Chapter 239: Icy Soul Spirit Flame

As Li Xuan mobilized the soul power within his body, four soul rings of different colors—one yellow, one purple, one black, and one red—slowly coalesced from beneath his feet, then floated behind him.

Not to mention anything else, when you put four differently colored soul rings together, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring really is the best-looking one.

"Excellent, it really is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring! Congratulations, young master, congratulations on successfully absorbing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!" Bai Chuan was also stunned for a moment when he saw the soul ring configuration on Li Xuan, inwardly exclaiming what a bizarre soul ring configuration it was.

But when he saw the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, Bai Chuan's anxious heart finally settled down.

"Congrats, bro!" Bangchui also happily offered his congratulations to Li Xuan.

To Bangchui, Li Xuan was his brother, his lifesaver, the best person in the world to him, and soul beasts were just soul beasts; Bangchui was no saint, and he had no pity for those soul beasts either.

Seeing the blood-red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring behind him, Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction. He had finally obtained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and that also meant that the remaining few soul rings Li Xuan had could all be Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings too.

"Bro, what soul skill did you get?" Bangchui asked Li Xuan with a curious look.

"Icy Soul Spirit Flame!" Li Xuan snapped his fingers, then extended his palm, and a clump of pale blue flame appeared in his hand.

The flame was pale blue, not seeming scorching hot at all; instead, it was more like a mass of cold air, giving off a bone-piercing chill.

"This flame is so amazing! Its temperature is actually very low." Bangchui blinked, looking curiously at the Icy Soul Spirit Flame.

As a former soul beast, Bangchui's perception of soul power was still very sharp.

"This thing's use isn't to be a heat source. Many medicinal herbs need to be processed with special flames. With the Icy Soul Spirit Flame, I can use more methods to process herbs, and the Alchemy Pills I refine will have better effects." Li Xuan looked at Bangchui and shook his head with a smile.

Although the Icy Soul Spirit Flame was an ice-attribute flame, its temperature was instead extremely low, and its penetrative power was especially strong. So not only did it have formidable offensive power, it could also be used to refine some special Alchemy Pills. It was a very precious flame.

"Young master, is this one of the two soul skills from your Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring?" Bai Chuan blinked and asked Li Xuan.

If so, this flame as one of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skills could be considered a decent soul skill.

"Of course not. This is just an attached ability. The real soul skill is much stronger than this." Li Xuan laughed heartily.

Under normal circumstances, only by consuming the Ultimate Ice Stamen would one have a chance to obtain the Icy Soul Spirit Flame, but the Ultimate Ice Stamen performed a Sacrifice on Li Xuan, and all the energy within the Ultimate Ice Stamen's body entered Li Xuan's body.

So that was how Li Xuan obtained the Icy Soul Spirit Flame, while the Ultimate Ice Stamen's body turned into ice, completely devoid of any medicinal properties.

Then, Li Xuan suddenly waved his hand, and the Icy Soul Spirit Flame in his hand returned to his body.

"Fourth soul skill, Ice Floods the Sky!"

Li Xuan let out a furious shout, and the soul power in his body was instantly released. In less than three breaths, countless ice crystals appeared above Li Xuan's head.

Each ice crystal was as thick as a person's waist! And their numbers were beyond counting...

Overwhelmingly domineering, with extremely strong killing power.

"An ice-attribute group attack skill. Each ice spike has very strong killing power. The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring truly is terrifyingly formidable, bringing such a powerful soul skill." Bai Chuan looked excitedly at the ice spikes behind Li Xuan and said to him.

After hearing Bai Chuan's words, Li Xuan also nodded in agreement. Then, Li Xuan waved his hand, and all the ice spikes turned into soul power and returned to Li Xuan's body.

"Mm-hmm, it's a pity. My soul power level isn't high enough. Otherwise, this soul skill could become even stronger. But this soul skill consumes too much soul power. Even I can only activate it once with all the soul power in my body. If it were a soul master of the same level, they couldn't even release this skill." Feeling his dantian, which was now full again, Li Xuan shook his head helplessly and said to Bai Chuan.

This soul skill's killing power and range were large enough, but it consumed far too much soul power. Even with Li Xuan's wide meridians, full dantian, and condensed soul power, using up all the soul power in his body only allowed him to release it once.

However, if Li Xuan used flames to achieve this level of dense attack, the soul power consumed wouldn't be too much; he might not even use a tenth of it, and the killing power could even be stronger.

After all, Ice Floods the Sky was a solid soul skill, so the soul power it consumed was naturally high. But if Li Xuan used fire, that fell under using his innate talent.

These flames of Li Xuan's had already merged with him, becoming part of his innate talent, so the soul power consumed was much less.

Still, this skill did add some attack methods for Li Xuan.

"Young master, you should be content. This soul skill is already excellent. As your strength increases, the killing power of these ice crystals can further improve. Correspondingly, the proportion of soul power consumed relative to your total will keep decreasing, and releasing this soul skill will become easier and easier for you." Seeing Li Xuan's look of disdain, Bai Chuan shook his head helplessly and tried to persuade him.

If this soul skill were given to someone else, they'd probably be jumping for joy, but on Li Xuan, it was actually being looked down upon.

"Yeah, but right now, after I use this soul skill, I basically lose all combat ability." Li Xuan shrugged his shoulders and sighed helplessly.

"In that case, you can't use this soul skill lightly. Young master, you don't usually need to fight anyway. Spend more time cultivating and strive to raise your cultivation to level 60, and you should be able to release this soul skill easily." Bai Chuan thought seriously for a moment, then gave Li Xuan this advice.

"Makes sense. Bai Shu, come, watch my next soul skill! Fourth soul skill! Ultimate Spirit Realm!" Li Xuan circulated his soul power, and the scorching soul power in his body quickly transformed into a gentle, pale blue soul power.

The next second, a pale blue light emanated from Li Xuan's five senses, and the scene instantly became awkward.

At this moment, Li Xuan entered an extremely sensitive state regarding the soul power fluctuations around him. He could easily sense changes in the surrounding soul power, and could effortlessly observe the flow of other soul power and the movement of soul power during attacks.

Besides enhancing his keen sensory abilities, Li Xuan's strength! Speed! Soul power! All increased by one-third!

This was a soul skill that possessed both enhancement and detection types. The soul skill's effects could be said to be extremely domineering. As expected, it was a soul skill brought by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

"What kind of state is this?" Bai Chuan stared wide-eyed at the glowing Li Xuan and asked him in confusion.

Bai Chuan prided himself on being well-traveled and knowledgeable, but during this period, everything he saw from Li Xuan was extremely mind-boggling, which inevitably made Bai Chuan start to doubt himself.

"In this state, my sensitivity to soul power fluctuations is extremely strong, and it also amplifies my strength, speed, and soul power." Li Xuan slowly withdrew from the Ultimate Spirit Realm state, then smiled and explained to Bai Chuan. "A soul skill that has both enhancement and detection at the same time—this is a really good soul skill. As expected of a soul skill attached to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, the effects are indeed worth it." Bai Chuan looked at Li Xuan excitedly, never expecting that Li Xuan could obtain such a good soul skill.

"Yeah." Li Xuan also nodded in satisfaction.

Almost all of Li Xuan's soul skills revolved around the use of flames; there were basically no detection or enhancement skills, just techniques for using fire.

So a detection-type soul skill and an enhancement-type soul skill were very important.

"By the way, bro, what soul bone did you get?" Bangchui suddenly asked Li Xuan.

"This one is quite impressive..." Li Xuan suddenly revealed a brilliant smile.

"Hundred-Thousand-Year, Ultimate Ice Soul Head Soul Bone!" A pale blue light suddenly radiated from the top of Li Xuan's head.

"Head Soul Bone? Good, good. Luckily, it's not a Torso Soul Bone!" Seeing Li Xuan's state, Bai Chuan also breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, it wasn't a Torso Soul Bone.

The Torso Soul Bone was very important to a soul master, and the soul bone before them was ice-attribute, which was not the most suitable choice for a Torso Soul Bone!

Bai Chuan had only just suddenly remembered this; otherwise, he would have reminded Li Xuan.

"Soul bone soul skill! Frost Aura!"

With a thought from Li Xuan, a pale blue aura rose beneath the feet of Bai Chuan and Bangchui.

The two knew that Li Xuan was testing his soul skill, so they didn't resist.

"The effect of this soul skill is to slow down the opponent. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone actually produced this kind of soul skill. Young master, your luck isn't so good." Bai Chuan scratched his head and said to Li Xuan somewhat awkwardly.

After hearing Bai Chuan's words, Li Xuan also smiled helplessly. This soul skill was indeed a bit lacking in flavor, but that was normal. Besides ice and fire, the most important attribute of the Ultimate Ice Stamen was 'spirit'! This was its affinity for soul power, which was the Ultimate Ice Stamen's greatest attribute, so it produced such a soul skill.

"Bai Shu, the other soul bone soul skill's effect is pretty good. It's called Soul Power Affinity, a passive skill. It increases Soul Power Refinement speed by twenty percent, increases soul power recovery speed by fifty percent, and reduces soul power consumption by thirty percent." Li Xuan chuckled, then introduced his soul power to Bai Chuan.

After hearing Li Xuan's words, Bai Chuan's eyes went wide, and he stared at Li Xuan in disbelief.

After a while, Bai Chuan finally came to his senses, looking at Li Xuan with an excited expression.

"Young master, this is a divine technique, a true divine technique! A hundred‑thousand‑year soul beast only needs this one soul skill, and this soul skill is too powerful!" Bai Chuan said excitedly to Li Xuan.

"Haha, indeed, this passive soul skill's effect is truly better." Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Young master, the greatness of this soul skill lies in its soul‑power consumption ratio; this soul skill effectively gives you at least seventy to eighty percent more soul power than a soul master of the same level, and it also speeds up your cultivation." Bai Chuan, seeing Li Xuan's indifferent look, hurriedly reminded him.

"In that case, pairing a powerful soul skill with a slightly weaker one, this soul bone is pretty good." Li Xuan realized this, then nodded appreciatively and said.

"Sigh… after absorbing the hundred‑thousand‑year Extreme Spirit Ice Core Soul Ring, my soul‑power level reached 50, and I still need to cultivate a new Soul Ring, but unfortunately I can't find an Immortal Grade fire‑type spirit plant for a while." Li Xuan sighed, saying again with a hint of helplessness.

"Brother, don't you still have a Ground‑Flame Golden Lotus in your hand? Could you not cultivate it and absorb it as the Fifth Soul Ring?" Bang Chui suddenly reminded.

Hearing Bang Chui's words, Li Xuan suddenly remembered that he indeed still possessed an Immortal Grade spirit plant, the Ground‑Flame Golden Lotus.

The thing is, once the Ground‑Flame Golden Lotus is planted it burrows straight into the soil and never shows itself, so Li Xuan completely forgot about it.

"Indeed, I just remembered it!" Li Xuan slapped his forehead hard, saying with some annoyance.

Li Xuan hurried to a patch of ground beside the Hot Spring, dug the soil with his hands, and a golden flower bud about the size of a fingertip appeared before his eyes.

Only then did Li Xuan let out a sigh of relief and sit on the ground.

He had already forgotten this thing, but thanks to the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan's property here, even without tending the Ground‑Flame Golden Lotus, it can grow on its own.

If the Ground‑Flame Golden Lotus were to wither from his neglect, Li Xuan would have nowhere to cry.

Li Xuan covered the Ground‑Flame Golden Lotus again with soil; since the Immortal Grade spirit plant for the Fifth Soul Ring is already present, he will now spend three months cultivating the lotus to the hundred‑thousand‑year level, after which he can absorb the Fifth Soul Ring and break through to level 50.

Thinking of that, Li Xuan felt much more at ease.

However, after absorbing the Ground‑Flame Golden Lotus, Li Xuan's soul‑power level could rise to 60, and he would then need to prepare a Sixth Soul Ring; by that calculation, he wouldn't need to cultivate at all—by sacrificing a hundred‑thousand‑year Immortal Grade spirit plant he could at least reach the Soul Douluo realm, and might even become a Title Douluo directly.

Yet Li Xuan will not do that, because the only outcome would be a hollow soul‑power, a severe drop in combat ability, and the foundation he painstakingly built would be destroyed in an instant.

Li Xuan pondered briefly and finally decided that after absorbing the Ground‑Flame Golden Lotus Soul Ring, he would pause, refine his use of soul power, and mass‑produce Alchemy Pills.

At the same time, he would give himself some time to find the next Immortal Grade fire‑type spirit plant.

"Alright, the Fourth Soul Ring has been successfully absorbed; let's go out. I've been in seclusion for over three months, it's time to show my face again; staying hidden too long isn't good." Li Xuan said with a smile, and with a thought, the three of them left the space of the Palm Sky Bottle together.

Li Xuan sat in a chair, and for a moment he didn't know what to do; Ladi Canyon had already gotten on track, and essentially none of the work required his involvement, so he found himself unexpectedly idle.

Suddenly a flash of insight struck Li Xuan, recalling the wine in Wine City brewed by the Tao Family using Dragon Tooth Rice.

After three months, the wine should be ready to drink.

(End of chapter)