Chapter Thirty-Nine: Qi Bo Stone

  As expected by Zong Yin, when he reached the fifth level of Soul Master, his speed of forming soul force slowed down again. He could only form eight strands of soul force every day, and after twenty days, he barely formed the 600th strand of soul force, becoming a sixth-level Soul Master. After reaching the sixth level, even with the help of the Killer Bee Venom, Zong Yin could only form less than five strands of soul force per day.

  There are still ten days left before the second monthly trial, but Zong Yin wants to condense the Qi Gathering Stone, and time is a bit tight.

  "I want the queen bee!"

  On the twenty-first day after school, Zong Yin firmly said to Hei Sen.

  He didn't refuse or agree, but instead looked at him deeply and then turned around and left.

  The next day, a queen bee with bright red stripes flew around the classroom. Zong Yin applied the bee king's pheromone that Black Forest gave him to his body without hesitation.

  The queen bee, who had been flying around randomly, suddenly turned her gaze to Zong Yin after applying the royal jelly. Her originally pale green compound eyes instantly turned bright red, and six thicker stingers with red tips fiercely stabbed into the area where the royal jelly was applied.

  A surge of pain that was enough to rival the agony of having his soul torn apart by the Dark Shadow's Soul Chain burst forth from Zhong Hui's very soul, causing him to collapse to the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably. He could feel his soul, tainted by the Queen Bee's venom, softening rapidly, like plastic in a microwave, fortunately without dissolving like the legends said.

  Zong Yin immediately exerted a small amount of force, tossing the queen bee's pheromone to one side. The queen bee then left Zong Yin's body and flew towards the pheromone.

  The venom of the queen bee takes effect in the human body for a much longer time than that of ordinary killer bees. Zong Yin didn't worry at all, and before he could even cultivate for long, he would have to enjoy another round of soul-wrenching pain. He curled up on the ground, concentrating all his energy on that softened part of his soul, fully activating the "Soul-Refining True Method".

  It has to be said that the queen bee's venom is quite potent, and in just one morning, Zong Yin had already condensed six strands of soul power. At this rate, before the monthly trial, he was confident that he could condense an elemental stone.

  It wasn't until around two or three in the afternoon that the toxicity of the queen bee was barely gone. This time, Zong Yin didn't continue to bother the queen bee, but instead controlled his soul power knife blade as if it were a flying knife, flipping and flying in front of him, practicing using his soul power micro-control to attack enemies.

  The soul power micro-control that he had thrown away for a long time was no longer as impressive when others' soul power levels rose, after all, with the improvement of soul power level, everyone's control over soul power would also rise.

  After experiencing the first monthly trial, Zong Yin realized an important issue. Those who can persist until the end all have one ability that is better than others, and then use their strong points as the main attack method to achieve victory.

  In terms of physical strength, after losing the Force Stone, Zong Yin can't compare to other Soul Masters who have been tempering their bodies with soul power for years. His current physical strength is at most similar to that of a fifth-level Soul Apprentice.

  In terms of soul power level, being a sixth-level Soul Apprentice among the new generation is only considered mid-to-lower tier.

  As for extremely powerful soul techniques, perhaps "Returning Ancestor" can barely be considered one, but currently, it's just an entry-level gray-star auxiliary technique. Moreover, after using "Returning Ancestor", he will have a not-so-short period of aftereffects, which isn't a long-term solution.

  So Zong Yin's greatest advantage is only his unique soul stone that differs from others!

  The Human Soul Stone has allowed Zonghui to reach a terrifying level of control over his own soul power, even at the first level of Soul Apprentice. At first, when Zonghui's soul power was still limited, he could already exert far more powerful combat strength than others just by relying on some superficial knowledge stolen from Hei Sen. Now that his soul power has increased sixfold, if he can still control it at will, perhaps even a Soul Master of the Soul Warrior level would have to be cautious when facing him.

  Zonghui's current weakest aspect is the lack of varied attack methods, and the two most effective ways to solve this problem are soul techniques and micro-control of soul power. Having possessed a growth-type soul technique and having seen countless green-star and blue-star soul techniques, Zonghui looks down on those gray-star and white-star soul techniques. Following the principle of "it's better to have nothing than to have something mediocre", Zonghui can only retreat and seek secondary options, training his own micro-control of soul power, seeking effective attack methods.

  Since they can't launch a powerful attack, then let's go for a precise one, thought Zong Yin.

  The killer bee that was still fiercely waving its poisonous stinger on Zong Yin's body was unlucky. A soul power knife blade under Zong Yin's control accurately beheaded a killer bee that had landed on his arm, confirming that he had the ability to hit stationary targets with his soul power control. After that, Zong Yin began to manipulate the soul power knife blade to attack the killer bees flying around him, and then he discovered that his control over the soul power knife blade was actually not qualified at all.

  When the killer bee changed direction, Zong Yin's soul power blade could not effectively rotate, stop, or turn back, let alone behead the small head of the killer bee.

  With this understanding, Zong Yin spent the next two hours waiting for the weak soul to recover while manipulating a soul power knife blade that constantly changed around him.

  Such days passed for a whole week, and on the seventh day at noon, the toxicity of the queen bee had not completely dissipated. Zong Yin's soul power officially reached 701 strands, becoming a level 7 soul master, also known as a soul apprentice who has reached the soul power level to condense new soul stones.

  Looking back on the hardships of this week, Zong Yin couldn't help but shudder violently, gazing at the queen bee still savoring the royal jelly. If it weren't for the fact that the queen bee's venom would have taken effect before reaching the Soul Master realm, Zong Yin would have long since pounced on it and torn it to pieces.

  Now that his soul power had met the requirements for condensing the Soul Stone, Zong Yin's next step was naturally to restore both his body and soul to their optimal state. A blade of soul power flew out, sticking close to his skin as it slaughtered several killer bees that were still waving their poisonous stingers on his body. Several small hands made of soul power burst forth from his body, pulling out the broken poison stingers stuck in his flesh. Soul Power shields and barriers simultaneously protected him within.

  A killer bee that had discovered another companion's death nearby suddenly turned red-eyed, brandishing its sharp stinger and charging at Zonghui with a show of ferocity.

  What a pity, when one of the killer bees approached Zong Yin, before he could even react, his head was already separated from his body, weakly crashing into Zong Yin's soul power shield, falling to the ground. The speed of the soul power knife was incredibly fast, and in front of Zong Yin, it spun several times, beheading several killer bees with precision. Occasionally, a few lucky ones were not beheaded, but their bodies were also cut in half.

  As this batch of killer bees died, their bodily fluids splattered everywhere, attracting even more killer bees to swarm in, threatening to engulf Zong Hui whole.

  Just a moment later, Zong Yin discovered that one soul power knife was not enough to withstand the killer bee's footsteps. Fortunately, Zong Yin's current soul power shield was no longer the original soul power shield. After making some subtle adjustments to the shield with his soul power micro-control, even if the killer bee wanted to break through his defense, it wouldn't be that simple.

  As for the changes made to the soul force barrier, thanks to the killer bee that gave Zonghui inspiration. Zonghui clearly remembered that the inside of a beehive is composed of countless regular hexagonal prisms. Although he didn't know what position the hexagonal prism occupied in architecture, he remembered someone saying that this type of building was stable.

  So, just like Zonghui's initial practice of walking on the water surface, Zonghui's soul power shield was composed of countless hexagonal shapes intertwined and densely packed together. This form of soul power shield indeed successfully raised his defense to another level.

  The killer bee was unable to break through Zonghui's defense for a while, and Zonghui calmly gathered another soul power blade, practicing the method of precise attack with two soul power blades at the same time. As he smoothly advanced to Soul Apprentice Seventh Level, his control over soul power also rose again, and controlling two soul power blades seemed effortless.

  Time has once again come to the dead of night, Zong Yin's body and soul have long since recovered to their best state. Tonight, he will once again condense his spirit stone. After entering the repair period in the heart wheel, he can only choose between the Qi Spirit Stone and the Central Spirit Stone. Without a doubt, Zong Yin chose the Qi Spirit Stone that was blown by Hun Yu with an extraordinary skill.

  Zong Yinyin sat on the bed, with his soul power circulating within his body. In the seven chakras, except for the throat chakra where the human soul stone was located, each place only retained ten strands of soul power to maintain operation, and the remaining soul power was all stored in the human soul stone that stayed in the throat chakra.

  "Release your perception, follow your soul and do your best to feel the world in your body. If you can't feel the existence of Qi, then you won't be able to form a true Qi stone. Unlike the power stone, if you miss this chance, you will never have another opportunity to condense a Qi stone. That's all I can do, whether it succeeds or not depends on your fate."

  Hun Yu's voice was filled with solemnity, but Zong Yin was full of astonishment. He had never mentioned these things before, and he hadn't even prepared himself mentally.

  Unfortunately, Hun Yu didn't give Zong Yin time to consider, as his voice fell, the ancient soul power that had appeared in the Condensed Soul Stone burst out from some corner of Zong Yin's soul and rushed into Zong Yin's Human Soul Stone.

  The soul power in the Soul Stone was originally calm like a dead water, but after the addition of Hun Yu's soul power, it suddenly became boiling water.

  In an instant, the soul power in the Human Soul Stone burst out like a flood, pouring into countless empty meridians. In a flash, all the meridians in Zonghui's body were filled with soul power. He felt as if he was a drop of water on the crest of a wave, carried by the surging soul power through all his meridians and then sent back to the Human Soul Stone.

  But what made Zong Yin anxious was the breath mentioned by Hun Yu, he didn't feel a bit of it!

  Zong Yin was not prepared in the first place, and being threatened by Hun Yu scared him even more, so he couldn't calm down, couldn't feel the aura, which means the Aura Stone cannot be formed!