When Did I Break Through?

When Did I Break Through?

The next day, Li Xuan opened his eyes, dazzled by the morning sunlight.

"Damn... it hurts so much!" Li Xuan lay on the ground as if life held no meaning, and even moving a finger hurt.

He lay there for quite a while before the pain finally eased.

"Good thing I survived. No wonder that guy from 'Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River' was so strong. Absorbing flames is just too painful. He deserved to be strong." Leaning against the wall and gasping for breath, Li Xuan spoke wearily.

Then Li Xuan mobilized the Soul Power within his body, using it to nourish and repair his flesh. With Soul Power soothing his injured body, the pain quickly vanished.

Once he no longer hurt as much, Li Xuan climbed to his feet. But the moment he stood up, he realized he was completely naked—not even his pants remained.

"Damn! Where are my clothes? A Flower Slave only gets one set of clothes! This... I... this..." Li Xuan stared at his bare body in shock, unable to speak properly.

Every Flower Slave who entered the Flower Sea only received one set of clothes. They would not be given new clothes for years, yet one breakthrough had burned his clothes away.

If he could not find new clothes, Li Xuan would have to deliver flower seedlings through the Flower Sea bare-assed.

Suddenly, Li Xuan's gaze was drawn to his own body.

It was not that Li Xuan was a pervert. His skin was simply in unbelievably good condition—crystal-clear and delicate enough to seem breakable with a puff, even better than a young girl's skin!

"The effect of the Burning Heart Clarifying Spirit Flame?" Li Xuan did not particularly care about the change in his skin, but he could feel that while it had become more attractive, its defensive power had also greatly increased.

Then Li Xuan closed his eyes and examined his muscles, meridians, bones, and internal organs. All of them had been enhanced!

It must have been the ability carried by the Heart-Burning Golden Chrysanthemum as an Immortal Grade Spirit Plant: cleansing the meridians and marrow!

Moreover, the impurities expelled from his body had been directly burned into ash by the Burning Heart Clarifying Spirit Flame and fallen away from Li Xuan's body. Otherwise, he would have been reeking by now.

A breeze swept past, and Li Xuan felt a little chilly below the waist. Without time to think, he hurriedly took out the clothes of the three men who had died earlier from his Void Pearl and picked out the smallest set to put on.

Li Xuan did not like running around naked...

After getting dressed, Li Xuan wanted to see the greatest gain from consuming the Heart-Burning Golden Chrysanthemum.

The Burning Heart Clarifying Spirit Flame!

Li Xuan slowly extended his hand. With a thought, a flame hidden within his heart gradually traveled through his meridians and arrived in his palm.

Poof!

A ball of flame appeared in Li Xuan's palm. It gave off a golden-red glow, carrying an air of nobility and elegance that made people unable to stop staring at it.

Although Li Xuan had never touched the Burning Heart Clarifying Spirit Flame before, the instant he summoned it, he understood everything about it. He could also command it as easily as his own limbs and use the flame with great proficiency.

The Burning Heart Clarifying Spirit Flame was one of the world's top flames. Its temperature was extremely high, and it could draw out Heart Fire to burn one's mind and soul. It could also clear the mind and calm the heart, shielding one from illusions!

Li Xuan pondered briefly, then used his thoughts to make the Burning Heart Clarifying Spirit Flame use its ability on himself.

The next second, Li Xuan felt an intense heat in his chest. The scene before his eyes changed completely, and dozens of different emotions surged into his mind at once.

The collision of those emotions made Li Xuan feel extremely agitated.

Just as Li Xuan was about to lose control, the Heart Fire suddenly vanished. The Soul Power in his Dantian rapidly surged upward, turning into a cool sensation that calmed him down.

"This flame can actually manipulate emotions, and it's so easy." Li Xuan took two deep breaths, staring at the flame in his hand with lingering fear.

What shocked Li Xuan was not that the Burning Heart Clarifying Spirit Flame could control a person's mind, but how effortless it was to do so!

All he had done to affect himself just now was have a single thought, yet that one thought had nearly caused him to lose control!

If he used it against an enemy, he could fight while manipulating the opponent's emotions.

Would that not let him crush his opponents with ease? Challenging enemies above his level would be effortless too.

After playing with the Burning Heart Clarifying Spirit Flame for a while longer, Li Xuan finally drew the flame back into his body.

"Not bad. Getting a flame like this made all that suffering worthwhile!" Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction. Remembering the agonizing pain of being engulfed by fierce flames the night before, he could not help but shudder.

Li Xuan stretched his body and walked out of his room. The moment he stepped outside, brilliant sunlight shone in his face.

He looked up at the sun and saw that it was already late in the morning. He had not expected to sleep for so long.

Suddenly, Li Xuan's stomach rumbled loudly.

He must have passed out the night before, and the excessive depletion of nutrients in his body had left him hungry.

"System, settle today's points." Li Xuan yawned and spoke to the system.

[Beginning today's point settlement...]

[Soul Power Level 16, received 16 points!]

[...]

[No other bonus items detected... No additional points received. Total points received: 16.]

"Huh? Soul Power Level 16?" Li Xuan froze and asked in disbelief, then looked over the light screen before him again.

Had he not yet absorbed a Soul Ring? How had his Soul Power Level broken through to Level 16? Was there a bug in the system?

Li Xuan pondered briefly, then opened his status panel.

[Basic Attributes]

[Name: Li Xuan]

[Age: 6]

[Martial Soul: Heaven-Grasping Bottle, Nine Hearts Nine Flames Lotus]

[Soul Power Level: 16]

[Spirit Bone: None]

[Survival Points: 37]

The status panel showed that Li Xuan had already absorbed a Soul Ring, but Li Xuan himself had no idea what Soul Ring he had absorbed.

Li Xuan pondered briefly. The Soul Ring he had absorbed could only have belonged to the Nine Hearts Nine Flames Lotus, so he slowly extended his right hand and gradually poured the Soul Power in his body into his Soul Seal.

The next second, a green lotus appeared in his palm. However, unlike the last time it appeared, one of its nine petals had turned golden-red.

Each time the Nine Hearts Nine Flames Lotus absorbed a Soul Ring, one of its petals would turn the color of that flame.

He had actually absorbed his first Soul Ring.

But why did he not remember a single thing about it?

Still, looking at that familiar golden-red color, Li Xuan made a bold guess.

"Could my first Soul Ring be the Heart-Burning Golden Chrysanthemum? But didn't the Heart-Burning Golden Chrysanthemum fail to produce a Soul Ring? How could it become my Soul Ring?" Li Xuan narrowed his eyes at the golden-red petal of the Nine Hearts Nine Flames Lotus, recalling what had happened the night before.

Happy weekend, everyone. Something came up today and delayed me.

(End of Chapter)