Huo Wushuang's thoughts were unknown to Mu Yang.
However, Mu Yang had indeed considered whether his third soul ring, which had a higher age limit than other soul masters' fourth soul rings, and his ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring would draw too much attention.
Should he give up his advantages to attach a standard third and fourth soul ring?
If he had a cheat that allowed him to increase the age of his soul rings later on, Mu Yang would undoubtedly choose to stay low-key for now. After all, his life was precious, and surviving came first.
But the problem was, he didn't have such an unreasonable cheat. For the sake of his own strength and potential, he wouldn't give up this advantage.
Otherwise, once he cultivated nine rings and became a Title Douluo, without the constant accumulation and expansion of his advantages in the early stages, how would he have the qualifications to attach ferocious beast soul rings or divine-bestowed soul rings with unimaginable ages to his Ice Flame Saint Shadow martial soul?
Of course, Mu Yang's refusal to relinquish this advantage stemmed from his confidence.
This confidence came not only from the fact that the secret of whale glue would eventually be leaked, leading to many genius soul masters with over-limit soul rings appearing on the continent, making him less conspicuous. More importantly, he was about to gain a significant backer.
By then, a mere ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring would be nothing.
"I've consumed whale glue to enhance my physique (true) and refined a head soul bone to improve my spiritual power (false). Why wouldn't I be able to attach a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring?"
Though head soul bones were rare and precious, with a Title Douluo as a backer, weaker individuals wouldn't dare to covet it.
As for stronger individuals, without confirmation that it was a high-age head soul bone, it wouldn't catch their attention.
In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed.
At this moment, the golden-red flames burning on the Fire Shadow martial soul behind Huo Wu suddenly surged before gradually calming down.
When the golden-red flames fully receded, the originally orange-red Fire Shadow martial soul had transformed into a golden-red hue. At the same time, a phoenix pattern appeared between the brows of the golden-red humanoid shadow.
"Hmm~ This feels so good."
Sensing her unprecedentedly excellent state, Huo Wu opened her eyes and couldn't help but sigh.
"Sis, stop sighing. I think you should go take a bath first."
Glancing at the dried black stains on Huo Wu's skin exposed outside her clothes, Mu Yang softly reminded her.
The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower had a certain degree of rebirth effect. Although Huo Wu's talent wasn't bad, she still fell within the scope of its transformative effect.
Earlier, when Huo Wu was refining the medicinal power of the immortal herb, it stimulated her body to exude many impurities, similar to the purification process frequently described in novels.
"Uh~ Ah—!"
Huo Wu, initially puzzled, suddenly noticed the black stains on her once fair arms and legs. She screamed, covered her face, and quickly ran away.
"So loud, she could be quieter."
Glancing at Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue, who were still refining the medicinal power of their herbs, Mu Yang softly complained while watching Huo Wu's hurried departure.
Advanced soul masters refined energy faster than lower-level ones. Logically, Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue should have finished before Huo Wu. However, this wasn't the case.
It wasn't because the theory was wrong but because the medicinal power of immortal herbs was enormous. Huo Wu had only absorbed a small portion, with most of the power hidden in her body.
On the other hand, Huo Lie, an eight-ring Soul Douluo, and Mu Xiyue, a seven-ring Soul Sage, could absorb most, if not all, of the medicinal power from a single immortal herb. This resulted in a longer refining process.
"Brother, it looks like Uncle and Aunt won't finish anytime soon. Let's head upstairs to wait."
Sensing the steady growth of the pair's soul power, Mu Yang suggested to Huo Wushuang.
"Alright!"
Huo Wushuang nodded.
An hour later, in the living room, Huo Wu reappeared before the two after changing into a fresh outfit.
"Just for a bath, and it took an hour. Women really are troublesome~"
Seeing how long it had taken Huo Wu to return, Huo Wushuang muttered under his breath.
A soul master's hearing far surpassed that of ordinary people. Even though Huo Wushuang's voice was low, Huo Wu still heard him.
"What did you just say?"
Huo Wu, who had been smiling and clearly in a great mood, immediately turned to glare at Huo Wushuang.
Her expression screamed "death stare."
Seeing this, Huo Wushuang quickly straightened his face and said, "I was saying that my little sister has become even more beautiful!"
Though he usually struggled to say even half a sentence to girls, Huo Wu was an exception.
This was his own younger sister, whom he had spoiled since childhood. Over the years, he had complimented her countless times.
Besides, this wasn't flattery. After consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Huo Wu's figure and skin indeed looked better than before.
"Hmph~ I'll let it slide for now! Xiao Yang, summon your Ice Flame Saint Shadow martial soul and let me take a look."
Huo Wu snorted coldly before turning to Mu Yang.
Hearing this, Mu Yang was puzzled but still released his Ice Flame Saint Shadow martial soul.
With a surge of soul power, an icy-blue light flickered, and a humanoid shadow radiating chilling frost appeared behind Mu Yang.
At the same time, Huo Wu also summoned her martial soul, closed her eyes, and focused on sensing.
"Haha~ I knew it! My feeling wasn't wrong; my Fire Shadow martial soul has indeed evolved!"
After a while, Huo Wu opened her eyes and said excitedly.
Before consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Mu Yang had demonstrated his Ice Flame Saint Shadow martial soul in front of her. Although Huo Wu hadn't released her own martial soul at the time, she faintly felt her Fire Shadow martial soul was somewhat suppressed.
On the Douluo Continent, when two martial souls of the same attribute—or martial souls with certain connections—faced each other, a high-grade martial soul could suppress a lower-grade martial soul if there was a significant difference in quality.
A suppressed lower-grade martial soul couldn't exert its full power. The greater the gap, the stronger the suppression.
For example, a soul master with a common hammer martial soul would stand no chance against a soul master with the Clear Sky Hammer, even if their soul power levels were the same.
Previously, Huo Wu's Fire Shadow martial soul had been suppressed by Mu Yang's Ice Flame Saint Shadow martial soul. This indicated that her top-tier martial soul was inferior to his, with a significant gap in quality.
But now things were different. After consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, although Huo Wu didn't know the extent of her martial soul's evolution, the absence of suppression when facing Mu Yang's martial soul showed her Fire Shadow had greatly improved—perhaps even enough to suppress its original form.
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