149: Change!

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye since Lin Xiu fell unconscious.

He had been lying on the stone platform in the center of the cold pond, his skin gradually returning to normal from its initial deep red.

Tap, tap, tap!

A small patter of footsteps sounded.

A slender figure, not very tall, with purple hair, ran in from outside the cave.

Her white clothes were stained, and there were some purple-blue marks on her small face.

She went straight to an old man with white hair and beard, extended the plant she was holding, and said, "Here you go."

"Girl, that's enough, you should rest.

Look at your face, it's all bruised and swollen; don't go provoking those Demonic Beasts anymore.

Many of the medicinal ingredients you've brought these past few days aren't even mature yet."

Su Qian looked at the stubbornness in Zi Yan's eyes and sighed softly, "Lin Xiu has initially pulled through. Now it's just a matter of when he wakes up. He no longer needs Spirit Medicine."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan stared intently into his eyes for a moment, "You're not lying to me?"

"When have I ever lied to you, old man?" Su Qian's tone was helpless.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zi Yan's body went limp, as if all her strength had been drained, and she collapsed.

"Alas, this girl..."

Su Qian used a gentle Qi to support her, preventing her from falling to the ground, "It's a good thing you appeared near the academy back then, otherwise, with your greedy nature, you would have been sold off without even knowing it."

She hadn't spent much time with Lin Xiu, at most just eating.

Yet, when Lin Xiu got into trouble this time, Zi Yan almost cleaned out all the nearby Demonic Beast lairs.

Heaven And Earth Treasure are usually guarded by Demonic Beasts, and many Demonic Beasts were beyond Zi Yan's capabilities.

Su Qian had raised the little girl for so many years, and this was the first time he had seen her so disheveled.

"Children these days, I don't understand them."

He looked at Lin Xiu, who was lying on the stone platform, and shook his head slightly, "This kid certainly has a strong life force. He just happened to get the Starlight Body Tempering Art from the Hidden Scripture Pavilion and even Cultivated it to Perfection.

Otherwise, if the Fallen Heart Flame had invaded his body, recovery would have been almost hopeless.

Even with the cold pond and Spirit Medicine, it would at most only delay death."

Long ago, he had a feeling that someone would appear in the dark to help the academy resolve the hidden danger of the Fallen Heart Flame.

After this battle, seeing Lin Xiu survive the most dangerous moment, Su Qian believed that Lin Xiu was the person he had sensed.

The cave once again fell silent, the only difference being the addition of another unconscious person.

At night, starlight fell once more.

Lin Xiu felt a vibrant life force within him, and the burning sensation was about to completely disappear.

The original flame of the Fallen Heart Flame had its identity transformed from a hunter to prey.

A cyan Fire Spirit, somewhat resembling himself but with two horns on its head, enveloped in attributes like lightning, wind, and rain, pursued the remaining trace of the invisible flame.

"Great calamity survived, great fortune to follow. My body, having been scorched by the flame and continuously repaired, seems to have been completely renewed."

Lin Xiu noticed the changes in his body, not from physical alterations, but from details on his status panel.

[Name: Lin Xiu]

[Age: 20]

[Realm: Five-star Dou King (50w / 60w)]

[Physique: Sixth Stage Early Stage (10%)]

[Soul: Spirit Realm Early Stage (2%)]

[Aptitude: Sixth Stage]

[Abilities: ...]

[Attribute Points: 19]

"It's understandable that 'Spirit' became 'Soul', after all, the stronger the spirit, the stronger the Soul Power.

But why did 'Physique' change to 'Physique'? And from a numerical value to a stage? Isn't that used to judge the rank of Demonic Beasts?

Also, 'Aptitude' has changed. Before, I used Sixth Stage Demonic Beast blood and added it to 60, and now it's actually equal to Sixth Stage?"

Looking at these changes, Lin Xiu couldn't help but make a bold guess.

Perhaps this status panel wasn't his own Opportunity, but rather belonged to the Red Mane Horse — Brother Ma's Opportunity.

It was just picked up by him.

As for why this scene wasn't presented before, it's also easy to explain.

Because before his body was incinerated by the Fallen Heart Flame, he was, after all, a human.

However, after this internal and external scorching by the flame, almost his entire physical body underwent an internal and external transformation under continuous starlight repair.

Of course, the Fallen Heart Flame also contributed significantly to this.

This also explains why every time Aptitude reached its limit, he needed a portion of Demonic Beast blood to Breakthrough.

"Although I lay unconscious for half a month, it wasn't without gains. My current body is much stronger than before.

My resistance to flames has greatly increased. Next time I encounter the Fallen Heart Flame, I probably won't be in such a sorry state.

Secondly, my previous 80-plus points of 'Spirit' apparently didn't count as a Soul in the Spirit Realm."

Lin Xiu silently recalled.

Previously, adding points to 'Spirit' indeed had a significant enhancing effect on his perception range and control over Dou Qi and strength.

But the current feeling is not just an improvement in his five senses; his Soul also seems to have gained some special characteristic.

The Fallen Heart Flame is an invisible flame that manifests through the heart.

It actually poses a great threat to the Soul.

Lin Xiu had some impression of this point; at the bottom of the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, Queen Medusa was in great pain from the Fallen Heart Flame's scorching because her Soul had not completely merged with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

Therefore, she suffered greatly from the Fallen Heart Flame's scorching, to the point where she couldn't even offer a hint of resistance to Xiao Yan's actions.

And after emerging from the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, Lin Xiu's consciousness of the past few days was completely blurred.

This was also due to his Soul being continuously scorched by the Fallen Heart Flame.

"On the Dou Qi Continent, the Soul is broadly divided into Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heaven Realm, and the highest Emperor Realm.

It seems that starting from the Spirit Realm, Soul changes possess an effect called 'Enchantment', meaning to bestow spirituality.

Generally, eighth-grade Medicinal Pills have this effect. Now that my Soul has entered the Spirit Realm, I seem to have the initial qualification to refine eighth-grade Medicinal Pills.

However, to actually refine them, my Dou Qi would probably need to reach the Dou Zun Realm, or close to it."

Lin Xiu savored the gains from this experience.

Suddenly being invaded by the Fallen Heart Flame, his body and Soul were both severely scorched once.

The process was full of pain, but looking back, the gains were also immense.

Such a situation is rare and hard to come by.

Even with the Fallen Heart Flame at his disposal, Lin Xiu estimated that he wouldn't be cruel enough to use it to scorch himself.

"Besides myself, the most important thing is the Fire Spirit. It seems to have been reforged by the Hun Yuan Skill.

Now, not only is its structure more stable, but it can also accommodate more flames, seeming to have advanced from a fifth-stage Beast Flame to a sixth-stage one.

The Fallen Heart Flame is roughly at the Dou Zong level, which translates to a seventh-stage flame. However, my Fire Spirit is quite mixed, so in terms of strength, it's not as good, but I can use Bloodline suppression.

Once I fuse the Azure Lotus Core Flame and the Bone Chilling Flame into it, it might not be much worse than the Fallen Heart Flame.

Moreover, I still have the Flame Soul Separation Technique up my sleeve. Next time we meet, the advantage is mine!"

The ox-Devil King-shaped Fire Spirit finally swallowed the last wisp of invisible flame, and seemingly sensing Lin Xiu's gaze, it shook its head, expressing its joy.

Lin Xiu smiled knowingly, feeling a little happy inside.

The Fallen Heart Flame failed to kill him; instead, it tempered him from the inside out.

It gave him such a great gift, so next time they meet, he must thank it properly.

Hmm... I'll just take it as a pet and bring it out of this dark place, the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower.