Half a month had passed since Lin Xiu fell into a coma.
He had been lying on the central stone platform in the cold pool, his skin gradually returning to normal from its initial deep red.
Clatter clatter clatter!
Footsteps approached hurriedly.
A slender figure ran in from outside the cave, not very tall, with purple hair.
Her white clothes were covered in stains, and there were bruises on her small face.
She went straight to an old man with white hair and handed him the plants she was carrying, saying, "Here you go."
"Girl, that's enough. Take a break.
Look at your face, bruised and swollen. Don't provoke those Magic Beasts anymore."
"The herbs you brought these days, many of them are still immature," Su Qian looked at the stubbornness in Zi Yan's eyes and sighed softly, "Lin Xiu has already passed the critical stage. Now it's just a matter of when he'll wake up. He doesn't need spirit medicine anymore."
Upon hearing this, Zi Yan stared into his eyes for a moment, "You're not lying to me?"
"When have I ever lied to you?" Su Qian sounded helpless.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zi Yan's body softened, as if all her strength had been drained, and she collapsed.
"Ah, this girl..."
Su Qian gently supported her with a soft force, preventing her from falling to the ground, "It's a good thing you appeared near the Academy back then. Otherwise, with your gluttonous nature, you would have been sold off long ago, not even knowing it."
Although Zi Yan had only been in contact with Lin Xiu for a short time, all she did was eat, eat, eat.
But this time, when Lin Xiu was in trouble, Zi Yan almost cleaned out the nearby Magic Beast nests.
Near treasures of heaven and earth, there are usually Magic Beasts guarding them, many of which even Zi Yan's strength cannot handle.
After raising the little girl for so many years, Su Qian had never seen her in such a sorry state.
"Kids these days don't understand."
He glanced at Lin Xiu lying on the stone platform, shaking his head slightly, "But this boy is lucky. He happened to obtain the Starlight Body Forging Technique from the library and has cultivated it to perfection.
Otherwise, being invaded by the Fallen Heart Flame would have left him with no hope of recovery.
Even with the cold pool and spirit medicine, at most, it would only delay death."
Long ago, he had a feeling that someone would appear to help the Academy deal with the threat of the Fallen Heart Flame.
After this incident, seeing Lin Xiu survive the most dangerous moment, Su Qian believed that Lin Xiu was the person he had sensed.
Inside the cave, silence fell once again, the only difference being the addition of one more person in a coma.
At night, starlight fell once again.
Lin Xiu felt vitality surging within him, the fiery sensation about to completely disappear.
The flame of the Fallen Heart Flame, originally a hunter, had now become the hunted.
A green Fire Spirit resembling himself but with two horns on its head, wrapped in attributes like thunder, wind, and water, was chasing the remaining trace of the invisible flame.
"Surviving a great disaster brings great fortune. This time, my body, after being burned by the flame, seems to have been completely renewed through continuous destruction repair."
Lin Xiu noticed the changes in his body, not in terms of physical changes, but in the details of his panel.
[Name: Lin Xiu]
[Age: 20]
[Realm: 5 Star Dou King (500,000/600,000)]
[Physique: Rank 6 Initial (10%)]
[Soul: Spirit Realm Initial (2%)]
[Aptitude: Rank 6]
[Ability: ...]
[Attribute Points: 19]
"Spirit turning into Soul makes sense, after all, the stronger the Spirit, the stronger the Soul Power.
But Constitution, why did it turn into Physique? And it changed from a numerical value to a rank? Isn't that used to judge the rank of Magic Beasts?
And even the Aptitude has changed. Previously, after using the blood of a Sixth Rank Magic Beast, I increased it to 60, and now it's equivalent to Rank 6?"
Looking at these changes, Lin Xiu couldn't help but wonder what happened and arrived at a wild gues
The reason this panel didn't appear like this before is because before being burned by the Fallen Heart Flame, he was ultimately a human.
But this time, after being burned from the inside out by the flame, almost his entire body, under the continuous repair of starlight, underwent internal and external changes.
Of course, the credit for this goes to the Fallen Heart Flame as well.
This also explains why every time Aptitude reaches its limit, I need to get some Magic Beast blood to break through.
"Although I've been lying here for half a month, it's not like I gained nothing. My body now is much stronger than before.
In terms of flame resistance, it has been greatly enhanced. Next time I encounter the Fallen Heart Flame, I estimate it won't be as difficult.
Furthermore, the previous over 80 points in Spirit:, it seems like it doesn't even qualify as the Soul of the Spirit Realm."
Lin Xiu silently recalled.
Before adding points to Spirit:, there was indeed a significant improvement in perception range and control over Dou Qi and strength.
But the current feeling is not only an improvement in the five senses, but it seems like there is also some additional characteristic in the soul.
The Fallen Heart Flame is invisible and manifests through the mind.
In fact, it poses a great threat to the soul.
On this point, Lin Xiu had some impression. At the bottom of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, Queen Medusa was unable to completely integrate her soul with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
Therefore, she suffered greatly from the burning of the Fallen Heart Flame as a whole, to the extent that she had no resistance at all in the face of Xiao Yan's actions.
Coming out of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, Lin Xiu's consciousness of the past few days was completely blurred.
This was also because his soul had been continuously burned by the Fallen Heart Flame.
"In the Dou Qi Continent, in terms of the soul, it is generally divided into Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heavenly Realm, and the highest, Di (God) Realm.
It seems that starting from the Spirit Realm, there is a change in the soul that has a certain effect, called 'bestowal of spirit,' implying the bestowal of spirituality.
Usually, Eighth Grade Pills have this effect. With my soul stepping into the Spirit Realm, it seems that I have the qualifications for preliminary refinement of Eighth Grade Pills.
However, to truly refine them, I estimate that my Dou Qi needs to reach the level of Dou Venerate."
Lin Xiu savored the gains from this experience.
Suddenly being invaded by the Fallen Heart Flame, both body and soul were fiercely burned.
The process was filled with pain, but looking back, the gains were also immense.
Such situations are rare and unpredictable.
Even with the prerequisite of possessing the Fallen Heart Flame, Lin Xiu estimated that he wouldn't have the heart to use it to burn himself.
"Besides myself, the most important thing is the Fire Spirit. It seems to have been remolded by the Primordial Qi.
Now not only is its structure more stable, but it can also accommodate more flames. It seems like it has ascended from a Rank 5 Beast Flame to a Rank 6 one.
The Fallen Heart Flame is roughly equivalent to a Dou Ancestor, so when converted, it's equivalent to Rank 7. However, my Fire Spirit is quite diverse. In terms of strength, it may not be sufficient, but I can use bloodline suppression.
Once I integrate the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Chilling Bone Flame into it, it may not be far behind the Fallen Heart Flame."
Moreover, I still have the Flame Soul Separation Technique up my sleeve. Next time we meet, the advantage will be mine!"
The Fire Spirit, resembling the Ox Demon King in appearance, finally swallowed the last wisp of invisible flame. It seemed to sense Lin Xiu's gaze and expressed its happiness by shaking its head and body.
Lin Xiu smiled knowingly, feeling somewhat pleased inside.
The Fallen Heart Flame failed to extinguish him but instead tempered him inside and out.
Having received such a great gift, he vowed to express his gratitude properly when they meet again.
Hmm... maybe he should even consider keeping it as a pet and taking it away from this gloomy place, the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
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