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Furthermore, Su Yun wanted to test his true combat strength.

Immediately after tanking a Crystal Strike, Su Yun went all out, engaging the Terror Aggregate in battle once more.

However, as someone who knew every mechanic of the Terror Aggregate, Su Yun still only managed a pyrrhic victory.

Fortunately, they were still on the outskirts of the forest, and under the sunlight, Su Yun's injuries, stamina, and soul power were recovering rapidly, so he was not worried about any accidents.

"Boom..."

Watching the Terror Aggregate collapse with a crash, its entire body shattering into a pile of crystal fragments, Su Yun let out a long sigh of relief.

"Whew...

That was truly no easy task."

Gazing at the purple soul ring emerging from the corpse of the Terror Aggregate, Su Yun could no longer suppress his smile.

After absorbing this soul ring, his strength would reach a whole new level.

However, Su Yun was in no rush to absorb the ring; instead, he hurried over to Tang San's side.

Looking at the unconscious Tang San, Su Yun felt a twinge of worry, and a wisp of soul power flowed from his palm into Tang San's body.

Su Yun began to examine Tang San's physical condition, only to find it was not looking good.

His body was being frantically eroded by Shadow Energy and was already severely injured. Under the influence of this negative status, Tang San continued to emit instinctive groans even in his coma.

If he didn't receive treatment, he might actually die. Su Yun hadn't expected Tang San's injuries to be this severe.

But thinking about it carefully, it made sense. Although the system-customized Terror Aggregate was only 1,500 years old, its heaven-defying abilities were no weaker than some ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts. Under such targeted attacks, it was perfectly normal for Tang San to be injured like this, even with the intelligence Su Yun had provided.

"Sigh."

With a long sigh, a helpless Su Yun opened his system panel and typed into the search interface.

[Healing]

[Senzu Bean], [Blood Bodhi], [Energy Amethyst], [Cactus Humanoid Acupuncture Bed]...

Ignoring the pile of expensive healing items, Su Yun set the price filter to under 1,000.

[Black Jade Intermittent Paste], [Heavenly Fragrance Intermittent Glue], [Bone Regeneration Pill], [Blood Coagulation Powder], [Body Recovery Pill], [Essence Nourishing Pill]...

There were many varieties, but Su Yun noticed with a dark expression that none of them seemed to be of much use for Tang San's injuries.

Glancing at the pained expression on Tang San's face, Su Yun gritted his teeth and finally chose to increase the price range.

He finally found an item capable of treating the injuries in the 5,000 Friendship Point interface.

[Top-Grade Rejuvenation Pill

Description: From a xianxia world. After consumption, it heals injuries and dispels primary-level curses and negative effects within the body.]

What comes from the sheep grows on the sheep!

Isn't it just 5,000?

Little San just exploded with over ten thousand Friendship Points earlier.

Do it!

Su Yun chose to purchase it immediately, and the next second, 5,000 Friendship Points were deducted.

With a flip of his hand, an exquisite porcelain bottle appeared in his palm.

Uncorking the bottle, a refined medicinal fragrance wafted out, and Su Yun poured the Rejuvenation Pill into his hand.

It was deep red in color and emitted a rich herbal aroma. Without any hesitation, Su Yun fed it directly into Tang San's mouth.

As the pill went down, Tang San's complexion improved at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the Shadow Energy clinging to the wounds on his body began to recede.

Su Yun tossed the porcelain bottle onto the ground, moved a bit further away, took an onion out of his Space Ball, and began to brew up some emotions.

Having spent 5,000 Friendship Points, he at least wanted to fleece some back. Who would have thought that after ten minutes, Tang San still hadn't woken up? Su Yun's preparations had gone to waste, and with no other choice, he decided to absorb the soul ring first.

For a system-customized soul ring, Su Yun only needed sufficient physical fitness; there was no need to fear any soul shock.

Therefore, the absorption was very fast and posed no danger.

Following the guidance of Su Yun's soul power, the purple ring of light transformed into a golden ring the size of a bracelet, yet incredibly solid, and settled directly onto the Shadow Scythe.

At that very instant, Su Yun felt as if his body had fallen into magma; a scorching energy surged in frantically, and a violent heat flow rushed into his body.

If it were anyone else, they would feel as if their internal organs were burning.

But Su Yun's body felt as comfortable as if he were soaking in a hot spring. His doubled physical fitness, combined with his recent training, meant he felt no pressure even when absorbing a ring beyond his rank.

Su Yun could use the power of the soul ring without reservation to impact the first major acupoint marked in the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Although he did not cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill, the extraordinary meridians still had their merits.

Soon, under the continuous impact of the soul ring's power, there was a reaction within Su Yun's body.

Su Yun seemed to hear a crisp cracking sound.

The power belonging to the thousand-year soul ring dispersed frantically within his body, spreading along the meridians to his entire frame. It began to pierce through one acupoint after another, finally gathering toward one location—the very first major acupoint.

As the soul power successfully gathered, a feeling of comfort that could not be described in words washed over him. At the same time, Su Yun felt as if certain restrictions on his body had been lifted; his mind became crystal clear, as if he were floating on the clouds, ascending to a blissful paradise.

Su Yun knew that this signified his official status as a First-Ring Spirit Master.

When he opened his eyes, the excitement on his face was impossible to conceal.

The thousand-year spirit ring provided him with an immense boost; his Spirit Power Level, which had been stagnant for so long, surged directly to level 14. Following that was the Shadow Scythe.

With a flick of his hand, Su Yun summoned the Shadow Scythe. Compared to before he absorbed the spirit ring, the weapon felt significantly heavier.

Beyond that, the once-smooth blade was now etched with markings resembling demonic runes. They looked as if they were about to shatter, but in reality, the blade had only become sharper.

Su Yun gave it a few swings, glancing left and right.

It was a pity that, aside from him and Tang San, there wasn't a single living thing in the vicinity.

Wen Wu had naturally died long ago, perishing from the indiscriminate AOE of the Terror Aggregate during the process of absorbing the spirit ring.

Otherwise, he could have let him...

Forget it; given his strength, he wouldn't have been worth using his first spirit skill on.

Calming down, Su Yun returned to Tang San's side to check on him once more.

He discovered that the guy was already fine; his current mental exhaustion meant he was simply asleep. Looking at Tang San, who was sleeping like a baby, Su Yun felt helpless and could only stand guard.

Sitting beside him, he began to tally his gains from this encounter.

First was the first spirit ring, which had pushed his spirit power to level 14.

Second, as his spirit power broke through level 10, both the Shadow Scythe and the Superman Physique had evolved.

The Shadow Scythe gained a debuff called "Pain Intensification," which could double or even triple the pain felt by an injured enemy, with the multiplier increasing by one for every ten levels gained.

As for the Superman Physique, it had naturally awakened the Super Brain.

It effectively transformed Su Yun's mind from a single-core processor into a supercomputer, though this did not mean it raised his IQ or turned him into a genius.

What became powerful was his brain, not his thinking or consciousness.

To use an analogy, could an ordinary person win against a top-tier hacker in a cyber-warfare defense just by owning a supercomputer?

Obviously not.

Therefore, the most intuitive benefits the Super Brain brought to Su Yun were:

Powerful learning ability, invincible memory and processing capacity, as well as monstrously fast reflexes and dynamic vision.