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In other words, every time Shukaku evolves a spirit ring, it is equivalent to Shi Quan absorbing a spirit ring of the same Rank.
After sending Shukaku back to his Sea of Consciousness, Shi Quan then packed up and left his room to have breakfast with his parents. After bidding farewell to his parents, he transformed and first sent the Blue Silver King to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before returning to the valley of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Upon returning to the valley, after a brief explanation to Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan, Shi Quan prepared to go into seclusion to evolve the remaining two spirit rings of his Earth Martial Soul. After coming out of seclusion, he would use a teleportation talisman to go to the Dragon Valley.
Another day and night passed, and Shi Quan's Earth Martial Soul evolved from two rings to four. His Internal Energy continued to accumulate, and Shi Quan felt that his Internal Energy was likely close to Rank 56.
If Shukaku had directly helped him evolve the fifth spirit ring, his spirit power would have at least increased by more than Rank 56. Coupled with the Blue Silver King's sacrifice and the accumulation of a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring's power, his strength might have directly Broken through to Rank 60 or above in a short period.
In the original work, when Xiao Wu sacrificed for Tang San, his spirit power directly increased from Rank 60 to Rank 65.
Similarly, if he absorbed the fifth spirit ring and his spirit power truly reached Rank 56, going from Rank 56 to 60 would not be a problem.
It's just a pity, now is not the time.
Suppressing the Thrilling in his heart, Shi Quan let out a long breath and got up to leave the room.
It was noon, and the three girls and Dugu Bo were all in the dormitory. Seeing Shi Quan, Dugu Yan was the first to ask, "Shi Quan, have you finished your seclusion?"
"Mm."
Zhuqing then asked, "How was your gain?"
"The gain was quite significant," Shi Quan said with a smile. The three Martial Spirit Abilities Shukaku brought him were extremely powerful, and the Earth Domain also awakened a very special ability, Earth Perception, which could sense the Context of the earth and remember its aura. As long as he didn't go too far, he could use Earth Perception to sense the location of the Douluo Continent.
At the same time, it was also a powerful tracking skill. As long as the opponent touched the ground, they would be tainted with the earth's aura, and Shi Quan could use this to lock onto the opponent's position.
This saved Shi Quan the trouble of finding his direction.
"Are we going to Dragon Valley now?" Ye Lingling asked softly.
"Mm." Shi Quan nodded, then looked at Dugu Bo, "Grandpa Dugu, then we're leaving."
"Go, go. Without you, this old man can enjoy some peace and quiet," Dugu Bo waved his hand.
Shi Quan took out a teleportation talisman from his hundred treasure pouch and injected Internal Energy into it. The runes on the teleportation talisman immediately emitted a strange fluctuation. Shi Quan thought about the destination in his mind, and the runes flickered, seemingly searching for something. Soon, the teleportation talisman seemed to lock onto a position.
All the runes instantly lit up, and the surrounding space seemed to solidify, only to shatter like a mirror in the next moment. Under the illumination of the teleportation talisman's light, a huge gap appeared in the middle of the group.
Dugu Bo looked at the dark gap before him, and a hint of horror appeared in his eyes.
Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan were also stunned by the strange sight before them.
"Hold on tight." Shi Quan embraced the three girls.
"Grandpa Dugu, goodbye!" After bidding farewell to Dugu Bo, the light on the teleportation talisman immediately enveloped Shi Quan. The next second, the figures of the four people, enveloped in light, disappeared into the gap.
What disappeared with them was the gap itself.
"Goodbye." Dugu Bo looked at the restored gap, then at the empty dormitory, and suddenly felt that something was missing. After a slight sigh, he turned and left.
Within the space, Shi Quan and the three girls only felt the World before them turn dark. Everything around them seemed to be spinning, becoming blurry, with a feeling of space constantly twisting.
The three girls clung tightly to Shi Quan's embrace, his chest broad and strong.
After about fifteen minutes, the twisting World around them finally changed. Suddenly, the darkness disappeared, and when light reappeared, the four people felt a lightness under their feet.
Shi Quan subconsciously looked, and suddenly found that they had not appeared on the ground, but in mid-air. He and the three girls were falling like free-falling objects.
"Hold on tight." Shi Quan quickly put the teleportation talisman back into his hundred treasure pouch.
"Shi Quan, I can't use my Martial Spirit!"
The three girls' expressions changed drastically, and a hint of panic appeared in their eyes. They all discovered that there seemed to be a special energy in this space that was suppressing them. All their spirit power was dormant, suppressed to the point where they couldn't exert even a bit, completely unable to be mobilized, making it impossible to even use their Martial Spirit.
"It's fine, I'm here." A golden light erupted from behind Shi Quan. The golden light flew out like a sharp sword, carrying an unparalleled aura, and landed in front of Shi Quan. It was precisely Dragon Spine Xuanyuan.
Shi Quan also couldn't use his spirit power, but his mental force was not within the restricted range. Shi Quan had been studying the art of sword control before, and with the appearance of the Spirit God Art, he had already reached the Realm of controlling a sword. It was just that to hide the existence of Dragon Spine, he had never used it before.
Shi Quan looked down, seeing that the ground was very close. Dragon Spine Xuanyuan flashed past, instantly arriving under Shi Quan's feet. With a glide, it completely dispersed the downward falling force, then, like an immortal, he landed with his sword, and then a golden light flashed, and Xuanyuan immediately returned to Shi Quan's hand.
"Shi Quan, what is this?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Xuanyuan in Shi Quan's hand in surprise.
"It's another external Spirit Bone inside me." Shi Quan raised the Xuanyuan in his hand and introduced, "Its name is Dragon Spine. This is one of its special forms, and I named it Xuanyuan."
Dugu Yan looked at the Dragon Spine in Shi Quan's hand with envy, "Shi Quan, you actually have two external Spirit Bones!"
"It's just luck." Shi Quan smiled lightly.
Ye Lingling looked at the Xuanyuan in Shi Quan's hand, then looked around, and then asked, "Shi Quan, you haven't talked about this Dragon Valley in detail. Why can't we use spirit power here, and it feels like this isn't our original World?"
Shi Quan nodded, "I don't know much about this Dragon Valley either, I only know that it's a Small World within a space crack on the Douluo Continent."
"Small World?" The three girls looked at Shi Quan in confusion.
"Uh..." Shi Quan paused. This would be more troublesome to explain, as it would involve various theories about planets and so on, which would be not only complicated but also difficult to understand. After thinking for a moment, Shi Quan continued, "This is indeed another World. You can just think of it as storage soul guide of our world. but with large space and no ownership."
The three girls nodded, half-understanding, all with a feeling of awe. Anyway, they just needed to know that this place was very special.
"As for why we can't use our Martial Spirit and spirit power, it's because of the suppression of the Dragon soul in this World, which causes our bodies to be unable to connect with our own spirit power."
"Since we can't use spirit power, why are we coming to Dragon Valley?" Dugu Yan asked, confused.
"Although we won't be able to use spirit power due to the suppression of the Dragon soul, if the Dragon soul can also be absorbed, it will improve our physical quality, and even bring a trace of Dragon-like aura into our Bloodline. This will be of great benefit to future Cultivation, especially when reaching higher levels."
"So that's how it is!" Dugu Yan nodded.
Ye Lingling, however, frowned and asked, "The Dragon soul can even suppress spirit power. We can't even use spirit power. Can we really absorb it?"
"Don't worry, I'm here. Although there's no spirit power, the Dragon soul itself isn't very strong, and it's not difficult to deal with. Moreover, our main purpose for this trip isn't the Dragon soul, but the Dragon Tomb in Dragon Valley."
"Dragon Tomb?"
"Mm." Shi Quan nodded, "This Small World is said to have been created by the God of the Dragon Clan. Many Dragon Clan corpses are buried here. Besides being guarded by powerful Dragon souls, there are also a large number of Dragon corpses in the Dragon Tomb. Those who can be buried in the Dragon Tomb have high purity of Dragon Clan Bloodline. The true dragon soul bone inside is our main purpose for this trip."
"true dragon soul bone?" Hearing this name, the three girls couldn't help but feel their hearts stir. They knew best how beneficial Spirit Bones were, especially Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who had personally experienced them.
If it was a true dragon soul bone, wouldn't it be several grades higher than the Spirit Bones on their bodies?
Ye Lingling asked, "Then, Shi Quan, do you know where the Dragon Tomb is?"
"Uh..." Shi Quan awkwardly scratched his head and said, "I don't know that. Anyway, we're already in Dragon Valley, so we'll find it if we search more."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off directly!"
Dugu Yan said excitedly. When it came to Dragons, they naturally held the greatest appeal for her, because what she lacked most was the Bloodline of the Dragon Clan. Moreover, she was also very interested in the Dragon soul that Shi Quan mentioned, and if she encountered one, she would definitely try to absorb it.
"Then let's talk as we walk." Shi Quan nodded, "Oh, by the way, let me introduce two companions to you."
As they walked, two different lights emanated from Shi Quan's glabella: a silvery-green glow and a sandy-yellow halo, forming two figures.
Xiao Meng's light body circled Shi Quan once before gently landing on his right shoulder, while Shukaku's round raccoon dog figure landed on his left shoulder as soon as it appeared.
"This is Xiao Meng, and this is Shukaku." Shi Quan pointed to the two soul spirits and introduced them to the three girls one by one.
The three girls curiously leaned forward to look at Xiao Meng and Shukaku.
The concept of soul spirits still left the three girls looking bewildered. Shi Quan had to spend a great deal of effort to explain it clearly to them.
After explaining what soul spirits were, the three girls then realized that Shi Quan originally possessed three powerful Martial Spirits, and now each Martial Spirit was extremely powerful.
While the three girls were astonished, they also wondered how these two special soul spirits came to be. Shi Quan couldn't directly say they were System rewards, so he could only say he obtained them through Opportunity by chance.