Returning to the Ancestral Hall, Noah Ji felt speechless.
It seemed he had overestimated these living souls, leading to a wrong judgment.
However, Noah quickly let it go. The time he survived this round wasn't short, so the gains should be decent, right?
【Deduction Complete!】
【You have comprehended a new technique: Gathering Yin】
【You have comprehended a new supernatural power: Soul Condensation】
【You have comprehended a new supernatural power: Armor Overlay】
【You have comprehended a new combat skill: Grand Ancestor Long Fist】
Gathering Yin: You can actively change your life form to absorb Yin Qi.
Soul Condensation: You can consume a certain amount of vitality to condense a living soul.
Armor Overlay: You can consume a certain amount of vitality to cover a living soul with leaf armor.
Grand Ancestor Long Fist: A top-tier normal-grade combat skill (can be passed on three times).
Seeing the series of notifications, Noah was overjoyed.
He hadn't expected such a bountiful harvest this time, gaining one technique, two supernatural powers, and a combat skill.
The technique and supernatural powers were clearly related to his recent deductions.
Recalling the numerous living souls in the Shadowy Realm, if he could replicate them in this world, the Chen Clan would undoubtedly become stronger.
Finally, Noah's gaze fell on the top-tier normal-grade combat skill.
If he wasn't mistaken, this should be the combat skill practiced daily by the first living soul that approached him.
In this world, Qi and blood were the path, complemented by combat skills.
Techniques and combat skills were divided into four levels and twelve grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Normal, each further divided into upper, middle, and lower grades.
Combat skills could significantly enhance a warrior's strength, with some powerful skills even allowing them to exceed their own limits.
The Chen Clan had been in decline for a long time, without even a decent combat skill. Even Body Tempering Realm warriors relied on their Qi and blood and some hunting-honed skills for combat.
At this moment, the Grand Ancestor Long Fist had transformed into countless pieces of knowledge, flooding into Noah's mind.
Whether it was the circulation of Qi and blood, the meridians to follow, or the techniques involved, Noah had mastered them all. He was now the epitome of this combat skill.
Unfortunately, Noah was currently just a tree and couldn't use the Grand Ancestor Long Fist because he had no hands.
A top-tier normal-grade skill was just average, but if the Chen Clan obtained it, it could still significantly boost their combat power.
The key was that Noah could pass on the skill, even if only a few times.
Noah's gaze shifted from the combat skill back to the new technique, Gathering Yin.
This should be his greatest gain from this deduction.
Absorbing Yin Qi could potentially increase his vitality quickly. The more vitality he had, the greater his improvement.
He wondered how the effect of Gathering Yin compared to the Lunar Eclipse.
Noah didn't hesitate any longer and directly activated the Gathering Yin technique.
As the technique operated, Noah's body began to change, just like in the Shadowy Realm.
First the roots, then the trunk, the crown, and the branches and leaves…
Finally, Noah's entire form, whether trunk or leaves, turned a deep black.
As soon as Noah stopped the technique, he could revert to his previous appearance.
This was the transformation of life forms described in the technique.
After transforming, Noah's vision also changed slightly. He could now see things he couldn't before, like Yin Qi.
But as Noah scanned the Ancestral Hall, his expression froze.
Where was the Yin Qi?
Yin Qi, resembling gray mist, was everywhere in the Shadowy Realm, often so dense it obscured his vision, accelerating his growth.
But back in the real world, Noah saw only a scant amount of gray mist in the Ancestral Hall.
Compared to the Shadowy Realm, it was like a drop in the ocean.
Based on his previous experience absorbing Yin Qi, even if he absorbed all the Yin Qi around, it wouldn't increase his vitality much.
This left Noah in silence, his previous thoughts dissipating.
But Noah soon perked up again. Besides Gathering Yin, he also had the supernatural power Soul Condensation.
Soul Condensation required a living soul to work.
Noah scanned the surroundings again, but it was still empty. This was the Chen Clan's Ancestral Hall, not the Shadowy Realm. Where would he find so many living souls?
Wait, the Ancestral Hall!
Noah extended his gaze to a room in the Chen Clan's Ancestral Hall.
At the front of the room was a tiered wooden shelf, each level holding several spiritual positions of the Chen Clan's deceased ancestors.
At the bottom were three new spiritual positions, belonging to three clan members who had recently died in battle with the Li Clan.
Noah wasn't looking at the spiritual positions but at the faint white figures attached to them.
Normally, he wouldn't see them, but after transforming his life form, he could clearly see them. Weren't these the living souls from the Shadowy Realm?
However, compared to the Shadowy Realm, these souls attached to the spiritual positions were more broken—missing hands, legs, heads, and full of holes. Even their color was paler.
They were more like remnants than living souls.
The higher the spiritual position, the more broken the soul. The top levels had none at all.
In contrast, the three new spiritual positions at the bottom had three clear, dazed souls wandering nearby.
Having found the souls, Noah didn't hesitate. He extended a black root from the soil beneath his trunk.
Originally brown-gray, Noah's roots were now pitch black, perfect for binding the souls.
Soon, the twenty or so broken souls in the Ancestral Hall were all pulled over.
Although the supernatural power's description was clear, Noah didn't know its exact effect and had to experiment.
He grabbed a soul with his root and used Soul Condensation.
After using it, the soul in his grasp disappeared, and his vitality didn't decrease.
Noah was puzzled. Did it fail?
Unconvinced, Noah continued experimenting. These souls had no memories and would eventually disappear, so using them for experiments was fine.
After five consecutive failures, Noah still hadn't succeeded once.
He reviewed the description of Soul Condensation again. It mentioned consuming vitality. Since he hadn't consumed any, it must have failed.
Could it be because the souls were too broken?
Determined, Noah decided to use all twenty souls. He didn't believe he couldn't succeed even once!
One by one, the souls disappeared from Noah's root.
When Noah wanted to continue experimenting, he found no more souls in the Ancestral Hall. He had used them all.
This filled Noah with disappointment.
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