With Flender's sales, the name of surströmming quickly became famous throughout Soto City. Ye Yin looked at the constantly increasing resentment points, a wide grin stretching across his face. He immediately spent his points, buying experience to raise his spirit power and attribute points to increase his strength.
His cultivation level quickly rose to 35, while his overall strength reached level 42. Now, even without using any Spirit Abilities, Ye Yin knew he could easily beat Dai Mubai. Even after such a large consumption, he still had a significant amount of resentment points left.
"Yin Ge," Xiao Wu asked, her curiosity piqued. "Can eating surströmming really improve a person's Spirit?" She didn't believe it. She'd been with Ye Yin for six years and had never seen him eat the stuff.
"Of course not," Ye Yin replied with a chuckle. "The real key is this Soul Cleansing Fruit." He took a Soul Cleansing Fruit out of his pocket and handed it to her. "You can only improve your Spirit by eating one of these."
Xiao Wu became even more confused. "Then why did everyone else's Spirit really improve after they ate surströmming?"
Ye Yin smiled. "That's because I randomly added a few pieces of Soul Cleansing Fruit to it. It's a very small amount, so some people will genuinely see their Spirit quality improve, even if it's just a little bit. That also serves as protection for me. An innocent man is guilty only for possessing a treasure, right? This way, not only does it prevent people from targeting me for the fruits, but it also allows me to earn a lot of gold coins. Why wouldn't I do it?"
Xiao Wu nodded, only half-understanding. "So this Soul Cleansing Fruit is...?"
"For you to eat, of course," Ye Yin said.
"Hehe, Yin Ge, you're the best!" Xiao Wu swallowed the fruit in a single gulp, instantly feeling its powerful effect. She mumbled, "Wow, it feels like my Spirit quality has improved, and my physical constitution has received a boost, too."
Ye Yin was surprised. Her constitution also improved? That shouldn't be right. He was the owner of the system, and even he didn't get that effect, so how could Xiao Wu? Suddenly, a thought flashed in Ye Yin's mind. He understood! Xiao Wu was a 100,000-year-old Spirit Beast in human form. Her Spiritwas herself. Improving her Spirit was the same as improving her body. So that's how it works!
"Since that's the case," Ye Yin said excitedly, "then eat more. Let's see how much you can improve."
Zhu Zhuqing had only eaten a handful, and he had only eaten ten himself. He wondered how many Xiao Wu could eat. Ye Yin immediately started a frantic buying spree.
Xiao Wu ate Soul Cleansing Fruit after Soul Cleansing Fruit, almost as if she were eating a meal. After she had eaten twenty-eight in a row, she let out a loud burp. "No more, no more. Yin Ge, I can't eat another one. I don't want to eat anymore."
Ye Yin held out the twenty-ninth Soul Cleansing Fruit. "Can't eat anymore, or can't eat anymore?"
Xiao Wu frowned and took a small step back. "I can't eat anymore."
"So it's 'can't eat anymore'," Ye Yin said, putting the Soul Cleansing Fruit away. "How do you feel now?"
"Great, I feel absolutely great!" Xiao Wu exclaimed. Her Spirit emerged from behind her. The formerly soft pink Soft Bones Rabbit now had a jade-like luster and held a pestle for pounding medicine in its hand. After she performed Spirit Possession, her overall appearance hadn't changed much. She still had her long, slender legs and cute rabbit ears. The most obvious change was the long pestle that now appeared in her hand.
"What's wrong with me?" she asked, examining the strange object. "Why is this here now? What is it?"
It was a long jade rod the color of mutton-fat jade, thicker at the front and thinner at the back. Xiao Wu tilted her head, looking at the pestle in her hand. Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind. "This size... it looks so familiar... could it be...?"
As she spoke, the jade pestle in Xiao Wu's hand moved toward a very strange place.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Ye Yin's eyes widened, his pupils quaking. He quickly reached out to stop her. "Don't, don't do that! Your usage is all wrong! Who taught you to use it like that?"
Xiao Wu looked at Ye Yin, then lowered her head. "Isn't it the same?"
For a moment, Ye Yin didn't know what to say. "How can it be the same?" he sighed. It was his fault for being too open, making Xiao Wu misunderstand. "These two things are not the same. You can't use it like that. This is a weapon!"
Xiao Wu nodded, still only half-understanding. "What changes have happened to your Spirit Abilities? And what about your Talent Domain?"
Xiao Wu held the white jade pestle in her right hand, her hand restless, though a look from Ye Yin stopped her. "I know this!" she said. "Within the range of my Domain, I can reduce my opponent's strength by 50% and increase my own strength by 100%. I also gain additional attack power based on the difference in strength between us."
Ye Yin nodded. "So, as long as your strength is higher than your opponent's, you will gain additional attack power."
Xiao Wu chuckled. "Actually, I'll also gain it if my strength is lower than theirs. It works as long as there's a difference."
This time, Ye Yin completely understood. This Talent Domain was mainly about enhancing Xiao Wu herself. Ye Yin snatched the white jade pestle from her hand.
"Then what changes have occurred to your Spirit Abilities?" he asked.
Xiao Wu tilted her head, sensing her new abilities. "Now each of my spirit rings has two Spirit Abilities. It's very similar to yours, Yin Ge, but my two Spirit Abilities are unrelated, unlike yours, which has one positive and one negative."
Ye Yin's expression began to turn strange. Xiao Wu had eaten so many fruits, her Spirit had completely changed!
"What's going on? Elaborate."
"The first Spirit Ability of the original three spirit rings hasn't changed much, just an increase in power and a reduction in spirit power consumption. Then each spirit ring gained an additional Spirit Ability, mainly related to the jade rod in my hand."
Ye Yin corrected Xiao Wu. "That's called a jade pestle!"
"Okay. The first new Spirit Ability is to smash forward with the jade pestle. The second Spirit Ability is to launch a powerful light wave with the jade pestle. The third new Spirit Ability is to enhance myself, increasing my strength, defense, and attack power."
Ye Yin listened to Xiao Wu's words, already speechless. After all, she had eaten twenty-eight Soul Cleansing Fruits. It almost transformed Xiao Wu into a twin spirits user.
"Your combat power has truly undergone a monumental change now," he said.
Xiao Wu giggled. "It's not bad, I guess. I feel like I can easily beat Dai Mubai."
Dai Mubai: I'm going to cry my eyes out. Have I really become the standard for measuring combat power?
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