the soul bone, and Xiao Wuji, being sensible, didn't ask, simply absorbing it. This greatly enhanced his spiritual power.

Later, Xue Qinghe even had Meng Shenji, who possessed the Black Demon Martial Soul, test her mental strength. They discovered that her mental strength surpassed that of some Soul Saints, and her physical body was comparable to some offensive Soul Emperors. She was fully capable of absorbing Soul Rings that were forty or fifty thousand years old.

As long as the spirit ring doesn't cause him to explode and die immediately, he'll at most look a bit miserable.

Xiao Wuji nodded in agreement, and the three education committee members who were waiting nearby, along with five Soul Saint experts, immediately charged towards the Vajra Vine.

However, in less than a quarter of an hour, the Vajra Vine, powerful enough to rival a Soul Douluo, was uprooted and delivered to Xiao Wuji. This made him once again appreciate the advantages of having a powerful force behind him.

However, the Vajra Vine was only restrained; its tough body was far beyond what Xiao Wuji, with his level 30 or 40 soul power, could cut. Fortunately, he didn't need to tear a plant apart to kill it.

Xiao Wuji placed one hand on Xue Qinghe's chest, pushed him back a little, and then said without turning his head, "Brother Xue, step back a bit, I'm going to use poison!"

Suddenly being groped on the chest, "Xue Qinghe" even had murderous thoughts, but since "he" was now wearing Xue Qinghe's face, he couldn't possibly get angry in public. Besides, he probably didn't do it on purpose, right? Hmm! He didn't do it on purpose! He disguised himself so well, there was no way the other person could see through it.

Having given himself a reasonable excuse, he finally managed to suppress the anger in his heart. Looking up at Xiao Wuji, he saw that Xiao Wuji had already wrapped his martial spirit around him.

How strong is the vitality of a 40,000-year-old plant-type soul beast? Xiao Wuji couldn't give an accurate answer either; he simply filled his external soul bone and condensed four green droplets within it.

Once the spirit ring appeared, Xiao Wuji withdrew his martial soul, then summoned it again, drawing the spirit ring onto it.

puff!puff!puff!
Flesh and blood instantly tore apart, staining his blue robes crimson, but fortunately, his body didn't shatter immediately. Then began the tug-of-war that Xiao Wuji excelled at...

Looking at the blood-soaked soil, a flicker of emotion crossed Xue Qinghe's eyes. This level of pain was unbearable for most. His success might not have been an accident! She looked forward to his future!

The absorption of the ten-thousand-year soul ring was exceptionally long. It took from noon until late at night, and then from late at night until dawn, before the soul ring finally landed safely on Xiao Wuji's martial soul.

During this time, Xue Qinghe kept pacing around Xiao Wuji, and it was clear that he was also very nervous.

Her true soul power is currently at level 69, just one step away from becoming a Soul Saint. If she wants to absorb a 100,000-year soul ring at level 70, she must raise both her spiritual power and physical strength to the level of a Title Douluo.

In terms of mental strength, she was about the same. Although her Angelic Divine Armor Soul Bone was only a little over 99,900 years old, after being nourished by the divine power of the Angel God, it was definitely no weaker than a 100,000-year-old soul bone. The boost to her mental strength was extraordinary!
However, she is far inferior in terms of physical strength. Let alone 100,000 years, she probably couldn't even withstand 50,000 or 60,000 years. It is necessary to rely on Xiao Wuji's soul skill.

In this situation, she couldn't guarantee that she could endure such torment as Xiao Wuji. Opening his eyes, Xiao Wuji saw Xue Qinghe pacing back and forth, and a warmth immediately welled up in his heart.

"Wuji, you're finally awake!"

"I'm sorry to have kept Brother Xue waiting!"

Xiao Wuji wiped the scabs off his face and smiled, revealing eight teeth.

The three education committee members quickly walked up to Xiao Wuji and hurriedly asked, "Wuji, what is the use of soul skills?"

"The Education Commission is even more anxious than I am!"

After jokingly teasing the three education committee members, Xiao Wuji began to explain the function of his fourth soul skill.

"My fourth soul skill is called Vajra Transformation!"

"It can make my martial spirit flexible and adaptable, and also increase its hardness by an additional 100%!"

"Moreover, after absorbing this spirit ring, the toughness and hardness of my spirit have been greatly improved. Now, not only Soul Masters, but even Soul Kings and Soul Emperors will not be able to break through the restraints of my spirit!"

Meng Shenji was somewhat puzzled by Xiao Wuji's excited expression. It was just a 100% boost; there shouldn't be such excitement, right? So…

"To be flexible and adaptable at will? What's the use of that?"

"Of course! Not only does it exist, but it's also extremely useful!"

Others might not know, but Xiao Wuji knew how terrifying the ability to control both strength and gentleness was. Having this soul skill meant that he could use his martial soul to create many useful things.

Moreover, he hadn't missed out on the ability to devour metal that he wanted, but there were too many people here, and Xiao Wuji didn't trust them. He decided to wait until there were fewer people.

Collect the corpse of the Vajra Vine. Although the Vajra Vine did not produce a soul bone, it had absorbed the essence of metal over the years, which gave it the properties of metal, making it a valuable casting material.

After absorbing the spirit rings, the group began their return journey. On the way, they passed a river, and Xiao Wuji couldn't wait to jump in and take a bath.

Although taking a bath in the Soul Hunter Forest was practically playing with fire, no one said anything. With so many of them watching, if a soul beast managed to eat them, they could just commit seppuku to atone for their sins!
His clothes were soaked in blood and then congealed into clumps, making them extremely uncomfortable to wear. The overwhelming smell of blood also completely deprived him of the chance to get close to "Brother Xue".

"Brother Xue, come quick! The water here is so clear..."

"No, no, you should go wash up quickly!"

Xue Qinghe tried hard to control his eyes from looking at places he shouldn't, but the more he tried not to look, the easier it was for him to "accidentally" glimpse them.

"Wow, that's huge! Ugh, Qian Renxue, what are you thinking?!"

Regardless of Xue Qinghe's inner turmoil, Xiao Wuji felt a slight sense of loss. If they couldn't enjoy a bath together, what was the point?

He plunged into the water and began frantically rubbing the scabs off his body.

The broken scabs dissolved in the water, turning the nearby water red, and then flowed downstream, carrying the blood color to distant places.

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(End of this chapter)