Chapter 106: Sacred Dragon Eight Spears

There was no other way; Shi Quan could only reduce the energy being injected, balancing the process by recovering his Internal Energy while simultaneously injecting it.

Soon, half an hour passed, and the progress of the Spirit Bone Modifier had only increased by two percent.

At this rate, Shi Quan would need at least a full day and night of continuous cultivation and injection to fully charge the energy required by the Spirit Bone Modifier this time.

"I'll just have to be self-sufficient."

Shi Quan sighed helplessly.

Soon, a day passed, and the progress on the panel finally jumped to one hundred percent.

Golden patterns flickered, a crimson light bloomed from the Spirit Bone Modifier, and the Eight Spider Lances finally began their reinforcement.

Putting the Spirit Bone Modifier back into his Hundred Treasure Bag, Shi Quan finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Cultivating while consuming Internal Energy at the same time was truly exhausting; it felt as if he had fought for three hundred rounds.

After closing his eyes to rest for a while, Shi Quan checked the Spirit Bone Modifier in the Hundred Treasure Bag again, and after confirming it was operating normally, he began to immerse himself in cultivation.

Just like that, another two days passed.

Had his cultivation speed become this exaggerated? A single session of cultivation caused energy to condense into mist?

Shi Quan widened his eyes; without Shi Quan's guidance, the surrounding energy quickly dissipated, returning to its previous state.

"The aura is not bad!"

Shi Quan could not say much about the difference between a Trunk Bone and an External Spirit Bone; from the soul bone knowledge he understood, there were many styles of Trunk Bones—some were just sternums, others were spines—it could only be said that any soul bone in the middle part of the body could be called a Trunk Bone.

The purple disappeared, replaced by a solid golden color; the originally smooth surface was now covered in fine patterns, and if one observed closely, one could see they were a layer of fine, golden scales.

……

Sensing the disturbance coming from the Hundred Treasure Bag, Shi Quan opened his eyes abruptly and injected Internal Energy into the bag.

Shi Quan's eyes lit up; he removed his clothes again and then pressed the reinforced Eight Spider Lances against his chest.

The originally purple-black Eight Spider Lances had now been reborn, taking on a completely different appearance.

Taking out the Spirit Bone Modifier, the dialog box appeared again, displaying the four large characters: 'Reinforcement Successful'!

Shi Quan hurriedly took the Eight Spider Lances out of the Spirit Bone Modifier.

The sweet scent had vanished, the bone spears were a circle thicker than before, the middle joints had changed from one to two, and there was an extra barb at the joints, making them look more ferocious; they felt heavier in his hand, and the fine scales were extremely smooth.

Seeing that the Spirit Bone Modifier in the Hundred Treasure Bag was still in the middle of modification, Shi Quan ate some dry rations and immersed himself in cultivation once again.

"Hm? Why is there mist in the cave?" After slowly opening his eyes and seeing the white, hazy expanse all around, he was stunned on the spot.

To be more detailed, the Dragon Spine and the reinforced Eight Spider Lances were only attached to the body's skeleton and had not completely merged into the bones.

The Eight Spider Lances had finally finished their reinforcement and modification!

Soon, he discovered something was wrong; the mist all around seemed to be energy.

Shi Quan stretched lazily; as expected, pure cultivation was the most comfortable.

"Mmm~"

It seems that in the future, he would have to find a place with fewer people when cultivating.

An imperceptible golden glow circulated on the spine of Shi Quan's back, and the surrounding energy poured into Shi Quan's body continuously; in a short while, the dense energy condensed into a ball of white mist, shrouding Shi Quan.

If one were to talk about the difference between the Dragon Spine and the reinforced Eight Spider Lances (External Spirit Bones) and the Trunk Bone, it was that one could evolve, while the other could not.

Perhaps this was what was meant by an External Spirit Bone.

As the soul bone adhered, a golden light bloomed, and a strong, sacred aura erupted from Shi Quan's chest, scorching his body as if it were a blazing sun.

The absorption of the Eight Spider Lances was not as comfortable as the Dragon Spine; the scalding hot current felt as if it were trying to purify Shi Quan's entire being.

It made his body tremble uncontrollably; if it were just pain, it would be easy to endure, but this feeling was like having a swarm of ants gnawing inside his flesh and bones—not only painful but also itchy, which was an extreme test of one's endurance.

Although the Eight Spider Lances were only a two-thousand-year soul bone, do not forget that the current Eight Spider Lances possessed the bloodline of the most powerful Sacred Dragon of the Dragon Clan; even though it was still a two-thousand-year soul bone, its actual quality was not the least bit weaker than a ten-thousand-year soul bone, and was even something that the vast majority of ten-thousand-year soul bones could not compare to.

The current Eight Spider Lances, even against the Dark Gold Dreadclaw of the same level, would have to avoid its edge.

A Dragon King-level bloodline was not just for show.

The intense pain caused Shi Quan's body to spasm and twist continuously, and he curled into a ball on the ground.

The Internal Energy within his body circulated constantly, the golden light of the Dragon Spine flowed, and the power within Shi Quan began to help him continuously alleviate the pain brought by the soul bone.

Time passed second by second; on both sides of the spine on Shi Quan's back, four fist-sized bumps bulged out, and immediately after, the eight bumps suddenly ruptured; the skin on Shi Quan's back did not roll back, and eight golden bone spears, as thick as a fist, drilled out from his back.

As the bone spears drilled out, the intense pain finally dissipated, a warm aura spread, and the twisted expression on Shi Quan's face finally slowly relaxed.

The bone spears grew rapidly, with a joint appearing every 1.2 or 1.3 meters, and then they branched out again; this cycle continued until they grew to about four meters before stopping.

Just like that, another day and night passed.

"Mmm—"

Amidst a low groan, the eight four-meter-long spider legs stretched out along with it.

The hard stone wall was like tofu in front of these bone spears; some of the bone spears pierced directly into the stone wall while stretching.

Hearing the noise, Shi Quan was startled; the bone spears behind him retracted violently, and he performed a carp roll, looking toward the source of the sound.

"What am I doing?" Looking at the hole in the wall, Shi Quan could not help but shake his head and chuckle; his suspended heart finally settled, not expecting that he had caused such a misunderstanding for himself.

Feeling the changes in his back, it felt as if he had grown eight extra arms—relaxed and comfortable.

The Eight Spider Lances no longer fit their current appearance; looking at the fine dragon scales on them, Shi Quan gave it a new name—Sacred Dragon Eight Spears.

The abilities of the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears were similar to the original.

First was the reinforcement ability; the Eight Spider Lances in the original work could only reinforce all stats by fifty percent, while the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears could reinforce all stats by one hundred percent.

The Devour ability of the Eight Spider Lances was retained and was even more powerful; besides being able to devour the opponent's soul power to replenish his own soul power consumption, it also possessed an extremely powerful purification ability. Combining Devour and purification, it could absorb all other forms of energy, including the surrounding heaven and earth energy and the energy within soul skill attacks.

As for physical capabilities, they were even more powerful; the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears were far stronger than the original Eight Spider Lances in both sharpness and toughness.

Like the Dragon Spine, the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears did not provide an increase to soul power; Shi Quan's soul power level remained at thirty-seven, though it had increased quite a bit compared to before the absorption—this was due to the medicinal power hidden within Shi Quan's body, which also saved him nearly a month of cultivation time.

Shi Quan did not stay in this place for long and finally set off on his return journey.

After changing his appearance, he first returned to Tianluo City and visited his parents before Shi Quan hurried toward the academy.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse.

After a day of rushing about, it was not until late at night that Shi Quan finally returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Imperial Fighting Team Dormitory.

He pushed open the dormitory door.

The lively scene he had imagined was not to be seen; in the empty dormitory, there was not a single person.

"Where is everyone?" Shi Quan murmured in confusion.

After a long while, he remembered that the Imperial Fighting Team seemed to have already begun a new phase of training.

That was fighting.

Aside from cultivation, fighting is indeed one of the best ways for a Spirit Master to temper themselves.

"It looks like they must have gone to participate in the Soul Fighting Tournament."

As a member of Shrek, Qin Ming would naturally subconsciously take Shrek's methods and use them to train the students of the Heaven Dou Team.

"When Sister Yanzi returns, I still have to find Grandpa Dugu."

Fortunately, most of the Immortal Herbs and Spirit Herbs for the Ten Complete Great Replenishment Pill only involve marrow-cleansing, foundation-strengthening, and attributes related to Shi Quan's three martial souls; they did not involve Immortal Herbs with poison attributes. Relying on the knowledge of Immortal Herbs he obtained from Tang San, Shi Quan still discovered some Immortal Herbs suitable for Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, it is naturally the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone; the medicinal power of this Immortal Herb has not been absorbed, so it can still be consumed with peace of mind.

The matter of the Immortal Herbs can also be considered to have come to an end.

Shi Quan also calmed his mind to organize his gains; the two External Spirit Bones require further research and practice, especially the Xuanyuan state of the Dragon Spine.

Xuanyuan is similar to a sword, so Shi Quan prepared to find a Sword Technique to specialize in.

The Clear Wind Sword Technique used when sparring with the Sword Douluo previously was not suitable for him, and it was only used to fill the gap at the time.

After flipping through various Sword Techniques in his mind, Shi Quan chose the most famous one among them: the Nine Swords of Dugu.

The Nine Swords of Dugu, attacking only and not defending—this point fits Shi Quan's needs very well. The martial arts he practiced before were all techniques for escaping and self-preservation; what he lacked was a Sword Technique focused on attacking.

Moreover, the Nine Swords of Dugu is very special; although it is nine swords, its Sword Technique lies in comprehension, and the key point is in the sword intent, not in the sword moves.

The Nine Swords of Dugu can be performed gracefully and elegantly, or it can be performed clumsily and awkwardly, but that does not affect its immense power.

To be precise, this Nine Swords of Dugu is not a Sword Technique move in the general sense, but rather more like a set of martial arts theory.

And there is one most important point: this Nine Swords of Dugu is not restricted by Internal Energy; regardless of strength, one can unleash the power of this Sword Technique, which fits the current Shi Quan even better.

"It looks like I have to get the academy to help me forge a sword."

Thinking this, Shi Quan took out paper and a pen from the Snow Jade Bracelet and began to draw on the blueprint. Very quickly, he drew a long sword that looked eighty or ninety percent like Xuanyuan. Looking at the drawing on the paper, Shi Quan nodded with satisfaction, and it was also at this moment that movement finally came from outside the house.