In Douluo Continent, his martial soul mutated into Blue Silver Grass.

Lin Hai's choice of these three spirit furnaces was not without reason.

The Space Gate Spirit Furnace's skill is simply teleportation, a very practical survival and survival skill. The number of times it can be used each day and the distance it can travel change with evolution. It greatly assists in learning space-related skills.

The Time Furnace, though said to be a furnace suitable for the summoner, extending the abilities and lifespan of summoned beasts, unfortunately, Lin Hai happened to possess a summoned beast that he could seemingly summon—his second martial soul, the Separated Martial Soul, the Light Dragon King.

Lin Hai wasn't sure if he could summon the Light Dragon King, since the Light Dragon King wasn't a true summoned beast, but rather a martial spirit from another world. Lin Hai chose the Time Furnace to try and see if he could bring the Light Dragon King out, given that the furnace possessed some summoning abilities.

Moreover, space is king and time is emperor, and Lin Hai also wants to explore the mysteries of time from this spiritual furnace.

With a wisp of Electrolux's divine consciousness descending upon Douluo Continent, Lin Hai believed he could definitely return. However, he needed to become stronger and comprehend the mysteries of time and space in order to transcend time and return to the past.

Finally, there's the Spiritual Furnace, which is a perfect fit for Lin Hai, since one of his core strengths is his spiritual power. It can instantly kill lower-level enemies and also disrupt enemies of the same or even higher cultivation levels, thus increasing his combat advantage.

Within the dreamlike temple, in the pool of life force, Lin Hai was immersed in it, and gradually this gentle life energy spread throughout his body, then slowly flowed into his chest.

Lin Hai's chest was also the end point where these life energies flowed, and that was where the three spiritual furnaces in Lin Hai's body were located.

"This kind of life energy can no longer be called energy; it would be more appropriate to call it vitality," Lin Hai thought to himself.

These pale green life energies were directly injected into the spirit furnaces. Immediately afterwards, these life energies seemed to have turned on a switch, and a magical change began to appear on the three spirit furnaces.

A soft white light emanated from the three spirit furnaces, gradually transforming into concentric circles of white light that spread outwards, much like ripples in water.

At this moment, Lin Hai suddenly felt a little dizzy, while his chest felt warm and cozy, but these sensations did not prevent him from entering a meditative state.

Lin Hai entered a meditative state, slowly merging and synthesizing spiritual energy. The thick liquid spiritual energy within his body silently dissipated in this warm and cozy feeling, and the rate of consumption was extremely astonishing.

In the green pool, his life force continued to increase, but he did not receive any replenishment of internal spiritual energy.

Time seemed to have no meaning here. Lin Hai only felt the warmth in his chest gradually turn into a burning heat, and then into an intense heat, as if a fireball was burning fiercely in his chest.

The pain caused by the synthesis of this spirit furnace was far greater than he had imagined; his 230,000 inner spiritual power at the ninth-level, second-tier was being rapidly depleted.

When one's inner spiritual energy is excessively depleted, the body must bear the brunt of the pain.

Lin Hai's transformation was different from others. The three spiritual furnaces he absorbed were all un-evolved and un-upgraded. In other words, Lin Hai needed to upgrade the three spiritual furnaces during the synthesis process, which naturally led to a rapid consumption of his inner spiritual power.

When Lin Hai's immense inner spiritual power was almost zero, the evolution of the three spiritual furnaces was only three-quarters complete.

This is the price Lin Hai paid for synthesizing the spirit furnace with his ninth-tier, second-level strength.

It was at this moment that all the pain was borne by Lin Hai's body.

"No, my inner spiritual energy is almost depleted, and the life force in the pool can't keep up with the rate of depletion."

"To withstand the next stage of spirit furnace synthesis, we still need..."

"I don't know if the Spiritual Furnace can be upgraded faster with spiritual power. All the spiritual furnaces I know of evolve through internal spiritual power. Never mind, I'll give it a try."

Lin Hai had no other choice for the time being, because the current upgrade of the spirit furnace had continued to rely on the power of the source.

Lin Hai's spiritual power probed downwards from his mind and then reached the location of Lin Hai's spiritual furnace.

As Lin Hai channeled his spiritual energy into the spiritual furnace, the furnace immediately underwent a transformation. His spiritual energy aided the rapid evolution of his spiritual furnace.

Not long after, supported by other energies within Lin Hai's body, he completed the upgrade of his spirit furnace. Although Lin Hai ultimately completed the evolution of three spirit furnaces after paying a certain price, the furnaces were upgraded, and the synthesis was still ongoing.

"..." If he had known that mental power could really help a spirit furnace with mental attributes to evolve, why would he have wasted so much internal spiritual power to temper the spirit furnace?

Damn it, we've lost a lot of money. Lin Hai felt a pang of frustration.

Judging from appearances alone, Lin Hai did not seem to have the look of someone who was sweating profusely after excessive exertion.

In reality, the internal spiritual energy within the body is almost non-existent, and the life essence that has not yet been fully absorbed has also been depleted.

Of course, this is a loss, but on the other hand, it is also beneficial to the forest.

The life essence brought by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and others does not disappear when it is consumed, but is transformed into spiritual power in the Spirit Furnace.

Originally, it would have taken Lin Hai an unknown amount of time to absorb all this life essence on his own. However, thanks to the upgrade of the spirit furnace, Lin Hai has accelerated the absorption and conversion of life essence. In other words, after completing the upgrade and synthesis of the spirit furnace, Lin Hai's inner spiritual power will increase significantly.

Lin Hai has completed the evolution of his spirit furnace, but this is only the beginning. Once the synthesis of the spirit furnace begins, it can never be stopped.

After the spirit furnace was upgraded, the real test began.

"Ugh!" Lin Hai groaned.

When the three spirit furnaces—the spatial spirit furnace, the temporal spirit furnace, and the spiritual spirit furnace—collided, a huge fluctuation was generated within Lin Hai's body, shaking his spiritual sea of ​​consciousness.

Lin Haiqiang endured the internal harm. He knew that at this time, he had to rely on himself the most.

As the spirit furnace gradually drew closer and merged, the pain also gradually increased, far surpassing that of before.

Lin Hai endured it, the scorching sensation constantly assaulting his spirit and burning his soul, but he ignored it all. This torment of his soul was also a test for him.

Ye Xiaolei saw everything Lin Hai did. Although Lin Hai's behavior wasn't the worst yet, the real danger was yet to come.

The synthesis of the spirit furnace is proceeding slowly.

Suddenly, at that moment, Lin Hai's forehead was covered in sweat, and several wrinkles appeared on his forehead.

Judging from Lin Hai's behavior, he must be enduring intense pain at this moment.

"The backlash from the rules has finally come." Outside, Ye Xiaolei looked at Lin Hai in the mirror and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sister, please forgive Xiaolei's willfulness!" Ye Xiaolei murmured softly.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Xiaolei's body began to emit a seven-colored light.

She couldn't tell whether Lin Hai could really succeed, but she couldn't bear to see him suffer a severe blow because of the failed synthesis of the spirit furnace.

Lin Hai closed his eyes and endured the backlash from the rules. The pain was unlike anything he had ever experienced before. When he was in the time tunnel, he was protected by Electrolux and the others, so he didn't suffer much.

If it weren't for the help of Electrolux and the others, Lin Hai wouldn't be here synthesizing the spirit furnace right now; he'd be lying there recovering from his injuries!

As Lin Hai endured the pain, the seven-colored light emanating from Ye Xiaolei slowly enveloped him.

Outside, no one knows how much time has passed.

Boo!

Within the dreamlike paradise, an illusion appeared, and then Lin Hai's figure stepped out from within.

"Looks like you succeeded!"

Lin Hai smiled and looked at Ye Xiaolei, saying gently, "Thank you, Xiaolei!"

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Silence fell again. Those who needed to understand understood; no further words were necessary.

"Hmph!" Ye Xiaolei's voice ended with a sweet snort, and then she vanished in a flash, disappearing from sight.

"The backlash from the rules is truly dangerous!"

"If I am already suffering like this, it is only the backlash from the rules of Dream Paradise. How much more painful must it be for Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu to suffer the backlash from the rules of the Holy Demon Continent?"

"Demon God Emperor Fengxiu!!!" Lin Hai's eyes sharpened. He and Demon God Emperor Fengxiu would eventually clash, not for any other reason than that Lin Hai was now a member of Dream Paradise.

On the Holy Demon Continent, in the northern part of the Priest Temple, a faint energy fluctuation floated in the air, making the space appear illusory.

Then, a person flew out from inside, and judging from the trajectory of his flight, it seemed as if he had been thrown out.

"This little tear is still angry! She didn't hold back at all with that kick just now!" Lin Hai said with a hint of emotion.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be within the sphere of influence of the Priest's Temple right now!"

"It's not safe to stay here any longer. Let's go check things out first!" After saying this, Lin Hai disappeared from the spot.

Shortly after Lin Hai left, several figures flew in from the distant sky.

"Whoosh!"

"This is it. That fleeting feeling just now came from here."

"But nothing seems to have happened here? We haven't seen anyone."

"My Lord, could it be a dreamlike paradise?"

"Hmm—" The man addressed as the Palace Master suddenly raised his voice, which was filled with majesty.

"It's definitely not something from Dream Paradise. This is a treasure left to humankind by the Goddess of Nature. Dream Paradise existed here even before the demons descended."

"The rule that Dream Paradise opens only once every hundred years has been followed for tens of thousands of years. Are you questioning our ancestors? Besides, the time until Dream Paradise opens again is not long."

"I only hope that more promising talents can emerge from this process, becoming the foundation of our human race and fighting against the demons!"

It must be said that Lin Hai's intuition is very sharp. As one of the few backup resources of the Priest Temple, Dream Paradise is naturally under strict protection, especially since it is not long before it opens again.

If Lin Hai lingered there any longer, the Priest Temple would likely discover that he was an unfamiliar ninth-tier human powerhouse.

However, Lin Hai did not want to merge with human forces so quickly. He had analyzed the situation himself; his identity was extremely awkward, and a sudden merger with the human world might actually be a problem for him.

Moreover, Lin Hai still needs to find that one!

The man who single-handedly brought down a glorious era!

This necromancer, the God of Death and the Scourge of the Undead, is probably not someone that many humans have a good impression of at this stage!

After all, it was because of him that the humans of the Holy Demon Continent suffered repeated defeats in their battles against the demons, leaving only this pure land. And this was only because the demons deliberately did this; otherwise, humanity would have been wiped out long ago.

So, Lin Hai traveled all the way to the nearest human town.

He wanted to gather more information from the nearest available source first.

After entering this human town, Lin Hai did not rashly inquire about information about this world.

Lin Hai first exchanged some of his belongings for local currency, and then went to a restaurant that looked like a guesthouse.

"Hello, sir/madam, are you here for a meal or to stay the night?"

"Checking in at a hotel."

"Okay!"

"Oh, right, arrange a meal for me, bring out your signature dishes, and I'll sit at the table furthest inside!" Lin Hai pointed to a spot near the corner.

"Alright, please come in, sir."

Lin Hai's demeanor drew the attention of those dining in the restaurant.

However, they didn't stare at Lin Hai too intently.

Gradually, the others stopped focusing their attention on Lin Hai and continued their conversation.

Lin Hai gradually gleaned some information from these people's conversations.

However, it was clear that this place was still too small. People who could talk here generally couldn't access information from higher levels, and Lin Hai didn't get the information he wanted.

So Lin Hai rested in the town for a day before setting off again. Even though the town had a priest's son, it still wasn't enough for Lin Hai to investigate.

Lin Hai's next destination was a human city.

As usual, Lin Hai went to the area where the crowd had gathered to gather information.

It wasn't that Lin Hai didn't want to directly find an information agency to get information, but the question he wanted to ask was just too stupid!

I found someone and asked them: Who are the current masters of the six great temples of humanity? Who is the Demon Emperor? And who is that so-and-so?

Doesn't this kind of question seem a bit stupid?

Those who don't know simply don't know, and those who don't know won't make a fuss about finding out. On the contrary, those who do know might be suspicious of someone who is deliberately trying to learn this kind of information.

This is an extremely sensitive issue on the Holy Demon Continent at this stage, and such suspicion might escalate into the questioner being suspected of being a traitor to humanity. (End of Chapter)