Chapter 170: The Heaven Defying Nine Hearted Begonia!
As both sides stepped onto the central battle arena, DouDou's voice rang out, and everyone summoned their Martial Souls at the same time.
Fourteen Spirit Masters released their Martial Souls together. Colorful Spirit Rings rose in sequence, flashing brilliantly and turning the entire arena into a dazzling spectacle.
Although the Royal Fighting Team had 3 fewer Spirit Rings than their opponents, their configuration was far better. At the very least, all of their Spirit Rings were yellow and purple, unlike the enemy team, who still had several white Spirit Rings mixed in.
Dugu Yan stood out the most. The 4th purple Spirit Ring around her body was extremely deep in color, almost black.
Based on the subtle shift in color that had happened when Yu Tianlin's 1st Spirit Ring age increased, he could tell at a glance that Dugu Yan's 4th Spirit Ring was definitely over 8,000 years. That was impressive. Qin Ming and Chao Tianxiang's 5th Spirit Rings were only around that level.
Still, Yu Tianlin only spared Dugu Yan a brief glance. His attention quickly moved to Ye Lingling.
In her hands, she held a begonia flower that was pink and white, soft and delicate, yet oddly eye catching.
"Did the Nine Heart Begonia evolve?" Yu Tianlin stroked his chin. "Why does it feel like there's no difference?"
At first glance, it really did look the same. But after a careful look, Yu Tianlin caught the change.
"The petals increased," he murmured. "I remember it only had 5 petals before, but now it has 8."
Interesting.
After eating the Eight Petaled Immortal Orchid, the Nine Heart Begonia's petals had also increased to 8.
When the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved, it gained 2 extra layers, which meant it could break through the Soul Saint limit and cultivate all the way to Title Douluo.
So what would it mean for the Nine Heart Begonia to grow 3 extra petals?
Unlike the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Nine Heart Begonia did not have that kind of fixed limitation in the first place.
"Teacher Qin Ming," Yu Tianlin asked directly, "what effects did the Nine Heart Begonia gain after evolving? It's hard to understand everything just by watching the Spirit Battle, so just tell me."
"Young people are always too impatient." Qin Ming chuckled. "Fine, I'll explain."
He raised 1 finger.
"First, range. The Nine Heart Begonia's effective range doubled."
"The coverage doubled?" Yu Tianlin's eyes widened. "Then wouldn't Sister Lingling be able to cover the entire Soto Grand Spirit Arena?"
"If Lingling goes all out, she can," Qin Ming nodded. "Within that area, she can provide the Nine Heart Begonia's effects to anyone she chooses."
Yu Tianlin's expression grew serious. "Anything else? It can't be only that."
"Of course." Qin Ming raised a 2nd finger. "Originally, the Nine Heart Begonia's only effect was area healing for the entire team. After evolving, that single effect became area recovery for the entire team."
"Healing and recovery…"
Yu Tianlin repeated those 2 words in his mind, and his pupils shrank.
"So the evolved Nine Hearted Begonia can heal, and also restore Spirit Power?"
"That's not all." Qin Ming shook his head. "Lingling's recovery effect is comprehensive. It restores injuries, stamina, and Spirit Power. It can even help remove abnormal statuses, ease fatigue, and reduce pain."
"Seriously?" Yu Tianlin was stunned. "That's ridiculous!"
"It's not as miraculous as you're imagining," Qin Ming said calmly. "It recovers everything, but the speed is different."
"For Lingling's current Nine Heart Begonia, injury recovery is the fastest. Stamina and Spirit Power recover at only one tenth of that speed. As for abnormal status recovery, it's even slower."
Yu Tianlin still felt it was outrageous. "Even so, that's exaggerated."
"Honestly, I also think it's exaggerated." Qin Ming's gaze turned strange as well. "So what herb did you give Lingling that made her change this much?"
"That herb is called the Eight Petaled Immortal Orchid, but its effect shouldn't be this extreme." Yu Tianlin barely suppressed his shock as he replied. "It should be because the herb is extremely compatible with the Nine Heart Begonia, so it pushed the evolution. And the Nine Heart Begonia itself is already top tier, so once it evolves, the result naturally becomes even more absurd."
Other Martial Souls gained more and more Spirit Skills with each Spirit Ring.
The Nine Hearted Begonia was different. No matter how many Spirit Rings it had, it only possessed this single ability. That was why this 1 ability was naturally terrifying, and after evolution, it became even more heaven defying.
"With Sister Lingling supporting them like this, it'll be hard for Big Brother and his team to lose."
Yu Tianlin lowered his gaze to the arena.
As expected, Yu Tianheng charged like a beast. His arms transformed into dragon limbs, and every strike carried overwhelming force. He could fight multiple opponents at once, and even when he took damage, the wounds healed at a shocking speed. With that kind of sustain, his fighting style naturally became brutally aggressive.
At the same time, Yu Tianheng was extremely decisive with his 3rd and 4th Spirit Skills, showing no hesitation at all. He clearly was not worried about Spirit Power consumption, because Ye Lingling was continuously replenishing him.
Especially his 3rd Spirit Skill, Thunder Fury.
It was the same skill as Yu Tianlin's, but weaker due to the difference in Spirit Ring years. It could only boost Spirit Power and lightning power by 100.
Thunder Fury required continuous Spirit Power consumption. Yet with Ye Lingling's support, consuming and recovering happened simultaneously, almost canceling each other out.
In other words, as long as Ye Lingling's recovery continued, Yu Tianheng could maintain Thunder Fury's amplification without spending much of his own Spirit Power.
How was the enemy supposed to fight that?
"We started from Heaven Dou City and traveled all the way to Sotou City in the Barak Kingdom," Qin Ming couldn't help sighing. "We've fought so many Spirit Ancestor level battles and haven't lost a single one so far. This is all because of Lingling. Her recovery really is terrifying."
Of course, precisely because it was so terrifying, opponents would naturally want to target her.
But the Royal Fighting Team understood this better than anyone, and their formation protected Ye Lingling extremely well.
On the arena, the Shi brothers did not charge forward at all. Instead, they raised their shields and stayed beside Ye Lingling, forming a solid wall.
Dugu Yan, the team's main control type Spirit Master, also stayed in the back. She could suppress the enemy from afar with her snake venom without needing to enter close combat, and that let her remain near Ye Lingling as yet another layer of protection.
If the opponent wanted to reach Ye Lingling, they first had to bypass Yu Tianheng, Osler, and Yu Feng in the front line. Then they still had to break through the Shi brothers' defense. Even if they somehow slipped past, Dugu Yan would be waiting.
And even then, Ye Lingling herself was not completely helpless. She still had enough fighting ability to surprise someone at the last moment.
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