Chapter 115: Blood Qi Soul Ring, Power of the Bloodline

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The three soul rings Feng Kuang detonated were all top-tier configurations. 

Even the seemingly common "Mighty Vajra Bear" was, in fact, a high-level soul beast. 

Within martial souls, the Mighty Vajra Bear excelled in both offense and defense, ranking among the top. 

Similarly, the Mighty Vajra Bear itself was a pinnacle-class soul beast. While not as powerful as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the strongest among bear-type soul beasts, it still ranked within the top five. 

Its defense was particularly exceptional. 

A Mighty Vajra Bear over 10,000 years old was an incredibly rare existence. Even in the Star Dou Forest, one would need to venture into the deepest regions to have a chance of encountering one. 

"Old Kuang, your soul ring combination..." 

Even Zou Yun was stunned by the lineup of Feng Kuang's three 10,000-year soul rings. 

Feng Kuang was well aware of this, and after calming down, he no longer felt the initial excitement. 

Indeed, what good was it to restore his spirit power to level fifty if finding a suitable soul ring to replace the lost ones was nearly impossible? 

His unique and rare soul ring configuration made filling the gap an exceptionally daunting task. 

"Xiao Su, are you planning to stay with the escort team?" 

Zou Yun didn't know how to face Su Yu anymore. 

He would never have imagined that the Su Yu he casually called "Xiao Su" just days ago was actually a Soul Emperor. 

If Su Yu hadn't insisted that he continue addressing him this way, Zou Yun would have felt compelled to refer to him as "senior." 

"I'm traveling for experience this time. Since the escort team's missions take them far and wide, staying with the team is fine for now. But after my journey ends, I may leave at any time," Su Yu said honestly. 

For the moment, Su Yu remained with the escort team. 

Due to his plans involving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Su Yu intended to stay in Heaven Dou City for another month. After that, he would follow Zou Yun to Frost Town in the Extreme North. 

Although Feng Kuang had discovered Su Yu's identity, he currently planned only to strengthen the escort team. As long as Su Yu didn't pose a threat to the team, Feng Kuang couldn't be bothered to interfere. Moreover, his own insufficient strength left him little room to act. 

As for seeking help from his fellow disciples of the Body Sect, Feng Kuang had no intention of doing so. 

On the second day after revealing his Soul Emperor cultivation, Su Yu continued his routine training. 

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 

"Old Lan, thanks for your hard work." 

He retracted the "Spirit" rune and integrated its essence into his first three soul rings. 

The entire process took Su Yu about an hour to complete. 

Afterward, he absorbed the energy emanating from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to temper his body. 

This became a daily routine. 

Day after day, a month passed in the blink of an eye. 

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.*

"Jiao Jiao, Ba Jiao, I need your Scorching Resin and Ice Crystals now to help me complete the Ice and Fire Body." 

After a month of body tempering, Su Yu's physique had gradually adapted to the energy of the two springs. 

The tenacious vitality of the Blue Silver Grass allowed it to endure any extreme environment. With its immense life energy as support, even the opposing energies of ultimate fire and ultimate ice from the two springs were gradually harmonized within Su Yu's body. 

At this point, Su Yu finally decided to acquire the treasures from the Infernal Delicate Apricot Plant and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, maximizing their value to complete his Ice and Fire Body. 

The month-long supply of pure life energy, though brief, was an incredible opportunity for the celestial herbs. 

They felt their previously unstable states solidify significantly. 

If their combat capabilities were initially comparable to that of a Soul Douluo, they now possessed the power expected of proper 100,000-year soul beasts, equivalent to a Titled Douluo. 

And that was merely the most basic improvement in terms of raw combat strength. 

The Infernal Delicate Apricot Plant didn't hesitate, extracting a mass of resin radiating intense heat and handing it to Su Yu, supported by soul power. 

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass followed suit, glowing with icy blue light as it detached a crystalline white orb from its body and delivered it to Su Yu. 

One blazing hot, the other icy cold. 

Both celestial herbs were highly toxic by nature. However, the essences they condensed were not only concentrated forms of their medicinal properties but were also purified of their toxicity. 

These essences were even more precious than the herbs themselves. 

Of course, this was only true under specific conditions. For instance, the Scorching Resin could only be harvested from a Infernal Delicate Apricot Plant without spiritual intelligence or one that had accumulated significant age. Otherwise, a 100,000-year-old Infernal Delicate Apricot Plant capable of producing resin indefinitely would far surpass the value of the resin itself. 

The same logic applied to the Ice Crystal from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. 

Holding these treasures of ultimate fire and ultimate ice, Su Yu was neither burned nor frozen. 

The bones of his hands shimmered with red and blue patterns, absorbing the energy from the two treasures and channeling it into his body. 

Without prolonging the process, Su Yu placed the Scorching Resin and Ice Crystal into his mouth simultaneously. 

The two energy masses surged down his throat and exploded within his body, their violent power wreaking havoc as they bombarded his organs. 

Leaping into the confluence of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Su Yu submerged himself in the scalding and freezing waters. 

He held his breath and focused entirely on refining the two energy masses within him. 

Throughout the process, Su Yu not only advanced his training but also made profound observations. 

Bone patterns could be physically inscribed, using the bones themselves as a medium for rune inscription. But what about flesh? 

How could runes be etched into flesh? 

Immersed in the Ice and Fire Body process, Su Yu devoted himself to understanding the changes within his body. 

*In the Sea of Spirit.* 

His spiritual power instinctively completed and refined the "Body" rune, recording Su Yu's insights bit by bit. 

Su Yu's natural comprehension was a perfect match for rune cultivation. 

Runes directly accessed the principles of the world. With deep enough understanding, one could trigger these principles and naturally inscribe the runes, even without knowing the exact method to draw them. 

Su Yu's keen comprehension heightened this ability. 

Amid the clash of extreme ice and fire, every fiber of Su Yu's flesh seemed to shatter and reform, undergoing continuous refinement and strengthening. 

"This is reinforcement at the source," he realized. 

The enhancement of his bones resulted in the emergence of delicate patterns, not quite in the form of runes, but enough for Su Yu to detect the subtle transformation in how energy circulated within his bones. It was a fundamental, qualitative change. 

He understood in his heart: 

"Bone patterns are an external stimulation method I developed to enhance my bones. True bone enhancement, however, produces a similar effect—'patterns'—as an intrinsic trait of the bones themselves, rather than as literal rune inscriptions." 

The purpose of bone patterns was to convert these incremental changes into innate improvements for the bones. 

At the same time, every part of Su Yu's flesh underwent a similar transformation. 

The combined effects of ultimate ice and ultimate fire, along with the unique medicinal properties of the treasures, began manifesting within Su Yu's body. 

His flesh was refined and tempered at its very core, gradually improving bit by bit. 

*A Fundamental Transformation* 

A term surfaced in Su Yu's mind: *Bloodline Power.* 

Could the strength of one's bloodline originate from such a process? 

If the bloodline's power could be refined, would that equate to further tempering of the flesh? 

The Ice and Fire Body primarily honed the resistance of Su Yu's flesh to the extreme energies of ice and fire. Physical strength was merely an incidental benefit of this process. 

Yet, even as an auxiliary effect, the increase in strength was astonishing. 

From morning to afternoon, and from afternoon into the night, the sun rose and set. 

Three full days passed, with Su Yu remaining in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate. 

The medicinal properties of the Scorching Resin and Ice Crystal had long since been fully absorbed. Now, Su Yu leveraged the residual transformative energy from the two celestial treasures to continue absorbing the energies of the springs, refining his body further. 

At the bottom of the well, the intertwining energies of ice and fire created a dazzling spectacle. 

Su Yu absorbed the power of the springs, nearing the limits of his body's capacity. 

He relaxed his mind, attempting to sense the activity at the bottom of the spring. Gradually, he perceived two immensely powerful energy sources. 

These two forces shared a unique trait that felt oddly familiar to Su Yu. 

"So this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well must have formed over time from the burial of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, shaped by the forces of heaven and earth," Su Yu speculated. 

Yi Lao, his mentor, reminded him: 

"You carry the protection of the Dragon Valley. Try to draw out a trace of their bloodline power." 

Following Yi Lao's guidance, Su Yu focused on invoking the two energies from the depths of the springs. 

Time flowed on as he made countless attempts to stir the bloodline powers. Finally, after an indeterminate amount of effort, the energies began to respond. 

A tiny fraction of the two forces separated and, carried by the spring's energy, entered Su Yu's body. 

The moment the two bloodlines fused into him, Su Yu felt as though his body was on the verge of exploding. 

"These two Dragon Kings must have been at least at the half-step God King level," Su Yu thought in awe. 

Even the smallest trace of their bloodline power was overwhelmingly potent. 

The explosive burst of life energy within him prevented him from being instantly overwhelmed by the two bloodlines. 

"Hurry! Condense a Blood Qi Soul Ring!" Yi Lao's urgent voice echoed in his mind. 

Su Yu immediately understood and began mobilizing his blood qi to fuse the Dragon Kings' bloodlines. 

Within the "Spirit" rune, countless patterns emerged and were rapidly completed. 

Under the influence of the rune, Su Yu quickly extracted the purest essence and spirituality from the two bloodlines, merging them with his blood qi. 

As the bloodlines fully integrated, their spirituality coalesced into a tangible form. 

In the red-and-blue intertwined spring water, two halos began to condense around Su Yu. 

Each radiated a brilliant golden hue, exuding searing heat and chilling frost. 

"Is he seriously causing such chaos inside the spring?" 

Yuyou, one of the celestial herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, sensed the commotion Su Yu was causing and was filled with astonishment. 

All the herbs that had grown within the spring felt the eruption of energy from the well, its source unmistakably Su Yu. 

The outburst of energy was completely absorbed by Su Yu, who then began emanating glowing halos. 

*A day later.* 

The disturbance in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well gradually subsided, and Su Yu emerged from the spring. 

Two halos revolved around his body—one red-gold, radiating heat, and the other blue-gold, emanating a frigid chill. 

"I didn't expect to serendipitously condense Blood Qi Soul Rings." 

Feeling the changes within himself, Su Yu bid farewell to Yuyou and the other celestial herbs. 

"Yuyou, Jiaojiao, and everyone, I'm going to be away for a while. Farewell for now." 

Su Yu was about to leave for a distant place, and the Blue Silver Emperor couldn't remain here any longer. 

"Old Blue, let's go." 

The Blue Silver Emperor transformed into a streak of blue-gold light and merged into Su Yu's body. 

"Xiao Yu, you disappeared for four days straight. I was worried you had run into some danger," Songzi said as Su Yu returned, relieved. 

"By the way, what kind of secret mission are you on that's so secretive?" 

Every time Su Yu went out, he used a "secret mission" assigned by Zou Yun as his excuse. 

Songzi found it odd. What kind of task was so secret that even he couldn't know? 

"It's nothing. I was just out training. Zou Lao helped me find an environment suited for my cultivation." 

Songzi gave a knowing "oh~" and chuckled. He realized that Zou Yun had arranged a simulated cultivation environment for Su Yu. 

He couldn't help but feel envious. 

"Zou Lao really values you, huh?" 

Of course, part of the reason was that Su Yu's Blue Silver Grass martial soul suited simulated environments well. 

"By the way, Zou Lao has been waiting for you to return." 

The merchant caravan heading to Ice Frost Town was about to depart, and Zou Yun was worried that Su Yu wouldn't make it in time. 

"Alright, I'll go find Zou Lao right now." 

Upon hearing Songzi's words, Su Yu immediately headed to Zou Yun's room. 

"Zou Lao!" 

"Back already?" Zou Yun sighed in relief. 

Because of Su Yu's involvement, Zou Yun had specifically adjusted the scale of this caravan. 

The caravan wasn't his, but it wasn't as large as the Tianjia Merchant Guild either. It was made up of smaller guilds, each with at least one Soul Ancestor to oversee the security. 

As long-term collaborators, these guilds were more than happy to transport more goods and earn extra profit under Zou Yun's guarantee. 

With Su Yu back, Zou Yun could finally relax. 

The next day, the caravan set off. 

Over the past month, Feng Kuang had already traded the Blood Essence to the Body Sect, and he would be traveling with the caravan as well. 

Feng Kuang was a good person, and despite Su Yu's mysterious background, he hadn't distanced himself. On the contrary, he treated Su Yu as he did the other members of the escort team. 

In fact, Su Yu had even learned some techniques from him on how to utilize blood qi. 

Though it didn't involve any secret methods, these techniques and ways to strengthen the body had benefitted Su Yu greatly. 

"Xiao Yu, your blood qi feels much stronger now." 

Feng Kuang had a keen sense. 

Although his soul power had regressed, his blood qi had remained strong. The regenerative ability of his Blood Martial Soul was exceptional. Even after sustaining injuries to his foundation, his martial soul had healed most of his body. 

His mental power was also the most intact. 

Su Yu's changes weren't entirely subtle, but they weren't overly obvious either. Feng Kuang could sense the difference. 

Su Yu had always given him a strong sense of threat, but now he felt even more dangerous, like a ferocious beast. 

Feng Kuang couldn't understand how a Soul Master who wasn't from the Body Sect could cultivate his blood qi to such an extraordinary level. 

It was beyond reason. 

"I've had some insights during these past few days of cultivation. The feedback from my vitality has made my blood qi even stronger." 

Su Yu casually brushed off the question. 

Feng Kuang didn't probe further, as it likely involved cultivation secrets, and both of them silently avoided bringing it up. 

"By the way, Xiao Yu, I've known you for a while now, but I've never seen you fight." 

(End of Chapter)