The First Soul Core
On the icy plain, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling stood not far away, chatting in hushed tones. Their gazes occasionally drifted towards Lu Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation. The atmosphere was relaxed, yet they were all paying close attention to the movement of the Soul Ring absorption.
Meanwhile, Lu Xuan's process of absorbing the three-eyed demon's soul ring was nearing its end.
He gradually melted and absorbed the surging and violent Soul Power, and the originally restless Soul Ring aura slowly subsided, merging entirely into his body.
Just as the last wisp of Soul Ring power flowed into his meridians, a dazzling white light suddenly shone from between Lu Xuan's eyebrows. The light grew stronger and stronger before slowly fading away.
Snow Empress's pupils contracted sharply, her casual conversation abruptly ceasing, her expression filled with astonishment. "It's actually an eye-type External Soul Bone?!"
Ice Empress leaned forward slightly, her petite frame framed by disbelief. "Not only that! He opened a third eye between his eyebrows!"
Although Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who were standing to the side, also saw this scene, they were slightly surprised, but their expressions were much calmer, unlike the two Ice Lords of the Far North who were shocked.
They were already used to the endless stream of External Soul Bone appeared on Lu Xuan's body.
He had one attached to his left eye and one to his right eye, and there was also an External Soul Bone deep inside his skull. His wings on his back and his tailbone were also connected to External Soul Bone.
For them, it was just another External Soul Bone shaped like the center of their forehead; it wasn't anything earth-shattering.
Lu Xuan slowly opened his eyes, and the newly formed vertical pupil between his brows fluttered gently. A faint light flowed across the pupil's surface, and the ability belonging to the Three-Eyed Demonic Spirit had become a part of him.
With the absorption of the Seventh Soul Ring completed, Lu Xuan's cultivation level was revealed.
Level 75 Soul Sage!
However, Lu Xuan was able to fight Ice Empress to a standstill when he was at the level 60 Quasi-Soul Emperor stage, so now that he is at the Soul Sage Realm, he should have no problem fighting a Level 99 Ultimate Douluo without the advantage of the field.
After absorbing the Seventh Soul Ring, Lu Xuan made no attempt to rest and immediately sat cross-legged on the snow.
Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling had already stopped talking and were waiting for Lu Xuan to open his eyes.
Unexpectedly, he didn't stop at all and immediately began condensing his Soul Core.
Most ordinary Soul Master take a long time to condense their Soul Core. Very few people would attempt to condense one immediately after absorbing a high-level Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Such courage is truly rare.
Lu Xuan closed his eyes and sank his mind into his sea of consciousness.
According to the Soul Core Condensation Method that the Snow Empress just taught, the initial condensation is of the Spiritual Soul Core!
He mobilized the surging Soul Power that he had just digested, channeling it along his meridians and slowly gathering it upwards, flowing towards his brow.
The vast spiritual power moved accordingly, like a tide, carrying with it a continuous stream of liquid Soul Power, swirling and flowing together within the sea of consciousness.
The Soul Power of the Spiritual Soul Core is merely a carrier; the Spiritual Origin is the core.
Within the sea of consciousness, the invisible spiritual power transformed into a hazy gray vortex, with liquid Soul Power continuously flowing into it, spinning at high speed.
The force of rotation grew stronger and stronger, the vortex slowly contracted, and the internal pressure skyrocketed. Under the immense pressure, the originally flowing liquid-like Soul Power gradually solidified.
The vertical pupil of the Three-Eyed Demonic Spirit External Soul Bone, trembled slightly. A faint silver-white light flowed from the pupil and merged into the vortex of his sea of consciousness.
The vortex shrank smaller and smaller, but the light became clearer and brighter. The originally mixed halo slowly settled and transformed into a lustrous crystal core, which quietly floated in the center of the sea of consciousness and slowly rotated.
The time required to condense Soul Core is longer than that required to absorb Soul Ring, but the four women are not worried; they all believe that Lu Xuan can succeed.
After confirming Lu Xuan's situation, they continued chatting, mainly Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan talking, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress listened.
They were two homebodies who had almost never left the Far North. Especially with the rapid changes in the human world in recent years, they had long since fallen behind.
Listening to the stories of Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, these two homebodies, I couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.
As the group chatted, Lu Xuan exhaled a long breath of white air, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes. A faint light flashed between his brows, then disappeared beneath his skin, leaving only a faint, pervasive aura of pressure.
Lu Xuan's first Soul Core is complete!
The moment Lu Xuan looked up at Snow Empress, Snow Empress's heart tightened inexplicably, and a faint sense of unease rose in her heart.
She could clearly sense that the human before her had undergone a qualitative change in his spiritual level; even a calm gaze felt like facing a bottomless ocean of the spirit.
"Thank you." Lu Xuan nodded slightly, his tone sincere. "The Soul Core Condensation Method is indeed exquisite."
The Snow Empress reverted to her usual aloofness and replied, "It's good that I can help you."
She spoke lightly, but she kept the deal in mind.
She handed over the secret technique of the Soul Core along with her years of accumulated knowledge, betting on the promise of becoming a god and achieving immortality, hoping that Lu Xuan would not break his word.
Lu Xuan understood Snow Empress's thoughts. Once his promise was made, he had no intention of going back on his word. When he ascended to godhood one day, granting a spot for immortality would not be a difficult task.
The purpose of this trip to the Far North has been successfully achieved; it's time to leave.
With his current strength, training in ordinary regions is of little significance to him and is unlikely to bring him much substantial improvement.
He turned to look at Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan beside him and said, "We've stayed here long enough; it's time to leave."
Neither Ye Lingling nor Dugu Yan had any objections upon hearing this.
Having endured wind and rain and slept outdoors for so long, they were starting to long for home. Being able to return and rest peacefully for a while would be ideal.
Lu Xuan, accompanied by the two women, solemnly bowed to the Snow Empress and Ice Empress to bid them farewell. The three then turned and headed away towards the direction of Heaven Dou City.
The three hadn't gone far when a long, drawn-out dragon roar came from behind them.
"Aww~"
The Azure Sea Snow Iron Dragon sped swiftly from the depths of the snowfield with light, quick steps.
During the time Lu Xuan was absorbing the Soul Core, it had already devoured the entire corpse of the Mirror Shadow Beast.
That was the essence of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, an invaluable tonic for it. Originally only 80,000 years old, it has now reached 87,000 years old thanks to that essence!
The physical foundation of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is indeed incredibly nourishing. However, it's still a long way from reaching the 100,000-year mark.
"Little guy, you caught up with us?"
Lu Xuan turned his head to look at the approaching Azure Sea Snow Iron Dragon, and seeing its docile and ingratiating appearance, even gently wagging its tail like a spirit beast, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes. He said with a wry smile, "You're supposed to be a dragon, how come you're behaving like a little dog?"
"Aww~"
The Azure Sea Snow Iron Dragon let out a low whimper, quickly ran to Lu Xuan, bent its limbs slightly, and squatted steadily on the ice and snow, gently nuzzling its head against Lu Xuan's arm.
That gesture was all too clear; the person was actively seeking to act as a mount and carry them on their journey.
Ye Lingling covered her mouth and chuckled, while Dugu Yan also looked at the Azure Sea Snow Iron Dragon with great interest, which had abandoned its dragon dignity and was now clinging to Lu Xuan.
This dragon has truly lost all backbone.