When 'God' Decides To Start Over

Chapter 735 296: Rain Demon_2

Since he couldn't see inside, Li Xiu was unsure if his guess was correct.

This workshop held some special significance, but Li Xiu did not know why Trial Takers had to enter or guard the Sword Soul Gate here; the primary task was to prevent any Demon Spirits from breaching the workshop.

Generally, no Demon Spirits would break into the workshop. Regular Demon Spirits only desire the Sword Embryo and do not wish to burst out from the Trial Gate.

Before sleeping, Li Xiu took stock of his gains this time.

Eleven Talent Gemstones, seven Skill Rings, and one Demon Spirit Ring.

The Talent Gemstones and Skill Rings appeared similar, suggesting they might belong to the same category of talents and skills, so Li Xiu didn't use them immediately.

"I wonder if Talent Gemstones can be synthesized?" Li Xiu summoned the Synthetic Capsule, wanting to see if the Talent Gemstones could be merged.

After feeding the Talent Gemstones to the Synthetic Capsule, it spit them back out.

Li Xiu thought the Talent Gemstones couldn't be synthesized, but then he heard a childish voice from within the Synthetic Capsule: "Gemstone level exceeds E-level, fusion cannot be completed."

"The Synthetic Capsule is at E level, meaning gemstones exceeding its level can't be synthesized." Unfortunately, Li Xiu didn't possess any E-level Talent Gemstones, so he decided to try synthesizing two Talent Gemstones later.

Of course, Li Xiu wouldn't specifically seek E-level Talent Gemstones, instead aiming to level up the Synthetic Capsule directly.

The Synthetic Capsule was hatched from synthetic diamonds and likely only needed to consume synthetic diamonds, which were quite cheap. Li Xiu could let the Synthetic Capsule consume them freely, with no need to worry about its appetite.

Li Xiu initially wasn't interested in swordsmanship; he wasn't impressed by common skills, planning to sell them after leaving.

As for the Demon Spirit Ring, he also planned to sell it; Li Xiu had too many high-quality Demon Spirits to nurture, leaving no room for this ring.

Li Xiu continued guarding the Land of the Sword Soul, only able to leave once a month. He wasn't in a hurry and kept hunting Demon Spirits with the Fire Lotus Sword to increase its number of Light Veins.

The old immortals had portrayed the Land of the Sword Soul as dangerously packed with Super Spirits, with occasional appearances of Light Bases.

Unexpectedly, after a month of searching, Li Xiu had only encountered a few Light Base Demon Spirits beyond those met earlier, barely encountering eight or nine Super Spirits, despite actively seeking them with the Fire Lotus Sword.

Clearly, Li Xiu had overthought the situation. If there truly were vast numbers of Light Bases and Super Spirits, the old wily inhabitants here would likely have perished long ago.

The previous guardians remained passive during their duty. Unlike Li Xiu, who actively pursued challenges and provoked Light Base Demon Spirits.

Luckily, the Land of the Sword Soul certainly housed many Demon Spirits. After clearing the workshop entrance, new groups of Demon Spirits gathered within a couple of days, eliminating the need to travel too far to find them.

Under a heap of Demon Spirits, the Fire Lotus Sword's Light Vein count reached twelve, but it showed no further activity after reaching twelve veins.

"Being able to consolidate twelve Light Veins, which would be considered top-notch for a typical contract, remains insufficient for me," Li Xiu planned on experimenting with the Fire Lotus Sword to see if the Light Planting Technique could help exceed the vein limit.

Li Xiu gripped the Fire Lotus Sword's handle, transparent Ultimate Light gradually manifested upon the hilt, and he began pouring it bit by bit into the sword.

Although Li Xiu understood human body Light Veins inside and out, the distribution on a sword was a mystery.

When the Ultimate Light infiltrated the sword's body, Li Xiu encountered tremendous resistance; the sword trembled, its humming akin to a painful wail.

"Apparently, a contract's Light Veins do not align with humans. The Light Vein Map of the Evil Spirit Token corresponds to humans, not contracts," Li Xiu wondered internally, "Why does the Evil Spirit Token's Light Vein Map match humans when it is itself a contract?"

Unable to resolve this query immediately, Li Xiu hesitated to proceed until a series of Light Patterns appeared along the Fire Lotus Sword's blade.

One, two, three... all the way up to twelve, Li Xiu realized the Fire Lotus Sword was demonstrating its Light Veins.

Perhaps the Ultimate Light overburdened the Fire Lotus Sword, causing it to show its Light Vein locations willingly.

Examining the sword's Light Veins, Li Xiu noticed they were concentrated on one side of the blade, with none manifesting on the opposite side.

"Might a contract's Light Veins correspond to human inversely?" Li Xiu speculated, channeling the Ultimate Light along the twelve consolidated Light Veins first, encountering no obstruction, and the blade no longer vibrated intensely like before.

"Though the distribution differs, apart from positioning, the Light Veins closely resemble those of humans. There may be another layer to the veins, the key lies in finding the connection between the direct and inverse veins. Breaking that link may reveal and coalesce the veins on the other layer." Li Xiu didn't know the link's location, forcing him to trace the twelve consolidated veins for hints. If contracts did possess such a link, it would certainly reside within the veins.