Plucking Stars and Seizing the Moon, Condensing Blood Qi

Mu Yuan stood where he was, waiting for Du Busi to feed him.

He felt no shame about it.

This was normal for Soul Masters cultivating.

To put it plainly, if you could defeat a Soul Beast yourself, then obtaining its Soul Ring would be pointless.

Soul Master cultivation meant breaking through one Limit after another, not resting on what one already had.

A Level 10 Soul Scholar generally could not kill a Hundred-Year Soul Beast, but if he wished to become strong in the future, he had to equip his First Soul Ring with a Hundred-Year Soul Ring.

Likewise, a Level 20 Soul Master could not single-handedly kill a Soul Beast four to six hundred years old, yet he still had to obtain a Soul Ring of that cultivation level whenever possible.

A Level 30 Soul Grandmaster could not contend against a Thousand-Year Soul Beast...

It was a cruel fact. On Douluo Continent, becoming a top-tier powerhouse without the support of stronger people was truly difficult.

If you took a master, yet that person could not even help you hunt Soul Beasts, then it was practically the same as taking one for nothing.

What was more, Mu Yuan's target this time was a Golden Long-Armed Ape over five thousand years old.

Although he had absorbed the Thousand-Year Deep Sea Demon Octopus beyond his level for his Second Soul Ring and even acquired the External Soul Bone, Heavenly Thunder Six Orifices, he still did not dare claim that he could defeat a five-thousand-year top-tier Soul Beast like the Golden Long-Armed Ape.

If it had been an ordinary five-thousand-year Soul Beast, he could still have tried.

As he pondered, Du Busi had already finished the battle.

"The Sect Master moved so quickly."

Mu Yuan sighed in admiration, already raising his Soul Power as he rushed forward.

The Golden Giant Ape bloodline granted this Long-Armed Ape tremendous vitality, allowing its wounds to recover in the blink of an eye.

But Du Busi directly smashed its chest inward with a single punch.

His hand formed a claw and ripped out its heart.

Even so, the Golden Long-Armed Ape remained alive and struggled frantically. Its heart thumped wildly, golden blood coursed through its vessels, and its wounds healed in the blink of an eye.

Mu Yuan clicked his tongue inwardly.

Without hesitation, he took out a Level 4 Soul Tool dagger and poured Soul Power into it. A sharp gleam burst from its tip as he viciously plunged it into the heart dyed gold by Golden Blood.

Bang!

The heart exploded, and the Golden Giant Ape let out a pained roar.

With Du Busi restraining it, it did not hurt Mu Yuan.

Yet its struggle continued for a full three minutes.

"What astonishing vitality." Mu Yuan marveled.

Du Busi was secretly shocked as well.

He gave Mu Yuan an envious look.

If he had obtained a Soul Ring like this back then, his strength would probably have risen another level.

"Even if this Soul Ring doesn't grant you an explosive Soul Skill, gaining this vitality alone means you haven't lost out. I estimate that even once you reach Title Douluo, the damage to your origin from unleashing a Gold-level Second Awakening can be somewhat reduced."

Du Busi's words showed no doubt regarding Mu Yuan's Secondary Awakening grade.

At present, Gold Grade was a certainty.

Of course, a Gold-level Second Awakening could only be achieved at Level 90 through the Body Sect Secret Technique.

In an ordinary Secondary Awakening, Silver Grade was the highest possible grade.

It was not as though an Arm Martial Soul could not undergo a Silver-level Second Awakening.

The Body Sect already had similar examples.

They simply could not undergo a Gold-level Second Awakening afterward.

But Mu Yuan was different.

Du Busi held an inexplicable confidence in him.

His path was powerful, his luck was heaven-defying, and his first three Soul Rings had consecutively been the ones most suited to his needs.

While Du Busi was thinking, the Golden Giant Ape had already died.

A dazzling purple ring of light slowly solidified.

Mu Yuan drew the Soul Ring over with his Soul Power, letting it settle outside his body.

Surging Soul Power entered his body.

Mu Yuan felt as though a golden torrent had swept through his Meridians. In the blink of an eye, faint specks of golden light appeared wherever the torrent had washed through.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

His heart pounded violently.

His blood raced madly through his body, as though a vast amount of blood had been replenished within him.

"This surging vitality..."

Feeling the abundant life force within Mu Yuan, Du Busi revealed an astonished expression.

"At the very least, it wasn't a loss."

Even if this Soul Ring's Soul Skill did not have an explosive effect, he could add one with his Fourth Soul Ring later.

By then, it would be a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, settling the matter once and for all.

Mu Yuan's expression was somewhat strained, and the impact within his body made him suffer.

He felt as though all the blood in his body had been replaced.

Such agony was difficult to describe in words.

Five hours later.

Mu Yuan slowly opened his eyes. They were filled with exhaustion, utterly lacking the refreshed vigor one should have after absorbing a Soul Ring.

"How is your Third Soul Skill?" Du Busi asked.

Only then did Mu Yuan close his eyes and sense the information of his Soul Skill.

When he opened them again, a smile appeared on his face.

"My Third Soul Skill is Plucking Stars and Seizing the Moon."

"Plucking Stars and Seizing the Moon?" Du Busi's expression changed slightly.

After the surprise came delight.

"This Long-Armed Ape actually possesses a spatial attribute!"

His battle had ended too quickly. The Long-Armed Ape had possessed no ability to resist and was directly suppressed by him. Until its death, it had not launched a proper counterattack, so he had never experienced its spatial Soul Skill.

Among the Long-Armed Ape race, a rare few could awaken a spatial attribute. Plucking Stars and Seizing the Moon was their signature Soul Skill.

It was said that when cultivated to the extreme, although it could not truly pluck the stars and moon, it could still move mountains and fill seas.

"Plucking Stars and Seizing the Moon is itself an explosive Soul Skill. Without using its spatial power, it is a purely explosive Soul Skill. When its spatial attribute is used, it can send that explosive force through space and wound enemies from afar."

Mu Yuan was very satisfied with this Soul Skill.

"Actually, the greatest benefit this Soul Ring brought me isn't this Soul Skill."

Mu Yuan had to admit that Du Busi was right. Even if he had not obtained an explosive Soul Skill, merely gaining the Golden Giant Ape's immense vitality meant it had not been a loss.

Now that he felt the changes in himself, he knew it was more than merely not losing out—it was an enormous profit!

"Even the Soul Ring's passive transformation has given me tremendous vitality."

"Most importantly, with this immense vitality supporting me, the Blood Qi in my body has begun to stir."

Through the Scarlet Spirit Bone, Mu Yuan even had the illusion that he could control the circulation of his Blood Qi.

He was no longer using a Soul Skill through the Soul Bone.

This time, he truly felt as though he could perceive the movement of his own Blood Qi.

He even felt an urge to follow the flow of his Blood Qi, then condense all the Blood Qi in his body in one stroke and refine it into a tangible force!

"Bloodline Power!"

Mu Yuan told Du Busi about what he felt.

Hearing this, Du Busi exclaimed, "Bloodline Power... I never expected your Arm Martial Soul to be able to touch upon such power at merely Three-Ring."

"Since you have this impulse, you should try to gather that power. But don't rush it. Once we return to Heaven Dou City, I'll prepare some Medicinal Baths for you according to the secret methods passed down by the sect. Then you can make your breakthrough."

Du Busi did not let Mu Yuan attempt it rashly.

However, he was quite supportive of condensing Bloodline Power.

Heaven Dou City.

After returning to the estate, Du Busi informed the elders of what they had gained during this Soul Beast hunt.

Upon learning that Mu Yuan was going to condense Bloodline Power, all the elders excitedly began making preparations.

They gathered all kinds of rare herbs.

In the estate courtyard, they prepared a huge medicinal cauldron specifically for brewing these herbs.