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There was nothing Shi Quan could do but reduce the energy injected, recovering his Internal Energy while injecting it, thereby achieving a balance.
Soon, half an hour passed, and the Spirit Bone Modifier's progress had only increased by two-fifths.
At this rate, Shi Quan would need to continuously Cultivate and inject for at least a day and a night to fully charge the energy required by the Spirit Bone Modifier this time.
"I can only be self-sufficient," Shi Quan sighed helplessly.
Soon, a day passed, and the progress on the panel finally jumped to one hundred percent.
Golden patterns flickered, and a crimson light burst forth from the Spirit Bone Modifier, as the Eight Spider Lances finally began its enhancement.
Putting the Spirit Bone Modifier into his hundred treasure pouch, Shi Quan finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Cultivating while consuming Internal Energy was truly tiring; it felt like fighting three hundred rounds.
After closing his eyes to rest for a while, Shi Quan looked at the Spirit Bone Modifier in his hundred treasure pouch again, confirmed that it was operating normally, and then immersed himself in Cultivation.
Imperceptible golden light flowed over the Dragon Spine on Shi Quan's back, and the surrounding energy continuously poured into Shi Quan's body, enveloping him in a thick white mist of energy in a short while.
"Hmm~" Shi Quan stretched lazily. Sure enough, pure Cultivation was more comfortable.
"Hmm? Why is it foggy in the cave?" After slowly opening his eyes, he was stunned by the vast white expanse around him.
He quickly realized something was wrong; the surrounding mist seemed to be made entirely of energy.
Was his Cultivation speed that exaggerated? Just one Cultivation session made the energy condense into mist?
Shi Quan's eyes widened. Without Shi Quan's guidance, the surrounding energy quickly dissipated, returning to its previous state.
It seemed that in the future, he would have to find a less populated place to Cultivate.
Looking at the Spirit Bone Modifier in his hundred treasure pouch, which was still undergoing modification, Shi Quan ate some dry rations and then immersed himself in Cultivation again.
Another two days passed like this.
Feeling the disturbance from his hundred treasure pouch, Shi Quan suddenly opened his eyes and injected Internal Energy into the hundred treasure pouch.
The Eight Spider Lances had finally completed its enhancement and modification!
He took out the Spirit Bone Modifier, and a dialogue box reappeared, displaying the four large characters: 'Enhancement Successful'!
Shi Quan quickly took the Eight Spider Lances out of the Spirit Bone Modifier.
The originally purplish-black Eight Spider Lances had now undergone a complete transformation, becoming an entirely different appearance.
The purple color was gone, replaced by an overall golden hue. The originally smooth surface was now covered with dense patterns. If one looked closely, they would find it was a layer of fine, golden-yellow scales.
The sweet scent disappeared, and the bone lances were also thicker than before, with the joints in the middle increasing from one to two. Each joint also had an additional barb, making them appear more ferocious. They felt heavier in hand, and the fine scales were very smooth.
"Good aura!" Shi Quan's eyes lit up. He took off his clothes again and then placed the enhanced Eight Spider Lances against his chest.
Shi Quan couldn't say much about the difference between a torso bone and an external Spirit Bone. From the Spirit Bone knowledge he understood, torso bones came in many forms; some were just sternums, others were Dragon Spines. It could only be said that any Spirit Bone in the central part of the body could be called a torso bone.
The difference between the Dragon Spine and the enhanced Eight Spider Lances external Spirit Bone and a torso bone was that one could evolve, and the other could not.
To be more precise, the Dragon Spine and the enhanced Eight Spider Lances were merely attached to the body's bones and had not fully integrated into them.
Perhaps this was the so-called external Spirit Bone.
As the Spirit Bone attached, golden light burst forth, and a strong Sacred aura erupted from Shi Quan's chest, burning his body like a scorching sun.
The absorption of the Eight Spider Lances was not as comfortable as the Dragon Spine. A burning hot current seemed to purify Shi Quan entirely.
His body couldn't help but tremble. If it were pure pain, it would be tolerable, but this feeling was like a swarm of ants gnawing at your bones and flesh, not only painful but also itchy, extremely testing one's endurance.
Although the Eight Spider Lances were only a two-thousand-year Spirit Bone, one must not forget that the current Eight Spider Lances possessed the Bloodline of the Dragon Clan's most powerful Sacred Dragon. Although still a two-thousand-year Spirit Bone, its actual High Grade was in no way inferior to a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone, and it was even a presence that most ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones could not compare to.
The current Eight Spider Lances, even against an equivalent Rank Dark Gold Dreadclaw, would have to temporarily avoid its Edge.
How could a Dragon King-level Bloodline be just talk?
The intense pain caused Shi Quan's body to constantly convulse and twist, curling up into a ball on the ground.
His Internal Energy continuously circulated, and the Dragon Spine's golden light flowed, as the power within Shi Quan's body began to help him continuously alleviate the pain brought by the Spirit Bone.
Time passed minute by minute. Four fist-sized protrusions bulged on each side of Shi Quan's Dragon Spine. Immediately after, the eight protrusions suddenly ruptured, and Shi Quan's back skin did not roll back as eight fist-thick, golden-yellow bone lances emerged from his back.
As the bone lances emerged, the intense pain finally dissipated, and a warm aura spread, slowly easing Shi Quan's distorted expression.
The bone lances grew rapidly, with a joint appearing every 1.2 to 1.3 meters, then extending again, repeating this cycle until they reached about four meters in length before stopping.
Another day and night passed like this.
"Oh——" Amidst a low groan, the eight four-meter spider legs also stretched out.
The hard rock wall was like tofu in front of these bone lances; some of them directly pierced into the rock wall as they extended.
Hearing the sound, Shi Quan jolted awake, quickly retracted the bone lances behind him, and, with a carp flip, looked towards the source of the sound.
"What am I doing?" Looking at the holes in the wall, Shi Quan couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head. His hanging heart finally settled down. He hadn't expected to cause such a misunderstanding for himself.
Feeling the changes in his back, it was like he had eight extra arms, easy and comfortable.
The Eight Spider Lances no longer fit its current appearance. Looking at the dense Dragon scales on it, Shi Quan gave it a new name—Holy Dragon Eight Spears.
The Holy Dragon Eight Spears' abilities were similar to those in the original work.
First, there was the enhancement ability. The Eight Spider Lances in the original work could only enhance 50% of all states, while the Holy Dragon Eight Spears could enhance 100% of all states.
The Eight Spider Lances' devouring ability was retained and made even stronger. Besides being able to devour the opponent's spirit power to replenish its own spirit power consumption, it also possessed extremely powerful purification ability. The combination of devouring and purification allowed it to absorb all other energies, including the surrounding world's energy and the energy within Spirit Ability attacks.
As for its physical capabilities, they were even more powerful. The Holy Dragon Eight Spears, in terms of both sharpness and toughness, were far stronger than the original Eight Spider Lances.
Like the Dragon Spine, the Holy Dragon Eight Spears did not increase spirit power. Shi Quan's spirit power Rank remained at thirty-seven. However, compared to before absorption, it still increased significantly. This was due to the hidden Spirit Medicine power within Shi Quan's body, which also saved Shi Quan nearly a month of Cultivation time.
Shi Quan did not stay here for long and finally set off on his journey back.
After changing his appearance, he first returned to Tian Luo City, visited his parents, and then rushed to the academy.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
After a day of travel, Shi Quan finally returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy late at night.
Heaven Dou Battle Team Dormitory.
Pushing open the dormitory door.
The lively scene he imagined was not there. The empty dormitory had no one in it.
"Where are they?" Shi Quan muttered in confusion.
After a long while, he remembered that the Heaven Dou Battle Team seemed to have begun a new phase of training.
That was combat.
Besides Cultivation, combat was indeed one of the best ways for a Spirit Master to hone himself.
"It seems they must have gone to participate in the Martial Spirit Fighting Competition."
Qin Ming, as a member of Shrek, would naturally subconsciously use Shrek's training methods to train the Heaven Dou Battle Team's students.
"Once Sister Yanzi returns, I'll have to visit Grandpa Dugu."
Fortunately, most of the Immortal Herb Spirit Medicine in the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill only involved marrow cleansing, foundation strengthening, and attributes related to Shi Quan's three Martial Spirits. It did not involve any poisonous Immortal Herb. Relying on the Immortal Herb knowledge he gained from Tang San, Shi Quan still found some Immortal Herb suitable for Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo.
As for Zhu Zhuqing, it was naturally the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. The medicinal power of this Immortal Herb had not been absorbed, so it could be safely consumed.
The Immortal Herb matter was finally settled.
Shi Quan also calmed down to organize his gains. The two external Spirit Bones required further development and practice, especially the Xuanyuan state of the Dragon Spine.
Xuanyuan was similar to a sword, so Shi Quan planned to find a sword technique to specialize in.
The Clear Wind Sword Technique he used when sparring with Sword Douluo was not suitable for him; it was merely a temporary substitute at the time.
After reviewing various sword techniques in his mind, Shi Quan chose the most famous one: Dugu Nine Swords.
Dugu Nine Swords, only attacking and not defending, perfectly met Shi Quan's needs. The martial arts he had practiced before were all Cultivation Technique for escape and self-preservation. What he lacked was a sword technique focused on offense.
Moreover, Dugu Nine Swords was very special. Although it was nine swords, its sword technique lay in Comprehension Ability, its essence in Sword Intent, and not in the sword Move itself.
Dugu Nine Swords could be performed gracefully and elegantly, or clumsily and ugly, but its immense power remained unaffected.
To be precise, Dugu Nine Swords was not a sword technique Move in the general sense, but rather a set of martial arts theories.
And the most important point was that Dugu Nine Swords was not restricted by Internal Energy; regardless of strength, it could unleash the power of this sword technique, which suited Shi Quan even more now.
"It seems I'll have to ask the academy to help me forge a sword."
Thinking this, Shi Quan took out paper and pen from his snow jade bracelet and began to draw on the blueprint. Soon, he drew a long sword that was eight or nine parts similar to Xuanyuan. Looking at the drawing on the blueprint, Shi Quan nodded in satisfaction. It was at this moment that movement finally came from outside the room.