Chapter 62: Self-Condensed Soul Ring, Breaking Through the Soul Sect
"In that case, you take me there and act according to my instructions."
Mu Hui glanced around, then casually pointed to a shining place near the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, and said.
Dugu Bo did not refuse Mu Hui's request. He took Mu Hui to the place he pointed to, and then asked:
"Tell me, how to pick and eat it."
Mu Hui glanced at the herb emitting pink light at his feet, and said to Dugu Bo:
"The Eight-Angled Black Ice Grass needs to be picked with gold and iron objects, and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Sparse needs to be picked with jade."
"Gold and iron objects, jade, I know."
Dugu Bo nodded, and then followed Mu Hui's instructions to pick the Eight-Angled Black Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Sparse respectively.
What surprised Dugu Bo was that these two fairy herbs that originally exuded extreme cold and extreme heat actually canceled each other out after being put together, and only the surface was faintly covered with red and white light.
However, just as Dugu Bo was observing the two herbs in his hand with some curiosity, Mu Hui's slightly hurried voice came to his ears.
"Hurry, now is the only time! Eat them at the same time immediately, otherwise their effects will disappear in less than ten breaths."
Mu Hui shouted to Dugu Bo from more than ten meters away.
"What!?"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo was immediately shocked. Looking at the fairy herbs in his hand that had been restrained, his heart was in a stalemate.
However, Dugu Bo did not completely trust Mu Hui. He shot a green light from his fingertips toward Mu Hui, and said in a cold tone:
"Boy, this is my unique poison—only I can solve it. If what you said is correct, then everything will be fine. I can even give you some treasures. But if you dare to lie to me—you will die!"
After that, Dugu Bo began to observe Mu Hui's expression.
However, except for some surprise at the beginning, Mu Hui's expression did not show any guilt—only anxiety, as he urged him to eat the fairy grass in his hand.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo finally felt relieved and quickly swallowed the two immortal herbs.
They were obviously two poisonous herbs, but they tasted good in his mouth, which made Dugu Bo believe Mu Hui's words a little more.
But Dugu Bo's thoughts only lasted for a moment, as he was immediately tortured by the extreme cold and heat rising within him. He hurriedly sat cross-legged and meditated, mobilizing his whole body's soul power to refine the immense medicinal power.
After seeing Dugu Bo enter a meditative state, Mu Hui finally breathed a sigh of relief. With Dugu Bo in his current state, he shouldn't be able to attack—Mu Hui's crisis was temporarily resolved.
Then, Mu Hui looked at Dugu Bo who was meditating, and his eyes flashed.
"Do you want to take this opportunity to sneak attack him?"
However, this thought only lasted for a moment, and Mu Hui shook his head. Not to mention that he didn't have much hatred with Dugu Bo now, it was too dangerous to sneak attack a Titled Douluo.
Although Dugu Bo seemed to have spent all his energy refining the Eight-Angled Black Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Sparse, he was a Titled Douluo after all. If he couldn't solve the problem in one strike, Dugu Bo's counterattack could easily kill him.
Should we really trust Dugu Bo and let him go after he succeeds?
This is possible, and judging from the fact that Dugu Bo does things based on his mood, the possibility is not small—but Mu Hui couldn't put all his hopes on this.
In the original novel, Tang San used the opportunity of curing his illness to get along with Dugu Bo for half a year before they became close. Mu Hui didn't dare to expect that he could gain the other party's trust with just a few words.
However, although he thought so much, Mu Hui was not too nervous now, because Dugu Bo might not survive. Even if he did, he might not be as strong as before.
It was not that Mu Hui had lied to Dugu Bo before. In fact, every word Mu Hui said was true—but we should also pay attention to the word "maybe" that Mu Hui used.
For Dugu Bo, this was a gamble, and the chances of winning or losing were fifty-fifty.
If he won, he would be immune to all poisons, his Spirit would evolve, and he would have a chance to become a Super Douluo.
If he lost, at best, his poison skills would be completely destroyed and his cultivation greatly reduced. At worst—he would die.
Fortunately, Mu Hui was not poisoned by Dugu Bo. Even if Dugu Bo died, he wouldn't have to die with him.
As for the reason...
Mu Hui looked at the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product at his feet and smiled.
Dugu Bo would never have thought that one of the many glowing points in the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire, casually pointed out, could actually restrain the poison he was so proud of. Even though he was a Titled Douluo, he was helpless in the face of this information gap.
The only thing Mu Hui was worried about was that Dugu Bo didn't die, his poison skills were completely dissipated, and his Spirit didn't evolve successfully.
In this case, Dugu Bo might be angry and retaliate against Mu Hui.
Although the probability of this is very small, it is still possible, so to prevent this situation, Mu Hui prepared to start a bold attempt in advance.
Mu Hui first adjusted his physical condition to the peak, and then summoned the Pidgeot.
Looking at the Pidgeot in front of him, Mu Hui's face was serious. He took out the soul bone of the 2,000-year-old Hurricane Bird and fed it to the Pidgeot.
The Pidgeot swallowed the soul bone in one gulp and then began to refine it.
That's right—what Mu Hui wanted to try was the self-condensed soul ring. He was originally going to condense it when he had the fifth soul ring, but in order to prevent possible accidents, he had to do it earlier.
The essence of a soul ring is a soul power circulation circuit formed by energy condensation. While serving as a symbol of the soul master's level, it also allows the soul master to easily use the soul skills engraved in the soul ring.
After years of research, Mu Hui concluded that two conditions were necessary for self-condensation of soul rings:
1. A large amount of energy to replace the soul ring's usual energy.
2. A mature soul power circulation circuit to condense energy into the shape of a soul ring.
These two conditions were almost impossible for others—but Mu Hui had the possibility of achieving them because of the special nature of his Spirit.
By releasing the Pidgeot from his body and then taking it back, Mu Hui could instantly obtain a large amount of energy.
As for the soul power circuit—although Mu Hui could engrave his own soul skills (like Air Blade All-in-One and Cutting Wind Wheel), since it was his first attempt, he chose a safer path:
Using the mature soul power circuit in the soul bone.
The natural creation of a soul bone's soul power circuit was more aligned with the laws of the Douluo world, and more likely to succeed.
"Beep~"
About a quarter of an hour later, the Pidgeot had refined all the energy from the soul bone and chirped toward Mu Hui.
Mu Hui gritted his teeth and took the Pidgeot back into his body along with the soul power circuit in its body.
Immediately, an extremely powerful and violent energy filled Mu Hui's body. Mu Hui quickly calmed his mind, activated the Pidgeot meditation method, and carefully guided the energy into the soul power circuit formed by the soul bone.
It seemed that because this was originally its energy, the soul power circuit from the soul bone was almost fearless and madly absorbed the energy sent by Mu Hui.
Seeing this, Mu Hui finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his choice to use the soul power circuit of the soul bone was correct—it was smoother than he expected.
After an unknown amount of time, the soul power circuit seemed to have absorbed enough energy and began to turn into a white soul ring surrounding Mu Hui's body.
And with the continuous supply of energy, this white soul ring continued darkening.
White… light yellow… yellow… light purple… purple…
After turning into dark purple, the soul ring's changes slowed down a lot, but it still didn't stop. Finally, after the last of the soul bone's energy was exhausted, the soul ring suddenly burst out with a rich black light and merged into Mu Hui's body.
At this time, Mu Hui opened his eyes, and four soul rings of yellow, yellow, purple, and black appeared around his body. After condensing the fourth soul ring, his soul power level officially broke through to level 40, becoming a level 41 soul master.
"My body has become much stronger."
After condensing the fourth soul ring, Mu Hui tested his body and found it had become much stronger. Maybe it was because he used a soul bone to condense the ring—it felt as though he had absorbed the soul bone as well.
At the same time, Mu Hui also understood his fourth soul skill.
His fourth soul skill is called Storm. The effect is a violent wind that can be controlled to blow toward the enemy, with a certain mental attack that can confuse the one it strikes.
Moreover, whether because of the self-condensed soul ring or the ten-thousand-year age, the Storm skill actually enhances Mu Hui's first soul skill.
The wind blade shot by the first soul skill can absorb wind attribute energy from the storm, making it stronger. In general, whether for offense or support, this fourth soul skill is a powerful move.
But what made Mu Hui happiest wasn't the body improvement or new soul skill—it was that Pidgeot had begun to evolve toward Pidgeot again.
Now, Pidgeot looked as if it had halfway evolved. This wasn't just in appearance—it also gained traits like greater speed and more stamina.
Compared with before, Pidgeot's speed had increased by more than 50%. With the tailwind bonus, it could now easily break the sound barrier. Its speed had reached a terrifying level.
The true potential of the Pidgeot Spirit was only now beginning to emerge.
"I wonder if this Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product can be picked…"
At this time, Mu Hui looked at the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product at his feet and thought.
With Mu Hui's current speed, even if Dugu Bo chased him, he might not be able to catch up.
But Mu Hui was still in Dugu Bo's poison array. If he wanted to flee, he'd need to pass through the array—which was very dangerous. One misstep and he might die.
However, if he could pick the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product, all the above problems would be solved.
There would be no need to gamble on Dugu Bo's character. He could just leave. With his current speed, Dugu Bo wouldn't be able to catch him.
So Mu Hui took out a shovel from his soul guide and began to dig carefully around the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product.
Mu Hui's idea was simple: since he didn't know the correct way to pick it, he would dig it out with the roots and surrounding soil. If it still withered, it just meant his luck was bad. He'd then have to gamble on Dugu Bo's good will.
However, fate still favored Mu Hui. After digging out the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product with soil, it still emitted a faint pink light—it hadn't died.
Mu Hui put it into a jade box, came to the edge of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, sealed the box, and carefully monitored his own condition.
But after waiting for a while, Mu Hui found no abnormality in his body and breathed a sigh of relief. This Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product was similar to the Dingfeng Pearl—even if isolated, as long as it wasn't in a soul guide, it could still neutralize surrounding toxins.
Then, Mu Hui looked at the herbs around the Yin-Yang Eye. He only recognized a few and could pick even fewer.
"Well… since I'm here, I'll pick a few and take them away. Consider them Dugu Bo's medical fee."
With his current speed, he could easily shake off Dugu Bo. And Dugu Bo would still need a lot of time to absorb the effects of the fairy herbs, giving Mu Hui enough time to pick a few more.
Mu Hui's first target, of course, was those mentioned in the original novel—especially the Qiluo Tulip, which would be a huge bargaining chip.
If he encountered difficulties in the future, he could use it with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tiles Sect. Faced with this herb that could evolve their Spirit, they'd find it hard to refuse.
So Mu Hui used the same digging method and collected several immortal herbs.
Except for the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which looked slightly wilted from losing the Yin-Yang nourishment, the other fairy herbs such as Qiluo Tulip, Forget Worry Autumn Dew, Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, etc., remained intact.
However, Mu Hui didn't take too many. He only stopped after picking a few. He didn't know the rest well—picking randomly could be dangerous or wasteful. The Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product might not protect him forever.
After collecting what he needed, Mu Hui jumped onto the enlarged Pidgeot, looked back at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, and at Dugu Bo, who was still refining the medicinal energy.
"Goodbye, Dugu Bo."
Then, Mu Hui patted Pidgeot, and it instantly took off like a streak of green light, flying away without looking back.
With the protection of the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product, Mu Hui passed through Dugu Bo's poison array unharmed and disappeared into the horizon.
A few days later, Dugu Bo finally refined the medicinal power of the Eight-Angled Black Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Delicate Sparse with his powerful soul power.
"Boy, I finally succeeded!"
The first thing Dugu Bo did when he woke up was shout excitedly to Mu Hui.
However, the next moment, Dugu Bo looked around the empty Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire—and was stunned.
"Where is that kid? Could it be that I took too long to absorb these two fairy herbs and he was poisoned to death?"
Seeing that Mu Hui was nowhere to be seen, Dugu Bo frowned.
If that was personally, then the kid's luck was too bad. He had originally wanted to thank him—because he had indeed gained a lot this time.
This time, refining the herbs not only cured the poison that troubled him for years, but also completed the evolution of his Spirit—from Green Scaled Snake King to Ice and Fire Mysterious Dragon. His soul power even broke through to level 93.
Although his poison skills were gone, his overall strength far surpassed before. If he met his past self now, he could beat himself down easily.
But just as Dugu Bo was feeling sorry for Mu Hui's "death," he found several pits nearby, along with a letter left by Mu Hui.
Dugu Bo flashed to the letter, picked it up, and read it:
"Dugu Bo, if you can see this letter, it means you have succeeded, so congratulations. But I can't gamble my life on your character, so please excuse me. As for the herbs I dug, just consider them your medical fee—if you're still alive."
Seeing this, Dugu Bo couldn't help but laugh, shook his head, and said:
"This kid… does he really not trust my character?"
He, Dugu Bo, always kept his word and never broke a promise. He didn't expect to be seen so poorly by that boy.
But after laughing, Dugu Bo stroked his chin again.
"But this kid not only detoxified me, he also got past my poison array… Seems like he has some secrets."
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