Heroes' Prison

Chapter 521 - 511: Collecting Soul Spirits

"[System Prompt]: You have killed the Swordsman’s Head Instructor (Level 101 Attack-type Boss, specialized attribute: Attack Speed). Would you like to absorb it into your Attack Spirit, becoming a Soul Spirit?"

Upon receiving this system prompt, Huang Yi immediately chose yes. At the same time, he recalled that the Swordsman’s Head Instructor indeed favored attack speed. After being flung away by him, it counterattacked very quickly with a higher attack speed.

"[System Prompt]: Please choose the layer to absorb into."

It seemed that the Warrior Soul’s absorption of Soul Spirits allowed for freely choosing the layer, rather than having to strictly absorb from the lower layers upwards, one layer at a time.

"The first layer of the War Soul," he made a choice casually.

Following that, the body of the Swordsman’s Head Instructor on the ground suddenly turned into a faint blood light and surged into his body!

"[System Prompt]: Your Attack Spirit’s first layer now possesses a Primary Sanctuary Soul Spirit, additional attributes: Attack Speed +1%"

This Head Instructor BOSS’s strength was ultimately too weak, considered as the lowest level Soul Spirit, only adding an extra 1% to his attributes.

As Huang Yi rode atop the Two-Headed Lin, planning to continue forward to challenge the next BOSS, he suddenly glanced down at the mount beneath him and was slightly taken aback.

Soul Spirits could be absorbed from living beings, and if the Soul Spirit was still alive, it could even be summoned as a Contract Partner! This meant that his Two-Headed Lin mount could entirely be used as a Soul Spirit. Not only would this bring additional attributes, but it also would not hinder its use as a mount!

As soon as he thought of this, Huang Yi immediately attempted it!

"[System Prompt]: Your mount, Two-Headed Lin (Level 113 Attack-type Boss, specialized attribute: Attack Range), would you like to absorb it into your War Soul, becoming a Soul Spirit?"

Indeed, the Two-Headed Lin could be absorbed as a Soul Spirit. Its best attribute was attack range; the left head could perform long-distance single-target attacks with the Ice Arrow Technique, and the right head could perform long-distance group attacks with the Fire-Breathing Technique.

Huang Yi chose to absorb the Two-Headed Lin into the fourth layer of his War Soul! Instantaneously, the Two-Headed Lin beneath him turned into a stream of blood light, entering his body as if he had devoured it.

Afterward, the fourth layer of his War Soul gained an extra additional attribute, Attack Range +2%, better than nothing.

"Summon—Two-Headed Lin Soul Spirit!" At this moment, Huang Yi tried summoning!

In an instant, his vision darkened and a new creature appeared, with two fearsome heads. However, when its eyes looked at Huang Yi, they blinked affectionately and rubbed themselves in Huang Yi’s arms.

This was none other than the Two-Headed Lin that he had just absorbed into his body—it could indeed still be summoned! Huang Yi affectionately stroked its two heads, immediately mounted it, and spurred it onward.

Soon, Huang Yi saw a dense group of monsters ahead of him. Wanting to test out his skills, he immediately unleashed his widest area of effect group-attack skill—End of the World.

In an instant, the skill’s area was covered with a layer of scalding magma, sizzling as it burned the monsters, causing them to emit green smoke.

The skill’s attack range was originally 300 meters in diameter, but since he had just absorbed the Two-Headed Lin as a Soul Spirit, his attack range increased by 2%, which expanded the skill’s range to 306 meters in diameter, an increase that wasn’t very significant. His Two-Headed Lin’s strength was too low to bring about a greater enhancement.

Thus, Huang Yi kept cycling through the Tower of Pantheons, absorbing one Soul Spirit after another, until he had absorbed all the Soul Spirits throughout his body.

These Soul Spirits were all of the lowest tier, with the added boost mostly only ranging from 1% to 2%, and the attributes added were miscellaneous. Huang Yi didn’t deliberately pursue any specific attributes; everything was left to chance.

...

Gradually, the night passed.

In just this one night, Huang Yi achieved remarkable enhancement. He was the first to break through Level 100 at the award ceremony, followed by a series of strength-enhancing moves. It could be said that in nearly a year since his arrival in The Second World, he had never experienced such a dramatic increase in strength as he did this night; it all seemed like a dream.

It was nearly time for breakfast, and Huang Yi exited The Second World to check out the forums.

"The individual combat tournament award ceremony staged an earth-shattering turnaround, with God of Slaughter surpassing Miyamoto Musashi to become the first player to reach Level 100, crushing all rumors with his actions!"

"God of Slaughter and Qin Shiyu, leading members of the Hero Guild, have now rejoined the Hero Guild! The promised 1.5-times return of funds from the fundraising event has now been fully distributed to the members of the Hero Guild."

"God of Slaughter skyrocketed to Level 113 overnight! Far surpassing Miyamoto Musashi, he reclaimed the top spot on the world rankings. His rapid leveling is likely due to the slaying of a large number of high-level BOSSES!"

"The team finals became a stage for God of Slaughter and Martial Emperor, with polls showing that seven out of ten players believe Miyamoto Musashi is more likely to win by relying on the Martial Emperor Title, while three believe that God of Slaughter will still pull off a stunning reversal and claim the crown of Martial Saint!"

As expected, the top hot posts on the forum from overnight had been firmly occupied by the series of events that unfolded the previous night. Just over ten hours before, the forum was filled with posts calling Huang Yi a fraud; countless angry voices cursed him inside out, but now all the cursing had ceased.

That’s how people are, they like to speculate about others’ true intentions based on some superficial actions, only to realize the truth when it comes to light. All they can do is apologize or simply choose to forget, but their previous rude behavior can affect the person involved for a lifetime. Fortunately, Huang Yi was strong-minded and didn’t take the insults to heart; a less resilient person might have been traumatized.

Huang Yi chuckled to himself, immediately logged off, and went to the cafeteria to have breakfast.

...

At this moment, Huang Yi was having breakfast in the real world, but on the other side of The Second World, on a remote desert island far overseas, a conspiracy against him was underway.

The island wasn’t large, covered with lush trees, indistinguishable from any other island in the ocean. However, a day earlier, a Half-Beast player from the Martial Arts Guild stumbled upon it, only to discover someone—Bloodthirster Man Tian from the Half-Beast Holy Land!

This Half-Beast player was quite shrewd; he did his best to ingratiate himself with Man Tian, and as a result, he was tipped off and received many benefits. After his departure, he quickly reported the news to his guild’s intelligence department. Among the countless pieces of information received by the Martial Arts Guild daily, this message did not get buried but rose up through the ranks and eventually reached the ears of the guild president, Miyamoto Musashi.

In the end, this information fermented into a conspiracy against Huang Yi, illustrating the butterfly effect, where the distant flapping of a butterfly’s wings could turn into a storm far away.

Miyamoto Musashi, led personally by that Half-Beast player, teleported overnight to the guild stronghold nearest to Man Tian’s location. Following that, they set sail on a deep-sea battleship, crossing the ocean posthaste to reach the island where Man Tian resided.

At that time, three people were standing on this deserted island; one of them was a tall figure cloaked in blood-red color, their body displaying muscular tissues and twisted veins like a human stripped of skin, reminiscent of anatomical figures from biology textbooks. However, his chest sported a massive wound—a clear sign of injury, which he was still recovering from.

This person was none other than the Celestial Realm Expert Bloodthirster Man Tian, dispatched from the Half-Beast Holy Land to assassinate Huang Yi. However, he had been outmaneuvered by Huang Yi during a fierce battle in the Abyss of Hero’s Continent against the Fallen Messenger, and after being injured, he fled and was now healing on this island, biding his time for revenge.

The other two were players; one wore a flowing samurai’s garb, looking calm and composed, exuding the aura of a master. This man was Miyamoto Musashi, who had just secured the championship in the individual combat tournament and acquired the title of Martial Emperor.

The other, a bulky Half-Beast player with golden-hued skin, was hunching slightly and had a sycophantic smile on his face, looking rather smug with himself. Originally a regular player, he had skyrocketed in status within the Martial Arts Guild for providing the location of Man Tian, rising several ranks to become a low-level leader.

"Lord Man Tian, this is Miyamoto Musashi, the president of our Martial Arts Guild. He has just won first place in a global combat tournament for all those with the Heaven-Sent title, earning the Martial Emperor Title," the Half-Beast player said to Man Tian as he introduced him.

"What do you want with me?" Man Tian acknowledged with a nod, giving Miyamoto Musashi a cursory glance, clearly not too concerned.

"I have come to propose a collaboration," Miyamoto Musashi replied with a smile, his demeanor approachable, "I, too, have a grudge against God of Slaughter, and since you’re also after him, why don’t we join forces against him?"

"Collaborate?" Man Tian, a Celestial Realm Expert, frowned upon hearing this proposition from someone of a Primary Sanctuary, "What kind of help could you offer?"

Miyamoto Musashi maintained his smile, unbothered by Man Tian’s disdain. With a flip of his hand, he took out a magic bottle from his storage ring. It contained a pale red potion that bubbled incessantly as if boiling at all times.

"I can offer this!" Miyamoto Musashi said, lifting the potion bottle, "If you consume this potion now and go after him in Hero’s Continent, even if he calls upon the same Celestial Realm Helper as last time, he won’t be able to defeat you."

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