Chapter 33 I, Chen Yao, will repay kindness!
At this moment, Bibi Dong was carefully sensing the flow of soul power in Chen Yao's current form, trying to understand him thoroughly.
Unfortunately, Chen Yao, shrouded in darkness, was covered by a thick veil, making it extremely difficult for Bibi Dong to see clearly.
"This is the concealment ability in his soul skill. Even with my strength, I can hardly see through it. Is this soul skill really that terrifying?
Could this be the confidence he had when he killed me?
If he wasn't so afraid of death, this beast would have found a place to hide after killing me, and it wouldn't have been easy for the Spirit Hall to find him..."
Bibi Dong thought to herself, marveling at the terror of Chen Yao's soul skill.
Then, she abandoned the idea of observing Chen Yao's soul skill and stood aside, her thoughts drifting. Suddenly, a thought sprouted in her mind.
If Chen Yao was in this form, would the root of sin beneath him still be there?
Was it in energy form or physical form?
If it were in energy form, what would it feel like to be harmed by this beast?
Bibi Dong wondered, her face suddenly flushing a startling crimson.
But the next moment, she abruptly snapped back to reality.
"Pah! How could I have such disgusting thoughts? It's all this beast's fault for making me think like this!"
Bibi Dong immediately spat, cursing inwardly, then quickly knelt cross-legged beside Chen Yao, protecting him and daring not to think any further.
However, observing the restless gaze fixed on Chen Yao and her writhing, delicate body, it was clear that Bibi Dong's heart was far from calm.
After all, some thoughts, once taken root, are difficult to eradicate unless one's desires are fulfilled…
As for the other side, Yu Xiaogang lay on the cold ground, completely ignored by Bibi Dong.
As a level 66 Soul Emperor, Bibi Dong had extremely precise control over her strength. With the aid of her soul power, keeping Yu Xiaogang unconscious for 2-3 days was not difficult at all, and she wasn't afraid he would suddenly wake up. ...
The
next day, a sliver of dawn appeared on the horizon, illuminating the gloomy earth.
"Hoo!"
Inside the tent, Chen Yao slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and opened his eyes.
This soul ring was only 900 years old, and in his Dark Body form, Chen Yao absorbed it completely without experiencing any pain.
At this moment, he also learned about his second soul skill,
named the Core of the Evil Fang.
Its effects were simple and direct:
soul power increased by 200%,
total dark attribute energy increased by 500%, and
the quality of dark attribute energy increased by 500%.
Furthermore, in the Core of the Evil Fang state, any attack by Chen Yao had a 10% chance to trigger Black Devour, increasing its power by 1000%.
After learning the effects of his second soul skill, Chen Yao's eyes shone brightly, and he couldn't suppress the smile that appeared on his face.
The first two points were easy to understand: increased soul power and his dark martial soul energy.
This allowed him to use his martial soul more freely, such as the self-created soul skill—Evil Touch—that Chen Yao used when torturing Bibi Dong last time.
With the blessing of the Evil Core, and disregarding his own mental exhaustion, he could last for five more nights, enough to send shivers down Bibi Dong's spine.
Some rare soul beasts on the continent possess similar soul skills, which is why Chen Yao remained calm after understanding these two effects.
However, upon learning the latter two effects of the Evil Core, Chen Yao was completely unable to remain calm.
As the saying goes, quantitative change leads to qualitative change, and the improvement in the quality of Chen Yao's dark energy directly resulted in a qualitative change—an astonishing 500%.
To put it simply, an ordinary flame in a certain world, with a 500% quality improvement, would become a beast fire.
And if a beast fire received a 500% quality improvement, it would likely be directly promoted to a different kind of fire.
Chen Yao's dark martial soul was already extraordinary; with this quality improvement, could it be called "different black"?
As for the last one, Black Devour, it filled
Chen Yao with ecstasy.
It was somewhat like a spell critical hit in a game.
Although there's only a 10% chance of triggering it, every attack Chen Yao makes is calculated in this way. His Martial Soul can release two dark tentacles to assist his attacks.
If Chen Yao activates both tentacles simultaneously, the combined probability (1 - 80% x 80) is 36%!
Moreover, Chen Yao didn't possess two tentacles from the moment his Martial Soul awakened; initially, he only had one. However, after obtaining his first Soul Ring, a second one mysteriously extended.
In other words, now that Chen Yao has obtained his second spirit ring, his martial soul is about to extend a third tentacle.
(1 - 80% × 80) That is, a total probability of 48%.
(This calculation was copied from the comments section; although I don't understand it, it seems to make sense, so let's use that.)
If he successfully obtains the immortal herb and improves his aptitude, then his tentacles can continue to extend. At that time, every strike Chen Yao makes will trigger the Black Devouring effect.
For a moment, Chen Yao couldn't stop smiling. The spirit skill this spirit ring gave him had far exceeded his original expectations.
Although Chen Yao currently has two spirit skills, one is a functional defensive spirit skill, and the other is a buff spirit skill that enhances his own status; he doesn't have any offensive spirit skills.
He isn't too worried about this aspect. After all, his martial soul is pure energy, complex and diverse, with extremely strong malleability.
As long as he is willing to settle down and study, he can easily create his own spirit skills based on his dark martial soul and his current three tentacles!
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong, watching Chen Yao grinning foolishly to himself, grew suspicious.
She wondered what kind of soul skill this beast had acquired to make him so happy.
Just as Bibi Dong was about to ask, Chen Yao's expression suddenly turned serious, and he abruptly looked outside the tent.
"Something has entered the camp,"
Chen Yao said, his eyes flashing with a sinister light.
"How is that possible? I didn't sense it!"
Bibi Dong exclaimed, startled, and stood up in disbelief.
"It has the same aura as this Bo Xie Dark Fang, and it's very well hidden. If I hadn't just absorbed its soul ring, I wouldn't have been able to detect it either,"
Chen Yao said, pointing to the soul beast's corpse on the ground.
Hearing this, Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow, remembering how much effort she had spent searching for this soul beast in the forest. It was understandable that she hadn't noticed its arrival.
"Looks like they've come for revenge. I didn't expect such rare soul beasts to travel in pairs."
Bibi Dong spoke, rising to her feet. Her soul power erupted around her, her beautiful eyes gleaming with purple light as she began to carefully survey the camp.
Soon, Bibi Dong sensed an unusual fluctuation of soul power within the camp.
"800 years of soul power? I don't know whether to call you infatuated or foolish. Sensing my soul power, you still dare to come alone for revenge..." A look of
surprise flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, but her hands moved swiftly. With a flick of her jade hand, a streak of purple energy transformed into a sharp spider spear, shooting out towards a shadowy spot.
"Pfft!"
A sound of flesh being pierced rang out, followed by a twisting of the shadow, transforming into a soul beast identical to the evil dark beast inside the tent.
It was on the verge of death.
Seeing a priceless soul beast about to die, Bibi Dong felt no emotion.
Bibi Dong then planned to kill him
because she knew that, given Chen Yao's vengeful nature, he would definitely not allow Yu Xiaogang, who had repeatedly caused him trouble, to absorb the spirit ring of this rare spirit beast.
Chen Yao did indeed think as Bibi Dong did, but just as she was about to act, a sudden thought flashed through his mind, and he quickly stopped her.
"Wait!"
Bibi Dong heard the voice and immediately turned around, puzzled. She saw Chen Yao approaching, a strange smile on his face, and said,
"Master Yu has gone to great lengths to find this precious spirit ring for me. I am not ungrateful. Why not let Master Yu absorb this spirit ring? It would be a way of repaying him."
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