'Back to square one. Time to get back to work!'

He clicked [Confirm Purchase].

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A golden eyeball materialized out of thin air and seamlessly embedded itself into Diyi Hong's brow, merging without resistance.

The external soul bone—Heavenly Eye—was in place!

A vast surge of spiritual power erupted, instantly flooding Diyi Hong's spiritual sea. His only spiritual-type soul skill, Mental Scan, activated, and his field of vision expanded at a rapid pace.

100 meters,

500 meters,

1000 meters,

2000 meters,

5000 meters,

10300 meters!!!

Of that, 300 meters was his original range.

The remaining 10000 came entirely from the Heavenly Eye enhancement.

The soul power that had previously felt a bit sluggish now moved as if under his direct command—smooth and responsive.

He raised a hand.

Soul power surged from his palm, weaving itself into a spinning sphere. Inside, it whirled like a contained storm, violent but stable.

Self-created soul skill—Rasengan!

The name alone betrayed the source. Clearly inspired by a certain blonde ninja.

By constructing layers of rotating energy rings out of soul power, the skill created a terrifying grinding force when unleashed.

It demanded extremely high soul power control—and consumed a massive amount of energy.

As for the power…

Diyi Hong manipulated gravity, opened his window, and tossed the Rasengan a hundred meters away. Guided by spiritual power, it smashed into the ground.

Boom!

A thunderous blast followed.

Mental Scan precisely measured the result—a crater 1.9 meters wide and 1.5 meters deep.

["God of Speed": Yo? The streamer just created a soul skill? That already hits like a thousand-year-level skill.]

["Pheonix God": But look at that soul power cost. He could've cast a regular strong-attack skill five times over.]

["God of Emotion": That kind of dense, high-grade soul power packed into such a small sphere… He must've just added a spirit-type external soul bone, huh?]

["Nine-Colored Goddess": This is just the first version of the self-created skill. He can optimize it later. Keep it up, streamer!]

Diyi Hong chuckled.

He had spiritual power to spare, and soul power that regenerated constantly.

He could turn Rasengan into a soul power meteor shower if he wanted.

Quantity transforms into quality.

That alone put its destructive power on par with a ten-thousand-year attack skill!

Not to mention—

He opened his hand again.

A Rasengan formed in an instant, then swelled like a balloon to a 3-meter diameter. Only then did he feel strain.

Self-created soul skill—Giant Rasengan!

Same concept, but much more soul power poured in.

All about that brute force!

As for its power…

Diyi Hong casually slammed it into the ground at his feet.

BOOM!!!

His entire wooden house collapsed!

Even the foundation caved in, forming a crater 20 meters wide and 10 meters deep.

Above the pit, a floating orb of earth slowly compressed and merged into his left arm.

Soul bone skill—Mountain Guardian!

Any damage below the level of a Title Douluo? Fully immune.

The colossal impact once again alarmed the neighbors.

But when they saw it was Diyi Hong's doing, they all just nodded in understanding.

"Sorry, just testing something. Didn't mean to bother everyone," Diyi Hong grinned. "Go on and rest. I'm heading to bed too."

Bed?

Looking at the flattened ruins of his dorm, where was he going to sleep?

"Why not stay in my room tonight?" Meng Yiran offered with a sweet smile. "I've got the place all to myself~"

That was basically a full-on invitation.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both looked displeased.

This bimbo again…

"No need. I'll just make a new one," Diyi Hong replied.

His Netherworld White Tiger martial soul emerged, and the crimson first soul ring lit up!

—Thanks to the enhancements from the God-tier Mountain Dragon King's Left Arm, his body could now handle soul rings over 100,000 years.

First soul skill—Power of the Earth!

The deep crater expanded upward and reshaped itself into a small multi-story building. Even the exterior tiles were perfectly carved.

Self-created soul skill—Three-Story Villa!

The surrounding wooden dorms instantly looked shabby by comparison.

"Everyone get to bed. Good night."

Diyi Hong disappeared into his new villa.

Leaving behind a crowd of stunned onlookers.

Wait a minute—

Soul skills could be used like that?

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze flickered again. He'd gotten even stronger.

She had to speed up her strategy!

Inside the villa.

On stream.

["Rakshasa God": That big orb earlier definitely packed ten-thousand-year soul skill power. But yeah, the energy drain is still five times higher.]

["Nine-Colored Goddess": Streamer's amazing. He's already playing tricks with Er Ming's soul skill. Unlike that Tang San guy—he just shoots stuff.]

["God of Speed": Hey, did you notice the way Zhu Zhuqing looked at you? She looked like she was about to eat you alive!]

["Pheonix God": Am I the only one who thinks rejecting Meng Yiran was a waste?]

["Nine-Colored Goddess": Ew! You'd go for someone like that?]

["God of Speed": Hah! He'll take anything with a pulse.]

["God of Emotion": Speaking of, streamer, there's something I've been wondering. Why did you give the Eight Spider Lances to Meng Yiran?]

["Pheonix God": Yeah, at first I thought you were interested in her or something.]

The chat paused, all waiting for Diyi Hong's response.

"Its too ugly. Giving them to Zhuqing would ruin her looks."

["Rakshasa God": …]

["Nine-Colored Goddess": …]

["Pheonix God": …]

["God of Speed": Makes sense!]

That was the Eight Spider Lances!

They could evolve into the Ultra Divine Artifact—Sea God's Eight Wings!

And he just gave them away to some maid because they were "too ugly"?

Only Diyi Hong could get away with this.

If anyone else did it, the gods would've roasted them alive.

"Anyway, I've got something fun for you all," Diyi Hong said with a sincere smile.

"I just bought a custom 100,000-year external soul bone in the livestream shop. The soul bone skills are very interesting."

"I'll test it on Tang San and the others tomorrow."

"You guys can place bets: 'Satisfied' or 'Unsatisfied.' The criteria are entirely up to your own opinions."

"So? Interested in playing a little game?"

["God of Emotion": Say no more. I'm betting 20 strands of divine sense on 'Unsatisfied.']

["Pheonix God": Huh? Aren't you usually all about 'Satisfied'?]

["God of Emotion": If the abuse of Tang San is satisfying, I'll treat it as a tip. If it's not good enough, I'll use the winnings to hire the streamer to do it again!]

["God of Speed": Respect.]

["Pheonix God": That's actually genius. I'm in—10 strands on 'Unsatisfied.']

["God of Speed": Same. 20 strands, 'Unsatisfied.']

["Nine-Colored Goddess": I want both satisfaction and to win the bet. 30 strands on 'Satisfied'!]

["Rakshasa God": I'll join in too. 5 strands on 'Satisfied.']

The chat paused.

The other gods were probably all thinking the same thing:

Was Rakshasa God just being cheap?

But hey, she was still a new god—hadn't even ascended yet.

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