Inside the secret room, silence reigned—so complete that even a falling pin would have been clearly audible.
Liu Yuan took a deep breath, carefully adjusting his breathing rhythm until both body and mind reached their optimal state.
He extended both hands and gently rested them on the carving knife that had completely turned emerald green, radiating a dense and vigorous aura of life.
"Let's begin."
With a single thought, the spirit power within his body began to circulate. A powerful suction force erupted from his palms.
Buzz—!
In an instant, the Gold of Living Beings seemed to find an outlet. It transformed into a vast, indescribably majestic torrent of life force, surging frantically into Liu Yuan's body through his arms.
This was no ordinary energy—it was the most fundamental life force of the world itself.
If an ordinary Spirit Master were subjected to such an overwhelming influx, their meridians would have collapsed long ago.
But Liu Yuan was different.
Even so, a swelling pain still spread throughout his entire body.
Every cell within him awakened at once, greedily devouring the external life force as they rapidly divided, reorganized, and strengthened.
A faint green glow surfaced across his skin. His bones emitted continuous cracking sounds, as though his entire body were undergoing a complete rebirth.
The meridians inside him widened and toughened, while spirit power surged through them like a roaring river.
Time passed, minute by minute.
One hour…
Two hours…
A full three hours went by.
When the final trace of emerald-green light was completely absorbed into Liu Yuan's body, the once-feared Soul-Eating Fierce Blade had lost all of its brilliance. It reverted to dull, ordinary metal, then crumbled into powder in his hands, scattering across the floor.
"Phew—"
Liu Yuan slowly opened his eyes. A sharp glint flashed within them, making the entire secret room seem to brighten for a brief moment.
He stood up and casually stretched his limbs.
Crack! Crack!
A series of popping sounds rang out like beans roasting over a fire. An unprecedented sense of fullness and power flooded his entire body.
He could clearly feel that the life force contained within his Physical Body had risen by far more than just a small margin.
"Such powerful vitality…"
Liu Yuan clenched his fist, sensing the surging strength within. A look of delight appeared in his eyes.
"As expected of the Gold of Living Beings. Not only did it strengthen my Physical Body, it directly pushed my spirit power to Rank Fifty-Five!"
In just a few hours, he had broken through several ranks. This was the terrifying effect of a top-tier Heaven-and-Earth Treasure.
But that wasn't the most important part.
At that moment, the System's crisp notification sounded in his mind:
[Ding! Detected that the Host has successfully absorbed the Gold of Living Beings. Mission complete!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the reward: One random god-bestowed spirit ring!]
[Note: The age of this spirit ring will automatically match the maximum limit your current Physical Body can withstand (twenty thousand years), and it will include a Primal Kyogre specialty skill!]
It's here!
Liu Yuan's heart skipped a beat as he immediately chose to claim it.
Buzz—!
With a thought, he sensed that a black spirit ring had instantly appeared around his Primal Kyogre Spirit.
At the same time, information about the spirit skill flooded into his mind.
[Spirit: Primal Kyogre]
[First Spirit Skill: Ice Beam]
[Attribute: Ice]
[Power: 90]
[Description: Fires an ultra-cold freezing beam at the target. In addition to dealing massive Ice-attribute damage, there is a certain chance to inflict the "Frozen" state, rendering the target unable to act.]
"Ice Beam…"
Liu Yuan carefully savored the name of this newly acquired skill, the smile in his eyes deepening.
"What a great skill."
"This perfectly fills a gap in my coverage."
In Pokémon-style type matchups, Ice-type attacks were famous for their brutal offensive power—especially against Grass-type, Flying-type, Ground-type, and even Dragon-type Spirit Masters or Spirit Beasts, where they produced devastating results.
Although Liu Yuan's previous skills already offered broad coverage, the lack of an Ice-attribute attack had always felt like a missing piece.
Now, with Ice Beam, that weakness was gone.
"On top of that, Primal Kyogre's base Special Attack is as high as 180."
"It's practically tailor-made for this skill."
"Not bad. Very not bad."
He was extremely satisfied with this harvest.
A twenty-thousand-year spirit ring, coupled with a powerful control-and-damage skill like Ice Beam—and because absorbing another spirit ring also boosted his cultivation, his spirit power rose again, jumping straight from Rank Fifty-Five to Rank Fifty-Seven.
This round of growth was truly massive.
…
Liu Yuan soon stood up.
To better test the power of his Primal Kyogre Spirit, he headed straight outside.
He made his way to the Martial Arts Arena, stopping in front of an alloy metal pillar specifically used to test the power of spirit abilities and spirit tools.
"Martial Soul Possession!"
Liu Yuan summoned his Spirit.
This time, however, it wasn't the Mega Rayquaza Spirit he usually relied on, but the newly obtained Primal Kyogre Spirit.
With only one spirit ring, Kyogre's appearance looked somewhat sparse, but the pressure radiating from the Spirit itself was still overwhelmingly powerful.
"Ice Beam!"
Without hesitation, Liu Yuan aimed at the alloy training post and fired.
Sizzle—sizzle—sizzle!
The Ice Beam struck instantly.
The temperature of the alloy pillar plummeted at a terrifying rate, until it was completely encased in a massive block of ice.
Liu Yuan then moved to a nearby spirit-tool display screen designed to analyze attack data.
[Attribute: Ice]
[Power: 5000 (Equivalent to a full-strength strike from a Six-Ring Soul Emperor)]
A satisfied smile spread across Liu Yuan's face.
"Without any amplification, it's already comparable to a Six-Ring Soul Emperor's full-power attack—and it comes with control."
"This is incredibly satisfying."
He soon returned indoors.
But he wasn't there to rest.
Instead, he picked up the storage soul tool he had left in the room. With a thought, he took out another item.
A Heal Ball.
That's right—this was the same Heal Ball he had once used to capture the Snow Empress.
Although he had just obtained a new spirit ring for Primal Kyogre, Liu Yuan still wasn't satisfied.
The System had previously assigned him two tasks: one was to absorb the Gold of Living Beings, and the other was to subdue the Snow Empress.
Now that the first task was complete and his strength had increased dramatically, the second could no longer be delayed.
It was time to settle that matter once and for all…
And perhaps, while doing so, he could seize the opportunity—now that he possessed a new spirit ring and spirit skill—to break through to Rank Sixty.
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