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[Mutated Evil Eye Demon Tree]
Destructive Power: B (Its power is sufficient to handle the vast majority of Soul Ancestors, though it is limited to mental control)
Speed: C (Movement speed is very slow, as is the speed of its vines, but its mental control is rapid)
Range: B- (Attack distance is short, not exceeding 50 meters, including its soul bone skill)
Durability: A (Controlled Xiao Lin for a long time; it is still currently releasing its soul bone skill)
Precision: B+ (Vine control is very strong; once entangled, it is difficult to break free unless the victim is a Power System Soul Master. The vines can mimic countless tree eyes)
Growth Potential: B+ (After absorbing the Blood-Red Honey Loquat, its potential has risen significantly. If it merges with the Blood-Red Agate, its potential could rise further, giving it the talent to become a One Hundred Thousand Year soul beast.)
In the mountains behind Holy Soul Village, Xiao Lin recorded everything he had observed over the past three days. Currently, the Evil Eye Demon Tree was still trapped within the illusion of the Blood-Red Honey Loquat.
The Soul Scream had not stopped once, proving that the tree's durability was truly formidable.
Xiao Lin narrowed his eyes.
He looked at the semi-fused soul bone atop the Evil Eye Demon Tree; only about one-fifth of its volume was still exposed. If the tree continued to grow, it would eventually absorb the soul bone completely.
Can soul beasts also absorb soul bones to grow stronger?
This question had been lingering in Xiao Lin's mind.
If they could, it seemed only natural. Soul beasts were rivals and mortal enemies to one another. Surely, high-potential soul beasts would drop soul bones upon death. In that case, it would be normal for soul beasts to absorb them.
Perhaps that was why Xiao Lin had never heard of anyone successfully "scavenging" soul bones in a Soul Beast Forest?
But if soul beasts couldn't normally absorb soul bones, then things got interesting. Did it mean soul bones could only be "dropped" for Soul Masters? Was it a relationship between "mobs" and "players"? Or was this a law of the Douluo Continent—a method of the Gods?
Regardless of the possibility, this Evil Eye Demon Tree was truly unusual. It was originally transformed from a Soul Saint's Martial Soul, yet now it had become a soul beast that could absorb soul bones...
So, had the Evil Eye Demon Tree become an NPC caught between the "mobs" and the "players"?
While Xiao Lin was observing the tree up close, Tang San completed the first assembly of his trumpet Soul Tool.
"Haha, Brother Lin, guess how my trumpet Soul Tool turned out?"
Tang San was quite proud of his new creation.
After all, this was the third Soul Tool he had successfully researched. It had to be said that Tang San possessed a fair amount of talent for engineering.
However, only a few days had passed.
Xiao Lin didn't believe this trumpet Soul Tool could have undergone any earth-shattering changes.
"I think it's probably just average," Xiao Lin gave his honest evaluation.
Tang San shook his head confidently, wearing a look that said, "Even you can be wrong sometimes, Brother Lin."
He then turned toward Xiao Wu, who was ten meters away.
"Xiao Wu, why don't you take a guess?"
"Third Brother, I can't guess. When will I finally be able to stand with you guys?"
Xiao Wu looked ready to burst into tears.
Who had the heart to guess about a Soul Tool at a time like this?
These two freaks were honestly more monstrous than her, a One Hundred Thousand Year soul beast in human form!
Xiao Wu's lips curled downward, her small face filled with distress. Reaching a distance of only ten meters from Xiao Lin and Tang San had already taken every ounce of her effort. Admittedly, the Heart Separation Control was somewhat useful, but not by much.
Xiao Lin relied on visualizing the "Horned Dragon Staff Supporting Heaven and Earth" to enter the Four-Apertured Constant Heart state, while Tang San relied on his Purple Demon Eye, which he had cultivated since childhood.
Only Xiao Wu relied entirely on her One Hundred Thousand Year soul beast cultivation and mental foundation to reach this point. Of course, if Xiao Wu hadn't sealed her own strength upon transformation, she wouldn't have been suppressed by the Evil Eye Demon Tree.
Seeing that neither of them would guess and that they didn't believe in his success, Tang San didn't feel discouraged.
Brother Lin and Xiao Wu might be skeptical now, but once they see the results, I guarantee they'll be shocked.
With that thought, Tang San began to circulate his soul power into the trumpet Soul Tool.
In the next second, driven by Tang San's soul power, an indescribable sound erupted from the trumpet. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it "demonic music piercing the ears."
"Na mo ho la da nu do la ye ye. Na mo o li ye. Po lu je di sho bo la ye. Pu ti sa do po ye..."
Xiao Lin was completely stunned.
His mouth hung open as he listened to the sounds coming from the Soul Tool.
Is this the Great Compassion Mantra?
Tang San knew the Great Compassion Mantra? It was just a shame that his singing was beyond atrocious.
Xiao Lin immediately covered his ears and warned, "Little San, if you don't have the talent for singing, then stop!"
"What? Don't I sound~ great~?"
Tang San lacked any self-awareness regarding his musical talent.
Furthermore, he only knew those four lines.
There was no helping it.
As a member of the Tang Sect, it was unknown if he had ever even left the sect for a mission in his past life; it was impossible for him to have spent time listening to Buddhist chants. He had spent a long time thinking before he finally remembered these four lines.
He had simply figured that Buddhists were good at bewitching hearts, skilled in illusions, and experts at dealing with "unclean" things, so he came up with these "Four Lines of Truth."
"Little San... why don't you take a look at Xiao Wu."
As Xiao Lin spoke, Tang San finally turned to look at her.
He saw Xiao Wu clutching her head, rolling around on the ground and moaning, "Third Brother, stop chanting! Please stop!"
This shocked Tang San, and he hurriedly cut off the flow of soul power.
As the "Tang San Version" of the Great Compassion Mantra ceased, Xiao Wu finally felt better. She sprawled out on the Blue Silver Grass, breathing in the fresh air. It wasn't that she was like a demon from legend being exorcised; she simply couldn't stand Tang San's singing.
It was hideous!
As a "native" soul beast child, she had never heard such an eerie song—a person who couldn't sing at all, singing words that were completely incomprehensible.
"Is it really that bad? My heart felt very peaceful while listening to it," Tang San looked at Xiao Wu and Xiao Lin suspiciously.
In the end, he had no choice but to give up on this "successful" Soul Tool.
It clearly sounded good, though?
However, aside from making Xiao Lin and Xiao Wu miserable, it did seem to have an effect on the Evil Eye Demon Tree. Tang San noticed that while the mantra was playing, the tree's attacks weakened, and they weren't being controlled as easily.
Could it be that I really sing that badly?
"Little San, why don't you turn the Soul Tool into a Recording Soul Tool? Then you can make the Evil Eye Demon Tree attack itself," Xiao Lin suggested, seeing Tang San's reluctance to let it go.
The moment Xiao Lin finished speaking, Tang San's brow furrowed, then smoothed out as his eyes lit up.
"Great idea! Brother Lin, you're a genius!"
"But... how should I do it?" Tang San fell into a daze again.
He didn't have any Sound-Retaining Stones.
"What's so hard about that? Are you worried that the stored sound won't count as a soul skill and therefore won't hurt the Evil Eye Demon Tree?"
"I can handle that. We just need to put that Blood-Red Agate inside the Recording Soul Tool."
With the special ability of the Blood-Red Agate, Xiao Lin didn't think the recorded sound would be harmless. There might even be an unexpected transformation. In the future, it could even be used as an Area of Effect (AoE) control soul skill!
"No, Brother Lin... the problem is I don't know how to store sound," Tang San said troubledly, thinking about the lack of materials for recording.
"That's nothing. I actually know how to do that."
Xiao Lin put his hands in his pockets, wearing an invincible expression, standing proud as if he stood atop the world (even though only Tang San and Xiao Wu were in front of him).
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