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"Ah Yin, I've come to see you."
Boom! The waterfall's flow reversed, and Tang Hao's figure shot up. After pressing twice on the cliff, the stone wall of the cave automatically opened.
Stepping into the cave, everything around him seemed normal.
When Tang Hao reached the deepest part of the cave, he saw the empty mound on the ground and instantly froze.
"Ah Yin! Ah Yin! Where did you go?!" Tang Hao's expression drastically changed, his eyes filled with unconcealable panic.
"This is…" Tang Hao quickly noticed the words on the wall, and his eyes instantly turned blood-red.
From that battle years ago, only he and the people from Spirit Hall knew about it. Seeing the words on the wall, Tang Hao immediately confirmed that everything before him was the work of Spirit Hall. Endless rage surged from his heart, his eyes filled with madness.
But Tang Hao still patiently looked towards the bottom left corner.
Because there was a line on the wall: 'As for who I am… my name is in the bottom left corner, see for yourself.'
Following the corner of the wall, even with Tang Hao's astonishing eyesight, he had to lean in close to clearly see the ant-sized words in the corner.
"Your deceased great-grandfather Tang Chen!"
Not only did they steal her bone and take his wife, but they also insulted his elder. After seeing it clearly, Tang Hao couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of inverse blood, directly spitting blood from anger.
"Spirit Hall!" Tang Hao let out an earth-shattering roar, "I will not—coexist—with—you—under—the—same—sky!"
…
In the cave on the other side.
Shi Quan slept there for three days, and only then did he slowly awaken, feeling the warmth from his back.
It was still the same saying: what the System produces must be a high-quality product.
Due to the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill, Shi Quan's body had already undergone a rebirth once. After absorbing the Dragon Spine, his body underwent another rebirth, his talent felt significantly enhanced, and his Meridians and bones also transformed again. Both their toughness and the width of his Meridians were several times stronger than before.
The ability of the Dragon Spine was also very special.
First, it could increase Shi Quan's Cultivation speed.
At the same time, it came with a special Spirit Ability.
Shi Quan named it Emperor's Might, also known as Human Emperor's Might.
As the saying goes, imperial might is vast. Emperor's Might can suppress enemies, tame all things, and make enemies feel a desire to worship, especially for opponents who have previously been defeated by Shi Quan. The oppressive feeling brought by Emperor's Might would be even stronger.
This Spirit Ability and Concentrated Soul-Suppressing Technique could complement each other. With the two working together, they might achieve unexpected results.
This was only part of the Dragon Spine's abilities.
Because the Dragon Spine also had a special form.
Shi Quan gently gripped and pulled at the back of his neck, and a golden Dragon Spine long blade suddenly appeared in his hand.
This Dragon Spine long blade resembled a sword yet was not a sword, resembled a saber yet was not a saber, with a unique style.
The long blade was nearly 1.5 meters long, with four cutting edges. The two sides were long, the middle section short, and the two edges were inwardly concave. The long blade had no hilt, but was interlocked section by section, as if it were a single entity. Its patterns were intricate, depicting mountains, rivers, sun, moon, and stars.
Because the Dragon Spine long blade greatly resembled the Xuanyuan Sword, Shi Quan directly named this form of the Dragon Spine "Xuanyuan."
He raised his hand and lightly swung it. A golden light flashed by, and the stone wall in front of Shi Quan was directly cut open with a large gash, showing how astonishingly sharp the Dragon Spine was in its Xuanyuan state.
"The external Spirit Bone modified by the System is indeed special."
Shi Quan looked at the Xuanyuan in his hand, his eyes filled with admiration. The power of Xuanyuan was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface; its mysteries still awaited his discovery.
With Xuanyuan, he also had a weapon.
During the evolution of the Human Race, the reason they abandoned sharp claws was to better use tools to cope with various situations, and weapons were equivalent to human claws!
"My spirit power only increased by one level, and this level was also due to the medicinal effects within my body."
Shi Quan's spirit power reached level thirty-seven. The Dragon Spine did not bring about an increase in spirit power; its enhancement was more about Shi Quan's entire body.
Moreover, this enhancement was enormous. The spine, as the support of the human body, played a role in connecting the upper and lower parts. The Fusion of the Dragon Spine provided a comprehensive improvement to Shi Quan's body, including speed, strength, defense, flexibility, perception, and the functions of his internal organs were also strengthened.
His aura and Blood flowed smoothly, and his entire body felt as if it had inexhaustible power. It was an indescribably comfortable feeling.
"Extract the Spirit Bone modifier."
After checking his bodily changes, with a thought, a furnace covered in golden patterns appeared in Shi Quan's hand.
This furnace was about the size of a human head, oval in shape, with exquisite golden patterns carved around its body and a hollow in the middle.
As the Spirit Bone modifier came into his hand, the methods for using the Spirit Bone modifier also entered Shi Quan's mind.
With a light press of his finger, a dialogue box similar to a game interface appeared above the furnace.
This Spirit Bone modifier came from a game. One must know that Spirit Bones in games could be taken and worn at will, and strengthening them was naturally simple.
But it was different in reality. Once a Spirit Bone was integrated into the body, except for the limbs, attempting to remove a Spirit Bone would come at the cost of one's Life.
So Shi Quan decided to try if this Spirit Bone modifier could strengthen and modify Spirit Bones that had already been integrated into the body.
This was also the reason why Shi Quan first fused the external Spirit Bone, Dragon Spine.
Shi Quan attempted to upload the Xuanyuan in his hand to the Spirit Bone slot in the dialogue box. To Shi Quan's disappointment, the Spirit Bone modifier did not react at all. This meant that if a Spirit Bone was to be modified and strengthened, it could only be done as an individual entity. If it was inside the human body, then it could not be strengthened or modified.
But thinking about it, in games, to strengthen a Spirit Bone, one also had to first remove the Spirit Bone before it could be strengthened.
Since that was the case, the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone could only be delayed for now, Shi Quan thought to himself.
The abilities of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone were endless healing and flight. These two abilities were not very useful to Shi Quan. Instead of absorbing it now, it was better to keep it temporarily and absorb it later after finding an opportunity to strengthen and modify it.
He pressed the Xuanyuan in his hand against his chest. The golden Xuanyuan instantly turned into a golden light and returned to Shi Quan's body.
Shi Quan then took out the Eight Spider Lances from his hundred treasure pouch.
With a thought from Shi Quan, the Eight Spider Lances rapidly shrunk and fell into the Spirit Bone modifier in Shi Quan's hand. The appearance of the Eight Spider Lances also appeared on the interface of the Spirit Bone modifier.
"Extract Bloodline Crystal."
A golden Sacred Dragon Bloodline Crystal appeared in Shi Quan's hand.
Before absorbing the Dragon Spine, Shi Quan had some hesitation regarding the strengthening and modification of the Eight Spider Lances. After absorbing the Dragon Spine, Shi Quan determined the direction for strengthening and modifying the Eight Spider Lances: absorbing the Sacred Dragon Bloodline.
The power of the Dragon Spine was vast and sharp, belonging to the sacred, bright, and positive attribute energy. Moreover, the Human Emperor's Bone was above all humans, the co-lord of the Human Race.
If the Eight Spider Lances absorbed the Sacred Dragon Bloodline, its attribute would definitely change, transforming into a sacred light attribute. Furthermore, the Sacred Dragon was the head of all Dragons, also considered above all Dragons, below the Dragon God, so it was somewhat of a Dragon Emperor, right?
Moreover, the Dragon Spine was located in the human spine, and the Eight Spider Lances were located in the human ribs, which were connected to the spine.
The two Spirit Bones were connected.
Their auras matched, and their compatibility would naturally be much higher. It was even possible for a Spirit Bone Fusion Ability to appear.
As for whether the Sacred Dragon Bloodline would assimilate the devouring attribute of the Eight Spider Lances, Shi Quan could only let nature take its course. Generally speaking, strengthening meant discarding the dross and keeping the essence. The devouring attribute, as the Eight Spider Lances' strongest attribute, had a chance of being retained.
Thinking this, with a thought, the Sacred Dragon Bloodline immediately fell into the Spirit Bone modifier.
Looking at the strengthen button above, Shi Quan suddenly remembered something: this Spirit Bone modifier had a certain probability of failure.
The hand he was about to press down instantly stopped in mid-air.
"O' Emperor of Luck, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"
After all, both the external Spirit Bone and the Sacred Dragon Bloodline were rare treasures. If they were destroyed, he would be heartbroken.
Thinking this, Shi Quan still pressed the button.
The screen changed.
Looking at the words on the screen, Shi Quan's face instantly darkened. It wasn't a failure, but the screen prompted him to inject energy!
Just like strengthening in games required spending gold coins, to activate the Spirit Bone modifier, not only Materials were needed, but Shi Quan also needed to provide energy to perform the strengthening and modification.
"Can't it automatically absorb energy for modification like the automated Pill Furnace?"
Shi Quan frowned, looking at the prompt on the screen. Suddenly, Shi Quan also noticed a note in the corner of the screen.
Different injected energies have a certain impact on the success rate of Spirit Bone strengthening and modification.
Suddenly thinking of something, Shi Quan's Internal Energy circulated within his body, surging towards the modifier in his hand. The next second, the screen on the modifier changed accordingly, turning into a progress bar.
"It really works!" Shi Quan's eyes lit up. Under his guidance, the Internal Energy in his body continuously poured into the Spirit Bone modifier.
Before, he was still wondering how to solve the energy problem. After seeing this note, wasn't Shi Quan himself a human power bank? Wasn't his Internal Energy just energy?
According to the note, the injected energy had a certain impact on strengthening. It could be inferred that spirit power of different attributes could only strengthen Spirit Bones of corresponding attributes. If the strengthening energy did not match the Spirit Bone attribute, it could lead to failure.
In addition to strengthening energy, there should also be a connection between the Spirit Bone and the strengthening Materials. If they conflicted with each other, it could also lead to failure.
However, Shi Quan's Internal Energy, with Yin and Yang mutually generating, encompassed both Yin and Yang attributes. Not only was it almost applicable to strengthening any attribute, but even for opposing attributes, if his Internal Energy was used as the strengthening energy, it might even balance and neutralize the two opposing attributes to allow them to fuse.
In other words, Shi Quan's Internal Energy was the best energy source for the Spirit Bone strengthener!
"The System is still the System. I'll give you a thumbs up."
Shi Quan smiled and continued to inject energy into the Spirit Bone modifier, but as his Internal Energy continuously depleted, the smile on Shi Quan's face quickly faded, because he found that half of the energy in his body had been consumed, yet the energy progress of the Spirit Bone modifier had only just jumped to four percent.
To fill it up in one go, he might not even be enough if he was squeezed dry…