The pool was not deep, about two or three meters. Lu Feng leaned against the edge of the pool, his entire body immersed in the spirit liquid.
Lu Feng's teeth chattered incessantly. His whole body felt as if it had entered an ice cave, the cold was unbearable.
Even under the protection of his soul power, a layer of white frost quickly covered his face.
Forcibly enduring the bone-chilling cold, Lu Feng began to mobilize his soul power. The [Mysterious Heaven Skill] circulated rapidly within his body. The energy contained in the Thousand-Year Frozen Spirit Liquid was slowly drawn into his body, circulating along the paths of his meridians.
Lu Feng could clearly feel a powerful energy tempering his body. First, it was the meridians, then the bones, and finally, it penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
Lu Feng had a premonition that if he absorbed all the energy in the spirit liquid, his talent would be in no way inferior to that of Tang San and Xiao Wu.
As time passed, Lu Feng felt the circulation of soul power in his body becoming smoother and smoother.
A cold qi began to revolve around his body, getting faster and faster. The ground began to freeze, and the ice spread rapidly outwards, eventually covering the entire karst cave in a layer of white frost.
"Crack!"
The sound of ice breaking was heard. Lu Feng leaped out of the pool, bringing with him a strong cyclone. A powerful wave of soul power spread out, and the ice on the surface of the water shattered like a broken mirror, with a series of cracking sounds.
Level fourteen!
Lu Feng looked down at his body. His height and build hadn't changed much, but his skin had become as white as jade, smooth and delicate. If any young girl saw it, they would probably go crazy for it.
He circulated his soul power and felt that his meridians were completely unobstructed. His meditation speed was at least a third faster than before.
In just under an hour of cultivation, not only had Lu Feng's soul power level broken through, but his physical fitness had also risen to a new level.
However, this kind of transformation would only occur during the first tempering. Next, Lu Feng would need to spend a lot of time absorbing the remaining energy in the spirit liquid.
"Wupao, hang in there!"
"Think about your good brother Luo Sanpao. Do you want to be a pig for the rest of your life like him?"
By the side of the pool, Lu Feng chewed on a compressed biscuit while cheering on Luo Wupao.
In the pool, Luo Wupao was already frozen into an ice sculpture. It was unknown whether it could hear Lu Feng's words.
After one of his body tempering sessions, Lu Feng was feeling extremely bored, so he had summoned Luo Wupao. Although it couldn't speak, having a living creature with him could at least alleviate the oppressive atmosphere.
Later, Lu Feng had a flash of inspiration.
Since the damage Luo Wupao received would be fed back to him, could he use Luo Wupao to cultivate?
After experimenting, the results were gratifying.
About ninety percent of Luo Wupao's body tempering effect was directly fed back to Lu Feng, while the remaining ten percent was absorbed by itself, strengthening the quality of the martial soul.
Even a capitalist would cry seeing this!
Being in the karst cave, Lu Feng didn't know exactly how much time had passed outside. However, his compressed biscuits were almost gone.
Originally, he had prepared a three-month supply of biscuits.
Lu Feng dipped his finger into the pool. The bone-chilling cold could no longer be felt, and the mist on the surface of the pool had completely disappeared.
"It seems I should be leaving now."
On this trip, not only had he obtained his first soul ring, but by a stroke of luck, he had also obtained the thousand-year spirit liquid for body tempering. His strength had increased by a large margin, and his own aptitude had undergone a qualitative leap!
Lu Feng was certain that his current aptitude was in no way inferior to that of Tang San and Xiao Wu, and might even be slightly better.
In other words, as long as he cultivated steadily, becoming a Titled Douluo was a sure thing.
"Crack!"
Luo Wupao shook off the ice from its body, then jumped onto the shore and vigorously shook off the water droplets.
Caught off guard, Lu Feng was splashed with water, and his shirt was completely soaked.
"Luo, luo!"
Luo Wupao let out a triumphant laugh, then extended its short leg and splashed another wave of water onto Lu Feng.
"Wupao, you dare to launch a sneak attack! Prepare to die!"
Lu Feng picked up a rock and threw it into the pool, splashing up a large sheet of water. Luo Wupao had nowhere to dodge and was hit head-on by the splash, instantly becoming a 'drowned rat'.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing this, Lu Feng clutched his stomach and burst out laughing.
"Luo, luo!" Luo Wupao ran angrily to Lu Feng, bit his pant leg, and began to tear at it.
After being tempered by the spirit liquid, not only had Lu Feng's aptitude undergone a qualitative change, but Luo Wupao's changes were also earth-shattering.
First was its size; it had slimmed down by two whole sizes, becoming about the size of a small dog. Then there was its fur, which had turned completely yellow. What hadn't changed was its large head and four short legs.
Luo Wupao's current appearance was like that of a cute and silly little puppy, bearing some resemblance to the manga version of Luo Sanpao.
The biggest change, of course, was its aptitude.
After absorbing the spirit liquid, Luo Wupao's aptitude had evolved to purple, the same level as Xiao Wu's Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul.
"Wupao, let's go, it's time to go home!"
Nuoding City, Spirit Hall.
"Yuntao, are you free after work to go shopping at the Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce?" a well-built woman said to Su Yuntao with a smile.
Hearing this, Su Yuntao was instantly delighted. He had asked Sisi out several times before but had been rejected. He didn't expect her to take the initiative to invite him today.
However, his mood quickly sank, and he waved his hand. "Sisi, I'm in a bit of a bad mood today. You should go by yourself."
"I should go by myself?" Sisi's face instantly turned cold.
If Su Yuntao didn't go, wouldn't she have to pay for the necklace she had her eye on herself?
However, a smile instantly returned to Sisi's face. She pulled on Su Yuntao's sleeve and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Yuntao, are you still worried about that child?"
"Mm," Su Yuntao nodded.
Today, Tang San and Xiao Wu had suddenly come to the Spirit Hall to ask about Lu Feng's spirit hunt.
Su Yuntao had also found it strange at the time. In his memory, hadn't Lu Feng gone to find an academy teacher for help?
After the three of them exchanged information, they discovered that Lu Feng had neither sought help from an academy teacher nor from the Spirit Hall. He might have hired another spirit hunting team, or even gone to the forest alone.
A seven-year-old child, going to hunt a soul beast alone?
Su Yuntao couldn't even imagine how Lu Feng could have come out of the forest alive.
What's more, three months had already passed.
"I'm so stupid! Really!"
Su Yuntao said self-reproachfully, "I shouldn't have given him that map in the first place. Sisi, he had level five innate soul power!"
"Don't be sad, Yuntao. Come on, I'll go for a walk with you."
After speaking, Sisi took Su Yuntao's arm and walked outside.
Nuoding Academy.
Xiao Wu sat listlessly by the window, staring at the distant sunset in a daze.
"Little San, Lu Feng should be fine, right?"
Hearing this, Tang San fell silent.
He recalled the scene of him hunting the Datura Snake back then, the feeling of his life hanging by a thread. He never wanted to experience it again.
If he had to do it again, Tang San was not absolutely confident he could kill it.
And Lu Feng?
Although he always had the upper hand when they sparred, that was a soul beast!
"Xiao Wu, everyone has their own fate; it's all destined by the heavens. Lu Feng and I grew up together. I am also very sad about his departure."
"Hmph, Sister Xiao Wu is very angry now! Little San, take this!"