In Battle Through the Heavens, lying down makes you stronger.

Chapter 121 Earth-Rank Soul Skill: Life and Death Seal, Nine-Star Dou Wang

Xiao Yan awkwardly touched his nose.

"Um, teacher, could there be some kind of trap in here?"

"What? Scared?" the old doctor teased with a smile.

Xiao Yan gave an awkward smile.

"How could that be? I'm just worried that if something happens to me and I disappoint my teacher, that would be terrible."

The old doctor chuckled.

"Don't worry! As long as you have a breath left, I will bring you back to life!"

Xiao Yan's expression froze.

But under the watchful eye of the old doctor, he understood that this was a test from his teacher.

Helpless, he took out a moonstone and threw it in.

There were no hidden mechanisms or concealed weapons.

Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief after checking and confirming that everything was alright.

He then excitedly rushed inside.

however,

The room was completely empty; even a mouse would cry and run away if it came.

Not to mention what treasures might be hidden there?

Xiao Yan was completely stunned.

"What's going on? I clearly saw him take the Ice Spirit Spring out of this secret room during the day."

Could it be that my plan to ask for some free funding today was discovered by that old bastard Gutt beforehand?

Xiao Yan's mind became chaotic. If he couldn't obtain the Ice Spirit Cold Spring...

That means it will be unable to absorb a different kind of fire.

The inability to absorb different flames means that he cannot use them to evolve his cultivation technique.

At the same time, this also means that

He is very likely to lose to Nalan Yanran in the upcoming three-year agreement.

He lost his fiancée...

Do not! Do not!

This is something he absolutely cannot tolerate!

Seeing that Xiao Yan seemed somewhat dazed, Yao Lao chuckled softly in his mind.

"Silly boy, don't overthink it."

"The item is definitely still in Guterres' room, he just hid it!"

Xiao Yan quickly came to his senses.

"Teacher, what should we do next?"

The old medicine doctor laughed smugly.

"Hehe, when it comes to finding and hiding things, I'm a professional."

Xiao Yan looked up at Yao Lao in astonishment.

Before he could express his admiration,

The old doctor then said,

"Don't be in a hurry. Allow me to use my soul power to investigate carefully."

"Okay! Then I'll have to trouble you, teacher!" Xiao Yan nodded emphatically.

Then, the old apothecary exuded a powerful spiritual force.

But he skillfully controlled it within the messy, doghouse-like room.

The indiscriminate exploration began, the power of the soul slowly sweeping across, leaving no inch unexplored.

however,

In the end, apart from a few rare medicinal herbs displayed in the room and the storage ring on Gutt's finger, no other discoveries were made.

Remove the ring from Gutt's finger.

After a brief examination, the old doctor frowned.

"How is that possible? There's no Ice Spirit Spring here either?"

Xiao Yan's heart tightened immediately.

"Teacher, what should we do?"

The old doctor gave a cold laugh.

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"Hmph! I've roamed the Dou Qi Continent for many years. When it comes to finding things, who can hide them that escapes my eyes?"

"I simply refuse to believe that such a junior could possibly defeat me!"

"Don't speak, let me search carefully!"

immediately,

The old doctor slowly closed his eyes, and his soul power began to probe one by one.

They didn't even spare a single floorboard three feet underground, or a single clod of soil in a flowerpot.

However, half an hour passed.

The old doctor still found nothing.

He couldn't help but frown slightly.

"It seems I've met my match!"

Just as Yao Lao was about to comfort Xiao Yan and prepare to leave,

Suddenly, Yao Lao's soul power inadvertently swept across a certain part of the unconscious Gu Te's body on the bed.

In a flash,

The old apothecary stared blankly at Gu Te, so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

"Teacher, what's wrong? Did you find something?"

Seeing Yao Lao's astonished expression, Xiao Yan asked in confusion.

The old doctor swallowed hard, pondered for a long time.

Only then did I express my heartfelt feelings.

"A talent! A real talent!"

……

In the following days,

Xiao Ran, attended by his maid Xiao Qing, would wander around the Mo Tie Mercenary Group's base from time to time each day.

It was so relaxing and enjoyable.

And I must say, Xiaoqing was very attentive to people.

Xiao Ran always felt very comfortable and at ease with her soft little hands.

Half a month later,

A system notification sounded in Xiao Ran's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the system task. Rewards: Heaven-rank cultivation technique: Azure Serpent Manual, Battle Qi increased by one level, Earth-rank soul skill: Seal of Life and Death.]

The Azure Serpent Manual: A cultivation technique created by a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint) with the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Physique, perfectly suited to the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil Physique. When perfected, it rivals a high-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique, granting inexhaustible Dou Qi.

Xiao Ran nodded in satisfaction and looked at Xiao Qing beside him.

Seeing her diligently ironing her clothes, he shook his head and smiled slightly.

He immediately trembled, and his fighting spirit increased by one level.

"I've reached the ninth level of the Dou Wang realm. I think it won't be long before I reach the level of the Dou Huang realm."

At this moment, Xiao Ran was feeling the immense fighting spirit within his body, and he could vaguely sense a hazy door.

He knew that once he crossed that threshold, he would have truly reached the Douhuang realm.

However, cultivation is impossible.

It's impossible for me to cultivate in this lifetime.

Why would you use a system instead of focusing on serious cultivation?

They really aren't afraid of being struck by lightning.

However, there's no need to rush what comes next.

We should first find a way to help Xiaoqing awaken the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil physique and assist her in her cultivation.

However, if we want to help him cultivate, we must first find the location of the strange fire.

Xiao Ran remembered the original plot,

Within the magma where the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame resides, there dwells a two-headed fire spirit serpent.

Xiaoqing only awakened her Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil physique after forcibly contracting with the two-headed fire spirit serpent.

Although he is now a powerful nine-star Dou Wang, many things have changed from the original storyline.

He also couldn't be sure if any snake could awaken Xiaoqing's constitution.

If something goes wrong, that would be bad.

Just to be on the safe side, he also decided to take Xiaoqing to the lava field.

With his strength as a nine-star Dou Wang, plus the help of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, even if Queen Medusa came, he wouldn't be without the power to fight back.

However, what surprised him the most was...

It's still a system-rewarded Earth-rank Soul Skill: Seal of Life and Death.

Take a look at the introduction.

Life and Death Seal: Earth-rank Soul Skill. It allows the user to form a special soul seal from their own battle qi and inject it into a human body, causing unbearable itching all over the body, making life worse than death.

Without the antidote from the one who bestows the seal, the body will become covered in sores and unbearably itchy.

However, it may be ineffective against a powerful opponent who is a whole realm above the one who cast the seal.

"Wow!"

Upon seeing the description of the soul skill, Xiao Ran couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Isn't this just a battle-style version of the Life and Death Talisman?

Thinking about this, Xiao Ran felt that he could also use this skill to build a huge force.

(End of this chapter)