After Yu Tao emerged from the sea, he didn't deliberately suppress his aura; a strange fluctuation emanated from his body.
It was neither spirit power nor mental force, but pure vital energy and blood fluctuations.
For Spirit Masters, training their physique and enhancing their body's strength is common, but it's rare to see a Spirit Master who can control their own vital energy and blood.
Under his control, his complexion quickly returned to normal. When he first came out of the Ice Sea, he was shivering, but in a short while, his skin had already turned rosy.
Is this the secret art of the Body Sect?
Wang Nan stared at Yu Tao for a moment. His own external Spirit Bone had the ability to enhance his blood flow, but he mostly used this ability to boost himself rather than actively control the flow of vital energy and blood.
The Body Sect is a Sect that pushes and develops the Spirit Master's inherent abilities to their limits. From this perspective, the vital energy and blood within a Spirit Master's body have many wondrous uses.
"Senior, please stay."
Just as Wang Nan was about to leave, Long Aotian spoke again, stopping him.
Wang Nan turned to look at Long Aotian, who took out a piece of clothing from his spirit tool and draped it over himself, then took two steps toward Wang Nan.
"Young Lord?" Yu Tao, who was beside him, reached out and pulled Long Aotian, whispering a few words.
Long Aotian removed his hand and shook his head at him. He wasn't afraid that Wang Nan would do anything to him.
A Spirit Master's aura can be concealed, and their fighting style can change, but their will and Spirit won't easily change. Long Aotian himself had mastered the method of using mental force, and in the battle between Wang Nan and Yu Tao just now, he had naturally sensed the uprightness in Wang Nan's Spirit.
"Senior shouldn't be from the Sun Moon Empire, right?"
Although it was a question, Long Aotian was actually certain in his heart. There were, of course, people in the Sun Moon Empire who preferred to cultivate their Spirit, but there were no Spirit Masters like Wang Nan who had developed their Spirit so deeply; they focused more on developing their Spirit for spirit tools.
"I am indeed not from the Sun Moon Empire. Why do you ask?"
"Please forgive my presumptuousness, Junior, but what brings Senior here? If there's anything we can help with, please don't hesitate to say so."
Long Aotian truly lived up to his name; his personality contained a certain arrogance. Since his side was in the wrong first, it was only right for him to offer an apology. Since there was nothing suitable nearby, he would see if he could help the other party in some way.
"I was just passing by and saw a few sneaky Evil Soul Masters, so I wanted to see what they were doing. There's nothing else."
"This…" Long Aotian hesitated, "I dare not hide it from Senior, but I don't know what the purpose of these Evil Soul Masters is. If they're searching for something, it should only be related to Sea Soul Beasts."
"While training in the sea, I saw a Sea Soul Beast graveyard. I heard that the abilities of Evil Soul Masters are mostly related to Souls and such, so perhaps their goal is precisely there."
Wang Nan didn't know what the Evil Soul Masters' purpose was, but hearing Long Aotian's words, he remembered something else.
His mental force swept over the spirit tool, and sure enough, the moment he connected with the spirit tool, the mermaid's tear drop that had been stored there for a long time emitted faint mental force fluctuations.
"Where is that graveyard you mentioned?"
"It's under the sea, not far from here. If needed, I can take Senior down."
Wang Nan heard this and glanced at Yu Tao behind Long Aotian; he was taking advantage of this time to change his soaked clothes.
Long Aotian also knew Wang Nan's concerns. "Yu Tao will wait for us on the shore."
Wang Nan naturally wouldn't worry too much about places Long Aotian could go. Moreover, he had other means, so he nodded in agreement.
"Please wait a moment, Senior."
Wang Nan wasn't in a hurry; he just took this time to recover the spirit power he had just consumed.
On the other side, Long Aotian picked up the Spirit Beasts again, skillfully disemboweled them, and then ate them directly.
Yu Tao kept frowning, occasionally glancing at Wang Nan, but quickly averting his gaze.
Until the sun began to set. The temperature here was already low, and at this moment, a chill blew past the group.
Long Aotian only had an outer garment draped over his upper body, but a jade-like luster seemed to flow slowly beneath his skin, as if he was oblivious to the cold here.
With the experience from Yu Tao's body just now, Wang Nan realized that what was beneath Long Aotian's skin was not the effect of a Spirit or spirit power, but pure vital energy and blood force.
"Senior, I'm ready."
"Good, let's go."
Wang Nan gently stomped his left foot, and a faint blood-red light flickered on his left leg. The next moment, he leaped into the sea.
Instantly, a bone-chilling cold rushed into his body.
Long Aotian was not far behind. After entering the seawater, his skin gently wriggled as if alive, and his vital energy and blood flowed rapidly throughout his body.
In Wang Nan's perception, Long Aotian's body temperature was even slightly higher than when he was on the shore.
Wang Nan felt the surrounding seawater enveloping him and didn't rush to activate his spirit power. Instead, like Long Aotian, he made his blood flow faster.
He indeed didn't know any secret arts of the Body Sect, but he had an external Spirit Bone, and controlling his own blood flow was something he could do.
Long Aotian looked at Wang Nan in surprise but didn't say much, swimming forward.
Training to this day, this was Wang Nan's first time swimming in the sea. At first, he felt nothing but cold, but soon, as the two went deeper and deeper, Wang Nan began to feel the power of the ocean.
The surrounding seawater surged from all directions, pressing down on his entire body. Even with his body's strength, he felt a sense of pressure.
As for Long Aotian, not far from him, his complexion had already changed. His brows were tightly furrowed, and all his spirit power was activated, with five spirit rings flickering around him.
As the two went deeper, the surrounding light also dimmed. Only the spirit rings on Long Aotian's body in front emitted light, preventing Wang Nan from losing his direction.
After an unknown period of descent, Wang Nan felt as if he was being held in the hand of a giant beast. His muscles were constantly being scoured by the seawater, and even his bones seemed to creak faintly, as if unable to bear the heavy burden.
Whether it was mental force or spirit power, when they spread into the seawater, they encountered immense resistance, being tightly suppressed close to the skin.
At this moment, Wang Nan felt the surrounding water flow suddenly change dramatically.
Long Aotian, ahead, was already familiar with such changes, and his arms had already extended to his sides in advance.