Douluo: Jianmu Martial Soul, Am I an Abomination of Abundance?

Layer upon layer of secret methods interlocked, maximizing cultivation efficiency at every stage.

At present, he had only completed the cycle of the Small Heavenly Circuit. The cultivation path for the Great Heavenly Circuit was still being explored.

As for Soul Cores, they truly had not been within his considerations.

However, based on Mu Ci's understanding of the Douluo series, Soul Cores should not affect the cultivation of techniques.

With the same meridian system, wasn't the Mysterious Heaven Skill still cultivated normally ten thousand years later?

When Mu Ci emerged from the wooden cabin again, he saw Mu Changsheng refining an Immortal Herb in the distance and deliberately softened his movements to avoid disturbing him.

Pill refinement was as easy as pie for Mu Ci. In barely an hour, he had finished refining several pills to send home.

He had considered everyone in the family. There were Fire Phoenix Pills for his grandmother and his cousin, Spirit Kite Douluo, while his parents received spirit pills refined from Ink Jade Divine Bamboo.

Once the family consumed the pills to improve their aptitudes, coupled with his Medicine King Secret Method, the path to becoming Title Douluo had already been laid out for them.

There would be no more bottlenecks beneath the Peerless Douluo realm.

Now that he had taken care of his family, it was time to consider himself.

Mu Ci looked at the many Immortal Herbs that remained and slowly paced back and forth through the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

He did not think for long before walking over to a peculiar Immortal Herb whose leaves bore droplets of dew.

The herb was emerald green from top to bottom, like beautiful jade. Three snow-white petals grew upon it, while several transparent droplets gathered at the center like dew lingering in the early morning.

Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

In the original work, it was said that consuming it could refine Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, granting the ability to see through all things.

Mu Ci naturally knew that description was exaggerated, but its effect of vastly increasing Mental Power was still quite good.

An Immortal Herb that purely enhanced the body's fundamental attributes would benefit him far more than the others.

It was not that Mu Ci did not want to consume other Immortal Herbs. Rather, with the assistance of Jianmu and Abundance Power, he hardly needed such things to add flowers to brocade.

Attribute resistance? It was completely useless. An endless sea of trees could overwhelm everything. Even the radiance of a star would dim before the Undying Ambrosial Arbor.

Ice-Fire Golden Body? It was useless to Mu Ci, who would reach the fourth tier of Abundance Power in just a few years.

A mid-tier Pathstrider of Abundance possessed vitality even more tenacious than the Xianzhou natives. Surviving decapitation or a shattered heart was merely basic stuff.

As for High-Order Walkers, they could possess the terrifying immortality of a Death-Seeking Madman or Blade of the Stellaron Hunters—an undying ability at the level of an Emanator's blessing.

He shook the dew from the flower into his mouth and felt an indescribable energy pierce through his entire body from his abdomen before charging straight into his Sea of Consciousness.

Crack.

A sound like an illusion came from within his mind.

In an instant, Mu Ci's consciousness entered an inexplicable space.

An endless black ocean spread around Mu Ci, with only the area beneath his feet shining brightly.

The seawater beneath his feet churned, raising towering waves.

Yet with a turn of Mu Ci's thoughts, the roiling seawater came to a halt in an instant.

"Is this the Sea of Consciousness?"

The moment the question arose in Mu Ci's mind, an answer appeared alongside it.

"So that's how it is. The light beneath my feet represents the current limit of my Sea of Consciousness. As I gradually grow stronger, the Sea of Consciousness will grow larger as well."

Having understood this, Mu Ci's consciousness began to take control of his body again.

But just as he regained control of his body, the Soul Power within him began circulating rapidly until an indescribable sensation arrived.

Level forty-seven!

As his Mental Power surged, the Soul Power that had stagnated for so long also broke through at the perfect moment, as naturally as water flowing into a channel.

Mu Ci lingered in that sensation for a long time, only slowly ending his cultivation once his Soul Power stabilized at its current level. He was about to check on how his grandfather's absorption was progressing.

But the instant he opened his eyes, he saw a lovely figure squatting before him, cupping her pretty face as she watched him.

Dugu Yan!

"Yanyan?"

Seeing the lovely figure before him, Mu Ci was startled and called out in surprise.

Their eyes suddenly met, and two rosy blushes immediately rose on Dugu Yan's pretty face.

"Ah, Mu Ci, you're awake!"

"Mm. Why did you all come back so quickly?"

After replying to Dugu Yan, he looked toward the two elders chatting nearby and asked curiously.

In his memory, Dugu Bo had taken Dugu Yan out to hunt Soul Beasts only an hour or two ago. How could they have returned so soon?

That was not even enough time to find a Soul Beast.

"No, Grandpa and I were out for half a day. Just absorbing my Soul Ring took over two hours."

"Yes, Little Ci. You've been sitting here for a long time. We've already finished our matters."

Seeing the commotion here, Mu Changsheng walked over with Dugu Bo and explained things to Mu Ci.

It had been that long?

Mu Ci was startled. Had refining the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and opening his Sea of Consciousness really taken so much time?

He had not felt anything at all.

Still, Mu Ci did not dwell on it. He rose to his feet, looked at the three of them, and asked:

"Grandpa, Senior Dugu, Yanyan, are you all done?"

Hearing Mu Ci's question, the three exchanged glances. Mu Changsheng looked at Dugu Yan and said with a smile:

"I only finished absorbing the Immortal Herb a short while ago. Yanyan, you go first."

"Perfect. Let me hear what kind of Soul Ring your grandfather found for you."

Dugu Yan nodded at Mu Ci and Mu Changsheng, then said as she entered Martial Soul Possession:

"My third soul skill came from a four-thousand-two-hundred-year-old Shadow Wyvern. It is among the best of the Sub-Dragon species."

Three Soul Rings rose from beneath her feet in succession. The thousand-year third ring was a deep, profound purple, completely unlike the pale coloration of other Soul Elders.

"Dragon Wings!"

Dugu Yan gave a soft shout, and her third ring shone with brilliant purple light.

A pair of blackish-purple dragon wings with a wingspan of more than six meters appeared behind Dugu Yan.

With one beat of her wings, tremendous thrust carried Dugu Yan soaring into the sky. The dragon wings tore through the airflow, pressing the surrounding flowers and grass flat.

"My third soul skill grants me the ability to fly and increases all my attributes by one hundred percent. It can last for an hour."

"And my Soul Power has already reached level thirty-six."

After saying that, Dugu Yan flapped her wings again and gracefully descended from the air, dispelling her Martial Soul Possession.

Once she landed, Dugu Yan's golden eyes remained fixed on Mu Ci.

She knew that everything she had now had been brought to her by the man before her.

If not for him, perhaps in another decade or so, she would have died in agony as the increasingly severe snake venom devoured her from within.

Not to mention that she now possessed the aptitude and potential to challenge the Title Douluo realm.

"An excellent soul skill. Both its utility and enhancement are top-notch. Grandpa, have you finished absorbing your Primordial Immortal Herb too?"

After listening to Dugu Yan's introduction, Mu Ci smiled and nodded at her before looking toward his grandfather.

"I've finished absorbing the Primordial Immortal Herb as well. My Soul Power is now level ninety-three, and I've also condensed that Soul Core you mentioned. I tested it, and its effects are astonishing."

"It can greatly increase my recovery speed after releasing soul skills, greatly strengthening my ability to fight continuously."

After Mu Changsheng spoke, envy appeared in Dugu Bo's eyes.

There was nothing he could do. He possessed a treasured place but could not use it. How could that not frustrate him?

Fortunately, after meeting Mu Ci, Dugu Bo's luck had improved as well.

"Little Ci, I can call you that, right?"

Mu Ci smiled and nodded. "Of course. Yanyan and I are friends, so as an elder, Senior Dugu can naturally address me that way."

Upon hearing this answer, smiles appeared on both Dugu Bo's and Dugu Yan's faces, and their gazes softened considerably.

"Little Ci, what exactly is that Soul Core your grandfather mentioned? It sounds somewhat similar to the Dan Pearl I accidentally condensed."

As Dugu Bo spoke, he spat out a thumb-sized emerald-green bead.

"I don't know much about Soul Cores either. I only happened to learn that such a thing existed. Your Dan Pearl may also be a Soul Core prototype. Senior Dugu should discuss that with Grandpa."

Mu Ci did not explain further on the matter. Remembering the snake-type Soul Beast he had asked them to find, he asked:

"By the way, did you catch the Soul Beast I asked for?"

Dugu Bo did not dwell on the Soul Core matter either. Seeing Mu Ci ask about the Soul Beast, he put away the Dan Pearl.

"Mm, we caught it. It's over there."

As Dugu Bo spoke, he pointed toward the base of a distant mountain wall, signaling Mu Ci to look over.

In the distance lay a black-and-red giant serpent more than ten meters long, motionless upon the ground.

Large patches of scales had been torn from its body, exposing overturned flesh and blood. It had clearly been beaten into a severely injured, near-death state by Dugu Bo.

"The one with the highest bloodline nearby was this ten-thousand-year Blood-Transforming King Serpent. It was originally intended as Yanyan's sixth Soul Ring."

After Dugu Bo spoke, he asked curiously, "Little Ci, what does this Blood-Transforming King Serpent have to do with detoxifying me?"

Hearing Dugu Bo's question, Mu Ci found it somewhat difficult to say.

He could not exactly tell Dugu Bo outright that he wanted to extract the Blood-Transforming King Serpent's spinal fluid and perform biological modification on him.