Merging with Demon Spirits-Chapter 486 - 354: The Effect of the Stand Soul Skill
Lin Feng planned to absorb the two demon spirits today.
First, let the Nightmare absorb the "Stand-In" soul skill to enhance the Nightmare’s power, then let the Dragon Fish absorb the "Fat Hedgehog".
Thinking of this, Lin Feng did not hesitate and directly pressed the Stand-In Elf in his hand into the Soul Sea.
The Nightmare floated quietly in the Soul Sea, surrounded by a red glow, its bloodthirsty eyes swirling like a vortex, silently watching the Stand-In Elf entering the Soul Sea.
The Dragon Fish in the Soul Sea also noticed the unfamiliar visitor. It hid in the corner of the Soul Sea as usual, much calmer now compared to its initial trembling.
Though still fearful of the Nightmare, the two years of nightmarish torture had made the Dragon Fish gradually accustomed to the Nightmare’s presence.
"Huh?"
The refinement process went smoothly without any obstacles.
Unexpectedly smooth, beyond Lin Feng’s expectations.
Facing the Nightmare, the Stand-In Elf, like the previous Six-winged Illusion Python, was extremely terrified, trembling. There was little resistance during the entire devouring process, as if it was directly suppressed.
Within just three minutes, the Stand-In Elf disappeared.
Sated, the Nightmare returned to the center of the Soul Sea, quieted down, its body unchanged.
"Indeed, a demon spirit converted from a demigod is truly formidable."
A trace of amazement flashed through Lin Feng’s eyes.
When demon spirit masters first absorb soul skills, they sometimes cannot be sure whether they have successfully absorbed them. Demon possession is needed for final confirmation.
After this, familiarity with the soul skills allows for faster release.
For demon spirit masters, even without demon possession, they can use soul skills.
However, they can only exert half the power of the soul skill. Even a Spirit King can only use sixty to seventy percent of the ability.
An Extraordinary Powerhouse can unleash eighty percent of the power of the soul skill.
At this moment, Lin Feng was not under demon possession.
Even so, he was certain that the Stand-In soul skill had been absorbed successfully.
He could release it at will.
It felt like breathing and blinking, already instinctual to the body.
This was due to assimilation.
The assimilation of blood allowed Lin Feng, even without Nightmare possession, to directly release "Stand-In" without any weakening of power, perfectly exerting the soul skill’s effect.
"The Nightmare’s power has greatly increased, and the speed of absorbing soul skills has accelerated!"
Compared to the last time it devoured the Six-winged Illusion Python, this time the speed of devouring the Stand-In Elf was much faster.
As a space attribute soul skill, absorbing the Stand-In Elf’s soul skill is far more difficult than the Six-winged Illusion Python, yet the speed increased.
This also proved that the Nightmare had become stronger.
For demon spirit masters, during the early stages of the Lifebound Demon Spirit, the growth rate is fastest before the Sixth Grade.
Some geniuses, like Ye Qiu and Yun Kai, have grown their Lifebound Demon Spirits to the Fifth Grade in just two years.
However, it would take even them over a year for the Lifebound Demon Spirit to break through the Sixth Grade.
Upon reaching the Seventh Grade, the difficulty and time required for a breakthrough become exponentially greater.
When refining the Six-winged Illusion Python, the Nightmare had just reached the Fifth Grade, and after devouring the Stand-In Elf, Lin Feng felt the Nightmare was not far from the Sixth Grade.
Only half a month’s time had passed in between.
Such a rapid growth rate is a blessing for other demon spirit masters, but a disaster for Lin Feng.
Moreover, Lin Feng has been consciously controlling the amount of soul power the Nightmare absorbs.
To allow the Dragon Fish to grow rapidly, Lin Feng invested five to six billion resources, not counting soul skills.
He spoils the Dragon Fish with wealth, but impoverishes the Nightmare, only ensuring it is fed without any extras.
Even so, the Nightmare’s growth rate far exceeds that of the Dragon Fish, and whether or not soul skills are absorbed does not significantly affect the Nightmare’s growth speed.
If left unchecked to let the Nightmare feast, this evil spirit would have already broken through the Seventh Grade.
The Nightmare seems to never be satisfied with soul power. Even now, after being fed, two to three hours later, it quickly digests and continues feeding.
While Lin Feng tries everything to make the Dragon Fish eat more, the Dragon Fish remains powerless.
Lin Feng slightly closed his eyes, his consciousness entered the Soul Sea, observing the changes in the Nightmare closely.
The Nightmare seemed to have noticed Lin Feng’s observation, its aura slightly agitated but soon calmed down.
"Its intelligence has indeed grown a lot."
This time, during the absorption of the soul skill, the Nightmare appeared very calm, unexpectedly cooperative, without roaring or raging, and even showed little emotional fluctuation.
There wasn’t even a need for Lin Feng’s control for the Nightmare to start devouring the Stand-In Elf on its own.
This cooperation did not make Lin Feng happy; instead, it made him somewhat worried.
This clearly demonstrated greater intelligence.
At this moment, the Nightmare seemed to be lurking in the Soul Sea, quietly watching him, silently becoming stronger, waiting for the day to seize control of his body.
"I must quickly make He Jun strong. The demon spirit in He Jun’s body might be the only hope."
Consciousness returned to his body, Lin Feng thought to himself.
"The Nightmare has now reached the Fifth Grade and will soon break through to the Sixth Grade, which means it can absorb two more soul skills!"
Lin Feng’s eyes flickered slightly.
The Nightmare has now absorbed four soul skills.
The first soul skill is Demon Flame, the second soul skill is Demon Transformation, the third soul skill is Transformation, and the fourth soul skill is Stand.
All four soul skills are diamond-level and belong to different attributes and types.
Among them, Transformation and Stand are divine-level soul skills.
This combination of soul skills is unprecedented, and it’s beyond luxurious—if exposed, it would shake the world.
"Let’s test the effects of the soul skills."
Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, Lin Feng entered the demon transformation state, and a silver-white gauze garment appeared on him. Nine elegant phoenix-like patterns appeared on his left eye socket, five branches were silver-white, and four were colored: blue, purple, gray, and green.
These four colors represent the four soul skills absorbed by the Dragon Fish: Mirror Image, Phantom Clone, Lock-on, and Heart Contract.
Lin Feng slightly opened his mouth, and with the release of the clone soul skill, four fist-sized bubbles drifted to the four corners of the room.
These four bubbles weren’t simple bubbles; they were equivalent to Lin Feng’s clones. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
"Lock-on."
Lin Feng’s gaze fixed on the locations of the four bubbles, and a gray light flashed in his pitch-black eyes as the lock-on soul skill was released.
The gray light flashed quickly four times, indicating the lock-on soul skill was released four times.
Lin Feng’s gaze turned to the bubble in the east corner.
In the next second, his figure disappeared instantaneously, as fast as instant teleportation.
In the place where he originally stood, a fist-sized bubble appeared out of thin air, and Lin Feng appeared in the east corner of the room out of thin air.
"The speed is very fast, worthy of a divine-level soul skill."
A faint smile appeared on Lin Feng’s lips.
He was very satisfied with the newly absorbed Stand soul skill.
Soon, Lin Feng’s figure disappeared again, appearing in the west corner of the room, where another bubble appeared.
Next, Lin Feng constantly appeared in the four corners of the room like a ghost, shuttling rapidly, and every time he disappeared, a bubble would appear.
After a minute of continuously swapping places, Lin Feng reappeared in the center of the room.
In the four corners of the room, four bubbles were still floating.
"The consumption of soul power is enormous."
Lin Feng’s breathing was somewhat rapid.
After just one minute, his soul power was completely depleted, forcing him to exit the demon transformation state.
Continuously releasing the combination of clone, lock-on, and Stand soul skills indeed consumed a lot of soul power.
Especially the Stand soul skill, this divine-level soul skill consumes two to three times the soul power of other soul skills.
He had only been exercising it inside the room, with a straight-line distance not exceeding five meters.
"When I am with my own clone, using the Stand soul skill is easier; if it were someone else, the soul power consumption would be several times greater."
Lin Feng speculated.
Divine-level soul skills, though powerful, also consume a lot of soul power.
The soul power consumed when performing this skill varies with different strengths of people and distances. Only through experimental testing can an approximate data be obtained.
Moreover, this soul skill also has limitations.
If used on an enemy and if the power gap between the two sides is too large—meaning the target’s power is too strong—the target can forcibly resist the skill’s effect, resulting in the soul skill failing to activate.
The specific power gap needs testing to be determined.
The Stand soul skill is exceedingly rare, and few possess such a skill. Without specific data in this area, Lin Feng must explore and attempt it himself.
Although the consumption of soul power is significant, the effect leaves Lin Feng very satisfied.
This is the most crucial soul skill in his designed combination of soul skills.
With this soul skill, the combination skill could take shape.
"Finally, I don’t have to resort to suicidal explosions at every turn."
Lin Feng muttered to himself.
Having absorbed "Stand," his attack methods became more varied, not having to resort to suicidal explosions in the face of strong enemies, injuring the enemy by eighty while sacrificing himself by a hundred and then relying on his stronger defense to defeat the opponent.
This combat method, though striking fear and dread in his enemies, was a desperate measure.
It was exchanging slight injuries for the opponent’s heavy injuries, heavy injuries for the opponent’s death.
With his soul power exhausted, Lin Feng took a Soul Nourishing Pill from his pocket, consumed it, and sat cross-legged on the ground to adjust his state.
Two hours later, Lin Feng opened his eyes and began absorbing the "Fat Hedgehog."
’Fat Hedgehog’ is a water attribute parasitic soul skill. In terms of rarity and absorption difficulty, it is inferior to divine-level skills like Stand.
Compared to the Nightmare devouring the Stand-In Elf, this devouring process was arduous and prolonged. Half an hour later, one of the originally silver-white branches of the phoenix tail pattern in Lin Feng’s left eye was gradually turning deep blue....
