Chapter 59: Second Spirit Ability, Dragon Dance
"Absorb the spirit ring first."
Ye Linyuan's voice came from not far behind them.
He looked at Lin Mo and Charmander with a complicated expression, his gaze lingering on the deep yellow Spirit Ring above the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon's corpse. The shock in his eyes had still not fully faded.
"Hurry and absorb it. I'll stand guard for you."
"Mm." Lin Mo nodded. "Then I'll trouble you, Elder Ye."
Without wasting any more time, he brought Charmander to the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon's corpse, sat down cross legged, and began adjusting his condition.
Charmander followed suit, sitting beside Lin Mo as it quietly regulated its breathing as well.
This was Douluo Continent, not the Pokémon world. Using Spirit Abilities here consumed Spirit Power.
Even skills that were not granted by Spirit Rings still consumed a great deal of Spirit Power.
Naturally, the stronger the skill, the greater the consumption.
The series of attacks Charmander had used earlier to decisively kill the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon had looked astonishing to Ye Lingling and the others, but the cost had been just as astonishing. At this moment, around sixty to seventy percent of Lin Mo's Spirit Power had already been drained.
If they had failed to kill the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon just now, Lin Mo would have had no choice but to grab Ye Lingling and retreat first.
After this battle, Lin Mo found himself looking forward even more to one day obtaining a Spirit Ability that could quickly restore his or Charmander's condition.
Otherwise, if they emptied their reserves with one full combo and still failed to kill the enemy, the ones in danger would be them.
After about 15 minutes of recovery, Lin Mo and Charmander had largely returned to their best state. They exchanged a glance, and Lin Mo gave a slight nod.
Charmander immediately opened its mouth wide. Guided by Spirit Power, the deep yellow Spirit Ring produced by the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon flew into its mouth and was swallowed whole.
Almost at once, Lin Mo felt a slight swelling in his meridians as the ring's energy surged through him. At the same time, he sensed a faint stirring of blood and qi within his body.
Still, the discomfort ended there.
Even though this was a Spirit Ring produced by a Sub Dragon Spirit Beast, an 800 year Spirit Ring was still within the limits of what he could endure.
But a trace of confusion rose in Lin Mo's heart.
He was clearly absorbing a Spirit Ring, so why was there blood and qi mixed into the process?
On the other side, Ye Linyuan, who was standing guard for Lin Mo, was momentarily dumbfounded when he saw Charmander swallow the Spirit Ring.
He subconsciously muttered, "Normally, when a Spirit Ring is absorbed, the Spirit Master absorbs it personally. Why did Lin Mo's Charmander just... eat it?"
Ye Lingling fell silent for a moment before voicing her guess.
"Perhaps this is the unique nature of an External Beast Martial Soul."
She paused, then continued, "In the end, Spirit Rings are still attached to the Martial Soul. With ordinary Beast Spirits, the Martial Soul takes the form of possession, so naturally the Spirit Master absorbs the ring themselves."
Ye Linyuan was briefly stunned. Then he looked at Ye Lingling and shook his head helplessly.
"Silly girl."
This was nothing like her old self.
The previous Ye Lingling would never have taken the initiative to concern herself with someone else's affairs. She had always seemed indifferent to everything around her.
Seeing this change now, Ye Linyuan felt an indescribable sense of comfort in his heart.
At the same time, Lin Mo, who was sitting there steadily absorbing the Spirit Ring, inexplicably shivered, as though some bad omen had brushed past him.
Yet what neither Ye Lingling nor Ye Linyuan expected was that Lin Mo would take this long to absorb the ring.
It was not until evening, when the sky had already begun to dim, that Lin Mo and Charmander finally seemed to finish the absorption.
This was the first time even someone with Ye Linyuan's 8 ring Spirit Douluo cultivation had seen such a thing.
According to common sense, for a quasi Spirit Grandmaster to absorb a second Spirit Ring, the process should never take more than an hour.
Even if the Spirit Ring was extremely close to the age limit, it still should not take most of an entire day.
Unless the absorption had failed after a long struggle. Only then would so much time have been wasted.
But judging from the steadily rising aura of Lin Mo and Charmander, there was not the slightest sign of failure.
Furthermore, as an 8 ring Spirit Douluo with the rare life attribute healing Martial Soul, the Nine Heart Begonia, Ye Linyuan was naturally extremely sensitive to the vitality of Spirit Masters.
Lin Mo's original vitality, or rather, his blood and qi, had already been far more vigorous than that of Spirit Masters of the same rank. But after absorbing this Spirit Ring, the richness of his blood and qi had clearly increased yet again.
That left Ye Linyuan somewhat puzzled.
Although Charmander had absorbed a blood and qi attribute Spirit Ring from the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon, Charmander itself should still fundamentally be fire attribute.
Combined with the peculiar nature of an External Beast Martial Soul, it should not have brought Lin Mo such a strong enhancement in blood and qi.
More importantly, during the entire absorption process, the blood and qi inside Lin Mo's body seemed to have undergone a slight qualitative change.
Its quality had become clearly stronger than before.
Lin Mo slowly rose to his feet, but the joy of breaking through by absorbing the Spirit Ring was soon replaced by a new wave of confusion.
Subconsciously, he pressed a hand over the position of his heart.
His Body Martial Soul seemed to have undergone some new change.
But before he could properly sort out the changes in his body, Ye Lingling's voice came from the side, interrupting his thoughts.
"What Spirit Ability did you get?"
She asked directly, "Even though that Crimson Blood Sub Dragon didn't last long against Charmander, its strength was still quite strong. The Spirit Ring it produced should have given you a very decent Spirit Ability, right?"
"Mm. The Spirit Ability is indeed very good."
Lin Mo nodded. A smile finally appeared on his face as he looked at Charmander at his side.
"The second Spirit Ability Charmander gained is called Dragon Dance."
"It's an amplification type Spirit Ability. Judging from the effect, it should have evolved from the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon's innate ability, Blood Burning Boiling. Once activated, it can increase Charmander's attack power and speed."
Charmander gave a low roar in response.
Beneath its feet, 2 yellow Spirit Rings slowly rose, one after the other. Then the 2nd Spirit Ring suddenly lit up.
At once, a layer of blood qi similar to what the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon had used earlier appeared around its body. Only, when it manifested on Charmander, it was mixed heavily with flames.
Under the enhancement of the Spirit Ability, the aura Charmander gave off immediately rose by a noticeable degree.
Judging by aura alone, it was even stronger than when Charmander had previously activated Molten Body and Flame Charge once each while fighting the Crimson Blood Sub Dragon.
After all, now it had successfully absorbed its 2nd Spirit Ring, and its base attributes had already risen significantly.
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