Global Demon Transformation.

Chapter 301 Cleverness

The bright room gradually sank into darkness as the black mist spread, until it was completely dark.

The lights were swallowed up, and in the pitch-black fog, everyone seemed to be trapped in the dark night sky. Although they were less than a meter apart, they could not see each other clearly. Even if they raised their hands, they could not see their own hands.

"As expected of a Diamond-level Soul Skill!"

As a gentle breeze blew by, Yang Ningbing exclaimed in amazement.

Her first soul skill was an auxiliary soul skill, the silver-level Detective Wind.

Although its level is not high, its sensing effect is quite good. It can not only sense buildings, but also sense living beings emitting heat within a 500-meter range.

Inside the Jade Seal spatial gate, it was precisely because of this soul skill that everyone was able to quickly find traces of the alien race.

However, even though she used her soul skill at this moment, and they were less than two meters apart, she was still unable to sense Ye Qiu's exact location.

I couldn't feel any warmth from anyone.

At this moment, Ye Qiu was hidden in the darkness.

That pitch-black mist seemed to be able to isolate spiritual power.

And this is the most distinctive feature of [Dark Night Star Mist].

As a diamond-level soul skill, this skill's support effect is indeed very strong and is very suitable for Ye Qiu.

The Thorn Dragon is a god-level demon spirit. When possessed by a demon spirit, its entire body is covered in hard thorns, and it can control the length of the thorns within a certain range, making it impossible for enemies to attack. It is virtually invincible in close combat.

In the Rookie Challenge, even Ye Xing, the league's number one berserker, was somewhat at a loss when facing Ye Qiu, who was like a hedgehog, under the suppression of his strength.

Generally speaking, melee classes are more afraid of control-type spirit masters.

For example, a plant-type spirit master.

However, Ye Qiu is an exception.

The Thorn Dragon's innate skill [Hellfire] is a god-level soul skill that cannot be extinguished once it touches the body, so even a control-type demon spirit master like Ye Qiu has no fear.

Ye Qiu is capable of both ranged and melee combat; his only weakness is his mental strength.

That is, illusion attack.

A powerful illusionist can directly attack Ye Qiu's soul or trap him in an illusion.

Ye Qiu was clearly aware of his own weakness, which is why he absorbed [Dark Night Star Mist].

This soul skill has the ability to block perception.

Within the [Dark Night Star Mist], others are like the blind and the blind.

Compared to daytime, this soul skill is best used at night, which is why some top assassins like to absorb it.

In addition to blocking perception, this soul skill can also absorb mental energy, making it highly resistant to mental attacks and illusions.

This is somewhat similar to the effect of a special domain. When the soul skill is released, Ye Qiu's vision remains normal, but the enemy seems to be fighting in a fog.

This is a significant advantage for Ye Qiu, who excels in close-quarters combat.

Gao Qiang is also a melee fighter. As long as he can get Gao Qiang into the range of [Dark Night Star Mist], Ye Qiu is confident that he can defeat him.

Everyone was well aware of this effect, so they were not surprised.

To their surprise, Ye Qiu actually succeeded in absorbing it.

It's truly incredible that the fourth soul skill of the natal demon spirit can absorb a diamond soul skill.

This is not an isolated case, but very few people succeed in it; they are all renowned and powerful individuals.

Although Ye Qiu was exceptionally talented and his Thorn Dragon was of a very high level, giving him a significant advantage in refining demonic spirits, there was no doubt that Ye Qiu was on the verge of failure in the end, otherwise he would not have asked for help.

It was Lin Feng who stepped in and turned the tide.

Although the evil and bloody aura had disappeared, it still left people with lingering fear.

If it weren't for Lin Feng, Ye Qiu would have already failed to refine it.

The cost of failure was the complete annihilation of the Night Dragon, worth billions.

Ye Qiu's success means that they can also succeed.

When the black mist dissipated, Ye Qiu had already exited his demonic transformation state. At this point, no one paid attention to him anymore; everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Feng.

Their eyes were filled with shock and longing as they looked at Lin Feng.

An undisguised desire.

Yu Qiao's eyes lit up, and he almost drooled.

Compared to others, Yu Qiao's family background was very ordinary.

Ye Qiu had the resources to try, but he didn't.

He only absorbs soul skills when he is more than 50% certain of success.

Yu Qiao possesses five soul skills: one silver and four gold.

This soul skill configuration is quite good, but it's pitifully ordinary in the league.

His soul skill level wasn't high, not because he lacked talent or couldn't absorb high-level soul skills, but simply because he lacked resources.

In other words, there's no money.

He can't handle high-level soul skills.

Even if he could acquire it, he wouldn't have the confidence to absorb it.

Any single purple-gold soul skill would cost at least tens of millions.

One failure would bankrupt him and could even affect his cultivation speed.

Ye Qiu and others could try multiple times until they succeeded, but he couldn't afford to try even once.

Therefore, he can only absorb lower-level or less difficult soul skills to ensure a higher success rate.

Otherwise, his strength would definitely be more than this.

This is not only the case for Yu Qiao, but also for many demon spirit masters.

Most demon spirit masters are very poor.

Very poor!
It's not that all demon spirit masters are resource-rich; the scions of powerful families and young masters of conglomerates are only a very small minority.

Now, Lin Feng's appearance has given Yu Qiao hope.

Therefore, he was more excited than the others.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have absorbed the fourth and fifth soul skills so early!"

After the initial surprise, Yu Qiao looked regretful.

If the absorption is delayed, with Lin Feng's assistance, the level of the soul skill will definitely be higher.

He didn't dare to dream of a diamond-level soul skill like Ye Qiu, who was a freak, but he would at least aim for the purple-gold level.

As for whether he has money or not, as long as he can guarantee a high success rate, he can get money even if he has to go into debt and sell himself into servitude.

Just think, Ye Qiu's fourth soul skill is a diamond-level soul skill, while he is only at the gold level. This gap makes him want to cry.

Not only Yu Qiao, but Yang Ningbing was also in the same boat, which was very regrettable and filled her with remorse.

She has already absorbed five soul skills.

Although Ye Qiu refined a god-level demon spirit, both of them were ranked on the Earthly Ranking. The difference in their levels was not significant, but the difference in the level of their two soul skills was enough to make Ye Qiu much stronger than her.

It's a pity, but it's clearly irreversible.

Not only Ye Qiu, but Yun Kai also only absorbed three soul skills.

Yue Mingming only absorbed two. Although the summoner's soul skills are special, precious, and rare, they are still enough to make people envious and jealous.

"I'm alright, I only absorbed four."

Huang Tianze smiled. Although he was not as good as Ye Qiu and Yun Kai, he was still better than Yu Qiao and Yang Ningbing.

He felt he was still very lucky.

"I only absorbed four."

Zhan Tianyu tossed his flowing long hair and said with a hint of schadenfreude.

Yu Qiao looked annoyed: "You two, don't be so smug, you're just annoying to look at!"

"Brother Feng, how did you do that?"

After venting his frustration, Yu Qiao transformed into a primary school student, asking with a devout expression.

The Lin Feng we used to talk about has automatically been upgraded to Brother Feng.

"We'll keep some mystery for the first time."

Lin Feng smiled but didn't say anything more.

Seeing that Lin Feng remained silent, Yu Qiao didn't dare to be sarcastic and instead asked Ye Qiu, "Ye Qiu, do you know?"

Having successfully absorbed the soul skill, Ye Qiu was in a good mood, a smile appearing on his face: "You'll see when you try it later."

At this point, Ye Qiu had guessed some of it.

Within Lin Feng's body lies an evil power. That power and aura instill fear in demonic spirits, suppressing their strength and willpower. This is why Lin Feng can increase the success rate of absorbing soul skills.

But why Lin Feng possessed this power and aura, and why the demon spirits were afraid, remained a mystery to him.

Yu Qiao looked depressed, itching with curiosity and eager for an answer.

Despite repeated inquiries, Ye Qiu deliberately remained silent, leaving him with no choice but to give up. Although the reason was unknown, it did not diminish the crowd's excitement and enthusiasm.

If Yang Ningbing hadn't known that Lin Feng needed to rest, she would have wanted to devour the demon spirit and absorb its soul skill right now.

"Ye Qiu's success does not mean that you can succeed."

Seeing everyone's excitement and eagerness to try, Lin Feng immediately poured cold water on them.

These words calmed the crowd's eager hearts somewhat.

Lin Feng continued:
"You all know Ye Qiu's talent. The Thorn Demon Dragon he refined is of such a high level that it is hailed as a god-level demon spirit. The Night Dragon is also a dragon demon spirit, so he has an advantage in refining it, and its attributes are also suitable. Therefore, for his fourth soul skill, he can absorb diamond soul skills."

My help can increase the success rate, but it's not 100% guaranteed; there's still a possibility of failure. Even I only have one Diamond Soul Skill right now, so don't get your hopes up about refining only Diamond Soul Skills.

You need to be at least 20% sure before I'll offer my help.

Even if you have money and don't care about failure, I can't let you try indefinitely because of the potential side effects.

Lin Feng's words brought everyone back to reality from their beautiful fantasies.

Indeed, Ye Qiu is exceptionally talented, a prodigy.

Ye Qiu's success does not mean that they can succeed.

Although there are quite a few people in the alliance who have refined the Earth Ranking Demon Spirits, none of them are as high-level as Ye Qiu.

The top thirty demon spirits on the Earth Ranking are also known as god-level demon spirits, and are far more powerful than other demon spirits on the Earth Ranking.

The six-armed demon that Zhan Tianyu refined ranked 32nd on the Earth Ranking, very close to the Thorn Demon Dragon. However, he did not refine it on the day of awakening, but with the help of his elders, he refined the demon spirit given to him by his family.

Before this, he had already spent a lot of resources and made extensive preparations for refining the Six-Armed Heavenly Demon.

Ye Qiu's talent is hailed as the number one among teenagers in the country, and he set the highest record for refining demon spirits on the Awakening Day.

This is also why Ye Qiu's refining of the demon spirit caused a sensation across the country just two years ago.

Just now, Zhan Tianyu did consider absorbing all the diamond soul skills starting from the fifth soul skill.

Among the ten great families of the capital, the Zhan family is not the strongest, but the richest. As a super genius who refined the Six-Armed Heavenly Demon, Zhan Tianyu is not lacking in soul skills.

As long as you can absorb diamond soul skills, what does it matter if you fail two or three times?

The family can fully afford it.

As long as the absorption is successful and the talent is proven, the family will continue to support the student, because it is worth the investment.

If one can absorb all diamond-level soul skills, then becoming invincible among those of the same level will be just around the corner.

If we seize a key, all the expenses will be recovered.

But now that I've calmed down, I realize that this ability has side effects.

According to Lin Feng, this would drain one's life force.

They did not question Lin Feng's words.

Because if he could use it without any scruples, Lin Feng had absolutely no reason to hide this secret.

There's no need to worry about bounties from other races.

When this news is announced, Lin Feng will become a national treasure, more important than any emperor.

The government will send a large number of experts to protect him.

Safety is not a concern at all.

"How many chances does that person have?" Zhan Tianyu asked.

The others also looked at Lin Feng, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Lin Feng said, "Everyone, every stage of a demon spirit, has two chances. If you fail both times, you can only rely on yourself to absorb the soul skill."

twice!

This isn't a very high number of times, so you need to be quite confident before using it.

"If I successfully absorb it myself without your help, or if I only used it once, can I continue to use it repeatedly next time? Or, can we trade this opportunity?"

Yu Qiao pressed for more questions.

This is the answer many people want to know.

However, Yun Kai is not included in this list.

Upon hearing this, Yun Kai frowned slightly, his gaze toward Yu Qiao becoming somewhat sharp.

Seemingly sensing Yun Kai's gaze, Yu Qiao's expression changed slightly.

Yu Qiao, who was always unrestrained and arrogant, perhaps because he felt guilty, dared not look Yun Kai in the eye.

"Ha ha"

Huang Tianze had remained silent until now, but he smiled, a smile tinged with sarcasm.

"Okay, just pretend I didn't ask."

Yu Qiao's expression changed slightly, and he looked somewhat embarrassed. He said awkwardly.

He regretted asking that question.

Although he did want to know the answer.

"fine."

Lin Feng looked at Yun Kai, his eyes revealing a hint of warmth.

Just now, everyone was excited when they saw Ye Qiu successfully absorb the soul skill, but Yun Kai remained calm and didn't care at all.

Yun Kai didn't care about the success rate of absorbing soul skills.

Compared to soul skills, he cared more about Lin Feng's safety.

Lin Feng was unaware that Yun Kai had secretly decided to absorb the soul skill on his own and would not seek Lin Feng's help.

That's why Yun Kai has a problem with Yu Qiao.

Knowing full well that the price is overdrawing one's life, they still asked this question without considering whether Lin Feng could bear it, resorting to such petty tricks.

Zhan Tianyu remained calm, but inwardly he breathed a long sigh of relief.

He was also curious and wanted to ask, but compared to Yu Qiao, he wasn't as impulsive.

Fortunately, I didn't ask it myself.

Otherwise, you'll be the one in an awkward situation.

An ordinary person might have been angry and indignant, but Lin Feng was not.

To him, this is normal.

Yu Qiao's words may seem harsh, even cold-blooded, but they also prove that he is guileless and speaks his mind without thinking.

The others must have had the same question, but they just kept quiet about it.

Compared to others, Lin Feng appreciated Yu Qiao's directness and frankness more.

"They can't be traded, but the number of uses can be stacked. Ye Qiu only used one chance for his fourth soul skill, so he can have three chances for his fifth soul skill. I know how important soul skills are to demon spirit masters, so don't feel guilty or embarrassed. If it were me, I would ask the same question."

Seeing that Yu Qiao was somewhat embarrassed, and even aroused Yun Kai's hostility and Huang Tianze's ridicule, Lin Feng spoke up.

Geniuses are all proud. If left unchecked, things may be fine now, but the relationships between alliance members will definitely crack in the future.

Over time, factions will form among the alliance members, leading to internal strife and eventual dissolution.

Lin Feng looked at everyone and said calmly:

"In the Divine Martial Continent, we fought together, experienced life and death together, and became sworn brothers. All eight of you are team members that I have recognized, so I signed a contract with you."

Although this agreement isn't very binding, it's still closer and more united than other alliances, and some of us are even classmates, so it's better to be open about some things.

Seeing the slightly somber and awkward atmosphere, Yu Qiao wished she could slap herself for her foul mouth.

“Helping you absorb soul skills does indeed have significant side effects. Before the aliens massacred the city, I had no intention of helping you absorb soul skills. I only intervened because I had no other choice, except for Yue Mingming, that fake summoner. I didn’t even tell Yun Kai and Dong Xiaomei this secret, nor did I help them absorb a single soul skill. I’m not a saint, I’m not that great, and I have other purposes.”

No one spoke; everyone listened quietly.

They were also very curious about Lin Feng's purpose.

Lin Feng smiled:
"The goal is actually very simple. One person's power is too insignificant. Even if I can kill Haiwei and Tianqing, a genius with supernatural abilities, so what?"
Invincible among their peers, yet equally weak; faced with the massacre of the city by the supernatural beings, though furious, they were equally helpless.

Therefore, I want to form an unprecedented alliance.

The members of this alliance are all super geniuses, having absorbed high-level soul skills. One day in the future, when this alliance grows stronger, it may not change the world, but it can at least change some aspects of the current situation.

"So the stronger you are, the happier I am. I will do everything I can to help you become stronger. Although the competition is tomorrow, we are not opponents, we are teammates."

teammate!

We're teammates!
Ye Qiu and the others exchanged glances, their expressions subtly changing.

Lin Feng's simple words cannot directly change their thoughts and values.

Everyone has different perspectives and approaches to things, and these don't change easily.

But his attitude made everyone more accepting of this newly established alliance.

They seemed to have grown closer to each other.

Yes!

We are not opponents, we are teammates!

(End of this chapter)