Chapter 5: A Hundred-Year-Old Phoenix-Tailed Fox
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Li Ran found an excuse to leave the sacrificial hall and hurried back to his own courtyard.
He had yet to recover from the joy brought by the system when he suddenly had a golden finger, causing him to feel slightly elated.
Not long after he sat down, a large amount of information flooded into Li Ran's mind like a flood that had just been released.
[ Ding! ]
[ The first activation of God-Tier Soul Ring Fusion System, rewarding host Newbie Grand Gift Bag! ]
[ Do you want to open the Newbie Grand Gift Bag? ]
"Of course!"
Li Ran's face lit up, and he decisively chose to open it. In the next second, the system's voice rang out one after another.
[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 100,000 gold coins! ]
[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Hundred-Year-Old Phoenix-Tailed Fox! ]
[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Heavenly Spirit Cleansing Holy Water! ]
Heavenly Spirit Cleansing Holy Water?
[ Heavenly Spirit Cleansing Holy Water is refined from the essence of heaven, Earth, sun, and moon. It can quickly heal the host's old ailment and temper one's astonishing physique! ]
Was there a solution to the original body's old ailment?!
The problem that had been troubling him for a long time was instantly solved!
"The reward is just in time!"
A jade bottle floated in front of Li Ran. He immediately opened it, and a strong medicinal fragrance wafted into his body. The medicinal smell was absorbed into his body, and a wave of energy spread out in his body. It followed the direction of his limbs, meridians, and blood flow, bit by bit, curing his old illness.
The youth's entire body trembled. As he moved, the medicinal liquid in the jade bottle shook violently back and forth, and the medicinal fragrance that drifted into his body became even stronger.
At this moment, the changes in his body became even more obvious. A thin layer of skin was visible, and rays of light were reflected off it.
Li Ran's eyes instantly lit up. It was useful!
He raised his head and swallowed all the medicinal liquid in the jade bottle. Not a single drop was left.
The medicinal liquid was even gentler than he had imagined, but its medicinal efficacy was extremely astonishing. It was not something that the medicinal aura from earlier could compare to. The medicinal liquid that was suffused with a purple color revealed the purest essence the moment it entered his mouth. It was a Purple Fruit.
Dense purple mist rose within the room. The medicinal liquid flowed through his body, and wherever it passed, it would glow with new vitality. His old illness would be healed, and his body would be rebuilt.
It happened in an instant. All the injuries that Li Ran had suffered in his body had been healed.
When he had completely absorbed all the medicinal liquid, Li Ran let out a comfortable deep breath. He shook his arm, and it actually let out an explosive sound when it hit the air.
Li Ran's face was flushed red. His eyes moved, and his body was continuously producing Soul Qi!
"My physique has become stronger... It's time to absorb the Hundred-Year-Old Phoenix-Tailed Fox."
Li Ran threw out a monster from his Storage Ring. It was still stained with Blood Qi, but the Soul Ring was not destroyed.
Li Ran approached the monster. The amount of time it took to absorb the monster should be the same as the time it took to absorb the Soul Ring.
He knew how to do that!
After all, the chief was his father. Li Ran had learned a lot from him. However, due to his physical condition, he could only hide many thoughts in his heart and could not really use them.
Li Ran closed his eyes again. After the Soul Qi in his body was full, he was even more adept at operating it.
The Phoenix-Tailed Fox's body was surrounded by a layer of not-so-faint but not-so-strong red light. That was the Soul Ring. As time passed, a wisp of white gas was decomposed from the red. It should only be 100 years old, and the white gas was only a faint circle.
Li Ran breathed in and out, controlling the fluctuation of the Soul Qi. He tried his best to maintain a relatively stable state, so as not to make any mistakes when absorbing the time limit of the monster.
This was his first hundred-year-old monster. He had to be careful. Whether or not he could successfully increase his strength today would depend on this!
A gray stone appeared in Li Ran's body. It was his Soul Ring, which was completely gray. If one looked closely, they would only see a thin layer of white gas. If one did not look closely, they would not be able to see it at all.
Although the stone was not as aggressive as the Beast Soul Ring, it was soluble and very inclusive.
The Phoenix-Tailed Fox's attributes were mainly offensive. It was not repelled by the stone and could be fused with it.
Li Ran closed his eyes and smiled. It was a blessing in disguise.
He slightly used his Soul Qi. The Phoenix-Tailed Fox's Soul Ring slowly detached from his body. Red light mixed with white gas was slowly absorbed into Li Ran's body.
Li Ran was delighted. The Soul Ring in his body moved. However, in the next second, he could no longer smile.
The originally round Soul Ring actually transformed into the appearance of the Phoenix-Tailed Fox. It bared its fangs and brandished its claws, ramming wantonly into his body.
Not good!
The Phoenix-Tailed Fox raised its sharp claws and ruthlessly scratched at his fragile blood vessels. The blood vessels exploded, and fresh blood continuously flowed out!
In the next moment, it changed its direction, wanting to attack other places.
Li Ran's expression changed drastically. With his will, the scattered Soul Qi suddenly gathered and surrounded the Phoenix-Tailed Fox.
However, the Hundred-Year-Old Phoenix-Tailed Fox was extremely powerful. How could it stop it with just this bit of Soul Qi?
"Rip."
Another blood vessel was torn!
Li Ran's ruddy face instantly turned pale. Blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth. There was already a pool of blood on the ground.
"I can't be anxious."
The more anxious he was, the more violent his Soul Qi would become. The Phoenix-Tailed Fox became even more agitated, and its resistance was more intense than before.
Since Li Ran's Soul Ring could fuse infinitely, it proved that his Soul Ring should not be repelled by the Phoenix-Tailed Fox. Why was it like this?
Li Ran's eyes flickered. From the moment the Phoenix-Tailed Fox entered his body, he had used his Soul Qi to control it. The Soul Ring should have become the ruler, but it had been in a silent state all this time.
"Let's give it a try!"
He suddenly relaxed his control over his Soul Qi, and the Phoenix-Tailed Fox became even more unrestrained. It attacked almost every part of Li Ran's body that was intact. Li Ran's body, which had just recovered, was once again riddled with injuries.
Li Ran endured intense pain and controlled his Soul Ring. The lifeless stone finally had some reaction.
Boom! The stone let out an extremely dull sound, as if it was summoning. The Phoenix-Tailed Fox in the distance stopped.
It only stopped and did not approach.
Li Ran had clearly overestimated the attraction of the stone. For a moment, he had a headache. If he did not approach it, he would not be able to fuse with it.
Even if the Soul Ring in his body tried to approach the Phoenix-Tailed Fox, the latter immediately reacted and saw through his plan with a glance, escaping far away.
The two Soul Rings were locked in a stalemate for an unknown amount of time. Li Ran was starting to give up on himself. He did not care whether or not the Phoenix-Tailed Fox would retaliate.
The moment the Soul Ring approached the Phoenix-Tailed Fox, Li Ran immediately used his Soul Qi and forcefully fused the Phoenix-Tailed Fox with the stone!
At the moment Li Ran exerted his strength, the circle of white Qi on the stone seemed to have escaped. Li Ran was so scared that he wanted to release his Soul Qi Suppression. However, he was relieved in the next second.
The Phoenix-Tailed Fox suddenly turned into a circle of red and white light and merged with the stone. It seemed to struggle for a while. The surface of the stone was suffused with red light, and then it became quiet again.
"It merged with the stone just like that?"
Li Ran looked at the white mist that was no longer pale and mixed with a trace of red light in a daze. Until now, he still did not understand where the combination of the two was.
After merging with the Hundred-Year-Old Phoenix-Tailed Fox, the color of the stone became a little lighter. It was no longer lifeless. For a second, Li Ran could feel the killing intent on the surface of the stone. It was absolute killing intent!
However, it disappeared very quickly. The Soul Ring returned to its calm state. It floated quietly in his body, receiving the nourishment of the soul qi in his body.
After everything was settled, Li Ran looked helplessly at his body that was covered in blood. The blood had been stopped, but his injuries had relapsed. This time, there was no medicinal liquid, so it would take some time for him to recover.
However, he seemed to have underestimated the medicinal efficacy of the Purple Fruit. After the nourishment of the Purple Fruit previously, his physique was no longer comparable to before.
Without the help of other spirit herbs, the injuries in his body were gradually recovering. The speed of the treatment was so fast that it left people speechless.
"After fusing with the Hundred-Year-Old Phoenix-Tailed Fox, the Soul Ring's age has increased. The Soul Qi in my body has become even more turbulent."
Li Ran smiled in satisfaction. He could feel the boundless Soul Qi in his body. Every strike was extremely powerful. It was completely different from Li Ran who was in the sacrificial hall today. It was as if he had been reborn. If there were any disciples of the Pure Wind Clan present, they would definitely be shocked.
However, the happy feeling did not last for long as the youth began to ponder.
The Soul Ring which was more than a hundred years old was still very different from Li Rui's Soul Ring!
At that time, Li Rui had awakened seven soul rings. The first Soul Ring he had bound to was a Beast Soul Skill. Its age was also relatively high, and his cultivation speed was much faster than ordinary people.
The cultivation speed was inextricably linked to the number and age of the Soul Rings. The higher the initial age of the Soul Ring, the greater the potential, and the faster the cultivation speed.
As for the number of Soul Rings, although he had only awakened at the start, Li Rui had yet to fully bind seven soul rings. Currently, he was only bound to one Beast Soul Skill. Once Li Rui broke through to Soul Cultivator, he could kill thousand-year-old monsters with the same attributes and bind their Soul Rings and Soul Rkills.
Even though that was the case, Li Rui's starting point was still higher than ordinary people. He had awakened seven Soul Rings, his cultivation speed was at least seven times that of Li Ran, who had only awakened one Soul Ring.
However, since Li Ran had activated the God-Tier Soul Ring Fusion System, it did not matter who cultivated faster or slower.
This was because the focus of the two was different.
Li Rui's focus was on cultivation. He had to reach the requirements of breaking through as soon as possible, then kill and absorb the monsters. In the end, he would successfully enter a higher realm and bind additional Soul Rings and Soul Skills!
As for Li Ran, as long as he crazily absorbed the monsters and fused with the Soul Ring for an unlimited number of years, his soul aura would expand endlessly, and his strength would continue to increase!
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