"Boom-"
While Li Chen was preparing pills for Dugu Bo, Wine Fox finished absorbing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, her level soaring to 96, making her a Super Douluo.
From the looks of it, she could reach level 99 and become a Peerless Douluo without even cultivating her Second Soul Skill.
"Master, I'm a Super Douluo now." The first thing Wine Fox did upon opening her eyes was come to his side, looking as though she wanted praise.
Is she really just a maid? I hear young people these days get pretty wild. Dugu Bo quietly watched the scene before him, pondering their true relationship.
Li Chen gathered a few more medicinal herbs and prepared pills to expel Dugu Bo's poison. The preparation process was not complicated.
"Done. Take this medicine once a day. The poison has seeped deep into your bones, so we can only take it slowly." Once he finished, he handed the pills to Dugu Bo.
He then looked over the immortal herbs, his gaze finally settling on the infernal delicate apricot and octagonal mysterious ice grass. He had no intention of using them, though. He could save them for Wine Fox once she had fully absorbed the medicinal power of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
For now, he had no way to move them, and it was still so early in the timeline that there was no need to pick the immortal herbs. If someone brought here by fate stumbled into this place, he could recruit them into Heaven Beyond Heaven and give them an immortal herb to defy heaven and rewrite their destiny.
"Old Poison, I'm heading out. Stay here and work on expelling your poison. Next time, I'll take you to see Heaven Beyond Heaven."
With that, he went over to the Teleportation Stele and infused it with Soul Power. Runes lit up across its surface, and the next second, the two of them vanished.
After they left, Dugu Bo also walked up to the Teleportation Stele and tried copying him by infusing it with Soul Power. The runes did light up one after another, but once they were all lit, nothing happened. It simply kept absorbing his Soul Power.
Using the Teleportation Stele required more than just supplying Soul Power; it also required permission. In fact, only Li Chen possessed that permission. Wine Fox and the Villagers he had generated could only use it because they were recognized as his dependents.
Origin Village was the original village. Since the portal, Monster Spawner, farmland, and warehouses had all been built there, he had given it that name.
Now, however, the warehouses were gradually being moved into Cloudtop Academy's Inner Court, leaving only the farmland and Monster Spawner here.
He walked up to the Nether Portal. To break through to level 70, he needed to summon the Wither Storm, but if anything went wrong, the consequences would be far too great.
He planned to summon the Wither Storm in the Nether. With Wine Fox, Enchanted Golden Apples, Fire Resistance Potions, and a Totem of Undying at his disposal, he could also take the opportunity to explore the Nether.
Since its energy had never been replenished, the portal had remained inactive. He took out the Flint and Steel and struck it, activating the portal once more.
In truth, infusing it with enough Soul Power could also activate it temporarily. Using the Flint and Steel was purely for the sense of ritual.
Before entering, he ate an Enchanted Golden Apple, then stepped into the portal.
A wave of heat struck him the instant he entered. Fortunately, he had eaten the Enchanted Golden Apple beforehand, so he only felt a little warm.
He looked around. Red trees stood everywhere; it seemed the portal had opened into the Crimson Forest. Yet he could not see a single monster nearby, as though he had entered the Nether on Peaceful Mode.
Farther ahead lay the Nether Wastes, made entirely of red stone.
"Wine Fox, fly me around so we can take a look."
Wine Fox reached out and wrapped an arm around Li Chen, but when she tried to take flight, an invisible force pressed her down.
"Master, I seem to be suppressed here. I can't fly."
"Looks like this Nether isn't as simple as I thought." Li Chen fell into thought. Originally, he had wanted to quickly scout the surrounding terrain before finding somewhere to summon the Wither Storm.
Exploration could wait for now. Given the Wither Storm's terrifying destructive power, he still needed to go farther away first.
After traveling through the Nether Wastes for an unknown length of time, he finally stopped, activated Creative Mode, and took out soul sand and Wither Skeleton Skulls.
Neither of these was something he ordinarily had any use for, so he had never taken them out before. The instant he brought out the soul sand this time, he seemed to hear countless souls wailing in his ears.
Even though he did not want to listen, those voices kept ringing in his ears, making his head feel as though it would split.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Obstacle-Clearing Song!"
A gust of wind swept past him, and the entire world suddenly fell silent. Li Chen hurriedly put the soul sand into his inventory.
"Dummy Master, are you all right? How can you even mess up taking out a block?" Wine Fox came to his side and looked him over.
Li Chen waved a hand to indicate he was fine. He had never expected soul sand to truly be sand that imprisoned souls. After taking a deep breath, he brought it out again.
This time, he did not dare examine it. He quickly arranged it into a T shape and put the remaining soul sand back into his inventory, then took out the Wither Skeleton Skulls.
He broke the central soul sand block, summoned the Command Block to fill its place, and finally set three Wither Skeleton Skulls on top.
As the final skull was placed, waves of purple light swept through the surroundings, and a purple pillar of light shot into the sky.
Li Chen was forcibly switched from Creative Mode back into Survival Mode, and his attempts to summon his Command Block Martial Soul elicited no response whatsoever.
The pillar of light dissipated. Just as he thought he would have to kill the Wither Storm, it actually transformed into his Martial Soul and flew back to him.
The surrounding netherrack was sucked in at a frenzied pace, and the Wither Storm began to swell. As its body grew larger and larger, a pitch-black Soul Ring threaded with purple patterns gradually condensed.
Li Chen felt himself filled with power beyond anything he had ever possessed before. Even in the Nether, where Titled Douluos could not take flight, he could rise into the air.
The Soul Ring grew increasingly solid, and the rate at which blocks were absorbed kept accelerating. With the Wither Storm becoming his Martial Soul and Martial Soul Avatar activated, all of the Command Block's original Soul Skills were enhanced.
His First Soul Ring, "Creative Mode," automatically granted him every beneficial buff at level 255 when activated, though he could no longer take out items.
His Second Soul Ring, "Analysis," now allowed him to make minor modifications in addition to viewing information.
His Third Soul Skill, "Time Stop," had its duration doubled.
His Fourth Soul Skill, "Zeroing," now suppressed not only the Soul Power of targets whose levels had been reduced to zero, but also their physical attributes, returning them to their level-zero state.
His Fifth Soul Skill, "Copy," could copy one additional thing, though that extra copy could only exist temporarily.
His Sixth Soul Skill, "Invincibility," now granted level 255 "Resistance" and continuously cleared negative effects.
In addition, he permanently gained wither power, Gravity Control, and a set of Soul Skills belonging to the Wither Storm.
Wither power was several times stronger than the Wither effect in Minecraft. Anyone struck by his Soul Power would be afflicted with "Wither," which continuously devoured their life and Soul Power while restricting life recovery, and could not be cleansed.
Gravity Control, just as its name suggested, allowed him to control gravity.
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