Chapter 22: Ten-Year-Old Spirit King?

Chapter 22: Ten-Year-Old Spirit King?

After absorbing the spirit rings and spirit bones of the Ice Bear King and the Ice Feathered Eagle, Du Qianjue's physical strength increased once again. Absorbing a spirit ring from the Thunderous Hell Vine was an easy task for him.

It took just one afternoon for Du Qianjue to completely absorb the Thunderous Hell Vine's spirit ring.

"Hey, Little Qianjue, it seems that Big Sis still has some source energy left for you, perhaps a spirit bone?" The surprised voice of the Thunderous Hell Vine echoed in his spiritual sea.

"Big Sis Vine, please infuse the spirit bone energy into my wing bones. There's no need for it to form a separate spirit bone," Du Qianjue instructed.

The Thunderous Hell Vine waved its vines, and the spirit bone energy flowed into Du Qianjue's scapula. The dragon wings, which already had wind, fire, and ice attributes, now gained a thunder attribute, significantly boosting his speed.

With Du Qianjue's physical condition, he had no worries about the pressure from high-speed flight.

After fully integrating with the Thunderous Hell Vine, Du Qianjue's aura began to rise. He anticipated reaching the high-level Spirit Elder rank, at least around level forty-six or forty-seven!

However, when his aura stabilized, Du Qianjue realized he had reached another bottleneck: the fifty-level Spirit King bottleneck!

"What...?" Du Qianjue was stunned. He knew he had accumulated a lot over the past few years, and the numerous spirit rings and bones over a hundred thousand years old provided a massive boost. But he hadn't expected to reach the fifty-level so quickly!

Most of the essence from the Ice Empress, Little Bai, and the Ice Feathered Eagle was still sealed within his Ice Dragon King's right arm bone. How could he have become a Spirit King so soon?

"Qianjue, how are you feeling?" The Snow Empress approached, holding Du Qianjue's hand with a worried expression. She had noticed his frown and thought he might be experiencing discomfort from absorbing too many different attributes.

"Nothing uncomfortable, it's just that my spirit power level has reached fifty. I might need another spirit ring," Du Qianjue explained.

The Snow Empress frowned slightly, sending her spiritual power to examine Du Qianjue's body. He didn't resist her inspection, allowing her to sense his condition fully.

"Your body seems fine for now, but you shouldn't absorb any new spirit rings for a while," the Snow Empress advised.

"Why?" Du Qianjue asked.

With her nearly seventy-thousand-year cultivation experience, the Snow Empress's advice was always well-founded.

"Think about it. From the time you arrived in the Extreme North to merge with Bing'er, to now with the Thunderous Hell Vine, how long has it been? How many spirit rings and bones have you merged, and how many attributes have you added?" the Snow Empress pointed out.

"The Ice Empress with ultimate ice, Ice Bear King with ice, Ice Feathered Eagle with wind, and Big Sis Vine with thunder," Du Qianjue listed. "It's been just over half a month, right?"

"Yes, just over half a month. But think about it, you've already absorbed so many spirit rings and bones with different attributes in such a short time. Continuing to do so will put a tremendous strain on your body, potentially requiring significant time and resources to resolve attribute conflicts within you," the Snow Empress explained. "It's better to let your body settle and familiarize itself with the new powers before acquiring more spirit rings."

"Your cultivation speed is already incredibly fast. A ten-year-old Spirit King is unheard of," the Snow Empress said, stroking Du Qianjue's cheek, her eyes filled with pride.

This was her man, after all! Though he was just a ten-year-old little rascal...

The Snow Empress inwardly sighed. She had noticed Du Qianjue's infatuated gaze at her hand earlier but chose not to mention it.

"Snow Empress is right. You need to let your body adapt," Du Bushi agreed. "You've surpassed expectations. There's no need to rush."

Holding the Snow Empress's hand and looking at the familiar faces before him, Du Qianjue felt a warmth in his heart.

"Alright, Uncle, Snowy, I'll follow your advice."

"Now, let's get the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow for Snowy!" Du Qianjue said enthusiastically, raising his fist.

He could never stay still!

"Yes, we can start planning that now. Is there any danger in that place?" Du Bushi asked, stroking his chin.

He hadn't forgotten the hidden dangers of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Who would have thought such a treasure trove existed in a place like the Sunset Forest, even hiding a god's consciousness?

Now, with Du Qianjue mentioning another rare treasure, Du Bushi couldn't help but think similarly.

"No real danger, but I need certain items," Du Qianjue said, shaking his head.

"What do you need? I'll get it for you," Du Bushi offered.

"I need spirit bones, preferably ten-thousand-year dragon-type ones of good quality," Du Qianjue specified.

Without a word, Du Bushi turned and left.

As the sect leader, he had over three ten-thousand-year spirit bones. Getting one ten-thousand-year dragon-type spirit bone was a trivial task, especially since it could yield numerous returns.

After Du Bushi left, Du Qianjue sat with the Snow Empress.

"Snowy, now that you're in the human world and will often be with me, it's not appropriate to keep calling you Snow Empress. You should have a proper name," Du Qianjue said, gently holding the Snow Empress's delicate hand.

"Why don't you give me one?" the Snow Empress suggested, blinking.

"Me?" Du Qianjue pondered.

He was terrible at naming. Naming his wife was a significant challenge. He couldn't give her just any name.

"I heard that natural-born spirits have a pure and exquisite heart. How about calling you Xue Linglong?" Du Qianjue proposed.

"Xue Linglong... Alright."

The Snow Empress, now Xue Linglong, rested her chin on one hand, her other hand held by Du Qianjue, looking at him with gentle eyes.

The Ice Empress cried; she had never seen the Snow Empress so gentle!

The Skydream Iceworm cried; he wished the Ice Empress would treat him this way!

The Ice Bear King and Ice Feathered Eagle watched, enjoying the family drama.

The Thunderous Hell Vine went a step further, having transformed into a purple-clad, heroic beauty. Her eyes sparkled as she watched, clearly enjoying the show.

It's worth noting that the Thunderous Hell Vine's transformation took inspiration from the Snow Empress's noble and aloof demeanor, which she adored.

Fortunately, Xue Linglong couldn't see the Thunderous Hell Vine mimicking her expressions. Otherwise, she might have reverted to the Snow Empress and given the vine a good slap.

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