Published: March 2, 2025
Wen Yu ignored the demon lord's thoughts and focused on the changes within himself.
However, nothing had changed...
"So, what you're saying is that the recent process only granted me ownership of a skill, but it doesn't help with my combat power at all, right?"
"It helps immensely!"
"To put it simply, the original soul strike was like a dead program; you only had the right to use it. However, now that this program has become your own, you not only have the right to use it but also the right to modify it."
"The reason this ability can become one of my core skills is that it possesses an extraordinarily strong auxiliary effect!"
"Listen to my instructions—now, grasp the light sphere that symbolizes phasing (s-rank, active skill)."
Upon hearing this, Wen Yu decisively stretched out his hand toward another light sphere.
...
The light sphere jumped restlessly in Wen Yu's hand but could not escape.
The demon lord's voice sounded once more.
"Soul system skills differ slightly from other system skills. Soul system skills can merge with the soul body through special means, but skills from other systems cannot merge."
"If what you just consumed was the ability of phasing, then it would only lead to the soul body being overwhelmed."
"However, after my research, I've found a method to integrate peripheral skills into the soul body."
"That is the soul strike!"
"Now, place the phasing light sphere against your soul body, and then use the soul strike. Hmm..."
The demon lord pondered for a moment.
"It's like forging iron, merging two iron pieces together. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
A strange smile suddenly appeared on Wen Yu's face.
That metaphor was indeed fitting...
...
"Buzz~~~"
Wen Yu pressed the light sphere tightly against his chest, and at the same time, his hands moved swiftly. Intense tremors emanated from his hands as waves of soul strikes surged toward the light sphere and his body.
The pain kept assaulting him—enduring the soul strikes with his soul body was far from pleasant.
Fortunately, the demon lord's words were not false—the light sphere representing phasing visibly smashed into his body, then was digested and absorbed, just like the soul strike he had just swallowed.
Only after completing this step did Wen Yu let out a heavy breath.
"It worked, but what purpose does this serve?"
"Not much, it just allows you to use this ability in a state where your soul is separated from your body or on the soul battlefield."
The demon lord's casual remark startled Wen Yu.
"You mean to say... these skills..."
Wen Yu pointed toward the dark divine light ahead.
"I can also use them on the soul battlefield?"
"Of course, the skills have integrated into your soul, so why can't you use them on the soul battlefield?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Yu immediately reached out toward the other light spheres ahead without hesitation.
...
Although the integration process took time, it was not particularly difficult.
Not to mention the dark sucking and dark divine light, the difficulty of merging on the soul battlefield was simply outrageous—after picking it up, merely attaching it to his body caused the soul battlefield to integrate into his soul body.
A few hours later, Wen Yu looked at the empty space in front of him, then glanced at the several runes on his body—his left hand bore the soul strike, his forehead had the soul battlefield, and his heart was marked by the dark divine light, while the dark sucking and phasing had been casually tossed into the corners of his body.
Seeing the five runes on himself, Wen Yu nodded in satisfaction, then thought of another question.
"In that case, if I want to forget a skill..."
"Use the soul strike to tear off the rune representing that skill! Pain is inevitable, but the effect is exactly the same as a skill forgetting scroll. After replacing it with a new skill, just use the previous steps to integrate it into your soul body—it's a very simple process."
The demon lord's words completely reassured Wen Yu—the phasing being cleansed was already part of the plan.