Seven days swiftly passed.
The blood cocoon still remained!
But on this day, a sound suddenly emanated from within the blood cocoon, and two red soul rings gleamed brightly as they rose.
"You three, come forward," Li Yu voice was cold, tinged with some urgency.
The Abyssal Dragon Eel's power had already been exhausted on the first day.
His entire body's blood, marrow, and bones had undergone their transformation and were almost unified, with signs of "becoming one."
However, he still hadn't dared to touch his skull.
He had been carefully "influencing" it with his powerful spiritual energy, and after considerable effort, he had finally "converted" it, completing the transformation.
But it still wasn't as unified as the bones in his limbs and torso, unable to fully merge with the Blood Martial Spirit.
Over the past seven days, he had been attempting to do this on his own.
But after seven days of effort, he was exhausted, with significant internal depletion, and his progress was only measured in "tiny increments."
Therefore, in order to replenish his depletion and to gather the power of the three beasts for another "boost," he issued the command.
At this moment, upon hearing the command, the Cold Sea Magic Dragon and the other three beasts trembled suddenly, and then their spirits focused, responding in unison, "Yes, master!"
Over the past seven days, under the suppression of the Abyssal Dragon Eel, they had been waiting for this moment.
How could they tolerate seeing their "king," who had once reigned over them, still be so high and mighty after the sacrifice?
They too wanted to progress, to become helpers beside their master.
Once they had the same power, they would show that little eel who was in charge!
Hmph!
The Abyssal Dragon Eel glanced indifferently at the three beasts, his expression cold.
He knew exactly what was in their minds.
But if they thought that by siding with the master, they could catch up with him, they were deluding themselves.
The "level of origin" was already set, and that was the gap at the base level. Even if they added the same "upper structure," the height would still be different.
Boom!
The Cold Sea Magic Dragon and the other three beasts, of course, didn't know this. They had already begun their sacrifice.
They positioned themselves in three separate places, enveloping the blood cocoon formed by Li Yu in their midst. Three beams of light shot into the sky, enveloping the blood cocoon.
Their power surged into the blood cocoon.
The three powerful bodies began to disintegrate, and three points of light appeared.
They were:
[Cold Sea Magic Dragon's Left Arm Bone][Bloodthirsty Magic Shark's Right Leg Bone][Frost Spirit Mysterious Turtle's Left Leg Bone]
Together with the previously condensed [Abyssal Dragon Eel's Right Arm Bone] and the [Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor Demon Beast's External Soul Bone].
Li Yu had obtained five soul bones of incredible quality in such a short time.
None of them were duplicates.
Unfortunately, since he already possessed the [Elemental Spirit Armor], he could no longer merge any more soul bones. Otherwise, his strength would have greatly increased.
But at this moment, Li Yu wasn't thinking about that. The four soul bones lay exposed in the seawater, glowing with various colors, but no one was picking them up.
Li Yu full attention was on his "skull."
With the infusion of the three soul beasts' powers, his depletion was naturally replenished, and he was now more powerful than ever before.
With his strong spiritual power, absorbing the soul rings of these three beasts, especially those generated from sacrifice, was no challenge.
It could be said that it was "instantaneously refined."
As the three red soul rings, adorned with golden patterns, condensed, Li Yu aura surged again!
[Level: 97]
[Second Martial Spirit: ???]
[Soul Rings:]
[Third Soul Ring: 170,000 years]
[Blood God Shield: A shield of blood and qi, offering the ultimate defense.]
[Fourth Soul Ring: 230,000 years]
[Blood Refining Furnace: Uses the body as a furnace, refining the blood, marrow, and bones to enhance physical strength and also refine the essence of all creatures' blood to enhance oneself.]
[Fifth Soul Ring: 300,000 years]
[Blood Dragon Roar: A shockwave attack of blood vibration, capable of interfering with the enemy's body and soul.]
[Blood Demon Dragon Soul: Blood transforms into a dragon, condensing all powers into a single strike, with ultimate offensive power.]
With the sacrifice of the three Sea Soul Beasts, whose combined cultivation surpassed 700,000 years, Li Yu soul power surged to level 97.
At the same time, the soul rings he had formed granted him four soul skills.
Although the Frost Spirit Mysterious Turtle and the Bloodthirsty Magic Shark only provided one skill each, these skills were clearly more powerful than typical soul skills from ten thousand years spirit rings.
Especially the [Blood Refining Furnace] provided by the Bloodthirsty Magic Shark, which had already been immensely helpful to Li Yu!
Refining himself was exactly what he needed right now.
However, Li Yu didn't let the momentary excitement cloud his judgment.
He certainly wouldn't treat these three "contributors" unfairly.
Three willow branches grew out of thin air, and with a wave, they pointed to the places where the three beasts' bodies had disintegrated. The willow buds condensed and disappeared into the void.
Then, just like the Abyssal Dragon Eel earlier, the Frost Spirit Mysterious Turtle, Bloodthirsty Magic Shark, and Cold Sea Magic Dragon were all transformed into soul spirits.
They looked at each other in astonishment, then simultaneously bowed to the blood cocoon: "The master is unparalleled, may he live for a thousand years!"
"..."
The Abyssal Dragon Eel watched silently, unable to tolerate their excessive flattery.
With a sudden flash of irritation, he said, "Our master is extraordinarily gifted. One day, he will walk on air and become the King of Gods. I wish him success in his training!"
"..."
The three beasts were stunned.
When did the "king" start learning this sort of flattery? And hiding it was so dishonorable!
Facing the surprised gazes of the three beasts, the Abyssal Dragon Eel raised its chin, not even looking at them.
Then, it coldly scolded, "What are you three doing? Get back. If you delay the master's training, can you bear the responsibility?"
The three beasts exchanged a glance, then reluctantly retreated.
However, it was clear that they were still unwilling, as they huddled together and began discussing strategies.
The Abyssal Dragon Eel's ears twitched, its face showing a disdainful expression.
Li Yu, on the other hand, was not interested in the internal strife between the four beasts.
At this moment, he was focused on using the Blood Refining Furnace, turning his body into a furnace to refine his blood, marrow, and bones. He was determined to merge them into one, achieving a "second awakening" of his Martial Spirit and forming a completely new Martial Spirit!
This would be a huge step in his journey of "using his body as a seed"!
However, this process was clearly not as simple as he had imagined.
One day, three days, ten days, a month…
Time sped by.
With the strength of the Cold Sea Magic Dragon and the other beasts, along with the replenished power, it only lasted for two and a half days.
After that, he had to rely on his will and mental strength, using his fifty Elemental Spirit Claws to continually hunt and "absorb" elemental energy.
But this too had its limits.
Once the energy transferred from the Elemental Claws through 'absorption' reached its maximum distance, he could only continue to absorb energy from the earth, sea, and anything else he could take in to sustain the Blood Refining Furnace's operation.
By the end, the energy he was absorbing was far from enough to meet his consumption.
Li Yu was forced to keep "internally refining" himself.
Finally.
After forty-nine days, the blood cocoon cracked open!