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Chapter 509, Soul Code

The eyes of all the races in the Nine Netherworld were firmly fixed on the Nine Netherworld Soul Realm Key, and battles and chases continued to unfold throughout the fifth level of the Abyss.

Inside the Soul Nightmare, Hua Changxi, relying on the memories of the Crimson Nightmare Lady, avoided the various hidden dangers in the valley and was happily collecting rare soul plants.

In the valley, the Soul-Nourishing Wood can be seen everywhere.

The smallest of these soul trees requires several people to encircle, while the thickest has a diameter of over ten meters, which is astonishing.

Soul-nourishing wood is of great benefit to the soul.

Its unique aura can soothe a violent soul and, to a certain extent, nourish the spirit; even ordinary people can strengthen and nourish their soul by wearing the Soul-Nourishing Wood.

The wooden plaques made from these plaques can contain the spirit (primordial spirit). The spirit resides within them, which can nourish and repair the soul. Even when the wearer walks among mortals, they are not afraid of the erosion of yang energy, ensuring that the soul remains stable and does not dissipate.

In addition, it is also an excellent material for making soul weapon containers. When made into boxes or caskets to hold soul fruits, soul plants, or soul pills, it can ensure that the soul power is not leaked at all.

Moreover, the branches, leaves, and heartwood of the Soul-Nourishing Wood are the main medicinal materials for refining elixirs that nourish the soul.

Soul-nourishing wood is desirable, but it is not easy to obtain.

The reason is simple: the Soul-Nourishing Wood is extremely hard, and ordinary tools simply cannot cut it down. Otherwise, so much Soul-Nourishing Wood would not have remained in Soul Nightmare Valley; it would have been completely cut down by the powerful figures of the various races of the Nine Netherworld long ago.

However, the difficulty of logging was no obstacle for Hua Changxi.

She has a black broken sword!

Having experienced cutting through the Ghostly Yin Wood with ease in the Ghostly Forbidden Land, Hua Changxi was very confident that the Black Broken Blade could cut down the Soul-Nourishing Wood.

The next moment, she summoned the black broken sword and walked to the largest Soul-Nourishing Tree in the valley.

This Soul-Nourishing Tree is undoubtedly the oldest in the valley, with a thick trunk like a dragon, intertwined roots, and branches and leaves that block out the sky and cast large, dense shadows.

Hua Changxi circled the giant tree, his gaze sweeping over the rough, hard trunk as he silently assessed the difficulty of felling it.

The main trunk is so thick that it would be difficult to move it; but the thick branches that extend in all directions should not be too difficult to cut down.

Thinking this, Hua Changxi no longer hesitated. With a light touch of her toes, she moved like a swallow, carrying the black broken sword, and soared up to the towering treetop.

For the next period of time, the once silent Soul Nightmare Valley was filled with the sounds of logging echoing.

The sound lingered, sounding exceptionally clear and persistent in the deep canyon.

The Soul-Nourishing Wood was harder than Hua Changxi had expected. It might be because the Soul-Nourishing Wood she chose was too old, and its wood had reached a state of perfection. Every time she cut down, the recoil was like being hit by a heavy hammer.

She chopped until her arms were stiff and numb from the shock, almost losing all feeling, before she finally managed to cut down nine branches.

Hua Changxi rested for a while before recovering. Then she looked at the branches she had cut down. Each branch was tens of meters long and the cut ends were two or three meters thick.

"That should be enough."

After storing the Soul-Nourishing Wood branches into the Sumeru Bead, she did not immediately collect other Soul Plants in the valley, but instead collected the wood chips that had fallen when the trees were first cut down.

In the Twelve Styles of Soul Control, there is a style called Soul Fixing Needle.

These wood shavings can be used as wooden needles to stabilize the soul.

Within the Soul Nightmare Valley, the abundant soul power effectively shielded Hua Changxi from the erosion of the Netherworld Qi, allowing her to remain within the valley without experiencing any discomfort.

Thinking of the powerful beings from the Nine Netherworlds he had seen before, he immediately sat down and began polishing wood shavings to make soul-stabilizing wooden needles.

Time slipped away quietly until she had used up all the sawdust, at which point she stopped.

Looking at the hundreds of soul-stabilizing wooden needles of varying thicknesses in front of him, Hua Changxi felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Although the Soul-Stabilizing Needles made of Soul-Nourishing Wood could only stabilize the soul and could not harm the spirit, she was still quite satisfied.

Next, she began collecting other soul plants.

Soul-Sustaining Flower is the main ingredient for refining Soul-Sustaining Pills and Soul-Sustaining Incense; Soul-Guiding Insect is the main ingredient for brewing Soul-Guiding Lamp Oil.

Both the Soul Continuation Technique and the Soul Guiding Technique are spells from the "Twelve Styles of Soul Control," so she has collected quite a lot of these two types of soul flowers and soul insects.

Faced with the soul plants in the valley, Hua Changxi suppressed her greed and did not turn into a locust. After collecting a batch of soul plants, soul fruits, and soul flowers in a controlled manner, she stopped.

Having collected the desired soul plants, Hua Changxi had accomplished her goal for this trip and then began to consider leaving the valley.

However, considering that so many powerful beings from the Netherworld had appeared in the fifth realm, she felt it would be better to stay in the valley a little longer.

With nothing to do, she took out the spoils she had acquired along the way after descending into the Nine Netherworlds.

Looking at the pile of storage devices on the ground, Hua Changxi realized with a start that she had killed quite a few creatures from the Nine Netherworlds along the way, from the first level to the fifth level.

In the following time, she began to take stock of her harvest.

First, there was a pile of Nether Stones, ranging from low-grade to medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade, including even Nether Marrow Stones.

The quality of the Nether Marrow Stone is the same as that of the Spirit Marrow Stone in the human world, and it is the main resource for powerful cultivators in the Commander Realm.

Then there are various Netherworld plants and fruits, as well as various Netherworld books.

Finally, there was a pile of magical artifacts, including ghost artifacts, demon artifacts, and funerary objects.

"This is?"

Among a pile of dusty, blackened books and eerie magical artifacts shrouded in a sinister aura, two items stood out. One was a strange sheet of paper, as white as snow.

One of them was a silver-white bead, about the size of a thumb, brimming with rich and pure soul power.

Hua Changxi picked up the paper, and as soon as he opened it, two large characters with strong, elegant strokes and a kind of pure, yin-like charm came into view: Soul Codex.

After skimming through the "Soul Codex," she not only learned about the general situation of the Soul Clan, but also learned that the silver-white bead was called the Soul Bead.

The Soul Pearl is not something naturally formed by heaven and earth, but rather a life-bound treasure condensed by the Soul Clan from their own soul source.

Because the Soul Clan specializes in cultivating the Soul Path, unlike other races in the Nine Netherworld who can condense ghost bodies and temper demonic bodies, the Soul Clan is born with only pure soul bodies, thus their combat power and defensive capabilities are relatively weak.

But this does not mean that the Soul Clan is weak and easily bullied, or that they are at the mercy of others.

The Soul Clan possesses three unique racial advantages.

First, the construction of the Soul Domain.

The Soul Clan's powerful members can construct an absolute domain—the Soul Domain—using their own soul power.

Wherever the Soul Domain is shrouded, the Soul Clan is the absolute ruler. The laws within the domain are dominated by their soul thoughts, and all souls are under their control.

Secondly, the soul fire is condensed.

The Soul Clan is the only race capable of condensing Soul Flame. This flame is formless and intangible, yet it can incinerate the souls of all races, and nothing can withstand it.

Thirdly, the soul's thoughts reach heaven and earth.

The Soul Clan is born with a powerful soul force, far surpassing that of other races.

Not only can it perceive details from thousands of miles away, but it can also ignore spatial barriers and communicate and perceive with thoughts beyond distance. It can even temporarily attach itself to powerful beings or objects, like an invisible shadow.

At the same time, it can easily seize souls and alter the memories of others. Even those with high cultivation levels can be controlled by it if they are not careful.

This endowed them with unparalleled intelligence gathering and mind control abilities.

However, the Soul Clan also has its fatal weaknesses.

The Soul Bead is both the source of power and the core of one's destiny.

If the Soul Bead is accidentally broken or forcibly taken by a powerful enemy, the foundation that sustains the existence of the Soul Body will collapse instantly.

If the soul is strong and condensed enough, it will not immediately dissipate, but it will fall into extreme pain and despair: the soul power will dissipate wildly, the soul will disintegrate inch by inch, and eventually turn into nothingness.

"Whoo~"

After reading "The Soul Codex", Hua Changxi let out a long sigh of relief.

Going out to gain experience is indeed very necessary. Only after venturing out do you realize how vast the world is and how each race has its own strengths.

Hua Changxi recalled that she had never encountered anyone from the Soul Clan directly.

Therefore, this "Soul Codex" and this Soul Pearl must have been seized by other races in the Nine Netherworlds after they killed the Soul Clan.

Hua Changxi looked at the Soul Pearl, worried that the original owner's soul might still remain inside. So she summoned a wisp of Nanming Fire and carefully tempered the Soul Pearl.

Under the tempering of the Southern Bright Fire, nearly 30% of the soul power contained in the Soul Pearl was consumed, but she still felt it was necessary.

This is the Nine Netherworld, where the art of possession is only a beginner-level spell!

She didn't want to accidentally trip up.

Only after the Soul Pearl was refined did she take it in her hand.

It feels cool and refreshing, similar to the feeling of obtaining a Soul Crystal.

Hua Changxi's eyes darted around, as if she had thought of something. She immediately took off the 'Follow Your Heart' mask and placed the Soul Pearl into the array slot.

As soon as she put on the mask again, her thoughts shifted, her robes changed, and her aura immediately became indistinguishable from that of the Soul Clan.

"Next time I can disguise myself as a Soul Clan member."

Hua Changxi took out the Soul Pearl, carefully put it away, and then continued to read the "Soul Codex" carefully.

Soulfire cannot be condensed by those who are not of the Soul Clan; Soul Thought is limited by the Soul Body.

However, she could learn how to construct a Soul Domain.

The Nine Netherworlds are dangerous; having more skills will never hurt.

After that, Hua Changxi began to cultivate according to the techniques in the "Soul Codex".

After a while, she opened her eyes, her brows furrowing slightly.

The construction of a soul domain is severely limited by the strength of the soul body.

[Realm: Nascent Soul Realm 99.99 billion/100 billion; Divine Sense: 10 billion+ points]

Without opening her spiritual platform, even though her physical body had stepped into the threshold of the eighth level, her soul strength was still only comparable to that of a Soul General in the Soul Clan.

Therefore, the constructed soul domain can only control cultivators at the Nine Netherworld General Realm, the Human Race Nascent Soul Realm, and below.

However, combined with the Nightmare Demoness's Nightmare Technique, the Soul Domain she constructs should still be able to trap cultivators at the Nine Netherworld Commander Realm and the Human Spirit Platform Realm. (End of Chapter)