Although he participated in the research and development process of the humanoid soul guide, everyone around him was a ninth-level soul mentor. As the only seventh-level soul mentor present, Lin Xiao spent most of his time just listening and had almost no opportunity to speak.
However, simply listening to a group of ninth-level soul mentors exchanging knowledge from various fields was, for him, more effective than any class.
Until the day unknowingly passed, and when he walked out of the Illustrious Virtue Hall once again, Lin Xiao finally felt a sense of quiet return to his ears.
"Tired?" Feng Shen's soul floated in the air, looking at Lin Xiao with a smile.
"Mm." Lin Xiao nodded. "Listening among a group of ninth-level soul mentors to content from various fields that I still can't completely understand is indeed quite mentally draining."
"I'm actually quite envious of you. If I had had such an opportunity back then, perhaps I wouldn't have needed to travel so far to look for a chance to break through to become a ninth-level soul mentor."
Hearing Feng Shen's words, Lin Xiao remained silent for a moment. Even though there had been previous promises, Jing Hongchen's attitude toward him seemed a bit too good.
However, Lin Xiao didn't delve into it further. After all, this was a good thing, and as for Illustrious Virtue Hall, he knew its roots and foundations very well, far from being as wary of it as he was of the Holy Spirit Cult.
While conversing with Feng Shen and walking through the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Lin Xiao quickly returned to his residence.
Unlike the previous student dormitory, after becoming a researcher, the academy had assigned him quite a luxurious accommodation, not only a separate residence but also a small courtyard.
In addition to the bedroom, there was also a small research room specially prepared for him, stocked with quite a few materials. Although they were just common metals, the fact that the academy could provide each researcher with such a set was enough to show Illustrious Virtue Hall's immense wealth and power.
Pushing open the door, the illumination soul guide inside the room automatically lit up. Looking at the experimental table in front of him, Lin Xiao slightly tilted his head and glanced at Feng Shen.
"That soul guide will be completed tonight. How confident are you?"
Feng Shen did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "You've been following the Hall Master for several days now. From your perspective, how does it look?"
"It's still missing a bit of maturity." Lin Xiao paused slightly. "But I happen to have a way to solve it."
As he spoke, he no longer hesitated. He closed the door, steadied his thoughts a little, and took out a semi-finished product from his storage soul guide.
The soul guide looked like a lantern. Its frame was entirely made of star soul ingot, reflecting specks of starlight under the illumination of the soul guide. However, the inside was empty; nothing was there.
Feng Shen floated around Lin Xiao in a circle, clicking his tongue in admiration. "Although I didn't make it myself, this soul guide really suits my taste."
"A soul guide doesn't need to be too dazzling. Look at my Feng Shen Platform, it just looks like ordinary wooden material and transparent crystal, yet it can still seal a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, right?"
Although Feng Shen himself had never expected that his Feng Shen Platform would be able to seal the Snow Empress, after slowly accepting this fact, he had been quite proud of it for a long time.
Lin Xiao said nothing, but he also agreed with his view. A soul guide didn't need an overly gorgeous appearance, as long as it worked, that was enough.
Sitting at the table, Lin Xiao picked up the lantern-like soul guide. His right hand lifted gently, and a touch of verdant green color appeared in his palm.
With a light movement of his fingers, specks of metal fragments fell rustling from the surface, only to be quickly devoured by the metallic bone of his left arm.
Lines of patterns gradually appeared on the outside of the lantern. However, they weren't any soul guide formation; they looked more like an entirely different kind of script.
Feng Shen watched Lin Xiao for a long time before speaking again, still somewhat uneasy. "Are these things really useful?"
Lin Xiao smiled lightly, his hands never stopping. "In other areas, I might not dare to guarantee it, but when it comes to souls, these curse inscriptions are far more useful than any soul guide formation."
Hearing this, Feng Shen no longer interrupted and simply watched Lin Xiao's movements quietly.
"Done."
Time passed minute by minute. Suddenly, Lin Xiao stopped his movements.
He raised his left arm, brushed away the metal fragments on the "lantern," then held it up with both hands and quietly examined it.
Soul power flowed from his body through his meridians into the soul guide formation. The curse inscriptions on it also lit up with a faint gray light.
A layer of pale gray mist rose and completely enveloped the entire lantern. From the outside, the mist kept flowing, and within that grayness, it seemed as though an entire world was hidden.
This had already gone beyond the scope of a mere soul guide; it also incorporated methods of necromantic magic. As for whether it could withstand the Snow Empress's soul, that would have to be personally tested.
"Teacher."
In his heart, he softly called out. Electrolux's voice also sounded in his mind.
"Now that her body has been exiled to another world, her soul will not escape your control. If anything unexpected happens, I will watch over it for you."
"Mm." Lin Xiao nodded lightly. His expression gradually became serious. With a thought, strands of souls drifted out and flew toward the door to keep watch outside.
Then, a red spider lily slowly bloomed in his palm.
"Because of certain reasons, I don't want to use overly crude methods. I hope you will cooperate."
"Hmph. You just want my soul ring."
As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, another cold voice rang out. Immediately afterward, a point of white light slowly rose from the red spider lily, like a stream of white airflow that seemed as though it would scatter with a single breath.
But Lin Xiao knew what kind of power was contained within. Even though only the soul remained, the soul of a seven-hundred-thousand-year soul beast was not something ordinary people could handle.
"Perhaps partly because of the soul ring." Lin Xiao did not deny it.
Although the attributes of the Snow Empress's soul ring were not completely suitable for him, the seven-hundred-thousand-year cultivation was enough to make up for that deficiency.
For many soul masters, as long as they had the chance to obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, its attributes were no longer within their consideration.
Moreover, what Lin Xiao held in his hand was a seven-hundred-thousand-year soul ring, something almost impossible for ordinary people to obtain.
The Snow Empress paused slightly, seemingly not expecting Lin Xiao to be so "frank." She wanted to struggle a little, but her seven-hundred-thousand-year power no longer existed in this world.
In helplessness, she could only allow Lin Xiao to guide her soul into the soul guide.
"I estimate you'll have to live here for a while. By the way, I gave this soul guide a name, Soul Ensnaring Lantern. In the future, if you ever leave here, it might even welcome new occupants."
The Snow Empress said nothing, simply allowing Lin Xiao to guide her into the "Soul Ensnaring Lantern."
However, just as Lin Xiao slowly withdrew his mental power, the white stream of light suddenly burst into brilliant radiance.
The surrounding gray mist instantly wrapped around it. Faint sounds came from within the lantern. Lin Xiao turned a deaf ear and simply watched as white light flashed on and off across the lantern's surface.
After a long while, the light inside gradually stabilized. Only then did Lin Xiao let out a breath of relief.
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