Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts-Chapter 777 - 149: The Transformation of the Soul Battlefield and the Unsolvable Skill System!_1
The Demon Lord opened his eyes abruptly, startling a few soul pets.
Witnessing this, Wen Yu directly sent the few soul pets into the Soul Realm space, and then looked at the Demon Lord before him.
A deep voice resonated, "I've already told you, the premise of the Soul Leave Body technique is the Soul Battlefield. Originally, the manifestation of a Soul Battlefield was to transform into a black light, rushing into the opponent's body, using the opponent's Soul Space for the Soul War."
"However, you might have also noticed a weakness of the Soul Battlefield. Suppose your opponent has a teammate familiar with this skill. If they attack your opponent's physical body while you are engaged in a Soul War, the consequences could be serious!"
"When Soul Leave Body cannot be used, the soul and body are bound together. Physical damage then translates into equivalent soul damage. Furthermore, during a Soul Battlefield, if the opponent's physical body dies, your soul will also perish!"
"After obtaining Soul Battlefield, I meticulously analyzed this skill and believe I've found a solution."
The Demon Lord finished speaking and lightly tapped his finger.
"Soul Battlefield..."
「...」
Within his Soul Perception, a dim light rapidly spread out from the Demon Lord as its center, enveloping the entire Ground Cave in an instant.
When the light swept over Wen Yu, he felt a powerful force surge towards him. Then, his body shivered, and his Soul Body was forcibly expelled by this power.
Looking at his rune-wreathed Soul Body, then at his physical body sitting cross-legged below, Wen Yu instantly understood the working principle of the Demon Lord's Soul Battlefield—it wasn't about rushing into the enemy's body, but rather expanding the Soul Battlefield to create a domain that forcibly extracted souls!
In front of him, the Demon Lord's Soul Body approached him step by step, while the Demon Lord's physical body remained motionless. Wen Yu lightly licked his lips and asked, "This is...?"
"An adapted version of the Soul Battlefield. Once you obtain ownership of a skill, you can modify it in certain aspects. The place you are in now is still a Soul Battlefield, just that this space is somewhat special."
"If any other living beings enter, their Soul Bodies will be forcibly extracted for a Soul War. Simultaneously, external attacks—excluding Esoteric Level Soul-type attack skills—cannot pose any threat to the Soul Battlefield's barrier."
"Likewise, Esoteric Level soul defense methods will have no effect on the current Soul Battlefield." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
So, a single-target attack has transformed into an area-of-effect skill... Wen Yu silently made this observation.
"Of course, the original deployment method of the skill can still be used. One is single-target but fears Esoteric Level soul defense skills; the other is multi-target but can be countered by Esoteric Level Spirit-based attack skills. How you use them depends on your judgment of the situation. These are just minor techniques; the crucial point is the operational principle of Soul Leave Body."
Having said this, the Demon Lord once again tapped his finger.
The distant barrier of the Soul Battlefield slowly shrank. When the boundary contracted to Wen Yu's Soul Body, Wen Yu felt a suction force from his physical body. In the blink of an eye, Wen Yu's Soul Body had re-entered his physical body, but the Demon Lord's demonstration wasn't over yet.
The Soul Battlefield continued to retract until it shrank to the edge of the Demon Lord's Soul Body, like a membrane completely enveloping it—the Soul Battlefield had not ended, meaning the Demon Lord's Soul Body was still in the midst of a Soul War.
"This is the general principle of Soul Leave Body."
Upon seeing the Demon Lord's direct demonstration, Wen Yu was enlightened.
「...」
Seeing the Demon Lord demonstrate was one thing, but Wen Yu experiencing it himself was another matter entirely.
"First step: change the external manifestation of Soul Battlefield."
"How do I change it?"
Wen Yu was stumped by the very first step.
"Unleash Soul Battlefield on me!"
After the Demon Lord spoke, his Soul Body returned to his physical body.
Seeing this, Wen Yu focused his intent, and a thought initiated Soul Battlefield against the Demon Lord's body!
In an instant, black light surged. Wen Yu's body transformed into a streak of black light, rushing towards the Demon Lord.
Then, CLANG! Wen Yu felt a strong force before him. The black light instantly dissipated, and his body fell back to its original spot.
"Carefully recall the sensation from when you were repelled just now—that feeling of the skill failing, of Soul Leave Body."
Slowly pushing himself up, Wen Yu gritted his teeth, enduring the tremor in his Soul, and unleashed Soul Battlefield once more.
「...」
For a "poor student" like Wen Yu, the learning process was agonizing.
However, if "learning" was reframed as "gaining power," he found plenty of motivation.
Wen Yu continuously unleashed Soul Battlefield. He felt his stamina drain rapidly, consumed an elixir pill to recover, and then repeated the process.
In a daze, Wen Yu felt time fly by. His proficiency with Soul Battlefield, along with his control and understanding of the skill, rapidly improved. At a certain moment, as Wen Yu once again crashed into the Demon Lord's invisible barrier, he suddenly realized his perspective had changed.
