Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start.

Chapter 91 Hidden Strength

While Li Fei was examining his internal condition, Dugu Bo also prepared medicine to help him recover from his injuries.

There are two kinds of medicine, one for internal use and one for external application. Dugu Bo directly handed over the external application to Qian Renxue, which immediately made Qian Renxue blush. She suppressed her shyness and took off Li Fei's clothes until he was completely naked.

Then, blushing, she carefully applied the ointment to Li Fei's face.

Dugu Bo's approach was much simpler; he simply pried open Li Fei's mouth and poured the medicine down his throat.

Qian Renxue quickly finished applying the medicine. Seemingly embarrassed to see Li Fei, she turned around and swallowed the antidote pill specially made by Dugu Bo before leaving the poison array.

After arriving at Sunset Forest, Qian Renxue took several deep breaths before the blush on her face faded.

"Xue'er, are you alright?!" The demon-slaying figure appeared instantly in front of Qian Renxue, looking worried.

"I didn't quite believe Li Fei when he said you were coming with us, but it's true!" Qian Renxue looked at Jiangmo angrily. "Seventh Grandfather, didn't I tell you before?! Don't come with us!"

Jiang Mo was momentarily stunned, then awkwardly said, "I was just worried about you. And how's Li Fei?!"

"I'll be alright, right?" Qian Renxue's pretty face flushed red again, looking shy. Then, she pulled Jiangmo towards Tiandou City, saying, "Seventh Grandfather, please don't ask any more questions. Senior Poison Douluo's research on pharmacology is no less than his knowledge of poisons. I'd better go back and continue playing Xue Qinghe!"

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Lying beside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Li Fei was undergoing a rapid transformation. Under the influence of the two medicinal forces and the spiritual energy of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Li Fei's injuries were recovering quickly, and even the muscle tissue that had been cut off from his arm was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Now that I can control my body, in that case..."

"Fourth Soul Skill: Self-Healing!"

Feeling his consciousness return to his body, Li Fei immediately used his fourth soul skill, coordinating with the medicinal power to restore his body. Slowly, a white cocoon appeared on the surface of his body, enveloping Li Fei within it.

"This kid always manages to bring surprises and unexpected events. What's going on this time?!" Dugu Bo looked at Li Fei, who was forming a cocoon, with a puzzled expression.

Time passed by second by second, and soon a week had gone by. The cocoon on Li Fei's body was getting thicker and thicker, with faint five-colored light flowing around it. Five black soul rings were wrapped around the cocoon, emitting a strange rhythm, constantly merging and separating from each other.

This severe injury caused Li Fei's first two spirit rings to fully mature into ten-thousand-year spirit rings, especially the second spirit ring, which even faintly had a golden hue.

"Even Ning Fengzhi couldn't achieve such a casual fusion of rings. The power fluctuations at the moment of fusion are no weaker than the power fluctuations generated when Haotian Sect explodes its rings!" Dugu Bo murmured in shock.

"Your body has fully recovered!"

"Bang!"

With a surge of soul power, the white cocoon shattered instantly, scattering and revealing Li Fei's naked body. At this moment, he had no scars on his body, and his skin was as white as mutton fat jade. His streamlined muscles accentuated his perfect figure, and combined with his pair of crimson-gold eyes, he appeared incredibly alluring.

"Old monster, thank you this time!"

Li Fei took out a set of clothes from his storage bracelet and quickly put them on. He smiled and said to Dugu Bo.

"It's nothing! But this time your martial soul has awakened again!" Dugu Bo shook his head and asked in confusion.

"No, it's just that due to my severe injuries, the potential of my original martial soul was unleashed, and it underwent enhancements based on my physical condition, making my body even more perfect. Whether it's speed, strength, defense, or explosive power, it has reached its optimal state!"

"Not only that, my soul power has also increased by two levels, reaching level fifty-six. With another year or so of cultivation, I should be able to reach level sixty."

As he spoke, Li Fei practiced his self-created fist technique next to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. His fists and feet moved much faster than before, turning into several afterimages. The surrounding airflow also spread outwards like ripples as he swung his fists and feet.

"A true spirit body! What an enviable spirit body! It can even adjust itself according to one's own cultivation, allowing the spirit master to unleash strength far exceeding their own." Dugu Bo exclaimed.

"I was lucky to awaken this type of martial soul!" Li Fei chuckled, a hint of pride in his expression.

"Let's go!"

Dugu Bo rolled his eyes, tossed a medicine bottle to Li Fei, flicked his sleeve, and walked away into the distance. He had already found a way to absorb the Blood Swan Kiss and was about to begin absorbing it.

"Just you wait! I'll come over and eat you both up in a while!"

Li Fei didn't plan to stay any longer. He glanced reluctantly at the two immortal herbs inside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, ate an antidote pill, and headed towards Tian Dou City.

While fine-tuning his body with his martial soul, Li Fei felt a slight imbalance, a feeling he had never experienced before. This made him realize that awakening one's physical martial soul would consume its potential.

His martial soul is his physical body, and what he consumes is his own potential. If it weren't for his cultivation of blood and qi, his solid foundation, and his steadily increasing potential, this situation of his martial soul slightly adjusting itself might not have occurred this time.

Therefore, he thought of finding a place to condense a second Qi and Blood Soul Ring, and continuously strengthen his foundation and improve his body's potential through the power of Qi and Blood, so that he could go further.

After leaving the poison array, Li Fei thought for a moment and then headed towards the cave where he had first discovered the Fire Spirit Beast. As he went deeper, the temperature inside the cave rose higher and higher, but Li Fei seemed to be unaffected in the slightest, not even breaking a sweat.

After advancing a kilometer, what came into view was rolling lava. The terrifyingly high temperature filled the air with a burnt smell, mixed with the smell of sulfur, which made Li Fei frown.

"The environment is indeed harsh enough, and there are no soul power fluctuations from any soul beasts around, which is perfect for me to condense my Qi and Blood Soul Ring!"

With a single punch, the explosive force created a large hole in a wall near the lava. The hole was cleverly positioned so that it would be completely unnoticeable unless one peered closely.

Li Fei flipped over and entered the cave. His blood and qi surged, and two blood-red rings, one solid and one ethereal, slowly appeared. Then, the more ethereal soul ring began to solidify. In his mind, he was constantly recalling and pondering information about dark energy.

Dark strength is based on obvious strength. It involves cultivating mental strength, controlling qi and blood through the pores, adjusting the center of gravity of the spine and tailbone, making the muscles and bones of the whole body connected, opening up the Ren and Du meridians, and unleashing dark strength. This allows the qi and blood generated in the body due to exercise to be transformed into dark strength and released through the pores.

Dark strength is not a soft or feminine force; on the contrary, it is even more powerful than obvious strength. However, unlike obvious strength, it is a force that erupts from within the body. It is formed by condensing blood and qi into needles through the pores, making it very difficult to detect. Therefore, it appears sinister and vicious to outsiders and is known as dark strength in ancient times.

"I can control my Qi and blood, and I have already opened up the Ren and Du meridians. What I lack is the outer membrane of my muscles and bones. I need to record the information of the surging dark energy on the Qi and blood soul ring. With each application of dark energy, the outer membrane of muscles and bones should be opened up."

With that thought, Li Fei began to imprint all the information about hidden strength onto the blood and qi ring that was about to be fully solidified using his mental power.

Li Fei's current training method is completely opposite to the normal methods of traditional Chinese martial arts; he cultivates hidden strength through the opposite approach.

It took a full three hours for the second Qi and Blood Soul Ring to finally condense successfully. With the success, Li Fei also felt his Qi and Blood power increase again, more than twice that before condensing the Qi and Blood Soul Ring.

boom!

With his Qi and Blood Soul Ring activated, he pressed his palm against the stone wall beside him, unleashing a silent burst of hidden energy. Instantly, everything within a one-meter radius centered on his palm turned into fine sand.

"The power of hidden strength is indeed terrifying, and I can feel my qi and blood flowing through my meridians and the outer membrane of my muscles and bones, as if connecting something. Judging from the situation, it won't be long before my outer membrane of my muscles and bones is also connected!"

At this moment, Li Fei was also glad that he had used his soul power to open up all the meridians in his body. Otherwise, he would probably have had to cultivate for a long time to reach the stage of dark energy to transforming energy. Now he only needed to let his qi and blood flow through the opened meridians and transform into dark energy to open up any organ or tissue in his body and let the dark energy spread throughout his body. He estimated that it would take much longer than the time it would take to go from light energy to dark energy.

Having successfully condensed the hidden energy blood soul ring, Li Fei left.

After returning to Tiandou City, Li Fei went to Tiandou Royal Academy, found Qiu Lin, and prepared to graduate.

"Li Fei, you're alright?!" Qiu Lin was utterly shocked upon seeing Li Fei. "Weren't you supposed to have attracted three Soul Saints and died?!"

"I was lucky; the battle took place not far from Sunset Forest, and I was saved by Senior Dugu Bo!" Li Fei explained.

"I see. I remember you even trained with Senior Poison Douluo for a while!" Qiu Lin nodded in realization, then patted Li Fei on the shoulder and said solemnly, "Now that you're back, stay at the academy! No force within the Heaven Dou Royal Academy dares to mess with you!"

"Teacher, I'm here to apply for graduation! I've already spoken with His Highness Xue Qinghe, and I'll be working under him after graduation."

"No, you're only sixteen this year, why are you in such a hurry to graduate?!" Qiu Lin said anxiously. He didn't want Li Fei to graduate. Not only did he not want him to graduate, but the entire academy did not want him to graduate either. With Li Fei, the champion of the next nine-year Soul Master Competition would definitely be the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Teacher, life at the academy is too comfortable and not suitable for me. Besides, I don't want to waste my time at school. I have things I want to do, things I've wanted to do since I was little," Li Fei said earnestly.

"You really don't want to consider it?! I'll discuss it with the school and give you plenty of resources to cultivate, guaranteeing that you'll reach the Soul Emperor level within five years!" Qiu Lin persuaded.

"No way!" Li Fei shook his head, his expression turning serious and earnest. "Teacher Qiu Lin, do you think training at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy would be helpful to me?! All my training has been done by myself and with the help of my elders. I've hardly learned anything at the school. Do you think there's any point in me staying here?!"

Qiu Lin fell silent. Indeed! Li Fei was different from the other students; his time at the academy was extremely limited.

"Okay, I'll go talk to the three education committees, but you'll have to wait a while!" Qiu Lin said slowly after a while.

"That works too. I'll take this opportunity to have a meal with Ge Liang, Zhong Weibiao, and the others to say goodbye!"

Li Fei smiled, then left Qiu Lin's office and went to the classroom to call up Ge Liang, Zhong Weibiao, and others. Together they went to the largest hotel in Tiandou City, the Zijin Hotel, and he treated them to a meal.

After spending a considerable amount of time eating, Li Fei received a notification from Meng Shenji and headed towards the academy with Zhong Weibiao and the others. Zhong Weibiao and the others were also about to graduate and were traveling together.

Upon arriving at the Education Commission, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin were all present, sitting upright in their chairs. As soon as Li Fei and the others entered, their eyes immediately fell on Li Fei.

"Li Fei, what do you want? How can I not graduate?!" Meng Shenji asked directly, looking at Li Fei, but there was a deep sense of fear in his eyes.

Having experienced what had happened, he was certain that Li Fei had a powerful force behind him. After sending the four Soul Saints away, he went to find Li Fei, hoping to take advantage of the situation and obtain the secret of Li Fei's combat strength, which far exceeded that of his peers.

However, halfway there, he felt a sense of fear, because all the Soul Emperors who were chasing Li Fei had been killed by sharp blades piercing their hearts. In the end, he even saw the mess and the corpses of three Soul Saints near Sunset Forest.

Moreover, in less than three days, the families behind those Soul Saints were quietly wiped out. This is definitely not a coincidence, so it's only possible that Li Fei has a powerful force behind him, and that force is very likely the Spirit Hall.

This also explains why the Spirit Hall was so calm after Li Fei won the Soul Master Competition, and it also explains why Li Fei was so strong.

"Dream Sect, I told you when I went to Wuhun City that I wanted to establish my own sect. This is my dream, so I must pursue this cause!" Li Fei said with a serious expression.

"Li Fei, don't be unaware..." Bai Baoshan's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He unleashed his Soul Douluo power, but Meng Shenji beside him pulled him back and suppressed his soul power.

"Alright, I agree. However, if your sect's disciples are to enroll in the academy in the future, you should give priority to our Heavenly Dou Royal Academy!" Meng Shenji said solemnly.

"Old Meng, what are you doing?!" Bai Baoshan and Zhilin, who were standing next to him, couldn't sit still any longer. Li Fei couldn't graduate. He should stay at the Tiandou Royal Academy until he was twenty-five years old. This way, he could bring fame and prestige to the school. There were too many benefits to be had here.

"You two, don't say anything yet. I'll explain everything to you after this is over!" Meng Shenji said firmly.

"Fine, I'd like to see what you have to say!" Bai Baoshan crossed his arms and looked at Meng Shenji with a fierce expression.

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