Soul Land: Full Body Martial Soul

Outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Ninth Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School looked exceptionally worried and concerned.

Ever since Yang Xiong had departed from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Ninth Elder had been secretly protecting him from the shadows. However, he only intervened to drive away and deter particularly dangerous ten-thousand-year spirit beasts. Ordinary situations required Yang Xiong to face them entirely on his own, and the Ninth Elder would not truly intervene unless there was genuinely fatal danger threatening the young man's life.

However, after observing Yang Xiong's journey along the way, the elder found himself greatly surprised by the young man's capabilities. In the Great Spirit Arena of Heaven Dou City, Yang Xiong had easily achieved thirteen consecutive victories without even utilizing his spirit skills, relying solely on his physical prowess and refined combat techniques.

But after entering Sunset Forest, Yang Xiong seemed to completely let himself loose, constantly being chased by various spirit beasts or actively seeking out battles with relatively ordinary creatures. He even deliberately fought with some spirit beasts that posed moderate challenges.

It was visibly clear that Yang Xiong's combat experience had significantly improved during this dangerous journey, and even his personality had become noticeably more fierce and determined. As a Spirit Douluo-level expert, the Ninth Elder understood better than most that to become an advanced spirit master, one absolutely must undergo life-and-death training experiences, especially the kind of mentally demanding trials that places like Sunset Forest could provide.

Moreover, the Ninth Elder found himself increasingly amazed by Yang Xiong's hidden capabilities, because he had discovered through secret observation that the young man's true strength was even more formidable than he had originally imagined.

Not only had Yang Xiong mastered teleportation techniques at such a young age, but he also possessed skills that could rapidly recover his physical condition. More surprisingly still, he had concealed a Mysterious Dark Turtle Shell external spirit bone, whose defensive capabilities were truly astonishing to witness.

But what surprised the elder even more during the past few days was that Yang Xiong had actually relied on a set of strange protective equipment to venture into a massive poison formation. The Ninth Elder had also sensed Dugu Bo's distinctive aura in the area, clearly indicating that this represented Dugu Bo's secret lair hidden deep within Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo was notoriously capricious and unpredictable, and he also served as a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family. Even the mighty Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was unwilling to offend him without serious cause. If Yang Xiong's current actions were discovered, it would probably lead to considerable trouble for everyone involved, and could even put the young man's life in mortal danger.

At this moment, the Ninth Elder felt extremely anxious and worried. Yang Xiong had been trapped within this poison formation for two complete days, and there was still no sign of him emerging safely. Yet even his own Spirit Douluo-level strength proved insufficient to break through this deadly poison formation to provide assistance.

However, when he finally saw Yang Xiong running out of the poison formation under his own power, the elder breathed a tremendous sigh of relief. As long as Yang Xiong could depart quietly without detection, surely Dugu Bo couldn't possibly track him all the way to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, could he?

But as he observed Yang Xiong more carefully, the elder felt that something seemed different about the young man, as if something fundamental had changed within Yang Xiong's physical structure and spiritual energy.

After leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Yang Xiong headed directly toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School at maximum speed. He had no time to carefully observe and analyze the changes in his body. He didn't know exactly how long he had remained unconscious in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and it would prove extremely troublesome if he encountered Dugu Bo returning unexpectedly. He would deal with examining everything after safely returning to his sect's protective territory.

In just half a day of rapid travel, Yang Xiong had already returned to the familiar grounds of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. During his time in the forest, Yang Xiong had become thoroughly familiar with every path throughout the entire Sunset Forest, which explained his remarkably fast travel speed.

After safely returning to his sect, Yang Xiong carefully began examining and feeling the dramatic changes that had occurred within his body.

Following the Ice and Fire Body Tempering process, Yang Xiong felt that his physical form had become incomparably strong and resilient. This newfound strength wasn't simply that his body had become harder or more durable—it had been fundamentally transformed from the very foundation upward.

Originally, Yang Xiong's recovery abilities had been extremely strong because his martial soul was literally his own physical body. However, after completing the Ice and Fire Body Tempering, he could essentially improve his basic foundation from its very essence, and even enhance his innate cultivation aptitude. While Yang Xiong still couldn't compare to those rare geniuses born with innate full spirit power, he was now no weaker than those spirit masters blessed with innate spirit power of eight or nine levels.

From another perspective, Yang Xiong's ability to withstand damage had become extremely powerful. Even if he sustained serious injuries, he could now recover quickly without requiring any external treatment. This represented the greatest benefit of successfully completing Ice and Fire Body Tempering.

Secondly, his martial soul had undergone remarkable changes. When Yang Xiong summoned his martial soul again, there appeared to be a layer of shimmering silver energy surrounding his entire body. His physical strength and movement speed had been greatly improved, and even his mental power had experienced significant enhancement. According to Yang Xiong's careful estimation, this transformation indicated he had successfully reached the Silver Grade Second Awakening of his martial soul, and his overall combat power had increased by at least double.

Thirdly, after completing the Ice and Fire Body Tempering, his entire physical structure seemed to have fundamentally evolved. He was now completely immune to both water and fire-based attacks. When he had awakened in the springs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the scalding Yang Spring had felt like pleasantly warm water, while the freezing Yin Spring had possessed no chill whatsoever.

From this point forward, Yang Xiong's body would remain completely invulnerable to both water and fire elements. Any ice-attribute or fire-attribute spirit masters would essentially lose their greatest advantage when facing him in battle.

Moreover, since both the Blazing Apricot Passionate and the Eight Corner Mysterious Ice Grass were inherently poisonous herbs, under the combined effects of these two extremely cold and extremely hot toxins, he would no longer fear any poisons in the future. His body had achieved complete immunity to all toxic substances.

Furthermore, compared to Tang San in the original timeline who had used two immortal herbs for Ice and Fire Body Tempering, Yang Xiong's transformation effects proved even more pronounced and comprehensive. Since Yang Xiong's entire body literally was his martial soul, during the process of physical evolution, his brain had also evolved simultaneously. Purely from the perspective of mental power enhancement, he had undergone a complete transformation. This represented the most remarkable aspect of body-type martial souls—they could evolve completely in harmony with the growth and development of the physical form.

The brain was also an integral part of his body. The Ice and Fire Body Tempering process had required enduring tremendous pain, but this suffering had also stimulated and strengthened his brain. The second awakening of his full-body martial soul naturally included the second awakening of his mental faculties. Yang Xiong felt that his mental power had improved dramatically, and he could even perceive surrounding details with much greater clarity and precision.

When Yang Xiong summoned his Mysterious Dark Armor, he was also pleasantly surprised by the transformation.

The Mysterious Dark Armor had undergone tremendous changes during his ordeal. After being summoned, the turtle shell on his back would no longer appear in its original form. Instead, it had evolved into armor that fitted closely against his torso. However, it could still transform into a massive Mysterious Dark shell to protect his entire body, exactly as before. Moreover, the entire Mysterious Dark Armor had changed from its original gray coloration to brilliant silver, and even the summoned protective shell now gleamed with silver radiance.

After Yang Xiong's careful observation and testing, the Mysterious Dark Armor had completely merged with his body into one unified whole, exactly like one of his own bones. No external force could ever take it away from him again. This integration would also reduce the covetous attention of potential enemies, and he could even use it openly in the future without needing to hide his capabilities. Furthermore, its power level had evolved from the initial thousand-year spirit bone that he had possessed when entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to a spirit bone approaching the ten-thousand-year level of strength.

One must understand that external spirit bones that could be forcibly taken represented definite treasures in the spirit master world, often attracting the attention of powerful enemies. But now there was absolutely no need to worry about such concerns.

Yang Xiong felt extremely satisfied with his harvest from this dangerous expedition to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He had not only obtained a vast collection of precious immortal herbs, but had also successfully achieved the second awakening of his martial soul. No matter what challenges or problems he might encounter in the future, he would now possess a genuine chance of victory.

Moreover, beyond the remarkable changes in his physical capabilities, Yang Xiong had also gained an unexpected breakthrough in his understanding of cultivation techniques. He had always practiced the Meditation Method passed down by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which was reputed to be one of the most advanced exercises available throughout the entire Douluo Continent. However, it remained far inferior to Tang San's legendary Mysterious Heaven Skill.

This newfound understanding could be regarded as an unexpected gain from his dangerous journey to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Yang Xiong felt confident that he had successfully achieved the Silver Grade Second Awakening of his martial soul.

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