Walker Of The Blue Sky

Soul River serves as a dwelling for Soul Force to reside. As a Soul Master grows, their Soul River also expands, becoming larger and wider.

However, this applies only to Soul Masters. Soul Beasts, on the other hand, do not possess Soul Rivers. Instead, they have Soul Orbs, which act as their core and serve as the source of their life and strength.

As long as a Soul Orb is damaged or destroyed, even the most powerful Soul Beast will perish. However, the damaged or destroyed Soul Orb holds no value to Soul Masters, so they typically strive to avoid harming it if possible.

Upon their death, Soul Masters extract the Soul Orb from a Soul Beast's body and use it however they want.

Emrys walked to the first Steel-toothed Hound and placed his hand on its corpse.

"Extract!"

As Emrys muttered, a stream of white mist rose from the dead hound's body and entered Emrys's body. Afterward, he swung his knife to dig out a white crystal orb the size of an egg from the hound's corpse.

Similarly, Emrys followed the same procedure and completed the Soul Force Extraction from the second hound's corpse, and dug out yet another Ordinary White Soul Orb.

"Eh, why don't I feel any different even after absorbing the extracted Soul Force?"

When Emrys was finally done and stored the two Soul Orbs in his backpack, he suddenly realized something and was puzzled.

He felt no increase in his strength.

In the end, he chose to look at his information panel.

.....

[Name: Emrys Frazier.

Cultivation: Eighth Order Soul Apprentice.

Soul Mark: Walker of the Blue Sky.

Soul Point: 22.

Unique Skills: Soul Orb Enhancement, Soul Force Extraction.]

.....

"So that's how it is!"

Looking at his information panel, Emrys finally understood what had happened. It turned out that the extracted Soul Force didn't directly increase his strength; instead, they transformed into Soul Points.

Over the past two days, he had already obtained two Soul Points. This meant the remaining twenty were obtained from the two hounds. In other words, each hound had only produced 10 Soul Points for Emrys.

"Isn't this too little?"

No matter how Emrys thought about it, he found ten Soul Points from each hound too little. How could a Seventh Order Soul Beast only possess ten Soul Points' worth of Soul Force?

"There must be something I'm missing here!"

In the end, he had no way to find the answer. The system was merely for showing him information, his main cheat was still the Multicolored Orb. He can only guess randomly.

Among his several guesses, he found two that are more likely the reason why he obtained so few Soul Points.

Firstly, the Soul Force Extraction ability can only extract a portion of a target's original Soul Force instead of the entire amount.

Secondly, perhaps the death of the Soul Beasts caused the dissipation of a large portion of their Soul Force. He should have considered keeping them alive, or at least extracting Soul Force immediately after their demise to maximize the yield.

Emrys decided to put his theory to the test later. For now, despite the relatively low amount, he was still satisfied with the Soul Points he had obtained. Considering he could only obtain one Soul Point per day, he knew he had to be patient. To evolve an Ordinary White Soul Orb into a Mythical White Soul Orb, he'd need 310 Soul Points, which meant waiting nearly two months short of a year. Such a lengthy period was far from ideal.

Moreover, he would require a Green Soul Orb after becoming a Bronze Soul Master. The Soul Points requirement for evolving a Green Soul Orb was even higher.

Typically, upgrading an Ordinary White Soul Orb to an Elite-leveled White Soul Orb requires 10 Soul Points. However, upgrading an Ordinary Green Soul Orb to an Elite-leveled Green Soul Orb demands a much higher cost of 100 Soul Points.

Moreover, as the evolution progresses, the Soul Points requirement continues to double. Here's the breakdown of Soul Points needed for the successive evolution of Green Soul Orbs:

Ordinary to Elite → 100 Soul Points

Elite to Master → 200 Soul Points

Master to Epic → 400 Soul Points

Epic to Legendary → 800 Soul Points

Legendary to Mythical → 1600 Soul Points

If there's no alternative method to obtain Soul Points, Emrys will be forced to endure a significantly lengthy period of time, which he simply cannot afford to waste.

In such a scenario, if Emrys could acquire Soul Points through Soul Force Extraction, his path ahead would become much more simple and easy.

"Such a convenient method!"

Emrys's eyes gleamed with fervent determination as he gazed upon the vast expanse of the Twin Mountain Forest before him. He muttered excitedly to himself, "This Twin Mountain Forest is now my treasure trove, albeit one fraught with perilous dangers lurking at every turn. I must proceed with utmost caution and claim the treasures step by step!"

Emrys lifted the E-3 Alloy Knife and walked deeper into the forest.

More than half a day passed, and Emrys encountered four Soul Beasts along the way: Horned Sloth, Sand Giant, Red Vine Beast, and Fiery-patterned Snakes.

These Soul Beasts, all ranging from Sixth to Seventh Order and possessing only one skill each, posed no threat to Emrys. He swiftly took action against them, defeating them one by one. From their corpses, he obtained 40 Soul Points.

After a series of tests and confirmations, Emrys was finally sure that he could only extract a portion of the Soul Force these Beasts possess before their death. This might be due to his low strength.

The amount of Soul Force Extraction is likely to increase as Emrys's cultivation level rises.

Currently, Emrys could be seen walking on the hillside, looking at the sun that was about to go down. He was very cautious along the way, keeping his guard up all the time.

After a while, he stopped at the foot of a giant tree and put down his backpack. Opening the backpack, he took out the kettle and drank a few sips of water.

"In another hour at most, I'll have to find a slightly safer place to spend the night."

For Soul Masters, it is common to stay in dangerous areas for days and even months.

Despite being only a Soul Apprentice, Emrys has already simulated numerous scenarios at school using Simulation Scrolls. These simulations have covered a range of skills, including water sourcing, setting up cordons, and maintaining light sleep. As long as the supplies are sufficient, staying in the Twin Mountain Forest for a week poses no issue for him.