Chapter 113: Charizard!
Four months later, at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the red and white spring waters remained clearly separated, steaming with auras of extreme cold and extreme heat.
However, compared to four months ago, the spirit power fluctuations emanating from the figure seated at the confluence of the springs had become much stronger.
Lin Mo slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of turbid Qi. The breath faintly split into red and white before dissipating into the air.
After four months of bitter cultivation, along with completely refining the residual medicinal power in his body, his current spirit power cultivation had steadily broken through the Rank 50 Bottleneck.
Moreover, Lin Mo could clearly feel that his current spirit power accumulation was definitely not as simple as merely stepping into Rank 50.
He had a strong premonition that after obtaining his fifth spirit ring, his Rank would not simply increase by one level. It would likely experience a significant leap.
With a thought, red light flashed beside Lin Mo, and a figure quietly emerged.
It was no longer the relatively slender Charmeleon from before, but a true dragon in every sense.
It stood over two meters tall on two legs. Its entire body was orange red, with a cream colored underside stretching from its belly to the tip of its tail.
A pair of broad wings were folded against its back, and a blazing flame burned at the end of its tail. Even beside the Blazing Yang Spring, that fire still emitted a heart palpitating heat.
Charizard!
As early as two months ago, the moment Lin Mo's spirit power cultivation broke through to Rank 50, it had naturally completed its final Spirit evolution.
The changes brought by this evolution were comprehensive.
It was not only its appearance. Charizard's strength had also undergone a qualitative transformation.
What pleased Lin Mo most was that after completing this evolution, Charizard had mastered two brand-new skills.
The first was Air Slash, and the second was Roost.
These two skills were also the only ones Charizard currently possessed that could be classified as flying attribute skills.
Of course, if they were placed on the Douluo Continent, these two skills would likely be classified as wind attribute skills instead.
Compared to the former attack skill, Lin Mo valued the latter recovery skill even more.
Its appearance perfectly made up for the current shortcomings of Lin Mo and Charizard.
The power boost from the synergy between Charizard's Sunny Day Spirit Ability and Suns Fire was indeed terrifying, but the burden on Charizard itself was also immense, continuously draining its stamina and condition.
Previously, with Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia supporting it from the rear, this flaw had not been obvious.
But if Lin Mo and Charizard were acting alone, then over time, Charizard would exhaust itself before the enemy even needed to make a move.
Now, with Roost, even when it was only Lin Mo and Charizard, Charizard could use Roost to recover continuously and maintain itself at peak condition.
This undoubtedly filled the last gap in Charizard's combat system.
It was truly a godsend.
Furthermore, besides Charizard's evolution and new skills, Lin Mo had gained something unexpected during these four months of secluded cultivation.
He slowly raised his right hand, his thoughts shifting slightly.
In the next moment, Charizard's flames and the blood Qi of his Body Martial Soul condensed into spheres in his palm at the same time.
An astonishing scene occurred.
The moment the crimson flames and dark red blood Qi came into contact, there was no explosion or mutual erosion. Instead, they slowly merged together like a fusion.
Finally, what appeared in Lin Mo's palm was a ball of peculiar energy that perfectly combined the two attributes.
Just as Lin Mo was carefully sensing this new power, a slight ripple came from the poison formation at the valley entrance.
Before long, a dark green figure passed through the poison mist and landed inside the valley.
It was Dugu Bo.
He had come to check on Lin Mo's cultivation as usual, but when his gaze swept toward the Ice and Fire springs, it immediately landed on the tall orange red dragon shadow beside Lin Mo.
His entire body froze in place.
He blinked hard, then rubbed his eyes. His green pupils were filled with disbelief.
"This... this is..." Dugu Bo's voice clearly stuttered. "Lin Mo, your Charmeleon... how did it change again?!"
However, amidst his shock, before Lin Mo could answer, Dugu Bo immediately recalled the scene of Lin Mo's Charmander Martial Soul evolution two years ago.
A thought flashed through his mind like lightning.
He suddenly turned to look at Lin Mo. "You brat, could it be that your cultivation has already broken through to Rank 50?!"
Hearing this, Lin Mo stood up and gave Dugu Bo a slight bow.
"Senior's eyes are sharp."
Lin Mo admitted it frankly. "My cultivation did indeed break through two months ago. I am now a Rank 50 quasi Spirit King."
He paused, then began to give the explanation he had prepared. "And just as Senior can see, Charmeleon has completed its evolution and evolved into Charizard."
"During this time, it seems to have gained immense benefits from the Blazing Yang Spring."
"Under the continuous nourishment of the Blazing Yang Spring's aura, its Bloodline, or rather its Spirit Origin, has been greatly strengthened."
"Just as my spirit power broke through the Rank 50 Bottleneck, it seized the opportunity to complete this evolution, becoming the Charizard it is now."
Of course, this was only the "reason" Lin Mo gave Dugu Bo so he could rationally accept Charizard's second evolution.
The real situation naturally stemmed from Charmander's uniqueness as a Pokémon. Its evolution was directly linked to Lin Mo's spirit power Rank.
Other external Martial Soul, even if they replicated Charmeleon's experience, would never be able to undergo such successive evolutions.
After listening, Dugu Bo looked at Lin Mo with a hint of relief in his tone. "Judging by your state, it seems this Breakthrough happened some time ago. Your spirit power isn't unstable like someone who just broke through."
"Senior is observant." Lin Mo nodded. "The Breakthrough happened two months ago. Since then, I've been consolidating my cultivation, adapting to the changes after Charizard's evolution, and testing some new cultivation directions."
Dugu Bo could not help shaking his head, a bit of regret appearing on his face. "It was this old man's oversight. I actually failed to witness your crucial step of breaking through to Rank 50."
"Your cultivation speed... truly leaves one speechless."
Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit was inherently cold natured, naturally conflicting with the extreme environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where extreme cold and extreme heat intertwined.
For him, staying here was like throwing a fire attribute Spirit Master into the depths of the ocean to soak. It was extremely uncomfortable.
In the past, he had been forced to use the power here to suppress the toxins in his body, but now that the hidden danger had been removed, he naturally no longer wanted to stay here for long.
If the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were not his herb garden, requiring him to care for the herbs, and if Lin Mo had not been in secluded cultivation here, he probably would have come even less often.
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