Chapter 70: Blood Qi Soul Ring

Dugu Bo looked at Zhou Heng in confusion, not understanding what Zhou Heng was talking about.

Zhou Heng had previously spoken of the benefits of condensing a Soul Core, but it seemed that this time, Zhou Heng had not only condensed a Soul Core but also gained other rewards.

"Hurry and tell me, let me see what the benefits of condensing a Soul Core are?"

Zhou Heng stimulated all his soul power, and an aura was displayed before the eyes of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

The two felt Zhou Heng's aura and were filled with surprise. "Level 60 soul power? Truly impressive, but you consumed five Immortal Herbs; such an improvement is normal. What kind of benefit is this?" Dugu Bo looked at Zhou Heng's soul power, which had risen to level 60, not seeing where the benefits Zhou Heng spoke of lay.

Level 60 soul power was indeed good, but Zhou Heng had consumed five Immortal Herbs previously; could the energy of those five Immortal Herbs not be enough to raise someone to level 60?

Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "This is only the most basic benefit. Keep watching."

After speaking, Zhou Heng used his mental power to mobilize his soul power, and five black Soul Rings appeared at his feet. These five rings had been baptized by the Extreme Power contained within the Immortal Herbs, allowing Zhou Heng to also wield Extreme Power.

Extreme Fire, Extreme Ice, Ultimate Gold, Ultimate Wood, and Extreme Earth—these five types of power were controlled by Zhou Heng, circling his body and making his presence appear even more formidable.

As Zhou Heng circulated his soul power, he could command these five types of Extreme Power as easily as moving his own limbs.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan could clearly feel the strength of these five types of Extreme Power. Whether it was the terrifying high temperature of Extreme Fire, or the Extreme Ice—whose aura and freezing temperature were no less than that of Extreme Fire—neither were powers that ordinary elements could possess.

And Zhou Heng possessed five such types of Extreme Power. Dugu Bo had once felt a similar aura of Extreme Power from the Lion Douluo and the Azure Phoenix Douluo.

This aura could absolutely not be faked, but the aura of Extreme Power emitted by the Azure Phoenix Douluo and the Lion Douluo was not pure.

It was more of an Extreme Power built up by powerful soul power, unlike Zhou Heng, who had undergone the baptism of Immortal Herbs and fused with Heavenly Treasures that inherently possessed Extreme Power, making his Extreme Power purer and possessing a sense of natural spontaneity.

Dugu Bo looked at the five types of Extreme Power around Zhou Heng, ecstatic. This fellow was his granddaughter's husband, after all; they were related by marriage.

Him becoming stronger and having better potential would allow the Dugu Family to improve as well.

"You possess Extreme Power?!"

"That's right. By absorbing the special power contained within the Immortal Herbs that is almost like a law, my Soul Rings have also gained Extreme Power."

"Then, are there any Immortal Herbs suitable for us poison-attribute Spirit Masters to consume?"

"Old man, you also crave Extreme Power?" Zhou Heng understood the meaning behind Dugu Bo's words.

"I haven't found any poison-attribute Immortal Herbs yet. The Immortal Herbs in this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well are all Heavenly Treasures that assist in cultivation.

I truly cannot think of any Extreme Power suitable for poison-attribute Spirit Masters."

Zhou Heng was not lying; Immortal Herbs suitable for poison-attribute Spirit Masters were already rare, and Extreme Poison—that attribute had never even been heard of.

If one were to judge by the manifestation of Extreme Power like Extreme Fire, it was actually just the peak state of poison attributes achieved by certain martial souls through special abilities.

Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor, Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor, and others could all achieve the effect of extreme toxicity through their martial soul characteristics.

But had anyone truly displayed the characteristics of Extreme Poison?

It was impossible to find.

Therefore, Zhou Heng guessed that the attribute of Extreme Poison would basically not appear alone on a single Spirit Beast or martial soul, but rather that its characteristics were partially distributed among other Spirit Beasts or martial souls.

The reason for this was that if pure Extreme Poison were to become a martial soul, no Spirit Master could withstand the fierce and cruel backlash of the Extreme Poison's toxins.

Basically, the moment an Extreme Poison martial soul awakened, it would cause the Spirit Master awakening it to be killed by the backlash.

Just like the Extreme Ice attribute, Extreme Poison also needed to be attached to a Beast Spirit with high compatibility to have any chance of awakening, such as the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor, the Soul-Devouring Demon Spider, and other super poison-attribute martial souls.

After hearing Zhou Heng's explanation, even if Dugu Bo was unwilling to accept it, he had no choice but to give up.

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and said, "I have two more benefits this time."

"What benefits are they?"

"Do you remember what I said about Spirit and Qi Unite?

This time, when condensing the Soul Core, my mental power and soul power completely fused within the Soul Core.

Afterward, as long as I want, I can maintain Spirit and Qi Unite at all times; if I don't want to, I can just use soul power or mental power alone."

"You gained so many benefits from condensing your Soul Core this time. Don't you have one more benefit? Tell me, what other benefit is there?"

The eyes with which Dugu Bo looked at Zhou Heng radiated an infinite thirst for knowledge.

Dugu Yan's expression was much the same as Dugu Bo's; both looked at Zhou Heng with glowing eyes.

Zhou Heng did not hesitate and directly activated his third martial soul. Five-colored light bloomed on Zhou Heng's body.

A special power appeared. This power was different from soul power; it existed within his body and blood, and had a direct relationship with how strong his body was.

Subsequently, three crimson rings appeared at Zhou Heng's feet. These three rings directly shocked both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

Dugu Bo looked at the rings at Zhou Heng's feet, dumbfounded, while Dugu Yan muttered to herself: "Ten-year white Soul Ring, hundred-year yellow Soul Ring, thousand-year purple Soul Ring, ten-thousand-year black Soul Ring, hundred-thousand-year red Soul Ring!"

Having said this, Dugu Yan shouted at Zhou Heng: "Xiao Heng, you have three hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings! How did you do it!"

Dugu Bo was awakened by Dugu Yan's voice. He looked at Zhou Heng with eager eyes, also wanting to know what was going on and how condensing a Soul Core could result in having three hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings.

Zhou Heng shook his head and said to Dugu Yan, "I don't have hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, and these aren't ordinary Soul Rings either; they are Blood Qi Soul Rings!"

Zhou Heng looked at the three Blood Qi Soul Rings at his feet, thinking of the Blood Qi Soul Rings that Tang Wulin had obtained in the Dou San World by unsealing the Golden Dragon King seal.

They were driven entirely by Qi and Blood Power and did not rely on soul power.

It was just that Tang Wulin's Blood Qi Soul Rings were all golden, and would turn crimson-gold when the Golden Dragon King bloodline went berserk.

As for his own Blood Qi Soul Rings, they were crimson red. Thinking of this, Zhou Heng suddenly remembered that Blood Qi Soul Rings also possessed soul skills.

Zhou Heng immediately injected the Qi and Blood Power within his body into the first Blood Qi Soul Ring, wanting to trigger the soul skill within the first Blood Qi Soul Ring.

However, after this first Blood Qi Soul Ring accepted the Qi and Blood Power injected by Zhou Heng, other than the light emitted by the ring becoming slightly stronger, there were no other changes.

Zhou Heng also did not feel any improvement or change in his body.

"No soul skill?"

Zhou Heng did not know what was going on and thought it might be an accident, so he injected Qi and Blood Power into the second Blood Qi Soul Ring.

However, the situation was the same as with the first Blood Qi Soul Ring; there was no manifestation of releasing a soul skill, as if there were simply no soul skills within the rings.

No, there were simply no soul skills within these Blood Qi Soul Rings.

This made Zhou Heng, who had been joyful about obtaining the Blood Qi Soul Rings, feel as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him; his heart felt cold and desolate.