Chapter 284: Chapter 169: Soul Stone, Soul Core

The three Second Rank chimeras in front were flying at high speed, fixated on closing the distance to the two escort ships while the Divine Soul Sting was still effective. They, or rather the Soul Spirit Clan behind them, had not considered the possibility that the Divine Soul Sting might not take effect.

Because of this, they gave Song Chi an excellent opportunity to attack, as at this moment the three chimeras were almost flying in a straight line one behind the other, almost entirely within the range of the Sword Intent Divine Light’s attack.

Under these circumstances, Song Chi naturally would not miss this perfect moment.

Why did he enter Zhu Tian Ruins Market to avoid the attack of the Divine Soul Sting?

With the Blue Torch Seed and the [Abnormal Status Purifier] component, the Divine Soul Sting wouldn’t pose much threat to him.

Wasn’t it all for this brief perfect opportunity to attack?

The Blue Torch Seed could not completely withstand the might of the Divine Soul Sting. Like his second uncle Song Hai, he would fall into a brief stupor due to the initial sting, and the [Abnormal Status Purifier] component would then be responsible for the main purification.

What does purification mean? It meant that an abnormal state would only appear on his body after it had been attacked by the soul thoughts of a Divine Soul Type, and at that point, the Purification Aura generated by the [Abnormal Status Purifier] component would begin to take effect.

In short, before the Abnormal Status Purifier took effect, he would also fall into a state of stupor, although he would recover faster under the effect of the Abnormal Status Purifier than an ordinary Torch Ship captain would. However, he would not be completely unaffected.

He might miss this fleeting perfect attack opportunity, but by using the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, he could entirely avoid this.

Hum!

The Sword Intent Divine Light hummed softly and then suddenly burst forth, charging directly at the three chimeras that just happened to fly in a straight line.

Under the Mixed Hollow Extreme Yang Sword Intent Divine Light, without any surprises, the bodies of the three chimeras were pierced through, dead beyond dead.

Following the addition of 3 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin to the Cangqiong’s account, and 10,000 meters away on top of two mountains, two Second Rank Soul Spirit Clan members’ expressions changed. The Soul Seals imprinted on the chimeras shattered, causing significant backlash to them as well.

As the Divine Soul Force surged, before they could stabilize their rampaging Divine Soul and turn to leave, several spatial fluctuations suddenly came from the side of the mountain.

Feeling this disturbance, the two Soul Spirit Clan members saw their soul wave force fields shift instinctively, wanting to form a defense. However, they were only greeted by two flashes of cold light.

When the two Second Rank Soul Spirit Clan members silently fell to the ground, a few Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines emerged from the void, searching the corpses before disappearing back into the void.

Half an hour later, at the temporary assembly base.

In the Cangqiong’s main control room, Song Chi was fiddling with several small objects in his hand while opening the local network of the Soul Spirit Floating Land.

The items in his hands were the spoils brought back by the Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines, comprising two black stones and a pile of shiny, translucent crystals.

Song Chi recognized the two thumb-sized black stones; they were Soul Cores condensed from within the Soul Spirit Clan upon death. According to information from The First Direct Lineage, they could be actively absorbed by Torch Ship Captains, to be used in conjunction with the Visualization Diagrams to speed up the improvement of Spiritual Force.

Currently, the family’s purchase price for a Soul Core was 3 Merit Points for Zero Rank.

First Rank Soul Core was 30 Merit Points.

Second Rank Soul Core was 300 Merit Points.

Third Rank Soul Core was 3,000 Merit Points, and turning in five Third Rank Soul Cores at once, besides the 15,000 Ordinary Merit Points, would also earn 1 Golden Merit Point.

After examining the two black Soul Cores, after all, that was 600 Merit Points.

To think that when he registered for this Soul Spirit Floating Land expedition mission, he only started with 2,000 points.

Now, these two little things were worth nearly a third of that, and if he counted the two Second Rank Soul Spirit Clan members he had killed, his accumulated Merit Points in the blink of an eye would be 3,600 points.

As for the other small pile of over 300 shiny translucent crystal ores, Song Chi found their information after a search on the local network.

They were called Soul Stones, which could also be absorbed by Torch Ship Captains but were far less effective than Soul Cores of the same rank, more like a weakened version of Soul Cores.

Of course, these Soul Stones were classified as mineral resources, different from the Soul Crystals that could be found in many parts of the Starry Sea; these were exclusive minerals of the Soul Spirit Floating Land, far more abundant in quantity than the Soul Cores, which required a member of the Soul Spirit Clan to condense one.

Additionally, it appeared that these Soul Stones came in Lower, Intermediate, and Upper Ranks, which respectively affected First Rank, Second Rank, and Third Rank Torch Ship Captains if used in large amounts. The price per stone was one percent of a Soul Core of the same rank.

The 300-plus stones in his hands right now were mostly of Intermediate Rank, effective for Second Rank Torch Ship Captains. Each could be exchanged for 3 Merit Points if traded.

Of course, this did not mean that the Intermediate Rank Soul Stones were only effective for Second Rank Torch Ship Captains; First Rank Torch Ship Captains using them would only experience better effects.

With a thoughtful look in his eyes, Song Chi was interested in trying out the specific effects of these Soul Cores and Soul Stones. However, just then, another perspective suddenly flashed across his eyes, prompting him to dismiss the idea.

…

A thousand miles away, within the Soul Spirit Clan controlled area, four Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines were shuttling through the mountains and forests. The leading one bore a Brainwave Beacon placed by Song Chi.

These four Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines were deployed by Song Chi to the base after he returned, using the [Fixed-Point Launch Pad].

He had no other intention; he simply wanted the Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines to scout ahead, to see if there was any chance for additional income and to map the surrounding topography and resource distribution as well.