Chapter 105: Xuanyuan, Strengthening

"A Yin, I have come to see you."

Boom—the water of the waterfall surged backward, Tang Hao's figure sprang up, and after pressing twice in succession on the cliff face, the stone wall of the cave opened automatically.

Walking into the cave, everything around was completely normal.

When Tang Hao walked to the deepest part of the cave and looked at the empty mound of dirt on the ground, he was instantly stunned, frozen in place.

"A Yin! A Yin! Where have you gone!" Tang Hao's expression changed violently, and in his eyes was an unconcealable panic.

"This is..." Tang Hao soon noticed the words on the wall, and his eyes instantly turned blood-red.

Back in the battle that year, the only people who knew were him and the people of the Spirit Hall. Looking at the words on the wall, Tang Hao immediately concluded that everything before him was the work of the Spirit Hall. Endless rage surged from the bottom of his heart, and his eyes were filled with madness.

But Tang Hao still patiently looked toward the bottom-left corner.

Because there was a line of text on the wall: "As for who I am... the name is in the bottom-left corner, see for yourself."

The long blade was nearly 1.5 meters long, sharpened on all four sides, long on both sides and in the middle section, with an inward concavity between the two edges. The long blade had no hilt, linked segment by segment as if one piece, and its surface was covered in dense patterns; mountains, rivers, sun, moon, and stars were all depicted.

Shi Quan had slept here for three days, and it was only amidst the warmth spreading from his back that he slowly woke up.

"Your dead great-grandfather Tang Chen!"

Because of the Ten Complete Great Replenishment Pill, Shi Quan's body had already undergone a rebirth once. After the Dragon Spine was absorbed, his body underwent another rebirth; he felt his talent had increased significantly, and the meridians and bones within his body had transformed once more. Both in terms of toughness and meridian width, they were several times stronger than before.

This Dragon Spine long blade was like a sword yet not a sword, like a saber yet not a saber, with a unique style.

At the same time, it came with a special soul skill.

The first was the ability to increase Shi Quan's cultivation speed.

Shi Quan named it Imperial Might, also known as Human Emperor Might.

This soul skill and the Spirit Gathering Soul Awe Technique could complement each other; used in tandem, they might produce unexpected effects.

In the cave on the other side.

Looking along the corner of the wall, even with Tang Hao's astonishing eyesight, he had to lean in close to see the words in the corner, which were no larger than ants.

Because the Dragon Spine long blade looked very much like the Xuanyuan Sword, Shi Quan directly named this form of the Dragon Spine "Xuanyuan."

Not only seizing his bone and taking his wife, but also insulting his elder. After seeing it clearly, Tang Hao could not help but have a mouthful of blood surge upward, and he was so angry he vomited blood.

"Spirit Hall!" Tang Hao let out a heaven-shaking roar, "I will not—live—under the same sky—as you!"

This was only one part of the Dragon Spine's capabilities.

As the saying goes, Imperial Might is vast and mighty; Imperial Might can suppress enemies, tame all things, and make enemies feel a desire to worship, especially for opponents who had once been defeated by Shi Quan, the pressure brought by Imperial Might would be even stronger.

Still the same saying: what the system produces must be a fine product.

Shi Quan reached back and gave a light grip and pull at the nape of his neck, and a golden Dragon Spine long blade appeared in his hand.

The Dragon Spine's abilities were also very special.

Because the Dragon Spine also had a special form.

He raised his hand and waved it lightly, a flash of golden light passed by, and the stone wall in front of Shi Quan was sliced open with a large gash, showing just how astonishing the sharpness of the Dragon Spine in its Xuanyuan state was.

"The external spirit bone modified by the system is indeed special."

Shi Quan looked at the Xuanyuan in his hand, his eyes full of amazement. The power of Xuanyuan was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface; its mysteries still awaited his discovery.

With Xuanyuan, he could be considered to have a weapon.

In the process of human evolution, the reason for abandoning sharp claws was to better use tools to deal with all kinds of situations, and weapons were equivalent to human claws!

"Soul power only increased by one level, and this level was also due to the medicinal power in my body."

Shi Quan's soul power had reached level 37. The Dragon Spine did not bring an increase in soul power; its improvement was more for Shi Quan's entire body.

And this improvement was huge. As the support of the human body, the spine had the role of connecting the top and bottom. The integration of the Dragon Spine provided a comprehensive improvement to Shi Quan's body, whether in speed, strength, defense, flexibility, sensory ability, or the functions of the internal organs.

His blood and Qi flowed smoothly, and his whole body felt as if it had inexhaustible strength; it was an indescribable feeling of comfort.

"Extract Spirit Bone Modifier."

After checking the changes in his body, with a thought, a furnace covered in golden patterns appeared in Shi Quan's hand.

This furnace was about the size of a human head, oval-shaped, with exquisite golden patterns carved all over its body and a hollow space in the middle.

As he obtained the Spirit Bone Modifier, the method for using it entered Shi Quan's mind.

With a light press of his finger, a dialog box similar to a game interface appeared above the furnace.

This Spirit Bone Modifier came from a game; one must know that in games, soul bones could be taken and carried at will, so strengthening them was naturally simple.

But reality was different. Once a soul bone was integrated into the body, except for the limbs, wanting to take out a soul bone would cost one's life.

So Shi Quan intended to test whether this Spirit Bone Modifier could strengthen and modify soul bones that had already been integrated into the body.

This was also the reason why Shi Quan had prioritized fusing the Dragon Spine External Spirit Bone.

Shi Quan tried to upload the Xuanyuan in his hand into the soul bone slot in the dialog box. To Shi Quan's disappointment, the Spirit Bone Modifier did not react at all, which meant that if a soul bone was to be modified and strengthened, it could only be as a separate entity; if it were inside the human body, it could not be modified or strengthened.

But thinking about it, that made sense; in the game, to strengthen a soul bone, one also had to take it out first.

Since that was the case, the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone would have to wait, Shi Quan thought to himself.

The abilities of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone were one, an endless healing ability, and two, flight. These two abilities were not of much use to Shi Quan. Rather than absorbing them, it was better to keep them for now and absorb them after finding an opportunity to strengthen and modify them later.

He pressed the Xuanyuan in his hand against his chest, and the golden Xuanyuan instantly turned into golden light and returned to Shi Quan's body.

Shi Quan then took the Eight Spider Lances out of his Hundred Treasure Bag.

With a thought from Shi Quan, the Eight Spider Lances quickly shrank and fell into the Spirit Bone Modifier in his hand, and the appearance of the Eight Spider Lances also appeared on the interface of the Spirit Bone Modifier.

"Extract Bloodline Crystal."

The golden Sacred Dragon Bloodline crystal appeared in Shi Quan's hand.

If Shi Quan had still been hesitant about the strengthening and modification of the Eight Spider Lances before absorbing the Dragon Spine, after absorbing the Dragon Spine, Shi Quan had determined the direction for the Eight Spider Lances' strengthening and modification: to absorb the Sacred Dragon Bloodline.

The power of the Dragon Spine was vast and sharp, belonging to the sacred, bright, and righteous energy, and the Human Emperor Bone was above ten thousand people, the common master of the human race.

If the Eight Spider Lances absorbed the Sacred Dragon Bloodline, its attributes would definitely change, turning into the sacred light attribute. Moreover, the Sacred Dragon was the head of all dragons, which could also be considered above ten thousand dragons, and below the Dragon God, it was at least a Dragon Emperor, right?

Furthermore, the Dragon Spine is located at the human spine, while the Eight Spider Lances are located at the human ribs, and the ribs and spine are connected.

The two soul bones are connected.

With matching auras, the compatibility will naturally be much higher, and it is not impossible that a soul bone fusion skill might even appear.

As for whether the Sacred Dragon Bloodline will assimilate the Devouring Attribute of the Eight Spider Lances, Shi Quan can only let nature take its course; generally speaking, enhancement removes the dross and keeps the essence, and since the Devouring Attribute is the most powerful attribute of the Eight Spider Lances, there is a chance it will be preserved.

Thinking this, with a shift of his mind, the Sacred Dragon Bloodline immediately fell into the Spirit Bone Modifier.

Looking at the enhancement button above, Shi Quan suddenly remembered one thing: this Spirit Bone Modifier has a certain probability of failure.

The hand that was just about to press it suddenly stopped in mid-air.

"Oh Emperor above, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

After all, both the External Spirit Bone and the Sacred Dragon Bloodline are rare treasures. If these were destroyed, he would be heartbroken to death.

Thinking this, Shi Quan still pressed the button.

The screen changed.

Looking at the text on the screen, Shi Quan's face suddenly darkened; it wasn't a failure, but rather the screen prompting him to inject energy!

Just like how enhancement in games requires spending gold coins, to start the Spirit Bone Modifier, one not only needs materials but also needs Shi Quan to provide energy to carry out the enhancement and modification.

"Is there no way to automatically absorb energy for modification like the Automated Alchemy Furnace?"

Shi Quan looked at the prompt on the screen and couldn't help but frown; suddenly, Shi Quan also noticed a note in the corner of the screen.

The energy injected has a certain influence on the success rate of soul bone enhancement and modification.

Suddenly thinking of something, the Internal Energy within Shi Quan's body began to circulate, surging toward the modifier in his hand; the next second, the screen on the modifier changed, turning into a progress bar.

"It really works!" Shi Quan's eyes lit up, and the Internal Energy in his body, under his guidance, poured continuously into the Spirit Bone Modifier.

He had been wondering how to solve this energy issue, but after seeing this note, isn't Shi Quan himself a human-shaped power bank? Isn't the Internal Energy in his body energy?

According to the note, the injected energy has a certain influence on the enhancement, so it can be inferred that soul power of different attributes can only enhance soul bones of corresponding attributes; if the enhancement energy and the soul bone attribute do not match, it may lead to failure.

Besides the enhancement energy, there should also be a connection between the soul bone and the enhancement material; if they conflict with each other, it may also lead to failure.

But Shi Quan's Internal Energy, through Yin Yang Mutual Generation, encompasses both Yin and Yang attributes and is applicable to the enhancement of almost any attribute; even if the attributes are opposing, if his Internal Energy is used as the enhancement energy, it might be able to balance and neutralize the two opposing attributes to allow them to fuse.

In other words, Shi Quan's Internal Energy is the best energy source for the Spirit Bone Enhancer!

"The System is still the System, I'll give you a like."

Shi Quan smiled and continued to inject energy into the Spirit Bone Modifier, but as his Internal Energy was continuously consumed, the smile on Shi Quan's face quickly dissipated, because he discovered that half of the energy in his body had been consumed, and the energy progress of this Spirit Bone Modifier had only just jumped to four percent.

If he wants to fill it up all at once, I'm afraid that even if he were squeezed dry, it still wouldn't be enough...