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

Chapter 255 The Second Martial Soul and Soul Skills
"Brother, how are you feeling?"

"What did you say?"

Inside the ice bucket, Xiao Wuji's skin was burning hot, like a roasted shrimp. Even though his whole body was covered in ice, he couldn't feel the cold. In fact, the ice that was in contact with his skin was melting rapidly.

"Hmm, I'm relieved to see you're alright!"

Xue Qinghe patted her chest, a relieved look on her face. Now, she just had to see how it went. If it was truly effective, she could always find some 100,000-year-old whale glue to consume. What could she do? She had so many titled Douluo grandfathers! Although she only had one biological grandfather, everyone doted on her!

"It's best to take this whale gelatin as early as possible. It can not only strengthen the body, but also open up the meridians, making cultivation easier."

"If I could eat a few pieces of whale glue like this before absorbing my first spirit ring, getting the first spirit ring in a thousand years wouldn't be a pipe dream!"

"Don't you ever think about taking off all your spirit rings and replacing them all?"

"My dear brother, you really know me inside and out!"

Once the effects of the medicine wore off, Xiao Wuji stood up directly from the ice bucket.
Seeing Xiao Wuji's actions, Xue Qinghe glanced at him subconsciously, then quickly looked away, pretending not to have seen anything. But Xiao Wuji wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

"Brother Xue, come help me up!"

"I'll call a maid for you!" Xue Qinghe said curtly.

"No need, just come and help me up! We're both men... Wait, are you feeling inferior?" Xiao Wuji suddenly realized.

"You're the one who's insecure!"

Xue Qinghe instantly bristled, slowly walking to Xiao Wuji's side while loudly rebuking him, "I just think your behavior is uncivilized!"

She jumped out of the ice bucket by pressing on Xue Qinghe's shoulder, and then "accidentally" slipped and fell directly into Xue Qinghe's arms.

The hard, unyielding touch made Xue Qinghe involuntarily clench her legs, as if something was about to burst forth. For a moment, she even forgot to push the person away.

Seeing that Xue Qinghe was not moving, Xiao Wuji hurriedly urged, "Brother Xue, don't just stand there, hand me the soul tool!"

It's not that the girls aren't attractive, but rather that they have masculine faces, which makes him simply uninterested.

"what!"

Startled awake by Xiao Wuji's words, Xue Qinghe shoved him aside and fled out the door in a panic.

"Brother Xue, where are you going? I'm not dressed yet!"

Seeing Xue Qinghe flee in disarray, Xiao Wuji helplessly called over the maid outside the door to help him dry off and get dressed.

"Go, take me to see my soul beast!"

Sitting in his wheelchair, Xiao Wuji gave instructions to the two maids behind him.

Led by a maid, Xiao Wuji finally saw the two pitiful soul beasts being carried over by the servants of the Crown Prince's residence.

It looked like a bat, but it had lost its wings and claws, its mouth had been torn apart, and a black iron arrow was stuck in its throat.

The other was a pure white fox-like spirit beast with a unique crescent moon mark on its heart. But it too was now missing its limbs and tail, and its eyes had been cruelly gouged out.

Upon seeing Xiao Wuji arrive, the steward, who was always guarding the soul beast, immediately stepped forward and introduced him:

"This is a Demon Sound Bat, and it's over 40,000 years old!"

"This is a Star Moon Fox, 53,000 years old, with a spiritual attribute!"

No need for introductions!

Xiao Wuji interrupted the steward's impending long speech, saying directly, "These are the soul beasts that I asked His Highness the Crown Prince to find for me. How could I not know their characteristics!"

"Prepare the car, take the spirit beasts, let's go for a stroll on the edge of Sunset Forest!"

"Yes, sir!" The steward accepted the order and left, and Xiao Wuji simply waited where he was.

The life force within his external soul bone had already been completely exhausted, and even the two drops of liquid that had condensed had been consumed again due to the massive depletion of life force. Now, he planned to wander around the outskirts of Sunset Forest and extract some life force before making any further moves.

This process lasted for two days before Xiao Wuji finally transformed both soul beasts into his own soul rings.

"Sound wave localization, and also a consciousness illusion?"

"Why does this soul skill seem a little frivolous?"

Xiao Wuji sensed that his second soul skill was somewhat improper.

The first soul skill is easy to understand; it's the innate ability of a bat. The second soul skill, however, is rather outrageous. It can create an illusion of a person's memories from birth to the present.

The changes one makes to the illusion will be reflected in the memories of others, thus modifying their memories.

However, there are four difficulties. First, this soul skill can only be used on those with lower mental strength. Second, one cannot kill the subject of the memory within the illusion. Third, time does not accelerate within the illusion; although only a moment passes in the outside world, the illusion lasts for a lifetime. Fourth, one cannot use one's bell martial soul or soul skills within the illusion.

It seemed fraught with difficulties, but at this moment, Xiao Wuji had only one thought in his mind.

"The ability to modify memories—isn't that hypnosis?"

"No, this is too obscene!"

"But I really love it!!!"

Suppressing his excitement, he ordered someone to drive back to the Xiao residence, and then plunged into the small dark room where Dugu Yan was imprisoned, where he used his soul skill on her!

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at the same time!

Spirit Hall, Hall of Offerings!
Despite his white hair, Qian Daoliu did not look old; on the contrary, he appeared exceptionally young, without the slightest hint of aging.

He sat cross-legged beneath the angel statue, looking at his granddaughter's letter in his hand, and a genuine smile spread across his face.

His granddaughter had grown up and finally found someone she liked. Although it wasn't mentioned in the letter, the name she kept mentioning made him, a shrewd old man, realize something was amiss.

After reading the letter, Qian Daoliu casually passed it on to several other worshippers.

"Take a look! Xue'er has discovered an extraordinary talent for our Spirit Hall this time!"

The others exchanged glances, then got up and huddled together, looking down at the letters.

After reading the letter, the Second Elder, Golden Crocodile, said impatiently, "Brothers, who would like to come with me to sea and get some whale glue that's 100,000 years old for Xue'er!"

"Let's go together! I haven't seen Xue'er in so long, I miss her terribly!" the Fourth and Fifth Elders said in unison.

"What are you two landlubbers doing there? Let me go!"

"You talk as if you can go into the water!"

"I may not be able to go into the water, but at least I can fly faster than you!"

"What's the use of being able to fly if we can't find a soul beast? I have a soul skill that can amplify my senses, so let me go with my second brother!"

Seeing that the offering hall was almost turning into a martial arts training hall, Qian Daoliu said rather speechlessly:

"Alright, it's just the few of you going together. The sea is different from land; you can encounter anything. It's safer with more people!"

"With me here, there won't be any problems with this ancestral hall!"

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(End of this chapter)