Absorbing the Martial Soul, the Blood Sea Sublimates

Lin Tian's eyes lit up, his heart stirred; he felt this Nine-Headed Bat resonated most perfectly with his own temperament.

He immediately intensified the activation of his Blood Sea Martial Soul, pouring his entire soul power into it, striving to project his blood aura toward the Nine-Headed Bat.

As the dense Blood Sea aura dispersed, the Nine-Headed Bat Unyielding Soul Spirit, which had been motionless, felt the scent of blood; its pitch-black eyes suddenly ignited, and it lunged toward Lin Tian, radiating a fierce, predatory thirst for blood.

Little thing, I'll have you hooked in no time!

Lin Tian felt a surge of joy, knowing he had found a compatible soul spirit. He immediately guided the Nine-Headed Bat toward him and began the absorption process.

At this moment, Han Tianyi stood firmly by Lin Tian's side, terrified that he might encounter any mishap, and began teaching him the techniques for absorbing an Unyielding Soul Spirit.

"The most important part of absorbing a soul spirit is using your martial soul to resonate. Since the Unyielding Soul Spirit chose you, it proves it has an interest in you.

As long as you withstand the probing and trials of the Unyielding Soul Spirit, the feedback it provides will be incredibly powerful."

Lin Tian nodded immediately upon hearing this, then hesitated no longer, guiding the Nine-Headed Bat toward his own martial soul to begin the absorption.

The absorption process of an Unyielding Soul Spirit is far more perilous than that of an ordinary soul spirit; the phrase "nine deaths for one life" is no exaggeration.

Initially, the Nine-Headed Bat was only attracted by the blood aura on Lin Tian, but once it realized Lin Tian intended to absorb it as a soul spirit, it began to resist.

Its will was incredibly stubborn, constantly battering Lin Tian's Mental Sea, attempting to fight off the fusion.

Lin Tian gritted his teeth, calling upon his Blood Sea Martial Soul to suppress it, while simultaneously manipulating his powerful Blue-Veined Starfish martial soul to provide synchronized suppression.

Under the overwhelming pressure of both martial souls, he gradually began to fuse with this Unyielding Soul Spirit, assimilating it bit by bit.

As time slowly ticked away, Lin Tian's forehead was drenched in sweat, his face pale as paper. His mental power and soul power were being consumed at a massive rate; several times, he felt as though he could no longer hold on.

But he had to endure; he had to become stronger. He could not fall here to a century-level soul spirit and become a laughingstock.

He did not know how much time had passed, but with a soft hum, the Nine-Headed Bat soul spirit completely merged into his Blood Sea Martial Soul. Immediately after, the Nine-Headed Bat soul spirit manifested beside him, hovering before his eyes.

The next moment, a yellow soul ring appeared out of thin air beneath Lin Tian's feet, radiating the stable aura of a century-level soul ring.

At the same time, Lin Tian's bottleneck shattered, his soul power surging wildly as he successfully broke through from level ten to level twelve.

Lin Tian slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body; a look of excitement appeared on his face. He was very satisfied with this Unyielding Soul Spirit.

However, just as he was about to inspect his soul skill, a sharp pain pierced his brain. His vision went black, and before he could even let out a sound, he fell straight backward, losing consciousness entirely.

"Lin Tian!"

Han Tianyi and Leng Yaozhu exclaimed in unison, rushing forward.

But before they could even touch Lin Tian's body, they saw his skin losing its luster at a visible rate. His once-ruddy cheeks and plump limbs began to wither rapidly, as if all the moisture and energy in his body were being invisibly drained away.

In just a few breaths, Lin Tian transformed from a vibrant youth into a bag of bones, his aura fading to a flicker.

"Not good!"

Han Tianyi's expression changed drastically as he reached out to check Lin Tian's pulse.

The moment he made contact, he felt a terrifying suction force emanating from the boy, nearly dragging his own soul power into the void.

He jerked his hand back, his eyes filled with shock and gravity.

"It's a problem with his martial soul. During the soul spirit absorption, the Blood Sea Martial Soul went out of control and is frantically devouring his own life energy and soul power!"

Before he could finish, Han Tianyi immediately pulled countless precious treasures filled with dense life energy from his storage Soul Tool without hesitation; these were treasures he had collected over many years.

He immediately poured these treasures into Lin Tian's body to compensate for the consumption.

However, as soon as this massive surge of energy entered Lin Tian's body, it vanished like a stone into the sea, instantly devoured to the last drop.

"The consumption is too severe."

Han Tianyi's expression was extremely grave. He took out several bottles of high-grade soul power recovery potions and life essences, pouring them all into Lin Tian's mouth.

With the influx of terrifying energy, Lin Tian's withered body finally recovered slightly, but the energy continued to be consumed at a horrific rate.

Yet, Han Tianyi felt no heartache, pouring everything into Lin Tian.

As a dignified level ninety-eight Super Douluo, the strongest mental-attribute soul master on the continent, and the chief designer of the Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Ascension Platform, his assets were immense. Even if he had to consume resources at this frantic pace every day, he could support Lin Tian for years.

Having finally found such a satisfying disciple, he would never give up.

Besides, didn't Qiangu Dongfeng insist on taking Lin Tian as his apprentice?

Then, they would split the cost of these materials fifty-fifty. He could just go to Qiangu Dongfeng for reimbursement; this was all Qiangu Dongfeng's own doing.

At this moment, the unconscious Lin Tian's consciousness was submerged within his own Blood Sea Martial Soul.

Every time he was forced into unconsciousness, he was compelled to appear here, and he had no way to return on his own, as his body had not yet reacted.

Lin Tian gave up after realizing he couldn't return, and he also wanted to see what kind of changes his martial soul had undergone.

The Blood Sea World was no longer the one he was familiar with; it was undergoing a heaven-shaking transformation.

Initially, the Blood Sea was just ordinary blood without any soul power, but now, the entire sea was shrouded in a faint white soul power, and the blood itself held a subtle aura of life.

The blood, which previously possessed no special energy, now seemed to have energy fluctuations in every drop. The layers of the Blood Sea World had undergone a qualitative leap visible to the naked eye.

What shocked Lin Tian even more was that the various Blood Sea Monster creatures that had previously filled the sea without any cultivation had all undergone earth-shattering changes.

Those Red Blood Cell Monster creatures had all evolved into Blood Grain Worms, their size doubling. They had become crimson spheres covered in a membrane of Blood Fiend, beneath which flowing blood veins were faintly visible. Their single eyes were scarlet, surrounded by delicate blood mist, and they radiated the aura of ten-year soul beasts.

The White Blood Cell Monster creatures had transformed into White Armor Guards, their size also doubling, becoming even more exaggerated. Their entire bodies were covered in heavy white armor, with protrusions at the joints of their blood-colored skeletons. Sharp bone spurs grew from their bodies, their single eyes were milky white, and their tentacles had evolved into complete arms, clutching short blades condensed from bone armor. They also radiated the cultivation of ten-year soul beasts.

The Coagulation Platelet responsible for clotting remained disc-shaped, but its entire body had become more three-dimensional. A single blue eye blinked incessantly, and its body was surrounded by a pale blue transparent shield condensed from soul power.

The Lymphocyte Monster had evolved into a Blood Blade Guard, its form becoming more agile and streamlined, like a blood-colored leopard, with blade-like sharp patterns emerging on its skin.