\nNow that the battle was over, everyone returned to the Core World to recuperate.
Xiao Qi went to take in the experience he gained from killing the Abyssal Snake Saint and Shangguan Xiongyan. It was most certainly a plentiful amount thatâd help him in his training. Shen Pojun went into a private chamber of his own to rest while Bai Yunfei went into isolation to recover from his wounds.
The price to defeat the last three enemies had been a huge one for Bai Yunfei to pay. But it was a bet that paid offâXiao Qi managed to gain a tremendous amount of experience and had the Abyssal Snake Saintâs soulgem; and Bai Yunfei managed to take in the Bloodsoaked Demon Lordâs power and take two of Shangguan Xiongyanâs Regalias!
His wounds were already on the way back to normalcy, leaving Bai Yunfei with excitement to look at the spoils he got. He was so excited he didnât even pay the Bloodsoaked Demon Lordâs energy any mind.
Waving his right hand, Bai Yunfei brought out a small bronze mirror to him.
Equipment Grade: Mid Divine
Elemental Affinity: Metal, Illusion
Equipment Effect 1: Cast âDispelâ to unravel any illusion-type attack.Cooldown of 1 hour.
Equipment Effect 2: Create a screening dome to hide from any tracking skill.
Equipment Effect 3: Track the soul signature regardless of distance. Only two signatures can be registered at once.
Upgrade Requirement: 700 Soulpoints
The stats of the Soul Seekerâs Mirror popped up into Bai Yunfeiâs mind at once. Each of the three equipment effects left Bai Yunfei with a smile. Illusion breaking, anti-tracking, and tracking abilities! What a powerful tool! And it was extremely powerful with 25000 points of defense, itâd definitely serve as a nice way to protect his heart.
Next up, Bai Yunfei summoned another item to him, one that shined gold and red.
Equipment Grade: Mid Divine
Elemental Affinity: Metal, Fire
Equipment Effect 1: Cast a metal-type barrier. Size and strength of the barrier is dependent on amount of soulforce given. Cannot exceed the total defense of this equipment. Cannot block soul-type attacks.
Equipment Effect 2: Double defense against metal or fire type attacks.
Equipment Effect 3: Can absorb a portion of the power when struck and convert it into base defense. At most can hold up to 150% power for 1 hour.
Upgrade Requirement: 900 Soulpoints
Bai Yunfei was stunned at the Triumphant Flameâs stats. 45000 Points of defense was absolutely massive! It was double that of the Soul Seekerâs Mirror, and the two of them were both in the same tier! Bai Yunfei was actually wondering if it was about to encroach on the High-divine tier almost.
It filled his heart with such glee to see the two Regalias in his hands. âYou two spirits should come out now, right?â
Two balls of light flew out from the two Regalia. The one that came out from the Triumphant Flame was small golden tortoise the size of a soccer ball and the one from the Soul Seekerâs Mirror was a faint metal ball the size of a ping pong ball.
The spirits of the Triumphant Flame and Soul Seekerâs Mirror.
The turtle turned its head to observe Bai Yunfei. âChild, how unexpected to witness the Bloodsoaked Demon Lordâs by your hand. How was it accomplished?â
Bai Yunfei grew polite at once after realizing how much older the spirit was to him. âLuck, thatâs all. Iâd have been Possessed by the Bloodsoaked Demon Lord if not for Sealer and SentinelâŚ.Sentinel, Core, Sealer, why donât you come out to see your old friends?â
Three bursts of light appeared as Core, Sealer, and Sentinel all came into view. Even the spirit in the Cataclysmic Seal floated by Bai Yunfeiâs shoulder.
Bai Yunfei was the odd one out with how there was six spirits and just one human.
âHaha!!â Sealer broke into laughter, âTriumphant, Seeker, long time no see!! Whoâd thought weâd all end up back together!!â
Though âcomradesâ the Regalia were ultimately soul armaments and tools for their soul cultivator to use. They belonged to no faction but the ones their master were in. That was the reason why neither spirits ever bothered to speak to Bai Yunfei. But now with their master dead, the two Regalia were essentially passed down to the one that slayed their old master and were now free to be used by Bai Yunfei as he wished.
The spirit of the Triumphant Flame looked at Sealer with a look of disdain, âPah! My âmasterâ was Tianhun, it only stands to reason Iâd serve his descendants. Where is your respect for him if you serve an outsider against one of his descendants?â
âHey now, Tianhun never said weâd have to serve his descendants forever! He was the one to spread some of us out all those years ago. Yunfei is our âmasterâ now, so of course weâd help him. BesidesâŚarenât you the ones helping those that âbetrayedâ the Royal Family?â
âThatâŚâ The Triumphant Flame gained an icy edge to its voice, âIs a family problem. I will follow my master, Wu Hao. I will follow him even if you killed Shangguan Xiongyan. Without his order I will never allow myself to be used by anyone else!â
Bai Yunfei found himself rather surprised by the quarrel between the two spirits. The Triumphant Flameâs outright refusal was a little surprising to say the least and had Bai Yunfei delving into its consciousness to see something.
His suspicions were confirmed a little later when he found an extremely strong seal on the Triumphant Flameâs spirit. The act of entering the Triumphant Flameâs conscious had already consumed a tremendous amount of energy, but removing the seal would be beyond Bai Yunfeiâs abilities even in his peak. The seal was one that marked the Triumphant Flame as being a lifebound armament to another person.
That led Bai Yunfei to realize that Shangguan Xiongyan wasnât the âtrueâ master of the Triumphant Flame. The Regalia was simply borrowed to him by someone else, prince Wu Hao.\nThere wasnât much he could do in that aspect. Wearing the Triumphant Flame would definitely give him a tremendous amount of armor, but heâd be unable to access its other powerful effectsâŚ
Itâd be impossible for him to remove Wu Haoâs marking on the Triumphant Flame either. Not even if he managed to upgrade the Triumphant Flame to +12.
All in all, Bai Yunfei felt quite depressed. âAre you of the same opinion as Triumphant, then?â
Having no face to express a feeling with, the Soul Seekerâs Mirror was unable to show any emotion. âI was found only a decade ago by Wu Hao, my master. I am but a soulbound armament to him, not a lifebound armament. I will not refuse you as a master if youâre able to override his marking.â
âSeeker, you!!â The Triumphant Flame let out a voice of betrayal, but that was all it did. Not even another word of argument.
âHaha! Youâre choosing correctly, Seeker! Donât worry! Bai Yunfei wonât let you down, heâll leave you amazed! HeheâŚYunfei, strengthen Seeker! Erase that seal from âWu Haoâ and make Seeker yours! Triumphant, wellâŚthereâs no point in upgrading him!â
âUpgrade? What is that?â Seeker queried.
Even the Triumphant Flame had a curious glance as it faced Bai Yunfei.
Bai Yunfei nodded after a while, âFine, Iâll upgrade the Soul Seekerâs Mirror.â
Putting down the Triumphant Flame, Bai Yunfei held the Soul Seekerâs Mirror to eye-level. âUpgrade.â
An indefinite amount of time later, Bai Yunfei held a +11 and +12 Guaranteed Upgrade Stone to the +10 Soul Seekerâs Mirror. Another two moments later and the Soul Seekerâs Mirror was successfully upgraded to +12.
Equipment Grade: Mid Divine
Elemental Affinity: Metal, Illusion
Additional Defense: 23000
Equipment Effect 1: Cast âDispelâ to unravel any illusion-type attack.Cooldown of 1 hour.
Equipment Effect 2: Create a screening dome to hide from any tracking skill.
Equipment Effect 3: Track the soul signature regardless of distance. Only two signatures can be registered at once.
+10 Additional Effect: When tracking, display a silhouette for 10 seconds.
+12 Additional Effect: Shine a light onto a tracked targetâs body. 30% Decrease in all attributes for 10 seconds.Cooldown of 1 minute.
Upgrade Requirement: 700 Soulpoints
Bai Yunfei nodded his head, pleased with the results. âThe +10 additional effect upgraded the mirrorâs tracking from being a âradarâ to being a âsatelliteâ now, not badâŚ.And isnât the +12 additional effect making this more like a âmagic mirrorâ now? Hehe, dropping the stats of my opponents is pretty good.â
âThisâŚthis is what âupgradingâ is?! What is this? Why am I so strangely powerful now?! This should be impossibleâŚâ Seeker queried again.
âHehe, I wasnât lying, wasnât I?â Sealer crooned, âYunfei is the hero to us soul armaments. You might as well become a lifebound armament to him and let him treat you even better!â
â...â Seeker said nothing for a moment.
âHe is my master as long as he can override Wu Haoâs seal. But I will refuse to become his lifebound armament. I will consider it only if he âupgradesâ me again once or twice.â
âOnce or two?â Seeker retorted, âYou stubborn idiot, youâre greedier than I am! You think Bai Yunfei can upgrade you so easily?! Without those Guaranteed Upgrade Stone youâre stuck! The Core Stone is still +12! But go ahead and let Bai Yunfei try if youâre not scared of dying! Donât cry to us if you break!â
âHaha, stop arguing. A soulbound armament is fine. Iâll think about it if I get another +13 Guaranteed Upgrade Stone.â Bai Yunfei smiled, âLetâs override that seal first.â
Concentrating again, Bai Yunfei focused his mind and entered the Soul Seekerâs Mirrorâs consciousness.
Unlike last time, Bai Yunfei was more compatible with the Soul Seekerâs Mirror and was now able to remove the seal. He effortlessly reached the area and began to âassaultâ it.
This wasnât the first time Bai Yunfei overrode a seal before, but Wu Hao had a higher level of compatibility with it than any other. Regardless, Bai Yunfei felt no resistance from it nor Seeker and had an easy time getting rid of Wu Haoâs seal.
After agreeing with Seeker, Bai Yunfei managed to raise his compatibility with it up to 70% and turned it into a soulbound armament!