Chapter 20: The Girl
The most important ability of the Sky Swallowing Toad as a spirit beast is its power Endless Devour. With a wide mouth, any form of energy or object will be sucked into its body and perfectly digested, without worrying about overeating. However, this move has a major flaw, which is its extremely long cooldown time. Often, it requires ten days to half a month of cooldown after each use. This move is often the Sky Swallowing Toad's life-saving ability.
What Gu Yi was waiting for was this moment, because when releasing this move, the Sky Swallowing Toad is in a stiff state and unable to move. The moment of a guaranteed kill has arrived. The powerful suction was aimed at Gu Yi. The endless devour displayed by the ten-thousand-year spirit beast was many times more powerful than that of the thousand-year spirit beast. Gu Yi's resistance was extremely difficult, especially in the swamp where there was simply no foothold. The reason he could stand firmly was entirely dependent on the function of the spirit power in his body. The spirit power inside his body was unexpectedly shaken bit by bit, becoming uncontrollable and leaving his body. The domineering aspect of Endless Devour was revealed.
Gu Yi remained calm. The Sky Swallowing Toad had its trump card, and so did he. What he had been waiting for was this moment.
A Willow Leaf Flying Knife appeared in his hand, and he put all his heart and soul into this small flying knife. At the same time, the energy swallowed from all around by the Sky Swallowing Toad was forcibly plundered by Gu Yi using his technique. He completely disregarded whether the energy was of the same origin, and he mindlessly plundered it all. Gu Yi's face also flushed, almost unable to withstand so much heterogeneous energy. The Willow Leaf Flying Knife in his hand became sharper and a sharp aura emanated from it.
Several kilometers away, two old men looked towards Gu Yi's location at the same time.
"Did the Snake Lance Douluo also feel it?"
"Yeah, what kind of person could release such a sharp aura? Could it be a disciple of the Sword Douluo?" The Snake Lance Douluo did not think it could be the Sword Douluo, after why would the Sword Douluo be in a place like this.
"I haven't heard of him taking in disciples in recent years. If this person doesn't belong to a sect, perhaps we can let the young master subdue them. They would definitely become a pillar of our Martial Spirit Hall."
The Snake Lance Douluo killed a hundred-year spirit beast that had approached them. "Now isn't the time to think about this. Protecting the young master is our current mission." The Porcupinefish Douluo nodded, watching the girl sitting cross-legged on the ground absorbing spirit rings.
"No need, Uncle She. I've already absorbed all the spirit ring." The girl stood up, and five spirit rings floated around her body, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black.
"Congratulations, young master on becoming a Spirit King." The two looked at the dignified girl and congratulated her. She was indeed the young master of our Martial Spirit Hall. Even in such an environment, she could cultivate to become a Spirit King at her age. She was truly a peerless genius with twenty level of innate spirit power.
"The person who has made both Titled Douluo apprehensive, I really want to see him." Three pairs of golden wings appeared behind the girl, carrying her up into the air, flying towards the place she had felt before. Only here could she feel the taste of freedom slightly, so intoxicating, and only here could she fly freely. After all Angels are meant to soar in the sky.
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The power of the Willow Leaf Flying Knife in Gu Yi's hand was condensed to the limit. Even though the spirit power on his body had begun to be sucked away, the flying knife in his hand remain unaffected. All things cannot shake their own essence.
"Blossom, my will."
The flying knife in his hand shot out. At this moment, it was no longer just a flying knife but a carrier of Gu Yi's will. For the first time, he wholeheartedly revealed his will, and the brilliance displayed by the flying knife was even beyond the scorching sun at noon. Under this slash, time seemed to slow down. Gu Yi could even see the flying knife piercing into the Sky Swallowing Toad's brain, tearing through its flesh and blood, and piercing through.
Everything went smoothly. The suction abruptly stopped, and Gu Yi also fell into the mud swamp, completely devoid of strength. Releasing that slash had consumed all the strength in his body, and his mental energy had been severely depleted. Now, even a random thousand-year spirit beast would be enough to kill him.
Gu Yi didn't dare to delay. He looked at the black spirit ring floating above the Sky Swallowing Toad and breathed a sigh of relief before starting to absorb the ring. Spirit rings only exist for an hour. During this time, he must recover his strength and a suitable place to absorb the spirit ring. Gu Yi spent the time of an incense stick recovering some strength and then dragged the huge Sky Swallowing Toad to find a hidden cave.
Using the Sky Swallowing Toad's body to completely seal the entrance of the cave, he make sure to put himself in an absolutely safe position before starting to absorb the spirit ring. As the black spirit ring entered his body, a power more violent than any energy Gu Yi had ever experienced rampaged wildly inside him. However, Gu Yi dealt with it very easily. He had long discovered that the Eight Extraordinary Meridians had a strong auxiliary effect on absorbing spirit rings. And over the years, he had already opened six of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, with only the Governing Vessel[1] and Conception Vessel[2] remaining.
At the same time, Gu Yi felt a remnant consciousness attacking his mind, filled with resentment and unwillingness. Unfortunately, if only this remnant soul were a bit stronger, it would have been able to affect him. Gu Yi adhered to his heart, used his martial will as a guide, condensed a Willow Leaf Flying Knife, and the remnant soul immediately dissipated. If I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time.
Half an hour later.
Gu Yi's breathing steadied, and the absorption of the spirit ring was nearing its end. At this moment, something unexpected happened. Gu Yi could feel an abnormality suddenly appearing in his abdomen. More accurately, it should be in his dantian, where something extra had appeared.
In an instant, Gu Yi became vigilant. The dantian was the foundation of his cultivation and must not be compromised. Upon careful observation, Gu Yi found that this abnormality was actually a good thing for him.
A Spirit Bone, or more accurately an external Spirit Bone.
Gu Yi didn't expect that he could also have the protagonist's luck, obtaining an external Spirit Bone. He also discovered the ability of this Spirit Bone, to store spirit power, equivalent to a second dantian. As soon as this Spirit Bone appeared, it connected all the meridians throughout his body, completely becoming a part of his body. The absorption of this spirit ring could be described as smooth sailing, without encountering any danger at all.
It seems that I was too cautious. But the harvest this time was still abundant. Successfully, the inclusiveness of his meridians had reached an unprecedented level. Gu Yi believed that even if he absorbed the solar energy again now, it would not burn his meridians like before.
"Kid inside, come out, I can feel that you have finished absorbing the spirit ring." Gu Yi frowned. There are people outside, and he didn't notice them. This is not a good start.
Gu Yi was not a timid person. He moved aside the corpse of the Sky Swallowing Toad blocking the entrance of the cave, and then saw three figures flying in the air. The one leading in the middle was a golden-haired woman, with three pairs of golden wings flapping behind her, allowing her to fly in the air.
(End of this chapter)
Glossary:
[1]Du Mai (Governor Vessel): This meridian runs along the midline of the body, from the perineum up the spine to the head. It is considered the "sea of yang meridians" and regulates the flow of yang qi in the body.
[2]Ren Mai (Conception Vessel): This meridian also runs along the midline, but on the front of the body. It starts at the perineum and ascends along the abdomen to the chest and throat. The Ren Mai regulates yin qi and is associated with nourishing and supporting reproductive functions.