Integrating the True Spirit Mark

"Restrictions?" Dugu Yan asked as she looked at the beautiful scenery beneath her feet.

"Of course! How could such an absurd ability possibly exist without restrictions?" Zhou Liang shook his head.

After saying that, he slowly crouched down and lowered the point of light in his hand.

When it approached the water's surface, not even a ripple rose. It passed straight through.

"Just now, if you had felt even the slightest unwillingness, Yan Yan, waves would have risen on the surface and rejected the True Spirit Mark's entry."

Zhou Liang spoke to Dugu Yan as he placed his hand into the water.

"This is the second restriction. If there is even the slightest regret during the ritual, it will fail!" Zhou Liang gently pressed his hand against one of the square stones surrounding the circular stone.

At once, specks of light radiated outward. The words "Dugu Yan" appeared on the stone, and the light gradually spread. Then, the Bagua-patterned bottom of the pool began to glow.

Dugu Yan instantly felt an exceedingly gentle force merging into her body from the void.

She could not help letting out a soft moan as she absorbed the power of the Revival Spring.

The power brimming with the essence of life filled her body, causing her to undergo a transformation. Her body experienced Meridian and Marrow Cleansing, and her entire body suddenly felt much lighter.

"My Soul Power has increased by one level!" Dugu Yan said in surprise.

Her Soul Power had originally been at level twenty-nine. After rising by one level, it had reached level thirty.

As long as she hunted a soul beast and obtained her third Soul Ring, she would immediately become a Soul Venerable.

I never expected it to have such an effect. Under the spring water's cleansing, she actually underwent a transformation, though the degree of transformation was small! Zhou Liang looked at Dugu Yan in surprise.

He slowly stood up and said to Dugu Yan, "Yan Yan, how does your body feel now?"

Dugu Yan looked at Zhou Liang as he stood, stepped forward, and tightly wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I feel so relaxed, like my whole body is floating!" Dugu Yan said as she looked at Zhou Liang.

"Now that your True Spirit has fused into my Martial Soul, no matter how severely injured you are, soaking in this spring will allow you to recover quickly. Any kind of injury can be healed, including injuries to the soul!" Zhou Liang pointed at the Revival Spring beneath their feet.

"That includes death as well. Your True Spirit Mark has fused into my Martial Soul, and the Revival Spring can reshape both your body and soul. It just takes time!"

"It's that powerful?" Dugu Yan widened her eyes. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly thought of something. "Then why don't you fuse Xiao Wu's True Spirit Mark into it too?"

"I'm not sure whether Xiao Wu can succeed." Zhou Liang shook his head.

"When the ritual begins, neither side can hesitate in the slightest. There cannot be even a trace of resistance in their hearts, and that state must last for more than a minute," Zhou Liang said.

"Let's wait a little longer. Wait until some time has passed." Zhou Liang shook his head.

Dugu Yan nodded. Looking at the bricks beneath her feet, she suddenly had a bad feeling.

"You aren't planning to carve women's names onto all these hundreds of bricks, are you?" Dugu Yan suddenly looked up at Zhou Liang.

"Well... who can know what will happen in the future?" Zhou Liang answered awkwardly as he looked at Dugu Yan, who still seemed ready to speak.

He leaned forward and kissed her, pressing her tightly against the wall.

After a long while, Dugu Yan looked at Zhou Liang before her and licked her lips.

"Yan Yan, besides this, there's something else I need to give you." Zhou Liang looked at Dugu Yan and brought up another matter.

"What is it?" Dugu Yan frowned in confusion before asking.

"Come."

After speaking to Dugu Yan, Zhou Liang withdrew the Revival Spring and returned to the floor of the dormitory.

He led Dugu Yan to a table, took out a blank notebook, and began writing.

Very soon, the first chapter of Myriad Laws Spirit Transmutation, as well as its most important first realm, had been written into the notebook.

"Yan Yan, this is an extremely powerful cultivation method. Well, you can think of it as a self-created soul skill. Take a look!" Zhou Liang handed the notebook to Dugu Yan. Since her True Spirit Mark had already fused into his Martial Soul, everything about her was under his control. She would never be able to break free from him for all eternity.

Dugu Yan turned around and sat directly on Zhou Liang's lap. Then she reached out, took the notebook from his hands, and began reading it bit by bit.

Zhou Liang placed his hands around Dugu Yan's waist and held her so she would not slide off his lap.

Time passed steadily. When it was no longer so bright outside the window, Dugu Yan finally finished reading every word.

"What a miraculous cultivation method. It's so profound that I can only understand part of it!" Dugu Yan turned around with a hint of dejection.

"It's fine. I'll explain it to you bit by bit over the next few days and try to help you memorize it. After that, I'll burn this notebook. This cultivation method is extremely unusual and precious. It absolutely cannot be leaked!"

Zhou Liang took the notebook back and waved it as he spoke.

"Okay!" Dugu Yan nodded obediently.

Grrr...

Her stomach growled with hunger, and Dugu Yan's face immediately reddened.

"Let's go eat!" Zhou Liang wrapped both arms around Dugu Yan's waist, stood up, and steadily set her on the ground.

Dugu Yan nodded. The flush on her face gradually faded. The sky outside had already turned gray, and much time had passed. She truly was getting hungry.

Zhou Liang took Dugu Yan's hand and headed outside.

Before long, the two finished dinner and returned to Zhou Liang's dormitory. As he explained Myriad Laws Spirit Transmutation to her, time passed swiftly.

Soon, it was deep into the night. Dugu Yan reluctantly left Zhou Liang's dormitory and returned to her own room next door.

Meanwhile, Zhou Liang lay peacefully on his bed, feeling the warmth of his blankets as he recalled the day's gains.

"Hard-and-Soft Qi isn't suitable for Yan Yan. When Xiao Wu comes back, I can give Hard-and-Soft Qi to her. There's nothing particularly miraculous about this cultivation method, so there's no need to hide it too carefully," Zhou Liang thought to himself.

"Although it's extremely powerful, it doesn't exceed the common understanding of people in the Douluo World, so it can be used normally."

"Myriad Laws Spirit Transmutation is far too unusual. Without a good disguise, it can't be used casually in front of outsiders." Zhou Liang frowned slightly.

"But cultivation must continue. Tomorrow, I'll try the Origin Mark!" Zhou Liang thought of the power currently available through Myriad Laws Spirit Transmutation.

"But what kind of power should I enlighten? Soul Power? Ice-Blue Buff Power? Fiery-Red Buff Power? Or those few divine abilities?"

As he slowly pondered these thoughts, Zhou Liang gradually fell asleep.