His fingers slowly caressed his forehead, feeling a cool sensation, as if a faint, lingering fragrance remained.
"Alas, the Five-Year Agreement. I never thought I'd make such a childish promise," Mo Yu said, shaking his head with emotion.
Although Mo Yu was confident he could achieve a Breakthrough to Dou Huang, a Breakthrough to Dou Huang within five years had too many variables and brought him a touch of pressure.
However, pressure brings motivation. Thinking of the Sea Heart Armor Yun Yun gave him before their parting, Mo Yu felt a warmth in his heart.
Holding the metal inner armor in his hand, it strangely radiated a slight warmth, not the expected coolness. When he squeezed it, it felt as soft as silk, extremely peculiar.
At the same time, a faint body fragrance lingered under his nose.
Mo Yu then slowly unfolded the metal inner armor. The five claw marks left by the Amethyst Winged Lion King were clearly visible.
"If I get the chance, I can remove these five claw marks. After all, as an Artifact Refiner, this is my primary job," Mo Yu murmured, caressing the five claw marks of varying depths.
After observing the Sea Heart Armor, Mo Yu imitated Yun Yun, took off his outer robe, put on the inner armor, and then put his clothes back on.
The inner armor, when worn, didn't feel as awkward as he imagined; instead, it was as smooth as silk.
If he had this inner armor when he fought Mo Yin last time, he probably wouldn't have been so disheveled.
"With this matter settled, it's time to Breakthrough to Dou Shi."
Thinking of the bottle of accompanying purple crystal source that the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning had just devoured, Mo Yu felt a pang of heartache. This item was far more precious than Demonic Beast Cores.
Moreover, he had now subdued the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Once it achieved a Breakthrough to Fourth Tier and then consumed these accompanying purple crystal sources, it could leap to Fifth Tier. At that time, Mo Yu would possess a Fifth Tier Demonic Beast enforcer comparable to a Dou King.
However, since things had come to this, Mo Yu had no regrets. Furthermore, if it weren't for the Vermillion Bird's might released by the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning after devouring the accompanying purple crystal source, Mo Yu wouldn't have been able to successfully subdue the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
Thinking of the Breakthrough, Mo Yu returned to the previous cave.
Stepping out of the forest, the fiery red sunset in the sky had already descended by more than half. After staring at the sunset for a long time, Mo Yu finally sighed despondently and slowly disappeared behind the cover of the trees.
As Mo Yu left, he didn't notice that on a hidden peak, imperceptible to him, a woman in a snow-white plain dress stood gracefully. Only after she saw Mo Yu safely emerge from the dense forest did she gently let out a sigh of relief.
Once again watching the boy's receding figure gradually disappear, she let out a faint sigh. Finally, no longer lingering, her green wings behind her vibrated slightly, and her figure transformed into a green blur, swiftly flying out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Upon returning to the cave, compared to the harmonious cohabitation of the past few days, being alone now made Mo Yu feel slightly uncomfortable.
Shaking his head, he cast this feeling of loneliness aside. Arriving at the stone bed, he could still faintly see blurred bloodstains, and Mo Yu couldn't help but touch his nose.
Sitting cross-legged, he formed the Cultivation hand seals and immersed his mind within his body.
As Mo Yu entered the Cultivation state, the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning continuously fed back energy. Eventually, Mo Yu's body almost became a black hole, continuously absorbing the Xuan Lei Energy that surged wildly into his body.
With his mind immersed in his body, Mo Yu immediately began to guide the Xuan Lei Energy. After devouring a bottle of accompanying purple crystal source, the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning had feasted, so the amount of energy it fed back was enormous.
However, although Mo Yu was desperately trying to control the overwhelming energy, he found it difficult to truly suppress it completely. After all, the scale of that energy was simply too terrifying.
This was also why Mo Yu hadn't immediately devoured the Fifth Tier Demonic Beast Core, because the feedback of Xuan Lei Energy would either burst him or be wasted.
Fortunately, this wasn't the boy's first time absorbing Xuan Lei Energy. Under Mo Yu's meticulous guidance, a portion of the Xuan Lei Energy that surged into his body circulated through his Meridians once, then was slowly refined into pure Dou Qi Energy, and finally infused by Mo Yu into the silver-white Qi cyclone.
With this surge of powerful Dou Qi, it was as if a giant rock had been thrown into a calm lake, causing huge waves.
The previously leisurely rotating Qi cyclone, with the infusion of this Dou Qi Energy, suddenly began to spin at high speed.
Under Mo Yu's control, the Xuan Lei Energy scattered throughout Mo Yu's body began to be frantically infused into the Qi cyclone under its pulling force.
Under the cleansing of this Xuan Lei Energy, Mo Yu suddenly discovered that his Meridians and bones within his body were also becoming tougher and wider during this cleansing and baptism.
A powerful Aura also subtly emanated from the boy.
After absorbing an unknown number of drops of pure Xuan Lei Energy, the silver-white Qi cyclone was now less than the size of Mo Yu's palm.
After continuing to greedily absorb Xuan Lei Energy for a good while, the high-speed rotating silver-white Qi cyclone suddenly stagnated. After a moment's pause, it actually began to rotate in the opposite direction.
The scattered Xuan Lei Energy was almost thrown to every part of his body by the silver-white Qi cyclone, and whenever the Xuan Lei Energy touched his Meridians, bones, and flesh, Mo Yu discovered that this Xuan Lei Energy had slowly integrated into them.
The moment the suction disappeared, Mo Yu, who was sitting cross-legged in the cave, suddenly opened his eyes. In an instant, his black hair behind him moved without wind, and his clothes swelled without wind. A fierce Aura, several times stronger than a few hours ago, awakened from within him and emanated outwards!
"Dou Shi, Breakthrough!"
Feeling the surge of strength within him once again, Mo Yu smiled slightly. However, he did not immediately end his Cultivation state, because he felt that the remaining Profound Thunder power within him could still support him in continuing his Breakthrough!
Thinking of this, Mo Yu once again formed the Cultivation hand seals, his mind entering the Qi cyclone, slowly mobilizing the vast Profound Thunder energy, and began to continuously flush every part of his body.
Under Mo Yu's meticulous control, the remaining Profound Thunder energy was continuously absorbed by Mo Yu, becoming nourishment to help the boy achieve another Breakthrough.
Another few hours slowly passed. The boy had maintained this posture for a full half-day, but upon closer observation, a progressively stronger Aura was slowly emerging from the boy's body.
Just as night fell and moonlight spilled into the cave, illuminating the boy's handsome face, he suddenly opened his eyes. At the same time, an even more powerful Aura erupted.
Two-Star Dou Shi!