Xu Fan carefully set the Blue Silver Emperor aside.
His gaze then shifted to the stone walls of the cave.
After a brief search, his eyes locked onto a seemingly ordinary section of rock—yet faint traces of life energy were subtly seeping from within.
Without hesitation, he raised his hand and struck it.
A pitch-black box dropped straight down and was caught steadily in his palm.
Xu Fan’s heartbeat quickened.
This was a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone.
He slowly opened the black box.
The instant it was opened, an overwhelming surge of life energy burst forth, so dense it was nearly tangible.
In a flash, the dim cave was bathed in a translucent emerald glow.
The air filled with a fresh, verdant fragrance; even a single breath made one’s entire body feel indescribably舒适 and relaxed.
Xu Fan was hit head-on by this sudden wave of vitality.
His head spun, his heart thundered, and every pore in his body felt as if it were opening in bliss.
“Hiss!”
He staggered back half a step and took a deep breath.
“Good heavens…” Xu Fan steadied himself, shock unmistakable in his eyes.
“As expected of a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone.
This life aura… it almost made me drunk.
Ah Yin’s spirit bone really is overflowing with vitality.”
He took out a beautifully shaped right leg bone.
It carried a warm, jade-like luster, with gentle green light flowing slowly within it.
Just looking at it stirred an intense desire deep within Xu Fan.
After all, this was a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone.
If he absorbed it, he could likely advance straight to Level 20, with energy to spare.
He wanted it.
He wanted it badly.
Xu Fan took a deep breath and turned his gaze toward Ah Yin.
“Ah Yin, I’m sorry… but I really need this.”
Ah Yin wanted to stop him, but she had no strength left to do so.
Perhaps it could only be this way.
At the very least, this young man didn’t seem like a bad person.
He had treated her gently.
And his hands… were warm.
Ah Yin gently waved her leaves.
Xu Fan’s eyes lit up.
“Ah Yin, are you allowing me to absorb it?
If so, tap your leaf.”
Ah Yin complied.
As he’d expected—Ah Yin could understand what he wrote.
Otherwise, she would never have agreed to let a stranger absorb her spirit bone.
Even if she lacked the power to resist.
“Thank you, Ah Yin.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Fan sat down cross-legged and placed the black box containing the Blue Silver Emperor’s right leg bone before him.
He adjusted his breathing and mindset, entering his peak state.
Strength was always the most fundamental solution to problems.
And right now, a shortcut to immense power lay before him.
Martial God Body Refining Art—activate!
Xu Fan shouted silently in his heart.
His blood surged, and the golden patterns on the panel flared brightly.
At the same time, the emerald spirit bone erupted with even more intense radiance.
Streams of green light flowed along the meridians of his arms, pouring into his body.
Xu Fan’s spirit power began to soar.
From Level 12, it surged upward without pause.
Level 13… Level 14… Level 15…
The bottlenecks between levels crumbled like paper before this overwhelming energy.
Within just a few hours, Xu Fan’s spirit power reached a critical threshold.
The shackles shattered.
Everything aligned perfectly.
Level 20!
He had successfully broken through, reaching the level required to obtain his second spirit ring.
However, since he had yet to acquire that second ring, his spirit power could not increase any further.
Xu Fan made a decision.
He would use the remaining energy to strengthen his physical body.
Under normal circumstances, this would be impossible—but he possessed the Martial God Body Refining Art.
He decisively redirected the flow of energy.
Faintly, Xu Fan seemed to hear the sound of forging echoing from within his body.
Guided by his cultivation technique, the emerald life energy transformed into countless gentle hammers, tempering every inch of his flesh over and over again.
The patterns on the panel grew even more brilliant.
Each pulse of light synchronized with his heartbeat carried an even stronger sense of power.
“The effect… really is excellent.”
Xu Fan could clearly feel the earth-shaking transformation taking place within his body.
He had no doubt that after this tempering, his physical strength had reached a terrifying level—far beyond that of others at the same rank.
He even had a vague premonition.
The maximum age of the second spirit ring he could endure might reach an astonishing level—close to ten thousand years.
That was terrifying.
The only problem was that a spirit beast nearing ten thousand years of age would be extremely difficult to handle.
A spirit beast of that level typically possessed power comparable to a Spirit Ancestor—or even stronger.
And he was only Level 20.
Even with his reinforced body and a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone, the gap of more than twenty spirit power levels was still too large.
In that case, he could only rely on the System to provide him with a spirit ring.
That way, he could obtain the most suitable spirit ability—arguably the best outcome.
Xu Fan wasn’t in a hurry.
Emerald green and pale golden light intertwined within the cave, enveloping his figure.
A full day and night passed.
Slowly, Xu Fan opened his eyes.
His vertical pupils were deeper and brighter than before.
The spirit bone had completely fused with his right leg.
Xu Fan stood up and stretched his limbs.
He was extremely satisfied with his current gains.
Both his spirit power and physical body had undergone massive improvements.
This trip’s harvest far exceeded his expectations.
[Whew… It took an entire day and night to fully absorb Ah Yin’s spirit bone.]
[The results surpassed my expectations.
My spirit power jumped straight to Level 20, and I didn’t waste the remaining energy—I used the Martial God Body Refining Art to temper my body directly.]
[Now, my physical strength surpasses that of most Spirit Ancestors.
I should be able to absorb a second spirit ring close to ten thousand years.]
[I’m far stronger now than in my previous life.
Is this what rebirth feels like?
It really does feel great.]
[I plan to take Ah Yin with me next, but carrying her around like this isn’t very convenient.
Luckily, my luck is good.
When I was a kid farming, I once found a bracelet in the fields.]
[I didn’t think much of it back then, assuming it was just an ordinary bracelet.
After becoming a Spirit Master, I realized it was actually a spatial spirit tool—and a very special one, capable of storing living beings.]
[That way, I can take Ah Yin with me, though she might feel lonely.
I’ll need to let her out from time to time and keep her company.
It’s just a shame she can’t speak right now—otherwise, it would be quite interesting.]
[I don’t have much planned afterward.
I can take Ah Yin either to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well or the Blue Silver Forest.
But I don’t know the way to the Blue Silver Forest—it’s the ancestral land of the Blue Silver Grass clan, so only Ah Yin and Tang Hao should know its location.]
[So I’ll head to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well instead.
There are many Immortal Herbs there.
Immortal Herbs are top-tier treasures on the Douluo Continent—consuming one grants the potential to become a Titled Douluo, and many possess extraordinary special effects.]