Earth Spirit Bead

A huge sphere three meters in diameter and covered in dust.

He had just entered this region when his foot was suddenly caught by a powerful strand of earth energy. He instantly became encased in earth just like Song Mingyuan and Li Qi.

This earth possessed its own powerful energy that was binding Long Chen. He felt like he was buried beneath endless earth. That pressure made it so he couldn't move.

## Story

Long Chen was startled. The two statues were Song Mingyuan and Li Qi, but their life auras had disappeared. They were standing there, wrapped in earth.

"This tower actually had an Earth Spirit Bead protecting it? Regretfully, the formations were broken, and there was no one to look after the Earth Spirit Bead. It actually gave birth to its own intelligence and wants to devour their soul essence," said the Eastern Wasteland Bell.

"Good, good. They hid their souls in their Niwan (泥丸). They hadn't dissipated yet!" Long Chen was delighted. The so-called Niwan was located in the middle of a person's head. It was also called the Niwan Palace and was the spring which gave birth to a cultivator's Spiritual Strength.

When the earth seal had covered him, Long Chen had sensed a special energy from the earth trying to absorb his soul.

As for Song Mingyuan and Li Qi, they had been unable to fight against that absorption, so they had sealed their own souls in their Niwan Palace, which had made them enter a state of quasi death. That was the only way to slow down the absorption of their souls.

However, even if they had sealed their Spiritual Strength in their Niwans, they still weren't able to completely stop it. The only thing they could do was stall for more time.

Their Spiritual Strength was extremely weak now, and the flames of their souls were almost extinguished. It was no wonder he hadn't sensed their life auras.

Long Chen's powerful Spiritual Strength gently entered their Niwans, nourishing their souls. As he did so, their souls were like dry riverbeds finally receiving nourishment and recovering.

It was several hours before their souls finally awoke.

## Refining

Once that Spiritual Strength entered the Earth Spirit Bead, it began to spread, merging with every bit of the bead. The Earth Spirit Bead was a spiritual treasure that only heaven and earth could give birth to. Because it had been nourished by the tower for so long, it had grown stronger, having its own intelligence.

It had actually instinctively decided to absorb their souls to nourish itself. That would make it even more intelligent. In truth, although it was powerful, its current intelligence wasn't very high. Absorbing their Spiritual Strength had just been an instinct.

As for Long Chen's Spiritual Strength, it just foolishly absorbed as much as it could. It didn't know that once his Spiritual Strength entered its body, it merged with all its core energy, making it so that the two could no longer be separated.

Now that the opportunity had opened, his Spiritual Strength erupted and all of it was retracted. His Spiritual Strength pulled away all the Earth Spirit Bead's core energy.

What was entering their bodies was not only a massive amount of Spiritual Strength, but also boundless earth energy. It ravished their bodies, making them feel like their bodies and souls were about to explode. They continuously screamed.

After two hours, the huge sphere cracked. The Earth Spirit Bead's earth energy had all been extracted and given to Li Qi and Song Mingyuan. Long Chen suddenly felt a burst of weariness.

The Earth Spirit Bead was a treasure that had given birth to its own intelligence. The amount of earth energy inside it could be likened to an ocean. He had exhausted a great deal of his Spiritual Strength to handle it.

Song Mingyuan and Li Qi didn't disappoint him. They had both become earth attribute experts and were now lying on the ground like lumps of mud. They had almost fainted several times during this torment, but in order to absorb more energy, they had endured it.

"We're sorry, boss." When the two of them finally recovered enough energy to speak, their first words were still the same. They were ashamed enough to die. The fact that Long Chen had come down here to search for them made them gratified, but it made them feel even worse.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 899 (Wuxiaworld)
2. ↑ Chapter 900 (Wuxiaworld)