Chapter 676 - 672: Strengthened Soul
Chu Honglin was taken aback, his face solemn.
If it could truly sense the presence of other Great Sky Demons, it would naturally surpass the wondrous use of the Spiritual Rhinoceros Pearl.
But such a thing seemed somewhat beyond belief; he found it hard to believe.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "It might be because of the soul."
Chu Honglin solemnly asked, "Can it truly sense other Great Sky Demons?"
Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, and his palm began to shine with a bright white light.
The white light was infused into the multicolored Soul Pearl.
The multicolored Soul Pearl began to flicker, like a star, with a strange frequency.
A moment later, the flickering stopped, and the multicolored Soul Pearl returned to normal.
Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes: "There’s another Great Sky Demon seizing a body ten miles away."
"Can it truly sense the Great Sky Demons around us?" Chu Honglin stared at him in astonishment: "Isn’t it an illusion?"
"You can tell if it’s an illusion with a test," Chu Zhiyuan said. "Do you want to try?"
Chu Honglin reached out his hand.
Chu Zhiyuan handed the Soul Pearl to him.
After taking it, Chu Honglin tried to operate his power, and his palm began to glow with white light, which was the power of the Great Brightness Fist.
But the Soul Pearl remained motionless.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head: "Uncle, it’s useless."
"What’s the mystery in this?" Chu Honglin asked.
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "It requires his soul power to activate; the Soul Pearl acknowledges its master."
He continued, "They cultivate the Power of Soul, similar to our True Yuan."
"Can you mimic his soul power? Do you know his cultivation method?"
"Even if I borrow his soul power, knowing the method is useless; we cannot practice it," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "The Demon Technique requires the power of the Demon Spirit Realm as a lead."
"...Indeed, then let’s deal with the other Great Sky Demon."
The two first searched inside the half-collapsed house and found nothing unusual.
Chu Zhiyuan stood on the rooftop of the neighboring courtyard, gazing far away.
The surroundings were still, unusually quiet, distant noise faintly audible.
Yet Chu Zhiyuan knew that several people were already spying from the shadows.
Under the Super Sense, these people couldn’t hide.
One large group was the City Guards, while another small group were Martial Arts experts.
Chu Zhiyuan and Chu Honglin were dressed as City Guards, and their waist tokens were authentic.
Seeing this, those Martial Arts experts wisely stayed silent, watching quietly.
The City Guards couldn’t immediately determine it was fake, nor did they act rashly, they just watched.
When the Great Brightness Fist was employed, it was grand and righteous, open and aboveboard.
Among the City Guards were those with sharp eyes, who recognized the Great Brightness Fist, knowing they were Royal members.
Thus they pretended not to see.
They didn’t move, so the other Martial Arts experts wouldn’t act recklessly either.
The area remained quiet, with no one stepping before Chu Zhiyuan and his companion to hinder them.
——
Chu Zhiyuan and Chu Honglin appeared outside another courtyard.
This area of mansions was entirely different from the previous one, very grand and luxurious.
The previous area housed common folks, while this one housed the rich or nobility.
"Is it here?"
Chu Honglin examined the surroundings, seeing four guards standing outside the house, with swords at their waists, looking sharp and formidable, experts of the Transformation Realm.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Shouldn’t be wrong."
"Could it be the owner of this courtyard?"
"I can only sense it here, but to know who exactly, I need to see with my own eyes."
He actually already knew that the owner of this house was an elder, not the one whose body was seized.
The one seized was a young man, judging by the bedroom’s position, he should be the young master of this mansion.
Outside the bedroom, there were two young maids attending, ready for any summons.
The young man’s bedroom was pitch black, while the outer rooms were lit, with two young maids sitting on a low couch, nodding off, their eyes slowly closing, about to fall asleep.
In the darkened bedroom, the young man wasn’t asleep, sitting cross-legged on the bed, operating his power.
Wisps of white mist wrapped around his nose and mouth, inhaling and exhaling silently.
Chu Zhiyuan’s expression was solemn as he whispered, "Uncle, this person’s cultivation far surpasses the previous one."
"How strong?"
"It should be at the Transformation Realm, at least the Third Transition."
"Then the seizing must have been quite a while ago." Chu Honglin snorted: "Must have gathered quite a lot of information by now."
"Uncle, aren’t the Demon Clan diminishing in number?"
Chu Honglin nodded: "Indeed, they are dwindling, which makes them anxious too."
"Then our killing of the Great Sky Demon can’t be hidden, right?"
"Just put it on me."
"Uncle, you can exterminate the Great Sky Demon?"
"My elder brother’s treasure, the Evil Extinguishing Ruyi, can destroy the Great Sky Demon!"
"That’s good to know."
Chu Honglin side-eyed him: "You brat, aren’t you quite bold!"
Chu Zhiyuan chuckled: "With my small arms and legs, I can’t yet withstand the Demon Clan’s assassination."
Chu Honglin: "The guards at your Prince Mansion are a bit thin, thought no one would trouble you before, but now it seems, indeed more guards are needed."
Chu Zhiyuan brightened up: "Thank you, Uncle, can it be done?"
"Should be no problem," Chu Honglin said: "But this also easily draws attention."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "It would be great if two guards of the Divinity Transformation Realm could come."
"You have quite the appetite." Chu Honglin laughed.
Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "Uncle, am I not worth two Divinity Transformation Realm guards now?"
"...Alright, I’ll give it a try." Chu Honglin said.
He looked around, finally shaking his head: "Let the City Guard make a move on this one, capture first, and also seize some others to confuse and avoid desperate resistance."
Chu Zhiyuan quickly nodded: "Uncle is wise!"
This move was indeed more convenient.
As a Prince, there was no need to personally attend to everything, taking unnecessary risks.
For anything, there are always guards to handle, and other attendants as well.
This time, it was merely for secrecy that they would personally get involved.
"Let’s go." Chu Honglin said.
The pair floated away.
Chu Zhiyuan turned his head to glance behind him.
Chu Honglin snorted: "Don’t mind them; I’ll find someone to shut them up."
"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan felt relieved.
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Chu Zhiyuan stood with hands behind his back in the center of the courtyard, looking up at the sky.
In the night sky, stars were dim, and the bright moon was radiant.
The clear light poured over him.
He extended his hand, slowly examining his palm,
His hand was long and fair, a hand that had never done a bit of hard labor, living a life of luxury.
At times he felt familiarity, at other times a strange sense of foreignness.
The familiar and unfamiliar feelings intertwined.
It was the aftermath of absorbing that Great Sky Demon’s memories.
It felt as if he was himself, but also that he was that Great Sky Demon, as well as the original owner.
If he hadn’t used the Heavenly Transmigration Technique, he might have been lost for a long time this time.
It would have taken a long time to wake up, no wonder the disciples of Demon Suppressing Spirit Mountain need to reach the Divinity Transformation Realm to be capable of demon suppression.
After reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm, the mind becomes more solid and pure, the soul stronger.
When devouring the soul of a Great Sky Demon, it avoids backlash and losing oneself.
The Power of Soul has grown significantly stronger, causing his spiritual power to rise greatly.
With strong spiritual power, he could maintain longer visualization time, thus increasing his cultivation time.
At the same time, it also enhanced the effects of visualization, speeding up the absorption of Spiritual Energy.
For an ordinary person, a strong soul only enhances spiritual power.
He mastered the Sword Soul and gained the Divine Skills of an Avatar, each Avatar requiring massive soul consumption to condense.
The enhanced Power of Soul boosted the Divine Skills of the Avatar, allowing him to create more Avatars and making them stronger.