Consuming a Spiritual Item

As time progressed, the Soul Power Level of Mu Xuanheng reached level 20.

Mu En: "Can you sense what your second soul skill will be?"

Mu Xuanheng: "It should be an enhancement-type soul skill. What exactly it enhances will likely depend on the soul beast I hunt."

For an assault-type battle soul master, an enhancement-type soul skill is very normal. This also aligned with the expectations of Mu En and Xuan Zi.

At the same time, attention needed to be paid to his other martial soul.

"How many soul beasts do you feel your second martial soul can form a Contract with now?"

In the Divine Seal World, a knight could basically only form a Contract with one magical beast.

After coming to the Douluo World, he clearly felt that he could form one more.

That is to say, one soul ring could correspond to one soul beast.

However, there was one very important issue: he could only form one equal Contract.

The rest could only be master-servant Contracts.

This was his greatest limitation. Only with an equal Contract could he bind a stronger soul beast while he was still weak.

After listening to Mu Xuanheng's explanation, the two fell silent for a moment. The overall situation was within expectations, and some details would not affect the big picture.

"Do you have any thoughts on your second soul ring?"

The two decided to respect Mu Xuanheng's opinion; his choice would be the best choice.

"I want to wait a bit and improve my physical fitness further. I just need to be sure I can refine a thousand-year soul ring."

At this moment, Mu Xuanheng was not yet eight years old.

Having a thousand-year soul ring at eight years old was unprecedented in history.

Mu En sat in his wheelchair and gave him a pill: "This is a Mystic Water Pill. I bought it back from the Xuanming Sect and made some improvements. The effects will be more suitable, but there is only this one."

He knew the function of the Mystic Water Pill: it cleansed impurities in the meridians and improved physical fitness.

The fact that Huo Yuhao could jump from level 11 to level 20 in one year was inseparable from the effects of two Mystic Water Pills.

"Thanks, old man." After taking the Mystic Water Pill, he went off to prepare for refinement.

Xuan Zi watched Mu Xuanheng leave. "Isn't there a piece of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber? Why not let him eat it?"

"The main effect of Whale Rubber is indeed to greatly improve the body, making it easier to obtain soul rings. But don't forget the side effects. The nature of the dragon is lecherous; if it triggers lustful fire, it will be difficult to handle."

At this point in time, it was truly not suitable for Mu Xuanheng, who possessed the Chaofeng martial soul, to use Whale Rubber.

It would be fine to divide a thousand-year Whale Rubber into small portions to consume, but refining a whole piece was absolutely out of the question.

Mu Xuanheng sat cross-legged in the cultivation room.

He took out the Mystic Water Pill given to him by Mu En; the dark blue pill had faint patterns, surrounded by a mist of water, yet it carried a trace of light.

This was his specially made Mystic Water Pill.

A Mystic Water Pill with mild medicinal power was worth ten thousand gold outside, and this special version was something he wouldn't even dare to imagine.

After swallowing it, a faint mist of water radiated from his body.

Slowly, the mist turned into a foul odor.

Opening his eyes, Mu Xuanheng felt a layer of sludge covering his body.

He was sticky all over; this was the effect of the Mystic Water Pill.

Unable to wait, he quickly went to take a shower to wash away the filth on his body.

Afterward, he sat cross-legged again, and he could clearly feel that the meridians in his body had been widened and thickened.

They could withstand a greater impact of soul power.

Not only that, but his mental power had also been greatly improved.

He could see further, and his mastery over the Void Dragon Claw was stronger.

He swaggered toward Xuan Zi and reached out his hand very consciously: "Old man, lend me some money."

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Xuan Zi was amused: "Borrowing money from me? No money."

"Then I'll put it on your tab. Don't complain later that I bought things too expensively."

"What do you want to buy?"

"I'm going to light the sky lantern at the Shrek auction."

Xuan Zi: "What does that mean?"

"No matter which item is up for auction, no matter who bids, I will bid higher than them. Until I win it."

Xuan Zi immediately grabbed Mu Xuanheng: "It seems I need to teach you a good lesson."

After Xuan Zi finished beating him, Mu En called a stop: "Tell me, what do you want?"

Mu Xuanheng stated his answer: "A hundred-year Ice Crystal Fruit and a hundred-year Red Flame Fruit. I want to perform Ice and Fire Body Tempering."

Mu En shook his head; he believed Mu Xuanheng's current physique was already sufficient to absorb a thousand-year soul ring.

All those nourishing medicinal meals had not been for nothing.

"To strive for the upper limit, one must naturally be a bit braver."

If the only risk involved was Chaofeng, he wouldn't have brought it up now.

He himself still preferred stability, and with meridians nourished by the Mystic Water Pill, the probability of an accident would be significantly reduced.

A single sentence left both long-renowned Titled Douluo speechless.

At this very moment, neither of them dared to make this decision.

"Ice and Fire Body Tempering—I truly think such a method is reasonable, but isn't the effect of the hundred-year fruits too potent?"

Mu En was very worried; this was different from Whale Rubber.

The enhancement from Whale Rubber was very gentle, with only the side effects being obvious.

But the effect of Ice and Fire Body Tempering was not like that at all; it was an enhancement gained entirely through the impact of overbearing power.

"No, I have absolute confidence. I can do it."

Only by experiencing a simulated Ice and Fire Body Tempering with hundred-year spirit fruits could he be mentally prepared to accept the Ice and Fire Body Tempering of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Mu En: "Too much protection will indeed cause a fledgling eagle to lose the strength to fly. But for you right now, it is not yet time to understand these trades."

In their eyes, Mu Xuanheng was still too young.

The future of Shrek was to be handed over to him, so he had to develop some good habits.

"Once Bei Bei starts school, the two of you will be able to roam outside."

In Shrek City, the things Mu En and Xuan Zi needed could be found very quickly.

A day later, the fruits arrived in Mu Xuanheng's hands.

The two men did not leave, staying on the spot to watch him undergo the Ice and Fire Body Tempering.

They had expected some kind of novel method.

As it turned out, Mu Xuanheng simply ate them bite by bite.

When he ate the Ice Crystal Fruit, his body felt a coldness that exceeded his ability to resist. It wasn't just his limbs; even his blood felt as if it were being frozen.

He took a second bite, this time of the Red Flame Fruit, and it instantly transformed into extreme heat.

Xuan Zi was shocked: "Isn't this just reckless? Eating spirit fruits of this level directly would cause even a Soul Elder to suffer heavy injuries." As he spoke, he prepared to stop Mu Xuanheng.

But Mu En wouldn't let him intervene, saying he trusted Mu Xuanheng.

High heat and freezing cold alternated; his body and his spirit were both enduring this agony.

So this is what it feels like? No wonder my martial soul is so delighted. Truly, this is excitement bought with pain.

He gritted his teeth, still able to think clearly. This meant he hadn't lost his reason yet.

Compared to Tang Wulin, he was even more insane.

Tang Wulin at least finished eating one before moving on to the other.

But he was alternating between them.

His martial soul unfurled, and the Chaofeng behind him let out a joyful dragon roar.

The clothes all over his body had already been shredded by the heat and cold he was emitting.

His face inevitably twisted into a ferocious expression.

Mu En just started to use his soul power to help him alleviate the pressure, but was stopped by him:

"I'll do it myself. If I can't even endure this level, I shouldn't even talk about contracting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast or achieving the supreme."

Pain, cold, and heat rampaged through his body.

His complexion turned pale one moment and crimson the next. Even so, he did not need the protection of external forces.

His external soul bone manifested, also helping to suppress the pain.

Focusing his mind, calming his breath, he circulated his soul power.

Under the trusting gazes of the two men, "Mu Xuanheng, lives up to expectations."