socalfunplaces Chapter 69, Second Soul Skill: Shadow Binding
Chapter 69, Second Soul Skill: Shadow Binding
Chapter 69 Second Soul Skill, Shadow Binding
However, Ye Qifeng could not end his meditation at this time, as there was still excess soul ring energy in his body that had not been refined.
After this energy is refined, it will be used to increase one's soul power level.
Unlike Ye Qifeng in meditation, Bibi Dong and Nihuang, who were responsible for guarding, had tense and solemn expressions on their beautiful faces.
My heart was in my throat.
Bibi Dong, in particular, was both expectant and afraid, fearing that something might happen to Ye Qifeng. Her light purple eyes never left Ye Qifeng for a moment.
My heart pounded with tension, mirroring Ye Qifeng's furrowed brows.
Unlike the smooth absorption of the first spirit ring, absorbing a spirit ring of nearly five thousand years became sluggish and difficult.
Under the watchful eyes of the two, Ye Qifeng began to absorb the soul ring, and his body began to tremble continuously.
The trembling finally stopped an hour later and gradually subsided.
Sensing that Ye Qifeng had broken through the bottleneck and reached the realm of a Great Soul Master, he knew that the most dangerous stage had passed.
The period will then become more stable; all you need to do is continue refining the remaining soul ring energy into soul power.
"A second soul ring approaching the five-thousand-year level, I wonder how many levels Xiao Feng's soul power will grow to?" Bibi Dong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After breaking through his cultivation level, the originally scorching energy in Ye Qifeng's body suddenly became less volatile, the burning pain suddenly disappeared, and a gentle warmth instantly spread throughout his body, giving him a warm and comfortable feeling.
Ye Qifeng continued to absorb the energy of the soul ring.
Time slowly passed, and under the mental perception of Bibi Dong and Nihuang, Ye Qifeng's soul power level steadily increased: level 22, level 23, level 24.
At this moment, the Shadow Martial Soul gradually became more and more solid.
Another half hour passed.
At this moment, a faint glimmer of dawn appeared in the distance to the east, indicating that it was already daylight.
Ye Qifeng's soul power level ultimately remained at level twenty-five.
A single spirit ring actually provided a three-level increase in spirit power. Bibi Dong and Nihuang couldn't help but exchange a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
After absorbing the spirit ring, Ye Qifeng slowly opened his eyes.
An extremely pleasant feeling suddenly overwhelmed me, and it was impossible to describe in words.
He discovered that his body was different again.
He seemed to have grown taller, and all his physical attributes had been enhanced under the influence of the spirit ring. His strength, stamina, hearing, eyesight, sense of smell, and so on had all become stronger, and he felt light and comfortable all over.
He looked at Bibi Dong and Nihuang and smiled:
"Teacher, Ninth Sister, I did it!"
Before the two could speak, Ye Qifeng began to introduce and demonstrate the soul skill granted by his second soul ring:
"My second spirit ring granted me a control skill called Shadow Bind."
After saying that, Ye Qifeng activated his soul skill towards a shrub about the thickness of a human head not far away.
"Second Soul Skill, Shadow Bind!"
Two purple spirit rings instantly rose from beneath Ye Qifeng's feet. At the same time, the second spirit ring shone brightly with purple light, and a black shadow suddenly shot out from the Shadow Martial Soul, transforming into black vines that directly bound the bushes.
Ye Qifeng introduced:
"The second soul skill grants a binding control skill, which not only has a strong control effect, but can also control multiple targets."
"The area of the restraint is centered on me, but this area will increase as my soul power level increases. Currently, my soul power is level 25, so the control range is only 250 meters in radius."
"In addition, the more targets are bound, the more soul power is consumed. However, because this is a soul skill with a lifespan of nearly five thousand years, the binding power is great, but the soul power consumption is also great. With my current soul power reserves, I can only powerfully bind a maximum of five targets at a time."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qifeng activated his will, and several black shadows from his Shadow Martial Soul rushed out, binding several small trees about the thickness of an arm nearby.
Then he said:
"The resilience of the Shadow Vines is comparable to that of the five-thousand-year-old Soul-Devouring Vine. They also have the potential to grow and can control the binding force separately as needed."
With a clench of his fist, Ye Qifeng snapped one of the small trees, about the thickness of an arm, that was bound by shadow vines in an instant, while the rest of the trees remained motionless.
"In addition, the shadow vines released by the Shadow Bind skill also inherit the devouring attribute of the Soul Devouring Vine. Once the Shadow Bind skill hits and binds the target, the shadow vines will continuously devour the soul power and life force of the bound target, and at the same time convert it into soul power to feed back to the user."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qifeng activated his will, and the shadow vines binding the thick shrubs suddenly extended fine black needles that pierced into the shrubs.
The shrubs then withered quickly and visibly, their leaves turning from green to yellow and falling off in an instant, leaving only bare trunks.
Ye Qifeng felt a unique life force enter his martial soul and then feed back into him, restoring the soul power he had just consumed.
The amount restored was minimal, only a trace.
After all, it only devoured an ordinary shrub. If it were a spirit beast or spirit master with cultivation, it would be a different story.
"It seems this soul skill is indeed quite good." After hearing this, Nihuang immediately exclaimed in admiration.
Bibi Dong nodded as well.
However, she still gave Ye Qifeng a pointer, her tone serious:
"Xiao Feng, your teacher has one more thing to say: it's best not to use the devouring attribute that comes with Shadow Binding lightly, lest it cause your soul power to become impure."
The Devouring attribute is extremely domineering and cruel, as Bibi Dong knew.
Her second martial soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor, also possesses the attribute of devouring, making it even more domineering than Ye Qifeng's Shadow Binding Soul Skill.
The Soul-Devouring Spider King's devouring ability can not only devour soul power and life force, but it can also devour souls and bodies.
This can no longer be described simply as domineering.
It should be called evil.
Bibi Dong knew that the ability to devour could easily become addictive if overused.
She has only used it once in her entire life, and she can't help but want to use it again. She had a hard time suppressing that thought.
"Yes, teacher, I will use it with caution," Ye Qifeng replied.
Even if Bibi Dong didn't say anything, Ye Qifeng didn't intend to abuse this devouring ability.
After all, power gained through devouring and seizing never truly belongs to oneself.
Excessive use can easily lead to dependency and cause one's soul power to become impure and mixed.
At that time, it will take a lot of time to digest and purify one's own soul power.
This would be a losing proposition.
Perhaps we can try modifying it later, so that it only devours without absorbing into itself, or purifies it directly after devouring. This will take time, so we can't rush it, we have to take it slowly. Ye Qifeng thought to himself.
At this moment, the sun finally rose in the distance, its golden light bathing the entire Starry Sky Forest, instantly dispelling the pure darkness within the dense woods.
"Now that Xiao Feng's spirit rings have been acquired, let's prepare to return to the Spirit Hall." Bibi Dong said leisurely. "We can also train Xiao Feng's combat abilities along the way. Let's go."
Then, the three of them sped off towards the outside of the Star Dou Great Forest.
(End of this chapter)