Devour: Emperor Yan

The next day, Manluo personally came to Jiuxingwan Community and delivered a box to Lin Kun.

The box contained the soul defense technique that Lin Kun needed.

Inside the small building where I live, in the lobby on the first floor.

"Thank you so much, Teacher Manluo, for making this trip in person." Lin Kun accepted the box with both hands and thanked her respectfully.

"No trouble at all, I'm an old man with plenty of free time anyway," Manlu waved her hand and said with a smile.

Then, he earnestly instructed, "This soul defense technique is quite precious. It is considered a top-tier technique in our Martial Department. I went to great lengths to obtain it for you. Remember, you must only cultivate it yourself and never pass it on to anyone else."

"The student understands." Lin Kun nodded solemnly.

"Your first and only request so far is for a secret technique for soul defense, and that is correct."

Manluo sat down on the sofa, and Lin Kun put down his suitcase and poured him a cup of tea.

Manluo picked up the tea, took a small sip, and gave a soft "hmm": "This drink is quite good. It has a light fragrance, and it's slightly bitter at first, but then becomes sweet."

Lin Kun introduced, "This is tea. It's a specialty from the hometowns of Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen. They gave me some to try a few days ago. If Teacher Manluo likes it, please take some with you later."

"Tea, that's fine too." Manlu nodded, not refusing.

Then, he raised his wrinkled forehead, and his cloudy old eyes became much clearer and more transparent, as if they contained endless wisdom.

"To participate in the Genius Battle, one cannot have any obvious weaknesses or shortcomings, so soul defense is also very important!"

"Otherwise, once you have obvious weaknesses and shortcomings that are discovered, you'll easily become a target for others. Besides those geniuses who specialize in soul illusion techniques, there will also be a knockout round in the finals, where there will be tests specifically targeting the soul..."

Lin Kun listened attentively and nodded gently.

The test of the soul is the Zerg Queen's soul attack.

At that time, not only will you have to kill enough Zerg warriors within the allotted time, but you will also have to be constantly on guard against the Zerg Queen's soul attacks.

Of course, this is a heavily weakened version of the Zerg Queen.

However, it is also very difficult to deal with; throughout history, many geniuses have ultimately fallen at this hurdle.

After passing this stage, it's time for the arena battle, where you'll face some geniuses who specialize in soul illusion techniques.

Therefore, soul defense is very important!

Lin Kun is also very clear about his current shortcomings.

He was almost completely defenseless in terms of his soul, in a state of utter nakedness.

Although his willpower and consciousness are now at the peak of the universe level, it would be too passive and unwise to simply withstand a soul attack without any defense.

Lin Kun himself wasn't very confident that he could withstand it.

Therefore, Manluo's attempt to win him over, in a way, was exactly what Lin Kun wanted.

Even if Manluo doesn't come looking for him, Lin Kun will find an opportunity to appropriately showcase his talent, thereby attracting Manluo's attention and importance.

He wanted to obtain a secret technique for soul defense to make up for his last weakness.

Otherwise, it would be too dangerous to participate in the battle of geniuses with one's soul completely unguarded; one could easily capsize in an unexpected way.

When faced with a soul attack, no matter how strong your attack is, it's useless; you can only choose to withstand it.

Therefore, the only request Lin Kun made to Manluo yesterday was that she needed a secret technique for soul defense.

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"This soul defense technique is called: Great Void Soul Bell. It is one of the top-tier soul defense techniques in our Martial Department's treasury."

Manlu smiled and explained, "This secret technique has nine levels. You only need to cultivate the first level, and then you should be able to compete in the Genius Battle without any worries."

"Oh?" Lin Kun raised an eyebrow.

There are nine levels in total?

Once you reach the first level of cultivation, you'll be basically worry-free in the battle of geniuses?

In other words, once you've mastered the first level, you'll be virtually immune to any soul-related attacks at the Hengxing level.

It seems that this Great Void Soul Bell must be something special, for it allows Manluo, an immortal, to speak with such confidence.

It should be even more powerful than the Void Tower, the core inheritance of the Meteorite Star lineage that Hu Yanbo passed on to Luo Feng.

After all, it's a product of the Virtual Universe Company, Wubu.

After chatting for a few more minutes...

Manlu put down her teacup and stood up. "Then I won't disturb your cultivation any longer. Focus on your cultivation during this time and make more time to cultivate this Great Void Soul Bell... Of course, try not to neglect the laws as well. Three months later, come to the Slaughter Arena, and I will give you a lecture, explain the laws of space, and answer your questions."

"Okay, take care, Teacher Manluo. This tea is quite good, take some back and try it." Lin Kun stuffed a box of tea into Manluo's hand and saw him out.

"Hehe, okay, that's kind of you. Don't bother seeing me off, I can walk by myself." Manlu smiled with satisfaction.

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After seeing Man off, Lin Kun returned to the house, picked up the box containing the Great Void Soul Bell Secret Technique, and entered the study.

I sat down at the desk and opened the box.

The box contained nine thick books, each about half a meter long and wide, and more than twenty centimeters thick.

"The Great Void Soul Bell!"

Pick up these nine books and arrange them one by one on the table.

On the cover of each book were written in the universal language: Great Void Soul Bell, First Level, Second Level, Third Level...

From the first level to the ninth level, they combined to form a complete nine-level soul defense secret technique.

Lin Kun picked up the first page, opened it, and began to read it carefully.

The first few pages are an introduction to the secret techniques.

The Great Void Soul Bell is a top-tier soul defense technique of the Immortal level.

The first step is to use mental power to condense a phantom of a soul bell within one's sea of ​​consciousness...

Through willpower, consciousness, spirit, and mental strength, it is tempered and forged day and night... gradually becoming solid, substantial, and heavy, eventually forming a 'physical entity'.

This is a slow and meticulous process that requires a lot of time, effort, and patience.

Then, the first layer of defensive runes was inscribed on the bell...

Thus, once the first level is formally cultivated, the Great Void Soul Bell will envelop the entire sea of ​​consciousness like a physical entity, protecting the soul, as heavy as a mountain and as stable as a rock!

The second stage requires cosmic-level mental power, with an amplitude of at least 36 times (methods to increase mental power amplitude are included)... Continue refining, forging, and inscribing secret runes on the Great Void Soul Bell...

The third level requires domain lord-level mental power, with a mental power amplitude exceeding 50 times...

The fourth level...

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Lin Kun was completely absorbed in it, reading it carefully and attentively.

Several days later.

He closed the ninth book, let out a long breath, and picked up his teacup to sip it.

"The Great Void Soul Bell, this is the Great Void Soul Bell, a top-tier soul defense technique!"

"They can cultivate all the way up to the Immortal level, and even within the Immortal level, they are among the top-tier beings."

"Thank you so much, Teacher Manluo."

Lin Kun whispered.

He felt grateful to Teacher Manluo.

Clearly, Teacher Manluo made a careful selection, and may have paid some price or perhaps even a favor for it.

Such a top-tier soul defense technique is probably not something you can easily find even in a virtual universe company.

If Teacher Manluo didn't care much about this matter, she could have easily dealt with it by simply giving Lin Kun a common soul defense technique to practice. After all, no matter how powerful the technique was, Lin Kun couldn't possibly master it to a very high level at the moment.

However, Teacher Manluo chose to go straight to the top and obtained the Great Void Soul Bell, a top-tier secret technique that would allow Lin Kun to cultivate all the way to the Immortal Realm without having to switch to other soul defense techniques along the way.

"Alright, let's begin. The first step is to use your mental power to condense a phantom image of the Great Void Soul Bell within your sea of ​​consciousness!"

Lin Kun closed his eyes and began to try cultivating the first level in the virtual universe.