us received the skill called [Info] from the senior, which was immediately ingrained in his brain. He thanked him and then went about exploring the other things that had changed or appeared inside his soul sea.


    The first was the Sword, his soul weapon. After using it to kill the Gatekeeper, some of the runes entered it. Now, staring at it, us could tell it had be much more powerful than before. He didn''t know how strong it had be, but he could tell.


    For some reason, he decided to use the Info Skill on it. To his shock, it worked.


    [Name: Celestial Requiem]


    [Type: Soul Weapon]


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    [Abilities:]


    - Superimposition: All attacks unleashed from the sword will have a 200% increase in damage output.


    - Unbreakable: As long as the owner of the sword is alive, the sword will never break or get damaged.


    - Life Switch: When a powerful soul attack that can kill is dealt to the owner of the sword, 70% of it will be absorbed by the sword.


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    "This is awesome... The sword is even better than I thought." us smiled, reading the abilities of the sword. He had already used the Superimposition ability of the sword, but even then, he didn''t know just how much the sword had amplified his skill.


    But now, reading that it''s 200%, he couldn''t stop himself from feeling a little happy. After all, he had suffered greatly during his rise to the level he was at now.


    "As for the third ability, as long as the second one is active, the sword would never get damaged." us smiled, admiring the mischief of the sword.


    If a soul attack was aimed at him—one that could kill—his sword would absorb 70%, saving him from death. But while 70% might be enough to destroy the sword, because he wouldn''t die from the remaining 30%, the sword wouldn''t be damaged.


    As long as something didn''t kill him, the sword wouldn''t be damaged, not even in the slightest.


    "This sword is awesome," us said with an excited smile.


    [You should feed it more. If you don''t understand how to do that, just drop your blood on it, and it will imprint the cultivation technique into your mind. But do that when you''re out of your soul sea since you can get hurt in here,] the senior said.


    Later, us went to the Seal of ughter, now muchrger and solid. The aura around it had also be much more powerful.


    "Just by staring at it, I can sense my ughter Aura growing," us said with a smile.


    [Your soul has be several times stronger now, brat, not to mention your crazy mental strength. So naturally, yourprehension abilities have also be very powerful.]


    "But with so many things I need to do, I feel like I won''t have any free time again to have some fun," us said. He indeed had a lot to aplish.


    So even though hisprehension speed had increased, he would still have to dedicate time to it. And from the looks of things, forming nine cores, learning about sword intent, andprehending the Aura of ughter meant that his days of being free-spirited were over.


    [You indeed don''t have much free time. If you somehow manage to form a soul body, then your soul body canprehend the Aura of ughter inside your soul sea while you take care of other things.


    Of course, I have a method to help you create a clone, but that clone won''t be able to ess your soul-level abilities. Also, the moment you create a clone, a part of your soul and mental strength will be dedicated to it.


    In some ways, it''s beneficial, but in other situations, it can be disadvantageous,] the senior''s words were like a wake-up call to us.


    "I don''t know why or how, but I think my Nine Reincarnation Divine Body wouldn''t be happy about forming clones. So, I guess I''ll just focus more on cultivation and see where this mysterious physique will take me," us said to the senior.


    Although he didn''t know why he felt that way, a part of him didn''t want clones. If his physique was as mysterious as it seemed, then he would see results soon.


    [Okay. Just focus more on the Aura of ughter and forming your cores. The longer you spend with the Seal of ughter, the stronger it grows,] the senior advised.


    us proceeded to observe the seal for a few more minutes before moving toward the Pentaface Bead, now called the Demon Bead.


    "It seems to have undergone a crazy upgrade. I feel more connected to it," us muttered, looking at the bead. He was careful to maintain some distance since he didn''t want a repeat of what happenedst time.


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    However, the more he observed the bead, the closer he wanted to get. Finally, he gave up resisting and approached it. He observed it up close for a few moments, and then as ifpelled, he ced his palm on it.


    The moment he did, the bead vibrated, releasing a dense golden energy that immediately filled the 2 km around them. us''s senses were overwhelmed for a few moments before he regained hisposure.


    "That was weird," us said, watching the bead. A whileter, he felt a new wave of information pour into his mind, making him dizzy for a few seconds.


    It felt as if his brain had been pumped full of forbidden knowledge. However, us didn''tin; instead, he took a few minutes to calm his mind before...He decided to get into what had happened to his brain.


    "What the hell," us muttered as he essed the information, seeing something he never expected to find, at least not at this early stage.


    He had discovered a way to open the Pentaface Bead. When he first met Number Three, he was told he was weak and hadn''t even opened the bead yet. us, of course, thought about it for a while and then decided to forget about it.


    Thest time he got curious about the bead, he nearly died. So, he had ced the idea of opening it at the back of his mind.


    Now, however, a way to open it had appeared, and us could hardly believe it. He knew it wouldn''t be that simple, so he reviewed the information. As he suspected, the method was as challenging as he had expected.


    "I first have to unlock all five faces before the bead can be opened," us muttered with a frown. He wondered whether Number Three had evere into contact with this bead and, if so, whether he had ever unlocked all five.


    "Wait a minute, there''s more information," us said as he began essing the remaining information he had received from the bead. After a few more minutes, his eyes widened, a smile gracing his lips.


    "I have unlocked the third face and a new skill. How wonderful," us said with an excited expression. He now has ess to three out of the five faces.


    [Congrattions, brat,] the senior congratted him. us''s smile grew as he gazed at the third face of the Bead—the Face of Starvation.