The Spirit Ring, reaching up to eighty thousand years, was extremely difficult for Xiao Zhan to absorb.
It was better than Su Wen's situation; there was no blood coming out of his body, but the massive impact of Soul Power also made Su Wen's and the other juniors dare not get too close.
This time, it took Xiao Zhan a full half month to absorb this Spirit Ring.
The majestic oppression of Soul Power gradually converged, and the pitch-black Spirit Ring was wrapped around Xiao Zhan's body, outside of the other seven Spirit Rings.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, eight Spirit Rings complemented each other, emitting terrifying fluctuations of Soul Power.
Feeling Xiao Zhan's Soul Power aura, Dugu Bo's expression became solemn.
The fluctuations of this Soul Power feel like they could almost rival his.
Moreover, with Xiao Zhan's aggressive means, it's estimated that he would indeed have a particularly hard time dealing with it.
"Uncle Zhan, how is it? Does the Spirit Skill meet your expectations?" Su Wen asked eagerly.
Xiao Zhan nodded.
"The effect of my eighth Spirit Skill is indeed to condense the fire seeds."
Furthermore, it can condense multiple fire seeds.
The eighth Spirit Skill has become a supplementary type of Spirit Skill, but he is not the least bit disappointed; instead, he is quite satisfied.
He reached out his right hand, and a large amount of flames gathered, while the external heaven and earth energy continuously poured into it.
The eighth Spirit Ring outside Xiao Zhan's body flickered, the flames continuously compressed, eventually forming a dark red fire seed, with flames burning outside of it.
Even after interrupting the supply of Soul Power, the fire seed still absorbed external forces and transformed them into the power of flames to burn.
"This is the approximate effect of my eighth Spirit Skill."
Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan weren't very interested. They looked at Xiao Zhan's demonstration of the eighth Spirit Skill without much reaction. Dugu Bo and Gu Rong, on the other hand, were interested but couldn't understand the significance of Xiao Zhan choosing such a Spirit Skill.
After all, this was the Spirit Ring of an eighty-thousand-year Flame Master, guiding the realization of Xiao Zhan's envisioned fire-type Spirit Skill. So why did it seem completely mismatched with this Spirit Ring?
However, they didn't raise any questions.
They knew Xiao Zhan's advantage lay in creating his own Spirit Skills. This Spirit Skill had just been acquired, and its true effect had not yet been revealed.
Just as everyone was about to leave, Xiao Zhan stopped them.
"Wait a moment."
He looked at the corpse of the Flame Master, and a flame condensed on his right fist, covering his palm, forming a flaming blade in his hand.
!
Watching Xiao Zhan's movements, Gu Rong and Dugu Bo's pupils contracted one after another.
Could it be—
"Spirit Bone!"
Ning Rongrong exclaimed.
She had felt some special sensation.
It turned out to be her Martial Spirit sensing the treasure.
Xiao Zhan had already cut open the corpse of the Flame Master, revealing a translucent Spirit Bone inside.
This Spirit Bone was quite intact, and surprisingly, it was the torso bone!
Gu Rong and Dugu Bo gasped in shock.
The value of this Spirit Bone was immeasurable!
Seeing this, Su Wen remained silent.
This Flame Master was hunted by Dugu Bo, Gu Rong, and Xiao Zhan. Among them, Xiao Zhan contributed the least and absorbed the Flame Master's Spirit Ring. The distribution of this Spirit Bone had the most say from Dugu Bo and Gu Rong.
After a long silence, the two exchanged glances, as if making a decision.
"The absorption effect of Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones from the same Spirit Beast can be maximized when absorbed together. Xiao Zhan, you should keep this torso bone for absorption," Gu Rong, who was stronger, said.
Dugu Bo also nodded, evidently agreeing with Gu Rong's decision.
Xiao Zhan visibly breathed a sigh of relief and clasped his fists in gratitude to the two Titled Douluo, saying, "Thank you both."
Although he had not yet reached Titled Douluo level, his true strength was already comparable to that of a Titled Douluo. In the previous battle with the Flame Master, he was only slightly weaker than Dugu Bo. After absorbing the Spirit Ring and breaking through to Spirit Douluo, his Soul Power had surged to level eighty-three. If he were to absorb this Spirit Bone as well, he would undoubtedly possess strength equal to that of a Titled Douluo.
Therefore, there was also a change in how he addressed them.
However, Xiao Zhan still showed a hint of respect and was grateful to Gu Rong and Dugu Bo for giving up this Spirit Bone.
"I and Old Sword both have torso bones already. Forcing to take this one wouldn't leave a suitable candidate when returning to the sect."
"This Spirit Bone conflicts with my attribute."
In fact, the two of them were not only considering maximizing the benefits of simultaneously absorbing the Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, but also their current situations.
Helping to hunt down this eighty-thousand-year Flame Master this time was just a favor, but with this Spirit Bone added, Xiao Zhan owed even more.
Moreover, considering Xiao Zhan's character, Dugu Bo essentially gained a reliable friend of the same level, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect essentially gained a guest with the strength of a Titled Douluo, someone who could truly contribute to the sect.
"Rest assured, both of you. Xiao Zhan will remember this favor and will definitely repay it."
Xiao Zhan chose to absorb this Spirit Bone on the spot.
Five days later, in Blazing City.
Su Wen and the others arrived in Blazing City and rested well for a night.
Xiao Zhan, on the other hand, went to Blazing Academy and found Huo Tianyang, informing him of the possibility of sea Spirit Beasts causing trouble near Eastsea City.
Of course, before this, he had also pleasantly surprised Huo Tianyang.
Although his eighth Spirit Skill had not yet been successfully developed into a secret technique, just the breakthrough in Solid Soul Power alone allowed him to outmatch Huo Tianyang.
"Wow, I didn't expect you to break through successfully in all this." Huo Tianyang was amazed that Xiao Zhan could break through the bottleneck that many Spirit Douluo at level eighty-nine couldn't.
However, although his tone contained various complaints and displeasure, deep down, he was actually relieved for Xiao Zhan.
At least, the Fire Demon Xiao Zhan didn't end up trapped at level seventy-nine because he took the wrong path.
"Haha, Tianyang, my old buddy, I just let you have a few years, and now we're both Spirit Douluo. I'll definitely break through to Titled Douluo before you do!" Xiao Zhan laughed heartily, patting Huo Tianyang's shoulder with force.
"Hmph, you make it sound so easy," Huo Tianyang rolled his eyes.
Becoming a Titled Douluo wasn't that simple.
"By the way, Tianyang, there's something I want to ask your opinion about."
"What is it?" Huo Tianyang glanced at Xiao Zhan and asked casually.
"I want to invite you to join Wisdom Palace."
"Wisdom Palace?"
"Yeah, it's a force that Xiaowen is preparing to establish." Xiao Zhan briefly described the information about Wisdom Palace that Su Wen wanted to create.
"Why does he have the idea of establishing a force?" Huo Tianyang's face looked strange, showing some confusion.
"According to Xiaowen, the purpose of Wisdom Palace is to promote the development of the Spirit Master world, conduct theoretical research, explore theories, and popularize the application of theories among the Spirit Master community. It's not really a faction but more like a coalition, similar to..."
Xiao Zhan thought for a moment and made a comparison.
"It's similar to Spirit Hall before Qian Xunji became the Pope."
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