Chapter 166 The Skull of Wisdom
Seeing this, Hu Liena, who was standing nearby, also used her spiritual power, hoping to help Qin Mu.
But the moment Hu Liena launched her attack, Qin Mu's expression changed drastically, and he quickly spoke up.
"Don't interfere!"
Unfortunately, Qin Mu's warning came a step too late.
Hu Liena had released her spiritual energy, trapping the resentment firmly in place.
The resentment formed by the Azure Bull Python, within Hu Liena's spiritual blockade, was merely a casual flick of its tail.
Instantly, the seemingly sturdy cage shattered into pieces.
Hu Liena also coughed up a mouthful of blood, and her aura immediately weakened.
The resentment was very clever. Seeing that it couldn't get anything out of Qin Mu and had just severely injured Hu Liena, it immediately turned its attention to the latter.
Qin Mu immediately sensed this intention and once again manipulated the Clear Sky Hammer's intent to fight against the resentment.
With Hu Liena lying on the ground, Qin Mu had no time to spare to care for her; all he could do was try his best to suppress the resentment.
However, he knew that if he couldn't completely eliminate the resentment, then when both his and the resentment's spiritual power were nearly exhausted, the resentment would still return to his spirit ring, or even his spiritual sea.
Not long after, Hu Liena, who had been attacked, slowly got up, clutching her head.
At this moment, she felt a splitting headache and even her vision was difficult to focus.
However, she could still barely sense the current situation.
"Qin Mu, can you handle this?"
"It shouldn't be... This resentment's power comes from my physical body, and it absorbed too much negative energy in the City of Slaughter."
"With my current spiritual strength, I simply can't handle it. Unless..."
Qin Mu sighed helplessly and continued to concentrate on fighting against the resentment.
"Unless what?"
"Unless I can improve my spiritual strength, there might be no way to break this deadlock."
"And spiritual power cannot be obtained through cultivation; it is best to obtain it through external means."
"Something like a skull spirit bone or some kind of immortal herb..."
At this point, Qin Mu shook his head repeatedly.
Needless to say, immortal herbs are extremely difficult to obtain, and Qin Mu has already consumed too many. Consuming more might have some adverse effects on his body.
As for the skull spirit bone, in this godforsaken place, even spirit bones are extremely hard to find, let alone the most important skull spirit bone.
While Qin Mu was focused on battling the resentment, Hu Liena, who was standing nearby, was slightly taken aback when she heard Qin Mu's words. She then took something out of her soul tool.
Because of the dim lighting, even Qin Mu didn't notice what Hu Liena had taken out.
Qin Mu glanced at Hu Liena as she slowly approached, but immediately stopped in his tracks.
So much so that this flaw was seized upon by the resentment, which launched a fierce counterattack.
But this didn't matter to Qin Mu anymore, because what Hu Liena was holding in her hand was a skull spirit bone!
A faint blue light permeated the area, emanating a mesmerizing energy fluctuation. Although Qin Mu could clearly sense from the spirit power fluctuations of this skull that it was inferior to the three 100,000-year-old spirit bones.
But given the current situation, Qin Mu had no choice but to make a decision.
Even if the spirit bone in front of him was only a ten-thousand-year-old spirit bone, it was a life-saving treasure for Qin Mu!
"This was a prize from the All-Continent Elite High-Level Spirit Master Tournament back then? Why didn't you absorb it?"
Although Qin Mu could tell Hu Liena's intentions at a glance from the spirit bone she was holding, he did not take it and absorb it directly. Instead, he asked Hu Liena a question.
Hu Liena gently held the spirit bone in her hand, and then slowly handed it to Qin Mu.
"Yes, if it weren't for you, this spirit bone was originally a reward that was meant for me."
"It's not that I don't want to absorb it, but looking at this spirit bone reminds me of your performance in the finals."
"Even now, it still shocks me."
As Hu Liena spoke, a hint of nostalgia even appeared on her face, and then, as if she had thought of something, a blush suddenly appeared on her face.
"Although you didn't choose the spirit bone as your reward after the competition, I know that you were the biggest contributor to that competition."
"If it weren't for you, the outcome of our battle against Shrek Academy would still be uncertain."
"Therefore, this spirit bone also inspires me to keep getting closer to you!"
"I never expected that after keeping it until now, it would actually be of use for the first time ever."
"Absorb it quickly. With this spirit bone, your spiritual power should increase significantly. This should greatly increase your chances of winning against that vengeful spirit, right?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Mu froze on the spot.
"This spirit bone is over 50,000 years old. Are you sure you want to give it to me like this?"
Unlike Qin Mu, Hu Liena may only have one or two spirit bones, but he was certain that none of them were older than 50,000 years.
Now that she had so generously given up this piece of wisdom spirit bone, it was truly a timely help.
Furthermore, the spirit bone that Hu Liena gave him might not be considered top-tier by Qin Mu's standards, but in Hu Liena's hands, it was already a top-tier item.
She gave Qin Mu her best things, so much so that she didn't even have any to use herself.
"I'd rather you be safe and sound than absorb this spirit bone."
Hu Liena's smile was genuine, filled with joy at being able to help Qin Mu.
"Hurry up and absorb it. After you absorb it, quickly deal with the problems in your body, and then we can clear the Hell Road together."
Hearing Hu Liena's words, Qin Mu stopped being so hesitant.
Holding the blue-glowing skull in his hands, Qin Mu slowly closed his eyes.
A cool sensation entered directly from between his eyebrows, gradually stimulating his brain. Wherever it passed, his brain seemed to be gradually opened up.
That wonderful sense of clarity was a comfort Qin Mu had never experienced before, not even when he took the Dew of Longing.
At that moment, he suddenly understood many things that he hadn't been able to figure out before.
Under the influence of this cold air current, Qin Mu's spiritual power grew at an astonishing rate.
Sensing the changes in Qin Mu, Hu Liena's face revealed a hint of relief.
The resentment also sensed the increase in Qin Mu's spiritual power and became somewhat anxious.
It knew very well that if Qin Mu absorbed the spirit bone just like that, then destruction would surely await it!
The resentment immediately flared up, and it lunged at Qin Mu.
Seeing this, Hu Liena was just about to fight desperately when a dark blue barrier appeared in front of her.
The barrier wasn't large, but it was just enough to cover her and Qin Mu.
The resentment surged up at this moment, but was firmly blocked by this barrier.
Since the resentment had not severed its connection with Qin Mu, it could only remain outside the barrier, desperately searching for an opportunity to break the deadlock.
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