Self-Healing

"Flames were only meant to block the Blue Silver Grass vines and leaves from entangling me. The goal was to give me a chance to drag out the Blue Silver King in one strike!"

Seeing no Spirit Rings appear, Li Fei knew that flames alone could not burn to death the Blue Silver Grass whose roots were buried deep underground. Still, the firepower was enough.

"Second Soul Skill: Adamantine Body!"

His body turned dark gold as he used Shave, instantly appearing beside the nearest Blue Silver King. He threw a punch into the ground. Soul Power surged, Super Strength erupted in an instant, and the ground immediately cracked apart.

Li Fei yanked up the Blue Silver King by its roots and ran out of the Blue Silver Grass territory.

The Blue Silver King in his hand extended hundreds of roots, vines, and leaves toward Li Fei, trying to bind him and restrict his movements. At the same time, all the Blue Silver Grass Soul Beasts on the ground erupted with Soul Power, stretching out their vines and leaves to seize Li Fei.

"I came prepared!"

The Storage Bracelet flashed, and several Hand Grenades appeared in his hand. He threw them directly into the Blue Silver Grass territory. Violent explosions rang out, reducing more than a dozen Blue Silver Grass plants to ash. At once, over a dozen yellow and purple Spirit Rings floated into view.

With the Hand Grenades covering him, Li Fei successfully escaped the area inhabited by the Blue Silver Grass Soul Beasts. However, the Blue Silver King in his hand had tightly wrapped around him, making it extremely difficult to move.

"Now that I've left the Blue Silver Grass territory, there's no need to conserve Soul Power anymore!"

"Zeal: Golden Radiance."

The muscles throughout his body tensed as Soul Power raced through him at high speed. Streaks of golden light began to emerge across his dark-gold skin, bursting in every direction. The violent energy tore the Blue Silver King wrapped around him apart inch by inch, scattering it onto the ground. Only its roots remained in Li Fei's grasp.

"It's still not dead. As expected of a Soul Beast that represents life!"

Li Fei stared in surprise at the Blue Silver King's roots in his hand. Their life force remained incredibly tenacious, and they still writhed without end. This vitality was hardly any weaker than that of a Blue Silver King at its peak.

New vines and leaves continued growing from the roots, winding toward Li Fei's body. With no other choice, Li Fei frowned slightly and once more erupted with Gold Attribute Soul Power in his hand, shredding the newly grown vines and leaves.

"I need to find a safe place to absorb the Spirit Ring as soon as possible. It's too dangerous here!"

He did not destroy the Blue Silver King's roots. Instead, Li Fei ran toward the tree hollow where he had been hiding while continuously destroying the Blue Silver King's newly grown vines and leaves.

Before long, he returned to the tree hollow. He scattered powder made from various materials hated by Soul Beasts around its entrance. Only after sensing no danger nearby did he enter the hollow and seal the entrance with bark. Once it looked flawless from the outside, he used Gold Attribute Soul Power to grind the Blue Silver King's roots to pieces.

A black Spirit Ring descended into the tree hollow. Li Fei hurriedly sat cross-legged and guided the Spirit Ring as he began to absorb it.

As the Spirit Ring settled around him, streams of gentle Soul Power brimming with vitality continuously poured into his body. A phantom of the Blue Silver King also appeared in his spiritual world, repeatedly charging at Li Fei's soul.

However, the Blue Silver King was gentle by nature and poor at fighting. Even as a remnant soul, it was the same. Though it tried to attack Li Fei, his soul gradually refined it away, strengthening his own foundation.

Three hours passed quickly. Li Fei slowly opened his eyes and lowered his head to look at the newly appeared fourth Spirit Ring, joy filling his gaze.

"Just as I thought, the Blue Silver King granted me a life-related Soul Skill! This twenty-thousand-year Blue Silver King gave me the Self-Healing Soul Skill. Even without activating it, my self-healing ability is incredibly powerful. The wounds left by the Gale Demon Wolf have fully recovered, and even the hidden injuries left behind from years of training since childhood have healed!"

Li Fei felt unusually light, as though shackles had been removed from his body. Even the speed at which Soul Power circulated within him had increased considerably, and his entire body gave off a faint blue glow.

With the Blue Silver King Spirit Ring fully absorbed, the circulation path of Soul Power within Li Fei's body began to change. Aside from the Ren and Du Meridians, which remained unopened, all of his other extraordinary meridians had been opened.

The Soul Power in his body had also barely formed a cycle. His liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys began to grow stronger under the nourishment of their respective attributes of Soul Power. Even his heart had strengthened considerably through the mutual generation of the Five Elements, barely keeping pace.

"Next is the heart. It's the key to explosive power, so I must choose this Spirit Ring carefully!"

With his Body Martial Soul and the power of his third Soul Skill, Perception, Li Fei could clearly sense the state of his body. The cycle of the Five Elements had barely taken shape, but because he lacked a Fire Attribute Spirit Ring, his heart was somewhat weaker than his other five organs.

But precisely because of this, Li Fei understood that using Five Elements Spirit Rings to establish an internal cycle was feasible. Once he successfully absorbed a Fire Attribute Soul Beast's Spirit Ring, he would possess terrifying explosive power. At that point, fighting opponents above his level would also be possible.

More importantly, once the cycle of the five organs was established and the organs grew stronger, the efficiency of tempering his body would increase. It would allow his strength to grow steadily. This was another point Li Fei valued.

"It's time to go back! It's already been more than three months. If I don't return soon, Mom will start worrying!"

Remembering the expression on his mother's face whenever she lost her temper, Li Fei involuntarily shuddered. He activated his third Soul Skill and sensed that there were no dangerous Soul Beasts or humans within two hundred meters. Only then did he tear open the bark and crawl out of the tree hollow.

Because he had ventured deep into the forest in search of Blue Silver Grass, Li Fei's position had long since shifted. He took out his map and checked his direction before heading toward Balak City. With his Perception skill, he easily avoided dangerous areas and soon reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.

"Why is there a smell of blood in the air?!"

Not long after leaving the forest, Li Fei's nose twitched. A faint bloody scent rushed into his nostrils. Having killed several Soul Masters in the forest, and with the heightened five senses granted by his Body Martial Soul, he instantly recognized it as the scent of human blood.

Li Fei had not wanted to meddle in other people's affairs, but the direction from which the smell of blood came was directly along the road he had to take to Balak City. Taking a detour would cost him several extra days.

He cautiously followed the scent of blood. Half an hour later, Li Fei saw a village on fire. Screams rang out from within from time to time, making him frown tightly as he slowly approached.

He concealed himself amid the ruins and peered through a gap into the village. There, he saw a young man clad in luxurious robes, with a pair of bat wings on his back and a wicked grin plastered across his face. The young man had one hand on the head of a sturdy villager, while five perfectly matched Spirit Rings circled his body. In less than a minute, the villager, who seemed to be a Soul Master, had turned into a desiccated corpse and was tossed aside. More than a hundred corpses were piled there already. Every face bore expressions of terror, pain, and hatred, creating a horrifying sight. Most importantly, there were many children among the dead.

Twelve soldiers in dark-red armor stood nearby as well. Their faces were filled with indifference as they coldly watched everything unfold.