Survival, Absorbing the Soul Bone

He drew the Begonia Flower over and examined it more closely, thoroughly stunned. This was absolutely the most beautiful Begonia Flower he had ever seen.

It could even be called the most beautiful flower he had ever seen, exquisite as a work of art.

Shiyu was in no mood to admire flowers. He put it into his mouth, slowly chewed it, and swallowed it.

The effects were immediate after he swallowed the Nine-Colored Begonia Flower. The pain throughout his body eased, and the torn flesh itched slightly as it wriggled faintly. His wounds were beginning to heal.

Shiyu was as excited as a drowning man who had spotted a rescuer. There really was a way out when all seemed lost.

He did not know what he needed to do, so he simply let nature take its course and allowed the Nine-Colored Begonia Flower's energy to circulate through his body.

A day quickly passed. All the torn flesh across Shiyu's body had healed together, without even leaving scars.

Another day passed, and all his internal injuries had improved. He had recovered seventy to eighty percent of the damage and was close to fully healed.

The energy of the Nine-Colored Begonia Flower remained within his body, and it was immense. His body was undergoing some kind of strange transformation.

Shiyu did not know exactly what this transformation was, but one thing was certain: it would not harm his body.

This Nine-Colored Begonia Flower was likely a miraculous healing medicine. Otherwise, it could not have healed his injuries in merely two days.

The changes that such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures brought to the body should be beneficial.

He continued watching the changes in his body and did not truly relax.

Three days flashed by, making it five days since Shiyu had swallowed the Nine-Colored Begonia Flower.

Only then did the changes within his body temporarily come to an end.

"What exactly did this bring me..." Shiyu began investigating, but for the moment, he did not know where this transformation had manifested.

There appeared to be no outward changes to his body, and he did not know much about its internal condition either. For a while, he had no clue where to begin.

"Could it have something to do with healing?" Shiyu thought of the Nine-Colored Begonia Flower's remarkable healing effects.

Following its characteristics, the transformation it brought might be related to healing.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He looked around and found a stone.

"I hope so." Shiyu steeled himself and slammed the stone hard against his Left Hand.

"Hiss!" Shiyu sucked in a breath of cold air and hopped around on the ground several times in pain.

The skin on the back of his Left Hand had split open. That blow had been far from light.

Once the pain eased a little, Shiyu stared unblinkingly at his Left Hand, hoping to spot something unusual.

Several minutes passed. Nine-colored light flickered over the damaged skin on his Left Hand. It was not dazzling, but the dim lighting here made it easier to see clearly.

"There really is a change." Shiyu confirmed his guess. Once the light began flickering, he could clearly feel his hand itching. His injury was healing.

What happened next left even Shiyu stunned. In just one hour, the injury on his hand had fully healed, without leaving the slightest scar.

"It seems I now possess an extraordinary recovery speed, dozens of times faster than my body's natural healing rate—perhaps even hundreds of times faster." Shiyu was deeply shaken and overjoyed.

If left to heal naturally, an injury like the one on the back of his hand would not have healed in less than ten days or half a month.

Yet now, it had taken only an hour, and there was not even a scar. The difference was enormous.

"This Nine-Colored Begonia Flower is definitely far more extraordinary than I imagined," Shiyu murmured.

How could something that granted a permanent healing effect possibly be ordinary?

It reminded him of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures Tang San called Immortal Herbs. This might be of the same grade as those Immortal Herbs.

As for whether it had reached the Hundred-Thousand-Year Level, there was no way to know. His understanding of such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures was rather limited.

"Nine-Colored Begonia Flower, Nine-Heart Begonia... Could there be some connection between the two? Or could this actually be a Nine-Heart Begonia?" Shiyu thought of the exceptionally special Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

The Martial Soul's primary ability was healing. It was even said that as long as someone had not died on the spot, after receiving treatment from the Nine-Heart Begonia, it would be difficult for them to die even if they wanted to.

Though that was somewhat exaggerated, it still showed just how powerful the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul's healing ability was.

If there was a Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul, then there might also be a Nine-Heart Begonia Flower. The Begonia Flower he had consumed also happened to be associated with the number nine, so it truly might be a Nine-Heart Begonia.

"I guess I'm lucky enough to survive a great disaster. Without this Nine-Colored Begonia Flower, I would definitely have died." Shiyu bowed toward the place where the Begonia Flower had grown, thanking it for saving his life.

The moment he thought of this, his expression darkened again as Tang San and Zhao Wujin came to mind. Those bastards.

"I never intended to become enemies with you, yet you nearly got me killed. Tang San, Zhao Wujin, just you wait." Shiyu spoke viciously. There was no way he could not hate them.

After cursing for several minutes, he turned to the Human-Faced Demon Spider External Soul Bone lying on the ground.

Once he absorbed this Soul Bone, he would obtain the Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone and increase his strength somewhat.

Shiyu sat cross-legged and held the Human-Faced Demon Spider External Soul Bone, recalling how to absorb a Soul Bone.

His first attempt was not very successful. Absorbing a Soul Bone required some particular methods.

After several attempts, he finally figured it out and began absorbing the Human-Faced Demon Spider External Soul Bone.

"Hiss!" Shiyu soon sucked in a breath from the pain. The Soul Bone's energy seemed to turn into diamond drills boring holes into the bones of his back. The pain was unimaginably intense and nearly unbearable.

Shiyu gritted his teeth and endured it. There was no choice—now that he had started, he could not give up.

Failure to absorb a Soul Bone could also endanger his life. This Soul Bone was especially unusual, and its position was connected to his spine.

If it affected his spine, then even if he did not die, he might end up paralyzed. That was unacceptable.

Shiyu endured until cold sweat poured from him and his lips were bitten open. The pain made his consciousness blur.

He did not know how long passed before the Man Faced Demon Spider finally fused completely with the bones in his back.

One Purple Spider Leg after another burst from the flesh on his back. Each had three segments, and the outermost segment ended in a sharp point, like a sharp spear. They gleamed coldly and carried venom.

Shiyu panted heavily and took a long time to recover. With a thought, the spider legs extended forward, allowing him to see them clearly.

A smile appeared on Shiyu's face as he watched the spider legs move with his thoughts. The pain had been worth it.

He reached out, wanting to touch them, but then remembered that the spider legs were venomous. As their owner, he might not necessarily be immune, so he decided against it. Better not to try carelessly.

After all, he had not yet figured out how to use the spider legs' abilities. If he was poisoned, he might not be able to absorb the venom. Poisoning himself would be quite the joke.

After studying them for a while, he put away the Soul Bone and lay down to rest.

Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep. When he woke up, he did not know how much time had passed, only that he was extremely hungry.

"I have to get out." The hunger in his stomach and weakness in his body meant Shiyu did not dare waste any more time.

He used Spatial Power to lift his body, floating above the ground as he shakily ascended.

This fissure was extremely deep. Perhaps even a Spirit Saint could be trapped to death inside it, but it could not hold him.

Though he could not directly teleport out with his Spatial Power, he could still slowly fly upward.

As he rose higher, Shiyu became increasingly careful. A fall from this height could kill him.

More than half an hour passed before Shiyu slowly landed on the ground at the edge of the fissure and flew out of it.

A smile appeared on his face after he landed, but before he could rejoice for long, the world spun around him and his body slipped out of his control.

"Am I crossing over again?" Was this not the familiar sensation he had experienced after absorbing a Soul Ring?

His body vanished from that place. His body kept spinning as the world whirled around him, making him unable to see anything around him.

His body gradually came to a stop. Once he could control his body again, Shiyu breathed rapidly, his chest heaving violently.

The frozen world returned to normal at that moment. The Two Teachers looked at Shiyu, who had suddenly begun panting heavily, with confusion.

"What's wrong with you?" one of the Two Teachers asked.

"Hm?" Shiyu had still been dazed. Only upon hearing that did he focus his eyes and see the familiar Two Teachers, leaving him completely stunned.

"I'm back again?" Shiyu murmured unconsciously.

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