Collective Breakthrough

Time passed bit by bit.

Ning Rongrong was the first to finish absorbing it.

She slowly opened her eyes and clenched her small fists.

Her face was filled with delight.

"My physical strength..."

"It really improved."

She discovered in surprise that her physique was now far stronger than before.

Soon after, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang finished absorbing it as well.

Huo Wushuang swung his fist.

The wind from his punch howled, making the air let out a faint boom.

He could not help but exclaim.

"My strength..."

"Has increased by at least thirty percent."

"And I've also broken through to level thirty-seven."

Huo Wu's face was likewise full of shock.

"My physical strength is so much greater than before."

"And I've broken through to level thirty-seven too."

Lei Jie slowly opened his eyes at that moment.

In that instant, a powerful wave of Soul Power erupted.

Lightning elements raged wildly around Lei Jie's body.

Lei Jie slowly rose to his feet, his eyes brimming with excitement.

"I broke through."

"Level thirty."

At that moment, Dugu Yan's Soul Power suddenly surged violently.

Dense green Soul Power shot into the sky.

Level forty.

Dugu Yan had successfully entered the realm of a Soul Ancestor.

Dugu Yan slowly opened her eyes.

Feeling the powerful strength within her body, she could not help but smile.

"I finally broke through to level forty."

"I'm only one soul ring away from becoming a Soul Ancestor."

Everyone revealed joyful expressions.

Just then.

A scorching energy several times more terrifying than the combined power of everyone present

suddenly erupted from Feng Xiaoyuan's body.

Feng Xiaoyuan's body jolted violently.

The immense medicinal power contained within the thirty-thousand-year Whale Rubber far exceeded Feng Xiaoyuan's expectations.

Almost the instant he swallowed it, that violent energy surged wildly through his limbs and body.

"Hmph."

Feng Xiaoyuan let out a muffled groan, the veins on his forehead bulging instantly.

His entire face visibly flushed red, as though his whole body were about to burst into flames.

Huo Wushuang's expression changed sharply.

"Captain!"

Ning Rongrong anxiously stood up.

"How could this happen?"

"Feng Xiaoyuan, are you okay?"

However, the truly terrifying part had only just begun.

The Soul Power within Feng Xiaoyuan's body began to run wild.

His previously stable Soul Power now seemed to have gone out of control, continuously battering the meridians throughout his body.

A thin line of blood appeared first on his right arm.

Then—

A second.

A third.

In the blink of an eye, Feng Xiaoyuan's entire body was covered in splitting bloody wounds.

Blood continuously seeped out, staining his clothes red.

Ning Rongrong's face went pale with fright.

"Feng Xiaoyuan."

Shui Bing'er's expression was grave.

"The medicinal potency of this Whale Rubber is too overbearing."

"His body seems to be getting forcibly stretched apart."

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia instantly bloomed.

She continuously unleashed healing soul skills on Feng Xiaoyuan.

The wounds that had just split open began to heal rapidly.

But the next second, new wounds burst open again.

Healing.

Bursting.

Healing.

The cycle continued without end.

Sweat quickly covered Ye Lingling's forehead.

"The healing speed is about to fall behind the rate at which his wounds are bursting open."

By then, Feng Xiaoyuan's consciousness had already entered another world.

The sea of spirit.

This place had long been completely covered by crimson flames.

The medicinal potency of the thirty-thousand-year Whale Rubber was not only assaulting his body, but had begun eroding his mind as well.

An unprecedented, scorching desire kept wildly growing within his heart.

Before his eyes—

Huo Wu, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Ye Lingling.

One familiar beautiful figure after another continuously appeared before him.

All kinds of chaotic thoughts surged like a tide, madly battering his rationality.

This is bad.

Feng Xiaoyuan's heart jolted.

I was still too careless. I never expected the side effects of thirty-thousand-year Whale Rubber to be this strong.

Just as his consciousness was about to be swallowed by that evil impulse—

A seven-colored light slowly lit up.

The External Soul Bone that had remained dormant all this time, the Glazed Crown, began operating on its own.

Seven-colored radiance gradually spread throughout the entire spiritual world.

The evil thoughts that had been constantly multiplying began to rapidly dissipate, like ice and snow beneath the blazing sun.

The Glazed Crown's gentle power continuously protected Feng Xiaoyuan's last shred of clarity.

In just a moment, the spiritual world that had nearly spiraled out of control returned to calm.

Feng Xiaoyuan let out a long breath, a lingering fear rising in his heart.

Good thing I have the Glazed Crown.

Otherwise, I might really have been in danger today.

No one outside knew any of this.

All they saw was the Soul Power within Feng Xiaoyuan becoming increasingly violent.

The temperature around Feng Xiaoyuan's body kept rising, until even the air began to distort.

Shui Bing'er suddenly spoke.

"Yue'er."

"Quick, increase your Soul Power output."

"Okay."

The next moment, the two sisters released their Martial Souls at the same time.

Ice Phoenix.

Lustrous Jade Dolphin.

Two streams of icy-blue Soul Power spread out in an instant.

Dense ice-attributed Soul Power continuously wrapped around Feng Xiaoyuan.

It began suppressing the terrifying scorching sensation within his body.

However, the medicinal potency of the thirty-thousand-year Whale Rubber was simply too terrifying.

Even with both of them giving it their all, they could only barely maintain a balance.

Ye Lingling continuously urged her Nine Heart Begonia, releasing healing soul skills.

She constantly repaired Feng Xiaoyuan's rupturing body.

Time passed bit by bit.

The wounds on Feng Xiaoyuan's body finally began to lessen.

That terrifying scorching sensation also gradually weakened.

Just then, the Soul Power within Feng Xiaoyuan's body began to gather frantically.

Level twenty-nine.

Accompanied by a muffled sound of breakthrough, a powerful burst of Soul Power erupted instantly.

Level thirty.

Feng Xiaoyuan had successfully broken through.

Feng Xiaoyuan slowly opened his eyes.

His entire aura was several times stronger than before he had absorbed the Whale Rubber.

Feng Xiaoyuan could not help but smile.

"I've finally broken through to level thirty."

Seeing that Feng Xiaoyuan had returned to normal.

Ye Lingling, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er finally let out long breaths of relief.

The treatment and cooling the three of them had provided just now had consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power.

Their foreheads were already covered in sweat.

Huo Wushuang could not hold himself back any longer and stepped forward, lightly punching Feng Xiaoyuan on the shoulder.

"Captain."

"Tell us in advance before doing something so dangerous again."

"You really scared us just now."

Feng Xiaoyuan apologized with guilt.

"Sorry."

"I made everyone worry."

Dugu Yan rolled her eyes at him.

"As long as you know."

"Don't push yourself so hard in the future."

Ning Rongrong rushed straight over and tightly grabbed Feng Xiaoyuan's arm.

Her eyes were even starting to redden.

"Feng Xiaoyuan."

"Just now, just now, I thought you..."

Feng Xiaoyuan smiled and rubbed her little head.

"Don't worry."

"I'm tough."

"I won't die."

At that, everyone laughed together.

Feng Xiaoyuan then looked at Shui Bing'er and the other two.

"Alright."

"You all rest for a while, then start absorbing the Whale Rubber too."

A moment later, after recovering a little, they too prepared to absorb the Whale Rubber.

Ye Lingling was the first to finish absorbing it.

Ye Lingling herself hadn't expected to rise three levels at once.

She had successfully broken through to level twenty-eight.

Shui Yue'er opened her eyes right afterward.

The next instant, the Soul Power within her erupted.

Level thirty.

Shui Yue'er couldn't help crying out.

"I broke through."

"Level thirty."

Huo Wu immediately smiled.

"Congratulations."

"You're a Soul Elder now too."

At last, the cold air around Shui Bing'er suddenly erupted.

Her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul was released.

Level thirty-six.

Level thirty-seven.

Shui Bing'er successfully broke through.