"You heard them mention my cultivation earlier. That's right, I've already reached Level 98. I'm only one step away from becoming a Level 99 Limit Douluo." Wang Xian'er's voice brimmed with joy.
"And that step isn't actually very far away. The Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife you bought really is an out-and-out divine treasure, just as you said. Especially for me!"
Wang Xian'er told Su Yuan that she had not yet broken through to the limit, not because she could not, but because she had advanced through too many levels in one go, covering the entire path of a Super Douluo at once. As a result, her accumulated foundation was a little lacking.
She could certainly use the vast vitality of the gold of life to smash open the gates to the limit with the iron fist of sheer numbers.
But doing so would consume far too much of the gold of life.
Su Yuan might not care about consuming the gold of life, but Wang Xian'er would neither do that nor think that way.
In her heart, the gold of life had always belonged to Su Yuan. She had only gained the right to use this divine treasure by basking in his reflected glory.
How could she exhaust this divine treasure's reserves without restraint just for her own cultivation?
Wang Xian'er's martial soul was very unusual. Aside from ordinary meditation and cultivation, she could also absorb vitality from the outside world and store it within her body, using it to heal others or improve her own cultivation.
Her soul power was largely limited by the quality of her own vitality.
Human vitality was not abundant and could even be exhausted quite easily, which was why human lifespans were short. This was also the greatest restriction on her cultivation.
Before this, the highest-grade vitality Wang Xian'er had ever encountered was the vitality within her own martial soul. Unable to advance its quality or accumulate more of it, she had been firmly stuck at level 95.
In the original story, just a trace of vitality from the gold of life fed back to her through Huo Yuhao had let her glimpse the essence of life on a higher level, allowing her to knock open the gates to level 96.
Now, Su Yuan had given her an entire piece of gold of life, and she had advanced straight from level 95 to Level 98.
Not only that, the immense life origin had even greatly increased the ages of her soul rings.
"I never imagined that strengthening my life origin would actually turn my soul rings into seven black and two red. The first seven range from ten thousand to seventy thousand years respectively, the eighth soul ring is a hundred thousand years old, and the ninth is two hundred thousand years old!" Wang Xian'er's face was filled with wonder.
"Now, the vitality within my body has accumulated to its peak, and my cultivation has also reached the pinnacle of Level 98. I only need to let things settle a little before I can attempt to condense a second soul core and break through to level 99."
"Not only that, the increase in my vitality has greatly extended my lifespan. By a conservative estimate, I now have at least a thousand years to live, and my body has returned to its prime!"
This was why she had accepted Su Yuan calling her "Sister Xian'er."
A thousand-year lifespan! That far exceeded even a Limit Douluo's lifespan!
If Su Yuan did not use the gold of life, even if he later cultivated to become a Limit Douluo, he still would not outlive Wang Xian'er.
She was now a genuine champion of longevity. She could absolutely walk up to Mu En and tell him, "Believe me when I say you won't outlive me?"
With such a long lifespan, why would she care about a mere two-hundred-year age gap?
Wang Xian'er was not particularly willing to have Su Yuan call her Granny when she was young and beautiful, either.
"Congratulations, Sister Xian'er," Su Yuan said sincerely.
A super-powerful backer!
Excellent!
With Wang Xian'er this powerful, Su Yuan could hold his back straighter than anyone when he went to Shrek, turning into Bristleback on the spot!
Even Bin could not possibly hold his back straighter than him!
No, not just Shrek.
Once Wang Xian'er truly broke through to the limit, Su Yuan could act like Bristleback in any empire on the Douluo Continent.
"It's all thanks to you, little Yuan. Without you, how could I have become who I am today?" Wang Xian'er's voice and gaze grew even gentler as she softly stroked Su Yuan's head.
"Thank you. I feel as though I've been reborn. I've never felt so refreshed and invigorated before. It's as if you've given me a new life."
[Ding!] [Host has triggered the keywords [Refreshed and invigorated, given a new life]! In ages past, the Ice Emperor roamed the continent, rising against the strong and going cold against snakes! After extracting and equipping this keyword, the host will receive the legacy of Ice Emperor Hai Bodong and be able to use the soul skill version of Profound Ice Dragon Soars!] [Soul skill version of Profound Ice Dragon Soars: each time the host breaks through to a new realm, using Profound Ice Dragon Soars will summon one additional ice dragon, and its power will increase by a hundred thousand years. After the host becomes a god, Profound Ice Dragon Soars will become a divine skill. Its power will depend on the host's cultivation, with no upper limit.] [Host's current cultivation: level 29. Current age of Profound Ice Dragon Soars: 200,000 years. Current number of summonable ice dragons: 2.] [Extract this keyword?]
"...?" Su Yuan stared blankly into Wang Xian'er's bright eyes, while in truth, the system had stolen all his attention.
Huh?
Ice Emperor Hai Bodong?
Profound Ice Dragon Soars?
The moment he saw "Ice Emperor," Su Yuan had almost thought of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Empress. Then the system followed it up with "rising against the strong and going cold against snakes," reminding him of that old acquaintance who only played top-tier matches.
And this entry... was outrageously fucking strong!
Although it was only a skill, not only was it cool, it could also grow, with no upper limit!
Even now, Su Yuan could unleash a Profound Ice Dragon Soars comparable to a two-hundred-thousand-year soul skill. Once he became a nine-ring Titled Douluo, its power would reach the terrifying level of nine hundred thousand years.
Extract it and equip it immediately!
With a thought from Su Yuan, the [Refreshed and invigorated] entry was successfully extracted, and another entry appeared in his entry list.
[Never Bully a Poor Young Man] [My Dad Is Li Gang (gray)] [Rich lady, I don't want to work hard anymore] [Sugar-Coated Cannonballs] [Refreshed and invigorated]
Five entries now!
Seeing Su Yuan staring at her without saying anything, Wang Xian'er assumed he did not know how to respond and could only take the initiative to change the subject.
"Ah, although the improvement was indeed enormous, the consumption wasn't small either." Wang Xian'er sighed helplessly, turning her hand palm-up to reveal the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife resting there.
Compared with when it had just been purified, it was now almost a third smaller.
During her secluded cultivation, Wang Xian'er had not only used the vitality inside it to advance her cultivation, but also increased the ages of her soul rings. She had then drawn out more of its vitality, converting it into life origin and absorbing it into her body to extend her lifespan.
Normally, this piece of gold of life could give its holder a lifespan of ten thousand years.
But the consumption this time had indeed been rather heavy, and that was with Wang Xian'er refraining from forcing a breakthrough to the limit. Otherwise, rather than consuming only a third, she would have left only a third behind.
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