Reaching Ten Thousand Years, Devouring Fang Evolves Again

In the blink of an eye.

Qian Renxue had already wandered through Sunset Forest for seven days.

Yet she had neither received word from Li Yu nor found the place where Dugu Bo lived in seclusion.

This left her both irritated and deeply worried.

She feared that something unspeakable might have happened between Li Yu and Dugu Bo.

But with no other options, she could only leave Sunset Forest in frustration.

Meanwhile.

The mixed toxins "outside" Dugu Bo's body had finally been mostly neutralized by Li Yu.

After seven days.

Even someone at the level of a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo felt utterly exhausted.

After all, this concerned both his own life and Li Yu's.

If the Soul Power Li Yu had sent into his body experienced any abnormal fluctuations, and Dugu Bo failed to suppress his body's "resistance" in time.

Then, given the gap in their cultivation.

Li Yu would likely be killed by the backlash in an instant.

Had it been anyone else, he would not have cared.

But Li Yu was someone who could cure the illness that had plagued him for years. If Li Yu died, his hopes of being cured would become even more distant.

Thus, Dugu Bo had remained in an intensely tense state throughout.

Li Yu's situation, however, was the exact opposite.

He relied on Devouring Fang to continuously absorb the toxins within Dugu Bo's body, then convert them into his own Soul Power.

Although this process also consumed his Soul Power.

Once his Soul Power entered Dugu Bo's body through Devouring Fang, it carried the toxins back and converted them.

And during this process.

The Soul Power converted from the toxins was already enough to make Devouring Fang self-sustaining.

Li Yu did not need to expend any additional energy to maintain it at all.

As a result, aside from the beginning, Li Yu spent nearly the entire process silently feeling his Soul Power gradually rise.

This gave him a far greater sense of gain than meditating in seclusion ever could!

And so, when the treatment ended, the "patient" was utterly exhausted.

While he, the "surgeon," was brimming with energy.

As though he had just enjoyed a wonderful sleep.

It was also at this very moment.

Level: 37

Reward Settlement: Obtained 1,500 Free Allocation Years!

Free Allocation Years: 12,000 Years

Cross-dressing Schedule: 9/10

Looking at the flashing prompt, Li Yu felt somewhat dazed.

In the blink of an eye, he had already been in this world for nine days!

And in those mere nine days, his Soul Power had risen by seventeen levels!

It was an unimaginable rate of improvement.

Having spent the past few days immersed in absorbing toxins to increase his Soul Power, the daily Free Allocation Years had accumulated to a full twelve thousand years.

This included the reward from the day he arrived at Sunset Forest, as well as the rewards from the seven days he spent detoxifying Dugu Bo.

Which meant.

If Li Yu wished, he could now directly raise one Soul Ring to the Ten Thousand Years level.

But he obviously would not do something so flashy.

Before he possessed the strength to protect himself, keeping a low profile was still the priority.

So after some consideration, he chose to directly raise Devouring Fang to the Ten Thousand Years level, while the remaining three thousand years were divided equally among the three Soul Rings.

Allocating...

Allocation complete!

External Soul Bone:

Devouring Fang: Ten Thousand Years

New: Number of Devouring Fangs increased to five, efficiency increased by 20%

Soul Ring Years changed:

First Soul Ring: Purple (2,000 years)

Second Soul Ring: Purple (2,000 years)

Third Soul Ring: Purple (3,600 years)

As he looked at the flashing prompt, a trace of surprise appeared in Li Yu's eyes.

The number of Devouring Fangs could actually increase. This had greatly exceeded his expectations.

His main reason for raising it to the Ten Thousand Years level was to improve the efficiency of "absorbing toxins."

He had also wondered whether reaching Ten Thousand Years would reduce the loss involved in converting toxins into Soul Power.

But judging from the result.

The efficiency had indeed increased, but he had clearly been overthinking the conversion rate.

Still, the increased number was unexpected as well.

Is this really trying to develop in the direction of a "Hidden Weapon"?

Li Yu watched as the marks on the nails of his right hand gradually faded, his expression peculiar.

He had truly never expected this Soul Bone to develop into a "Hidden Weapon."

If Xiao Sanzi found out, who knew how he would react.

While Li Yu focused on himself.

Dugu Bo was staring at him in astonishment, his eyes full of surprise.

"This Little Sprite... why does he seem to have become stronger again?"

Dugu Bo muttered inwardly.

Naturally, he knew—and was shocked—that Li Yu's Soul Power had risen to level 37 during the detoxification process.

He had merely helped detoxify him, yet his Soul Power had actually risen by a full six levels.

If this matter were made public, it would surely cause another huge uproar.

But after thinking of the expenditure from when he had previously "tested poison" on himself, Dugu Bo gradually accepted Li Yu's improvement.

Compared to the cost of "planting" those toxins, Li Yu's current gains actually seemed somewhat underwhelming.

But the two were not the same thing, so he did not dwell on it further.

Everyone had their own secrets, and Dugu Bo chose to respect the secrets of Li Yu, the one who could resolve the poison within his body.

However.

He knew that the sudden feeling that "Li Yu had become stronger again" was not caused by the increase in his Soul Power.

It seemed to be due to something else.

But after examining him for a while, he found nothing out of place.

In the end, he could only shake his head and give up investigating, muttering inwardly, Hah, I must be too exhausted. I'm actually hallucinating!

After stretching a little.

Dugu Bo looked at Li Yu and said, "Little Sprite, rest here for now. I'll come find you tomorrow."

After a pause, he added, "The Spiritual Qi here is abundant, and it will greatly benefit a low-level Soul Master like you!

"Also, outside this cave lies a strange valley. It is where I usually cultivate and enter seclusion, and it is also where I breed poisonous creatures. If you are interested, you may take a look.

"But.

"It is dangerous inside. Be careful yourself. If anything happens, do not blame me!"

With that, Dugu Bo left on his own.

Li Yu could not help curling his lip.

This old fellow really did not know how to take care of people!

He had actually just left him here like this. What terrible manners.

But Li Yu was not angry.

Mainly because he had truly gained quite a lot from Dugu Bo.

He had obtained both Soul Power and a Soul Bone. What was there to resent over a lack of hospitality?

With that thought, Li Yu did not pay it much mind, nor did he intend to investigate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Knowing what Xiao Sanzi had experienced before, he understood.

The passage leading into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had methods Dugu Bo had personally left behind, along with natural barriers.

If he tried to investigate it, he might lose two layers of skin.

Dugu Bo had likely said those words to test his abilities.

But Li Yu saw things clearly. So long as he resolved Dugu Bo's physical condition, the other party would naturally take him there according to their previous agreement.

Of course, more importantly.

By tomorrow, the Cross-dressing Schedule mission would be complete!

He was looking forward even more to the reward for that mission!