"What is Dugu Bo doing?"
The commotion at the Crown Prince Residence finally drew Xu Yunxiao. After arriving at where Xu Tianyang and Dugu Bo were, he saw Dugu Bo cultivating cross-legged. He quietly walked behind Xu Tianyang and asked in a low voice.
His intuition told him that Dugu Bo's actions were instigated by Xu Tianyang.
"Father, it's like this…" Xu Yunxiao's appearance did not surprise Xu Tianyang. After briefly explaining the matter of the Spirit core, he explained, "I didn't expect Senior Dugu to have an epiphany. I originally planned for you and Mother to act as protectors, but something unexpected happened."
"So that's how it is. Cultivation truly has no end," Xu Yunxiao exclaimed, looking in surprise at the nascent Spirit core forming in Dugu Bo's palm.
A moment later, Mu Mengyu also arrived. After understanding the details of the situation, the three stood there quietly, their gazes involuntarily drawn to the solidified Spirit core in Dugu Bo's hand, awaiting the final result.
On the surface of the Spirit core, deep spatial cracks were intensifying, with space twisting and fluctuating, appearing very peculiar.
As time passed, the spatial cracks on the surface of the solid spirit power became as fine as a net, with new cracks continuously appearing and being devoured and absorbed by the solidified Spirit core.
As the solidified Spirit core's rotation speed reached its limit, all the surrounding space began to distort.
In the eyes of the three, the dark green Spirit core contained an extremely vast amount of spirit power, which also held a rich poison-attribute fluctuation.
"Is this a Spirit core? A poison-attribute Spirit core?" Xu Yunxiao silently watched the Spirit core in Dugu Bo's palm, pondering in his heart what attribute his own Spirit core should be if he were to condense one.
A moment later, the rapidly spinning solidified Spirit core in front of Dugu Bo suddenly stopped. He slowly opened his eyes, looking at the solidified black hole vortex not far in front of him.
Just a glance gave him the sensation of his soul being drawn into it.
He had a strange feeling; in his perception, this black hole emitted endless darkness and profundity, and the vast spirit power it contained was completely imperceptible, yet he could feel the faint threads of connection between himself and this black hole vortex.
At this moment, he felt his spirit power and mental force, which were almost completely drained, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, having almost failed.
Now, only the last step remained.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo's will stirred, and the solidified black vortex-shaped Spirit core was drawn by his consciousness towards his lower abdomen.
Instantly, Dugu Bo's Spirit, as if triggered, was released, and his nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—appeared around his body one by one.
His dark green long hair moved without wind, floating upwards.
At this moment, his Sea of Consciousness was enduring immense pain. Fortunately, he had a ten-thousand-year Medusa skull providing a boost, so this level of pain was still within his tolerable range.
As time passed, the solidified Spirit core smoothly entered Dugu Bo's Dantian. It was at this moment that an anomaly occurred: the poison pill originally condensed in Dugu Bo's Dantian shattered violently the instant the Spirit core entered, transforming into pure poison attribute energy that surged towards the Spirit core. In a flash, this nascent Spirit core, as if having absorbed a powerful tonic, rapidly expanded.
A surge of extremely pure spirit power rushed towards Dugu Bo's limbs and bones.
"He actually broke through?" Xu Yunxiao looked at Dugu Bo in surprise, not expecting him to find an opportunity to break through to ninety-second rank by condensing a Spirit core.
"It seems Tianyang's Spirit core method is flawless. Once Dugu Bo awakens, we can discuss the details and then we can also condense our own Spirit cores. The seniors in the Empire who are stuck at eighty-ninth rank can also give it a try to see if they can break through," Mu Mengyu said happily, turning to her husband and son after seeing that Dugu Bo was fine.
"Tianyang, your mother and I will go and deduce this Spirit core method first. Dugu Bo doesn't look like he'll wake up anytime soon. You arrange the staff in the residence and make sure Dugu Bo isn't disturbed." Xu Yunxiao nodded upon hearing this. Seeing Dugu Bo succeed, he was also a bit impatient.
"Understood, Father, Mother."
Xu Tianyang nodded in agreement. Generally, after a Spirit Master condenses a Spirit core, they enter a state of deep meditation to comprehend the power of the Spirit core and stabilize their realm. Dugu Bo is a Titled Douluo, so this time should be significantly shortened… "Tianyang, I actually think that compared to your talent in Spirit Master cultivation, your talent in spirit tools is even more terrifying."
In a large laboratory in Mingde Hall, Elder Chen looked at the tall young man in front of him, speaking with emotion.
"Elder Chen, I only theorize on paper; actually realizing them still depends on you all," Xu Tianyang said with a smile, looking at the old man who had been constantly trying to change his ideas over the past year.
"Boss, I also put in a lot of effort, okay?" At this moment, Zui Hongchen, standing nearby, eagerly raised his hand to show his contribution.
"Hahaha, the Hongchen family's boy's Spirit is naturally suited for a Soul Engineer. Although he doesn't have as many wild ideas as you, in practical application, even I won't be able to surpass him in the future," Elder Chen said with a chuckle, patting Zui Hongchen's shoulder with gratification.
"Come, let's see the power of this weapon."
The three looked towards the display stand in front. There lay a spirit tool long cannon, but it was slightly different from the traditional spirit tool cannons of the Sun Moon Empire.
"Based on your concept of a semi-automatic weapon proposed a year ago, we've modified the traditional spirit tool gun, adopting Zui Hongchen's design to create this semi-automatic spirit tool service rifle." After a brief explanation, Elder Chen gestured for Zui Hongchen to step forward and personally oversee the experiment.
Seeing this, Zui Hongchen excitedly stepped forward, picked up the semi-automatic spirit tool service rifle from the display stand, and explained, "This new type of spirit tool gun is made using a new type of spirit power storage device, the 'milk bottle,' as its energy source. The spirit power consumed is primarily from the milk bottle, and it can fire thirty shots within fifteen seconds. Its power and intensity are related to the spirit tool's rank and the milk bottle's rank."
"The one I'm holding uses a Rank 3 milk bottle; even if held by a Spirit Grandmaster, it can unleash the power of a Rank 3 spirit tool."
"Its advantage is that it can provide more terrifying firepower support. If there are enough milk bottle reserves, it can fire continuously until it reaches the spirit tool's own limit."
After explaining, Zui Hongchen raised the gun, aimed at the dummy already prepared two hundred meters away, and pulled the trigger.
"Boom boom boom!"
In just a few breaths, the 'magazine' was emptied. Even though Zui Hongchen only had the strength of a Spirit Grandmaster, if a defense-type Spirit Ancestor were standing there, under the suppression of such terrifying firepower, he would still be stripped of a layer of skin.