Chapter 63: The Legendary Waste Martial Soul
Twisting its tiny body, the little serpent opened its mouth, and immediately, streams of black mist surged toward it.
"Devouring."
Lin Feng could naturally sense every change in his martial soul. At this moment, the little serpent martial soul was actually devouring the black mist.
Moreover, as the black mist entered the serpent's body, its form began to gradually expand.
Many dark tentacles reached out toward the serpent, but without any surprise, these tentacles seemed to merely be its food, drawn into its belly. This bizarre scene left Lin Feng utterly stunned.
The powerful spirit beast had left Lin Feng helpless, seemingly waiting only for his life essence to be drained. But he had never expected that the serpent shadow, the so-called waste martial soul, would stir for the first time.
The ferocious visage in the darkness also seemed to sense something amiss, its pupils flickering with a dim light.
Instantly, countless streams of mist and dark tentacles abandoned Lin Feng, all rushing toward the serpent.
"Woo..."
Under Lin Feng's astonished gaze, the serpent appeared extremely excited. Its mouth suddenly opened wide, transforming into a gaping maw, and the endless black mist and dark tentacles were directly swallowed.
And this seemed far from enough. The serpent's body grew larger and larger, expanding from a one-foot shadow to dozens of feet, like a coiled python sweeping everything before it.
The phantom demon beast let out a whimpering roar and struggled against the python, but its body was still being devoured bit by bit.
Lin Feng's body felt lighter as the phantom demon beast released him and fled as a mass of black mist.
"Roar!" The python let out a roar similar to the phantom demon beast's, its almost corporeal body lunging forward instantly. Opening its massive jaws, it directly swallowed the black mist before returning to Lin Feng's side.
The python's body gradually shrank, reverting to a small serpent, though it was now larger than before, a full three feet long. It coiled on Lin Feng's shoulder, this almost tangible serpent falling into slumber.
"Swallowed?"
Lin Feng's eyes bulged wide. The black mist had completely dissipated, and the phantom demon beast was nowhere to be seen.
This... was a waste martial soul?
Lin Feng's mouth twitched. Just then, a surge of powerful energy slammed into his body. Lin Feng felt a tremor run through him, his head buzzing, and then his body collapsed, unconscious.
No one knew how much time had passed. Lin Feng slowly awoke, opening his eyes to gaze at the ceiling of this beast's cave dwelling with a profound look.
"Boom."
Suddenly, Lin Feng's body sprang up violently, his eyes flickering with uncertainty, filled with shock and awe.
Focusing his mind, the Heavenly Radiance martial soul appeared, and everything around him became clear. The radiant Heavenly Book floated in the air.
Then, the serpent shadow emerged once more. This three-foot serpent, its body growing increasingly solid, remained asleep, its modest form coiled on Lin Feng's shoulder, appearing extremely affectionate.
Dual martial souls!
Just then, a scene that shook Lin Feng's soul occurred. Behind him, another shadow slowly materialized. This shadow was a cold face, along with a pair of dark pupils.
"Phantom demon beast."
Lin Feng's entire body trembled violently. How could this be? The phantom demon beast that had nearly devoured him had now... become his martial soul.
Third, martial soul!!!
Dual martial souls were already geniuses, true top-tier prodigies, extremely rare on the continent, appearing perhaps once in a million martial cultivators. Yet he, Lin Feng, had manifested an unheard-of three martial souls.
Three martial souls—if spoken of, it would probably frighten others to death.
Extending his palm, white qi barrier pulsed and flickered in his hand, vast and powerful.
"My strength... has reached the Spirit Martial Realm, Second Layer?"
Lin Feng felt his mind short-circuiting. Even though he had released the Heavenly Radiance martial soul, maintaining extreme calm and a terrifying computational state, he still found it hard to suppress his shock. What was happening to him was simply too astonishing.
His eyes flickered uncertainly. Lin Feng fell silent, pondering for a moment.
"It seems this serpent shadow can devour demon beasts, making them serve me and attach to me as my martial souls. It can also transfer the beast's essence to me, enhancing my strength."
Lin Feng arrived at the only possible conclusion, a faint smile curling at the corners of his mouth.
Waste martial soul?
This so-called waste martial soul of his, which had been ridiculed, was nothing short of heaven-defying. If those who had mocked him knew how powerful this waste martial soul truly was, he wondered what expressions they would wear.
"Damn, I guess this is what they call surviving a great calamity."
Lin Feng withdrew his martial souls, wanting nothing more than to roar at the sky. But since he didn't know where he was, he could only use a word from his past life to express his state of mind.
"Heaven Devouring, Heaven Devouring—even heaven must be devoured. A good name." Lin Feng murmured to himself. The name of the martial soul had inexplicably imprinted itself in his mind. This unremarkable serpent shadow was called the Heaven Devouring Martial Soul.
"Mo Xie, if I, Lin Feng, don't kill you, I swear I'm not human."
Standing up, a bone-chilling murderous intent flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.
Taking a deep breath, a foul, tainted air was drawn into Lin Feng's body, carrying a demonic scent.
Lin Feng carefully examined this dark cave dwelling. It was a demon beast's lair, making him feel very uncomfortable.
Striding out, what appeared before Lin Feng was a trampled forest. A violent demonic aura filled the space. Standing there, he could even feel the slight tremors of the earth and occasionally hear the roars and cries of demon beasts not far away.
"It seems the beast tide is still ongoing."
Lin Feng knew that a beast tide could never consist of just a single wave of demon beast attacks. After he had been captured by the phantom demon beast, there must have been other powerful demon beast surges sweeping through the entire Black Wind Ridge.
Releasing the Heavenly Radiance martial soul, Lin Feng's pupils turned cold and profound, dark and endless. His vision became exceptionally sharp, his hearing crystal clear. The movements within a radius of several li all fell into his mind, presented like a picture.
At the same time, a strange mist coiled up from beneath Lin Feng's feet, quickly enveloping his body. Instantly, Lin Feng was shrouded in a hazy, illusory mist, his features indistinguishable, making it impossible to tell if he was human or demon.
This was the ability granted to Lin Feng by the Phantom Demon martial soul. Phantom demon beasts were extremely skilled at creating illusions, to the point where even their true forms were invisible. Now, with the phantom demon beast as his martial soul, disguising himself was effortless.
Deep within the Black Wind Ridge, with demon beasts rampant, there were many beasts in the nearby area alone, some with extremely powerful auras. Lin Feng had to be extremely cautious, disguising himself.
Moving his body in the direction the demon beasts were rushing, since it was a beast tide, the direction these beasts were advancing would naturally be the exit of the Black Wind Ridge.
At this moment, Lin Feng, wrapped in black mist, drifted through the air like a true phantom demon beast.
Some weak, ordinary demon beasts, as Lin Feng passed by, actually prostrated themselves on the ground, letting out whimpering sounds of submission. The world of demon beasts was even more naked than that of humans—the strong preyed on the weak.
Even many spirit beasts kept their distance from Lin Feng. An adult phantom demon beast was at least a fifth-level spirit beast or higher, extremely terrifying, not something ordinary spirit beasts could compare to.
"The depths of the Black Wind Ridge... are too frightening."
Having truly entered the Black Wind Ridge, Lin Feng now understood its terror. Recalling how he had dared to hunt demon beasts here with the strength of the Qi Martial Realm, he couldn't help but sigh. Truly, ignorance was bliss. If any of these spirit beasts inside had charged out, they would have been dead for sure.
Of course, perhaps in the eyes of spirit beasts, Qi Martial Realm cultivators were like ants, completely beneath their notice—just like how he now looked at ordinary low-level demon beasts.
"Such a good opportunity—why not hunt some demon beasts and seize their beast cores?"
Lin Feng's heart stirred. Spirit beasts were not like ordinary demon beasts. They devoured the essence of heaven and earth, and the beast cores they produced were extremely precious and valuable. If given to alchemists or artifact refiners, they could be used to refine pills and powerful spirit weapons. It was also said that powerful cultivators could directly filter out the demonic taint from spirit beast cores, devouring their essence to enhance their cultivation.
Good pills could quickly heal injuries, even regrow broken bones. It was even said that heaven-defying pills could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to white bones.
And good weapons could greatly enhance a cultivator's attack power or defense, boosting their strength.
All of these could be obtained by trading demon beast cores. That was why so many people on the continent risked their lives to hunt powerful demon beasts and seize their cores.
Lin Feng now realized he was far too poor. Aside from the flexible sword given by Old Bei and a bottle of pills from Old Kong, he had no treasures at all.
PS: Thanks to brother 61456607 for the tip. I wanted to release more chapters, but since we're going to be published on the 7th, the editor keeps pushing me for manuscripts. I really don't dare to go all out now, or I'll have nothing left to release when we go live. Damn it all. If you're supportive, I'll have to pull an all-nighter to write. I'll definitely release more when we go live!!!
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