In Death Canyon, Li Qing sat cross-legged in the center of the altar. Every pattern on the altar glowed with purple light, and soon the purple light enveloped the entire altar.
An indescribable energy surged into Li Qing's body, and all of his Spirit Bones instantly shone brightly.
A wonderfully pleasant warm current surged from each Spirit Bone into his limbs and bones. At that moment, Li Qing felt as if his entire being had been sublimated.
His Spirit Bones gradually merged with his own skeleton, and his physique underwent round after round of purification.
Time flowed by bit by bit. Li Qing didn't know how much time had passed, whether it was ten years, a hundred years, or just an instant.
When Li Qing opened his eyes and stood up, his bones crackled.
He clenched his fists, and his bones roared. He felt his body filled with power. Although he hadn't had a chance to try it, he felt that his current strength was no worse than that of a 100,000-year Spirit Beast.
The 100,000-year Spirit Beast here refers to a strength-type Spirit Beast, such as Er Ming.
After stretching his muscles and bones and adapting to his new body and changes in strength, his intuition was confirmed: his physique had indeed received a huge boost.
In addition, there were Spirit Bone Abilities.
After the Spirit Bone disappeared, he no longer needed to inject spirit power into the Spirit Bone to use a Spirit Bone Ability; instead, it became like the magical techniques and divine abilities in cultivation novels.
He only needed to circulate spirit power through his meridians according to a fixed path to unleash a Spirit Bone Ability.
Li Qing was deep in thought.
Tang San and the others in the original work had never received such a reward, and he didn't know if the God of Reincarnation's purpose in doing this was to look down on Douluo's cultivation system.
Or was it for better inheritance of the God Position of Reincarnation?
However, what was certain was that his strength had received a huge boost. This boost was not one-sided but an all-around enhancement.
He could now even use all Spirit Bone Abilities without releasing his Spirit.
As is well known, all abilities on the Douluo Continent are closely related to the Spirit. Even using Spirit Bone Abilities requires the Spirit to be released first.
Furthermore, when using a Spirit Ability, the Spirit Bone and spirit ring would also shine as spirit power was injected.
In other words, before battle, a Spirit Master needs to release their Spirit to inform the opponent, "I'm about to make a move," and before using a Spirit Ability, they also need to inform the opponent, "I'm about to use a Spirit Ability."
Whether releasing the Spirit or using a Spirit Ability, the enemy can clearly know the approximate power of your next attack.
Based on the different spirit ring colors, the opponent can instantly react and use Spirit Abilities of corresponding levels to resist, emphasizing fairness and openness.
If you want to launch a sneak attack or be a tricky opponent, it's basically impossible.
Now, Li Qing no longer had this problem. At least his Spirit Bone Abilities allowed him to use them without releasing his Spirit, delivering a fatal blow before the opponent could react.
Li Qing's lips curved slightly. Finally, he had a bit of a cultivator's feel.
"Eighth Trial completed. God Test completion +10%. Soul Fusion."
Feeling the reward of the Eighth Trial, Li Qing's eyes became exceptionally bright. After experiencing bone fusion, the meaning of soul fusion was not difficult to understand.
The 'soul' here most likely refers to the Spirit. It seems the main purpose of the Seventh and Eighth Trials' rewards is to center power within him, so he no longer needs to rely on the Spirit and spirit ring system.
This is to enhance his strength, and perhaps also for better inheritance of the God Position.
Li Qing had not forgotten that the God of Reincarnation was not a god from this plane. Different planes naturally have different rules. If he wanted to inherit the God Position of Reincarnation, he naturally needed to adapt to the new rules.
"Ninth Trial: Complete Soul Fusion."
Feeling the content of the Ninth Trial, Li Qing's mouth twitched involuntarily. It was another trial with no difficulty. Didn't this mean that as long as he completed Soul Fusion, he could become a god?
No—
Even with the Ninth Trial's completion, it was only ninety percent. There was still ten percent left. Could there be a Tenth Trial?
Never mind.
Whether there was a Tenth Trial or not, he would know once he completed the Ninth Trial.
Li Qing sat cross-legged again in the center of the altar. As his thoughts surged, the purple light lit up again, and an indescribable energy once again surged into his body.
This time, what was different was that the entire Death Canyon trembled with it.
Countless Death Qi rushed towards the altar, and countless Life Force was drawn from numerous Spirit Beasts, turning into white mist that surged towards the altar.
Black and white mist formed a vortex above Li Qing's head, pouring into his body through his Tianquan acupoint.
Accompanying the influx of the mist, Li Qing's Spirit, which he had originally split in two, re-merged and instantly completed its fusion.
Purple wings spread out from behind him, and flames of the same color instantly enveloped him. Eight or nine spirit rings circulated up and down around him.
After an unknown period, the spirit rings were the first to react. They continuously expanded and contracted, similar to the state when absorbing a god-bestowed spirit ring, impacting Li Qing's body repeatedly.
However, after undergoing bone fusion, Li Qing's physique had become exceptionally strong, and this impact did not cause him too much harm.
After another unknown period, his first spirit ring suddenly collapsed, turning into specks of red light that rushed into his body, completely merging with it.
His physique was strengthened again, and his spirit power also underwent some changes.
The second spirit ring, the third spirit ring, the fourth spirit ring...
All of Li Qing's spirit rings collapsed one after another, turning into light dots and integrating into his body in succession. His physique was continuously purified during this process.
The quality of his spirit power was also rapidly increasing, as if it was about to break through a certain critical point.
These were just changes in his body and spirit power.
Many memories suddenly emerged in Li Qing's mind. These were information about his various Spirit Abilities, the release methods of Spirit Abilities from a completely new system.
Life-type Spirit Abilities, Death-type Spirit Abilities, and new Spirit Abilities after fusion—all the information appeared in his mind through memory inheritance.
What seemed to be just a change in the way Spirit Abilities were used was, in fact, a completely new set of abilities from the inside out. The power of those Spirit Abilities was no less than the divine abilities of the Douluo plane.
It was just that Li Qing was not yet aware of this.
Finally.
The Spirit fusion state was released, and a purple crow appeared behind Li Qing. After letting out a cry, it also turned into specks of purple light and merged into Li Qing's body.
Li Qing's body began to tremble violently.
His physique and the quality of his spirit power all broke through their original bottlenecks at that instant, entering another level—a level that was both divine and non-divine.
At this moment, Li Qing's overall strength was no less than that of a first-level god on the Douluo plane, but he himself was still unaware of this.
Time flowed by bit by bit. Li Qing's soul fusion was nearing its end. At this moment, in Death Canyon, there was no longer any terrifying Death Qi.
All the Spirit Beasts in Death Canyon had turned into ashes and dissipated, leaving no spirit rings or Spirit Bones behind.