Strength Breakthrough

Inside the small house, Mo Yu began checking the day's gains.

The seven hundred gold coins he had borrowed from his grandfather had initially dwindled to just two hundred. Later, by refining Thunder Fire Beads, he had not only earned another one thousand four hundred gold coins, but had also obtained four First-Order Fire-Type Demonic Cores.

Magic Cores, also known as Magic Crystals on the Dou Qi Continent, were energy cores found inside Magical Beasts. They contained extremely violent Heaven and Earth Energy. Even a Dou Wang would not dare risk exploding their body by forcibly absorbing such violent energy.

Therefore, on the Dou Qi Continent, the main use of Magic Cores was as alchemy materials for Alchemists, or to be imbued into weapons to increase their destructive power or amplify Dou Qi.

As a result, Magic Cores on the continent had long been in short supply. Whenever a higher-level Magic Core appeared at an auction or elsewhere, someone would immediately buy it at a high price.

The expensiveness of Magic Cores had naturally created large numbers of Mercenary Groups that made a living exclusively by hunting Magical Beasts. However, obtaining Magic Cores from vicious and cunning Magical Beasts was no easy task.

Thus, Magic Cores had always commanded an extremely high price on the Dou Qi Continent and were highly sought after.

The reason Mo Yu had bought four First-Order Fire-Type Demonic Cores before he had even warmed the gold coins in his hands was that he wanted to absorb the energy inside them.

That was right. He wanted to absorb the violent energy that even Dou Wangs dared not touch lightly.

Mo Yu's strength had now faintly encountered a bottleneck. If he wanted to continue improving, he would have to rely on painstaking effort. After all, the Original Body's talent was simply too poor.

Moreover, Dou Qi could only be cultivated in a proper, steady manner, because cultivators at this stage had extremely fragile meridians. If they took external substances, such as pills, minor cases would cause some discomfort, while severe cases would result in medicinal power that was too strong, leading to the tragic outcome of severed meridians and death.

Mo Yu also had no Old Yao to specially prepare Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to increase his Dou Qi cultivation speed. In fact, across the entire continent, only Xiao Yan could enjoy such treatment.

That was because, across the entire continent, only Old Yao could refine his unique Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.

Although Mo Yu's Previous Life had also possessed some other precious medicinal formulas, he naturally had not collected any formula that could increase the cultivation speed of basic Dou Qi.

However, since taking pills was not feasible, Mo Yu was not completely without options.

He could use the Profound Thunder to Devour energy, complete its evolution, and then have it feed that power back to him!

Thus, Mo Yu set his sights on the Magic Cores.

The Magic Cores were Filled with extremely violent Heaven and Earth Energy. Dou Zhe could not absorb it, but that did not mean the Profound Thunder could not!

In a certain sense, the Profound Thunder was itself the embodiment of the most violent Heaven and Earth Energy. Therefore, the two were not mutually repulsive.

The extremely violent lightning and fire elemental Heaven and Earth Energy contained within the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder was highly compatible with both Lightning Element and fire-type Magic Cores. Absorbing them could therefore be said to be exceptionally suitable.

Having thought of this, Mo Yu no longer hesitated. He took out a Magic Core and prepared to begin refining and absorbing it.

With his Mind Moved, a Crimson Lightning suddenly surged from the palm of his left hand. Immediately afterward, a Sizzling Electric Sound rang out inside the room.

Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder!

Seeing this, Mo Yu slowly took out a deep-red Magic Core with his right hand.

This was the Magic Crystal of a First-Order Flame Wolf. Among First-Order Fire-Type Demonic Cores, it was considered quite good. It seemed that Boss Ge Li had not tried to cheat him.

There were still a few strands of blood on the Magic Core in his right hand, but Mo Yu paid them no attention and directly threw it into the Crimson Lightning.

The moment the Magic Core was thrown in, it was Devoured by the Crimson Lightning. As if it had sensed some delicious food, the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder emitted an even more intense Sizzling Electric Sound...

At the Same Time, as the Magic Core was refined, streams of violent Heaven and Earth Energy poured out of it. However, when this violent energy—which even Dou Wang Strong Persons dared not easily inhale—encountered the Crimson Lightning, it was as if a mouse had seen a cat. It was rapidly Devoured and Absorbed, without even a trace remaining.

Three hours passed. The hard Magic Core had already been refined down by one-third. After absorbing the violent Heaven and Earth Energy inside it, the form of the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder gradually expanded, and the might of the lightning it contained slowly increased as well.

Seeing that absorbing the Magic Core was indeed effective, Mo Yu nodded in satisfaction. He then closed his eyes and quietly waited for the Magic Core to transform.

Before he knew it, a day and a night had passed. At this moment, the deep-red Magic Core inside the Crimson Lightning had vanished, and the violent Heaven and Earth Energy contained within the Magic Core seemed never to have existed. Only the Crimson Profound Thunder, now twice its original size, floated in Mo Yu's palm.

"It seems the effect of this First-Order Fire-Type Demonic Core is pretty good. It actually allowed the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder to grow this much."

Looking at the more Solidified lightning in his palm and the explosively increased violent energy within it, a smile involuntarily tugged at the corners of Mo Yu's mouth.

Sure enough, Devouring Magic Cores was of immense benefit to the growth of the Profound Thunder.

However, the reason it could grow so rapidly after Devouring a First-Order Fire-Type Demonic Core was mainly that the Profound Thunder was currently too weak, with too low a starting point. Once the Profound Thunder grew further, Devouring low-level Magic Cores would probably no longer have such an effect. At that time, he would have to find other Heaven and Earth Energy or higher-level Magic Cores to replace them.

However, Mo Yu did not pay much attention to future matters at this moment. Looking at the Crimson Lightning in his hand, he said confidently,

"It's Time to break through to the Eighth Stage Dou Qi!"

Although he had not rested for a day and a night, his spirit was incredibly excited. Sure enough, increasing one's strength was a man's greatest aphrodisiac.

After making up his mind, Mo Yu no longer hesitated. He withdrew the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder back Inside Body, sat cross-legged, placed his hands flat on his legs, and used his mind to control his breathing.

As the Profound Thunder entered his body, in the Next Moment, an enormous amount of energy suddenly appeared Inside Body the Youth. Faced with this situation, Mo Yu did not panic. Instead, he frantically absorbed the dense energy that Rushed Towards him.

As the energy was absorbed, the Aura surrounding the Youth's Whole Body slowly rose as well.

The unrestrained intake Lasted a full half an hour before finally beginning to slow down. By then, the energy fed back by the Profound Thunder had already weakened somewhat.

When the final strand of gentle energy Drilled Into his body along his meridians, Mo Yu's body fell slightly still. Then it suddenly trembled violently. His lower abdomen contracted slightly, and Mo Yu's Eyes abruptly opened. Crimson Lightning flashed rapidly through his Pitch Black pupils. His mouth opened wide, and a somewhat turbid stream of air was exhaled...

Once the turbid air left his body, Mo Yu's handsome face immediately looked several degrees more spirited.

Opening his eyes, Mo Yu twisted his neck, producing a series of crisp cracking sounds. He lightly clenched his palm, and the feeling of solid power made the Corner of the Mouth curl into a smile.

"Dou Qi, Eighth Stage!"