NOVEL WEB Chapter 55: Successful
Although he said not to worry, as time passed, concern began to grow in his heart.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly...
Now, seeing his master return unharmed, Su Luoheng could finally put his heart at ease.
With the Bloodflame Honey in hand, the master and disciple could finally begin planning for the second spirit ring.
However, Ran Yuming was not in a hurry. Before proceeding, he wanted Su Luoheng to consume the royal honey they had collected.
This royal honey, condensed by a millennia-old Bloodflame Bee Queen, was its purest essence. After consumption, it would bring great benefits to a human soul master, such as increasing spirit power, enhancing physical strength, and more.
Most importantly, after consumption, it would strengthen the soul master's physique!
To put it in more understandable terms, it would increase the upper limit of the soul master's ability to absorb a higher-level spirit ring. For example, if your body's original strength could handle a 500-year-old spirit ring, the royal jelly could raise that limit to 700 years.
Of course, this is just an example. The actual increase in strength would depend on the soul master's physical condition: the weaker the body, the greater the improvement; the stronger the body, the smaller the enhancement, as it becomes more difficult to improve the physique the stronger it already is. This effect is quite similar to spirit power-enhancing pills.
The overall effect of the royal honey is comparable to whale rubber, which is condensed from the whales of the sea.
Though the millennium-grade Bloodflame Bee royal honey that Ran Yuming had was slightly weaker than whale rubber of the same grade, both were still incredibly rare and valuable treasures. In terms of rarity, they were on par with each other.
Because of this, he had been extremely cautious during collection. If even a drop were lost, it would be a huge waste...
Now that they had secured the royal honey, Ran Yuming naturally wanted Su Luoheng to consume it first. After all, this was the time to build a solid foundation; the higher the level of the second spirit ring, the more beneficial it would be to Su Luoheng's future. Given the opportunity, they naturally wanted to push the second spirit ring to its absolute limit.
It took Su Luoheng nearly half a day to absorb the royal honey.
After consuming a bottle and a half of royal honey, he already felt that he had reached his body's limit.
Ran Yuming was surprised by this.
Based on his calculations, his disciple should have needed at least three bottles to reach his limit.
Yet in reality, only half of the originally estimated amount was consumed.
Curious, Ran Yuming studied the matter closely.
He found that the effectiveness of this batch of millennial royal honey was remarkably high—so high that it almost didn't seem like a millennial-grade product.
But since he had personally slain the millennial Bloodflame Bee Queen, there was no way to investigate further, so he attributed it to the unique nature of the Bloodflame Bees.
After testing Su Luoheng's physical strength, Ran Yuming determined that while the normal soul master could handle a second spirit ring of up to 700 years, Su Luoheng should now be capable of handling one over 900 years, though it was clear he could not yet manage a full millennium.
This was because there was a significant difference between a millennium-grade spirit ring and a century-grade one.
Even a 999-year-old spirit ring would still be quite different from a true millennium spirit ring.
Once Su Luoheng's physical strength had been enhanced, the master and disciple wasted no time.
They headed to the southeastern part of the Jingyang Mountains, the area where the highest number of sightings of the Red Gold Bear had been reported.
Though they hadn't encountered one on their previous attempts...
This time was different. Now, with the Bloodflame Honey, everything would fall into place.
The two of them selected an open, easy-to-ambush area and began setting up bait using the hive they had previously harvested, intending to lure a Ref Gold Bear into their trap. To increase their chances of success, Ran Yuming even drizzled a small amount of honey onto the discarded hives.
This time, both of them were full of confidence! If this didn't attract a Red Gold Bear, they might as well give up…
Maybe they were just not fated to meet.
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As it turned out, things went just as expected. With the Bloodflame Honey as bait, the effect was indeed immediate.
In less than half a day, a Red Gold Bear took the bait!
However, this particular bear was only about 500 to 600 years old, which was outside the range they wanted for the second spirit ring.
So, before it could approach, the master and disciple duo swiftly drove it away.
For spirit beasts that pose no threat, most spirit masters generally avoid unnecessary slaughter. Over time, more and more spirit masters have come to realize that spirit beasts are steadily decreasing in number. If this trend continues, the rapid increase in spirit masters will inevitably lead to the extinction of spirit beasts.
When that day comes, without spirit rings to attach, spirit masters themselves might quickly follow the same path.
As a result, the majority of spirit masters now try to minimize killing.
Of course, if they encounter a hostile spirit beast, there's no need to hold back. The primary concern must always be securing one's own safety and meeting immediate needs. Only after survival is ensured can one afford to think about the future.
This was a lesson both Ran Yuming and Su Luoheng had taught before.
Their views were essentially the same, so Su Luoheng adopted this principle in his conduct.
Though the first Red Gold Bear's age wasn't suitable, neither master nor disciple was discouraged—in fact, they were somewhat excited.
The reason was simple.
The appearance of this Red Gold Bear proved that the Bloodflame Honey was effective; it was highly enticing to the Red Gold Bear and had successfully lured one out.
In other words, their plan was feasible!
All they had to do now was wait, and eventually, a suitable Red Gold Bear would walk into their trap.
This was an invaluable opportunity…
The master and disciple had been in the Jingyang Mountains for almost half a month, and now they had finally seen the possibility of obtaining the right second spirit ring!
It was only natural that their emotions fluctuated.
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Time passed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, another day and night went by.
With the lure of the Bloodflame Honey, things began to improve, and luck finally smiled upon them.
During this time, five Red Gold Bears had been drawn in one after another. Unfortunately, none of them were within the range that Su Luoheng needed.
However, the master and disciple were in no rush now.
The situation was different from before.
They were willing to wait, even for another half a month if necessary.
Now that they had a method for hunting spirit beasts, finding the right Red Gold Bear was merely a matter of time. Waiting was no longer wasted effort but rather a necessary step toward success.
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Finally, perseverance paid off.
On the third day of using Bloodflame Honey, yet another Red Gold Bear slowly wandered into their trap, drawn by the scent.
From its size and build, Ran Yuming estimated that this Red Gold Bear had lived for around 900 years, making it just right for Su Luoheng's absorption range.
Still, Ran Yuming didn't rush to take action.
Soon, the Red Gold Bear was less than 100 steps away from the hive.
Its dark red eyes glimmered with greed and obsession as it spotted the bait on the ground. It was clear that the Bloodflame Honey held an irresistible allure for the bear.