Dense qi and blood force swirled around Su Ming, making his entire being seem like a peerless fierce beast.
Above his head, Heaven and Earth Vital Energy gathered, encircled by the qi and blood force, eventually forming a phantom—one identical to him, but magnified three or four times.
The phantom was silvery-white.
Silver-level Martial Soul Second Awakening!
Dugu Bo stared, dumbfounded.
Seriously, buddy, couldn't you just properly consume the Velvet Chrysanthemum and gain the benefits recorded in the materials?
How did such a major change happen?
There was even a phenomenon.
Although it looked beneficial, Dugu Bo began to distrust the records in the materials.
Perhaps the materials weren't wrong, but the immortal herbs growing within the Ice Fire Two Eyes might have mutated.
That was Dugu Bo's current thought.
Which meant... he couldn't directly give Dugu Yan the Nine-Bend Dragon Licorice?
The phenomenon above Su Ming's head lasted for three minutes before finally dissipating. The silvery-white phantom scattered, turning invisible. The qi and blood force surrounding his body, carrying some of the ice and fire forces and Life Vital Energy, returned inside Su Ming.
Su Ming opened his eyes, meeting Dugu Bo's puzzled expression.
"What happened to you just now? That was definitely not the Indestructible Diamond Body, was it?"
"Senior, the effect of the Velvet Chrysanthemum was excellent. The Indestructible Diamond Body's boost to my Body Martial Spirit was too great; it should have promoted a Second Awakening of my Martial Soul."
"Martial Soul Second Awakening?"
"Yes, Senior can understand it as Martial Soul evolution."
"Then what was that silvery-white phantom above your head?"
"Silvery-white?" Su Ming understood, nodded, feeling it was within expectations, and explained to Dugu Bo, "Personally, I feel that was the manifestation of my spiritual power. When it condenses, it will amplify me just like a Beast Martial Spirit amplifies a Spirit Master, causing a qualitative change in the strength of my Martial Soul."
"Equivalent to two Martial Souls?" Dugu Bo said.
Su Ming was surprised by Dugu Bo's description.
"If you want to think of it that way, I think it's fine too."
Two Martial Souls that could stack and perfectly fuse.
"What about other aspects? What was going on with all that qi and blood?"
"Senior is overthinking it. The change in qi and blood has little to do with the Velvet Chrysanthemum. Of course, there is definitely a relation, but it's not the effect of the Velvet Chrysanthemum itself." Su Ming said, "The Velvet Chrysanthemum helped me penetrate all the meridians in my body. My qi and blood circulation became smooth, and coupled with the Martial Soul Second Awakening, I tried to guide my own qi and blood and successfully mastered it, condensing the qi and blood force."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo couldn't help but felt astonished.
So, the cohesion of the qi and blood force depended entirely on Su Ming's own foundation?
"Senior, the effect on my end matched the records perfectly. All subsequent differences were chain reactions." Knowing what Dugu Bo was worried about, Su Ming主动劝说 him.
"Fine. I'll find time for Yan Yan to take the Nine-Bend Dragon Licorice. But before that, you, kid, hurry up and forge that Spirit Refined Nether Iron for me."
"Rest assured, Senior. Before, I wasn't confident, but now I am." Su Ming told Dugu Bo some good news. "During the time you were at the Yang family, the Blacksmith Association investigated a new rare metal vein. The initially confirmed types of rare metals include Nether Iron."
Dugu Bo's eyes flashed.
What a coincidence?
He previously heard from Zhu Jiuyang at the Blacksmith Association that Nether Iron was extremely scarce; the Association, which gathered most of the continent's rare metals, had no more than ten pieces.
And now, after just a few months, a vein containing Nether Iron appears?
This is too...
Dugu Bo didn't doubt the accuracy of the message; he was just amazed at his own luck.
To be honest, his ability to achieve his current status in this lifetime was all due to luck, aside from his own efforts.
Wait!
Dugu Bo's gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at Su Ming.
"Have you been outside?"
If he hadn't gone out, how did he contact the outside world?
Su Ming took out a Spirit Communication Device from his storage Spirit Tool.
Because the Douluo 1 era was even more backward than Douluo 2, with Spirit Tools relying solely on unearthed relics, Su Ming from the Douluo 1 era was bolder than his Douluo 2 counterpart, directly creating a communication device several versions more advanced than the ones circulating within the Body Sect during the Douluo 2 period.
"This is a Spirit Tool found in a relic. Its function is communication. The core component inside can generate specific reactions through resonance between energies. Even separated by thousands of miles, it doesn't affect the occurrence of this reaction."
If the communication devices of the Douluo 2 era relied purely on energy waves to transmit signals, then the communication device Su Ming created in the Douluo 1 era was practically quantum communication.
Although this is just an analogy, it's the most intuitive difference in principle between the two versions of communication devices.
Dugu Bo looked curiously at the brick-sized communication device in Su Ming's hand.
Su Ming injected Spirit Power, turned on the device, and pointed and tapped on the screen.
"This is A, this is B... This is send message."
Dugu Bo found it incredibly novel.
There was actually such a Spirit Tool.
"Did you and your master dig up a relic yourselves? If I remember correctly, your Spirit Soul array also came from a relic."
Su Ming gave a helpless smile and shrugged.
This was something he really couldn't answer well.
Don't ask; if you do, the answer is 'relic produce'.
"Fine, I won't ask you more. Since there's a stable output of Nether Iron, that's当然 very good. I'll help you fetch some Nether Iron periodically from now on. Your main task now is to help me forge Spirit Refined Nether Iron."
Su Ming had no objections.
"But before that, shouldn't Senior help me find a fourth Spirit Ring?"
Fourth Spirit Ring?
Dugu Bo was taken aback.
"You broke through to level 40 directly?"
If Su Ming hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten that the initial reason for giving Su Ming the Velvet Chrysanthemum was to increase his Spirit Power level.
It was mainly because the other effects of the Velvet Chrysanthemum were more significant, far surpassing the Spirit Power level increase.
"For the fourth Spirit Ring, I might need a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring," Su Ming said.
"Ten-thousand-year? Are you sure?" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow. "The pressure of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring isn't just physical; it's also on the soul level. After a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast dies, a remnant soul attaches to the Spirit Ring and launches a soul shock against the Spirit Master during absorption."
Su Ming wasn't worried at all, showing a confident expression.
"Senior, have you forgotten my Martial Soul Second Awakening just now?"
"Oh~"
Dugu Bo understood.
"Since we're going spirit hunting, let's set off now."
He acted decisively, taking Su Ming out of the valley, through the poisonous miasma, and locked a direction to advance.
"If I remember correctly, there's a ten-thousand-year Blood Vine in this direction. It should be quite suitable as your fourth Spirit Ring."
Dugu Bo glanced at Su Ming, analyzing his Martial Soul situation.
"Your Martial Soul is the Body. Your previous Spirit Rings focused on aspects akin to a Beast Martial Soul. But since you have the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear,
you no longer need to acquire Spirit Rings centered on Beast Martial Soul enhancement. Next, you can try to perfect your combat mechanisms."
***
->Support me with power stone
->for every 100 Power Stones = 1 extra chapter
***
Dive deeper into the story with 50+ advance chapters, available now on Patreon!patreon.com/CNBLUE
If you're enjoying the novel, please consider leaving a review. Your support is crucial and helps the story grow immensely. Thank you!
(Chapter End)