After stepping through the Soul Path, Xiao Yan once again arrived at the familiar Treasure Hall within the Hun Realm.

  'So that's the fun of the Soul and Token. It open the Soul Path at every branch hall.' Xiao Yan sighed inwardly. Possessing a Soul and Token was just like being a direct desdant, whereas those who cked one were more like outsiders; they could only exge for resources avaible in their local branch. But a Soul and Token granted access to all the resources held by the Hall of Souls' headquarters and eveire Hun .

  Without further ado, Xiao Yahe Soul and Token on the trol panel. "Exge for soul points."

  In the sed, Yao Ao's soul body was released from the Soul and Token.

  "This is the Hun Realm?! Let me go!! I'll do anything you want!!"

  The moment Yao Ao's soul body appeared, a light barrier enveloped him before he could even attempt to escape. No matter how much he attacked or shouted, it was of no use.

  Xiao Yan naturally had no iion of setting him free. You tried to harm me, and now you wao release you? Do you really think I'm some reinated saint?

  Rays of soul light swept over Yao Ao's soul body. After just a short while, a series of digits rose above the light cluster that trapped him. Xiao Yan's eyes went wide in astonishment at the sight of those numbers, and even his breathing greid.

  '180,000 soul points?!?!?!'

  Even Xiao Yan, who had seen many things, could scarcely maintain his posure before that nearly six-figure number.

  If 10,000 soul points could hire three or four low-star Dou Emperors, then wouldn't 100,000 soul points be equivalent to three or four Dou Aors or a peak Dou Aor?!

  And this was 180,000!

  'If we calcute based on medial pills, 100,000 soul points would be roughly equivalent to a peak tier 7 pill. Then wouldn't 180,000 be enough to exge for a retively weak tier 8 pill?!!'

  Now shrouded in a yer of soul light, Yao Ao himself was no longer visible from the outside.

  'Is the soul body of a high-grade 7th-tier alchemist really worth this much? This is just a soul body, not a living alchemist.' He stared in astonishment at the milky-white light cluster.

  'No, the soul body of an ordinary 7th-tier alchemist probably wouldn't fetch this price. Maybe it's because he's an alchemist from that so-called Yao that increases his value.'

  'Sigh, no wohe books in my ste riiohat the Hall of Souls captures alchemists and hunts for soul bodies everywhere. With such high 'bounties', it's hard for people not to be tempted.'

  Xiao Yan was certain that suormously high rewards made the Hall of Souls' offers far more tempting than anything the Alchemist Association, or even the Pill Tower, might provide. With generous pay, the Hall of Souls had no she of brave men willing to run dangerous errands for them.

  The Alchemist Association, or rather, the Pill Tower, had a simir meism to the Hall of Souls. They exged medial ingredients for pills, and alchemists used pills to exge for Pill Points from the Alchemist Association.

  Back when Xiao Yahe au, the main ingredient of a tier 5 medial pill could be exged for a tier 4 medial pill. This exge ratio was, in fact, the standard used by all Alchemist Associations when purchasing medial ingredients from outsiders.

  That's how the Alchemist Association amassed so many preedial ingredients.

  Xiao Yan waved his hand, his expressioher joyful nor sorrowful as he said, "Exge."

  "No—!"

  Yao Ao's anguished voice rang out just as the light cluster disappeared without a trace.

  In the instant, the number on Xiao Yan's Soul and Token jumped from 4,100 to 184,100.

  "You should be thanking me. If you stayed ihe Soul and Token, your soul would eventually dissipate. But now that you've been captured by the Hun , maybe you'll have a ce to escape. Or perhaps the Yao might e to ransom yht?"

  Xiao Yan muttered this to himself while striding straight past the outer area of the hall and heading deeper in, where Di Css Qi Methods and Dou Teiques could be exged.

  pared to the outer ses, the light clusters here were signifitly fewer, yet they were still numerous enough to resemble a starry sky.

  'It seems the items around here start at Di Css, tier 6 pills, and such…' Xiao Yan surveyed the sea of light clusters above him and smiled wryly.

  The minimum tents of these light clusters were Di Css Qi Methods and Dou Teiques, with pills at least tier 6 and above. How could Xiao Yan not feel astonished?

  With a casual gesture, a light cluster nded in his hand:

  "Low Di Css water-attribute Qi Mething Billows Teique. After cultivation, one's Dou Qi bees unceasing like o waves. It deo a mighty sea-wave explosion that boosts a Dou Teique's destructive power. 11,000 soul points."

  He returhat light cluster and took hold of another:

  "Di Css defeype Dou Teique—Dou Qi Mirror Shield. Once cultivated to perfe, it dense sunlight into a shield of light capable of refleg attacks below the Dou Aor realm. Note: Usable only with light-attribute Dou Qi. Defensive power varies based on the tration of light. 8,000 soul points."

  'So it's worthless at night, huh? No wo's only 8,000.'

  Xiao Yan examined several more light clusters, but noo his satisfa. Just like the Qi Methods and Dou Teiques in his ste ring, the vast majority required corresponding Dou Qi attributes. ons likewise didn't i him at the moment.

  Instead, a tier 7 pill recipe for the Heaveion Spirit Pill caught his i. This kind of peak tier 7 medial pill could enhance Spiritual Strength, but its effects only worked for those at the Mortal State of the Spiritual State.

  "Hmm? What's this..."

  Out of the er of his eye, Xiao Yan noticed a peculiar light cluster. This light cluster faintly emitted threads of red light from within.

  'A High Di Css Soul Skill?!'

  "Asura Soul Reaping Teique. Created by an a Dou Saint of the Hun during the Era of Myriad Emperors and perfected in the Dark Emperor Era. It is divided into three forms: Soul Chase, Abyss Submersion, and Asura. Through immersing one's soul in boundless killing i, once cultivated to perfe and upon releasing the Asura killing i, one's Spiritual Strength sy souls at the Heavenly State. Using sughter to halt sughter, it is impossible to guard against. Any soul reaped by this teique will be utterly annihited, o reinate."

  Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed in shock. 'It actually use Spiritual Strength to sy souls at the Heavenly State?!'

  Heavenly State was sidered the apex of the Spiritual State: Mortal State, Soul State, then Heavenly State. Oypically needed Heavenly State Spiritual Strength to refiier 9 pills.

  A, cultivating this Dou Skill to perfe could actually enable oo reap Heavenly State souls!!

  tinuing down the description, Xiao Yan read, "Cultivation requirement: Spiritual State at Late Mortal State her. his Soul Skill possesses immense power. Even though it has been perfected to this day, it's still not without risks. If one ot trol the killing i during cultivation, the killing i will shroud the soul and turo a prisoner of sughter. Not reended for those whose Mark is below Grade 6."

  "150,000 soul points?!!"

  Even Xiao Yan was startled upon seeing that six-figure the end. This was almost parable to some weaker Tian Css Dou Teiques!

  'It actually requires 150,000 soul points… The High Di Css Soul Trainihods I saw earlier were only a little over 100,000. The soul points needed for this Soul Skill actually exceed those of Soul Trainihods of the same grade?!' Xiao Yan stared at the light cluster in his palm.

  Generally speaking, Dou Teiques were cheaper than Qi Methods, and the same applied to Soul Skills being slightly cheaper than Soul Trainihods of the same grade.

  But the Soul Skill in Xiao Yan's hand was the opposite. It was even more expensive!

  Xiao Yan wore an unonly solemn expression as he locked his gaze on the light cluster in his hand.

  'No, being able to reap Heavenly State souls... This likely reaches the level of a quasi-Tian Css Soul Skill. 180,000 is actually cheap... This thing is a bargain, and I just happen to have enough soul points…'

  'If I'm not mistaken, this Soul Skill might have reached the Tian Css level if it weren't for the excessive risk.'

  'But I don't have that so-called Mark.'

  Even so, this one was the most fearsome of all the Soul Skills Xiao Yan had ever entered. The only Soul Skill he had was 'Soul Impact,' but he was well aware of how trashy it was.

  'I'm currently at the Late Mortal State, so I meet the requirements to cultivate the Asura Soul Reaping Teique.'

  'Perhaps... I use pills to maintaial crity while cultivating this Soul Skill.'

  With a crisp crack, Xiao Yan ched his fist, and with a 'pop,' the light cluster shattered!