The tyrannical medicinal power of the Extreme Yang Divine Mushroom flowed through Su Sanjia's meridians. The very essence of his Martial Soul was elevated, and his aura grew increasingly powerful. His Rank 49 Soul Power began to stir. A medicinal herb suited to him effortlessly raised Su Sanjia's Soul Power directly to Rank 50, yet this was only a tiny fraction of its potency.
In the original story, Tang San and the others gained five to eight levels of Soul Power after absorbing Immortal Herbs. Though Su Sanjia's cultivation was far above theirs, the Extreme Yang Divine Mushroom was simply too well suited to him.
Only after absorbing it for two full hours did Su Sanjia open his eyes. Thanks to his powerful physique, he had absorbed the Extreme Yang Divine Mushroom's effects almost perfectly!
"This feeling of Soul Power brimming within me is simply incredible!"
Su Sanjia rose to his feet and stretched hard. A crackling sound like popping beans came from throughout his body. Raising a hand, he summoned his Radiant Light Martial Soul, which was now completely different.
The yellow tint within its original radiance had been stripped away, replaced entirely by a brilliant golden color. His Martial Soul had evolved. Not only had it drawn infinitely close to Ultimate Light, it had also gained the searing attribute of flame. Combined with its original explosive attribute, Su Sanjia's Martial Soul quality had risen enormously, and his soul skills naturally underwent a qualitative transformation as well.
The sun had already fallen from its highest point. This was not the best time to absorb another Immortal Herb, but Su Sanjia did not remain idle. He first consolidated the Soul Power within his body, then took a necklace from his storage ring—it was a Soul Tool. Su Sanjia had bought it with the Gold Soul Coins Sword Douluo had given him before he left. Its space was not large, but it could store living creatures, making it an extremely expensive Soul Tool.
Su Sanjia began searching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for other targets.
To repay the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's favor, he needed to prepare three heavenly treasures, as well as some for Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others from Shrek Academy. Naturally, Su Sanjia had considered finding them the best ones, but he could not identify every Immortal Herb here. He selected the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for Zhao Wuji and the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo for Sword Douluo. These were unquestionably Immortal Herbs. At the same time, he took the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid that had belonged to Oscar in the original story—he knew Tang San would choose suitable Immortal Herbs for everyone, but he wanted Oscar to absorb one extra herb.
As for the other Immortal Herbs, he only recognized those that had appeared in the original story. After pondering for a long while, he merely took Autumn-Water Gaze and the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma as well.
One Immortal Herb would be enough for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. With two more highly nourishing herbs added in, Sword Douluo's path would stretch much farther, while Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo would gain some benefits as well. In an instant, the situation would become one where the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect owed him an enormous favor! Besides, taking out too many at once would not be good for him.
Though Su Sanjia was not overly worried about anyone targeting him, he would avoid it if he could. He hated trouble.
After gathering everything, Su Sanjia was thoroughly satisfied. As for the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, located at the two extremes of frigid cold and blazing heat within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Su Sanjia did not consider them. His Elementalization body was already powerful enough; the Ice-Fire Tempered Golden Body was optional. Moreover, the two light-attributed Immortal Herbs he had selected could likewise temper his body. The Extreme Yang Body was no weaker than the Ice-Fire Golden Body.
The other Immortal Herbs could await those fated to obtain them. Su Sanjia was on friendly terms with the Shrek group, so he had no intention of cutting off his companions' paths.
The sky gradually darkened.
Holding Autumn-Water Gaze, Su Sanjia absorbed it according to the method he remembered. This Immortal Herb could greatly enhance his spiritual power. Moreover, Su Sanjia had a premonition that it would provide enormous help to his Observation Haki.
Sure enough, the instant Autumn-Water Gaze's dew entered his eyes, Su Sanjia's mind exploded! The world around him changed, and boundless spiritual power drove his Observation Haki toward a deeper level, until...
"Why hasn't that human left yet?"
"Damn human, he took away so many of our companions!"
"Fortunately, he left the roots behind. He's better than that green-haired fellow, at least!"
Faint voices entered Su Sanjia's ears. They were somewhat blurry, but undeniably real.
Buzz!
An invisible ripple spread out, enveloping fully half of Sunset Forest!
Observation Haki awakened!
Voice of All Things!
"Are those the voices of those heavenly treasures? What an incomparably wondrous ability!"
Su Sanjia opened his eyes, his face filled with joy. Voice of All Things was an immensely powerful ability, born after Observation Haki reached an advanced level. More than that, the range of Su Sanjia's Observation Haki had expanded to cover half of Sunset Forest! This was an incredibly astonishing improvement. Combined with his current speed, fewer and fewer people in this world could threaten him.
"Who goes there?!"
Just as Su Sanjia was experiencing the power brought by his awakened Observation Haki, a thunderous roar suddenly resounded in his mind! This voice seemed as though it did not belong to this world at all. Su Sanjia's mind instantly spun with dizziness. His pupils contracted as he stared at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in horror—or, more precisely, at the two dragon souls within it.
Legend had it that the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King had fallen here after death, forming the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. As former gods, even after being dead for many years, their spiritual power still far surpassed that of ordinary people. At the very least, they were not something Su Sanjia could handle now.
"Ice Dragon King, Fire Dragon King! Two Divine Soul Bones!"
Su Sanjia withdrew his Observation Haki. His back was already soaked in cold sweat. While lingering fear remained in his heart, a longing for those two Divine Soul Bones arose within him.
They were Divine Soul Bones! Who could refuse them? Even if their attributes did not perfectly match his own, Divine Soul Bones were enough to erase all such issues!
"If I want to scheme for those two Soul Bones, I'll need to plan this carefully!"
Su Sanjia muttered to himself, committing the matter to heart. He could not do it now, but that did not mean he would never be able to.
In truth, Su Sanjia had always felt that the power within his body had not yet been fully unleashed! The Glint-Glint Fruit was no ordinary power. Even if this was the Douluo Continent version of it, what he had displayed so far was far too weak! His current speed was fast, but it could not compare with the speed of light. Nor had the Glint-Glint Fruit's calamitous power been revealed...
Simply put, his fruit had yet to awaken.
"Fruit Awakening sounds simple enough, but how exactly am I supposed to awaken it? This is the world of Douluo Continent, so methods from another world probably won't work! And when it comes to Douluo Continent's unique cultivation system, perhaps... only the Martial Soul Avatar fits the bill!"
After racking his brain, Su Sanjia finally thought of the seventh Soul Ring, the Martial Soul Avatar, the most unique ability among Soul Masters. If Fruit Awakening truly existed, it could only be related to that.
But he was still some distance away from becoming a Soul Saint.
Once he became a Soul Saint and achieved Fruit Awakening, no one in this world would be able to threaten him again!
"I need to grow stronger. I have to grow stronger!"
Su Sanjia's eyes burned as he looked at the Radiant Dawn Heaven-Piercing Grass in his hand. A path to heaven that belonged to him alone finally revealed its true form!
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