Huo Feng raised his right hand, concentrating his spirit power into his palm. A faint white light gathered, and his martial soul, the Iron Sword, gradually took shape.
Buzz!
As if drawn by his spirit power, the pale-yellow spirit ring floated toward him. Without any warning, it suddenly shrank, constricting until it was just large enough to slide over the blade of the iron sword in his hand.
Sizzle!
The moment the ring made contact with the sword, arcs of blue lightning erupted from the halo, crackling as they danced across the metal. Huo Feng stared at the weapon in his hand with intense curiosity. He felt no pain or discomfort during the fusion process, only a tremendous surge of energy building in his right arm.
This was a five-hundred-year spirit ring. If an ordinary Spirit Master tried to absorb it as their first, they would likely explode from the overwhelming energy. In contrast, Huo Feng felt completely at ease, as if the power was made for him.
Nourished by the blue lightning, the iron sword began to slowly transform. The originally broad and thick blade grew more slender and elegant. Its color shifted from a silver-white metallic luster to a striking light blue. Strange, intricate patterns that looked like coiling dragons appeared along the length of the blade, glowing faintly. At the same time, a slight, tingling numbness spread through his right hand.
Buzz!
The next moment, a colossal amount of energy poured from the sword and into his body like a river flooding into the sea.
[Ding!] [The host's first spirit ring has been successfully integrated!]
The system's clear voice sounded in Huo Feng's mind.
"Hah..." He let out a long breath and involuntarily closed his eyes, savoring the feeling. Absorbing the spirit ring left him feeling incredibly comfortable, as if every cell in his body had been revitalized. With the system's help, the entire process had been exceptionally smooth, lasting less than fifteen minutes from start to finish.
Huo Feng stood up from his bed and was surprised to find that his body had also changed. His previously thin frame seemed to have grown a little taller, and his shoulders felt a bit broader. Even his skin seemed smoother.
Swish!
He stared at the radically changed sword in his hand, a look of pure delight on his face. This was no longer a simple iron sword. The entire weapon was now a light, translucent blue, with patterns that swirled like lightning frozen in the shape of dragons.
"This is so cool," Huo Feng muttered to himself.
[Ding!] [Friendly reminder: The host's martial soul and first spirit ring information can be viewed in the system interface.]
Hearing the prompt, Huo Feng immediately opened the system menu. The familiar light curtain unfolded, displaying its four sections. He tapped on the host information tab.
Swish!
The screen flickered slightly before his updated status appeared.
[Host Name: Huo Feng] [Host's Martial Soul: Dugu Nine Swords (Current Stage 1: Thunder Sword)] [Host's Soul Power: Level 15 Spirit Master]
[Host's Spirit Skill: Sword Breaking Slash] [Host's Spirit Bone: None] [Host's Wife: None yet]
"What the hell!"
When he saw his new spirit power level, he was completely stunned and couldn't help but swear out loud.
"Level fifteen spirit power?"
This meant that after absorbing the 500-year spirit ring, he hadn't just gone up one level—he had jumped five levels, from ten all the way to fifteen. Even for someone with a system, that was outrageous.
[Ding!] [The host previously stored a significant amount of energy from a sacrifice. After breaking through to the Spirit Master realm, this energy was combined with the energy from the spirit ring.] [After calculation, the host's spirit power has been raised to level fifteen!]
"It's really that insane?" Huo Feng muttered in disbelief. With level fifteen spirit power, he could probably graduate directly from Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy if he wanted to. A 500-year spirit ring truly was on another level.
Only then did Huo Feng notice that his martial soul's name had changed to "Thunder Sword" and was listed as the first stage. Thunder attribute, Thunder Sword. Makes sense, he thought. No problem there.
"First spirit skill... Sword Breaking Slash," he read aloud from the skill column. The name sounded plain and direct, without any of the flashy or childish names some skills had. Unfortunately, there was no way for him to test it out here in the academy dormitory.
Huo Feng closed the host information and decided to investigate the martial soul tab. He had never heard of a martial soul that had its own dedicated section in a system. The interface changed again, showing a more detailed breakdown.
[Martial Soul: Dugu Nine Swords!] [Stage 1: Thunder Sword!]
[Martial Soul Ring:] [First Spirit Ring: Five-hundred-year Lightning Yellow Spirit Ring!]
[Martial Soul Skills:] [First Spirit Skill: Sword Breaking Slash!]
That's it? Huo Feng felt a little let down. Isn't this the same information I just saw?
But he soon discovered there was more. He realized he could tap on each entry to view its specific details. First, he checked the martial soul.
[The martial soul Dugu Nine Swords is divided into nine stages.] [Each time the host's spirit power increases by ten levels, the martial soul will gain a new, additional attribute, causing its form to change.] [The martial soul form of each stage will be retained permanently.] [When the host activates a spirit skill, the martial soul will automatically switch to the form of the corresponding stage.] [The host's martial soul is currently in its first stage.] [Additional Attribute: Thunder.] [Friendly Tip: The attributes added to the host's martial soul will be randomly selected from the following: Ice, Fire, Earth, Wind, Wood, Water, Light, and Dark.]
"Hiss!" Huo Feng drew in a sharp breath. "This looks pretty awesome."
A new attribute and a new form for every ten levels, and he could keep all of them. This meant that by the time he reached the rank of Titled Douluo, his Dugu Nine Swords would have a total of nine different states with nine different attributes! Just thinking about it was incredibly exciting.
Next, Huo Feng clicked on the spirit ring's detailed information.
[Due to the special nature of the host's martial soul, it can only absorb spirit rings provided by the system.] [The age of the spirit rings will increase progressively.] [The additional attribute of the spirit ring at each stage will match the martial soul's attribute.]
After reading the explanation, Huo Feng nodded slowly. The most important point was that he could only absorb spirit rings provided by the system. In other words, for all nine spirit rings from Spirit Master to Titled Douluo, he wouldn't have to hunt a single spirit beast himself. The system would provide everything for him.
An all-inclusive package! Anyone would be ecstatic about that. After all, who doesn't like getting things for free?
Finally, Huo Feng clicked on the details for his new spirit skill.
[First Spirit Skill: Sword Breaking Slash!] [The system has saved display images for all spirit skills. It can generate a unique simulation in the host's mind for combat drills. Would the host like to experience it?] [Currently available skills for simulation: First Spirit Skill.]
Huo Feng was stunned, his face a picture of surprise.
You can do that?
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