One Month Later, Tremendous Changes
Huo Lei and his group of six had breakfast together. Afterwards An Jun, Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu resumed their cultivation process of absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow.
This training session was the same as the previous one, which lasted for half a month. As for the others, everything remained the same.
Time flies like an arrow, Sun Moon.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
Over the course of this month, among An Jun, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu, Shui Bing'er has changed the most, followed by Xue Wu and An Jun.
On the twenty-ninth day of their cultivation, An Jun reached the peak of level ninety-four; Shui Bing'er reached the peak of level seventy-nine, making her the fastest to increase her Soul Power Level; Xue Wu's increase was much slower than Shui Bing'er's, but even so, her Soul Power Level reached the peak of level sixty-nine.
Today marks the thirtieth day since the three entered the cave to cultivate. The sky has already darkened, and Huo Lei has lit a campfire. The meat roasting over the fire has turned golden brown, and drops of oil from the Soul Beast drip into the fire, making a sizzling sound.
"Today is the last day of the month. Do you think Huo Lei and the others can break through together?" Yunxiang paced back and forth, looking around the dark Cavern, and asked.
"I don't know. If I can't break through today, I'll try tomorrow! There's no time limit anyway." Huo Lei turned the grilled meat, his face full of indifference.
"Their improvement rate is already fast enough, you don't need to worry about them." Huo Lei said as he took a white seasoning bottle and sprinkled it evenly on the roasted meat.
"I'm not worried about them, I'm anxious. Bing'er and Xue Wu were at the same level as me back then, but now a month and a half has passed and I haven't leveled up at all. One of them is almost level 80, and the other is almost Level 70. I've become the bottom one! I'm so envious of them. I'm just hoping that Bing'er will break through to level 80 soon and get her Soul Ring. I hope she can help me out, even if it's just to help me level up by one or two!" Yunxiang said, pacing back and forth as she shared her thoughts.
As soon as Yunxiang finished speaking, An Jun's laughter echoed from inside the cave.
A moment later, An Jun, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu appeared in Huo Lei and Yunxiang's field of vision.
Seeing the three of them emerge, Yunxiang looked at An Jun and asked curiously, "You've finally come out! The sun has already set. Senior An Jun, I heard your laughter earlier. Has one of you broken through to a higher level?"
An Jun put away the luminous stone in his hand, smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right! The three of us broke through at the same time."
"That's wonderful. Congratulations, Senior An Jun, congratulations, Sister Bing'er, congratulations, Sister Xue Wu." Yunxiang happily offered her blessings to them one by one.
Huo Lei approached the three of them, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Congratulations to the three of you on your new breakthroughs. The meat is cooked, we can eat now. Please have a seat, I'll go call our teacher."
The next morning, after everyone had breakfast, they all gathered around the campfire to discuss matters.
Huo Lei looked at the people around him and said, "Today is a good day. We will be adding Soul Ring to Bing'er and Xue Wu later. But before we do Soul Ring, I'd like to discuss a question with everyone."
Huo Lei's words drew everyone's attention.
"Huo Lei, just say what you have to say! There are no outsiders here." An Jun's voice rang out first.
Huo Lei said, "What I want to talk about concerns Bing'er's Eighth Soul Ring. My idea is to add a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to Bing'er's Eighth Soul Ring. I wonder what your thoughts are? If Bing'er were just an ordinary genius, I wouldn't have this idea, but Bing'er has already surpassed the category of an ordinary genius, which is why I had this idea. Now my biggest concern is whether Bing'er can withstand the enormous energy of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. I would like to hear everyone's thoughts."
Everyone except Jin Shan showed expressions of shock, even Shui Bing'er herself was taken aback.
Jin Shan laughed and scolded, "You brat, you always like to challenge yourself with difficult tasks. With Bing'er's talent and strength, adding a 90,000-year Soul Ring to her Eighth Soul Ring is no problem at all. But there is a big difference between Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a 90,000-year Soul Ring, so your idea is indeed a bit risky."
"In the entire history of the Douluo Continent, I have never heard of anyone whose Eighth Soul Ring is 100,000 years old. There is no precedent for this. However, there has never been Soul Master with the Ultimate Ice skill on the continent before, so it is difficult to make a decision on this matter."
Huo Lei looked at Jin Shan and tentatively asked, "Teacher, what do you think about letting Bing'er fuse with a few more Soul Bone? This would strengthen her physical attributes and reduce the energy impact of the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Anyway, there are so many group-living Soul Beast in the Far North; killing a few won't affect the ecosystem here."
"This method might work," Jin Shan responded after a moment's thought.
Shui Bing'er looked at Huo Lei with endless emotion in her eyes. She remained silent, not uttering a word. She was quite confident in her overall strength, especially after absorbing the Seventh Soul Ring, which greatly boosted her confidence. Moreover, she had fused with a piece of Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and absorbed Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow for a month and a half. Combining all her advantages, she had the confidence to challenge the absorption of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
"Since we want Bing'er to have Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring attached to her Eighth Soul Ring, we need to leave two Soul Bone slots available so she can fuse with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone later. Bing'er already has two Soul Bone Soul Bone, meaning she needs to acquire two more. Let's hurry up and get started! After fusing the two more Soul Bone, we'll see how things go. If the Soul Bone are of high enough quality, it wouldn't be impossible to attach a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to her Eighth Soul Ring," Jin Shan said, offering his opinion.
Huo Lei stood up, his spirits high, and called out to the group, "Teacher, you and Xiong Wang stay here, the rest of you come with me."
"Alright! Let's go. Finally, we can get out and about. Staying here for a month and a half has been so boring." Yunxiang immediately stood up, raising her hands high, showing the most excitement.
After bidding farewell to Jin Shan and Snow Soul Bear King, Huo Lei and his group of five headed southeast along the same route they had taken before.
As soon as the five stepped out of the Snow Soul Bear King's territory, Huo Lei's voice rang out. "We have only two purposes for coming out this time. The first is to add Seventh Soul Ring to Huo Wu; the second is to find Soul Bone for Bing'er. From now on, we will fight our way through to the area where 50,000-year-old Soul Beast are active. During this process, everyone must be prepared to protect themselves and also be ready to attack at any time."
"Okay!" everyone responded enthusiastically.
During their journey, Huo Lei and his group did not encounter Soul Beast with 90,000 years of cultivation, but instead encountered an Ice-Cold Snow Lion with 80,000 years of cultivation. Shui Bing'er launched the first attack. When she was still a hundred meters away from the Ice-Cold Snow Lion, Shui Bing'er used her Ice Explosion skill, which directly blasted the Ice-Cold Snow Lion half to death, instantly rendering it unable to move.
The use of the Ice Explosion skill shocked everyone who had come with them. Even though Huo Lei and An Jun were somewhat prepared, they couldn't help but show surprise. Yunxiang and Xue Wu, who were witnessing the power of the Ice Explosion skill for the first time, were so shocked that they were speechless for a long time.