260: Seven items dropped

The Soul Shard, in Xiao Shi's eyes, appeared as a broken and incomplete fragment.

Its integrity was very poor.

This couldn't help but make Xiao Shi frown.

The origin of this Soul Shard was unclear; it was unknown which powerful individual it came from.

And its integrity was extremely poor... If he were to read it, it would undoubtedly be an incredibly dangerous endeavor.

Xiao Shi immediately dismissed the idea of reading it.

Of course, he also knew.

Soul Shards could be pieced together to improve their integrity.

For example, two identical Soul Shards could be combined to form a more complete Soul Shard.

But for Xiao Shi, this condition was too demanding.

Even if he could continue to obtain Soul Shards by killing, the dropped Soul Shards might not belong to the same person.

If they weren't from the same person, then they couldn't be pieced together.

"Perhaps for Soul Shards, I can adopt other methods of use..."

Thoughts flickered in Xiao Shi's mind.

For ordinary people, when using Soul Shards, they usually read them themselves.

Even if the integrity of the Soul Shard was not high.

They would also try to collect more Soul Shards to improve their integrity.

Or some people would directly take huge risks and forcefully read them.

Others would take them to sell.

There was once a Soul Shard of a famous powerful individual that sold for an extremely high price in Star Luo Province.

However, Xiao Shi now had another association.

"Can I use this Soul Shard as a means of attack?"

After realizing the inherent danger of the Soul Shard.

Xiao Shi felt that if he could make the opponent read the Soul Shard during a battle with other Martial Soul Realm cultivators... then this Soul Shard would undoubtedly be a powerful trump card for him!

Once a Soul Shard is read during a battle... first, most of one's Soul Consciousness would be used for reading the Soul Shard, greatly reducing the Soul Consciousness available for combat.

Secondly, during the reading process, one's attention would also be unable to focus, and various scenes contained within the Soul Shard would constantly appear in the mind.

Coupled with the danger within the Soul Shard... this would be a decisive kill!

However, Xiao Shi also knew.

To achieve this, there was great difficulty.

It was by no means easy to force an enemy to read a Soul Shard during a battle.

But Xiao Shi felt this was a good direction.

He could thoroughly research it.

If successful... then he would have an incredibly powerful trump card!

"If a Soul Shard with higher integrity drops in the future, I can read it myself..."

"If it's a Soul Shard with poor integrity, then it will serve as a trump card in battle!"

Xiao Shi had a plan for this.

Then he looked at the fourth item.

【Name: Burning of Dead Souls (Earth-Rank)】

【Type: Secret Skill】

【Grade: Martial Soul Grade】

【Introduction: This is an ancient Secret Skill that has been lost for a long time, created by a demon who killed without batting an eye. Through slaughter, the dead souls of the deceased can be extracted and transformed into one's own Soul Consciousness nourishment.】

【Note 1: The extracted dead souls can be used for the recovery of Soul Consciousness and the healing of the soul.】

【Note 2: Burning dead souls can temporarily gain powerful strength, with the strength depending on the number of dead souls burned.】

【Note 3: Dead souls must be killed by oneself to be formed.】

【Note 4: Dead souls cannot last long. After extraction, they must be used as soon as possible, otherwise they will quickly dissipate.】

...This was surprisingly a Martial Soul Grade Earth-Rank Secret Skill.

"The power of this Secret Skill mainly lies in its ability to extract dead souls for recovery and enhancement through killing."

"The most suitable place for this Secret Skill is undoubtedly large-scale battlefields."

"Through a large number of kills, one can continuously gain sustenance and enhancement!"

Xiao Shi understood in his heart.

From the information in the introduction, this Secret Skill originated from a demon of the Demonic Path forces.

Only such a demon, who focused on slaughter, could create such a killing-type Secret Skill.

Once the number of kills increased, and all extracted dead souls were burned, the power that could erupt would be incredibly astonishing!

This Secret Skill had a very high upper limit, but the conditions were relatively harsh.

It required a large number of enemies to kill.

Overall, it was also a good Secret Skill.

Xiao Shi continued to look at the next item.

【Name: Sealed Evil Soul】

【Type: Sealed Item】

【Grade: Martial Soul Grade】

【Introduction: A powerful evil soul that has been sealed.】

【Note: The seal can be lifted by one's own Soul Consciousness, but a large amount of Soul Consciousness is required. If there is not enough strength to suppress the evil soul, one will suffer a backlash from the evil soul.】

...Sealed item?

Xiao Shi's heart stirred.

He instantly thought of the coffin within his body.

He mused that such a sealed evil soul might become nourishment for the powerful existence within the coffin!

It could further revive the powerful existence within the coffin.

However, the specific situation still needed to be asked whether the other party's fragmented consciousness needed it.

Although the powerful existence in the coffin had recovered some consciousness, in daily life, its entire consciousness was still in a muddled state, requiring Xiao Shi to awaken it.

Xiao Shi was not in a hurry to awaken it immediately.

He planned to first examine all seven items that had dropped this time.

【Name: Soul Seal (Heaven-Rank)】

【Type: Secret Skill】

【Grade: Martial Soul Grade】

【Introduction: An ancient Secret Skill lost for many years, an advanced form of the Secret Skill Blood Seal.】

【Note 1: A Soul Seal can be condensed through Soul Consciousness.】

【Note 2: The range of the Soul Seal increases, the sensing range increases, and the power after detonating the Soul Seal is enhanced.】

【Note 3: After leaving a Soul Seal on the target, one can observe the opponent's soul state, fluctuations, etc., through the Soul Seal.】

【Note 4: Through the Soul Seal, one can perform soul searching on the target.】

...Xiao Shi's eyes instantly lit up.

This Secret Skill had been continuously upgraded from his Entering Martial Realm until now in the Martial Soul Realm.

It evolved from 【Dust Seal】 to 【Extreme Seal】, and then from 【Extreme Seal】 to 【Blood Seal】.

Now, it had evolved from 【Blood Seal】 to 【Soul Seal】.

In addition to improvements in range, sensing range, and other aspects, it also gained two new abilities.

One was to observe the opponent's soul state and fluctuations.

Under normal circumstances, Martial Soul Realm cultivators could not observe each other's soul states.

After all, the soul was something that could never be directly seen.

With the observation ability of 【Soul Seal】, Xiao Shi could grasp the opponent's soul state at any time.

At the same time, through soul fluctuations, he could better identify some important information.

For example... whether the opponent was lying, whether they harbored hostility towards him, whether they felt fear, etc.

All of these could be identified through soul fluctuations.

Of course, the most powerful aspect of 【Soul Seal】 was definitely soul searching!

Soul searching was a powerful method possessed by Martial Soul Realm experts.

Various soul searching methods existed throughout the Tianwu Continent.

However, there were not many experts in Star Luo Territory who understood soul searching.

On one hand, Secret Skills and cultivation methods related to soul searching were relatively rare.

On the other hand, mastering soul searching had strict conditions.

Regarding soul searching... Xiao Shi had some understanding before.

He knew that ordinary soul searching required ensuring that the opponent's Soul Consciousness was below one's own.

If the opponent's Soul Consciousness was stronger than one's own, soul searching would be impossible.

Secondly, the opponent's soul was best in a poor state. The best time for soul searching was often when the opponent was on the verge of death.

But they could not die.

Once they died, soul searching would no longer be possible.

However, Xiao Shi felt that his 【Soul Seal】 soul searching might be different from ordinary soul searching.

The specific situation... he would only know after finding an opportunity to try it himself.

Because the information did not display any relevant data for 【Soul Seal】 soul searching.

However, Xiao Shi knew that this Secret Skill, as a Heaven-Rank Secret Technique, and also a growth-type Secret Skill, had immense value and utility.

Of course, what this Secret Skill brought was not an increase in combat power, but mainly an improvement in other abilities.

With excitement in his heart, Xiao Shi looked at the last item dropped this time.

【Name: enlightenment bead】

【Type: Bead】

【Grade: Martial Soul Realm】

【Introduction: A bead that records powerful killing moves. With sufficient comprehension, one might be able to comprehend the powerful killing moves recorded within the bead.】

【Note: If you don't have enough comprehension, then give up.】

..."My luck is pretty good this time!"

Xiao Shi's eyes shone brightly.

Not only did he successfully get the 【Soul Seal】, but he also got the 【enlightenment bead】 he had been longing for.

This way, as long as he successfully comprehended a Martial Soul Realm weapon technique through the 【enlightenment bead】, then he would possess four different weapon techniques!

Combined with the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash, his combat power would undoubtedly be further greatly enhanced!

It could be said that the 【enlightenment bead】 was definitely the item among the seven dropped items that provided the greatest increase in combat power.

And it would not only boost the combat power of the main body but also that of the clone.

"I shouldn't be happy too soon."

"After all, I don't know what kind of weapon technique is recorded in the 【enlightenment bead】..."

"If it overlaps with my previous three weapon techniques, then it cannot be used for the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash."

Xiao Shi immediately and impatiently checked the killing moves recorded in the 【enlightenment bead】.

After his examination, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the killing moves recorded in the 【enlightenment bead】 this time did not overlap with the three weapon techniques he had previously mastered.

And it was incredibly suitable for his current self.

This was a... saber technique!

"Just right, the clone currently has a good Evil Blade."

"With this saber technique..."

"It will definitely greatly enhance the clone's combat power!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Shi didn't hesitate at all.

He immediately began to comprehend the powerful saber technique recorded in the 【enlightenment bead】.

Weapon techniques usually recorded within the 【enlightenment bead】 were extremely powerful and profound, requiring very high comprehension to grasp.

But with Xiao Shi's comprehension, he wasn't worried about the issue of understanding at all.

Just like the killing moves recorded in the previous 【enlightenment bead】, when he began to comprehend, a scene immediately appeared in his mind.

Saber light flickered in the scene.

As he continuously comprehended, these saber lights constantly converged in Xiao Shi's mind, gradually combining to form a powerful saber technique.

Since this was a Martial Soul Realm saber technique, in addition to the moves, it also included the deployment and application of Soul Consciousness.

This was not something that could be accomplished in a short time; it would require some time.

While comprehending the saber technique, Xiao Shi also successively mastered the two powerful Secret Skills, 【Soul Seal】 and 【Burning of Dead Souls】.

Then he began to comprehend the saber technique while also researching the strengthening of the Soul Imprisoning Formation.

Although he possessed strong aptitude and talent in formations, strengthening the Soul Imprisoning Formation was not an easy task.

However, Xiao Shi was not in a hurry.

Anyway, the main body had nothing else to do for now.

It was a good time to stay here and do research.

The key now was still with the clone... When Xiao Shi returned to Prison City as his clone and entered his cell, he frowned.

He found that there were still only three prisoners in his cell.

There had been no replenishment.

Usually, when the number of prisoners in a cell managed by a Prison Guard was insufficient, they would receive a certain replenishment.

But now, Xiang Zizhen seemed to have no intention of replenishing his prisoners.

This made Xiao Shi very uncomfortable.

"If there are no prisoners to kill, I'll have no gains..."

He had originally thought it was a rare opportunity to kill Martial Soul Realm cultivators.

But because of this clone issue, Xiang Zizhen, in order to make him control his murderous nature, directly stopped assigning him prisoners.

"It seems I'll have to find a way myself..."

Xiao Shi knew that usually, in addition to being allocated prisoners by the prison, one could also go and capture people from the Demonic Path forces.

Prison City's location itself was on the border of the Orthodox Faction in Star Luo Province, adjacent to the Demonic Path forces.

From time to time, some Prison Guards would organize and go to the Demonic Path forces for capture operations.

Xiao Shi mused that since there were no more people to kill in the prison, he might as well apply to go on a capture mission.

He could also earn merits in the process.

With such merits, he could make demands to the prison for prisoners.

At that time, even the Warden would find it difficult to refuse.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shi applied to the prison for a capture operation that very day.

"This guy... he really can't sit still for a day without killing!"

Xiang Zizhen, upon learning of Xiao Shi's application, rubbed his temples with a headache.

Before the other party arrived, he was full of confidence, thinking that with his arrangements, he would surely make the other party control his murderous nature.

As a result, on the day the other party arrived... he killed all but three unkillable Soul Consciousness experts among the prisoners he had arranged.

Now that there was no one for him to kill, he couldn't sit still!

"This murderous nature... it feels completely out of control!"

Xiang Zizhen hadn't expected the other party's situation to be so severe.

He was now completely out of ideas.