94: Soul Contract

Song Ming then reviewed his skills, realizing he wasn't lacking in damage-type abilities.

For example, Sealing Magic Ring was initially just a control skill.

However, after he poured a massive amount of skill points into it, the current Sealing Magic Ring could not only control enemies but also deal over 500,000 true damage per second.

Therefore, what Song Ming currently lacked more were defensive capabilities.

And it wasn't just about defending against physical damage, but also against Mental Energy damage.

This point was partially compensated by the golden equipment, qi yun crown.

When struck by Mental Energy spells, this equipment would automatically provide Song Ming with a shield that could absorb 100,000 points of damage.

But this was still not enough.

So, Song Ming decided to use the two skill books he had obtained from the treasure chests.

After all, he was going to the Trial Grounds tomorrow.

He needed to be prepared.

If he were to encounter a monster skilled in Mental Energy attacks in the Trial Grounds, his situation would be dire.

Therefore, he would not allow himself to fall into such danger.

Song Ming no longer hesitated and injected his Mental Energy into one of the Profession-exclusive skill books.

The skill book immediately transformed into a white light, forming a panel in front of him.

【You have used a Profession-exclusive skill book and obtained the Myriad Laws Celestial Master exclusive skill Flame Burst Spell】

【Do you want to learn this skill?】

Song Ming's face showed disappointment after reading it.

It seemed luck was not on his side today.

He hadn't obtained the skill he wanted.

However, he wasn't flustered; he still had one skill book in hand.

After learning Flame Burst Spell, Song Ming once again injected his Mental Energy into the remaining skill book.

At the same time, he silently prayed that he would get the skill he wanted.

The skill book then transformed into a dazzling white light, and lines of glowing text condensed before Song Ming's eyes.

The text gradually solidified, and he looked closely.

【You have used a Profession-exclusive skill book and obtained the Myriad Laws Celestial Master exclusive skill Golden Light Incantation】

【Do you want to learn this skill?】

Song Ming nodded, then looked at the skill description.

【Golden Light Incantation (Yellow Rank One-star): Cast a Golden Light Incantation on the target, covering the target's body with a golden light that can absorb 5000 points of damage, costs 15 Mana, cooldown one minute】

“A defensive skill, but not the one I wanted most!”

Song Ming's expression was a little downcast; his luck was still too poor.

One skill book gave him Flame Burst Spell, a damage-type skill he didn't lack.

The other skill book gave him Golden Light Incantation, a defensive skill he wanted, but like Holy Shield Magic Ring, it couldn't block Mental Energy damage.

Therefore, Song Ming still had a weakness.

He couldn't help but feel a little heavy-hearted.

He recalled what Jiang Rong had said earlier: the Trial Grounds was a Forbidden Ground controlled by the Academy, and most of the monsters inside were very dangerous, some even capable of directly damaging the Mental Energy of Professionals.

So, when he entered the Trial Grounds, he would inevitably confront such monsters.

If Song Ming didn't have the benefit of Mental Energy defense skills, he might very well fail.

This was something he absolutely could not accept.

But without Profession-exclusive skill books, where else could he get new skills?

Song Ming fell into deep thought, and after a moment, he slapped his forehead.

He had just been to the Exchange within the Academy today.

Perhaps he would find what he wanted there.

After all, this was an Exchange independently created by Divine Xia Academy, and almost all Academy students would go there to trade items.

So, if Song Ming wanted to acquire Mental Energy defense skills, going to the Exchange was the right choice.

Moreover, compared to skill books that were like opening a blind box, directly looking for magic skills related to Mental Energy defense was obviously much easier.

Song Ming immediately walked out of the villa and followed the route in his memory to the Exchange within the Academy.

At this time, even though it was already evening, the hall was still very lively.

Many senior students would come here to look for items they wanted, or to sell Materials they had just obtained.

Song Ming went directly to a counter selling skill books.

He told a female staff member at the Exchange his purpose.

“Mental Energy defense skill books? Please wait, I'll check for you!” The female staff member gave a polite smile, then operated on the computer in front of her.

A moment later, she withdrew her smile and shook her head.

“I'm sorry, the Exchange does not have the Mental Energy defense skills you need. These types of skills are very rare, so they are usually bought immediately upon appearing!”

The female staff member patiently explained.

Song Ming's brows furrowed deeper. If even the Exchange didn't have them, then he would need to proceed cautiously in the Trial Grounds.

For him, who always liked to charge straight through, this was undoubtedly a clear weakening.

As soon as he left the counter, a somewhat gaunt young man behind him walked up and said to the female staff member: “I have a Mental Energy magic skill book here, which I got from a Secret Realm dungeon.

Please contact the Exchange's appraiser; I want to know the buyback price.”

The female staff member politely asked: “Hello, what specific skill is it?”

The young man didn't shy away, directly pulling out a skill book and saying: “Here, it's this one, Soul Contract, it establishes a connection with a summoned creature and can transfer damage to the summoned creature!”

The young man's profession was not a summoning class, so this skill book was useless to him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to the Exchange to sell this skill book.

The female staff member then took the skill book and walked towards the appraisal area on the second floor.

Song Ming was about to leave, but after hearing what the young man said, he immediately stopped.

A skill that allows summoned creatures to bear the body's damage.

He had an idea: the Soul bodies captured by the Spirit Restraint Art could be used by him, and of course, they counted as his summoned creatures.

If he had this skill, then when he was hit by Mental Energy spells, he could directly transfer the Damage Transfer to the Soul bodies.

Moreover, the current limit for Soul bodies captured by Spirit Restraint Art was 140,000.

This meant he was completely unafraid of any damage others inflicted on him, because it would all be borne by the vast number of Soul bodies.

And even if a large number of Soul bodies were consumed, it didn't matter; he could replenish them by killing monsters.

Forming a perfect cycle.

So, Song Ming took a step forward, walked to the young man's side, and said with a smile: “Senior, I wonder if you could sell this skill book to me?”

The young man glanced at Song Ming and said impatiently: “Sell it to you? How many credit can you offer?”

“How about this, whatever price the Exchange offers, I'll pay double, how about that?” Song Ming said domineeringly.

After all, with his current credit, many older students couldn't compare to him.

In Divine Xia Academy, he was considered a rich guy.

Buying a skill book was more than enough.