As all the members of the Emperor Battle Team finished absorbing their immortal herbs, everyone began eagerly comparing their improvements.
"What's all the noise?! Have you finished today's training? Have those who broke through completed their Spirit Data Panels?"
At that moment, Qin Ming directly interrupted the group's chatter, putting on the air of a strict teacher.
However, with the slight curve at the corner of Qin Ming's mouth, it was clear he was quite satisfied with everyone's progress—especially his own.
"Alright, everyone report your strength improvements to Xiao Lin. He'll help update your Spirit Data Panels."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ming was the first to step in front of Xiao Lin and shared his own progress.
"Xiao Lin, I'll go first. My Blazing Flame Wolf has now gained abilities close to extreme fire, and my spirit power has increased by five levels. I'm now a Level 69 Spirit Emperor."
As soon as he said that, everyone around him gasped in shock. They were all stunned by Qin Ming's power leap.
At this rate, Qin Ming was about to break through to the 70th level?
Even Xiao Lin was surprised at the change. Compared to the original timeline, Qin Ming had improved quite a bit.
Still, Xiao Lin shook his head.
"No need to write the Spirit Data Panels just yet. Many of the team are about to obtain their fourth spirit ring. We can wait until then. But for Teacher Qin Ming, I can make an exception."
"That works. When you all go hunt your spirit rings, I'll go with you."
Qin Ming nodded, now excited to see what Xiao Lin would record for his panel.
In his eyes, since Xiao Lin was the disciple of Master Xiao Yan, the Spirit Data Panel he created would be incredibly precise.
After Qin Ming released his spirit, entered Spirit Possession, and explained a few of his soul skills—
Xiao Lin began recording his data:
[Spirit: Blazing Flame Wolf]
Destructive Power: A+ (Pseudo-extreme fire; outstanding among fire-attribute spirit masters)
Speed: B+ (Qin Ming's sixth spirit skill is Flame Acceleration—the longer it lasts, the faster he gets; comparable to agility-attack-type Spirit Masters of the same level)
Range: B+
Sustainability: A (After absorbing Flame Spirit Grass, energy consumption has significantly decreased)
Precision: B+
Growth Potential: A−
Special Energy: A (Pseudo-extreme fire)
After recording Qin Ming's data, the rest of the Emperor Battle Team began sharing their own improvements.
Among them, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu showed the most progress.
Ning Rongrong, after absorbing the Beautiful Silk Tulip, gained its ability to absorb natural treasure energy. Her spirit evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and her spirit power shot up by seven levels, nearly reaching level 40.
Xiao Wu's spirit also underwent changes. Her Soft Bone Rabbit spirit acquired some abilities from the Yearning Heartbroken Red, greatly enhancing her physical attributes.
More importantly, Xiao Wu's body brimmed with vitality—similar to the sensation when Tang San once healed her.
Xiao Lin speculated that Xiao Wu had gained the Yearning Heartbroken Red's unbreakable resilience and its ability to "bring the dead back to life."
Xiao Wu had now met the basic requirements to train in blood and vitality power.
She was stuck at level 40, just a step away from condensing her own spirit ring.
Xiao Lin was shocked—if Xiao Wu, who had taken the Yearning Heartbroken Red, grew to her peak, could her Invincible Golden Body even resist god-level attacks?
Next up in improvements were Tang Ni and Dugu Yan.
Tang Ni's spirit was strengthened by the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid. Her Golden Dragon Spirit became stronger, though she couldn't clearly describe the specifics.
Still, any enhancement to the Golden Dragon Spirit was a significant improvement.
Tang Ni's level was also stuck at 40.
Dugu Yan, on the other hand, had her spirit improved by Dragon Blood Grass, evolving it into the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon.
Interestingly, her new spirit leaned more toward the "dragon" aspect, losing much of the poison.
Her poison sac had transformed into a Poison Pill, roughly the size of a mung bean.
This didn't mean her poison got weaker, but that compared to her enhanced physical stats, the poison growth wasn't as dramatic.
Her spirit power was now Level 47, and reaching Spirit King within two years wasn't an issue.
Xiao Lin even considered giving her the Blood Swan Kiss. If he did, Dugu Yan's poison might reach the level of true extreme poison.
Next was Yu Tianheng. His spirit had undergone a major transformation.
His Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon had grown larger and started evolving toward a Golden Holy Dragon.
According to Yu Tianheng, his spirit had always been unstable, but now it had stabilized.
His spirit power reached Level 49, just one short of Spirit King.
Xiao Lin believed that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit had always been misaligned in its attribute assignment.
Perhaps from the very first ancestor, they shouldn't have taken in lightning, but rather light or strength attributes.
Although lightning was powerful, it was also extremely unstable.
From books Xiao Lin had read, lightning-type spirit beasts could level up quickly through absorption, but they also risked exploding due to excessive internal lightning.
That the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon hadn't exploded—only mutated—was already lucky.
In his eyes, the clan's Dragon Transformation Secret Technique was likely created to counteract the body burden caused by lightning.
Seeing Yu Tianheng's spirit evolve toward the Golden Holy Dragon, Xiao Lin recommended a spirit beast:
Sky Dragon Horse—a beast with pure Light Holy Dragon bloodline.
Next were the Shi brothers, whose spirits underwent a mild regression to their ancestral form.
Their Black Tortoise bloodline remained limited, but their control over water and ice improved significantly.
Both reached level 40, but they had already been close before, so they weren't as excited.
Xiao Lin chose a suitable spirit beast for them:
Blackwater Serpent Turtle—a beast with Black Tortoise bloodline.
The serpent aspect would help supplement their weak bloodline.
If they didn't evolve into Black Tortoises, they could still pursue Dragon Turtle evolution by acquiring spirit rings with True Dragon bloodlines.
They could even take different evolution paths.
As for the remaining three—Ye Lingling, Yufeng, and Oslo—their spirits hadn't changed.
They simply gained better physical stats, more vitality, and reduced energy consumption in soul skills.
Ye Lingling's spirit gained a new group calming effect in her healing—nothing too powerful, but it revealed a new potential in the Nine Heart Begonia.
All three had reached level 40 and were ready to hunt spirit rings.
"Since so many of us are about to obtain spirit rings, why don't we all go to the Star Dou Great Forest together?" Qin Ming proposed after hearing everyone's progress.
"I'll be heading to the Extreme North, Teacher Qin Ming. I won't be going with you."
Xiao Lin and Qin Ming were heading in opposite directions—one north, one south—and Xiao Lin wasn't willing to waste time.
(End of Chapter)