"Bing'er has started her action, then I should also cultivate."
After seeing Shui Bing'er finally begin absorbing the Spirit Bone, Shui Wuhen murmured.
With the help of two top-grade ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones, Shui Bing'er's next level would inevitably surge forward. As her older brother, how could he fall behind?
So after giving a command to Articuno, Shui Wuhen also began his cultivation.
Five days later!
As the Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Head Spirit Bone merged into Shui Bing'er's head, she gradually regained consciousness.
After waking up and feeling the surging power within her body, Shui Bing'er excitedly said to Shui Wuhen beside her, "Brother, I succeeded!"
"Mm, not bad. From the time you absorbed this head bone, it seems it exceeded our expectations. It is at least over sixty thousand years, and possibly even seventy thousand years."
Shui Wuhen opened his eyes and nodded slightly.
In fact, half a day earlier, Shui Wuhen had already awakened once. However, at that time he discovered that Shui Bing'er was still absorbing the Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Spirit Bone, and he immediately understood that its grade was higher than he had estimated.
Shui Bing'er had taken just a little over a day to absorb that three-thousand-year right arm bone, but she spent more than three days absorbing the Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Head Spirit Bone. This clearly showed its quality far exceeded a thirty-thousand-year Spirit Bone.
Immediately after, Shui Wuhen patted the surrounding snow and stood up.
"Bing'er, I once told you that when you break through the Soul King threshold, I would take you to the Ice Sealing Forest to hunt for a Spirit Ring. Now it's time."
Hearing this, Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up. The Spirit Rings her brother had chosen for her before were all excellent. She wondered what kind of Spirit Ring he would obtain for her this time.
......
In the sky above the Ice Sealing Forest, Articuno was carrying Shui Wuhen and Shui Bing'er as they flew.
"Gya—!"
Suddenly, a sharp bird cry echoed out. Immediately after, a majestic ice-blue giant bird appeared in front of them, watching them vigilantly.
When Shui Bing'er saw this sudden Spirit Beast, her eyes lit up. She pointed at it and said, "Brother, it's an Extreme Cold Ice Bird. From its appearance, it's probably around ten thousand years old. How about I take it as my fifth Spirit Ring?"
The Extreme Cold Ice Bird was a top-tier ice attribute Spirit Beast, and also a bird-type one. Moreover, her previous fourth Spirit Ring had already proven that this type of Spirit Beast suited her Ice Phoenix martial soul very well.
In the Spirit Master world, when the previous Spirit Ring skill matched well, choosing the same type of Spirit Beast for consecutive Spirit Rings was also a common strategy.
However, after Shui Wuhen glanced at the Extreme Cold Ice Bird, he shook his head.
"If it were before, this ten-thousand-year Extreme Cold Ice Bird would indeed be a good choice. But now, you can choose something better."
"Something better than the Extreme Cold Ice Bird?"
Hearing this, Shui Bing'er tugged at Shui Wuhen's sleeve, her eyes filled with confusion.
The Extreme Cold Ice Bird was already a top-tier Spirit Beast. For something stronger in the ice attribute and also bird-type, there didn't seem to be many options left.
Seeing her confusion, Shui Wuhen explained, "Based on my observations, the stronger the body of a Spirit Master, the higher the Spirit Ring age they can absorb."
"This is also why many support-type and food-type Spirit Masters often face greater danger when absorbing Spirit Rings, because their physical bodies are weaker compared to other Soul Masters."
He continued, looking at Shui Bing'er, "Bing'er, you have already absorbed a thirty-thousand-year right arm bone and a head bone of at least sixty thousand years. With the tempering of these Spirit Bones, your physical constitution has already far surpassed an ordinary Soul King, and even exceeded many Soul Emperors."
"So your current Spirit Ring absorption limit is not the usual ten thousand years of a Soul King—but twenty thousand years, the level of a Soul Emperor!"
"Twenty thousand years? Brother, you're saying I can absorb a twenty-thousand-year Spirit Ring at the Soul King stage?"
Hearing this, Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up.
She naturally did not think Shui Wuhen would lie to her. This meant she might truly be able to break conventional limits and absorb a twenty-thousand-year Spirit Ring at the Soul King stage.
As for the claim that Soul Kings were limited to twelve thousand years, she did not believe it at all.
Not to mention her brother's already absurd Spirit Ring configuration, even Tang San, who had a ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring, was living proof.
If even Blue Silver Grass could break limits, why couldn't she?
Shui Wuhen nodded affirmatively. "That's right. In fact, if it were only a matter of physical fitness, I would not let you absorb a twenty-thousand-year Spirit Ring. Because the hardest part of absorbing Spirit Rings above ten thousand years is not the energy impact, but the residual soul shock within the Spirit Ring."
"But you have absorbed a head Spirit Bone of over sixty thousand years. So this soul shock is not a problem for you."
A head Spirit Bone inherently contains spiritual attributes. After absorbing it, a Spirit Master's spiritual power undergoes a qualitative leap, and the head bone can also guard the mind, making it far less vulnerable to external spiritual intrusion.
It could be said that Shui Bing'er's spiritual power now might even surpass many Soul Emperors. Not to mention the soul shock of a twenty-thousand-year Spirit Ring—even the soul shock of a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Ring would not be a problem for her with the Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Head Spirit Bone.
It was only that her physical body could not yet support such a thing.
"I wonder besides Spirit Bones, what else can enhance the physical strength of a Soul Emperor."
As he said this, Shui Wuhen suddenly thought to himself. Shui Bing'er was not him; her body would severely restrict the age of Spirit Rings she could absorb.
If there were another method to enhance physical strength, then the situation would be completely different. With the help of the Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Head Spirit Bone, even a seventy- or eighty-thousand-year seventh Spirit Ring would not be impossible.
Soon, Shui Wuhen shook his head inwardly. "Forget it, I'll think about this later. For now, I should help Bing'er find a suitable Spirit Ring."
However, this matter was still remembered by Shui Wuhen. A method to enhance physical strength—both Shui Bing'er and he needed it.
If such a thing truly existed, then the age of his seventh Spirit Ring might be able to increase further.
"Gya!!!"
Seeing that Shui Wuhen and Shui Bing'er were ignoring it and chatting among themselves, the ten-thousand-year Extreme Cold Ice Bird immediately became enraged.
As a local overlord, when had it ever been so disregarded?
However, facing its anger, Shui Wuhen simply said lightly,
"Scram!!!"
In an instant, a terrifying aura erupted from Shui Wuhen's body, and six Spirit Rings appeared around him.
This scene immediately caused the Extreme Cold Ice Bird's feathers to stand on end. For some reason, it actually sensed the aura of one of its clan's seniors from Shui Wuhen.