However, Chu Huan didn't have much time to be surprised. As the Chilling Wolf successfully leaped into the coffin summoned by Chu Huan's Artifact Soul skill, the latter's Soul Power dried up.
Without the support of Soul Power, the suona in Chu Huan's hand immediately turned into a fluorescent light and returned to his heart chamber.
Meanwhile, the ethereal figures of the coffin bearers that had been circling the Chilling Wolf disintegrated like ash, carried away by the wind.
All that was left was the Chilling Wolf, still lying there with its belly exposed, seemingly serene as it awaited its fate.
"Sixteen seconds, huh?"
Watching the ethereal figures disappear and counting the duration of his own playing, Chu Huan wasn't dissatisfied in the slightest; instead, his face lit up with joy.
Soul Power would increase with Chu Huan's strength and cultivation.
But the shortened release time of his Artifact Soul was even better news for him.
Satisfied with the result, Chu Huan's mood improved.
Glancing at the Chilling Wolf, still lying on the ground and obviously not having regained its senses, Chu Huan slowly drew out the knife he had just tucked at the back of his waist.
As he approached the wolf, he began sharpening the knife.
A minute later, Chu Huan used the knife to cut open the wolf's body and, wearing gloves, extracted the beast crystal from its insides.
Throughout the process, Chu Huan was cautious, trying to keep the wolf's body intact.
"Energy detected. Do you wish to absorb and convert it into system points?"
After closing the popped-up system notification, Chu Huan held the beast crystal and quickly activated the "Basic Soul Power Technique".
In the next moment, a small stream of energy flowed from the crystal into Chu Huan's body.
Besides aiding awakening beings in cultivation, the energy within beast crystals could also replenish their Soul Power.
Through this energy, awakening beings could replenish the Soul Power consumed in their bodies.
Without it, Chu Huan wouldn't have been able to keep a Necromancer Chilling Wolf as his enforcer yesterday.
A few minutes later, with the beast crystal's energy, Chu Huan's body was once again filled with abundant Soul Power.
Moreover, compared to before, Chu Huan's Soul Power had successfully increased a bit.
Starting from yesterday, Chu Huan deliberately consumed his Soul Power.
Every time it was completely depleted, he would use the beast crystal to cultivate for a few minutes to replenish it.
The effect was obvious.
After consuming and replenishing his Soul Power like this yesterday and today, Chu Huan's Soul Power capacity had reached 260 points.
If this continued, in just a couple of days, Chu Huan's Soul Power capacity would reach 400 points, qualifying him to become a 2-Star Awakening Apprentice.
Once his Soul Power was replenished, Chu Huan summoned the suona to play once more.
As the loud and unique sound echoed, the ethereal figures of the coffin bearers were summoned once again by Chu Huan's melody.
A few minutes later, looking at the new Necromancer Chilling Wolf that stood up and shook its head, Chu Huan patted the one beside it and began today's hunt.
...
As the sun set, the sky was tinged with a faint orange hue.
Slowly emerging from the dimensional passage, Chu Huan looked quite travel-worn compared to when he had entered.
Sitting on the bus back to the city, Chu Huan summoned his attribute panel with a thought.
"Host: Chu Huan"
"HP: 280/280"
"Level: 1-Star Awakening Apprentice - Soul Power needed for upgrade: 307/400"
"Artifact Soul: erhu, suona"
"Constitution: 2.8 (Base Standard: 1) - (+)"
"Strength: 3.2 (Base Standard: 1) - (+)"
"Agility: 10 (Base Standard: 1) - (+)"
"Mental Strength: 2.32 (Base Standard: 1) - (+)"
"Artifact Soul Skill: suona - The March of the Coffin Bearers (Level 1), System Points needed for upgrade: 0/1000"
"Auxiliary Skill: Basic Soul Power Technique"
"Current System Points: 314"
Gazing at his system panel, Chu Huan's lips curled up into a bright smile, pleased with his afternoon's efforts.
Compared to yesterday's spontaneous decision, Chu Huan had spent a full four hours in the Chilling Wolf's dimensional space today, fully prepared.
Plus, with several knives bought from the store as weapons, his efficiency had greatly improved.
As the number of battles increased, Chu Huan's mindset and skills subtly improved.
If it took him nearly a minute to defeat a Chilling Wolf at first, now he could take one down in less than ten seconds.
However, for Chu Huan, the rewards from the Chilling Wolves were too small now.
From the beginning, this Chilling Wolf Beast Realm had been a place for Chu Huan to test his Artifact Soul skills and practice.
Now, after two days of battles, Chu Huan's mindset had successfully changed.
He was no longer as intimidated by beasts as he was at the beginning.
This result made Chu Huan calmer when facing beasts, allowing him to make the right choices quickly in battle.
This change in mindset was crucial.
Boldness before killing.
For newly awakened beings, while improving strength is important, cultivating courage is even more so.
Without enough courage, one's aura weakens when facing beasts, and their full strength cannot be unleashed, making it easier to make mistakes and give the beasts an opportunity.
This was also one of the main reasons why Fu Wenbo and Xu Hongwen wanted the students of Class 18 to undergo an illusion trial .
Now that the goal had been achieved, Chu Huan naturally wouldn't waste time continuing to target the Chilling Wolf Beast Realm.
It was time to consider more advanced beasts as targets.
Just as Chu Huan was contemplating this in his mind, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Looking at the series of unknown numbers on the screen, Chu Huan hung up without hesitation.
But a few seconds later, the phone rang again.
Glancing at the caller ID, Chu Huan furrowed his brows and answered the call.
Almost instantly after Chu Huan put the phone to his ear, a voice with a faintly familiar tone came through the receiver.
"Hey, Chu Huan? It's Wang Qiang."
Upon hearing this, Chu Huan raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's up?"
Wang Qiang said solemnly, "I need to ask you for a favor. Do you have time? I'll treat you to dinner and we can talk?"
"Treat me to dinner?"
Chu Huan's eyes sparkled as he rubbed his stomach, his tone warming up, "Sure, why not!"
The gentle sound of his voice reached Wang Qiang's ears, who had an ominous premonition for some reason.
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