Chapter 237: Huge Increase

"Xue Di, help me fuse with your Soul Ring and soul bone," Ning Feiliu said to Xue Di.

Xue Di nodded, then released her power directly, guiding the Soul Ring and soul bone to gradually merge into his body.

Things having reached this point, she naturally trusted Ning Feiliu immensely.

After all, she and Ning Feiliu were now one entity, sharing the same glory and the same ruin.

The stronger Ning Feiliu became, the greater her chances of becoming a god in the future would be.

Although the method of sacrifice allowed a Soul Ring and soul bone to be fused with a Spirit Master regardless of their soul power level, the massive disparity in power still made for an extremely painful fusion process.

Especially since Xue Di was a 600,000-year-old Beast; her power was absolutely far greater than that of the 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit, Xiao Wu, from the original story.

And in the original story, Tang San had already reached level 60 soul power when he accepted the sacrifice of his late wife, Xiao Wu.

Yet Ning Feiliu was only at level 53 soul power right now.

Therefore, this gap was even larger, ensuring the process would be even more painful.

Furthermore, it was not like when Huo Yuhao absorbed the Soul Ring of Tianmeng Iceworm, where Tianmeng Iceworm sealed its power in layers to cancel each other out.

Ning Feiliu absorbing Xue Di's Soul Ring at this moment was more like the situation in the original Peerless Tang Sect when Huo Yuhao absorbed the Soul Ring and soul bone of Bing Di.

As he continuously circulated the Sunlight Breathing Method, the vast majority of the sunlight was blocked by the blizzard.

Circulating the Sunlight Breathing Method was actually just for its effect of accelerating the absorption of power.

"Hoo—hiss—hoo—hiss—"

His heavy breathing, accompanying the process of absorbing the Soul Ring and soul bone, sounded like the continuous roar of an engine.

Clearly, this process was difficult even for Ning Feiliu, a man with a terrifying will, to endure.

He had already used his blessing soul skill twice in succession, so his mental energy and soul power were already severely depleted.

Yet, under these circumstances, Ning Feiliu still forcibly endured it.

And in this process, he chose to absorb the soul bone first.

He absorbed the soul bone first because Ning Feiliu's idea was... to use the soul bone to first increase his soul power, and then let a portion of the Soul Ring's power raise the remaining lacking soul power.

Then, he would absorb Xue Di's Soul Ring as his sixth Soul Ring.

After all, although Ning Feiliu was exhausted from using 【Summoning of the Ice and Snow God】 and 【Summoning of the Casting God】 in succession.

If he were to absorb Xue Di's Soul Ring now and place it in the positions of the first and second Soul Rings that had been destroyed by Exploding Ring, it would likely cause a rejection of the Soul Rings.

That would very likely lead to trouble.

So, to be safe, Ning Feiliu decided to use Xue Di's power to increase his soul power, break through to the Soul Emperor realm in one go, and then absorb this Soul Ring.

Thus, Ning Feiliu's soul power level climbed steadily, and Xue Di's 600,000-year-old Ice Jade Empress Torso Bone slowly melted into Ning Feiliu's body like ice and snow thawing.

Level 54...

Level 55...

Level 56...

Level 57...

Level 58...

Level 59...

Level 60!...

With the soul bone completely fused into his body, Ning Feiliu opened his eyes and directly used the vast power of Xue Di within the soul bone to break through to the Soul Emperor realm!

Moreover, due to the laws and shackles of the realm, it was very likely that he hadn't just increased by seven levels of soul power after absorbing the soul bone.

It was just that because of his level restriction and lack of a sixth Soul Ring, the subsequent increase in soul power did not manifest.

But as long as he absorbed the Soul Ring of Xue Di before him, his soul power might continue to rise.

Ning Feiliu then once again, with Xue Di's help, absorbed the sixth Soul Ring!

This time, it was quite fast.

At the very least, it was much faster than the soul bone absorption process just now, even though the pain remained undiminished.

But clearly, with Xue Di's help and the soul bone already in his body, the absorption of the Soul Ring was actually smoother.

Gradually, Xue Di's blood-colored Soul Ring, marked with six golden circular patterns, appeared on Ning Feiliu's sixth Soul Ring position.

At the same time, Ning Feiliu's soul power level surged like a rocket! "Level 66 soul power!" he said with pleasant surprise.

This meant that by absorbing Xue Di's Soul Ring and soul bone this time, he had increased his soul power by thirteen levels directly! This speed of improvement... it was truly as fast as using a GM manager for a one-click upgrade.

Ning Feiliu was also very satisfied.

An increase of thirteen levels of soul power at once was enough to prove Xue Di's power.

In the original plot, Tang San only increased his soul power by five levels when he absorbed Xiao Wu's Soul Ring and soul bone.

He had at least doubled that, and soul power increases always became harder to achieve at higher levels.

Therefore, his sudden increase of thirteen levels was not just a simple doubling compared to Tang San; it was at least three or four times the effect of Tang San absorbing Xiao Wu's Soul Ring.

"Xue Di, thank you," Ning Feiliu said with a smile to Xue Di beside him.

"Mm," Xue Di nodded coldly, "From now on, we are partners."

"No... let's call it family," Ning Feiliu said with a soft laugh, "From now on, we are not just partners, we are family, family together!"

He knew very well that Xue Di's personality was extremely thirsty for family affection.

Since that was the case, he naturally had to prescribe the right medicine to win Xue Di's favor.

After all, Ning Feiliu's greatest gain this time was not the Soul Ring and soul bone of Xue Di, but Xue Di as a Soul Spirit herself! A Soul Spirit was not just a simple preservation of a Soul Beast's soul; it also provided the ability to fight for the Spirit Master.

In the original plot, after Xue Di became the Soul Spirit of Huo Gua, she was able to fight the Titan Giant Ape to a standstill.

Therefore, a Soul Spirit could basically retain most of the power they had during their lifetime.

So, with Xue Di, a 600,000-year-old Beast, becoming Ning Feiliu's Soul Spirit, she would naturally retain most of her strength.

Ning Feiliu was equivalent to having a bodyguard and a guardian! So now... he finally made up his mind to enter the Slaughter City! Although it was very likely that the suppression effect of the Slaughter City would also affect Xue Di.

After all, that is the trial ground left behind by the Asura God.

Even a Quasi-God level Limit Spirit Douluo would likely be restricted upon going there.

But it is impossible for Xue Di to be completely suppressed, so there is a glimmer of opportunity.

The most important thing is that the Keystone Rune, Dark Harvest, is truly too tempting.

Therefore, Ning Feiliu must now try his best to win over Xue Di.

Hearing these words from him, Xue Di was also stunned for a moment, but her beautiful eyes gradually filled with excitement, "Family... family?"

"Yes, that's right, we are family now; you can call me Feiliu... or Aliu, either is fine," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Okay... Aliu," Xue Di also revealed a faint smile and addressed him.

Ning Feiliu nodded in satisfaction.

But just at this moment...

"Right! Bing'er! Yue'er!" Only then did he see Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er lying in the snow to the side.

When Xue Di descended just now, the slight leakage of that power made it impossible for them to withstand it at all.

However, what moved Ning Feiliu was that under such circumstances, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er still risked their lives to come back and save him.

This is the most precious thing.

After all... to be honest, they had actually only known each other for about a year. Yet Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er could treat him like this.

While moved, Ning Feiliu felt somewhat helpless.

Is the "love-struck brain" of Douluo Dalu... really a law of the world?

Must everyone be influenced by it? However... actually, such a world is instead somewhat overly naively beautiful.

This is still much better than those worlds full of deceit and treachery where you don't know when the friends around you will betray you.

At the very least, in a world as naively simple as Douluo Dalu, it is truly comfortable to get along with others.

You will never worry that the friends you make are not sincere, but will instead stab you in the back.

At the same time, facing the life-risking rescue by Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, Ning Feiliu's heart was also thoroughly touched.

Perhaps it was because of this reason that he accidentally activated the Spirit Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er just now.

He also never expected that he, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er could actually activate a Spirit Fusion Skill—Clear Radiance Night Condensation.

Clear Radiance Night Condensation is actually a Spirit Fusion Skill?

But Ning Feiliu thought about how in the game, it seems that when Aphelios uses Clear Radiance Night Condensation, Alune's portrait appears at the end...

So, alright.

Clear Radiance Night Condensation seems to be a type of fusion skill.

And activating Clear Radiance Night Condensation requires a meeting of minds.

But besides that, of course, other conditions are needed.

First of all, Ning Feiliu could feel that in the Spirit Fusion Skill Clear Radiance Night Condensation just now, he was in the dominant position.

And secondly... the most important one was not Shui Bing'er, but Shui Yue'er.

Shui Yue'er... for some reason just now, was able to trigger the resonance and stimulation of the Moonlight Breathing Method within his body and the Moon power in the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon.

Shui Bing'er, on the contrary, was more like an existence that guides the fusion, equivalent to a fusion magic card in Yu-Gi-Oh.

After all, she is actually like that by nature, possessing the talent to actively guide fusions.

Therefore, whether it is with Xue Wu or with Shui Yue'er, she can actually activate the Spirit Fusion Skill Ice and Snow Fluttering.

This belongs to Shui Bing'er's own ability.

Therefore, Clear Radiance Night Condensation is exactly something that Ning Feiliu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er are all indispensable for.

Of course, now is not the time to think about this.

It is time to go see how Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er are doing.

Then Ning Feiliu immediately came to their side; he first helped Shui Bing'er up.

Shui Bing'er's face was pale and her breathing was weak, but Ning Feiliu breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as there is still a breath, he will have a way to make Shui Bing'er recover.

Thus... he first took out the Timely Rescue Potion from the Soul Guidance Device and poured it in first.

However, Shui Bing'er was in a coma and seemed unable to swallow on her own.

So Ning Feiliu looked at her pale, translucent lips, held the Timely Rescue Potion in his own mouth, and fed it to Shui Bing'er mouth-to-mouth, one mouthful at a time.

A cold and soft sensation came from his lips.

This was Ning Feiliu's first kiss in this world, and he felt slightly stirred.

But after all, this was to save a life, so he still tried his best to suppress the wandering thoughts in his heart and let Shui Bing'er swallow the Timely Rescue Potion.

However, because Shui Bing'er's fragrant tongue was blocking her throat, Ning Feiliu also extended his tongue to move it aside so she could swallow it down.

He was not some inexperienced boy in his past life; although his tongue had been long out of practice, it gradually became flexible again with the help of experience.

Although he felt it was somewhat ambiguous, Ning Feiliu could not help but be somewhat intoxicated by Shui Bing'er's lips and tongue.

But he still firmly fed her the Timely Rescue Potion.

Soon, the Timely Rescue Potion took effect rapidly.

Shui Bing'er's body temperature gradually recovered, though her face still looked somewhat pale.

Ning Feiliu then continued to take out numerous potions and nutritional supplements from the Steel Sun Box and fed them to Shui Bing'er bit by bit.

Of course, he used the same method to treat her.

Gradually, Shui Bing'er's pretty face began to flush, and suddenly her eyelids seemed to tremble slightly.

Then... her pretty face turned even redder.

"She's awake," Xue Di said suddenly from the side.

Ning Feiliu immediately sensed that Shui Bing'er had woken up, and then he released his lips and tongue.

However... he was actually still somewhat unsatisfied.

"Bing'er, you're awake... I apologize for the offense just now," Ning Feiliu said with some embarrassment.

Shui Bing'er then opened her eyes, looking at Ning Feiliu's familiar, handsome face.

Yet, she suddenly closed her eyes again and kissed him back.

Ning Feiliu subconsciously took those thin red lips into his mouth again, while savoring the taste upon them to his heart's content.

Xue Di watched all of this from the side, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Humans... why must they press their mouths together like this, with their tongues swirling about as well?

Is this comfortable? Watching the immersed and intoxicated appearance of Ning Feiliu and Shui Bing'er, a curious thought could not help but well up in Xue Di's heart.

After half a minute, Ning Feiliu and Shui Bing'er separated, both panting heavily.

This time, Ning Feiliu hugged Shui Bing'er, sighed, and said firmly, "Bing'er... I will not let you... or any of you down."

Shui Bing'er also seemed to understand Ning Feiliu's meaning, but she nodded and said happily, "As long as I can be with you, I am willing... to do anything."

After all, she was a latecomer, so she was already very satisfied to be able to be with Ning Feiliu.

How could she possibly demand that Ning Feiliu be devoted to her alone?

Ning Feiliu felt somewhat conflicted inside, because he knew very well that doing this was unfair to Dugu Yan.

But... Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er had risked their lives to save him; could he really be so heartless? Besides, in this feudal era, polygamy was not impossible, right?

However, Ning Feiliu did not intend to force it; if Dugu Yan found out and was unwilling to accept it, harboring resentment toward him, he would accept that as well.

"Bing'er... let's go see how Yue'er is doing." Then, Ning Feiliu patted Shui Bing'er's slender waist and said.

"Right... Yue'er." Shui Bing'er then hurriedly got up.

But only then did she see Xue Di to the side, and she felt a sudden sense of curiosity.

Yet, Shui Yue'er was still more important right now.

The two came before Shui Yue'er and helped her up.

Shui Bing'er was not worried, because Ning Feiliu was there.

She believed unconditionally that with Ning Feiliu present, her younger sister Shui Yue'er would also be fine.

However, Ning Feiliu's complexion was somewhat pale...

(End of this chapter)