Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1825: Chapter 584: Soul as Spiritual Form, Terrifying Cultivation Speed

On both sides of his shoulders, there were no less than sixteen figures lying.

Calling them figures seems a bit inaccurate, because these beings, or perhaps they can only tentatively be called “people,” have a human shape, but they are all in a Spiritual Body state, suspended in midair with only half a body;

Saying they are lying on his shoulders is also inaccurate; it’s more accurate to say they are biting. They all opened their mouths wide, biting his shoulders, with bulging mouths chewing enthusiastically. From their faces’ intoxicated expressions, it is clear they immensely enjoy it.

Considering the playful words these Spiritual Bodies just said, it’s apparent that since arriving in this world, they have been clinging to him. His weak Bone Appearance, previous state of muddled thoughts, and the sudden surges of agitation within are evidently all their doing.

“Hey, everyone, look, is this kid looking at me?”

Xia Hong’s mind raced, though in reality, only a moment had passed.

The Spiritual Body on his left shoulder matched gazes with his pupils, somewhat uncertainly asking the other Spiritual Bodies.

“I think you’re courting death!”

Previously unable to see them didn’t matter; now seeing these dozen Spiritual Bodies and understanding the reason for his previous loss in darkness, besides fear, Xia Hong couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming rage.

Crackle, crackle, crackle…

With a roar of anger, coincidentally at this moment, the Soul Lamp in front of him fully lit up, and upon lighting, it directly transformed into two streaks of spiritual light, shooting into the dark red Bone Appearance’s pupils behind him.

The Bone Appearance’s two eyes instantly radiated light, and simultaneously, an oil lamp quietly lit up above Xia Hong’s head in the three-foot area.

“With the body as a boat and the soul as a guide, gather the Spiritual Form in eyes, ignite the Nether Fire atop; so this is what it means!”

Upon realizing this, Xia Hong looked up at his surroundings, and the previously pitch-black environment instantly changed form.

The heaven and earth suddenly turned blue!

Not a vivid blue, but a mysterious, eerie shade, almost identical to the color emitted by the Soul Lamp above. Since the heavens and everything around were this color, the lamp’s light now seemed rather inconspicuous.

Whish……

Upon seeing the Spiritual Bodies, Xia Hong realized his left eye’s Yang Mirror had returned to normal, so upon voicing his anger, his left eye immediately emitted a Shattering Divine Light, directly hitting the Spiritual Body.

Simultaneously, the Soul Suppressing Tripod within him also fully recovered, with warmth spreading rapidly from his body as the center, raising the illumination in a five-kilometer radius.

No, at this moment, Xia Hong couldn’t feel the temperature anymore.

The increase was in brightness!

“Ah…”

Hit by the Shattering Divine Light, that Spiritual Body let out a wretched scream, and its already fluctuating form immediately disintegrated, transforming into a speck of light that flew into the dark red Bone Appearance behind Xia Hong.

“Ah…”

This was just the beginning; the Soul Suppressing Tripod also took effect. The other dozen fleeing Spiritual Bodies hadn’t flown a few meters before they suddenly combusted, emitting shrill screams, just like the first, transforming into specks of light continuously absorbed by the Bone Appearance.

The Bone Appearance absorbing these Spiritual Body specks restored visibly, and as the Bone Appearance recovered, Xia Hong’s previously muddled mind swiftly became clear, with his thoughts suddenly brightening.

“Spiritual Form, or Venerable Appearance, refers to the soul body, while the Bone Appearance should be the vessel for the soul. My previous muddled mind, uncontrolled emotions, inability to calmly think of countermeasures, were all due to being entangled by these dozen Evil Spirits…”

“Ah… ah, mercy, mercy, Lord!”

The dozen Spiritual Bodies, screaming madly from the fire emitted by the Soul Suppressing Tripod, were in varying strengths; the weak ones instantly turned to black smoke, while only two stronger ones persisted.

Those two didn’t attempt to flee but instead turned toward Xia Hong’s direction, continually bowing and begging for mercy.

Xia Hong’s eyes flashed, letting the flames turn one to ashes, before finally ceasing the Soul Suppressing Tripod with only the head left of the last Spiritual Body.

Xia Hong slowly walked to the struggling Spiritual Body, reached out trying to grab it, but his hand merely passed through.

“Shattering Divine Light can be used, the Soul Suppressing Tripod too, but these are direct extermination methods. How can I directly deal with them…”

Xia Hong pondered, looking at his Bone Appearance, eyes slowly filled with speculation, then his aura suddenly surged, unleashing all his strength.

“Strength only at 65 standards, roughly recovered half!”

The Bone Appearance had been devoured by those Spiritual Bodies over half; having just exterminated them, only a portion was restored.

Xia Hong’s brow furrowed as all strength unleashed, and his Bone Appearance seemed to come alive, reaching again for the remaining Spiritual Body.

As he acted, his dark red Bone Appearance also stood up, reaching for the Spiritual Body.

“Sure enough…”

The Bone Appearance directly grasped that head!

“Xianyang Level cannot solely mobilize the Bone Appearance; to use it means unleashing full strength. Thus, even for such weak Spiritual Bodies, I must exercise full power if I wish to handle them alone. The key is, when my Bone Appearance is activated, the power I can utilize seems less than it…”

Xia Hong’s expression had an undertone of astonishment, merely from sensing the Spiritual Body clutched by his Bone Appearance beginning to show signs of breaking free.