The two had been playing in Tiandou City for three days. Yin Hao had hoped to run into Xue Qinghe, also known as Qian Renxue, but unfortunately, he didn't. Of course, as the Crown Prince of Tiandou, why would she be idly wandering the streets?
Yin Hao himself, after undergoing the Ice and Fire Alchemy, used two immortal herbs: the Autumn Water Dew and the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid.
Originally, Yin Hao planned to use the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, but after using the Autumn Water Dew, he clearly felt a significant accumulation of medicinal power within his body. The Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum was too potent, so Yin Hao had no choice but to settle for the milder Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid.
It's worth mentioning that, with the blessing of these four immortal herbs, his Soul Power naturally increased, not only pushing Yin Hao to level 40, but also leaving a considerable amount of medicinal power within his body, waiting to erupt again after absorbing his soul ring.
After consuming the "Looking-Through-Autumn-Water Dew," Yin Hao's Sharingan spirit's pupil power also improved significantly. At least he no longer had to worry about going blind. Moreover, Yin Hao had a premonition that with at most two more Mangekyou Sharingan, he could evolve into the Eternal Eye.
His previously acquired external spirit bone, the Ice Dragon Armor, which he had almost forgotten about, also absorbed a considerable amount of the medicinal power and evolved, transforming into a true blue battle armor that could cover his entire body.
...
Two days later.
Nihuang stood before a strangely shaped, even somewhat terrifying, dark green tree, anxiously looking ahead.
Directly in front of her sat Yin Hao, cross-legged. His eyes were closed, and a dark spirit ring surrounded him—undoubtedly over ten thousand years old.
Initially, when Yin Hao said he wanted to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring as his fourth, Nihuang strongly opposed it. After all, it was a common practice in the entire Spirit Master world that one could only absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring at the fifth level.
It wasn't that there weren't any arrogant fools who tried to absorb spirit rings beyond their lifespan, but the best outcome for these people was spirit ring collapse and mental damage, while countless others died on the spot because they couldn't withstand the power of the spirit ring.
However, due to Yin Hao's repeated insistence, and mainly because he said that with the blessing of the immortal herb, the lifespan of the spirit ring wouldn't be a problem, Nihuang had no choice but to agree.
In the end, the two wandered in the Sunset Forest for two days and finally found a Demon Eye Tree that was over 12,000 years old, and Yin Hao immediately decided that it was the one!
Another half hour passed leisurely, and Yin Hao's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and the black spirit ring gradually stabilized and was absorbed into Yin Hao's body.
"Hoo..."
Yin Hao opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and officially announced the perfect end of the spirit ring absorption.
Seeing this, Nihuang smiled. After spending so much time together, and with Yin Hao calling her "sister" for so long, she naturally had feelings for him. Moreover, just a few days ago, Yin Hao had given her an extremely precious immortal herb, which not only allowed her Martial Soul to evolve but also raised her Soul Power from level 92 to level 93. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he had done her a great favor.
The medicinal power of the herb, which hadn't been absorbed before, exploded completely after Yin Hao absorbed the soul ring, pushing him to level 46. If some of the medicinal power hadn't been absorbed by the Ice Dragon Armor, he probably could have leveled up one or two more times.
Seeing Yin Hao successfully absorb the soul ring, Nihuang smiled and approached him.
"Brother Hao, tell your sister quickly, what's your fourth soul skill?"
Seeing Nihuang, who was even more eager than him, Yin Hao didn't hesitate. He immediately summoned his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, and then four soul rings—purple, purple, and black—appeared, followed by the fourth soul ring lighting up.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Clone!"
With the mobilization of Soul Power, a "person" exactly like Yin Hao appeared before the two.
Moreover, its appearance, demeanor, and even subtle expressions were identical to Yin Hao's.
"This clone of mine possesses eighty percent of my strength. It can use almost all of my skills. As long as it has Soul Power within it, it can exist indefinitely. Most importantly, it can absorb Soul Power autonomously, without me continuously supplying it with Soul Power to maintain it.
However... the only drawback is that with my current strength, I can only create one clone like this. Any more, and I myself will be significantly affected..."
Nihuang glanced at Yin Hao with slight shock, then walked to the Blue Silver Clone and pinched "Yin Hao's" cheek.
(Hereafter referred to as "Clone Yin Hao")
Clone Yin Hao, whose cheek was being pinched, frowned and waved away the jade hand that was playing tricks on his face.
"Sister Nihuang, what are you doing? It hurts!"
Nihuang was stunned for a moment, looking at Yin Hao standing behind her, then at the clone Yin Hao who had just knocked her hand away. With her strength, she couldn't immediately tell the difference between the clone in front of her and Yin Hao's real body...
Yin Hao smiled, then waved his hand again, and the clone Yin Hao immediately changed. The clone, which originally had blue hair exactly like Yin Hao, gradually became shorter, its front and buttocks bulged, and its curves gradually softened, eventually transforming into Nihuang's appearance.
"Who are you! How dare you impersonate this elder!"
As a clear female voice rang out from the clone Nihuang's mouth, the real Nihuang standing in front of her was stunned.
"Brother Hao, you are... so amazing..."
Yin Hao smiled, but before he could speak again, Nihuang's words broke his composure.
"But… why did Brother Hao make his clone become your sister? Is he going to do something strange…
Actually, Brother Hao doesn't need to do this, your sister… your sister herself can do it too…"
As she spoke, Nihuang bit her fiery red lower lip with her white teeth, looking embarrassed.
Can you imagine a mature woman making that kind of expression in front of you? Isn't this a test for an old-fashioned person?
Yin Hao quickly recalled his clone, then coughed twice and said,
"Ahem… well, Sister Nihuang, let's go back first…"
Seeing Yin Hao's expression, Nihuang let out another burst of silvery laughter.
…
Back in Tiandou City, Yin Hao simply spent fifty Soul Coins to buy a carriage, then didn't need a driver, and drove slowly himself.
When they wanted to go, they would ride in the carriage with Nihuang, going a little further, and when they didn't want to go anymore, they would stop, find a small town to explore, or pitch a tent, hunt some wild game, and have a barbecue outdoors. They traveled around, enjoying
the scenery and having a great time.
Another night fell. Nihuang sat by the fire, watching Yin Hao sitting in front of her, turning the grill and sprinkling seasonings on it. She asked, somewhat puzzled,
"Brother Hao, why are we moving so slowly?"
They had traveled from Soto City to Tiandou City in just two and a half days by carriage, but now it had been almost three days, and they hadn't even covered half the distance.
Yin Hao replied casually, turning the grill.
"Does my sister not want me to take her sightseeing?"
Hearing Yin Hao's words, Nihuang quickly shook her head. However, she still suspected Yin Hao was doing something he didn't want her to kno, but since he didn't want to talk about it, she naturally wouldn't press him further.
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