Chapter 9: Contract and Transaction
On the third floor of the Watcher's Tower, at the Soul Trial Grounds.
Su Xiao looked ahead at the Soul Guard, Thorn Maiden, Wraith Hunter, Soul Mage, Black Steel Knight, and the Soul Lord. Counting this time, this was already the third time he had encountered these six fellows.
Initially, Su Xiao thought these six were the permanent gatekeepers of the Soul Arena. The Soul Guard and Thorn Maiden were elite monsters for the first two stages, the Wraith Hunter, Soul Mage, and Black Steel Knight were the big bosses for the subsequent three stages, and the Soul Lord was the final boss at the end.
But later, Su Xiao discovered that these six weren't just gatekeepers of the Soul Arena, certified by the Void Tree. They also took private jobs. If the offered benefits were high enough, they could be temporarily summoned through the powerful summoning ability of the Soul System. Previously, when clashing with Nightmare Ghost·Kain, the latter had summoned the Soul Six to deal with Su Xiao.
Now it seemed the Soul Six not only took private jobs but were also the bosses of the first stage on the third floor of the Watcher's Tower.
In reality, the Soul Six had more than these two identities. They were also the maintainers of the Wraith Forest. As for why the Soul Six had to do all this simultaneously, Su Xiao couldn't ask, or else he might anger them to the point of tears.
If it weren't for someone ransacking the Soul Arena, even smashing and taking away the Soul Stone Throne that was fixed to the ground, the Soul Six, who had been coasting in the Soul Arena and effortlessly defeating eighth-rank challengers with one hand, wouldn't have to take on so many roles and occasionally accept private jobs they previously looked down on.
However, as a result, after being thoroughly beaten by Su Xiao with soul abilities, the Soul Six no longer had their former arrogance. At the very least, when new challengers arrived at the Soul Arena, they no longer acted excessively cocky after winning.
As Su Xiao walked to the edge of the battlefield, what came into view was a several-kilometer-sized temple. He needed to fight one against six here, defeating the Soul Six. However, he could only use soul-type abilities here.
Not every challenger had soul-type abilities, so this place, like the Soul Arena's certification, triggered the certification upon Su Xiao entering the battlefield, granting him a 10-minute ability selection time limit.
A stone platform rose from the flat ground ahead, on which lay an open metal book. Su Xiao placed his hand on it, and a prompt appeared.
[Prompt: You have activated the Book of Granting. This item will temporarily grant you soul-type abilities (only usable within the third floor of the Watcher's Tower).]
[This temporary granting of soul abilities will be based on your Soul Strength.]
[Your Soul Strength is 859 points.]
[The following is your basic information.]
Challenger: Kukulin Bai Ye.
Health: 100%.
Soul Energy: 6000 points.
Soul Skill Slots: 5 (The more powerful the soul skill, the more soul skill slots it occupies).
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[The following are soul-type skills temporarily available to the Hunter. You need to make a combination selection based on the number of your skill slots.]