Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 232 Fusion
Tiandou City, Headquarters of the Forging Masters Association
The cultivation room, sealed by layers of soul-guiding arrays, was filled with an astonishingly dense concentration of spiritual energy.

A huge wooden barrel was placed in the very center of the room. Inside the barrel, a thick, honey-like golden liquid was slowly flowing, and a rich, almost solidified energy was tightly confined within the barrel.

Little Chen Xi was sitting cross-legged in the wooden tub with a ferocious expression, while Mu Ye occasionally added some carefully processed medicinal herbs into it, while his soul power drove the flames below to control the concentration of the medicinal liquid above.

"Teacher, what is this?" Upon seeing this scene, Lin Xingyu suddenly had a feeling of seeing the classic scene of stewed goose in an iron pot, and asked with some curiosity.

"Originally, it was a medicinal bath used by the Body Sect specifically for disciples whose bodies had not yet fully developed to condense their qi and blood power."

"original?"

Makino nodded with some pride and said, "I made some slight modifications. Originally, these medicinal liquids were only used to stimulate power and help people gather qi and blood without harming the body's foundation. After I modified them a few times, they are now used more to guide the gathering of qi and blood with the power of the medicinal bath itself. Not only will they no longer damage the body, but they also have the effect of tempering the body."

"This also has its downsides; I need to keep a close eye on it and adjust and replenish it in real time based on the consumption of the medicinal bath."

"That's terrifying too. Many things are quite easy to improve at the beginning, but the difficulty increases exponentially as you go on," Lin Xingyu said, praising from the side.

The medicinal bath recipes of the Body Sect have been improved over the generations, and even a slight modification requires an extremely high level of skill.

Lin Xingyu glanced at Mu Ye, who seemed somewhat smug after hearing his praise, and a strange feeling rose in his heart.

'Like a little child.'

Inside the wooden tub, Chen Xi was following Mu Ye's instructions, circulating her soul power to absorb the medicinal properties within the tub, traversing the meridians and acupoints in the correct order.

She absorbed the surging power into her body, and her blood began to boil.

Lin Xingyu could only imagine that when he saw Chen Xi's originally fair face, it had turned completely red, making her look like a boiled shrimp.

Even her heartbeat began to grow stronger with each beat, and it could be faintly heard when you got closer.

As time passed, the golden liquid inside the wooden barrel underwent several changes, eventually turning into a vibrant red.

"Compress!" As Mu Ye's voice rang out, his finger pointed at Chen Xi's body, and powerful soul force applied pressure from the outside in, helping to compress the blood and qi flowing in Chen Xi's body.

boom!
In that instant, his qi and blood flowed like a river, and Chen Xi felt the surging qi and blood within his body with some shock.

At that moment, an unprecedented feeling welled up inside her; she felt more fulfilled than ever before.

Seeing that Chen Xi had completed the condensation of Qi and blood, he had embarked on the path of cultivating Qi and blood.

Mu Ye walked out of the room and looked at Lin Xingyu with a smile, asking, "There's nothing else to do. Let her meditate here and consolidate her cultivation. By the way, is there anything I can help you with this time?"

"Master, how can you treat your disciple like this? I just missed you and came to see you." Lin Xingyu followed Mu Ye out of the room, turned around and closed the door, and said with some grievance.

Makino continued to watch with a smile, as if to say, "Go on, tell me, and see if I believe you."

"When have you ever come to me without having something on your mind?"

Lin Xingyu was momentarily speechless. Upon reflection, he realized that most of the time he came to Mu Ye for help with various things.

He sighed and said.

"I'm actually fine this time, and I'm almost level 70."

"Level 70?" Mu Ye's voice was slightly distorted. How long had it been since he last broke through to Soul Emperor? It seemed like only a year had passed.

If he counts his age, if he remembers correctly, Lin Xingyu is only sixteen years old this year, right?
A Soul Saint at sixteen! And a Soul Saint who simultaneously cultivated four secondary professions!

They are the kind of people who have achieved considerable expertise in every side job, not just those who have only a superficial understanding!
This kind of talent is something that probably few people could achieve even if we trace it back to ancient times.

In terms of soul power alone, how many evil soul masters who have abandoned everything and rely entirely on devouring to improve can compare with him?
Before reaching the Soul Saint level, Evil Soul Masters could rapidly increase their soul power through their own methods and possess considerable combat strength through rather bizarre means. However, their power slowed down after reaching the Soul Saint level.

But what about his own apprentice?
At this moment, Mu Ye truly felt that the ancestors of the Body Sect had appeared to him, which was why he had such a good disciple!

“Not bad. After returning to the academy, I did some deep meditation inside the Golden Tree, and my soul power improved. The main reason I came here this time is because I obtained some opportunities in Xingluo.” As he said this, Lin Xingyu took out two sealed boxes from his storage soul tool and handed them to Mu Ye.

"This is a little something I got by chance on the Star Luo Continent. It's not of any use to me, so I thought I'd hand it over to the sect. It'll be a way to enrich our sect's foundation."

"You're so thoughtful." Makino reached out and took the two boxes, his expression clearly very happy.

He was happy not only because Lin Xingyu gave him two boxes as the foundation of the sect, but more so because he truly regarded himself as a member of the Body Sect and was such a filial and good child!

After feeling the weight of the two boxes, Makino raised an eyebrow; they were quite heavy.

Out of curiosity, Makino casually opened the two sealed boxes. Upon seeing what was inside, Makino's breath hitched slightly.

"Soul bone?"

The two boxes contained two leg bones, one on the left and one on the right. The two soul bones were not only quite complete, but also, judging from the flowing luster and the aura they emitted, they were quite complete.

These are two extremely high-quality dragon soul bones, and judging from their age, they are probably over 100,000 years old!
Therefore, it has always been said in the world of Soul Masters that Soul Rings are judged by their age, while Soul Bones are judged by their quality.

Which of the soul beasts that can cultivate for 100,000 years is not unparalleled in bloodline and talent?
At this level, there are probably no soul bones left that are even slightly inferior.

Quality and such are naturally irrelevant.

Upon seeing that these were the left and right leg bones, Mu Ye sighed inwardly. It was a pity that Xing Yu had already absorbed the left and right leg bones; otherwise, these two soul bones would have been perfect for him.

Mu Ye's mind raced as he considered how to subtly refuse Lin Xingyu's offer and return the two soul bones to him.

His gaze fell upon the closed room not far away, and a thought struck him.

"You're really willing to part with this? Judging from the aura it exudes, it's probably a true dragon soul bone that's at least 100,000 years old! It would be considered top-tier anywhere."

"I've already fused with the soul bone," Lin Xingyu said, shaking his head.

Mu Ye laughed and said, "Alright, since that's the case, I'll take these two soul bones. I'll give them to Chen Xi in a while. I'll give you two leg bones, and you'll give her two leg bones. That way, our inheritance will be in order!"

Lin Xingyu couldn't help but chuckle. ...

Boom!

The sky was filled with layers of dark clouds, and the endless sea seemed to have lost its usual vitality.

The seawater in this area is no longer the blue it used to be, but has turned into a rather eerie gray.

This deathly gray expanse spread incessantly like a thick fog. When the storms outside encountered this hazy gray mist, they vanished instantly, as if even the storms themselves had died.

The deathly silence devoured everything around it, even intangible things like spiritual power were killed and absorbed by the gray domain.

At the center of the domain, a large swath of illusory gray-black light and shadow materialized and passed through the massive body of a demonic great white shark.

Blood and red limbs scattered everywhere, but were silently swallowed up by the gray domain.

Moments later, the demonic great white shark crashed heavily onto the sea surface, completely losing all signs of life, and its body gradually turned grayish-white.

A figure clad in gray armor and a gray cloak stood silently high in the sky, his handsome face devoid of any color.

In his right hand, a slender cross-shaped sword lay quietly. The blade was identical to the armor he wore, both being a gray, transparent material, with a faint gray mist swirling around its surface, giving it a hazy, ethereal beauty.

His gray eyes coldly swept over the group of demonic soul great white sharks below, a group that had been completely wiped out.

With a raise of his right hand, the surrounding gray mist contracted towards his hand, eventually condensing into a gray crystal.

Upon closer inspection, countless souls were imprisoned within the crystal, and faint, soul-piercing wails could be heard echoing through it.

The jade-like hand carefully collected the gray crystal, while the gray eyes gazed into the distance.

The Holy Spirit Cult's Blood River God-Slaying Array requires the sacrifice of millions of souls and blood.

The most important aspect of this grand formation is the concept of "Godslaying." This "Godslaying" does not refer to the literal meaning of killing gods, but rather to a cruel method for becoming a god: only by killing countless living beings, plundering and devouring their souls, can all the souls within the formation become nourishment for the formation master. Only in this way can the formation master, as the core of the grand formation, ultimately break through the shackles of the mortal world and step into the realm of gods!

And in this process, a vast amount of souls are naturally required.

However, given the Holy Spirit Church's historically cruel methods, they haven't accumulated many souls.

Even filling a single array is an extremely difficult task.

Not to mention that the Holy Spirit Cult's Emperor and Emperor were both qualified to be the main force, and even the Ghost Emperor and the Underworld Emperor had the idea of ​​using the Demon Emperor as a test subject to go to the front to test it out.

They also need to prepare for their future breakthroughs; they can't wait until the last minute to start collecting souls, otherwise the soul shortage will be enormous.

Therefore, the Holy Spirit Cult has been making every effort to collect souls, and even the tasks issued to various branches require them to hand in souls on time.

There are only so many sources of souls, and each city on the continent is protected by official forces. If anything goes wrong, it can easily attract official repercussions.

Even Hades Douluo Halosa, a Limit Douluo, didn't want to test how many Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs the various forces had stored in total.

After all, this thing isn't like a Title Douluo with only a few hundred years of lifespan; the various inherited forces naturally store as much as possible.

Furthermore, there are a considerable number of sea spirit beasts in the ocean, and their souls are quite valuable once they reach a certain age, making them usable.

Furthermore, while the ocean is quite dangerous for others, it's not so bad for those powerful beings who have reached the level of quasi-gods.

Hades Douluo Halosa has been wandering in the sea, diligently guiding these soul beasts to the end of their lives, and collecting some of the souls they don't want.

Having successfully collected a soul, Harosa was about to turn and leave.

Suddenly, he felt a vast, majestic, yet gentle spiritual consciousness silently penetrate all external obstacles and land in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Sensing this consciousness that had helped him several times before, Harosa's eyes suddenly turned fervent.

Sensing the information emanating from the Sea of ​​Spirit, Harosa turned his gaze directly toward the continent, his figure instantly transforming into a streak of gray light and disappearing into the horizon in a flash.

……

Sitting cross-legged in the meditation room, I felt the almost liquefied primordial energy of heaven and earth around me.

After taking two deep breaths, Lin Xingyu couldn't help but marvel at the advantages of being rich.

Normally, this place is located in the central area of ​​Tiandou City. Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is good, it is still far from being concentrated to a near-liquid level.

It's outrageous that Zhenhua managed to condense the spiritual energy of the world around his residence to this extent using just a few sets of soul tools!
Look inward at yourself.

Lin Xingyu entered a meditative state almost instantly.

Upon opening the metal box in front of him, a crystal-clear head bone was placed inside. Just seeing this bone seemed to make one's mind become hazy.

The pupil area of ​​this soul bone emitted a white light, and from a distance, it looked like a burning flame.

Lin Xingyu mobilized his soul power to activate his soul bone and fuse it with himself.

As soul power surged in, the head bone gradually melted, turning into a pool of platinum liquid that seeped into Lin Xingyu's head.

In an instant, without feeling any pain, Lin Xingyu felt his mind was clearer than ever before, and waves of coolness kept surging through his brain.

At the same time, he felt his mental strength constantly increasing through this feeling.

The sea of ​​spirit began to ripple continuously, and the sun, moon, and stars above shone brightly.

In this process, spiritual power is constantly refined, and the sea of ​​spirit becomes more and more solid as it expands.

19,600... 19,700... 19,800... 19,900...

Finally, it reached 19,999 points!
At this point, the fusion of the soul bones was nearing its end, and the sea of ​​spirit began its final churning and transformation!
(End of this chapter)