Chapter 255: Soul Power Breaks Through Again
Having obtained what he wanted, Qin Zhengji didn’t linger any longer in the underground demon realm.
After returning to the Great Hall, he first safeguarded the last trace of Shouming’s soul essence.
Then, he took out the last trace of soul essence from the four Blood Demons.
He spread it out and ultimately used it to nourish Shouming’s soul essence.
This kind of soul essence is definitely a great asset, and it’s quite beneficial to Qin Zhengji as well. Otherwise, Yanmu wouldn’t be so downcast.
However, facing the current situation, Qin Zhengji didn’t hesitate for a moment—he turned over the last trace of the Blood Demon’s soul essence to Shouming as nourishment.
Next up was the Succubus’s.
Until finally, only the Soul Essence of the Ming Mo remained.
Qin Zhengji had originally intended to give it to Shouming.
But just then, he suddenly sensed an overwhelming soul power coming from the other side of the Great Hall that left him stunned.
“What the?!”
In shock, Qin Zhengji’s hand, which was already outstretched, froze mid-air.
The next second, he appeared outside Qin Bei’s seclusion room holding onto the trace of Ming Mo’s soul essence.
At that moment, Mu Zhaoxue and Ji Zhuyue were anxiously peering at the room.
They had sensed something was off just now.
Mu Zhaoxue didn’t know what was happening, but seeing Ji Zhuyue frowning naturally made her anxious too.
Inside the room.
Qin Bei had been diligently absorbing the soul power from these soul bodies.
Thanks to the boost from the Undying Phoenix Body, absorbing this soul power posed no problems for him whatsoever.
In just one short hour, Qin Bei’s soul power had already taken on a semblance again.
Finally, it solidified.
After fully absorbing all the soul power, Qin Bei could clearly feel that the intensity of his soul power was even more terrifying than before.
At least double.
Qin Bei felt that even if someone at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm appeared in front of him, he could easily handle it if they were to fight using soul power.
At least, it would be easier than fighting with spiritual energy.
Click~Hiss~
While Qin Bei was sensing the strength of his soul power, the little figure formed from his soul power in his mind began to grow agitated.
The originally transparent little soul figure started gaining color.
At first, Qin Bei didn’t pay much attention, thinking it was a side effect from absorbing so much soul power.
But gradually, he noticed something was wrong.
Not only did the soul figure gain color, but it also started to burn.
Golden flames slowly crept up from its feet, climbing swiftly toward its forehead.
The sudden burn made Qin Bei feel quite uncomfortable.
“Stop!”
Sensing the pain, Qin Bei tried to halt the golden flames from consuming his little figure.
But the flames had completely slipped from his control and continued their relentless burning.
The pain didn’t cloud Qin Bei’s mind; instead, it made him more clear-headed.
After careful observation, Qin Bei discovered an issue.
The soul figure that was being burned appeared to be getting stronger.
In that moment, Qin Bei understood that this was not just some aftereffects from absorbing too much soul power.
Rather, his soul power was evolving in a direction he had never anticipated.
Since it was getting stronger, Qin Bei didn’t worry too much.
As for the pain from the burning, he simply ignored it.
What’s a little pain when you’re getting stronger, right?
Time passed gradually, and soon, Qin Bei noticed changes in the soul figure.
The once transparent body, under the scorching golden flames, now had its legs slowly turning golden.
If you looked closely, tiny flames danced across it.
It was like naughty cells, scattering about everywhere.
“This…”
Without needing to experiment, Qin Bei knew without a doubt that it had indeed gotten much stronger.
But just as he was riding the wave of excitement, he noticed the burning golden flames were slowly shrinking, and there was even a faint feeling that it might extinguish.
Along with that, the pain noticeably lessened.
However, the decrease in pain didn’t thrill Qin Bei.
Because he realized that this was due to the lack of sufficient soul power being provided, meaning his soul power was halting its evolution before it could fully unfold.
He still had soul pearls to contribute some soul power, but they were obviously insufficient.
It was both not enough and not pure enough.
Even if he were to get twice the amount of soul bodies from before, Qin Bei sensed he wouldn’t be able to complete the evolution entirely.
This sudden turn of events left Qin Bei feeling quite regretful.
If he couldn’t finish it this time, who knows when he would get another chance?
“System, is there any way to solve this?”
At that moment, Qin Bei had nothing but the system and a decent stash of krypton gold points.
Unfortunately, the answer he got was disappointing.
System: “The enhancement of soul power only begins after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm. The host’s current cultivation is at the Golden Core Realm, and the system level isn’t sufficient. If you wish to purchase beyond your level, you’ll need to spend a hundred times the krypton gold points to get what you want.”
Qin Bei: …
Great, he finally understood.
He used to think the system’s level wasn’t that significant; after all, many good items were practically useless to him.
This was a lesson learned the hard way!
Being able to exchange for something but not exchanging it directly was two entirely different beasts.
A hundred times the cost? Let’s not even get into whether Qin Bei could afford it or not.
Even if the krypton gold points were plentiful, he definitely wasn’t interested in spending them.
With that thought, Qin Bei could only shake his head in regret.
Yet, deep down, he still felt a sense of joy.
After all, this was an unexpected windfall. If it hadn’t occurred, he wouldn’t have even thought to fight for it.
Though he hadn’t fully completed it, at least it granted him the opportunity for future completion.
That was acceptable.
He then prepared to exit this retreat.
Waiting for the next opportunity to evolve and break through would work too.
However, just as he awaited the golden flame to extinguish completely, he suddenly felt something enter his body the next moment.
Upon realizing what it was, Qin Bei was overjoyed.
Soul Origin!
And not just any—this was a powerful soul origin.
This item was leagues ahead in strength compared to the soul powers he absorbed earlier.
Moreover, the owner of this soul origin was clearly someone of profound cultivation.
Just this tiny trace of soul origin gave Qin Bei a sensation as if he might burst!
At that moment, as he wanted to check what was going on, Qin Zhengji’s serious voice rang out.
“Focus your mind and concentrate on your breakthrough!”
Qin Zhengji’s reminder was quite timely.
Qin Bei responded quickly.
Once the soul origin was in, he controlled it and began the absorption.
And the golden flame that was on the verge of extinguishment burned anew with vigor.
This time, it was evidently even more intense.
Whoosh…
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