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After sending away Hong Rao, who had just given him a lecture, Xu Shuo took out his violin and fell back into contemplation.

It was merely an emotion left over by Cerys...

Yet such an emotion could still yield him such a sophisticated item.

Then, although using this item wouldn't turn his body abnormal, it would indeed warp the very essence of his humanity, which really posed a difficult choice.

But on second thought, given the current anomalies of the world, having a buff that prevents death does seem like the better option.

It just requires one's strong spiritual power to sustain it.

Cerys, in order to stay lucid, had to continuously absorb the flesh and souls of fresh beings, converting them into magic power, which is how she managed to hold Prague Castle for hundreds of years.

But supplies from travelers who accidentally wandered into the woods certainly wouldn't suffice, and it's likely that most of the magic power was still provided by the former Holy Court Knight Order—that blood pool was so dense it was frightening!

And in Xu Shuo's real world, which is a society ruled by law, if he secretly did something like that, there would probably be no chance for him to even try getting free room and board.

Therefore, to have a supply of magic power, it seems he could only rely on other methods to train.

If there really wasn't that much magic power available, he would just have to ensure as much as he could that his body also didn't die, so he wouldn't need to continuously nourish the "heart".

At this thought, Xu Shuo couldn't help but feel emotional.

If only he could "convert emotions into spirituality" like Cerys, and turn his own emotions into magic power. Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

That would be the perfect self-sufficient system!

Having made up his mind, Xu Shuo finally sighed, then using the approach he'd just learned from Hong Rao, he tentatively began to condense his spiritual power into one.

The script of "Free Night" had made him familiar with the method of controlling spiritual power, which was actually quite good.

But as his spiritual power gradually compacted and condensed, he subconsciously felt a surge of resistance.

This sensation might be akin to the person trying to hold their breath to suffocate themself, whose body would automatically release the breathe reflex and inhale, hence the saying—people can't suffocate themselves to death.

When Xu Shuo was halfway through condensing his spiritual power, suddenly numerous dots of light appeared in his vision, like the stars in the universe leaping about, and then these stars began to whirl into colorful trails, the entire scene turning into a kaleidoscope of layers.

Within the kaleidoscope, stars were born, then collapsed, exploded, and were born again, repeating this seemingly eternal process.

He felt a sensation foreign to him spread over him, strengthening and magnifying his senses, slowing down time to the extent that he couldn't distinguish which feelings were his own anymore.

From that point on, he couldn't feel his body's existence anymore.

It seemed as though every tiny detail of everything was perceived by his senses, as if he held dominion over all things.

There was an immense tranquility around him.

Just as his consciousness started to blur, in the next instant, the visions retreated rapidly, the kaleidoscope-like star trails dissipating, the vanished senses returning, the missing body coming back again; he felt the couch he was sitting on.

Xu Shuo snapped back to reality, gasping for air like a drowning man.

Similarly, the spiritual power he had gathered also collapsed in an instant, scattering like sand.

Xu Shuo was stunned; his reaction was like that of a person trying to suffocate themselves holding their breath, but that shouldn't be the case...

He couldn't believe it!

Could it be that he really couldn't condense spiritual power?!

Xu Shuo tried again, but every time he was about to concentrate his spiritual power, he would enter that absurdly bizarre state of nothingness, and by the time he came back to his senses, his spiritual power had dispersed once more.

It must be said that those seemingly real sensations were somewhat addictive.

Not knowing where he was, not knowing his own state, yet feeling the whole world within his senses, both clear and ethereal, minutely detailed, irresistibly enchanting.

The only frustration was that he would exit this state halfway through each attempt.

After several repeats of this, Xu Shuo fell silent for a while, then took out the director's Character Card.

His appearance suddenly became younger, and then swiftly activated the Mind Network, before proceeding to mold the Mind Network into an extremely dense ball of light.

Hey! Wasn't that a success?!

So why couldn't he do it with his own body?

This feeling, controlling with his own body felt like a 2G network, but using the director's state immediately upgraded it to 6G!

The internet connection in the village, it was really too fast!

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Xu Shuo picked up the violin, directing the light orb formed by spiritual power into it until it merged completely, turning the violin into an extension of his arm.

It was as if it became a part of his body.

[Lifebound Item binding successful.]

Then the system popped up a notification.

Xu Shuo: "..." Isn't there something wrong here?

You are my heart!

I'm transferring my heart!

This isn't about binding a Lifebound Item!

Am I supposed to play the violin while fighting?!

Xu Shuo was stunned for quite a while before pulling up the messaging feature to send Hong Rao a query:

[I forgot to ask you, how do you obtain a Lifebound Item?]

[Some items can be linked to our spiritual power for use, so you just have to infuse your spiritual power into them to merge. Unbinding is also done by retracting the spiritual power. For the specifics, you can follow the system prompts.] Hong Rao replied promptly.

[The system will assist us in releasing spiritual power to bind the Lifebound Item?] Xu Shuo surmised.

[Yes, did you get a Lifebound Item from the last script?]

[No, I saw someone else using one.]

[Oh, when I heard you asking like that last time, I thought you were planning to murder and loot, which worried me for quite a while. You're only level two right now, so you'd better be careful and not go...]

As usual, Xu Shuo ignored the second half of the message and smoothly closed the conversation.

Then, he took out the "Journal," reaching out with his spiritual power towards it.

[Contract-type item detected, would you like to bind it as your Lifebound Item?]

A prompt from the Script Space system appeared.

Xu Shuo immediately chose to bind it.

Immediately after, he distinctly felt a strand of his spiritual power being drawn out and integrated into the journal, followed by the system prompt [Binding successful] surfacing again.

The process was not complicated, which is why the archaeologist had found it so easy to unbind.

But Xu Shuo fell silent.

He put down the "Journal" and looked at the amber-colored violin next to him, feeling a headache coming on without reason.

So what exactly is the situation with this violin now?

Has it become his heart?

Could he try stabbing himself to see?

However, before attempting to stab himself, Xu Shuo first unsealed the director's Character Card.

After returning to his original state, his connection with the two items still remained, and he could effortlessly store them in the Sea of Mind.

In fact, Lifebound Items are stored within one's own spirituality, and they don't need to be placed in the item section of the Player's Handbook at all.

This was also the point of Luo Kai's complaint—Damn Script Space won't even let me take out my own Lifebound Item!

Xu Shuo, sensing the two items with his spiritual power, didn't ask Hong Rao this time but instead chose to check the forum.

[Can you have multiple Lifebound Items?]

Answerer: [If you're not afraid of being drained dry and turning into an idiot, you can have as many as you want, dear!]

Answerer: [Which newbie is this wild, do you think you can encounter that many bindable items?]

Answerer: [It's advised to just have one, you know. This thing is like a partner, too many and you won't have the energy to pamper each one, right?]

Xu Shuo: "..."

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