The Raiden Shogun quickly reacted. "Can this Devil Fruit power absorb other souls to nourish Kitsune Saiguu's spirit?"
"Yes! In fact... I have been nourishing her soul with Tenseiga, but the souls I could collect were too few..."
Nourishing Hanachirusato was not simple. Her soul level was very high. Low-level souls were useless to her; only high-end monsters could sustain her. For instance, in the last mission, Su Han had specifically given Tenseiga to others to absorb the souls of the Big Mom Pirates.
That was why he was annoyed when Hanachirusato wasn't properly cultivating yesterday.
Hearing Su Han's words, the Raiden Shogun began to think deeply.
Seeing her look, Su Han quickly warned her, "Don't even think about starting a war! Souls from the otherworld or from monsters in this world are enough. Peaceful development is best right now."
Inazuma had just stabilized. It was not suitable for any fighting. Focusing on developing strength was paramount. Among Liyue, Mondstadt, and Inazuma, Inazuma was the weakest. If Liyue launched a war now, it could crush Inazuma in minutes.
"Uh... alright. I'll only fight where you tell me to." The Raiden Shogun immediately abandoned the idea.
Mona, standing nearby, was covered in black lines. The Electro Archon was seriously considering starting a war! Truly terrifying.
At this time, Shenhe asked, "Can the Thunder Manifestation also provide soul energy?"
"Yes, of course... but let's hold the festival first. After the event, I will personally go to Amakumo Peak. Once Lumine defeats the Thunderbird, I will collect the soul fragment."
The Thunder Manifestation was the powerful lingering grievance of Kapatcir, so its soul energy would naturally be immense.
Everyone nodded. The most important thing now was the ongoing Sweetheart Festival.
However, just as Su Han was preparing to study the Soul Runes, someone rushed in from outside. The person was holding a stack of receipts, which gave off a bad feeling.
"Lord Su Han, these are the receipts delivered by the merchants this morning, all from a Mr. Zhongli. He said he is your friend and even showed a token to prove it..."
Looking at the hundred receipts, Su Han nodded expressionlessly. "Put them there. I will have someone pay the bills later."
"Yes, my lord..."
After the soldier left, the room erupted in laughter.
"How much did Mr. Zhongli buy? He has so many receipts..."
"Let me see... exquisite crystal cakes, tea from Xinyue Kiosk... Good heavens, it's all food... there are also various barbecues, and... three barrels of fine wine??"
"My heavens... we stocked up from the Pirate World, and Mr. Zhongli is stocking up from us!"
Hearing the discussion, Shenhe defended softly, "He only has this one hobby, and Mr. Zhongli's combat power is very strong. Just consider it a gift for him..."
In fact, she already knew Zhongli's true identity. Only people in the group who didn't know that Zhongli was Rex Lapis were those who hadn't interacted much with Liyue. Ganyu was the exception; her idol worship was too deep to let her realize the truth.
Su Han sighed helplessly. "It's fine, we earn a lot of money anyway... Mona, tally it up. I will have the Shogunate soldiers send the money over. Those merchants aren't easy either. They must be paid."
"Alright! I'll take care of it..." Mona took the stack of receipts and began calculating.
As for Paimon's unlimited card, the principle was the same: Su Han would ultimately pay for everything purchased with the card. If he gave money directly, Lumine would likely be too embarrassed to accept. But a free card was different.
While everyone was busy, Su Han began to seriously study the Soul Runes.
Under his attempts, he slowly uncovered the mysteries of the Runes.
First, to cultivate the Soul Runes, he had to act as the medium. He had to plant a Soul Eye in the other person. This seed was the imprint of the soul power. The person who received the Soul Eye could then perceive their own soul and cultivate the secret arts within the Runes.
Although it was not a traditional cultivation method, being able to cultivate the soul was remarkable.
With the research concluded, Su Han decided to try it. He found a quiet room, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate.
The power of the fruit activated. He saw his own soul body.
Unlike the souls in the One Piece world, Su Han's soul was golden, like a shining sun. It emitted a faint, ethereal glow.
"So this is my soul? I didn't expect it to be so powerful..." Su Han smiled.
A transmigrator was indeed powerful. His soul strength was probably already at the semi-Demon God level.
He quickly collected his thoughts and began his first cultivation. He chanted the Soul Runes. Mysterious symbols appeared in the air. A layer of silver mist appeared around his soul body. The mist seemed to be filtering something.
With each breath of his soul, the imperfections on his spirit were slowly repaired.
Ten minutes. Half an hour.
It wasn't until three hours later that Su Han felt a sense of fatigue and stopped cultivating.
When the mist dispersed, he found that the outline of his soul body was much clearer. And his soul was more condensed.
However, this was a sealed room without sunlight... if it were under sunlight, he felt his soul would be burned.
"If I continue to cultivate like this, I wonder if I can reach the state of Yang God..." Su Han opened his eyes and muttered to himself.
In some Xianxia worlds, Yang God was a realm. One could allow their soul to leave their body even during the day. They could even perform various profound techniques.
Once he confirmed that the Soul Rune technique was effective, Su Han opened the Multiverse Mission Group and announced the news.
Su Han:Everyone, when you are done tonight, come to Tenshukaku... I will assist you in cultivating the Soul Runes! Note: Do not force yourselves. And do not cultivate this secret art under daylight.
Xiangling:Why is that?
Hu Tao:You idiot! How can a soul appear during the day? It will be burned by the sun!
Yae Miko:Yes, the daylight is strong... it is harmful to all spiritual bodies... the areas like the Seelie Garden or Wuwang Hill in Liyue are places where sunlight never reaches.
Eula:But that's not right? Why can Kitsune Saiguu walk around during the day?
Kamisato Ayaka:That must be due to the condensation of her soul body... I remember Su Han once said that a resilient soul can ignore sunlight.
Su Han:Correct. Hanachirusato is like that. Her body and soul were swallowed by the black mud of the calamity and still remained. You can imagine how strong her soul is. Therefore, I warn you. Don't cultivate under the daylight, or your soul will be burned.
Jean:Mm... I understand!
Mona:Got it!
Yae Miko:By the way, the special discount area is about to refresh. I wonder what kind of treasure will appear this time... The last Xuanyuan Sword was so strong. This time won't be weak, right...
Ningguang:I hope so. It would be best if some similar items appeared. I feel that the ley lines in our Teyvat world seem to have big problems. If we can have more holy artifacts like the Xuanyuan Sword, we will be much safer.
Mona:The most critical thing is that the Xuanyuan Sword is strong! If it were to slash down, even Stormterror wouldn't be able to withstand it... it would be killed instantly.
Everyone who had experienced the Xuanyuan Sword understood its terror. It was a human-path holy weapon. Its power of judgment was incomparably terrifying. It specialized in killing demons!
Hu Tao:Sigh... whatever refreshes is fine. I just asked the workers, even with the fishmen helping, they only found two Mikage Furnace fragments. It's too hard to find...
Lisa:Can't you use that Treasure Compass? Didn't they say it can find anything?
Su Han:It won't work. The compass can only find one item at a time. And the Mikage Furnace fragments are numerous. If the item goes on cooldown, we'll be in trouble later.
The compass, if asked to find the Mikage Furnace fragments, could only find one piece. And it would have a prolonged cooldown. The loss outweighed the gain.
Mona:In that case, let my water elementals help too...
Yae Miko:I have already arranged for Shogunate soldiers to use the submarines from the One Piece world to help search. Don't worry, Tao-tao... we will find them soon.
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