Chapter 234 - 105: Soul Pearl Plan, Max Level

A moment later, the Undead Skeleton lay on the ground, the flames in its eye sockets completely extinguished.

Completely "carved up"!

Chen Yu absorbed seventy percent, leaving the remaining thirty for Liu Mei.

"Just a little more like that, and I think I can form a Spirit Flame," Liu Mei said, her face alight with joy.

"Let’s keep going, then!"

Chen Yu said.

Liu Mei nodded.

With that, the two continued on.

...

"I did it!"

Inside the third room, after absorbing another portion of an Undead Skeleton’s flame, a smile bloomed on Liu Mei’s face.

Her Spirit Flame had finally formed!

This was a quantum leap in her development. While her power wouldn’t skyrocket overnight, it was still a significant boost.

The Spirit Flame was the hallmark of a Ninth-level Martial Artist!

Barring any accidents, reaching the rank of Ninth-level Martial Artist would be no problem at all.

Taking this step would make a world of difference for her future.

Breaking through a bottleneck is never easy.

The gap between the eighth and ninth levels might seem like a single step, but it was the difference between heaven and earth.

"Chen Yu, thank you," Liu Mei said, looking at him happily.

"It’s a win-win. On to the next one," Chen Yu said, walking out of the room.

Liu Mei hurried after him.

...

The sound of silver bells chimed endlessly.

The two of them had cleared all dozen-plus rooms on one side of the corridor.

Each room contained a single Undead Skeleton.

After continuously absorbing the flames, both Chen Yu’s and Liu Mei’s Spiritual Power had skyrocketed.

A powerful Mental Suppression emanated from both of them!

This was especially true for Chen Yu, who was shrouded in an immense Mental Suppression.

As a Sixth-level Martial Artist, he could now induce Mental Chaos with his aura alone, killing enemies with a mere gesture.

If his power continued to grow, he could even shatter an enemy’s mind with his presence alone, killing them on a spiritual level.

However, to reach that level, his Spiritual Power would have to be comparable to that of a True God.

The gap between a Ninth-level’s Spiritual Power and a True God’s is even more massive. One is at the peak, while the other is just beginning.

After they finished, their gazes fell upon a large building in the distance.

Liu Mei looked at Chen Yu. Their eyes met, and without a word, a silent understanding passed between them. They walked toward the castle-like building.

It was a building over ten stories high.

Its main doors were tightly shut.

"There might be more Undead Skeletons in here," Liu Mei said.

Chen Yu placed a hand on the door. With a slight push, the building’s great doors swung open.

"WHOOSH!!!"

The instant the doors opened, a red streak of light shot out like lightning.

"Watch out!" Liu Mei cried out instinctively from the side.

Chen Yu’s reaction was swift; he deftly dodged the red light.

HISS—

The red light pierced a stone pillar, boring a hole straight through it.

"Plebeians! Who gave you the audacity to trespass here?!"

An icy voice echoed from within the building.

A tall Undead Skeleton appeared before them.

This Undead Skeleton was ten feet tall and completely different from the previous ones.

Its bones were black.

And black flames burned within its eye sockets.

"Chen Yu, can we ’eat’ this Undead Skeleton’s flames?" Liu Mei asked from the side, blinking.

Chen Yu: "..."

’She’s gotten addicted to eating them, hasn’t she?’

"Damned plebeians! You see this commander before you and do not kneel?!" the black Undead Skeleton’s voice thundered.

A powerful aura billowed out from it.

"Let’s deal with it first," Chen Yu said coolly. As he spoke, he vanished, reappearing in front of the black Undead Skeleton the very next second.

Force Field!

But the effect wasn’t as potent as before; this black Undead Skeleton was clearly very powerful.

The black flames in its eye sockets flared, and a scarlet beam of light shot out.

HISS—

The beam of red light tore through the ground.

"BOOM!!"

A fist descended ruthlessly—a heavy, powerful blow that smashed into the black skeleton’s frame.

"CRACK~"

Cracks spread across the black bones.

The ten-foot-tall Undead Skeleton was sent flying, crashing onto the ground outside.

"Bind!"

At the same time, Liu Mei made her move. Activating her Superpower, she sent vines bursting from the ground to tightly ensnare the Undead Skeleton.

"Damned plebeians! You’re rebelling!"

The black Undead Skeleton roared.

Black flames flared to life, instantly incinerating the vines that bound it.

"BOOM!"

The next second, however, Chen Yu’s body plummeted like a cannonball, stomping down and shattering the black Undead Skeleton’s bones.

Only its black skull remained.

"Plebeians!"

Even with only its skull remaining, the black Undead Skeleton was still defiant, letting out a furious roar.

Chen Yu paid it no mind. He reached out his hand, and his powerful Force Field enveloped the skull.

"HUMMM—!"

The black Undead Skeleton’s skull vibrated and, with a final CRACK, shattered completely.

"Plebeians... The Great Emperor will not spare you!"

With its final words, the black Undead Skeleton completely disintegrated.

’One million!’

’Comparable to a Level 6 Mutant Beast.’

Chen Yu checked his Source of Life on his interface; it had increased by a full one million.

’That’s a hundred times more than a regular skeleton.’

"Hm?"

’What’s this?’

As the black Undead Skeleton disintegrated, a purple pearl the size of a Spirit Pearl materialized.

Using his Force Field, he made the purple pearl fly into his hand.

The moment he looked at the purple pearl, a spiritual craving surged within him.

It was a desire several times more intense than the one he’d felt for the green flames!

"Huh? What’s that?" Liu Mei walked over, her eyes fixed on the purple pearl in Chen Yu’s hand.

"Chen Yu, I have this weird feeling... like I want to eat that pearl," Liu Mei said, swallowing hard as she stared at it.

"This should be able to enhance our Spiritual Power," Chen Yu said.