Chapter 69 Absorption, Level 46!
As Qin Mu slammed his hammer into the Earth Dragon Bear, a sudden realization dawned on him.
Before Ling Yuan could recover from her shock, something even more shocking happened.
Suddenly, Qin Mu changed his hammer technique, but it had a similar feel to the "Breaking" technique.
Qin Mu struck again with his hammer, directly knocking the Earth Dragon Bear's claws high into the air, causing it to stagger back two steps.
Seeing this, Ling Yuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "This is the Shock technique from the Nine Absolute Techniques of Clear Sky! But how is this possible?!"
"This seems somewhat different from the Nine Absolute Techniques of Clear Sky I've seen before!"
In the early years, Ling Yuan and Tang Xiao had fought more than once, and each time Ling Yuan was beaten and forced to flee.
Although many years have passed, Ling Yuan will never forget the moves of Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.
After all, that was a move she had lost with many times!
After Qin Mu used the "Shock" technique, the Earth Dragon Bear's rhythm seemed to be disrupted, and the entire bear seemed somewhat at a loss.
The Earth Dragon Bear's right paw trembled incessantly; anyone could sense its panic at that moment.
With a sudden stomp, a thick layer of earth elemental armor appeared on the Earth Dragon Bear's body.
The moment the Earth Dragon Bear developed armor, Qin Mu's third hammer strike had already reached it.
The hammer struck the Earth Dragon Bear squarely in the chest, shattering all the armor that had just risen on its body.
With the impact of this hammer blow, the Earth Dragon Bear's entire body flew backward.
"The Collapse Technique!"
At this moment, Ling Yuan was completely certain that Qin Mu was using the Clear Sky Sect's secret technique, the Clear Sky Nine Absolute Techniques!
Although she didn't know how Qin Mu learned it, nor did she know why Qin Mu's method was different from what she remembered.
If she didn't know Qin Mu very well, she would have thought that Qin Mu had betrayed her and joined the Clear Sky Sect.
After striking the hammer three times, Qin Mu felt somewhat unsatisfied, as if he hadn't grasped some of the insights he hadn't yet had, but that sliver of inspiration had already vanished.
"Oh, what a pity."
Qin Mu comprehended the Shock and Collapse techniques from the Breaking Technique used by Tang Xiao and the Fifth Elder, which was already quite astonishing.
Even so, Qin Mu still felt a little regretful.
If the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect found out, they would probably be so jealous that they would fight Qin Mu to the death.
Having achieved the desired effect, Qin Mu naturally no longer needed to torment the Earth Dragon Bear.
"Thank you, Xiongxiong."
"Thank you for practicing with me, but it wouldn't be right to let you go."
"I'll give you a quick death!"
Qin Mu's first and second soul skills lit up simultaneously. Then, a golden Clear Sky Hammer appeared in Qin Mu's left hand, which almost instantly fused with the Clear Sky Hammer in his right hand.
"Heaven and Earth Hammer!"
Raising the Clear Sky Hammer, which radiated golden light, Qin Mu did not hesitate for a moment and slammed the hammer down on the Earth Dragon Bear.
A tremendous roar resounded, and a crater three or four meters deep appeared centered on the Earth Dragon Bear.
The Earth Dragon Bear was firmly embedded in the earth by this hammer blow, with a black soul ring representing ten thousand years floating on its body.
Upon seeing the black spirit ring, Qin Mu couldn't help but lick his lips, somewhat anticipating how many levels he would reach after absorbing it.
With a wave of his hand, the black spirit ring flew directly towards the Clear Sky Hammer in Qin Mu's hand, and then slowly wrapped around it.
This time, Qin Mu did not meditate or rest, but instead chose to absorb the nutrients directly.
This is partly related to his own increased strength, but more so because he didn't use his full strength when hunting the soul beasts this time, so the consumption was naturally not that great.
Shortly after Qin Mu began absorbing the spirit rings, the Snow Maiden also returned to the vicinity of the camp.
When Ling Yuan, who was standing guard beside Qin Mu, saw Xue Nu return, she couldn't help but ask, "Did you bring that Earth Dragon Bear?"
"Of course, who else could it be?" The Snow Maiden rummaged through the tents in the camp and soon found the meat pies that Qin Mu and the other person had made. She sat down and began to enjoy them.
"This Earth Dragon Bear is not only incredibly powerful, but after cultivating for 100,000 years, it can also awaken the sub-dragon bloodline within its body!"
"Do you know how much effort I put into finding this Earth Dragon Bear for him?"
Although she doesn't need to eat much to maintain her body's energy, she can't resist her cravings!
Hearing the Snow Maiden's answer, Ling Yuan hesitated for a moment before asking, "Don't you think that helping us like this is a bit...?"
"Are you trying to say that as a soul beast, I shouldn't help you like this?"
After finishing the last piece of meat pie in her hand, the Snow Woman licked her fingers with a hint of lingering satisfaction.
"But even if I don't help you, you will still hunt other soul beasts."
"The only way to stop humans from hunting soul beasts is to wipe out all of humanity. But that's obviously impossible."
The Snow Woman's thinking was very clear: if soul beasts really had the ability to completely annihilate humans, then the continent would not be dominated by humans today.
"So, as long as you don't kill indiscriminately, I have no objection."
"Even if we take a step back and say that what you are hunting are not the soul beasts of our race."
"It will probably be another ten thousand years before you humans want to enter our far north to hunt soul beasts!"
After eating and drinking her fill, the Snow Woman found a shady spot under a tree and leaned comfortably against the trunk.
It took Qin Mu more than a day to absorb his fourth spirit ring.
It wasn't until the morning of the third day after their departure that Qin Mu's aura began to gradually increase.
"This absorption process took a bit too long!"
Ling Yuan frowned slightly. In her memory, absorbing the fourth soul ring shouldn't take this long at all.
"Hey, why don't you say how many years old your spirit ring was, and how many years old his spirit ring was!"
The Snow Woman stretched lazily and looked up at Qin Mu's condition.
"Not bad. Judging from his condition, he seems to be close to another breakthrough."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Yuan immediately began to probe Qin Mu's aura.
Originally, Qin Mu's body contained a lot of pure energy. After being absorbed, his soul power level was stuck at level 40, but his actual level was far from what it appeared to be.
Now, having absorbed a 25,000-year-old Earth Dragon Bear beyond his lifespan, Qin Mu's soul power has far exceeded level forty-one.
Even after breaking through to level 45, Qin Mu's soul power continued to rise.
It wasn't until Qin Mu's soul power level stopped at level 46 that his aura gradually stabilized.
"A Soul Elder at level 46, only fourteen years old..."
Ling Yuan looked at Qin Mu in front of her and couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
It should be noted that Hu Liena, a genius of the Spirit Hall, only reached level 40 at the age of fifteen, but Qin Mu is not even fourteen years old yet, and his soul power is already close to level 50!
Before Ling Yuan's smile could fade, she immediately noticed a change in Qin Mu.
Centered on Qin Mu, an inexplicable pressure seemed to emanate from the surrounding area.
It's less about intimidation and more about pressure.
Feeling this pressure, Ling Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then her expression changed drastically.
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