Chapter Thirteen: Congealing Human Soul Stones

  That night, Zong Yin sat cross-legged on his bed with an excited look on his face, his spirit and energy fully restored to their best state.

  "Of the three souls, the heavenly and earthly souls are always outside, only the human soul resides within the body. Concentrate your attention, mobilize all the soul power in your body, and follow what I say."

  Zong Yin didn't know what the first two sentences meant, but he still calmed down and concentrated his mind, gathering his spirit and mobilizing his soul power.

  "Soul energy enters the top of the head, at the position of Tian Ling Gai, slowly rotating. Leave 10 strands to continue rotating, and gather the rest at the Yintang (Third Eye) point, also leaving 10 strands to rotate. Move downwards, soul energy gathers at the throat, leave 20 strands to rotate. Continue moving down, soul energy stops at the chest, also 20 strands. Soul energy concentrates at the navel, 20 strands, lower abdomen 10 strands, and Zhongwan (Middle of Navel) point 10 strands."

  Hun Yu's voice was neither fast nor slow, and he continued speaking only after Zong Yin had finished the previous step.

  Although Zong Yin was somewhat perplexed as to why the other four places had left behind ten strands of soul force, but the throat, chest and abdomen had to leave twenty strands, he still did as instructed. It wasn't until the last sentence that he became stunned - after all, he hadn't studied traditional Chinese medicine, so how would he know where the **hole was located?

  "Hey, where is the ** hole..."

  "Idiot! **Located in front of the anus, behind the urethra! Keep the seven souls' power running smoothly and make subtle adjustments to form a straight line."

  Zong Yin's face turned red as he understood the key point, and he poured his last 10 strands of soul power into the **hole. With a focused mind, he controlled the seven soul powers at different locations, slowly rotating them according to Hun Yu's words, adjusting their positions to gather them on a straight line.

  When the seven soul powers form a straight line, all the soul powers suddenly lose control of Zonghui and start running automatically.

  The soul power from the Tongtian Cauldron struggled constantly, as if wanting to escape, but was eventually absorbed into the seven autonomous soul powers. A faint glow could be seen flowing slowly through the seven soul powers.

  "It's indeed feasible! It's none of your business, just wait and see. I reckon by dawn, the Soul Stone will be formed. While we're at it, let me tell you some basic stuff so that you won't even know the most fundamental common sense!"

  As soon as he saw his soul power was out of control, Zong Yin suddenly became flustered.

  Hun Yu said with a tone full of surprise, "It's indeed possible!" which made Zong Yin break out in cold sweat. Hun Yu still had the idea that they might fail, and if they did, the consequences... Hun Yu naturally wouldn't pay attention to Zong Yin's worries, and began to ruthlessly instill some basic common sense into him. Zong Yin's understanding of souls and human bodies was really too superficial.

  "The seven locations of the soul force, from top to bottom, are the Crown Chakra, Brow Chakra, Throat Chakra, Heart Chakra, Navel Chakra, Genital Chakra, and Root Chakra. These are the seven chakras in the human body, also known as the seven energy fields. Tianchongpo, Linghuipo, Qipo, Lipo, Zhongshupo, Jingpo, and Yingpo, the seven Po souls correspond to each of them, residing within."

  "The human soul is in charge of the spirit, strength and central nervous system. The two spirits of qi and strength are in charge of movement, while the central nervous system is in charge of overall coordination and balance."

  "When your soul power reaches a certain level, you can gather the Qi Stone, Li Stone and Central Stone. Once these three Soul Stones are formed, your body's agility and strength will be much stronger than that of a Soul Master. This is also why I didn't let you use soul power to strengthen your body - only a body tempered by the Soul Stones is truly on the path to greatness."

  As he spoke, Hun Yu stopped talking, and between the lines, Zong Hui seemed to see an ancient Taoist standing upright in the wind.

  "What about the other two souls and four spirits among the three souls and seven spirits?"

  Something so fresh, Zong Yin had never learned before, and he obviously still had unfinished business, continuing to ask.

  "What? You haven't even learned to walk yet, and you want to learn how to run? Wait until you can proficiently use the Human Soul Stone and the Three Corpse Stones, then I'll teach you other things. Otherwise, if I tell you now, it will only mislead you onto a wrong path."

  Hun Yu coldly snorted and ignored Zong Yin, once again hiding deep within Zong Yin's soul.

  Zong Yin couldn't help but focus wholeheartedly on the changes in the seven soul powers, but it seemed that what Hun Yu said was true - the seven soul powers were just constantly circulating and wouldn't form a human soul stone until dawn. Unbeknownst to him, Zong Yin had also fallen asleep.

  Zong Yin, who was in a state of sleep, did not know that his method of gathering soul stones was so peculiar. Looking at the entire continent, it was likely that he was the only one who could do this. Others, when condensing soul stones, used rough compression methods to form a soul stone in a certain part of their body. Like him, using soul power to rotate in a specific location and then automatically gathering soul stones, was unprecedented.

  When Zong Yin woke up on the second day, the seven soul powers that were originally operating in his body had dissipated and did not gather on the surface of his soul. A transparent core emitting a faint halo was circulating between the throat wheel, heart wheel, and navel wheel.

  Zong Yin's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood that the core, which looked like a glass bead, was actually the Human Soul Stone. At the very center of the Human Soul Stone, a faint, flickering light could still be seen, and a ancient, pure soul power was slowly making Zong Yin's Human Soul Stone even more profound.

  "The Human Soul Stone has been formed, and your current strength is no less than that of a third-level Soul Master. Especially with the copper cauldron's soul power as its core, the effect of the Human Soul Stone is even better than I imagined."

  Hun Yu's words sank back into Zong Yin's soul, and he couldn't care less about Hun Yu anymore. With a single-minded focus, he began to manipulate his own Soul Stone. He could feel that the current Soul Stone was still empty and needed to be cultivated thoroughly in order to fill it up. Seeing that there was still plenty of time, Zong Yin immediately sat cross-legged on the bed and started cultivating his soul energy.

  His eyebrows raised, Zong Yin suddenly discovered that the Human Soul Stone was constantly emitting a faint fluctuation, accelerating his soul power recovery speed by countless times. The soul power that originally took more than an hour to fully recover was now fully restored in less than half an hour, and at this time, his soul power had also reached 103 strands, officially becoming a Soul Master.

  Every time Zong Yin generates a new soul force, it is immediately absorbed into the Human Soul Stone. The originally transparent Human Soul Stone becomes gray and hazy as more and more soul force is injected, which is actually less beautiful than before.

  I wanted to get more familiar with the effects of the Soul Stone, but unfortunately, class time had already arrived. I stepped into the classroom to the sound of the school bell and immediately heard Black Forest yelling somewhere.

  "Everyone, give it your all! Strive to be able to move freely on the water within ten days! I've staked my entire month's salary on you guys! The monthly test must yield excellent results! If someone ranks in the top ten, I'll teach them the Blue Star's Fighting Soul Technique! Ten days later, if there are still people who haven't met my standards... heh heh, then I can only provide special guidance!"

  Hei Sen's words made everyone tremble, his special guidance, but no one wanted to try. Zong Yin was interested in the fighting soul technique of Blue Star, he happened to have formed a human soul stone, and according to reason, one soul stone can hold two soul techniques, and so far he had not cultivated any soul techniques.

  There are many types of soul techniques, mainly divided into auxiliary, combat, and healing categories. The functions and fields involved are very broad, but according to their power and effects, they are also divided into seven-star levels: gray, white, green, blue, red, purple, and black. Gray is the lowest, while black is the highest. The higher the star level of a soul technique, the more difficult it is to cultivate and the rarer it becomes. Gray-starred soul techniques, on the other hand, are relatively common.

  At first, Zhao Yajing used a healing technique called White Star Soul Technique.

  He muttered to himself as he went to find a suitable soul technique to cultivate, Zong Yin dove head-first into the water, preparing to continue training his control over his soul force shield. However, as soon as the soul force in his body moved, he froze. Three strands of soul force emerged from his body, forming a uniform shield about one finger's width away from his skin, causing him to float directly on the surface of the water.

  Such a change left Zong Yin at a loss, to know that he had only barely managed to form a soul force shield yesterday, but couldn't achieve such perfection. The thickness of the soul force shield and the distance from his body surface were all so precise.

  And yesterday he had to consume ten strands of soul power to form a protective shield that wrapped around his entire body, but today he only used three strands. These three strands of soul power seemed to circulate and flow like living water, and the speed at which they were consumed was also much slower than yesterday's by countless times.

  Zong Yin could even feel that the three strands of soul power were like his own arms, and he could shape them into any form he desired.

  The action-oriented Zong Yin immediately began experimenting, taking a deep breath and removing the soul power shield from his body. He sank into the water, and the soul power moved out of every pore, forming a tight layer that stuck to his body, slowly floating him upwards. Zong Yin was overjoyed, controlling the soul power shield to stick close to his body, allowing him to hover in the water.

  He has indeed reached an astonishing level of control over his soul power, and it's completely incomparable to yesterday. The condensation of the Human Soul Stone made his previous suspicions about Mu Yu disappear instantly.

  Just as Zong Yin was feeling happy in his heart, he suddenly felt that there were several black shadows floating around him. In a state of shock, the soul power shield almost dissipated. Only after careful observation did he discover that these black shadows were all students who, like him, could control their soul power shields to float on water. At this moment, they had extremely sinister expressions on their faces as they lifted their heads.

  Zong Yinhui subconsciously learned their appearance, and as soon as he looked up, a surge of blood rushed up. All he saw above were bodies full of white flowers, with only a few small pieces of cloth playing a negligible role in key positions, and even with the cover of these few pieces of cloth, it seemed to have more temptation.

  Hurriedly putting away the expression that had become like those around him, Zong Yin lowered his head, shook it slightly, and immediately expanded his soul power shield outward by a few points, floating up to the surface of the water.

  "Ah!" But unexpectedly, as soon as he floated up to the water's surface, his nose bumped into something soft, and a cry of surprise echoed across the entire lake.