Now that the battle for the Fire Crystal had ended, [Fire Immunity] was no longer particularly useful.
[Ding! [Fire Immunity] has been replaced with [Fire Crystal].]
Trait Replaced.
[Fire Crystal (Purple): You can condense a special crystal within your body. The Fire Crystal can absorb and refine other Fire Crystals or soul cores to evolve further.]
Lin Feng looked at the enormous Fire Crystal from the Flame Beast King and swallowed it whole.
Instead of condensing one himself, he chose to use the one from the beast directly.
As the crystal dissolved into energy and merged into his body, a powerful surge of soul power coursed through his meridians.
A moment later, his blood surged violently, and he spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground.
Gritting his teeth, Lin Feng circulated his soul power, guiding the energy from the Fire Crystal toward his dantian.
Meanwhile—
Lin Ye activated his Martial Soul Avatar and began absorbing the Fire-Heart Seven-Leaf Flower. As he infused soul power into the herb, its petals began to fall one by one.
Each falling petal tempered the fire within his body.
Lin Ye felt the transformation taking place and was overjoyed by the results.
By the end of the day, with the last petal fallen, he had completely absorbed the Fire-Heart Seven-Leaf Flower.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar."
A golden flame surged around him. Though it didn't reach the intensity of Lin Feng's Ultimate Fire, it had a unique feature—its power increased under sunlight.
At high noon, its strength could surge by up to fifty percent.
That was nothing to scoff at.
The upward curl of Lin Ye's lips revealed how satisfied he was with his progress.
Retracting his martial soul, Lin Ye leapt into the air.
He hovered in front of Lin Feng's room, sensing that he was still in the process of absorbing the Fire Crystal, so he turned to find Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
"Senior Dugu, Yan'er."
"After absorbing the immortal herb, not only has the quality of my flames changed, but my soul power increased by two ranks. I'm now at Rank 84."
Lin Ye smiled broadly as he shared the news.
"Uncle Lin, where's Lin Feng?"
Dugu Yan peeked behind him, puzzled.
"When I came out, he was still absorbing the Fire Crystal's energy. Should be finishing up soon."
On Lin Feng's side—
He could clearly sense that a condensed, tangible Fire Crystal had formed within his body.
Though it wasn't identical to a true soul core, it was even more refined.
And because the crystal was taken from a living Flame Beast King, the compatibility during absorption had been near perfect. There was no rejection from his soul power or fire affinity.
After half a day—
The internal crystal had fully solidified.
Lin Feng then took out the Fire Crystal he'd obtained from the ten-thousand-year Flame Beast earlier and used it to further energize the core.
A haze of red dissipated as all the energy within the crystals merged into a single red stream, flowing into his body.
"Whew—finally done! And I've broken through to Rank 50!"
"Though the ten-thousand-year Fire Crystal only gave a slight boost, most of the breakthrough came from the Flame Beast King's crystal."
Lin Feng let out a deep breath and stood up.
Though the Flame Beast King's crystal had been primarily used to form his inner core, even the residual energy had been enough to raise his soul power by two ranks.
A Rank 50 Soul King might not mean much across the continent—
But Lin Feng felt more secure than ever.
After all, the crystal in his body had been condensed by a Flame Beast King who had devoured hundreds of others.
The soul power it held was immense.
And now, it was his.
If Lin Feng unleashed it, he could replicate a blow from the Flame Beast King itself.
Of course, that one strike would completely drain the crystal's stored soul power, requiring a full month to replenish.
Additionally, the crystal's hardness was incredible—it could even withstand a full-force attack from a Titled Douluo.
"He's out!"
Sensing the energy fluctuations vanish from around the wooden house, Dugu Bo turned to Lin Ye and Dugu Yan.
A second later, Lin Feng arrived, following Dugu Yan's aura.
"Lin Feng! You did it!"
"How are you feeling?"
Dugu Yan rushed up, eyes full of concern.
"Yeah. I've absorbed both Fire Crystals. My soul power is now at Rank 50."
"My body feels fine."
Lin Feng replied calmly to the three of them.
"Amazing!"
Dugu Yan beamed, giving him a big thumbs-up.
"Incredible!"
"A twelve-year-old Soul King! Feng'er, your cultivation speed is unbelievable!"
Dugu Bo praised him again and again.
While Rank 50 was only an initial milestone, once Lin Feng added his fifth ring, the soul power leap would be significant.
What Dugu Bo didn't know was that Lin Feng hadn't used the Fire Crystal to raise his soul power—but to form a Fire Crystal within himself.
"I wonder what's happening at the lava zone now."
Lin Feng suddenly grew curious.
With the Flame Beast King dead, the soul masters' battle must have left heavy casualties.
"No idea. Let's go take a look!"
Dugu Yan stepped forward and grabbed Lin Feng's hand.
No matter what he did, she wanted to be by his side.
"Lin Feng, now that you've absorbed the Flame Beast King's crystal… could someone detect it?"
Lin Ye asked, concerned.
"They won't."
Lin Feng's voice was firm.
Though he had formed the crystal within his body, its compatibility was so high that it left no detectable traces.
"Uncle Lin, what are you even worried about? Grandpa's still around!"
Dugu Yan placed her hands on her hips, stepping up to defend Lin Feng.
"Hahaha, let's go already. Why are we still standing here?"
Dugu Bo cut through their chatter with a laugh and urged everyone onward.
—
At the center of the lava zone—
The battlefield, soaked in blood after the Soul Master war, was now a silent, corpse-littered wasteland.
Dugu Yan looked at the carnage before her and gulped nervously.
"Was this… a beast tide?"
Her voice trembled.
"No idea. When Grandpa left, there weren't this many Flame Beasts."
"…Who's there?!"
Dugu Bo turned sharply, his gaze cold and sharp.
A battered and burned Liu Erlong emerged from behind a rock.
"Senior Dugu?"
"What are you doing here?"
Her face was pale and tired, but her eyes were full of surprise.
"What, I'm not allowed to show up now?"
"Tell me—what happened here?"
Dugu Bo released his Titled Douluo aura, instantly suppressing Liu Erlong.
"I-I didn't mean it like that, Senior."
"After you left, there was a sudden beast tide—we don't know why it started."
"Everyone started fighting to grab Fire Crystals and soul bones."
"Someone even dug up a ten-thousand-year soul bone. I, Fire Dragon, and two Heaven Dou Academy elders chased after them."
"But I got injured during the chaos and came back to see if there were any remaining crystals."
Liu Erlong explained respectfully.
"A ten-thousand-year soul bone?"
Dugu Bo's interest was instantly piqued.
"There's a ten-thousand-year soul bone?! Grandpa, I want it!"
Dugu Yan clung to Dugu Bo's arm excitedly.
"Hahaha! Don't worry, Yan'er. That soul bone is yours."
Once they pinpointed the location, Dugu Bo led Lin Feng and the others in that direction without hesitation.
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