5: Chapter 5 The Alchemy Cauldron Undergoes a Strange Change
"How about you give me some advice on what Soul Skill I should awaken?"
In the end, Pei Luohan, who had a bit of trouble making decisions, decided to let Lin Mo give her a recommendation.
Since Lin Mo was a master of theory, she might as well listen to his thoughts.
Lin Mo didn't beat around the bush either.
He helped her choose one high-grade Earth Rank domain-type, and two high-grade Mysterious Rank ones—one long-range power attack, and one Flying Soul Skill.
It was a classic Sword Immortal setup.
"Considering your fighting style, I think this setup is the most suitable."
"Alright, you'll need to provide the soul crystals and medicinal ingredients yourself. I'll give you a discount and only charge you five million!"
Hearing this price, Pei Luohan was taken aback.
"Huh? Didn't you say it was a hundred thousand for an Earth Rank Soul Skill, plus a free Mysterious Rank Soul Skill? Why is it so expensive?"
"I was talking about a low-grade Earth Rank Soul Skill with a free mid-grade Mysterious Rank one. If you want to switch to that, I don't mind," Lin Mo replied, his expression unchanged.
"Forget it, let's go with this price. Give me your card number." Pei Luohan was not short on money.
Besides, when you thought about it, getting an Earth Rank Soul Skill for five million was a steal; people would break their necks trying to get such a deal.
"Awesome!"
Lin Mo quickly recited his card number.
Only after confirming he had received the money did Lin Mo happily list out the required soul crystals and materials.
Pei Luohan looked over the list of materials.
It looked like a traditional Chinese medicine prescription.
She estimated the cost in her head; it would probably run around ten million.
Spending less than twenty million in total for three Soul Skills—was it worth it?
Yes, absolutely... but only on the premise that it succeeded.
Pei Luohan made a phone call.
She arranged for someone to purchase the items and then hung up.
"Until I finish awakening my Soul Skills, you are not allowed to leave the villa."
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
Lin Mo didn't want to leave anyway. After all, he had slipped his own materials into that list just now.
It was worth hundreds of thousands.
While waiting for the materials to arrive...
Pei Luohan went upstairs to prepare for her Soul Skill awakening.
Meanwhile, Lin Mo boredly took out his beat-up phone to play Tetris.
*Beep beep!*
He received a message on his phone.
Lin Mo tapped to open it.
"Boss, Boss! The four-clawed octopus Martial Soul you helped me mutate is so awesome! I just whipped my old man until he was howling, and he's already promised never to look for trouble with you again."
Seeing the message from his classmate Lu Mengmeng, Lin Mo's forehead was covered in black lines.
"You idiot, how many times do I have to tell you? That's not a four-clawed octopus, it's a Four-Clawed Devil Vine Martial Soul! It can not only poison and control, but also strangle. Go study it properly yourself!"
Lin Mo replied and turned off his phone screen.
"Damn, if I had known that girl's family was so rich, I should have charged her more back then."
Lin Mo felt like he had lost hundreds of millions.
He couldn't help but feel a dull ache in his chest.
Evening.
Pei Luohan's people delivered the materials along with some takeout.
The two of them finished dinner.
Pei Luohan went back upstairs to begin her Soul Skill awakening.
Lin Mo, on the other hand, sat on the living room sofa.
He was about to begin mutating his Martial Soul.
"System AI, there's no problem with this plan of mine, right?"
[Guaranteed!]
"Excellent. If the mutation into the alchemy furnace succeeds, Master will reward you with a hundred exercise books!"
Clearing his mind, Lin Mo began to absorb the soul crystals in order, according to the plan provided by System AI.
They were all Tier 1 soul crystals and some rare medicinal herbs.
Their attributes were a bit mixed, absorbing both Fire and Metal attributes at once...
8:00 PM.
A wave of Soul Power rippled through the living room.
"A C-grade auxiliary tool Martial Soul, an alchemy furnace! Innate Soul Power Level 5, Metal and Fire attributes... Haha, this old Daoist has succeeded!"
Looking at the round, strange golden furnace in his hand that radiated waves of heat, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh wildly with excitement.
He had waited a very long time for this moment.
His mutated alchemy furnace Martial Soul...
...was something he had decided on after careful consideration. Although it was only C-grade, it retained his medicine-refining talent and even added an alchemy talent.
However, his original Innate Soul Skill, 'Healing', was gone, replaced by two new Innate Soul Skills.
Telekinetic Soul Control: Allows the user to freely change the size and form of the Martial Soul, and control the Martial Soul to leave the body.
Gravity Imbuement: Allows the user to apply weight to their own Martial Soul, with the maximum weight limit determined by their own Soul Power level.
Furthermore, there was an Acquired Soul Skill slot.
This meant that before reaching Level 10, Lin Mo could awaken another Soul Skill.
"Fortunately, the limit it can withstand is a low-grade Mysterious Rank Soul Skill, which is still within my plans."
Lin Mo could feel the maximum limit that the Soul Skill slot could bear.
"Come on, my offensive Soul Skill!"
Half an hour later.
Lin Mo violently gulped down the last bottle of exotic beast essence blood!
The Soul Power around his body surged.
Lin Mo opened his eyes, filled with excitement.
"Low-grade Mysterious Rank Soul Skill: Exploding Furnace! It succeeded! From this day on, I am no longer a pure auxiliary Soul Master!"
This Soul Skill was currently his most suitable means of attack.
Lin Mo stretched, lay down casually on the sofa, and fell asleep.
The next day.
Lin Mo was woken up by Pei Luohan shaking him excitedly and shouting.
"Lin Mo! Lin Mo! Wake up!"
Pei Luohan's voice trembled with uncontrollable excitement.
Her voice even cracked slightly, making her seem like a completely different person from her usual cold self.
Lin Mo rubbed his bleary eyes and yawned. "What's wrong, Sis? It's first thing in the morning."
He got up slowly. Having just mutated his Martial Soul and awakened a new Soul Skill...
...his entire body was still bathed in the warm, comfortable lingering warmth of Soul Power, making him want to go back to sleep.
"I succeeded! I really succeeded!" Pei Luohan waved her hand, and an ice-blue longsword with small wings hovered in front of her.
"High-grade Mysterious Rank Flying Soul Skill: 'Ice Wing Sword'!"
"A Flying Soul Skill! It really is a Flying Soul Skill!" Pei Luohan's voice trembled slightly.
Flying Soul Skills were extremely rare, usually only appearing after Level 60.
Yet Lin Mo had actually enabled her to awaken it early, which made her incredibly thrilled.
"And there are two more offensive Soul Skills, but it's not convenient to show them here!"
Pei Luohan walked up to Lin Mo, her cheeks flushed with excitement. "Lin Mo, you really did it!"
The way she looked at Lin Mo now was like looking at a rare treasure, without a shred of her previous doubt.
Lin Mo, however, was slightly dazed for a moment by the sight of her exquisite face.
This woman is indeed not ugly.
Then, stroking his chin, he feigned a deep, profound look. "It's a small matter, just a basic operation for this master."
"Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Pei Luohan said generously, "As long as I have it, I can give it to you."
Lin Mo's eyes lit up.
There was such a good thing?
"I like reading. Do you have any books on Martial Souls that aren't available in public libraries?"
Currently, System AI's database lacked knowledge regarding Heaven Rank Soul Skills, so Lin Mo definitely needed to supplement it.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to deduce Heaven Rank Soul Skills in the future.
"Yes, yes, I have some rare, unique editions on Martial Souls in my second-floor study."
"I'll have someone bring some more over from the Imperial Capital later!"
Pei Luohan knew she needed to build a good relationship with Lin Mo. This would determine whether she could awaken Earth Rank or Heaven Rank Soul Skills in the future.
She had to cling tightly to this thigh.
"Hehe, then thank you so much."
Lin Mo was also very happy. He knew that these rich people would definitely collect good books that weren't available outside.
"It's fine. From now on, you are my, Pei Luohan's, exclusive Martial Soul theory master."
Pei Luohan waved her hand and then took out a key.
"Take this key. In the future, whenever I find some rare books, I'll leave them here. You can come over and read them whenever you have time."