Just Take It As A Lesson Learned

After a day of non-stop travel, Lin Chuan only relaxed his taut nerves and let out a long breath once he was far from Holy Soul Village.

He was now near the border mountain range.

The area was sparsely populated, appearing desolate and dilapidated.

Due to the constant commotion caused by battles on the outskirts of the border mountains, spirit beasts had become scarce here.

Furthermore, whenever someone from a faction achieved a breakthrough, they would come here to hunt for spirit rings.

Over the years, the spirit beasts here had dwindled, with high-age specimens being even rarer and mostly hiding deep within the mountains.

Lin Chuan found a quiet cave near the outskirts.

The cave was clean, free of droppings or signs of human activity, though the ground was covered in pebbles and dust.

He dismounted, tethered his horse, and casually planted the Blue Silver Emperor in the nearby soil to sway alongside other scattered Blue Silver Grass, using them for camouflage while it absorbed nutrients through photosynthesis.

Since he was destined to absorb this spirit bone, there was no need to go to Suotuo City.

Otherwise, the fluctuations caused during absorption would attract unwanted attention, not to mention that Tang Hao was also there.

Returning to the cave, he cleared a clean area and sat down cross-legged.

With a flip of his palm, a rectangular box the length of a forearm appeared in his hand.

Staring silently at the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone of the Blue Silver Emperor before him, Lin Chuan did not rush to absorb it.

Given the current density of his spirit power—which had compressed from liquid to a solid state—he feared there might be complications, but keeping it bottled up was not a solution either.

With powerful mental strength and spirit power solidified beyond the Spirit Saint level, the timing was perfect for condensing a Soul Core.

Although there was danger, the Blue Silver Emperor was present, and its life energy could quickly heal any injuries from a failed attempt.

Even if he didn't succeed, he would treat it as gaining experience; at worst, he would suffer internal injuries and waste the spirit power boost provided by the Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone.

Besides, that boost in spirit power wasn't of much help to him at his current level anyway.

This was a good opportunity, and Lin Chuan was even less likely to give it up.

Just as he was about to begin, his movements paused, and he said in his heart:

"Giratina, you've been quite busy these past few days."

Ever since he refined the Evil God Bead, Giratina hadn't made a sound for a whole week.

Usually, the entity would go silent for a day or two at most; after this long, he had started to wonder if it had died.

Without a moment's delay, Giratina replied speechlessly:

"You absorbed the good energy, while I'm still stuck absorbing the mess. Spatial energy and time energy aren't that easy to absorb, and you don't instantly master spatial and temporal abilities just by taking them in."

"The 'Death Arena' space within this Evil God Bead is not simple. After absorbing and merging it, the transformation of the Inversion Domain has been a bit slow; consider it a reshaping process."

"This Seat has been very busy lately. Once the domain finishes its initial transformation, the effect will be absolutely powerful!"

Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow:

"So confident?"

Giratina let out a cold snort, stating with absolute confidence:

"Have you ever seen me in my prime?"

"Back then, I trampled the gods of time and space; the world called me the Gate of Hell."

"Anything that enters the Inversion Domain under my control cannot escape unless I personally open a passage."

Recalling his days playing Pokémon, where he had to enter that one-way Inversion Domain passage and couldn't leave until he defeated the dark organization, Lin Chuan couldn't help but smile.

Giratina being trapped was inexplicably comical.

There was also that cheat: "Save-state" time reversal!

It seemed Giratina's sense of oppression had been suppressed by the game.

Dialga and Palkia had connections in the outside world, effectively using a save-state cheat in the game.

Seeing that Giratina was busy again, Lin Chuan responded briefly and returned his consciousness to his own body.

Looking at the box before him, he no longer had any reservations; he opened the lid and took out the Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone.

He used a barrier of spirit power to mask the fluctuations emitted by the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

He ensured it wouldn't be detected by others, including Ling Yuan.

He hadn't reached the point where he could entrust his life to her protection, and besides, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone would definitely attract every spirit master below the Super Douluo level.

Such a treasure could not be ignored simply because of a lighthearted "I won't steal it."

Lin Chuan placed the spirit bone on his lap and used his spirit power to guide the absorption.

The Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone was drawn by thin threads of spirit power and lifted toward his right leg.

A surge of spirit power emerged to envelop the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, and Lin Chuan's right leg began to connect and merge with it.

Instantly, rich life force emanated from the spirit bone.

Outside the cave, the surviving Blue Silver Grass were invigorated, their leaves swaying as if in celebration.

Inside, the newly planted Blue Silver Emperor leaf trembled, as if a numb machine had suddenly received a brief charge.

The soulless body, sensing the yearning within its bloodline, swayed instinctively and mechanically.

And at this moment.

Lin Chuan, still absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone, formed a seal with his hands before his chest, blocking several basic meridians that the Blue Silver Emperor was utilizing.

While using his spiritual power for internal observation, he guided his soul power to circulate simultaneously.

Just like that, a bizarre scene emerged before his eyes.

In his internal view, a meridian map appeared, showing two thick streams of soul power being controlled and executed through different meridians.

One was for absorption, the other for circulation.

To prevent the two from clashing and causing a backlash, Lin Chuan pushed his spiritual power to the limit.

The condensation of a Soul Core is fraught with danger; a single failure means all previous efforts are wasted, and the price of failure is severe injury.

Success, however, would be a different story.

With a Soul Core during combat, the circulation of soul power accelerates, and the efficiency of soul power absorption increases significantly.

At this moment, based on the meridian map revealed by the two energy flows passing through his vessels.

Lin Chuan used his spiritual power to carefully yet boldly stabilize the two opposing states of absorption and circulation within his body.

He began to condense the remaining soul power into his abdominal dantian.

Simultaneously, driven by the absorption and circulation, two opposing vortices began to form frantically within his dantian.

The two acted like spinning tops rotating in opposite directions, beginning to overlap.

The massive soul power within Lin Chuan's body began to frantically condense into three vortices.

By this step, Lin Chuan was already drenched in sweat, his clothes soaked through.

Yet he dared not even breathe deeply, only carefully driving his spiritual power to continue the subsequent actions.

The previous steps were relatively simple, requiring only strong spiritual power and solid soul power.

But this step demanded precision—precision in the control of spiritual power, and precision in the fusion of two vortices with different characteristics.

To avoid a violent collision between the two that would cause an explosion and leave him severely injured.

Lin Chuan gritted his teeth, his powerful spiritual energy erupting to manipulate one of the vortices and set it in motion.

This movement was like a train originally on tracks being forced to change course, struggling to slide across trackless ground.

The heart-wrenching pain caused Lin Chuan's face to turn pale instantly; a mouthful of stagnant blood caught in his chest, boiling like a volcano amidst the agony, surging up his throat and spilling from the corners of his mouth.

He had made double preparations this time.

If there were any errors earlier, he would not have pushed himself.

Had he failed, he would have used a soul power barrier and spiritual power to shroud the explosion area at the critical moment.

Then, he would have unblocked his sealed meridians, allowing the Blue Silver Emperor's energy to flood his body for healing.

Since there were no errors, he could continue his madness.

In any case, with the Blue Silver Emperor as a safety net, he wouldn't suffer too much damage, at most wasting the soul power boost brought by the Blue Silver Emperor and sustaining some internal injuries.

If he didn't succeed this time, he would treat it as a lesson learned and gain experience!

Without any worries, Lin Chuan once again pushed his spiritual power.

"A mere Soul Core condensation, you think I fear you?!"

"Gather for me!"

That near-maniacal eruption caused the surrounding hundred-meter area to fall into an eerie silence.

Being within it, the world seemed to lose its color, becoming a desolate void.

A strange distortion of soul power formed around Lin Chuan, striking his body repeatedly and causing blood to continuously spill from his mouth.