As time went on, this uproar not only showed no signs of stopping but intensified, spreading continuously, showing signs of becoming uncontrollable.
The Douluo Continent also began a cultivation craze; walking on the street, one could occasionally hear some chuunibyou Spirit Masters shouting the names of various ultimate skills from the Xuantian Treasure Record.
Even the contestants in the Great Spirit Arena in Soto City were like this, which made Tang San feel incredibly weary; when everyone knew Mysterious Heaven Skill, all his ultimate skills were no longer ultimate skills, but could only be called combat routines, and his routines would be figured out. Now, his only remaining advantages were his Hidden Weapons and time.
In terms of cultivation methods, Tang San had cultivated nearly a decade earlier than everyone else, an advantage that was destined to be very difficult to erase.
During this period, in addition to the continuous spread of the "Encyclopedia of Martial Soul Cultivation" among Spirit Masters, a shocking event also occurred in the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Strength Clan, once an affiliated Sect of the Clear Sky Sect, the World's number one Sect, was annihilated overnight by an unknown force. Hundreds of people, from top to bottom, in the Strength Clan, not a single one survived. It could be said that most of those with the Valiant Ape Spirit had perished, with only a few remnants surviving due to marriage alliances. Those daughters who had married out were like spilled water; even if they had the will, it was impossible for them to drag their current families into crisis for the sake of the Strength Clan. After all, the force capable of annihilating the Strength Clan overnight was something they alone could not contend with.
Although the Strength Clan had long since declined, its annihilation overnight still caused a stir in the Heaven Dou Empire.
However, this stir lasted only a few days before being quelled by the Heaven Dou Empire. Clearly, someone had intentionally done this, as if the high-ranking officials of the Heaven Dou Empire did not want the situation to continue to escalate.
The one manipulating all of this was Qian Renxue, and this was one of the layouts discussed with Lin Chen earlier. Old Tai Tan was a staunch loyalist of Tang Hao; he was only loyal to the Tang Clan and eventually became a powerful aid to Tang San. Tang San's ability to subdue the four single-attribute great clans was largely due to Old Tai Tan's indispensable contributions; with him present, the Strength Clan could not be subdued by anyone.
However, the Strength Clan was not completely wiped out. Although the Valiant Ape Spirit was not a top-tier Spirit, it was still a high-level Spirit, and it would truly be a pity if its lineage were to end.
Qian Renxue led her people to slaughter all the male members of the Strength Clan, while the women possessing the Valiant Ape Spirit were imprisoned by Qian Renxue.
When she met Lin Chen, she handed them all over to him. At this time, all the female dependents of the Strength Clan were staying in the Spirit World.
The Spirit World was almost a one-to-one replica of Douluo Star; not only did it have vast Spirit Beast areas, but Lin Chen also planned out large human living areas. With Lin Chen's instructions, the Spirit Beasts within the Spirit World would not attack the human living areas.
The Valiant Ape Spirit would continue its lineage in the Spirit World in the near future.
Besides this, the Speed Clan was just as stubborn as the Strength Clan; they were also loyal to the Clear Sky Sect and to the Tang Clan.
If the Strength Clan was considered a family servant, then the Speed Clan was like "royal relatives."
The rise of the Clear Sky Sect, or rather Tang San, was more in line with the interests of the Speed Clan.
Therefore, they also could not be swayed by any force; it was better to eliminate them quickly.
Due to the Speed Clan all possessing the flying Spirit Needle Tailed Swift, their flying speed was very impressive. Qian Renxue had not yet moved against the Speed Clan, planning to make thorough preparations before capturing them all in one fell swoop.
The demise of the Strength Clan was quickly forgotten. The Clear Sky Sect had long since sealed its mountain, making it impossible for them to stand up for a former minor affiliated force.
Even if the other three clans wanted revenge, they had no target for it. Qian Renxue's actions this time were very secretive, and no evidence was left at the Strength Clan's territory.
Seeing that everything on the Douluo Continent was under Lin Chen's control and no butterfly effect had occurred, Lin Chen left the Douluo Continent and came to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the Spirit World.
During this time, whether with Bibi Dong or Mu Nujiao, it was high-intensity cultivation for Lin Chen. His spirit power level successfully broke through to ninety last night.
When Lin Chen condensed his first spirit ring at seventy, he tasted the sweetness of it. Being able to break through to ninety in such a short time, this Spirit core also played a huge role.
Everything has its pros and cons. Condensing a spirit ring at seventy could certainly accelerate his cultivation speed, and this benefit was very obvious; otherwise, Lin Chen would not have been able to break through to ninety so quickly.
The downside, however, was that Lin Chen needed to condense a second spirit ring at ninety, otherwise his cultivation would encounter a bottleneck.
Upon reaching the core of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the surrounding Immortal Herbs began to curry favor with Lin Chen. Through long-term interaction, all the Immortal Herbs no longer feared Lin Chen as they once did, and Lin Chen held the energy crystals they craved. Gradually, Lin Chen's path of nurturing herbs succeeded.
Lin Chen, as always, took out a large amount of energy crystals and distributed them equally among all the Immortal Herbs. For a time, the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well became exceptionally lively, with all the Immortal Herbs as active as if they had taken stimulants.
This scene also made Lin Chen's mood beautiful. After a simple interaction with a few Immortal Herbs, Lin Chen summoned Qiu'er.
As a Rui Beast, Qiu'er could gather the primordial energy between heaven and earth, which could greatly assist Lin Chen when condensing his Spirit core.
A large reason why Lin Chen's magic cultivation speed increased so quickly was the presence of Qiu'er by his side.
This heaven-defying effect allowed Lin Chen to constantly cultivate within a low-spec version of the Three Step Tower.
However, Qiu'er's amplification of human spirit power cultivation was not significant. In a World of All Magic, spirit power was inherently violent, and the density of spirit power reached more than five times that of the Douluo Continent. The human meridians could only bear a limited quality of spirit power; too fast a cultivation speed not only offered no benefits but could also cause damage to the body, which was somewhat counterproductive.
But when condensing a Spirit core, what was most lacking was the primordial energy of heaven and earth.
With a thought, a blue and red intertwined phantom suddenly appeared behind Lin Chen, and the Ice Fire Dragon King Spirit instantly possessed him.
Lin Chen walked to the confluence of the springs, sat cross-legged, and extended his right hand. In an instant, liquid-like Yin Yang spirit power surged out from within Lin Chen's body, gathering in his hand for extreme compression.
While compressing his spirit power, Lin Chen infused the Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire from his Ice Fire Dragon King Spirit into it.
When a Spirit Master condenses a Spirit core, the attribute of the Spirit core is the attribute of the Spirit Master's spirit power, and the spirit power attribute depends on the Spirit Master's Spirit.
Therefore, the Spirit core attribute of all Spirit Scholars who condense a Spirit core is the same as their own Spirit attribute, and the Spirit core is also a reflection of the Spirit Master's own Spirit.
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