Chapter 22: Level 40 spirit power
The Sun-Facing Flower, having been tormented by Lu Chen day and night for over twenty days, looked somewhat wilted at this moment.
It feebly spat out three Burst Seeds in the direction of Lu Chen.
"Burst Step!"
Lu Chen reacted instantly, channeling his spirit power to the soles of his feet to compress it; the moment that compressed spirit power was released...
...the ground was crushed into a deep footprint, and Lu Chen was propelled directly outward, dodging the three Burst Seeds.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The explosions of the three Burst Seeds did not harm Lu Chen in the slightest.
After Lu Chen’s long and arduous practice, this self-created Spirit Ability, "Burst Step," could now be applied in actual combat.
Having been propelled into mid-air, Lu Chen, like a great roc spreading its wings, used the momentum of his descent to rapidly pounce toward the Sun-Facing Flower.
Facing the menacing Lu Chen, the Sun-Facing Flower instinctively activated its Sun Shield; its flower disk bloomed with a wisp of golden light, forming a golden energy shield that completely enveloped it.
Lu Chen raised his hand and clenched his fist, channeling streams of spirit power along his Meridians to his fist to compress them:
"Cannon Fist!"
Just as he neared the Sun-Facing Flower, Lu Chen threw a fierce punch, and the spirit power, compressed to its limit, was released through his fist, forming a terrifying energy shockwave.
Boom!
Accompanied by a loud blast, terrifying energy fluctuations scattered, and the golden energy shield covering the Sun-Facing Flower, ultimately unable to withstand the power of that punch, shattered completely.
The scattered fragments of the shield dissolved rapidly in the air, vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Lu Chen’s formidable Cannon Fist, having shattered the Sun Shield, struck the flower disk of the Sun-Facing Flower with undiminished power.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
Under the force of Lu Chen’s punch, this 8000-year-old Sun-Facing Flower had its flower disk shattered, thoroughly torn apart, with its broken body parts scattered everywhere.
After shattering the Sun-Facing Flower, Lu Chen landed on the ground, looked at his fist, then at the shattered Sun-Facing Flower, and couldn’t help but smile:
"Excellent! Burst Step is enough to double my speed, and the immense power of Cannon Fist finally gives me the ability to truly fight against those high-level Spirit Beasts."
Meanwhile, the Sun-Facing Flower, its flower disk destroyed, had reached the end of its life, and thick streams of purple energy were released from its broken body.
After several shifts, that massive purple energy condensed into a deep purple spirit ring, and the terrifying energy fluctuations emitted by the spirit ring rippled through the air.
This was an 8000-year-old spirit ring!
It was almost the highest-grade thousand-year spirit ring!
And today, Lu Chen would use this 8000-year-old spirit ring as the third spirit ring for his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
Looking at this purple spirit ring, Lu Chen dug a hole on the spot, moved a stone over, crawled into the hole, and then used the stone to block the entrance.
Although it was a bit sleazy, it had the advantage of being safe.
Lu Chen sat cross-legged underground, closed his eyes, activated his Meditation Method, connected with his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and began to absorb this 8000-year-old Sun-Facing Flower spirit ring.
In an instant, the purple spirit ring floated over, draped itself over his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, then contracted and merged into it.
A massive surge of spirit power, extremely masculine and scorching, yet filled with the aura of life, instantly swept over his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
Under the nourishment of that life aura, his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul began to tremble violently, growing robustly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and began its third round of evolution.
Each absorption of a spirit ring was a small evolution for the Martial Soul.
Different spirit rings naturally led to different directions of evolution.
To ensure the Martial Soul evolved correctly, the spirit rings to be absorbed naturally had to be carefully selected.
Lu Chen’s Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass; unfortunately, it was impossible for him to find nine Blue Silver Grass Spirit Beasts of suitable age, hunt them, and absorb their spirit rings.
For this reason, he could only settle for the next best thing!
Every Spirit Beast he hunted was a plant-type Spirit Beast full of vitality.
Although absorbing the spirit rings of these plant-type Spirit Beasts could not evolve the Blue Silver Grass into a legitimate Blue Silver Emperor, it could evolve the Blue Silver Grass into a variant Blue Silver Emperor.
It was hard to say which of the two was superior!
The legitimate Blue Silver Emperor’s strength lay in its purity.
The variant Blue Silver Emperor’s strength lay in its all-encompassing nature.
By fusing the characteristics of nine great plant-type Spirit Beasts into one, the variant Blue Silver Emperor might not necessarily be inferior to the legitimate Blue Silver Emperor.
Returning to the present, the process of Lu Chen absorbing this 8000-year-old Sun-Facing Flower spirit ring could be considered quite smooth.
There was a massive amount of spirit power sleeping within his body, and under the suppression of his own spirit power, the 8000-year-old Sun-Facing Flower spirit ring did not cause any trouble and was completely suppressed.
After about an hour, Lu Chen completely finished absorbing the third spirit ring for his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
He opened his deep, dark eyes, raised his head, pushed with his hand to lift the giant stone above him, and breathed in fresh air.
Afterward, Lu Chen jumped out of the hole, spread his arms, and took a deep breath.
Now, he felt that his condition was better than ever before!
A moment later, Lu Chen sensed his own spirit power, and as he expected, his spirit power had surged to level 40.
Moreover, in his view, a mere level 40 spirit power was definitely not his limit!
He had been Transmigrated to the Douluo Continent for nine full years, and thanks to his Golden Finger that made him stronger just by breathing, his spirit power was constantly rising every moment.
Especially since three years ago, when he learned the Meditation Method and discovered it could double his Cultivate speed, his diligence in Cultivate was second to none in the entire Nuoding Academy.
Now, after accumulating so much, it was finally time for him to reap the rewards!
Lu Chen suddenly smiled coldly:
"I remember when I left Nuoding Academy, the way Tang San looked at me was as if he were looking at a dead man."
"He probably thought that by hunting Spirit Beasts alone, I would definitely die in the process of hunting them."
"But who would have thought that not only did I not die, but I am living well, and in just a few short months, I have successfully absorbed three spirit rings and become a Spirit Elder."
"Heh, Tang San, just you wait. When I return, I will let you know what it means to be in agony."
As his voice fell, Lu Chen summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul again to observe what changes had occurred to it.
Aside from becoming taller and stronger, his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul actually emitted a layer of soft golden halo on its surface.
This greatly surprised Lu Chen!
His Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul felt increasingly approachable and divine.
Meanwhile, after he summoned his Martial Soul, three purple spirit rings rose from beneath his feet—purple, purple, purple. Such a terrifying spirit ring configuration was something only Lu Chen could achieve on this continent today.
Lu Chen sensed the ability of that third spirit ring:
"Not bad. Blue Silver Protection: each time the ability is activated, it can condense a layer of golden shield, with defense power directly proportional to one’s own spirit power."
"The stronger one’s own spirit power, the stronger the defense of Blue Silver Protection. Those with spirit power lower than mine can almost never break the defense; those with spirit power close to mine must use a full-strength attack to have a chance to break the defense; and for those with spirit power higher than mine, even if they can break the defense, one shield can still negate one attack."
(End of Chapter)
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