NABC 46. Soul Transfer Technique
46. Soul Transfer Technique
On the thirteenth day of the Beast Gathering, the vast Beast Space remained bustling with activity.
On a low-lying grassy area, Xiao Yan easily killed a sixth-tier magical beast. The score on the back of his hand increased as usual, but Xiao Yan was somewhat dissatisfied because he didn't know why his hunting score seemed to have decreased in the past few days.
He had evaluated his hunting scores, but his scores had dropped by about 30% in the past three days, causing his ranking on the leaderboard to fall to seventh.
Xiao Yan knew that the geniuses cultivated by various major forces had begun to exert their strength. Although Lu Zhi was not on the list, Lu Mingzhe had taken his place and occupied the top spot, now ranking third, only behind Xu Yingwu of the Echo Sect and Wan Qing of the Heroes Alliance. Xiao Yan knew that the five major forces besides the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had begun to use their influence to boost their scores. After all, the influence of these forces was undeniable, and they had countless followers willing to follow them. More importantly, with more people came more information, so the five major forces had already begun to take the lead by a wide margin.
Xiao Yan looked at the rankings and began to feel a headache coming on. Although Yang Lingyan had tried his best to maintain his score, the gap had already exceeded three thousand points, and it would only widen further. Xiao Yan had tried recruiting people from the Heavenly Serpent Manor, but the quality was questionable; after all, everyone knew about the Heavenly Serpent Manor's predicament. Many people preferred to trust rising stars like Minghua Tower rather than the Heavenly Serpent Manor.
Xiao Yan could only clear his mind of distractions. After all, it was still in the early stages, and there were still many opportunities. Once Qing Lin, Zi Yan, Xun'er, and the others were all there, he might be able to catch up and surpass them.
Xiao Yan plucked the "Mist-Swallowing Fruit," a herb guarded by a magical beast, and placed it in his storage ring. Although he only glanced at the ring casually, he immediately sensed something was amiss. Something had changed. With a thought, a jade slip appeared in his hand, but it was incomplete, missing more than half of its contents. However, the name was still legible: "Soul Transference Secret Technique!"
Xiao Yan checked the contents of his storage ring and immediately realized the problem: the yellow clod of earth he had bought that day was gone, replaced by this jade slip. Xiao Yan was also slightly surprised; this should be the true form of that thing. Although he didn't know why this change had occurred, it proved that the voice's warning was indeed correct.
Xiao Yan found a secluded spot, his mind settled, and he scanned the jade slip.
"The Soul Transfer Technique is a secret skill I created myself. Future generations will be able to obtain it if they have the opportunity. This secret skill is a technique to enhance the power of the soul."
Xiao Yan was increasingly delighted as he read the jade slip. This secret technique was quite miraculous, capable of converting one's own battle qi into temporary soul power. It's important to know that while cultivating battle qi is relatively easy, methods to increase soul power are extremely rare, generally only relying on gradual level increases.
The only regret is that the secret technique is incomplete; the most important part—the part that utilizes the converted soul power for attack—is missing. Xiao Yan was helpless, as he guessed, based on his own changes, that this thing probably needed to absorb the power from killing magical beasts in the Myriad Beasts Space to be unsealed. And because it was extremely fragile, a part of it broke in his hands, and the merchant probably tried repeatedly, so in the end, the most important part was also lost.
However, Xiao Yan was still unable to contain his excitement. Although he no longer had any means of attack, the Soul Transfer Technique was still of great significance to him. After all, the soul perception converted from his Dou Huang-level Dou Qi could greatly improve the efficiency of his hunting.
Xiao Yan then summoned Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan outside and spoke to them about the matter. Yang Lingyan and Chu Qun were overjoyed to hear this, as the problem of slow hunting speed had also been a concern for them, and they hadn't expected it to be solved so easily.
"In that case, let's all learn this secret technique together!" Xiao Yan said.
Yang Lingyan and Chu Qun were both startled by Xiao Yan's words, then moved. After exchanging a glance, Chu Qun forced himself to say, "Thank you for your kindness, but we are really too embarrassed to learn this secret technique!"
Yang Lingyan nodded in agreement. In the end, this was Xiao Yan's personal achievement and had nothing to do with them.
Xiao Yan chuckled and said, "What does it matter? We're all working together, no need to be so formal. Without you two, I probably wouldn't have even participated in the small market, let alone had the chance to obtain this secret technique."
He handed the jade slip to Chu Qun, and the two of them had no choice but to accept it. After all, they knew Xiao Yan's character well, and since he had spoken, he must be sincere.
But just as Chu Qun was intently scanning the jade slip, he opened his eyes in bewilderment and said, "Huh? There's nothing in here?"
Upon hearing Chu Qun's words, Yang Lingyan also took it and tried it: "Indeed, there's nothing there."
Xiao Yan tried it himself and found that it was clearly the cultivation method of the Soul Transformation Manual. After stepping out, he looked at the two of them and was still a little confused.
"Could this thing have some kind of restriction, so that only the first person who sees it can learn it?" Chu Qun wondered, looking at the jade slip.
Yang Lingyan smiled wryly, "I'm afraid that's probably the case. It seems you're the only one with this good fortune, Xiao Yan."
The two of them never doubted Xiao Yan at all, since if Xiao Yan hadn't said anything, they wouldn't have known anything at all.
"Rest assured, you can cultivate with peace of mind. We will protect you!"
Xiao Yan no longer hesitated and focused on learning the method of converting Dou Qi into soul power.
Xiao Yan guided the Dou Qi within his body to circulate along a completely new route. Although it was extremely sluggish at first, Xiao Yan felt that his soul power was gradually changing over time.
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Two days later, Chu Qun and his companion, who had been dutifully protecting Xiao Yan, suddenly sensed a change in the person beside them. Xiao Yan had vanished in an instant... not in a visual sense, as Xiao Yan was still sitting there perfectly fine, but in terms of soul perception, there was absolutely nothing in the area where Xiao Yan was located.
Both of them showed surprise, and then Yang Lingyan said, "To be able to completely block the senses of two Dou Huang powerhouses at such close range, this secret technique is terrifying!"
Xiao Yan, who had been cultivating with his eyes closed, slowly opened them. Chu Qun even felt an invisible suction force in Xiao Yan's eyes, which made him tremble.
With his fighting spirit nearly exhausted, Xiao Yan slowly stood up. Relying on his terrifying soul perception power, he observed the vast world centered on himself, revealing the location of all the magical beasts.
Xiao Yan looked at the two people beside him and said confidently, "Now is the time to hunt!"