Soul Impact
In a secluded cultivation ground within the Soul Realm, inside a hall filled with soul candles of all the Soul Clan's disciples, a candle with Hun Yucun's name suddenly went out.
"Huh? Hun Yucun's Soul Candle has gone out," a young boy sweeping the floor said in surprise.
"Oh, you mean that Hun Yucun? I heard someone from the outside world challenged the Soul Path, and he went to fight. Guess he lost and got killed," a middle-aged man nearby glanced at it indifferently and said nothing.
"But teacher, don't we need to report this? A Soul Clan disciple was killed..." the young boy asked.
The old man chuckled coldly, disdainfully saying, "Just a menial disciple with a first-grade bloodline, a waste who isn't even qualified to participate in the clan's coming-of-age ceremony. No need to bother with disciples without a Clan Mark; they're as good as dead."
The old man waved his hand dismissively. In a Dou Di family, the concentration of Dou Di bloodline is everything. Low-grade bloodlines are not even considered true family members.
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Meanwhile, in the Soul Realm passage trial, Xiao Yan held up his Soul Token and said, "I want an additional test! I challenge the Soul Test!"
Although Xiao Yan didn't know how many days he had been in here, he hadn't forgotten what Soul Old Ghost had said when he entered the passage: the Soul Palace focuses more on cultivating the Soul and Soul Skills, advising him to choose Soul Skill trials and fight with Souls.
In other words, Soul Old Ghost initially suggested that Xiao Yan challenge based on his Soul strength rather than relying on cultivation and Dou Techniques, mainly because Xiao Yan's cultivation was too weak.
On the contrary, due to his innate talent, Xiao Yan's Soul strength was very high, and this talent could earn him a good rating.
The reason Xiao Yan didn't choose to challenge the Soul Test from the beginning was for this very moment—he wanted an additional test.
Xiao Yan had planned it all along: first earn some Soul Points to exchange for a pill that enhances Soul strength, then take the Soul strength trial challenge. This way, he could surely add a bit more to his score.
If he could directly achieve a Mystic High-Rank evaluation and get a thousand Soul Points, wouldn't the Spirit Heart Soul Gathering Art be directly in his hands!
Especially after fighting Hun Yucun, Xiao Yan became even more eager for a Soul cultivation Cultivation Method.
Buzz~~ As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, the Soul Token emitted a faint, dark light, and his mind went into a daze. Xiao Yan was no stranger to this; the Soul Token had the miraculous effect of allowing one's Soul to leave the body and pass through the Soul Realm passage.
When Xiao Yan opened his eyes again, he found himself in another trial ground, with only a runway in front of him and three Soul Light Membranes as obstacles.
"This is where I challenge Soul strength?"
Xiao Yan looked down at his hands. He was definitely not in his physical body right now but in the form of a Soul Body, without substance.
Logically, with Xiao Yan's current Soul strength, he shouldn't be able to transform into a Soul Body, but somehow, in the Soul Palace's Soul Path, he managed to do so with the power of the Soul Token.
[Initiating Mystic Rank Soul Power Evaluation Test. Learn the most basic Yellow Rank High-Level Soul Skill, Soul Impact. Use the Soul Skill Soul Impact to attack the Soul Light Membrane. Breaking through the membrane means passing the test.]
A Soul message instantly implanted itself into Xiao Yan's mind, and information about a Dou Technique quickly appeared in his mind.
"Yellow Rank High-Level Soul Skill, Soul Impact, allows one's Soul to leave the physical body for a very short time, using the Soul to collide with the opponent's Soul, making it impossible to defend against."
Xiao Yan frowned. This Soul Impact should be the weakest Soul Skill in the Soul Palace, yet it's only Yellow Rank High-Level.
Moreover, this Soul Skill seemed very powerful, allowing the Soul to briefly leave the body to attack the opponent, but according to Xiao Yan's understanding, it was simply a collision attack without any technique.
It was like headbutting someone else's head; the winner depended entirely on who had the 'harder head,' meaning the Soul Impact depended on who had stronger Soul power. The weaker one would be stunned by the opponent's Soul.
It might even shatter the opponent's Soul, causing them to lose their Soul.
However, if the opponent's Soul was stronger than his, it would be like an egg hitting a rock, tantamount to suicide!
"No wonder they want me to learn this kind of Soul Skill as a challenge test. This Soul Skill has no technical content at all; it purely depends on individual Soul power strength!"
Soul Old Ghost hadn't deceived Xiao Yan. He recommended Xiao Yan to challenge Soul power because it was his greatest advantage.
In actual combat challenges with cultivation, battles were ever-changing, and there would be relationships of restraint due to different opponents.
Just like Zhang Chuanwu of the Poison Sect in the Chu Yun Empire, facing a poison master was very dangerous if one wasn't prepared, but he happened to meet Xiao Yan, an Alchemist.
With a body full of pills.
During the fight with Hun Yucun, Xiao Yan also had the advantage of an Earth Rank Dou Technique. If Xiao Yan didn't have the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, he probably would have lost to Hun Yucun.
However, the Soul power test was simple. Soul power was as strong as it was, and it wouldn't change because you had powerful Dou Techniques or Soul Skills, nor would it change due to the strength of your cultivation.
The Soul power test was more like a talent test.
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged and began to recall the Soul information from just now. Even if he failed the challenge, it wouldn't hurt to learn this free Yellow Rank High-Level Soul Skill.
Maybe at a critical moment, this Soul Impact would play a key role.
"This Soul Skill doesn't seem too difficult to learn. Is it easier to learn Soul Skills when in a Soul Body state?" Xiao Yan slowly stood up, looking at the light membrane in front of him.
Before long, Xiao Yan actually grasped the method of using this Soul Skill! This Soul Skill was different from Dou Techniques; there was no proficiency, no division into entry-level, mastery, and so on.
The strength of Soul Impact depended entirely on Soul power.
After some learning, Xiao Yan had a deeper understanding of the Soul Light Membrane in front of him. This Soul Light Membrane looked very thin, but if one's Soul Realm was weaker than the Mortal Realm Intermediate Stage, it couldn't be broken through.
"This Mystic Rank Soul Power challenge has a total of three Soul Light Membranes, which should correspond to Mystic Low-Rank, Intermediate, and Advanced. That means if I want to get a Mystic Advanced Rank rating, I have to break through all three Soul Light Membranes in a row."
Xiao Yan patted his forehead. He was currently in a Soul Body state, so to put it bluntly, using Soul Impact now was like hitting something directly with his head! In a sense, the Soul Impact Soul Skill was like making your head harder.
Soul Impact required no skill at all, it just depended on how tough your head was!
Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, his legs suddenly rushed forward, and then, in a very simple and crude manner, he slammed his head into the first Soul Light Membrane.
With a bang, the Soul Light Membrane shattered like glass, and Xiao Yan immediately felt a backlash that made him feel a little dazed.
"So this is Soul Impact. Using a Soul Skill also carries a certain risk." Soul Impact was the most basic Soul Skill, and more advanced Soul Skills were essentially similar, all involving condensing one's Soul to attack others.
Once something happened to the Soul Skill, it would backfire and affect one's own Soul.
Xiao Yan didn't stop, but continued in one breath, slamming his head into the second Soul Light Membrane. With a crisp cracking sound, Xiao Yan instantly felt his Soul trembling violently.
"I refuse to believe it!" Xiao Yan clenched his fists, and with a kick of his feet, he slammed into the last Soul Light Membrane like a cannonball.
With a loud clang like a bell, Xiao Yan was bounced back and fell to the ground. If anyone saw Xiao Yan's state at this time, they would definitely be very surprised. Now Xiao Yan's Soul Body was like a TV with static, and his Soul Body was almost unable to maintain its form.
[Completed Mystic Rank Soul Trial, granted the title of Mystic Advanced Rank Soul Envoy, you can choose to exit the trial field and enter the Treasure Hall to use Soul Points to exchange for resources.]
Hearing the Soul voice, Xiao Yan slowly sat up, grinned, and looked at the Soul Light Membrane. There was actually a small hole in the middle! "Hey, Hun Xuzi, can you hear me? If I refine pills, can you give me some extra points?"
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