Ma Hongjun began absorbing the Fire Dragon's spirit ring.
However, this time Ma Hongjun wasn't using the Fire Phoenix martial soul.
He used this spirit ring as the seventh spirit ring for his Martial God Spear.
Now at level seventy, Ma Hongjun didn't intend to suppress his strength.
Moreover, the Fire Dragon's spirit ring was very suitable for the Martial God Spear.
Ma Hongjun planned to absorb the Fire Dragon's spirit ring as the seventh spirit ring for his first martial soul, thus breaking through his realm.
Afterward, he would hunt spirit beasts to supplement the spirit rings for his second martial soul. He
would increase his spirit power by increasing the number of spirit rings.
Using this method of alternating absorption of spirit rings between his two martial souls, he could achieve rapid cultivation and advancement, allowing his strength to grow rapidly.
Most importantly, it was rare to find such a good secret realm as the Fire Domain.
In the Douluo Continent, 100,000-year spirit beasts were too few.
But in the Fire Domain, Ma Hongjun obtained four 100,000-year-level spirit rings in just one Fire Domain Forest. He
hadn't even been to the most powerful Vermilion Bird Ridge yet.
In addition, he also wanted to explore the Purgatory and the Sea of Fire!
A bright red spirit ring was drawn to the Martial God Spear. Ma Hongjun closed his eyes and began to absorb the spirit ring.
Huo Wu stood by his side, protecting him.
Level 70 was a watershed moment.
Breaking through this realm meant reaching the upper echelons of the spirit master world.
Reaching the Soul Saint level meant being able to govern a region.
Even in the Empire, a Soul Saint could be granted the title of Marquis.
This time, it took a while, about seven hours, before Ma Hongjun finished absorbing the spirit ring.
The Martial God Spear was revealed.
Red, purple, black, and red!
Seven spirit rings circled around him.
Ma Hongjun felt a different kind of change. Now, the spirit rings no longer pulsed around his body after being summoned.
Ma Hongjun could freely control the position of the spirit rings, choosing which one to use and even using them as power without having to draw power from them as before.
This meant that Ma Hongjun's current strength allowed him to freely absorb the power of the spirit rings.
This ability was generally only possessed by Title Douluo.
"Level 73!"
Ma Hongjun nodded to himself; level 73 was within his expectations.
The 150,000-year spirit ring of the Fire Dragon already possessed immense spirit power, and combined with the three 100,000-year spirit rings and spirit bones Ma Hongjun had previously absorbed, all this power was being slowly digested by his body.
For a period of time, this power would still manifest in his cultivation level.
Therefore, level 73 was only temporary; Ma Hongjun would break through again soon.
His abundant spirit power also solidified the foundation of Ma Hongjun's strength, making his cultivation level stable and without any instability.
As expected, his
seventh spirit skill,
the True Body of the Spirit Weapon, the Martial God Spear!
In fact, spirit masters who don't understand wouldn't know the power of the seventh spirit skill.
The True Body of the Spirit Weapon—why is it called the True Body of the Spirit Weapon?
Just as a Title Douluo can freely control their spirit rings,
at the Soul Saint level, the True Body of the Spirit Weapon skill allows the spirit master to freely control their spirit.
This is a matter of primary and secondary importance.
Before becoming a Soul Saint, using a spirit weapon was called summoning a spirit weapon, which meant the spirit master borrowed the power of the spirit weapon.
Upon reaching the Soul Saint level, the Martial Soul becomes entirely at the Soul Master's disposal, achieving complete control.
Like the Martial God Spear in Ma Hongjun's hand right now, after being summoned and using the seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Form,
the Martial God Spear becomes a tangible entity; even an outsider can feel its real texture.
This is merely a superficial change.
Huo Wu couldn't help but reach out to touch Ma Hongjun's Martial God Spear.
After absorbing the Fire Dragon's Soul Ring, the Martial God Spear gained numerous fiery red patterns.
Now, the five elemental patterns on the Martial God Spear are complete, allowing it to perform Five Element Absorption without relying on the second Martial Soul, the Fire Phoenix.
Looking at the various patterns on the spear, Huo Wu's heart pounded.
Her small hand gently rubbed Ma Hongjun's spear; although the patterns appeared clearly visible, they felt incredibly smooth to the touch.
This was a spear with tattoos!
"Is it nice to touch?"
"It's nice to touch!"
Huo Wu looked on enviously; to be honest, she also wanted to own such a spear.
She had witnessed the power of Ma Hongjun wielding the Martial God Spear.
Ma Hongjun suddenly grinned mischievously, and his seventh spirit ring quietly lit up!
"Ah!"
Huo Wu cried out in surprise, as if electrocuted, and quickly withdrew her hand.
Ma Hongjun pretended to be confused and asked,
"What's wrong?"
"Your gun is a bit prickly."
Huo Wu looked at Ma Hongjun's Martial God Spear with fear!
However, after seeing Ma Hongjun's smile, Huo Wu realized she had been tricked. Looking at the seventh spirit ring that lit up behind Ma Hongjun, she realized what had happened. Huo
Wu glared angrily at Ma Hongjun, then bit down on his arm.
"Huo Wu, are you a dog? You've been biting me for over a month, and you still haven't had enough!"
Ma Hongjun complained in pain.
Over this period of time, Huo Wu had developed this bad habit of biting people.
Although Ma Hongjun sometimes didn't mind,
biting was never a good thing!
After biting, Huo Wu snorted, but when she glanced at Ma Hongjun's left arm where she had been bitten, there wasn't even a tooth mark. She was even more furious.
Ma Hongjun's left arm had already fused with a spirit bone, making it a tough bone for Huo Wu's teeth to chew on.
Now that Ma Hongjun possessed so many soul bones, she was at a loss as to where to begin.
What she once thought was her weakest point was now indestructible, utterly impenetrable!
"Don't be angry, let's see what good stuff we have this time."
The two crouched down, searching the fire dragon's corpse for soul bones.
A 100,000-year-old soul beast was bound to produce soul bones.
"Found it!"
Ma Hongjun exclaimed in surprise.
Just like the previous fire dragon, in the same location, they obtained the same soul bone.
"How come it's a left arm bone!"
Huo Wu asked, somewhat puzzled after her initial surprise.
Soul bones produced by 100,000-year-old soul beasts were carefully selected; generally, they wouldn't produce soul bones that conflicted with the soul master absorbing the soul ring.
Ma Hongjun already possessed a left arm bone; logically, this fire dragon shouldn't have dropped a soul bone he already had.
It was the same fiery red, crystalline left arm bone, but now, holding it in Ma Hongjun's hand, he no longer felt the burning sensation he had felt before; instead, he felt a sense
of familiarity. It seemed to possess a shared origin.
Ma Hongjun remembered that the Martial God Spear could absorb the spirit rings of similar spirit beasts to enhance itself, and this fire dragon was the seventh spirit ring of the Martial God Spear.
Moreover, the second spirit ring of his second martial soul was also a fire dragon, and his left arm bone also came from a fire dragon.
Combining these factors, Ma Hongjun felt it was worth a try.
Perhaps he could become the first spirit master to stack spirit bones.
Actually, if this spirit bone were weaker, he could give it to Huo Wu.
However, Huo Wu couldn't digest this 150,000-year-level spirit bone.
With her delicate body, she couldn't withstand the burning of the explosive flames.
Even when she touched Ma Hongjun's spear, Ma Hongjun only used his seventh spirit skill, the true form of the weapon spirit, and the spear didn't even move, but the sharpness released was already painful to Huo Wu.
Just imagine, this was only the power shown by the spirit ring skill.
If she were to absorb the spirit bone, she would have to face the burning flames.
"You protect me, I want to absorb this spirit bone."
"What, are you crazy?"
Huo Wu was shocked, looking at Ma Hongjun in disbelief. How could this be? "
I've never heard of anyone absorbing two soul bones in the same spot.
" "What's wrong? Daddy's not crazy!"
Ma Hongjun scolded.
Then he pulled Huo Wu into his arms and whispered in her ear ,
"You need to develop the habit of trusting Daddy!"
Huo Wu pushed Ma Hongjun away forcefully. She felt this was a serious matter and should be discussed seriously with him.
This risky behavior, even with a kidney-tonifying supplement, could have a backlash, putting her life in danger.
She had become accustomed to Ma Hongjun's companionship; in this desolate fire domain, Ma Hongjun had become her pillar of support.
In short,
she didn't want to lose Ma Hongjun.
Actually, without realizing it, the once arrogant and haughty Huo Wu had become a clingy little woman.
This was the consequence of pampering.
In fact, the stronger a woman is, the gentler she is.
It's just that their strength and gentleness are directed at different people.
Like Huo Wu,
when she was arrogant, it was because she was still a young woman.
Now, her gentleness made her appear like a submissive wife.
This is what it means to be a woman who has been won over.
Their sharp edges will slowly be smoothed out by the men around them, becoming round and smooth.
"You can't be impulsive. Your strength is increasing too fast right now. I hope you can think things through calmly before making this decision,"
Huo Wu anxiously explained, reminding him.
She was worried that Ma Hongjun would become too eager for quick success. His strength had increased too rapidly recently. Even if his strength was stable, his mental state might not be.
This is a very mysterious cultivation process.
Mental state.
That is, a person's heart.
Such rapid increase in strength, without consolidation, can lead to extreme thoughts.
It's somewhat similar to suddenly winning the lottery.
A sudden surge in strength requires a certain level of mental resilience.
Huo Wu felt that Ma Hongjun was going astray on the path of increasing strength, only thinking about rapid improvement. In this situation, it's easy to overlook potential dangers.
"I'm very calm. I'm confident in making this decision. I've
been with Baba for a while now. You can't look at Baba with the same eyes
you would look at an ordinary person. Look at the soul bones on Baba's body; they're incomparable to ordinary people.
I've absorbed more soul bones and have more experience, so don't worry. Baba knows your love for Baba.
How could Baba take risks if he wasn't confident?
Baba can't bear to leave you!"
Ma Hongjun explained calmly and patiently.
Huo Wu also calmed down. She had been too anxious and worried, and hadn't thought things through properly.
Ma Hongjun really couldn't be compared to other soul masters.
He was too monstrous.
Just look at how he could absorb those kinds of soul bones
; who could have imagined that?
"Alright, then be careful. I'll protect you.
If you can't manage, don't force yourself. Preserving your life is the most important thing!
Your strength can be improved slowly!"
"Don't worry, when has Baba ever been unable to manage!"
This was the mountaintop in the center of the forest, the territory of the forest overlord, the Fire Dragon. No foolish soul beast would dare to set foot here.
So Ma Hongjun didn't need to worry.
He held the left arm bone in his palm and began to absorb it.
Releasing his soul power, the bone in his palm slowly melted under its influence.
Soon, the crystal-clear bone transformed into drops of red liquid.
The warm bone fluid seeped into his flesh.
Ma Hongjun's entire left arm bone turned crimson.
Streams of fiery red flames rose, covering his entire left arm. A
faint red glow could be seen emanating from within his left arm.
The red bone fluid completely merged into it
, transforming into a warm current that fused with the original left arm bone.
The fusion of the two soul bones was uneventful, except for the warmth. This
was completely unexpected for Ma Hongjun.
The fusion process was surprisingly smooth.
He had initially thought it would be somewhat painful, but instead, it was quite comfortable.
It didn't take long for
Ma Hongjun to complete the absorption.
On the surface, his entire left arm appeared unchanged.
However, Ma Hongjun could feel the immense power within it.
With a single punch, a fiery fist shot out, instantly blasting a giant tree in the distance into dust.
"Even the Qilin Arm can't compare!"
Ma Hongjun looked at his left arm, a smile on his face.
"It actually worked!"
Huo Wu had become an astonished little fangirl.
She touched Ma Hongjun's left arm, rubbing it back and forth, full of curiosity.
"Feel the power."
Ma Hongjun chuckled, lifting Huo Wu with his left hand and swinging her in the air. Huo Wu's tinkling laughter echoed
from the mountaintop . ... "What do we do next?" Huo Wu asked. They had already explored the entire Fire Domain Forest. Huo Wu had obtained her sixth spirit ring, but it would still be some time before she reached level seventy, requiring slow and steady training. Ma Hongjun, on the other hand, needed a 100,000-year spirit ring, but he had already hunted down all four 100,000-year spirit beasts in the entire forest. Further training in the forest wouldn't be of much use to Ma Hongjun.
"Let's go back first, rest for a while, and casually study the other three places in the Fire Domain. Next, I plan to head to Vermilion Bird Ridge."
The environment of the Fire Domain is not suitable for human life. The environmental conditions here are too harsh and cruel, extremely explosive, unlike the all-encompassing Star Dou Great Forest where everything coexists.
Therefore, Ma Hongjun felt he needed to rest properly and calm his inner turmoil.
In fact, he himself could feel the changes in himself during this period. His
strength had certainly increased, but his state of mind had also become correspondingly frivolous.
Just like when he was with the Evil Fire, the power that increased too quickly was uncontrollable, and it was easy to unconsciously change one's state of mind.
It was also because of his experience in his youth that Ma Hongjun was able to perceive this change.
Cultivating oneself and one's character must be done simultaneously! If
you eat too much, you need to stop and digest!
Actually, he should thank Huo Wu for her companionship during this time. Fire attribute soul power is inherently volatile.
Ma Hongjun absorbed four 100,000-year-level fire attribute soul rings in succession.
One can imagine the impact on him.
It was because of Huo Wu's companionship that he was able to reduce some of these effects.
The two returned to the lakeside area along the river.
The Fiery Phoenix, Little Fiery Phoenix, was already waiting there!
Seeing the two approach, Little Fiery Phoenix stirred the lake's surface, and a teleportation portal appeared.
The meaning was clear: balance work and rest!
It already knew what it wanted the two to do.
What a sensible bird!