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Chapter 171 Moon's Improvement
Chapter 171 Moon's Improvement
It's impossible for Elder Yu not to have heard that absorbing spirit rings would cause certain changes to a martial soul; otherwise, the elders wouldn't have chosen to let Ma Xiaotao absorb spirit rings from spirit beasts with phoenix bloodlines multiple times.
However, due to their powerful martial souls, most Shrek disciples rarely develop any soul beast characteristics in their martial souls after absorbing soul rings, which is why the current situation has occurred.
Moreover, this change is predicated on the Soul Master being able to absorb Soul Rings normally.
Not to mention that in this situation, the characteristics of the spirit beasts produced by the spirit soul and the spirit ring are often very similar, and even if the spirit soul acquires some of the characteristics of the spirit beast, it is difficult to notice.
Given Shrek Academy's track record, the spirit beasts associated with the spirit rings that Shrek disciples can absorb are mostly weaker than the spirit masters who absorb them, making it even less likely that the spirits can undergo changes.
Cases like Elder Xuan specially accompanying Huo Yuhao and the others to hunt for the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Ring for Xiao Xiao are rare.
If it weren't to help Elder Xuan relax, how could a dignified level 98 Limit Douluo personally accompany Huo Yuhao and the other two in their soul hunt?
In the original story, it was common for teams of senior students from the inner academy to go soul hunting, as was the case.
This is why the genius soul masters at Shrek Academy don't really pay much attention to the impact of their martial souls being absorbed by the soul rings.
After adjusting the schedule, Elder Yu asked Huo Yuhao, "By the way, what kind of changes did you expect the absorption of the Fire Lotus to bring to Ma Xiaotao's martial soul?"
"According to records, the Fire Lotus has extremely high requirements for its growing environment. It mostly grows in hot springs, especially hot springs near volcanoes. However, despite its name, the Fire Lotus's primary attribute is relatively weak, and it cannot withstand overly violent fire elements. This is why the Fire Lotus is at the bottom of the food chain."
It needs to grow in places with high temperatures, but it cannot tolerate high temperatures, so it deserves to become food for nearby fire-attribute soul beasts.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao continued, "However, this fire lotus defies common sense. Not only does it not grow in the relatively mild hot springs of fire element, but it even grows directly next to the raging lava of fire element. I think this fire lotus has evolved a special ability to adapt to the raging fire element."
"At first, I thought that Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao could also gain this ability to some extent, increasing her resistance to the raging evil fire. From then on, she would only need to endure the interference of the evil fire on her mind. In addition, lotus-type soul beasts are often related to the mind. For example, snow lotus has the effect of purifying mental power after consumption..."
Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, Ma Xiaotao interrupted, "But I really do feel much better..."
"Did you get rid of the disturbance of the evil fire?"
Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes at Ma Xiaotao. Through his mental detection, Huo Yuhao knew better than Ma Xiaotao whether the evil fire was still affecting her body.
After thinking for a moment, Huo Yuhao sent a mental sharing ability to Ma Xiaotao, sharing his senses about the body with her.
Ma Xiaotao was completely stunned.
"So this is what it feels like to be free from the torment of evil fire?"
Ma Xiaotao hadn't felt this refreshing, stress-free feeling in over ten years.
Yan Shaozhe, who was standing nearby, quickly said, "Ma Xiaotao, don't get too caught up in this feeling. You are a fire-attribute soul master. Even if you completely get rid of the evil fire, you can't possibly feel as refreshed as Huo Yuhao."
Every Soul Master experiences different sensations from their body. Huo Yuhao can keep his body in optimal condition at all times thanks to his immense spiritual power, so he naturally feels very comfortable and relaxed in his daily life. But others may not be able to do the same.
Just as a strength-attribute Soul Master always feels full of power and can kill a bull with one punch, a fire-attribute Soul Master feels differently about his body. Yan Shaozhe did not want Ma Xiaotao to be intoxicated by Huo Yuhao's relaxed state.
Yan Shaozhe did not stop Huo Yuhao from sharing his spirit, also to give Ma Xiaotao something to look forward to, so that Ma Xiaotao would have more willpower to suppress her evil fire.
"Although Xiao Tao didn't inherit the Fire Lotus's resistance to fire elements, it seems that the Fire Lotus's soul ring purified and condensed Ma Xiao Tao's spiritual power?"
He hadn't noticed it before, but now that he was using the shared senses, Huo Yuhao realized that although the evil fire had been enhanced, its impact on Ma Xiaotao's mind was far less than during the Soul Master Competition.
No wonder Ma Xiaotao felt she had gotten rid of the evil fire immediately.
Huo Yuhao then turned his gaze to the fire lotus body, which had been cut into several pieces.
"In that case, would consuming the entire fire lotus itself further enhance its effects?"
"Sometimes I think you're very smart, but you often make common-sense mistakes."
Old Yu, standing to the side, spoke leisurely, "Didn't you notice through your mental detection that as the spirit ring condensed, all that blood, vitality, and spiritual power merged into it? Although this remaining fragment can replenish physical strength, most of its value has already been squeezed dry..."
Although most Soul Masters don't pay attention to this, those who do theoretical research have basically heard about it. There have even been projects related to Soul Rings in history, but none of them have yielded any results.
"And all that soul beast meat we eat every meal..."
Old Yu said helplessly, "Of course it dissipates the soul ring. Otherwise, where do you think the energy goes after the soul ring automatically dissipates? It naturally returns to the soul beast's body."
Huo Yuhao suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I see."
Huo Yuhao made a mistake of taking things for granted, because in the original work, spirit rings seemed to be born naturally, and Huo Yuhao had not paid attention to the condensation process of spirit rings for so long.
A gentle voice rang out: "Alright, now that Ma Xiaotao's matter is over, let's disperse. Xiaotao, take advantage of the time while the evil fire is suppressed to cultivate diligently and strive to break through level 80 within four years. Elder Yu, during this period, please also keep an eye out for soul beasts that might be suitable for Ma Xiaotao."
"Yes, Elder Mu!"
The elders all bowed in greeting.
"Huo Yuhao, stay here for a moment."
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
Arriving at the recliner where Mu En often sat, Huo Yuhao finally met this strongest human after a year.
At this moment, Moon was still lying on the recliner as he had on the first day, but the deathly look on his face was no longer visible, and even the wrinkles on his face had faded considerably.
In the original story, Moon's poor condition was actually caused by three factors.
The deadly poison that always kills, the explosion of the Dragon Pill, and the malevolent energy within the Dragon Pill—these three factors combined to cause Mu En to be paralyzed from the waist down, leaving him only able to lie on a recliner and eke out a living for the rest of his life.
Even though Huo Yuhao was not able to cure the deadly poison that was destined to kill him, Mu En's soul was able to breathe again without the influence of the malevolent energy, and thus he was able to gradually repair his damaged body.
(End of this chapter)