Chapter 20: Millennium Second Ring
Looking at the feigned melancholy look on Mu Changsheng's face, Mu Ci couldn't help but feel a bit exasperated. After all, it was his grandfather's good intention.
He did need a soul bone to enhance his physique. After a year of training, his soul power had reached level seventeen, but his physique could only support absorbing soul rings for about nine hundred years at most.
By the time he reached level 20, his physical strength would only be sufficient for a soul ring of a little over a thousand years. Even with the aid of whale glue, it remained somewhat dangerous.
Moreover, the current power of abundance was unlikely to have a strong therapeutic effect on injuries caused by forced soul ring absorption. If the soul ring couldn't be withstood, it could lead to an explosion and death.
After all, he wasn't a monster like the Death-Facing Maniac or Shuhu, with powerful immortality that allowed resurrection even after being blown to pieces.
Thus, the amplification provided by a soul bone was still very necessary.
"Okay, Grandpa, I'll absorb the soul bone."
Mu Ci finally agreed.
Mu Changsheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then absorb it directly. With your grandmother and me here, there won't be any problems."
Mu Ci nodded to the two elders and, without hesitation, sat cross-legged on the ground.
He took the soul bone out of the lead box, placed it on his left leg, and began to attract and absorb it using his soul power.
A rich red light enveloped Mu Ci's entire body, and the crystal-clear soul bone began to melt bit by bit, merging into his left leg.
At the moment of final fusion, a loud dragon roar emanated from within the soul bone, filled with unwillingness.
When the Dragon Blood Tree King died, its residual soul split into two parts: one turned into soul resentment and entered the soul ring, while the other became an obsession and merged into the soul bone.
At this moment, the Dragon Blood Tree King's powerful obsession was absorbed by Mu Ci and rushed straight into his sea of spirituality.
"Roar!"
The loud dragon roar resounded throughout the sea of spirituality, filled with anger and destructive desire.
The Tree King's obsessed scarlet eyes glared with murderous intent, poised to begin its destruction.
But before it could act, countless tree roots descended from the sky of the Sea of Spirit, carrying high-dimensional fluctuations of destiny and binding the Tree King's obsession.
Seeing this, the Tree King struggled frantically, trying to break free.
But no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't shake the thin layer of light on the roots.
Mu Ci's consciousness observed this scene without surprise, as everything was under his control.
The power to control his martial soul had been present since its awakening, so he had noticed the Dragon Blood Tree King's lingering obsession heading toward his sea of spirituality.
He controlled the Abundant Jianmu and used the power of destiny to surround it.
After all, no matter how powerful the Dragon Blood Tree King was in life, it was now merely a trace of regret, like rootless duckweed.
When faced with the higher-level power of destiny, it had no strength to resist.
However, this incident still startled Mu Ci.
Could absorbing soul bones trigger an obsession impact? This wasn't mentioned in Douluo Dalu. Wasn't it said that even the lowest soul master could absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul bone?
Perhaps this was an isolated case, as the beast had just been hunted, and its regret hadn't yet dissipated. Without a control group, it was hard for him to confirm.
Controlling the Abundant Jianmu, he crushed the obsession, and bits of light spread across his entire sea of spirituality.
Mu Ci felt a sense of comfort in his consciousness, and his mental strength increased slightly.
Without the interference of the Tree King's regret, the absorption process was very fast.
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Two hours later.
Mu Ci, who had been absorbing the soul bone, suddenly opened his eyes, and his soul power surged, breaking through to level 20 in an instant.
Feeling the increase in soul power, he estimated that after absorbing the second soul ring, his soul power could break through two or three more levels.
Seeing that Mu Ci had finished absorbing, Mu Changsheng and Lin Ya hurried over to inquire.
"Xiao Ci, how do you feel?"
Mu Ci stood up, looked at his grandparents, and said with a smile, "It feels very good. The left leg bone of the Dragon Blood Tree King has given me a soul bone skill called Dragon's Fury."
"After activating Dragon's Fury, it increases all my attributes by 150%, and it adds a layer of Dragon's Wrath to my attacks."
"The Dragon's Wrath will burn the enemy's mental power upon contact."
After hearing Mu Ci's introduction, Lin Ya nodded with satisfaction and commented:
"It's indeed a top-grade soul bone skill. Not only does it boost all attributes, but it also has an extremely rare mental attack soul skill."
"This Tree King is probably an extremely rare soul beast with spiritual attributes. We've found a treasure."
Mu Changsheng nodded with realization and said:
"No wonder His Majesty Ling Yuan and I felt fluctuations of spiritual power from time to time when hunting together. If its age had reached over 90,000 years, we might not have been able to take it down."
Mu Changsheng looked at Mu Ci excitedly and said, "Now that you've absorbed the soul bone, absorbing a millennium soul ring shouldn't be a problem."
Mu Ci nodded and said, "No problem. I feel it's enough to absorb any soul ring under two thousand years, and there'll be no danger."
"Okay, okay! Let's go!" Mu Changsheng eagerly pulled Mu Ci along.
This action left Mu Ci stunned, not understanding what was happening.
"What are you standing there for? Go absorb the soul ring!"
"But Grandpa, don't we need to go to the Soul Beast Forest to get soul rings? At the very least, we'd go to the Soul Hunting Forest. Why are we heading to our manor?"
Lin Ya followed beside them, watching the grandfather and grandson. After hearing Mu Ci's question, she smiled and said:
"Didn't you ask your family to keep an eye on those plant-type soul beasts you marked?"
Mu Ci nodded. He had indeed asked his family to monitor those.
"When your grandfather returned from the Star Dou Great Forest after hunting soul beasts, he happened to encounter a sunflower that was about 1,700 years old."
Now Mu Ci was speechless. This was practically God handing him a gift.
The sunflower is a plant-type soul beast similar to a sunflower but without seeds.
It can absorb the essence of the sun to promote its growth and can be used for attack or defense. It's a very rare species of soul beast.
Choosing it was another of Mu Ci's experiments—testing whether different types of plant soul beasts would promote the growth of Jianmu and Mingtu. After all, diverse species also represent a form of abundance!
Even if it didn't, the sunflower was still an excellent soul ring choice. It would likely grant a purification effect from the power of the sun, as recorded in the Spirit Hall.
Only with healing and purification could one be considered a qualified support.
Following Mu Changsheng to a botanical garden, Mu Ci saw the wilting sunflower as soon as he entered.
A small wooden house made of vines covered the sunflower, blocking all sunlight from reaching it.
"After I consumed all the solar energy stored in this sunflower, I locked it in a plant cage, preventing it from drawing any power from the sun," Mu Changsheng explained to Mu Ci.
"Go ahead and get your second soul ring," Lin Ya encouraged from the side.
Mu Ci nodded, took out a weapon from his soul guide, and swiftly cut off the sunflower's bloom.
The sunflower, having lost its sun-facing flower, began to wither immediately.
Its surging soul power condensed into a purple soul ring, rising and falling.
Mu Ci, familiar with the process from his first soul ring, released his martial soul and began to draw in the soul ring.
The hot, immense soul power penetrated every part of his body, tearing and strengthening it.
However, this time, the absorption was much safer than with his first soul ring.
With the blessing of a top-grade soul bone, a mere 1,700-year-old sunflower couldn't push Mu Ci to his endurance limit.
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