As he grew, and as his bloodline seals were unlocked, his martial soul would gradually grow as well, until it became that terrifying giant dragon spanning hundreds of millions of light-years and ruling over countless stars.
"Hmm, looks like I got the short end of the stick... but not by much..."
Ye Feng rubbed his nose and thought to himself.
After all, that was the dragon race's adult form. By the dragon race's standards of time, it would take at least ten million years to grow to that point.
Even if he spent ten years developing inside an egg, he would only be in his juvenile form after hatching. At most, he could tear God Kings apart with his bare hands. No big deal.
Giving him ten years to develop really would not make much difference.
And with the awakening of his martial soul, Ye Feng could feel the immense Innate Soul Power erupting within him. It was actually level 40!
Innate level 40 Soul Power!
Innate Soul Power was, in fact, the natural absorption of heaven and earth's vital energy by the body before one's martial soul awakened. The higher one's talent, the greater one's affinity with that energy, and thus the higher one's Innate Soul Power would be after awakening.
However, it was not over yet!
Because of the Star Ancestral Dragon's powerful bloodline, it naturally possessed all kinds of formidable talents and abilities. When those talents and abilities merged with the rules of this world, they automatically transformed into Soul Rings and Soul Skills.
Just like the golden Soul Ring Tang Wulin automatically condensed after unlocking his bloodline, Ye Feng's Star Dragon bloodline could likewise automatically transform innate abilities into Soul Rings and Soul Skills.
After all, these were the rules of this world. If he did not convert his talents into Soul Skills, Ye Feng could still use those innate abilities, but their power would be drastically weakened.
"Pop—"
The next moment, a purple three-thousand-year Soul Ring slowly emerged beneath Ye Feng's feet. Ye Feng had obtained his first Soul Ring and gained his first Soul Skill—Dragon Might of Stars.
When Dragon Might of Stars was unleashed, it had an absolute suppressive effect on all beast-type martial souls. The greater the difference in cultivation, the weaker the suppression.
Then came the second Soul Ring: a purple nine-thousand-year Soul Ring, accompanied by a thousand-year Soul Skill—Star Tyrant Body.
Using Star Tyrant Body increased all of his attributes by 900%, while making him immune to all negative effects for its duration.
Normally, enhancement-type Soul Skills only provided boosts of 10% to 50%, with even the most outrageous ones reaching merely 100% to 200%. Yet Ye Feng's boost went straight to 900%. It was simply unreasonable.
Next came the third Soul Ring, a pitch-black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. It was a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring, accompanied by a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill—Star Domain.
Within the domain's range, Ye Feng could turn his body into starlight and appear anywhere, essentially granting him unlimited Teleportation. He could also summon a massive number of meteors to attack his target.
Of course, what surprised Ye Feng most was that because his Soul Rings had evolved from his innate talents, their age would also increase as his bloodline was gradually unlocked!
Moreover, as his bloodline seals were unlocked and more talents continuously awakened, a single Soul Ring could carry two or even more Soul Skills.
Ye Feng was now level 40. In theory, he could directly condense a fourth Soul Ring.
However, only 1.1% of his bloodline had been unlocked so far. The remaining 98.9% was still sealed away.
If Tang Wulin, who possessed the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, had eighteen seals within him, then Ye Feng still had 989 Seals on his body...
With every bit of his bloodline unlocked, Ye Feng could awaken bloodline talents and integrate them into his Soul Rings as Soul Skills.
Unlike Tang Wulin, whose bloodline was an "outsider" and whose seals had been placed by Tang San, making them extremely crude and quick to unlock, Ye Feng's bloodline had been granted by the system and belonged completely to himself. Its seals had also been placed by the system, slowly unlocking as his body and cultivation strengthened. It was incredibly safe, and he did not even need to work hard. He could grow stronger lying down—though it would take longer.
Of course, he could also speed up the unlocking process. For example, absorbing the life purification of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, or getting a few tons of Immortal Herbs to snack on, could both accelerate it.
If he killed soul beasts, Ye Feng could still obtain Soul Rings right now, but he would not do that.
It was not because he had developed feelings for those low-intelligence soul beasts.
Rather, in his view, Soul Rings and soul bones acquired through hunting were ultimately external objects. They did not truly belong to him and might instead "contaminate" his bloodline.
Although other Soul Masters all absorbed Soul Rings, and it did not prevent them from becoming gods, for Ye Feng, becoming a god was only the beginning. His future held limitless possibilities, so naturally he did not think much of this world's trash Soul Rings and soul bones.
Speaking of soul bones...
After awakening his martial soul, Ye Feng could clearly sense the changes in his right palm. The gradually unlocking Bloodline Power had begun transforming it.
He only needed to unlock a little more for his right palm to transform into a true dragon claw. Its power would definitely not be inferior to the legendary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
If his bloodline were completely unlocked, all the bones in his body could transform into the body of a true dragon. Would that not be countless times stronger than any million-year soul bone?
"Innate level 40 Soul Power! And you can even condense Soul Rings on your own... If I hadn't watched you grow up, I might really have thought you were some monster that had undergone Humanoid Transformation and cultivated anew..."
At the side, the Silver Dragon King stared blankly at Ye Feng. An inexplicable flutter stirred in her heart as she murmured to herself.
He had only just awakened his martial soul and was already this powerful. She truly did not dare imagine how formidable he would become once he grew up.
"I feel like my body is filled with power. Thank you, Sister~" Ye Feng slowly withdrew his thoughts, his gaze toward the Silver Dragon King full of gratitude.
"Oh, no. This is all your own talent and hard work."
The Silver Dragon King gently pulled Ye Feng into her embrace and smiled sweetly. "All right, you've just advanced. Stay with Sister for the next few days to stabilize your cultivation, and keep Sister company while you're at it~"
"Okay!"
Ye Feng nodded obediently and did not refuse.
After awakening his martial soul, his strength had increased dozens of times over. He truly needed to stabilize it properly, lest his foundation become unstable.
Of course, the most important thing was having a beauty by his side.
Though the Silver Dragon King would not let him have a taste...
But kissing and hugging were still fine.
Phoenix Tail Cockscomb, Blown Apart with One Punch!
One month later.
Deep within the Star Dou Forest.
A giant ape over ten meters tall darted through the forest, its loud, soaring singing constantly echoing through the surroundings.
"I'm Taishan from next door, clutching the vine of love..."
Titan Giant Ape: Awoo~ awoooow~~
"You're beautiful Jenny, take my hand and roam the world with me..."
Titan Giant Ape: Awoo~ awoooowooo~
Ye Feng sat atop the Titan Giant Ape's head, gripping its steel-needle-like fur with both hands as he sang at the top of his lungs, looking utterly exhilarated.
Di Tian, Scarlet King, and the others spent most of their time cultivating beneath the Lake of Life, extracting the life essence within the giant fat worm.
Outside the Star Dou Forest, only the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape stood guard.
The Sky Azure Bull Python was a reserved flirt who never left the Lake of Life.
So the only big dummy Ye Feng could play with was the Titan Giant Ape.
This was now Tang San and Xiao Wu's era.
Xiao Wu had left the Star Dou Forest six years ago and had happened to miss him. By now, she should have joined Shrek Academy with Tang San.
Judging by the timing, Ye Feng felt that they would soon be entering the Star Dou Forest to hunt soul beasts.
Of course, Ye Feng wanted to encounter Tang San and Xiao Wu because he wanted to give away those useless Traits.
The targets for Trait gifts could only be humans, and they had to be within a certain range.
Previously, he had not awakened his martial soul, so going outside was still somewhat dangerous. Thus, Ye Feng had stayed hidden in the Star Dou Forest, building a relationship with the Silver Dragon King.
Over these six years, Ye Feng had accumulated a total of 72 Draw Chances. He had used 30 of them, leaving 42.
However, perhaps because the first Ten-Draw had been a Draw Chance gifted in the beginner's gift pack, the odds of obtaining good things had been relatively high.
In the following 30 draws, the highest-grade item he had obtained was only a red Trait, and many of them had been flawed Traits...
Ye Feng intended to save the remaining 42 for now.
After all, every Ten-Draw guaranteed one Trait. Although its quality was random, it was still a trump card.
Drawing when needed or when danger arose was the most suitable choice.
Once he reached the human world, gifting Traits would still earn him a large number of Draw Counts. He could then draw whichever Traits he needed most based on the situation.
Awooo!
Suddenly, the Titan Giant Ape beneath him came to an abrupt halt and looked toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.
"Little Tai, what's wrong?"
Sensing the Titan Giant Ape's abnormal behavior, Ye Feng asked curiously.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The Titan Giant Ape stood upright and gestured with its fingers, looking extremely excited.
"What? You sensed Xiao Wu's aura?" Having lived in the Star Dou Forest for so long, Ye Feng naturally had no trouble communicating with soul beasts.
Upon receiving the Titan Giant Ape's message, he was immediately overjoyed.
For this entire period, aside from cultivating, he had been taking the Titan Giant Ape around everywhere every day. Wasn't it all just to wait for Tang San and the others to arrive? They had finally come.
He had a huge number of flawed Traits in his hands, perfect for dumping on them all at once and reaping a massive haul of Draw Counts.
Roar! Roar!
Although the Titan Giant Ape had already become Ye Feng's underling, sensing Xiao Wu's aura still made it incredibly excited. It could not wait to rush over and bring Xiao Wu back.
Of course, aside from missing Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape wanted even more to persuade her to submit to Ye Feng as well and acknowledge him as her boss.
After all, Ye Feng's status in the Star Dou Forest was unmatched.
Even those ancient powerhouses with two or three hundred thousand years of cultivation treated him with great respect.
If Xiao Wu could build a good relationship with Ye Feng, she would definitely be able to swagger through the Star Dou Forest in the future and never be bullied by other soul beasts again.
"Little Tai, let's go take a look. But don't show yourself yet. Wait for my command before acting."
Ye Feng patted the Titan Giant Ape's head as he spoke.
After all, if the Titan Giant Ape appeared, it would probably scare everyone away, and Xiao Wu's identity might also be exposed.
Of course, most importantly, he could not let the Titan Giant Ape interfere with his plan.
"Roar..."
The Titan Giant Ape let out a low whimper before finally nodding obediently.
Even though it desperately wanted to see Xiao Wu.
But she did not dare disobey Ye Feng's orders, and quickly led him flying toward Xiao Wu's location.
Meanwhile.
On the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.
The Shrek group slowly advanced into the Star Dou Forest.
Dai Mubai took the lead, Tang San kept watch, and the others guarded the perimeter. Zhao Wuji stood in the middle of the group, constantly wary of danger that could emerge from the surroundings at any moment.
The others all held an instinctive fear of the Star Dou Forest. Every one of them remained fully focused and cautious.
Only Xiao Wu had her hands behind her back as she skipped along. From time to time, she reached out to touch the flowers and grass beside the path. She seemed to be in quite a good mood, without the slightest bit of pressure.
Seeing this, Zhao Wuji's mouth twitched involuntarily.
However, Xiao Wu had not left his safe range, so he could not be bothered to say anything.
After traveling for about two hours, the group decided to take a break.
However, Zhu Zhuqing, who was responsible for keeping watch, quickly noticed something unusual.
"Careful, there's something ahead!"
Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly said.
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