The first to change was the Diamond Baboon that Zhong Shenxiu had pinned to the tree with his first shot. Its corpse, enveloped in a halo of Spirit Power Halo, began to become transparent, gradually dissipating from the edges. The dissipated parts transformed into countless tiny specks of light, floating in the air, and then, as if drawn by some force, drifted towards Zhong Shenxiu's direction.
Then came the second head, the third head, and the fourth head.
The Diamond Baboon killed by Zhong Shenxiu transformed one by one into Spirit Power Halo, then into points of light, which converged on Zhong Shenxiu's body.
Ye Xinglan's eyes widened.
Of course, she knew the rules of the Spirit Ascension Platform. When a Soul Beast Soul Beast is killed in the Spirit Ascension Platform, its Spirit Ascension Platform power is converted into absorbable energy, directly improving the Soul Master's Soul Spirit cultivation. This is the core function of the Spirit Ascension Platform, and it is also why so many Soul Master are willing to spend a lot of money to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform.
But she had never seen such an absorption rate.
Those points of spiritual energy were like glowing streams, converging on Zhong Shenxiu from all directions and then being absorbed by him. The absorption speed was astonishing, so fast that Ye Xinglan's eyes couldn't keep up.
Unbeknownst to her, Zhong Shenxiu's Eternal Myriad Dragon Source Art was operating at full power. This cultivation method itself possessed the characteristic of absorbing the energy of heaven and earth like a vortex, and its absorption efficiency was even more absurdly high when facing pure spiritual energy.
The Spirit Power Halo surged into Zhong Shenxiu's body, splitting into three streams that flowed to different places.
The first, and thickest, surged towards his first Soul Spirit, the Earth Dragon. The Earth Dragon's Soul Spirit slumbered within his Martial Soul, and the infusion of spiritual energy caused its aura to rise rapidly. Nourished by the spiritual energy, its cultivation of 7,600 years steadily increased, reaching 7,700, 7,800, and 7,900, progressing steadily toward the threshold of 10,000 years.
The second surge was directed towards his second Soul Spirit, the Red Flood Dragon. The Red Flood Dragon's cultivation level began to climb from 1,700 years ago, then 1,800, 1,900, 2,000, and continued to rise until it slowed down at 2,800 years ago.
The third stream of spiritual energy was extracted by the Eternal Myriad Dragon Source Art and used to nourish Zhong Shenxiu himself. His body was further strengthened under the nourishment of spiritual energy; his bones became denser, his muscles firmer, and his meridians wider. A small portion of this third stream of spiritual energy also flowed to the Dragon Fighting Plane Dragon Fighting Plane recharge it.
The crystal on the altar saw its third-stage charging progress surge dramatically.
Zhong Shenxiu speculated that after the third stage of charging was completed, he might be able to awaken the sleeping Fighting Dragon Clan in batches!
It's time for this world to hear the roar of the Fighting Dragon Clan!
These changes all occurred within Zhong Shenxiu's body, Ye Xinglan could not see. She could only see those spiritual energy points being absorbed by Zhong Shenxiu, and then his aura began to change. The change was very subtle; it was not an increase in Soul Power Level, but a deeper change, as if his life essence was evolving.
The Spirit Power Halo lasted for nearly three minutes before completely dissipating.
Only the corpse of the Diamond Baboon Leader remained in the forest, not yet completely reduced to specks of light. As a leader of Soul Beast with five thousand years of cultivation, its spiritual power was the most immense, and its dissipation was the slowest. Its body slowly became transparent in the Spirit Power Halo, starting from its limbs, turning into specks of light bit by bit, and finally, along with its severed head, it completely dissipated into the air.
A large, intense Spirit Power Halo rose from where it had dissipated, like a small sun, and then surged toward Zhong Shenxiu.
The moment the Spirit Power Halo surged into Zhong Shenxiu's body, his body trembled violently. His eyes, which had been closed, suddenly opened, and two beams of light shot out from his light golden vertical pupils.
At this moment Earth Dragon's cultivation level broke through the nine-thousand-year mark, and it was only one final sprint away from becoming Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit.
The Red Flood Dragon's cultivation level stabilized at 2,800 years, an increase of 1,100 years compared to before.
Zhong Shenxiu's own body also benefited greatly from the domineering absorption of the Eternal Myriad Dragon Source Art. His blood and qi became more vigorous, his vitality became more abundant, and even the speed of his Soul Power circulation increased significantly.
But Ye Xinglan was unaware of all of this.
She simply sat next to Zhong Shenxiu, her hands supporting her chin, watching his profile. She saw him open his eyes, saw the sharp glint in them, saw his aura become more concentrated, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what had changed.
All she knew was that the boy had been seriously injured in the battle just now, but had recovered about 70-80% in just a few minutes. His body was healing itself, his Soul Spirit was absorbing spiritual energy, and his aura was growing stronger.
The scene of the battle just now flashed through Ye Xinglan's mind.
She remembered the moment Zhong Shenxiu leaped out of the pit, the way he completely shed his human form and transformed into a dragon standing upright, and his effortless fighting style among the Diamond Baboon.
A life-saving grace.
Full of vigor and vitality.
Unparalleled in bravery.
It has extraordinary potential.
These words floated into her mind one after another, as if someone were labeling her heart, each label precisely applied to Zhong Shenxiu.
Ye Xinglan suddenly realized that these labels embodied almost all the fantasies of young girls in the Douluo Continent about their Prince Charming and their peerless heroes.
At this moment, these labels are almost all applied to the same person.
Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Ye Xinglan quickly looked away, lowered her head, and stared at the Stargod Sword on her lap. The starlight on the sword shimmered in the sunlight, but her mind was not on the sword at all.
Her face felt a little hot.
Ye Xinglan reached up and touched her cheek; the skin her fingertips touched was frighteningly hot. Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat, and her breathing became rapid.
This feeling was strange. She had seen many geniuses, many handsome young men, and many powerful peers at the Shrek Academy, but she had never felt this way before.
Ye Xinglan bit her lip and secretly glanced at Zhong Shenxiu.
Zhong Shenxiu was looking at her.
His pale gold vertical pupils were directly in her direction, his gaze fixed on her. There was no malice, no aggression, and not even any expression in his eyes; he was simply looking at her.
But Ye Xinglan interpreted that gaze in a completely different way.
She didn't know that Zhong Shenxiu was simply wondering why she hadn't left yet.
She didn't know that Zhong Shenxiu's personality made him uncomfortable with someone around, let alone with someone helping or taking care of him.
She had no idea that Zhong Shenxiu was looking at her only because he was thinking about how to ask her to leave.
She knew nothing.
All she knew was that the boy was gazing intently at her with those deep, warm eyes.
Ye Xinglan's face turned even redder.
She wanted to look away, but her eyes wouldn't listen. She just stared at Zhong Shenxiu, her azure eyes meeting his pale gold vertical pupils, neither of them looking away first.