Li Shuang was instantly helpless.
She still wanted to continue giving examples, presenting facts, and reasoning.
In her mind, a mechanical voice sounded.
"Ultimate challenge for the Gluttony Hell's Soul Transformation stage completed. Gluttony Hell is temporarily closed to cultivators. Now beginning to tally acquired soul points."
Li Shuang was stunned for a moment.
Closed?
It closed just like that?
She hadn't even reacted yet.
The swamp beneath her feet had become solid ground. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't sink into it anymore.
It seemed.
She wouldn't be able to go down into this Gluttony Hell for a while.
Li Shuang was sighing.
The Myriad Law Eye tallied the results.
"Nearly perfect completion of the Soul Transformation stage of Gluttony Hell. Reward: 20,000 soul points."
Her Myriad Law Eye instantly gained 20,000 soul points.
Li Shuang's eyes lit up.
Her original plan was to accumulate 30,000 soul points in two years.
Unexpectedly.
On her first day in the Soul Prison, she had already accumulated more than half of the required soul points.
Next.
She only needed to acquire another 10,000 soul points to participate in the Soul Golden Altar.
This was no longer a difficult task for her.
As Li Shuang relaxed, the regret in her heart also lessened.
She left the swamp and flew into the distance.
In Gluttony Hell.
Only after sensing Li Shuang's aura completely disappear did the human-skin skeleton finally breathe a sigh of relief.
That annoying human had finally vanished.
Her current soul cultivation stage was Soul Transformation.
There were only a few people in the entire Central Continent who could break through to the Body Integration stage before the age of one hundred.
He should... not have to see this mood-wrecking person for a very long time, right?
The human-skin skeleton was happy for a while, then suddenly sighed. A hint of envy flickered in his hollow eyes.
Supreme Ice Spirit Root, indeed.
As long as this human didn't perish midway, she would surely become an unparalleled expert.
A series of exciting adventures awaited her in her future.
A trace of longing flashed in the human-skin skeleton's eyes.
He, too, once had such spirited years.
Unfortunately... all of that was in the past.
"Someone cleared Gluttony Hell?" The human-skin skeleton was still reminiscing.
Suddenly, a majestic voice echoed from above.
The human-skin skeleton snorted coldly: "The entire Myriad Law City and Soul Prison are under your control. How could you not know? City Lord, why ask the obvious?"
"I just feel... her soul power is a bit special," the woman's voice was slightly puzzled.
"How special can it be?" The human-skin skeleton said sarcastically.
The City Lord didn't bother to argue with him. She slowly said, "You were deluded by the demonic seed, betrayed humanity, and committed numerous bloody crimes. I bound you here, yet spared your life. This is already a great favor to you."
The human-skin skeleton was silent for a moment.
Demonic seed...
Only an unparalleled expert like the City Lord could mention these two words so casually.
If it were anyone else, they wouldn't even be able to utter them.
After a long while.
The human-skin skeleton slowly said, "If you could just kill me directly, that would be a release for me."
The City Lord said earnestly, "It's not that I don't want to give you a quick end. It's just that the expansion of the Land of Heavenly Desolation is accelerating, and I also need helpers to temper the human race's prodigies. Moreover, you are, after all, a Tribulation Transcending expert. One day, you will be able to contribute your last bit of strength."
The human-skin skeleton laughed.
Listen, listen!
This woman wasn't holding back at all.
This meant she intended to squeeze him dry before letting him die.
But the human-skin skeleton couldn't voice any protests.
Back then, he had committed countless bloody crimes. This current outcome wasn't even a mistreatment of him.
"Then... let that day come sooner," the human-skin skeleton said calmly. "When the real war begins, let me go to the battlefield. Then... grant me death."
His only wish was to die on the battlefield.
"Don't worry."
The City Lord's voice completely vanished into the air.
On the other side.
Li Shuang had already quickly left the swamp.
She was now very interested in these eighteen Hells.
By perfectly clearing one Gluttony Hell, she had gained 20,000 points.
What about the remaining seventeen Hells?
If she could clear them one by one, wouldn't she instantly soar?
Currently, the only problem was...
Where exactly were the remaining seventeen Hells?
Li Shuang was pondering.
Suddenly.
A killing intent struck.
Li Shuang instinctively reacted.
A crisp clang of metal sounded.
She looked back.
It was a soul beast holding a strange scythe.
Li Shuang quickly dealt with the soul beast and was about to continue forward.
Suddenly.
Li Shuang let out a soft "hmm."
This soul beast... was interesting!
After killing this soul beast, she only gained ten soul points, which wasn't the main point.
The main point was.
After killing this soul beast, she felt a trace of mysterious light enter her sea of consciousness.
The Azure Lotus quickly absorbed this light, and then, a barely perceptible glow appeared on the fifth lotus petal.
Li Shuang's eyes suddenly brightened.
She suddenly realized something.
In the Soul Prison.
Killing soul beasts could actually yield soul rewards!
It was just that.
This soul beast wasn't powerful enough, so the reward she received wasn't much.
But what if she killed not one soul beast, but thousands or tens of thousands?
What if she killed not low-level soul beasts, but sixth or seventh-level ones?
Then she would be able to receive even greater boons!
Moreover.
At the entrance of the Myriad Law Hall, that mysterious City Lord was still issuing long-term missions.
As long as one had soul beast crystals, they could be exchanged for points.
Among the items that could be exchanged with points, there were many good things that made Li Shuang drool just thinking about them.
However.
Soul beast crystals weren't a 100% drop. The one she killed didn't drop any crystals.
But Li Shuang wasn't in a hurry.
After discovering the wonderful use of soul beasts, she was no longer in a rush to find the locations of the other seventeen Hells.
Clearing the Soul Hells only yielded soul points as a reward.
But killing soul beasts, first, could grant mysterious power to strengthen her soul; second, she could collect crystals; and third, she could also gain points.
This seemed.
Not bad at all?
Moreover.
She was able to clear Gluttony Hell this time because the method of clearing Gluttony Hell happened to be solvable with the Heaven and Earth Smelting Furnace.
But Li Shuang knew nothing about the situation in the other Hells.
The Heaven and Earth Smelting Furnace was not omnipotent, and she couldn't always be so lucky.
Instead of wasting time searching for other Hells, why not...
Steadily hunt soul beasts.
Li Shuang looked at a soul beast drifting in the distance, her eyes slightly brightening.
Alright.
She had a goal!
For the next two years.
She would use the endless soul beasts in the Soul Prison to temper her soul, hone her sword techniques, and practice her Dao!