Chapter 90

Rong Kaiyan was slightly taken aback, and he asked in confusion, "When did I refine that... what kind of human-grade spirit body talisman?"

Qi Dodo smiled and said, "Do you remember the battle with Gu Wen? At that time, a spirit body fighter suddenly released a True Qi Fist."

Rong Kaiyan's heart stirred. The spirit body fighter she mentioned was a special spirit body. After advancing to the later stage, it had mastered the True Qi Fist in advance. However, although Qi Dodo was smart, how could she possibly recognize it in such a hurry? Moreover, she would never have thought that Rong Kaiyan would use such a precious special spirit body as an ordinary spirit body fighter.

After all, if an ordinary person obtained such a special spirit body fighter, they would surely treat it as a treasure. Even if they threw all their talismans away, they would never let a spirit body fighter with only later-stage strength go up against a mid-stage spirit master.

The gap between these two ranks was too great. Once the special spirit body fighter took action, it would be a certain death.

Looking around the world, perhaps only Rong Kaiyan would be so indifferent to the life and death of a special spirit body fighter.

"Dodo, do you mean that a human-grade spirit body fighter can already master the True Qi Fist?"

Qi Dodo nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, spirit bodies are formed by the condensation of heaven and earth's spiritual energy, making them natural warriors. Once they reach a certain rank, even the lowest human-grade spirit body fighter is equivalent to a peak warrior of the same rank, and one who has a supreme talent and has comprehended the True Qi Fist."

Rong Kaiyan nodded repeatedly. When he cultivated the spirit path, he did not abandon the martial path, so he was not unfamiliar with this.

The True Qi Fist is a skill that peak warrior-rank martial artists can only master, and not all peak warriors can comprehend this technique.

The vast majority of martial artists only break through the True Qi secret after reaching the master rank and cultivate the True Qi Fist.

Of course, Rong Kaiyan, who possessed a special spirit body, was an exception and could not be judged by ordinary standards.

His mind raced, and Rong Kaiyan asked in a deep voice, "If a human-grade spirit body fighter can use the True Qi Fist, what about earth-grade and heaven-grade spirit body fighters?"

Qi Dodo shrugged her shoulders and said, "Brother, be more practical. Being able to create a human-grade spirit body fighter is already extremely rare. Earth-grade and heaven-grade talismans can only be made by higher-rank spirit adepts."

Rong Kaiyan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I won't aim too high." His eyes sparkled as he said, "I just want to know what abilities higher-rank spirit body fighters have."

Qi Dodo thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, an earth-grade spirit body fighter is already equivalent to a mid-stage fighter master. They can release the True Qi Fist with both hands simultaneously. A heaven-grade spirit body fighter can contend with a peak spirit body master and can even release protective qi."

Rong Kaiyan drew a sharp breath. He was truly shocked this time.

The difference between the warrior rank and the master rank was a true major difference.

He had fought with Gu Wen and Gu Wu, and he knew the terrifying power of master-rank experts.

Moreover, once a martial artist advanced to the master rank, they could possess the True Qi Fist, a powerful weapon for martial artists to counter spirit adepts. A spirit master's mass attack spells could sweep through a large area when facing low-rank spirit body fighters. However, when facing same-rank spirit body masters, mass attack spells had little power.

This was because spirit body fighters at the master rank all possessed the True Qi Fist, which could easily break through weak spell attacks.

Rong Kaiyan's heart surged. If he had hundreds... no, even just dozens of rank spirit body fighters, even if they only mastered the most ordinary True Qi Fist, he could easily kill Gu Wen.

Taking a deep breath, Rong Kaiyan humbly asked, "Dodo, how should rank talismans be made?"

Dodo tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "I'm not a spirit gatherer, so I don't know. But I heard an elder say that the only way to create a rank spirit body is to increase the purity of the spirit core."

Rong Kaiyan was slightly taken aback and asked, "What?"

"Each spirit body is first formed by a spirit adept releasing spiritual energy to form a core, and then absorbing heaven and earth's spiritual energy to condense into a spirit body fighter," Qi Dodo said solemnly. "The more compressed the spiritual energy in the core, the stronger the final spirit body fighter. However, there is no fixed method to compress the spirit core. Each spirit gatherer must go through countless trials and experiments to find the method that best suits them."

Rong Kaiyan's eyes shone brightly. If ordinary mid-stage spirit gatherers heard these words, most would be completely confused.

Because at the mid-stage, these spirit gatherers could probably only summon the most ordinary first-rank lower-grade spirit body fighter and would not understand what a spirit core was.

However, Rong Kaiyan had even summoned a special spirit body, and his control and understanding of the spirit core were such that even a master-rank spirit adept might not match him.

Qi Dodo's words were like a sudden enlightenment, making him suddenly understand.

Seeing the excited expression on Rong Kaiyan's face, Qi Dodo asked in surprise, "Brother, do you understand?"

Rong Kaiyan laughed and, unable to resist, reached out to ruffle her hair, saying happily, "You explained it so clearly, how could I not understand?"

Qi Dodo's eyes widened, and her gaze had an indescribable strangeness.

Did I explain it so clearly?

But when Father explained it to me in the past, he was also talking about refining pills and the principle that all methods are interconnected.

Yet, to this day, I still find it vague and hard to understand.

She shook her head, a hint of competitiveness rising in her heart.

Humph, she said, "Brother, if you really understand, then make a rank talisman for me to see."

Rong Kaiyan chuckled and said, "I'll give it a try." He sat down, closed his eyes slightly, and began to think.

Qi Dodo blinked, and her heart rate immediately quickened.

Originally, those words were said in a fit of pique, but when Rong Kaiyan really started to try, she was filled with mixed feelings.

She both hoped that her big brother would succeed and was somewhat unwilling to see the result.

If Rong Kaiyan could really create a rank spirit body fighter talisman, wouldn't that mean his talent was far superior to hers?

For this proud and competitive little girl, that would be a huge blow.

Rong Kaiyan, of course, was completely unaware of this. His entire spirit was instantly focused on the sphere inside.

There were six shadows within the sphere, and around the shadows was a flow of energy like seawater.

When Rong Kaiyan released energy to condense a spirit body fighter in the past, he had a very vague feeling. When the energy he released reached a certain amount, he would faintly sense that the spirit body fighter was ready to form.

At that moment, he would cut off the continued infusion of energy, allowing the spirit core to form and absorb heaven and earth's spiritual energy to condense into a spirit body fighter.

Apart from that, he would force all the energy out of his body to form a special spirit body.

But now, he had to make a different choice.

Slowly, he forced the energy out of the sphere. When one-tenth of the energy, like a wave, gathered in front of him, it immediately conveyed a message to him.

The spirit core was saturated, sufficient to condense a spirit body fighter.

Usually, at this point, unless Rong Kaiyan wanted to condense a special spirit body, he would withdraw the energy and let it grow freely.

But this time was different. Rong Kaiyan did not withdraw the energy but continued to carefully infuse more energy into the spirit core that was not yet fully condensed.

In his perception, the spirit core became increasingly solid, like a balloon. Originally, it was filled with gas, which could only make the balloon expand. If subjected to great pressure, the gas would either leak or the balloon would burst.

However, as more energy was injected, the gas inside began to solidify, and even the surface of the balloon became hard.

Gradually, when Rong Kaiyan had injected one-third of the energy, the balloon underwent a tremendous change, seemingly transforming from a balloon into a solid iron ball.

However, at this point, Rong Kaiyan's brow began to twitch involuntarily.

Because he discovered something extremely unexpected.

The ball had reached its limit. If he continued to infuse energy, the energy inside would be uncontrollably released.

If all the energy was released, the only result would be that the spirit core would become a special spirit body.

Although he got along well with Qi Dodo, he could not reveal his greatest secret in front of her.

His mind raced, and he immediately cut off the continued infusion of energy.

The moment he severed the energy, the spirit core immediately formed. Instantly, a massive amount of heaven and earth's spiritual energy surged toward it.

In just a moment, the spirit core expanded hundreds of times and smoothly condensed into a human-shaped spirit body fighter.

Rong Kaiyan took a long breath and opened his eyes.

However, when his gaze fell on the spirit body fighter, he couldn't help but pause slightly.

This spirit body fighter was clearly different from the countless spirit bodies he had condensed before.

Because around the spirit body fighter, there was a faint red glow.

Although this layer of glow was not very obvious, anyone with eyes could easily distinguish it.

Rong Kaiyan blinked twice and turned to look at Qi Dodo.

The next moment, he immediately saw.

Qi Dodo's big eyes were wide open, and she stared at the spirit body fighter, speechless and uncomposed, as if she had seen the most bizarre and mysterious thing in the world and was at a loss.

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