355: Soul-stealing inheritance

"What?"

A turn of the lake made Lin Ye's heart tremble.

"We're quite lucky. This magic mirror actually contains the original owner's inheritance," the lake said with a slight smile.

"You should have said so earlier. You've been keeping me in suspense for so long," Lin Ye glared at the lake.

This old geezer just loves to play pranks.

"Hahaha, isn't life more interesting with ups and downs? Let's not talk about that for now. Quickly, look at the inheritance content. Any being capable of using such a divine artifact must be extraordinary."

The lake urged.

Lin Ye nodded and eagerly extended his Soul into the magic mirror.

As soon as his Soul entered, a memory inheritance flowed into his Soul.

It took several days for the transmission of this memory inheritance to complete.

Lin Ye opened his eyes and rubbed his slightly aching head.

The volume of this inheritance was truly immense, causing even his Soul to feel a bit swollen and painful.

He wondered how that demoness had received it? In separate transmissions?

He was actually right; that demoness had indeed received the inheritance in that manner when she was weaker.

"How is it?" the lake asked expectantly.

"The owner of the inheritance is called Soul Reaper. Thirty million years ago, the demon race issued a decree prohibiting the enslavement of their own kind. However, Soul Reaper was a master of this art and was not tolerated by Sword Demon God. He was severely wounded and then perished."

"What rank was that Soul Reaper?"

"Demon God Six-Star," Lin Ye replied.

"You've profited! An enslavement inheritance from a Demon God Six-Star can be said to be from a master of this art. This path is too exquisite, and there aren't many strong practitioners. The strongest enslavement master the Great Wizard has ever seen was merely a Dominator Seven-Star," the lake nodded with satisfaction.

Lin Ye's luck still seemed good; even a random troublemaker he encountered on the road had such an inheritance.

"You can practice it. Specializing in enslaving demons, even if you return to the Star Realm or the Galaxy, no one will say anything against you. They might even encourage such behavior. If you encounter those from the Celestial Realm, they might even promote you as a role model."

Enslaving one's own kind is a grave sin, intolerable to the world.

But enslaving foreign races, especially hostile ones, makes you a hero.

"Now the Soul path can also be properly developed."

......

"What? You didn't find him? He's a Star Realm creature, so conspicuous in Hell, and you didn't find him? Useless!"

"It's not our fault, boss. This guy can hide for so long and even achieved twenty consecutive victories under everyone's gaze. We really can't do anything about him."

"Hmph, we are professionals. Can we be compared to those ordinary demons?"

"Boss, you've known our level for millions of years. If we can't find him, then he truly can't be found."

"Scent, blood, prophecy, retrospection, everything was used, but they all vanished after he crossed the Nether River. He definitely has a hidden method."

"We considered the nether key space, but the nether key space cannot stop prophecy-type or time-type skills either."

"How strange, how strange. Boss, you really can't blame us."

The demons argued one after another. Some had huge mouths that could emit sound waves for exploration; some had nine eyes and three legs; some resembled insects.

"Keep working!"

The demons scattered like birds and beasts.

Time to leave, time to leave. Although this boss's professional skills aren't great, he's truly a good hand at beating up demons.

...........

The Soul path, compared to ordinary laws, is even more mysterious and unfathomable.

The enslavement path is an even more difficult aspect of the Soul path.

When Lin Ye's main body comprehended it, he felt the immense difficulty.

"No, comprehending it alone is too difficult. It requires practical application."

If it were an ordinary skill, he could practice it himself or simulate it in the Dreamland Arena.

But for the Soul path, even the Dreamland Arena couldn't fully simulate it.

This delicate work, a miss by a hair's breadth leads to a thousand-mile error.

"I must find some test subjects."

Evil Soul Reaper — Lin Ye online.

Lin Ye felt no guilt whatsoever about experimenting on demons; in fact, compared to demons, even a white mouse would more easily gain his sympathy.

Demon Invasions occur once every ten thousand years, and naturally, there are quite a few captured demons.

Lin Ye only searched a little and immediately got news of organizations selling demon experimental subjects.

"What do you need, customer?"

"Demon King level demons."

"Any race requirements?"

"Any will do. I'll take ten for now."

"Ten?"

The contact person on the other end instantly became enthusiastic.

It wasn't easy. The business of selling demons was tough, and the research atmosphere in the Galaxy wasn't very strong.

As for making these demons do other things, apart from succubi being somewhat useful, the others, due to their violent nature, were incompatible with the various races of the universe. They were considered too unruly even for mining, and as experimental subjects for potions, they were deemed not close enough to Galaxy races.

"Arranging it immediately."

Soon, a group of ten demons was express-delivered to Lin Ye's base in Ophiuchus.

The ten demons, having undergone long-term training, appeared exceptionally well-behaved. Lin Ye couldn't even discern their rebellious nature, only the occasional glimpse of ferocity, which showed they hadn't given up hope.

"Take them to the laboratory I've arranged."

With his vast resources, Lin Ye didn't need to do it himself. The Snake-human maids and surrounding guards transported them to Lin Ye's presence.

Lin Ye isolated them.

The process of enslavement is extremely painful. If other demons witnessed it, it would create resistance and increase the difficulty.

"Let's start with this inferior demon. Its bloodline hasn't evolved to the Demon King level yet; truly a strange one."

Demon bloodline is supreme; continuously optimizing the bloodline is the grand path to success.

However, there are also those with poor talent in the bloodline path.

Their path is not cut off, though. As long as their comprehension is sufficient, the law path can still be pursued, it's just not as quick as for those with strong bloodlines.

Lin Ye hadn't fully comprehended the Soul Reaper's inheritance yet, but he could already use some minor techniques from it.

These minor techniques allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of the Soul.

"No wonder the enslavement path has specializations. There are subtle differences between the Souls of demons and other creatures. These differences severely affect the development and direction of enslavement skills."

Not just demons, for comparison, Lin Ye also purchased many exotic beasts from the Universe and Star Realm.

The essence between Souls is all psychic particles, but their structures differ.

Just like flesh and blood, the flesh and blood particles of a giant dragon and an ant don't differ much, but the difference in structure leads to completely different strengths.

"Both the Soul path and the flesh and blood path are grand avenues, incredibly mysterious. Researching their profound secrets, even gaining just a tiny fraction of insight, is enough to advance to Dominator."

Lin Ye was filled with endless awe.

In the Star Realm, there were also powerful beings who researched this area—Liches. They had a deep understanding of Soul and flesh and blood, and they pursued higher realms through continuous exploration. However, each Lich had its unique research direction and area of expertise.

Lin Ye recalled the Lich he had once encountered; its specialty was summoning magic. That astonishing ability remained vivid in his memory to this day. And now, he was trying to research the mysteries of Soul and flesh and blood, but he found this path extraordinarily difficult.

"Still not enough test subjects," Lin Ye muttered to himself. He had just accidentally made another poor demon stupid. He realized he needed more practice and experience to truly master this path.

This path was indeed difficult, and it was no wonder that Liches were listed as one of the most unpopular types of undead creatures. But Lin Ye did not give up; instead, he became even more enthusiastic. This feeling of uncovering the world's mysteries was simply too wonderful.