Chapter 64: Soul Power Breakthrough—2

Upon entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, one could see Zhou Heng practicing.

At the same time, there were four Spirit Beasts beside Zhou Heng, also practicing along with him.

Zhou Heng was holding an earthy-yellow bead in his hand, occasionally injecting Life Energy into the few Spirit Beasts to assist them in rapidly increasing their cultivation.

The cultivation of these Spirit Beasts of Zhou Heng's had all made significant progress; the current situation of the Spirit Beasts Zhou Heng had subdued was as follows:

First Soul Ring—Mysterious Thunder Purple Bamboo, now had 18,000 years of cultivation and was about to break through 20,000 years. Zhou Heng estimated that in seven days at most, it would definitely break through the 20,000-year limit.

By then, his own soul ring would be a ten-thousand-year soul ring starting from the very first soul ring.

Second Soul Ring—Dream Water Fish, had increased from its original 3,500 years to its current 21,000 years of cultivation.

Now, the soul skill of his second soul ring had gained a very strong boost, and the power of his control over the Water Element had become greater and more precise.

Third Soul Ring—Evergreen Jade Lotus, when he first subdued this Spirit Beast, it had only just reached 7,000 years of cultivation.

Now, it had reached a limit of 29,000 years.

This made Zhou Heng's control over the Wood Element even more formidable; at the same time, the Life Energy converted from the soul power Zhou Heng injected into the Dragon Pill had also increased.

Fourth Soul Ring—Fire Phosphorus Molten Beast, a Spirit Beast subdued only recently; after two days of cultivation by Zhou Heng, the cultivation of this Fire Phosphorus Molten Beast had only increased by 20,000 years.

It could be said to be the one that had increased the least, but who could blame it, given it had been subdued for the shortest amount of time.

Dugu Bo's attention was drawn by these four Spirit Beasts the moment he entered.

How could Dugu Bo not be surprised to see four ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts practicing in his own treasured land? If he hadn't seen Zhou Heng beside them, Dugu Bo would have struck out with a single blow long ago to wipe them out.

Seeing that Dugu Bo had returned, Zhou Heng said to him, "It is good that you are back; let us study the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison within your body."

Hearing that Zhou Heng wanted to study the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison within his body, Dugu Bo did not resist; he also intended to see what Zhou Heng wanted to do.

He came to Zhou Heng's side and sat down cross-legged, then Zhou Heng placed a hand on Dugu Bo's chest, blending his spiritual power with his soul power and injecting it into Dugu Bo's body to check the situation inside.

Feeling the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison that had been suppressed by Dugu Bo, Zhou Heng still felt some joy; however, after sensing it carefully, Zhou Heng discovered that the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison was still slowly devouring Dugu Bo's life force.

"This Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison is like a living organism, parasitizing inside Dugu Bo's body and surviving by devouring the host's life force." Zhou Heng thought of the parasites he had seen before.

Then how should one solve this parasite?

Zhou Heng pondered this question; previously, his thought had been to completely master the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison, and now, Zhou Heng still held this idea.

Because, if this thing absorbed the host's life force without being controlled, then after Dugu Bo mastered this Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison, would it allow Dugu Bo to also master this ability to absorb the life force of others?

Zhou Heng withdrew his soul power and spiritual power, silently pondering how to control the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison, and let Dugu Bo leave first.

Seeing Zhou Heng fall into thought, Dugu Bo silently left Zhou Heng's vicinity, giving Zhou Heng a quiet environment to think.

In the end, Zhou Heng did not come up with a good method and could only continue to study the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison within Dugu Bo's body.

Just like that, Zhou Heng began his actions within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

In the morning, he deduced the method for condensing a Soul Core; in the afternoon, he studied methods to resolve the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in Dugu Bo's body; at night, he practiced soul power and meditated to practice spiritual power.

Just like that, Zhou Heng practiced in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for a full year.

On this day, beside that small pool in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Zhou Heng was sitting cross-legged, breaking through to level 50 soul power.

The alternating cold and hot temperatures in the surroundings drove the changes in the attributes of the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi in the air, which were then absorbed by Zhou Heng to increase his cultivation.

Soon, the soul power within Zhou Heng's dantian was as vast as a river, touching the limit of what his body could store; that limit was the so-called bottleneck.

Zhou Heng continued to circulate his soul power, while the four organs in his body—heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys—flashed with four colors: red, green, gold, and ink.

At the same time, within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi of the two attributes of Fire Element and Water Element were absorbed into Zhou Heng's body together, and were absorbed by his heart and kidneys.

Immediately following, they were converted into pure soul power, entered his dantian, and merged into the river of soul power.

Zhou Heng faintly sensed that the bottleneck seemed to show signs of loosening, so he immediately absorbed Heaven and Earth Origin Qi and gathered soul power.

Subsequently, when the accumulation of soul power reached a critical juncture, Zhou Heng's spiritual power was cast into the soul power within his body, combining with it.

It transformed into tiny threads, flowing through his body and expanding Zhou Heng's body.

With a "Pop~" sound, the river of soul power within Zhou Heng's body surged, and the external Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was rapidly absorbed by Zhou Heng's body, then converted into soul power to replenish it.

Just like that, as Zhou Heng broke through, the soul power within his body was enhanced, completely breaking through to level 50 soul power.

To the side, Dugu Bo watched Zhou Heng break through, his heart constantly marveling at Zhou Heng's talent; it was truly terrifying that at only ten and a half years old, he had reached level 50.

Such a monstrous genius—fortunately, he was on his side, otherwise, he would not be able to sleep.

Dugu Bo thought to himself.

Over this past year, Zhou Heng had not only deduced the method for Dugu Bo to master the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison but had also found a method to condense a soul ring.

Seeing that Zhou Heng had completed his breakthrough, Dugu Bo felt relieved.

"Since you have completed your breakthrough, I will continue my practice; I am about to completely master the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison." Seeing Zhou Heng finish his breakthrough, Dugu Bo felt relieved and prepared to settle his mind to completely master the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison within his body.

During this time, after Dugu Bo practiced the cultivation technique Zhou Heng had deduced, his strength changed with each passing day.

Now, by practicing the technique, Dugu Bo had already mastered five or six tenths of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison; as long as there was another month, Dugu Bo would be able to completely master the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison and raise his cultivation to level 94.

Zhou Heng did not concern himself with Dugu Bo's departure, turning instead to study his own method of Soul Core condensation.

After he had deduced the Soul Core condensation method, no one had experimented with it yet.

Those without sufficient soul power and spiritual power simply could not practice it; among those around him, the only person who met this condition was Dugu Bo.

However, Dugu Bo was a target he valued, and he did not want Dugu Bo to die for no reason.

Therefore, Zhou Heng intended to experiment with this Soul Core condensation method himself; he was confident that he could survive if the Soul Core condensation failed, and furthermore, he would not suffer too heavy an injury.

However, for the sake of caution, Zhou Heng still had to continue perfecting the Soul Core condensation method; after all, no one wanted to get hurt.

Zhou Heng perfected his Soul Core condensation method, while Dugu Bo practiced the technique Zhou Heng had deduced to master the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison.

Both of them had their own things to do, and neither disturbed the other.