Thanks to the excellent atmosphere within the team, no one fought over the Spirit Bones.
In the end, only Huo Wushuang did not receive a Spirit Bone.
"Senior Dugu already said that one of the rewards for the Spirit Master Tournament is a fire-attributed Spirit Bone. Compared to a Spirit Bone with an unknown attribute, I'd rather have one that matches my own."
"When the time comes, don't fight me for it."
Everyone laughed.
"Wushuang, you're really putting your fate in our hands."
Huo Wushuang wasn't worried.
He had seen Wu Qi's leadership ability firsthand. The team's atmosphere was so good that even if they failed to win the tournament, having teammates like this would already be enough for him.
Dugu Bo laughed heartily.
"Looking at you youngsters reminds me of my own glorious days fifty years ago."
If he had possessed teammates like these back then, he wouldn't have spent most of his life suffering from the poison in his body.
For a moment, he actually felt a little envious.
"Alright, absorb your Spirit Bones. I'll stand guard for you."
Wu Qi did not know whether a damaged 100,000-year Spirit Bone could still provide two Spirit Skills.
Regardless, a Spirit Bone of such quality was something he could never pass up.
A day later, everyone finished absorbing their Spirit Bones, and their Spirit Power Levels rose accordingly.
The greatest surprise was Wu Qi's head Spirit Bone.
It granted two active Spirit Skills and one passive ability.
"The Illusion Domain Spirit Skill functions similarly to a domain. Anyone trapped within it will fall into an illusion of my creation and find it extremely difficult to escape."
"The Illusion Link Spirit Skill is similar to mental sharing. Not only can others share my vision, but they can also share my spiritual power. It's essentially a support-type Spirit Skill."
As for the passive ability:
Mental Immunity.
Any spiritual attack launched by someone whose spiritual power did not exceed Wu Qi's would be completely ineffective against him.
And one should not forget that Wu Qi had absorbed the Autumn Water Dew and had now received the enhancement of a 100,000-year Spirit Bone.
His spiritual power was already comparable to that of a Spirit Sage.
Feng Xiaotian rubbed his chin.
"Such overpowered Spirit Skills would give us an overwhelming advantage in the Spirit Master Tournament."
"But the tournament is watched by the entire continent. Captain, for your own safety, you absolutely cannot reveal this Spirit Bone."
Even a 50,000-year Spirit Bone could drive Titled Douluo into a frenzy.
If news of a 100,000-year head Spirit Bone leaked out, even Super Douluo-level experts would go mad over it.
Wu Qi nodded.
At the same time, he sighed regretfully.
"This Spirit Bone is quite badly damaged. It'll probably take a very long time to fully restore it."
Absorbing a Spirit Bone itself provided Spirit Power.
Furthermore, while nourishing it, the gradual restoration of the Spirit Bone would also passively increase the user's Spirit Power Level.
If the restoration process went quickly enough, cultivation speed would far exceed normal training.
At present, Wu Qi had already reached Level 46.
With less than a year remaining before the Spirit Master Tournament, there was a good chance he could break through to the Spirit King realm.
"Um, can I say something?" Changkong asked weakly.
"I've reached Level 40. Who's going to help me hunt my next Spirit Ring?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
After all, he had already been on the verge of Level 40. Absorbing the Spirit Bone had provided the final bit of Spirit Power he needed, allowing him to break through successfully.
"We're teammates. No need to be so formal."
"When we pass by the Sunset Forest, we'll help you."
Time flew by, and another month passed.
Inside the Sunset Forest.
Three months after Yu Tianheng had reached Level 40, Dai Mubai finally broke through as well.
The Shrek Seven Devils, together with the Golden Iron Triangle, entered the forest to hunt Spirit Beasts.
Suddenly, Tang San thought of something.
"Teacher, primitive environments like Spirit Beast forests can sometimes contain immortal herbs as well. We should keep an eye out while traveling."
Over the past six months, Yu Xiaogang had become almost obsessed with the idea of immortal herbs.
Tang San himself had no idea where any might be found. It was only after organizing the records in the Xuantian Treasure Record that he arrived at this conclusion.
"Really?"
Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed.
Flender and Liu Erlong were also genuinely happy for him.
"Xiaogang, don't worry. Erlong and I will keep watch the whole way," Flender said confidently, patting his chest.
Tang San did not have the heart to pour cold water on their enthusiasm.
If immortal herbs were really that easy to find, countless Spirit Masters would already be flooding the forests in search of them.
Moreover, many spiritual herbs were guarded by powerful Spirit Beasts, making them far from easy to obtain.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
With Dugu Bo leading the way, Wu Qi's group quickly found a suitable fourth Spirit Ring for Changkong after entering the forest.
It was worth mentioning that, thanks to the boosts from both immortal herbs and Spirit Bones, Changkong's fourth Spirit Ring also exceeded the normal absorption limit.
While it was nowhere near as outrageous as Wu Qi's, a 6,000-year fourth Spirit Ring was still an extraordinarily rare achievement.
On their way out of the forest, they happened to run into the Shrek Academy group entering it.
Wu Qi casually greeted them.
What he received in return were hostile glares from the members of Shrek.
Changkong frowned.
"What is wrong with them? Why are they looking at us like that?"
Yu Xiaogang sneered.
"A bunch of selfish and self-serving people!"
"The hell did you just say?" Changkong shot back angrily. He had never liked Yu Xiaogang to begin with.
Although Dugu Bo was not walking directly with them, he was not far away.
Did the people from Shrek Academy really think they could act this arrogantly?
The expected fight never broke out. Instead, Yu Xiaogang continued his verbal attack.
"Heh, am I wrong?"
"Immortal herbs are a shared treasure of the spirit master world, yet you kept them all for yourselves. What, do you think we're blind and don't know about it?"
Tang San frowned as he stood behind Yu Xiaogang.
"What you did really wasn't right. Back then, whenever I had something valuable, I thought of all of you. Yet you shut me out. Is that what you call friendship?"
Wu Qi sneered inwardly.
He had never considered the Shrek Seven Devils his friends.
When Tang San gave them hidden weapons, his purpose had been to repay a favor.
But they didn't owe Tang San anything, so why should every good thing they found be handed over to him?
Besides, when they had helped Tang San hunt a Spirit Ring, what kind of situation had he been in?
That favor had practically saved his life.
And this was how Tang San chose to repay those who had helped him?
It was like someone dying of thirst in the desert being given a bottle of water by a kind stranger. Later, after returning to the city, the rescued man bought another bottle of water and returned it, claiming the debt was repaid.
From a material standpoint, perhaps nothing was owed anymore.
But could such a debt really be calculated that way?
Fortunately, Wu Qi had never cared much about Tang San and had no desire to build any relationship with him, so he wasn't particularly bothered by the situation.
As for Yu Xiaogang, he was simply speechless.
If Yu Xiaogang truly believed Wu Qi possessed immortal herbs, he was free to bring people and try to take them.
After all, this was a world where the strong ruled over the weak. If Wu Qi couldn't protect what was his, he wouldn't have any complaints.
But what did Yu Xiaogang actually do?
He tried to pressure him with moral arguments and force him to hand over the immortal herbs?
How ridiculous.
The items were in Wu Qi's possession. He couldn't care less about such accusations.
Seeing the members of the Seven Treasure Team on the verge of cursing back, Wu Qi raised a hand to stop them.
"Why waste time arguing with trash?"
"Let's go. Don't let this delay our training."
Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng tried to block their path, but Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang easily shoved them aside.
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