Chapter 137: Mental Power Enhancement
"This ninety-nine-hundred-thousand-year soul beast is really hard to kill!"
Looking at Tianmeng's rather comical remnant soul, Qi Tian couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was even more terrifying—its remnant soul had actually possessed the potential to usurp the Sea God's divine position.
If Tianmeng had managed to survive the fierce beast's heavenly tribulation, then its soul would likely have undergone a transformation into a true divine soul.
However, Qi Tian had no intention of taking Tianmeng in. Even ten thousand years later, he still wouldn't like this so-called opportunity left behind by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
Just thinking about how it could use its powerful spiritual force to probe and copy its master's memories made Qi Tian feel uncomfortable all over.
Even a saint's thoughts and memories would inevitably contain things too unsightly to see—let alone someone as worldly as Qi Tian.
In his previous life, he always used incognito mode when browsing the internet. In this life, how could he possibly allow someone else to see his filthy memories?
Even if the voyeur was a soul beast—absolutely not!
That said, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had only just crawled out of the Ice Abyss not long ago and didn't understand the various schemes and intrigues of the human world yet.
So Qi Tian wasn't in a hurry and decided to chat with it for a while.
"You want to become my spirit soul as well?" Qi Tian asked.
"Yes, yes, yes! Master, Tianmeng is willing to acknowledge you as my master and serve you!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to see a path to survival.
Even if it managed to live on, ten thousand years later, it would still have to face the fierce beast heavenly tribulation—and one with ten layers stacked together.
With its pitiful abilities, it would never survive that tribulation. Death would be its only fate.
But if it became the spirit soul of this human prodigy before that, there might even be a chance to ascend to the God Realm alongside him.
As a good-for-nothing that ate when it slept and slept when it ate, how could it not know how to choose?
"Then tell me—what exactly is this crystal? I don't keep useless trash here," Qi Tian said calmly.
Tianmeng naïvely thought Qi Tian was testing it and hurriedly explained everything it knew.
"Master, all the ice-element energy essence in my body is contained within my flesh."
"But my spiritual essence condensed into this crystal. If the Master absorbs it, your mental power will be able to grow!"
Qi Tian's eyes lit up.
He didn't have a dedicated technique for cultivating mental power, unlike Tang San, who had the Purple Demon Eye.
This spiritual essence crystal, left behind by Tianmeng, was just what he needed to enhance his mental power and make up for this weakness.
"How do I absorb this crystal?" Qi Tian asked.
Tianmeng's remnant soul was innocent and unaware of the dangers of the human heart, and once again told Qi Tian the method.
"Master, absorbing this crystal is similar to absorbing a soul bone."
"However, when human soul masters absorb soul bones, they use soul power. To absorb this crystal, you need to place it against your forehead and then channel mental power into it."
Qi Tian suddenly understood.
No wonder nothing had happened earlier when he injected soul power into it.
It was somewhat similar to the Sea God's Heart—if soul power was injected, it was nothing more than an ordinary soul tool.
But if mental power was injected, it became a divine artifact, and eventually even fused with God King Tang's Wisdom Skull Bone.
Qi Tian held the crystal in his hand, then said to Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, I'll leave it to you!"
Xiao Wu's eyes immediately lit up.
She had already sensed earlier that she could absorb Tianmeng's remnant soul to strengthen herself.
In her eyes, Tianmeng's remnant soul looked just like delicious food, making her almost drool.
"Master, I'm a ninety-nine-hundred-thousand-year soul beast, while she's only a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. She should be handed over to me for discipline!" Tianmeng said earnestly, having misunderstood Qi Tian's meaning.
But Xiao Wu certainly hadn't misunderstood.
"Hmph! You fat worm, you still want to be above Sister Xiao Wu? You're courting death!"
Xiao Wu directly activated the power belonging to the spirit soul contract and continued devouring Tianmeng's remnant soul, rapidly increasing her cultivation.
"What are you doing?! Master, save me! She's abusing her authority—she's going to eat me!" Tianmeng cried out in panic.
But when it realized Qi Tian wasn't responding, it turned to Xiao Wu and began begging for mercy instead.
"Sister Xiao Wu, I won't try to be above you anymore. Please stop—if this keeps going, my soul will completely dissipate!"
"We should be helping the master together. Only then can the master become stronger—perhaps even gain the chance to ascend to godhood!"
"Spare—"
Before long, Tianmeng's remnant soul completely fell silent, while Xiao Wu's spirit soul became even more solid and real.
Her body now looked almost indistinguishable from a living person—fair skin, a rosy face, and a scorpion braid that draped all the way down behind her slender, jade-like feet…
"As expected of one of Douluo's top-tier beauties," Qi Tian couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
At the same time, he sensed that his soul rings seemed to have undergone subtle changes.
His two red soul rings now carried faint streaks of orange-gold light, as if they were evolving toward fierce beast soul rings.
However, Tianmeng was ultimately only a remnant soul. A large portion of its power had already been absorbed by Bibi Dong, and Xiao Wu had only obtained part of what remained.
Moreover, when spirit souls devour other souls to increase their cultivation, there is inevitably a significant loss in the process.
As a result, Qi Tian's soul rings did not fully evolve into two-hundred-thousand-year soul rings.
Xiao Wu walked over to Qi Tian with a satisfied smile. "Qi Tian, thank you. I feel like I've become stronger!"
As a spirit soul, she could use the skills of Qi Tian's two soul rings, and she herself also had a certain chance of carrying skills.
After devouring Tianmeng, her overall strength had naturally increased.
"Congratulations, Xiao Wu," Qi Tian said sincerely, sparing no praise.
As his spirit soul, Xiao Wu would accompany him for life. Maintaining a good relationship with her could only benefit him.
"Hehe, don't worry, Qi Tian. I'll definitely do my best to help you become a god!" Xiao Wu said confidently.
Qi Tian smiled and handed her the spiritual essence crystal.
"Xiao Wu, now that you've grown stronger, help me check this crystal again. See if that worm left behind any hidden tricks."
"Alright!" Xiao Wu took the crystal and began carefully examining it.
Having just devoured Tianmeng's remnant soul, she was extremely familiar with Tianmeng's soul imprints. Any hidden backup would not escape her perception.
"Qi Tian, there's no problem with this crystal anymore. Do you want to absorb it now?" Xiao Wu asked.
Qi Tian nodded. "Mm. Xiao Wu, help guard me."
Now that the crystal posed no danger, Qi Tian could finally absorb it without worry and enhance his mental power.
Qi Tian pressed the crystal against his forehead and began channeling his mental power into it.
In this era, most Soul Kings were generally unable to project their mental power outside their bodies.
At most, when breaking through, their mental power might involuntarily spill outward, causing minor fluctuations.
But Qi Tian's mental power far exceeded that of ordinary soul masters, and he had also absorbed a hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Skull Bone.
Thus, he could easily project his mental power outward and inject it directly into the crystal.
The moment the crystal came into contact with Qi Tian's mental power, it behaved much like a soul bone, slowly merging into his skin and entering his Spiritual Sea.
Before long, Qi Tian saw an additional blazing crystal appear within his Spiritual Sea.
It continuously nourished his spiritual sea, steadily strengthening his mental power.
At the same time, part of that power slowly merged into Qi Tian's head soul bone, further enhancing its quality.
In that instant, Qi Tian's mental power surged outward explosively, forming an energy vortex within Zhu Zhuqing's residence.
Simultaneously, his mental power continued to spread.
Combined with his Blue Silver Domain, he could now "see" the nearby Zhu Zhuyun household, clearly perceiving the conversation between the two sisters.
He also sensed Spirit Kite Douluo, who was hidden in the shadows, secretly protecting Zhu Zhuqing.
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