Indeed, Zhu Zhuqing experienced no significant changes after consuming the Narcissus Jade Bone, aside from an increase in her soul power. Her subsequent performance lacked any highlights, making her seem more like a tool for facilitating the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Dawn broke, carrying a touch of warmth, resembling a stunning oil painting from afar. A gentle breeze stirred, carrying the fragrance of flowers and grass.
In the valley, the sounds of birds and insects echoed endlessly. Not far from the red and white spring banks, a girl sat with her eyes closed, legs crossed, concentrating on her cultivation. Strands of crystal-blood-colored Blue Silver Grass grew around her, encircling Tang Ya like stars around the moon.
It was worth noting that Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass had undergone a special transformation after consuming the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. First, the color changed from the previous blue-silver to a light red, becoming semi-transparent and appearing somewhat crystalline, which was incredibly fascinating.
Secondly, compared to before, the Blue Silver Grass had become much smaller. The Blue Silver Grass, originally as thick as an adult's arm, was now only as thick as two fingers. It appeared much thinner to the naked eye, and only Tang Ya herself knew whether its true toughness and strength had decreased or increased.
At this moment, Tang Ya opened her eyes and stretched, standing up. Although Tang Ya's appearance remained the same, her cultivation had clearly reached level forty, only one Soul Ring away from breaking through to Soul Master.
"Sister Ya, how do you feel now? Has your Martial Soul changed at all?"
Huo Yuhao immediately asked, "Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng is rarely mentioned even in the Celestial Herbs catalog. We only know it's good for replenishing qi and blood, and that it has a miraculous effect on assisting cultivation."
Beyond that, there was no further information. It gave the impression that Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng was quite useless, just a piece of junk.
But now it didn't seem that way. At the very least, it had helped Tang Ya increase her soul power by four ranks, which was certain, and the changes to her Martial Soul were still unknown. Huo Yuhao couldn't tell, but he was very curious.
"Yuhao, try pulling it," Tang Ya said without further explanation, instead giving a mysterious smile, and controlled a Blue Silver Grass to move to Huo Yuhao's side.
"Alright, I'll give it a try." Huo Yuhao grabbed the Blue Silver Grass and then gently pulled it between his hands. It didn't break. Huo Yuhao put more force, but it still didn't break. This time, Huo Yuhao finally got serious. Then, he suddenly exerted force, and the Blue Silver Grass snapped in two.
"Not bad, this toughness is very good. It can already be called the king among plant-type Martial Souls." Huo Yuhao gave a fair assessment. In fact, Tang Ya's upgraded Blue Silver Grass was indeed much stronger than before. Although Huo Yuhao still managed to break the Blue Silver Grass without much effort, it was only one strand. If there were a dozen, hundreds, or thousands of them, the Blue Silver Grass emphasized endless regeneration and being everywhere.
"Hehe, not bad, right? I feel like my Blue Silver Grass is more than three times stronger than before, and after taking the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, not only has my Martial Soul improved, but so has my own cultivation speed."
"Yuhao, do you know? I finally felt the cultivation speed that only those top geniuses have. From now on, I, Tang Ya, will soar, unstoppable, wahahahaha..."
Tang Ya put her hands on her hips, her laughter filled with pure, unadulterated joy.
Huo Yuhao: "..."
He didn't know what to say; Tang Ya was simply over-excited and a little carried away.
"Alright, Sister Ya, let's go and find your fourth Soul Ring now."
"Oh, oh, oh."
Tang Ya collected herself, realizing she'd just lost control a bit. Her pretty face flushed red, but the thought of the fourth Soul Ring made her excitement bubble up again. "I can choose a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for my fourth Soul Ring, as long as it's not over fifteen thousand years old, there shouldn't be any problems."
Huo Yuhao wasn't surprised by this. The hardest part about a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was the soul shock. However, before she had taken the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, Tang Ya had already consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which significantly boosted her mental power. Resisting the soul shock wouldn't be difficult.
"Damn humans, I curse you to die a horrible death."
After Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya left the valley and moved further away, a resentful curse echoed from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
"Alright, A Jiao, now that they're gone, what's the use of saying all this?"
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass soothed, but it was actually feeling very aggrieved. Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya had openly divided the spoils in front of them, not to mention they had also consumed two Celestial Herbs. How could they not be angry?
But due to the deterrence of the Fixed-Form Soul Tools, they could only swallow their anger and watch the two of them leave triumphantly.
Leaving the valley, Huo Yuhao looked back in the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes. Honestly, he hadn't expected this trip for Celestial Herbs to go so smoothly. Tang San hadn't stopped them. That was unexpected. Shouldn't he have at least left a Celestial Herb for his daughter? Or had the Celestial Herbs belonging to Wang Dong already been taken?
The two of them set off on the road to hunt for Soul Rings, but suitable Soul Beasts weren't so easy to come by. They searched for three days, and during that time, they encountered quite a few Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. One of them was an eleven-thousand-year-old Mandala Snake, which made Tang Ya very tempted. If it hadn't overlapped with her third Soul Ring, that little snake would have already become a Soul Ring.
Fortunately, on the fourth day, their luck changed. At dawn, Tang Ya had just crawled into the tent to rest, and before she could close her eyes, Huo Yuhao's warning sounded from outside.
In fact, at this moment, Tang Ya didn't need Huo Yuhao to remind her that a Soul Beast was attacking their camp. The loud noises from outside and the tremors of the ground all indicated that a big one had come.
Tang Ya rushed out of the tent immediately. What met her eyes was a giant, long creature. It was a giant creature nearly nine meters long, with a circumference as thick as a bucket.
Its appearance was like a giant centipede. Disgusting saliva dripped from its gruesome mouthparts as they opened and closed, causing the surrounding vegetation to sizzle and smoke.
Rows of legs, numbering in the hundreds, lined the sides of its body, making one's scalp crawl just looking at them.
The body was black and red. The bone armor on its back had the texture of rock, appearing somewhat thick and heavy.
Most striking were its huge mouthparts, resembling giant pincers, each half a meter long. Their size was comparable to its entire head, impossible for anyone to ignore, and no one would doubt their biting power.
"This is a Sawtooth Titan Centipede."
Tang Ya's cultural foundation was quite solid. She identified the giant beast the moment she saw it.
The Sawtooth Titan Centipede got its name from its huge and sharp mouthparts. The bone armor on its body gave this Soul Beast extremely strong defense, making it almost invulnerable.
A Soul King whose Martial Soul was a beetle once offered a sky-high price of 100,000 gold Soul coins just to buy information about the Sawtooth Titan Centipede, showing how rare this Soul Beast was.
Tang Ya's face flushed with a touch of red, a result of her excessive excitement. The nine-meter-long Sawtooth Titan Centipede was exactly the kind of creature that had just passed the ten-thousand-year mark.
Centipedes were one of the five poisons, and the Sawtooth Titan Centipede was no exception. The venom stored in its large pincers was something even a Soul Emperor would want to avoid.
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