Chapter 66: Flesh-Grinding Pass, Body-Destroying Flesh Mill!-Douluo Supremo: Só Sei Explodir Anéis, Mas Sou Puro Controle(Sob a árvore de cerejeira azulada)

Early the next morning, Ning Wuque was already waiting for Ning Tian in her small courtyard, feeling much more relaxed inside.

Without a doubt, at the very least he could now unblushingly hug the thighs of a fully-matured wealthy benefactress. When the time came to attend the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament of the entire continent, wouldn't acquiring the Ice Empress embryo be as easy as reaching into his own pocket?

Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy? Ha, don't even bother comparing your annual budget to the investment funds of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan!

That Ice Empress embryo rightfully belongs to the heritage of my Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan!

"Wuque, morning!"

"Ning Tian, Wufeng, morning."

"Morning."

Knowing that a dangerous experiment was scheduled for today, Ning Wuque did not carry out his usual physical training, preferring instead to face it in peak condition.

He looked back and saw that following closely behind Ning Tian was a beautiful mature woman dressed in green silk brocade. Once Ning Tian walked up to him, she introduced her:

"This is Aunt Shu, a top-tier healing-type Soul Saint my father found for me. Starting today, she will escort and protect you for the next three months."

"Hello, my name is Shu Rou, martial soul Tree of Life, level seventy-four auxiliary-type instrument Soul Saint. You may address me as Aunt Shu, just like Lady Ning Tian does."

"Hello, Aunt Shu. I will be counting on you in the days to come."

"It is merely my duty."

Nodding slightly, Shu Rou seemed quite satisfied with Ning Wuque's attitude. Of course, even if she weren't, she would still give it her all—after all, the price offered by the Ning family was simply too generous!

Opposite her, Ning Wuque was inwardly astonished. The only known possessor of the Tree of Life martial soul he had ever heard of was the one belonging to Shrek Academy. This was the absolute pinnacle of auxiliary-type instrument martial souls, second only to the life-specialized Nine Heart Begonia.

With Shu Rou present, he gained a great deal more confidence in his second-stage unlocking experiment and even dared to attempt some high-difficulty maneuvers.

What surprised him even more was that Ning Tian had actually managed to persuade her father to hire a healing-type Soul Saint for three months for his sake. Oh my goodness, it turned out he had still underestimated the vast connections of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan!

The social standing of a top-tier healing-type Soul Saint was already no lower than that of a Titled Douluo; this was far beyond something that could be secured for three months merely with money.

After all, who never gets injured?

Soon, after exchanging a few pleasantries, the group commenced the day's schedule.

Ning Wuque remained in the open space of the courtyard, while Ning Tian and Wufeng sat quietly in the distance upon a piece of Soul-Nourishing Jade to observe. Shu Rou stationed herself close to Ning Wuque, ready at a moment's notice to pull him back from the brink of death.

Right in the center, Ning Wuque activated his martial soul fusion and began his experiment.

Bang—

First came the first soul ring. Currently, the combat power boost provided to Ning Wuque after the detonation of his first ring had shortened to one minute.

Within this single minute, Ning Wuque could use the soul power generated by the ring detonation to activate the blood throughout his entire body, plunging it into a hyper-activated state. His overall physical fitness would rise to a level comparable to that of a top-tier beast martial soul user in the soul avatar state.

His strength could reach around the forty-fourth rank. Naturally, this only pertained to pure numerical statistics; the true combat power of a soul master has always been determined solely by their rank, soul rings, and soul skills.

Under equal strength, a soul master without soul skills will inevitably lose to one who uses them! This disparity only becomes increasingly glaring beyond the seventh ring!

There was also another crucial point: Ning Wuque merely possessed the physical fitness of a top-tier beast martial soul user, which did not include the common physical attributes of beast martial soul users such as fur, sharp claws, teeth, or other beastly anatomical structures.

Therefore, practically speaking, under identical conditions, Ning Wuque was incapable of contending purely with physical flesh against top-tier beast martial soul users. Their martial soul appendages constituted their greatest advantage!

This could be intuitively observed in the ability of dragon-type soul masters to undergo dragon transformation; a dragon's skin and scales are unquestionably harder and tougher than human skin!

So, how could Ning Wuque make his own physique as strong as a dragon's, turn his skin into dragon scales, and transform his muscles into steel?

It was quite simple: tempering the flesh!

Bang~

The second soul ring exploded. This massive surge of soul power vastly surpassed the first ring by several fold. Like a dragon piercing through a barrier, it plunged into Ning Wuque's body. After flooding his blood with soul power, it invaded his muscles, his internal organs, and his skin along the pathways of his limbs and bones!

"Ahhh—argh—"

A cry of agony tore from Ning Wuque's lips. He collapsed to his knees, clenching his teeth and using sheer willpower to desperately endure the amplification brought by the second ring.

In truth, he lacked any proper method to guide this soul power to reinforce his physical body; his spiritual power was simply insufficient! The pain was so excruciating that he was entirely unable to exert control!

The difficulty of unlocking the second stage was at least three times that of the first! The risk of death skyrocketed instantly!

[Let me assist you!]

Fortunately, Yilakesi (Electrolux) was ready to step in!

That former Necromancer Saint began to manipulate the art he excelled at most—spirit and flesh. Attaching himself to Ning Wuque's heart, he released a wisp of his own spiritual power through the heart into the boy's entire body, directing the surging soul power to meticulously drill and carve into his flesh, internal organs, and skin.

Puncturing tiny spaces within the flesh capable of containing the incoming energy, grinding out barriers to store soul power, and hyper-activating his flesh just as he had done with his blood—making them tougher, harder, and more active!

Making them capable of containing soul power itself!

"I'm counting on you, Elder Yi."

Ning Wuque expressed his gratitude inwardly.

Originally, according to his own plan, he had intended to endure this step through sheer grit, letting his body passively adapt to the soul power.

When you lack any subjective method, you must simply believe—believe that your body will guide you toward the truest evolution!

This was precisely why Ning Wuque had requested the assistance of a healing-type Soul Saint of at least the Soul Saint level; he needed to cling to life! Only by staying alive could evolution be completed!

Blood could be guided through meridians and vessels, and bones could similarly be explored using flesh, but the flesh itself was an exception.

It could not, and there was virtually no subjective way to guide soul power to carve and build structures within the body's flesh. Even if such a method existed, it was far beyond what a mere second-ring soul master could accomplish independently.

He could only trust the instincts of his physical body to evolve.

And he could only rely on external intervention to adapt.

No matter what, this process was exceptionally agonizing!

Even with Electrolux actively guiding him, not a single shred of the pain he had to endure could be spared.

Externally, Ning Wuque had already transformed into a bloody figure. A massive amount of blood leaked out through his skin, which had been split open by the pressure of the soul power. These ruptures opened and closed intermittently, as if undergoing rapid destruction and repair simultaneously.

"Leave it to me!"

Beside him, Shu Rou activated her martial soul. Seven soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—fluctuated up and down. Following this, a potent wave of life energy, driven by her soul skill, poured into Ning Wuque's body, ensuring he possessed sufficient physical vitality to complete the process.

Not far away, Ning Tian watched Ning Wuque with a heart full of anxiety, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing him at this crucial moment.

His current appearance was simply terrifying, looking as though he could die at any second! To her, watching this felt as agonizingly painful as seeing Ning Wuque being forcefully violated by another woman!