Devouring: Starting from Canglu Academy, it sweeps across all races

night.

An oval-shaped light shield enveloped the underground city of Liaoyuan, and soft light poured down from the Tower of Light, spreading across the earth like water.

When Mu Li returned home, she saw a girl with a high ponytail sitting on the sofa chatting and watching TV with her mother and younger sister, Mu Yingying.

"Yuqiu, what brings you here?"

Mu Li changed into a pair of slippers and went to the living room to sit next to the girl with the high ponytail.

When Zhou Yuqiu saw Mu Li return, although the two were childhood sweethearts and very familiar with each other, this was the first time they had met under such circumstances.

Her pretty face flushed red, and she said shyly, "Yingying dragged me over to chat."

"Hmph, bro, where have you been these past few days? We've been sending you messages, but haven't received a reply." Mu Yingying kicked him with her fair little foot and glared at him, demanding an explanation.

"Sorry, I was so engrossed in my cultivation that I didn't see the message," Mu Li said with an apologetic smile.

"Hmph, I'll forgive you this time. But if there's a next time, you have to take me to Zui Xiang Lou for dinner," Mu Yingying said with a coquettish snort.

Ever since she ate at Zuixianglou last time, she has been missing the taste of the food there.

"What's so special about Zui Xiang Lou?" Mu Li chuckled. "I'll take you there sometime, to eat food a hundred times better than Zui Xiang Lou."

Mu Yingying's face fell in surprise. "There's even better food than Zui Xiang Lou?"

"Poor thing..." Mu Li patted Mu Yingying's little head. The best food his little sister had ever eaten since she was a child was the food from Zui Xiang Lou. She couldn't even imagine what real gourmet food tasted like.

In the underground city of Liaoyuan, various seasonings were scarce, and even the food at Zuixianglou tasted terrible to Mu Li.

"Hey, don't touch my head!"

Mu Yingying pouted and slapped his hand in dissatisfaction.

Yao Hui was used to the bickering between the two siblings, and she started talking about Mu Li's marriage.

"Xiao Li, your father and I have already reached an agreement with the Zhou family. There's an empty house next door that I plan to buy as your and Yu Qiu's new home. What do you think?"

"Mom, you can decide." Mu Li glanced at the shy Zhou Yuqiu beside her, and took her small hand to rub it.

"Then let's buy it." Yao Hui waved her hand. "Also, although weddings aren't as elaborate these days, we can't be rude."

"When you have time, you should also take some gifts to visit your in-laws and meet them. You'll need to prepare these gifts..."

Listening to Yao Hui's long-winded rambling, Mu Li felt a headache coming on. Fortunately, his parents were in charge of these things, so he didn't have to worry about it.

Mu Li listened for a while and then said that she was free these few days.

Yao Hui immediately decided to buy gifts the next day and take him to visit her in-laws the day after. Then she enthusiastically discussed it with Mu Chaoyang.

……

It's 11 p.m.

After seeing Zhou Yuqiu off, Mu Li washed up and returned to her room.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, with a cultivation manual made of a special material on his lap. When he opened it, he found a series of human body diagrams. The first half was filled with dense diagrams of how the body exerts force, while the second half contained various sword techniques.

"As expected of a manual accompanying a third-tier primal energy weapon, its contents are far more profound than any manual I've ever seen!"

According to the accompanying manual, this third-tier primal energy weapon, the Crimson Thunder Blade, is divided into nine levels. The first level alone requires the body to exert force at a multiplier of 12.

The highest level, the ninth level, requires a physical exertion multiplier of 48, and also requires mastery of either fire or lightning.

Mu Li clicked his tongue inwardly, "In other words, with my current physical exertion multiplier, I can only unleash the first level of the Crimson Thunder Blade... while the second level requires a physical exertion multiplier of 16."

Mu Li flipped through the manual again. The Crimson Thunder Blade has two main characteristics: the speed of lightning and the explosiveness of flames!

Thunder and fire intertwined, their power was terrifying!

"As expected of a Tier 3 Origin Energy Weapon, its power is even stronger than I imagined!"

"Since it's a manual accompanying the Crimson Thunder Blade, let's call this manual 'Crimson Thunder'!"

Mu Li nodded in satisfaction.

He then pulled out a cultivation manual with a dark red cover, on which were engraved two large characters in the Qingyan language: "Wildfire!"

This cultivation manual is the most prized secret technique of Lord Anyao Palace. It contains all the moves of "Wildfire" and the corresponding methods for training the body's power.

In the Azure Flame Clan, ordinary planetary-level powerhouses need to spend a considerable amount of contribution points to exchange for this book, "The Wildfire."

Mu Li possesses special privileges, allowing him to freely access all cultivation texts within the Qingyan Clan.

"The 'Prairie Fire' technique consists of eighteen forms, each of which can double the power of the body. When cultivated to perfection, it can increase the power of the body by 36 times."

"It is stronger than many star-level secret techniques. For example, the first six levels of the Crimson Thunder Blade are specifically designed for use by those below the universe level. However, the sixth level of the Crimson Thunder Blade only has a 32-fold increase in physical exertion."

"And this secret technique, 'Wildfire,' has already touched upon the realm of the universe."

"From now on, I will mainly practice the two secret manuals, 'Crimson Thunder' and 'Wildfire'."

Mu Li put away the two manuals, gently clenched his fist, and a faint bluish-red flame appeared, as if it had come to life, dancing on the surface of his skin.

"Of course, the biggest gain these past few days has been the Flame Domain!"

The Azure Crystal Fruit was extremely effective; he only needed a small portion of it to enter the realm of flames.

The majority of the Azure Glass Divine Fruits he obtained later allowed him to easily break through to the second level of his Flame Domain. Furthermore, he gained a deep understanding of the secret technique "Wildfire".

"A domain is the perfect fusion of body, primal energy, soul, and will, resonating with the universe and resulting in a qualitative leap in strength!"

"Furthermore, domain experts can burn their souls to unleash their potential all at once, amplifying their power to an extremely terrifying level. It is a desperate move that involves mutual destruction."

"Just like in the movie Swallowed Star, where Hong and Thor burned their souls to fight the Golden Horned Beast."

Mu Li opened the system panel again, and there were 2236 source points left.

"In the past, my talent was average, and I could only accumulate Source Points slowly. But now that I have mastered the Flame Domain and entered the Hidden Dragon Academy, I can compete with many geniuses of the Azure Flame Clan. In the future, I will be able to accumulate Source Points much faster."

Mu Li missed the effects of the Azure Crystal Divine Fruit; it felt like floating on clouds, as if everything in the world had been transformed into data and was running in his mind.

Now that the effects of the Azure Crystal Divine Fruit have worn off, his brain feels like a rusty machine, its operating speed has greatly decreased, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Although the effects of the Azure Crystal Divine Fruit are strong, the reason I can achieve such a significant improvement is due to my continuous accumulation of knowledge and experience."

Mu Li was not blinded by the powerful effects of the Azure Crystal Divine Fruit. If cultivation were really that simple, wouldn't the descendants of those powerful beings in the universe become immortals simply by constantly consuming treasures that enhance comprehension?

Therefore, one's own efforts are still the most important.

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