Chapter 63: Self-Congealed Soul Ring, Breakthrough to Soul Sect

"In that case, take me there and act according to my instructions."

Mo Hui glanced around, then casually pointed to a glowing spot near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and said.

As for Mo Hui's request, Du Gu Bo didn't refuse. He took Mo Hui to the place he pointed to, then asked, "Tell me, how should they be picked and eaten."

Mo Hui glanced slightly at the herb beside his foot emitting a pink light, and said to Du Gu Bo, "The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Herb needs to be picked with something made of metal, while the Fierce Flame Apricot needs to be picked with a jade object."

"Something made of metal, a jade object, I understand."

Du Gu Bo nodded, then followed Mo Hui's instructions and picked the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Herb and the Fierce Flame Apricot respectively.

What surprised Du Gu Bo was that these two immortal herbs, which originally emitted extremely cold and extremely hot aura, actually canceled each other out when placed together, with only faint red and white light covering the surface.

However, just as Du Gu Bo was observing the two herbs in his hand with some curiosity, Mo Hui's slightly hurried voice came from beside his ear.

"Quick, this is the only chance. Eat them both at once, otherwise their effects will disappear simultaneously in less than ten breaths."

More than ten meters away, Mo Hui shouted at Du Gu Bo.

"What!?"

Hearing this, Du Gu Bo was immediately startled. Looking at the immortal herbs in his hand that had already converged their energy, he hardened his heart.

However, Du Gu Bo didn't completely trust Mo Hui either. He saw him shoot a green light from his fingertip onto Mo Hui, and said in a cold tone, "Kid, this is my unique potent poison, and only I can cure it. If what you said is correct, then everything will naturally be fine, and I can even give you some treasures. But if you dare to lie to me, you are dead!"

After speaking, Du Gu Bo began to observe Mo Hui's expression.

However, Mo Hui's expression, apart from being slightly startled at first, didn't show any sign of guilt. He just urged him anxiously to eat the immortal herbs in his hand.

Seeing this, Du Gu Bo finally felt relieved and quickly swallowed the two immortal herbs in his hand as if gulping down dates whole.

They were clearly two poisonous herbs, but they tasted good when eaten, which made Du Gu Bo believe Mo Hui's words a bit more.

But this thought of Du Gu Bo's only lasted for a moment before he was tormented by the constantly surging extreme cold and extreme heat, making him wish he were dead. He quickly sat cross-legged and circulated his entire body's soul power to refine this vast medicinal power.

Seeing Du Gu Bo enter a meditative state, Mo Hui finally breathed a sigh of relief. In Du Gu Bo's current state, he should be unable to pay attention to him, and his crisis was temporarily resolved.

Immediately after, Mo Hui looked at Du Gu Bo who was meditating, his eyes flashing.

"Should I take this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on him?"

However, this thought only lasted for a moment before Mo Hui shook his head. Not only did he not have much enmity with Du Gu Bo currently, but the act of ambushing a Title Douluo was also too dangerous.

Although Du Gu Bo seemed to be using all his energy to refine the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Herb and Fierce Flame Apricot, he was still a Title Douluo after all. If he couldn't be finished off in one blow, Du Gu Bo's enraged counterattack could easily kill him.

Should he really trust Du Gu Bo and wait for him to succeed before being released?

That is possible, and given Du Gu Bo's tendency to act entirely based on his mood, the possibility is not small. But Mo Hui couldn't completely place his hopes on this.

In the original work, Tang San spent half a year with Du Gu Bo using the opportunity of treating his illness before they developed a state of mutual appreciation. Mo Hui didn't dare to expect that he could make the other party develop a good impression of him with just a few words.

However, despite thinking so much, Mo Hui wasn't overly nervous inside, because Du Gu Bo might not survive, and even if he did, he might not be as strong as before.

It wasn't that Mo Hui had lied to Du Gu Bo before. In fact, every word Mo Hui said was the truth, but one should also pay attention to the word 'possible' that Mo Hui used.

For Du Gu Bo, this was a huge gamble, with a fifty-fifty chance of winning or losing.

If he won the gamble, he would be immune to all poisons, his martial soul would evolve, and he would have hope of becoming a Super Douluo.

If he lost the gamble, at best his entire poison cultivation would be crippled and his cultivation would drop significantly, and at worst he would die.

Fortunately, Mo Hui wasn't poisoned by Du Gu Bo. Even if Du Gu Bo died, he wouldn't have to be buried with him.

As for the reason...

Mo Hui looked at the Qi Luo Tulip beside his foot and smiled.

Du Gu Bo would never have thought that one of the many glowing spots he casually pointed to in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could actually counteract the potent poison that Du Gu Bo was so proud of. Even a Title Douluo, when faced with an information gap, ultimately seemed a bit helpless.

Mo Hui's only worry was that Du Gu Bo didn't die, his poison cultivation was completely gone, and his martial soul didn't evolve successfully.

In this situation, Du Gu Bo was very likely to act unfavorably towards Mo Hui in a fit of rage.

Although this probability was small, it still existed. Therefore, to prevent this situation, Mo Hui prepared to start a bold attempt ahead of time.

Mo Hui first adjusted his physical condition to its peak, then summoned the Bibird.

Looking at the Bibird in front of him, Mo Hui's expression was serious. He took out the two-thousand-year Hurricane Bird spirit bone and fed it to the Bibird.

The Bibird swallowed the spirit bone in one gulp, and then began to refine it.

That's right, what Mo Hui wanted to attempt was self-condensing a Soul Ring. Originally, he planned to self-condense it when he reached the fifth Soul Ring, but to prevent possible accidents, he had to do it earlier.

The essence of a Soul Ring is a soul power circulation circuit formed by condensed energy. While serving as a symbol of a Soul Master's rank, it also allows the Soul Master to easily use the soul skills inscribed within the Soul Ring.

And after Mo Hui's years of research, self-condensing a Soul Ring requires two conditions. First, it requires a large amount of energy to replace the energy that should have been absorbed from the original Soul Ring.

Second, it requires a mature soul power circulation circuit to condense the energy into the shape of a Soul Ring.

Naturally, others cannot meet these two conditions, but Mo Hui, due to the special nature of his martial soul, possesses the possibility of achieving them.

By releasing the Bibird outside his body and then recalling it, Mo Hui can instantly obtain a large amount of energy.

As for the mature soul power circulation circuit, although Mo Hui could also inscribe the soul power circuits of his two soul skills, Air Blade Multiple Combination and Cutting Wind Wheel, onto the Soul Ring, since it was his first attempt, for the sake of success rate, Mo Hui still chose a clever method.

That is to utilize the ready-made mature soul power circulation circuit, which is the soul power circulation circuit that comes with the spirit bone.

The soul power circuit in the spirit bone belongs to natural creation. Compared to the soul power circuit that Mo Hui researched on his own, the naturally generated soul power circuit is clearly more aligned with the Heavenly Dao of the Douluo World, and the probability of success is also higher.

"Beep beep~"

About a quarter of an hour later, the Bibird had completely refined the spirit bone into energy and called out to Mo Hui.

Mo Hui gritted his teeth and recalled the Bibird along with the soul power circuit within it back into his body.

Immediately, an extremely vast and violent energy filled Mo Hui's body. Mo Hui quickly calmed his mind, circulated the Bi Bi Bird Meditation, and cautiously guided this energy towards the soul power circuit formed by the spirit bone.

It seemed because this was originally its energy, the soul power circuit formed by the spirit bone was almost fearless of anything that came, crazily absorbing the energy that Mo Hui sent.

Seeing this situation, Mo Hui finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his choice to utilize the spirit bone's own soul power circuit was correct; it was even smoother than he had anticipated.

After an unknown amount of time, that soul power circuit seemed to have absorbed enough energy and began to transform into a white Soul Ring surrounding Mo Hui's body.

And with a continuous supply of energy, this white Soul Ring was constantly deepening in color.

White... light yellow... yellow... light purple... purple...

After turning dark purple, the change in the Soul Ring slowed down significantly, but it still didn't stop. Finally, after the last wisp of the spirit bone's energy was exhausted, a rich black light suddenly erupted from the Soul Ring and merged into Mo Hui's body.

At this moment, Mo Hui opened his eyes. Four Soul Rings, yellow, yellow, purple, and black, appeared around his body. After condensing the fourth Soul Ring, his soul power level officially broke through level forty, becoming a level forty-one Soul Elder.

"My body has become much stronger."

After condensing the fourth Soul Ring, Mo Hui tested his body and found that it had become much stronger. Perhaps it was because he used a spirit bone to condense this Soul Ring; it felt as if he had absorbed a spirit bone.

At the same time, Mo Hui also learned about his fourth soul skill.

His fourth soul skill is called 'Storm'. Its effect is a violent gust of wind that can be controlled to blow towards the enemy, accompanied by a certain amount of mental attack, which can cause confusion in those hit.

Furthermore, perhaps because it was a self-condensed Soul Ring or because its age was ten thousand years, this storm actually had the effect of enhancing Mo Hui's First Soul Skill.

The Wind Blades shot out by the First Soul Skill can absorb the wind-attribute energy in the storm, making their power stronger. Overall, whether as an attack or support, this fourth soul skill is a good ultimate move.

But what made Mo Hui most happy was not the improvement in his physical quality or the fourth soul skill, but that the Bibird had started evolving towards Pidgeot again.

Currently, the Bibird's appearance is very much like it's halfway through evolving towards Pidgeot. And this evolution is not just external; it has also inherited some characteristics of Pidgeot, such as faster speed and abundant stamina.

Compared to before the evolution, the Bibird's speed has increased by more than fifty percent. The current Bibird, coupled with the Headwind bonus, can easily break the sound barrier, reaching a terrifying level of speed.

The terror of the Pidgeot martial soul is only now beginning to gradually reveal itself.

"I wonder if this Qi Luo Tulip immortal herb can be picked."

At this moment, Mo Hui looked at the Qi Luo Tulip beside his foot and thought.

Actually, with Mo Hui's speed, Du Gu Bo might not be able to keep up if he ran.

But he is currently within Du Gu Bo's poison array. To run, he would need to face the obstacles of the poison array, and one careless mistake could lead to his death.

However, all of the above would be easily resolved if he could pick this Qi Luo Tulip.

He wouldn't need to gamble on Du Gu Bo's probability anymore; he could just run out directly. With his current speed, it would be impossible for Du Gu Bo to catch up.

So Mo Hui took out a shovel from his soul tool and began carefully digging around the Qi Luo Tulip.

Mo Hui's idea was simple: since he didn't know the conditions required for picking it, he would just dig it out completely, root and all. If he still died this way, it could only mean Mo Hui's luck wasn't good, and he deserved this calamity, leaving him no choice but to gamble on Du Gu Bo's intentions.

However, fate still favored Mo Hui. After Mo Hui dug out the Qi Luo Tulip with its soil, the Qi Luo Tulip still emitted a faint pink light and didn't die.

Mo Hui placed it in a jade box, came to the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, closed it, and carefully felt the changes around him.

However, Mo Hui waited for a long time, but his body still didn't feel any abnormality. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief. This Qi Luo Tulip was similar to the wind calming pearl; even if isolated, as long as it wasn't placed in a soul tool, it could still eliminate the surrounding toxins.

Immediately, Mo Hui looked at the herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He only recognized a small portion, and would pick even fewer.

"Uh... since I'm already here, I'll pick a few and take them. It can be considered as medical expenses charged to Du Gu Bo."

With his current speed, he could easily shake off Du Gu Bo. And Du Gu Bo absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Herb and Fierce Flame Apricot would likely take a considerable amount of time, enough for him to pick a few immortal herbs.

Mo Hui's first targets were, of course, those mentioned in the original work, especially the Qi Luo Tulip. This would be a huge bargaining chip.

In the future, if he encountered any difficult matters, he could take the Qi Luo Tulip to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Facing this immortal herb that could cause the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to evolve, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would find it hard to refuse.

So Mo Hui followed the method he used to dig out the Qi Luo Tulip and dug up those few conspicuous immortal herbs.

Among them, except for the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower which looked a bit wilted because it lost the nourishment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the rest of the immortal herbs, such as the Qi Luo Tulip, Penetrating Autumn Water Dew, and Qi Rong Tong Tian Chrysanthemum, were all intact.

However, Mo Hui didn't take too much. He stopped after only taking a few immortal herbs. He didn't know much about the other herbs, and randomly picking them would not only be wasteful but also potentially lead to unexpected dangers. The Qi Luo Tulip might not necessarily be able to protect him.

After taking what he needed, Mo Hui jumped onto the back of the already enlarged Bibird, looked back at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and glanced at Du Gu Bo who was still refining the medicinal power of the two immortal herbs.

"Goodbye, Du Gu Bo!"

Then, Mo Hui patted the Bibird. The Bibird immediately shook its wings forcefully, turning into a green light, and left here without looking back.

With the protection of the Qi Luo Tulip, Mo Hui easily passed through the poison array set up by Du Gu Bo and disappeared into the horizon.

...

After an unknown number of days, Du Gu Bo finally relied on his powerful soul power to forcefully refine the medicinal power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Herb and Fierce Flame Apricot.

"Kid, I finally succeeded!"

The first thing Du Gu Bo did upon waking up was shout excitedly at Mo Hui.

However, the next moment, Du Gu Bo looked at the empty Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Where's that kid? Could it be that I took too long to absorb these two immortal herbs, and he's already been poisoned to death?"

Seeing that he couldn't see Mo Hui's figure, Du Gu Bo couldn't help but frown and think.

If that's the case, then this kid's luck is too bad. He originally wanted to thank that kid, because his gains this time were indeed huge.

This time, he refined the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Herb and Fierce Flame Apricot, which not only resolved the potent poison that had troubled him for many years but also completed the evolution of his martial soul, evolving from the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor to the Ice and Fire Mysterious Flood Dragon. Even his soul power broke through to level 93.

Although his poison cultivation had indeed dissipated, his overall strength far surpassed before. If he encountered his past self now, he could easily defeat him.

But just as Du Gu Bo was feeling regretful about Mo Hui's death, he discovered several pits not far away, as well as a letter left by Mo Hui.

Du Gu Bo flashed over to the letter, picked it up, and read it.

"Du Gu Bo, if you can see this letter, it means you have succeeded. Congratulations. However, I cannot gamble my life on your character, so please excuse me for not staying. As for the few herbs I dug up, consider them your medical expenses, provided you are still alive."

Seeing this, Du Gu Bo couldn't help but laugh dumbfoundedly, shaking his head and saying, "This kid, does he really not trust my character that much?"

He, Du Gu Bo, had always kept his word. Anything he promised, he had never failed to do. He didn't expect to be so unreliable in this kid's impression.

But after laughing, Du Gu Bo stroked his chin again. "However, this kid not only cured my poison but could also leave the poison array I set up. It seems he has secrets."

According to reader feedback, chapters 58 to 62 have been revised, the battles rewritten, and the logic is smoother.