Absorbing the Soul Ring, Rising Two Levels

Generally speaking, after Thunderbolt Dragon Claw shot out of the hand, the soul master who activated the skill had already lost control over it, so Thunderbolt Dragon Claw would explode directly after colliding with an object.

But Yu Mingfeng's Thunderbolt Dragon Claw was different. Not only did it not explode, it even used the inertia of its flight to directly sever the Swift Electric Dragon's right leg!

All of this could only show that Yu Mingfeng's control over lightning energy had reached the pinnacle, which was why the Thunderbolt Dragon Claw he condensed was extremely solid.

"Roar!"

With its right leg severed at the root, the Swift Electric Dragon let out a pained roar and collapsed powerlessly to the ground.

Relying on only the single leg it had left, the Swift Electric Dragon could no longer stand.

"It's done."

After succeeding with a single strike, a faint smile appeared on Yu Mingfeng's face, and he explained to his son, "When a particularly high-level soul master accompanies a low-level soul master to hunt soul beasts, it's very hard to control the degree of force. Because maybe I only use just a little more strength, and the soul beast gets killed, so I can only fight with my hands tied. If I'm even a little careless, it might run away."

"The best method is to directly make the soul beast lose its ability to escape, so that's why I crippled one of its legs at the first opportunity."

Yu Tianlin nodded in understanding.

Just like in the original work, when the Dragon-Snake Couple accompanied their granddaughter Meng Yiran to hunt soul beasts, first the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and then the Man Faced Demon Spider both managed to run away, only to be snatched in the end by Oscar and Tang San.

One had to know that Dragon Duke Meng Shu was a Soul Douluo over rank eighty, while Snake Po Chao Tianxiang was a Soul Emperor over rank sixty. The two of them also had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, giving them some confidence even when facing a Titled Douluo.

And yet with cultivation like theirs, when they were merely hunting Thousand Year Level soul beasts, they still let the soul beasts escape twice. Was it because they lacked strength? Of course not. On the contrary, it was precisely because the two of them were too strong that they had to hold back, afraid they might kill the target soul beast themselves, thereby giving the soul beasts a chance to escape.

At this moment, the Swift Electric Dragon whose right leg had been severed was struggling on the ground, trying to get up, but it was nothing more than futile effort.

Yu Mingfeng walked toward the Swift Electric Dragon, but just as he reached its side, the Swift Electric Dragon suddenly erupted, opening its huge mouth and biting viciously at Yu Mingfeng.

Yu Mingfeng had long anticipated this scene. His Dragon Transformation right hand slammed hard into the Swift Electric Dragon's head, knocking it crooked, and his left hand took the opportunity to clamp around its neck.

Although its neck had been restrained, the Swift Electric Dragon still did not give up struggling. Electric light flashed over its two foreclaws, and it looked as if it was about to use Lightning Claw again.

But Yu Mingfeng was clearly faster. Before the Swift Electric Dragon could use its skill, he swung his hand and severed both of its foreclaws.

After completely controlling the Swift Electric Dragon, Yu Mingfeng hurriedly said, "Tianlin, come here quickly. Use the dagger to stab into its eye!"

Yu Mingfeng had severed three of the Swift Electric Dragon's four limbs, and the blood loss was tremendous. If Yu Tianlin did not kill it quickly, the Swift Electric Dragon would soon bleed to death.

Yu Tianlin's reaction was also very fast. After his father spoke, he took out a dagger from the Dragon Mark Ring, then ran to the side of the Swift Electric Dragon's ferocious head in a few quick strides and directly stabbed the dagger in through its eye.

The dagger pierced in along the eye socket, directly puncturing the Swift Electric Dragon's brain.

The Swift Electric Dragon's nearly nine-meter-long body suddenly stiffened, then began struggling violently. However, Yu Mingfeng held it tightly in a death grip, and a moment later, the Swift Electric Dragon stopped moving.

A purple soul ring slowly emerged from its corpse. Only after confirming that the Swift Electric Dragon was completely dead did Yu Mingfeng toss its head onto the ground and say, "Tianlin, you can absorb it now. I'll guard you."

Yu Tianlin nodded, sat down cross-legged, maintained his Martial Soul Possession state, and amid the coils of electric light, began drawing in the Swift Electric Dragon's soul ring.

The moment the purple soul ring sensed Yu Tianlin's pull, it was as if it had found an outlet and immediately surged in Yu Tianlin's direction, settling above his head.

The soul ring's purple light descended and enveloped Yu Tianlin, and a massive surge of energy poured into his body.

Fortunately, Yu Tianlin already had experience absorbing a soul ring once before. Now, even when struck by this scorching energy like molten lava, Yu Tianlin did not panic at all. He circulated Thunder Dragon Art, bit by bit converting this energy into his own Soul Power.

Grandfather Yu Yuanzhen's judgment was indeed correct. The upper limit he could endure for his Second Soul Ring was eighteen hundred years, so now, when absorbing this Swift Electric Dragon's soul ring, although it was extremely uncomfortable, it was just within the range he could bear. If it had only been another hundred years higher, he would have been in danger.

Just like that, roughly two hours passed. When the sky had grown somewhat dim, Yu Tianlin finally completed the absorption of his Second Soul Ring.

"Huff!"

Letting out a long breath, Yu Tianlin opened his eyes. The blue-purple electric light coiling around him looked much stronger than before.

Yu Tianlin slowly rose to his feet, and two purple soul rings immediately rose from beneath him, rhythmically moving up and down around him.

Two soul rings represented that Yu Tianlin had officially reached the Soul Grandmaster level!

After obtaining his Second Soul Ring, Yu Tianlin's figure had grown a little taller, and the muscles across his entire body had increased to a certain extent, making him look a few degrees more robust.

Seeing this, Yu Mingfeng smiled and said, "Tianlin, congratulations. You've broken through to rank twenty-one."

Yu Tianlin, however, said with some uncertainty, "Dad, after absorbing the Swift Electric Dragon's soul ring, my Soul Power doesn't seem to be just rank twenty-one. It seems to have reached rank twenty-two..."

"Oh?" Hearing Yu Tianlin's words, Yu Mingfeng revealed a surprised expression, then nodded in understanding. "Your Second Soul Ring is eighteen hundred years old, more than double the normal circumstances. Raising by one extra rank is also very normal. Come, let's test your Soul Power."

As he spoke, Yu Mingfeng took a white crystal ball out of his Storage Soul Tool.

Taking the crystal ball, Yu Tianlin poured his own Soul Power into it. In an instant, white light shone from inside the crystal ball.

The light was not especially bright, roughly occupying only one-fifth of the entire crystal ball.

However, seeing this faint layer of white light, Yu Mingfeng nodded in satisfaction. "That's right. It is indeed rank twenty-two."

In the past, Yu Mingfeng had only thought that absorbing soul rings above one's level would grant stronger skills, and had never paid attention to Soul Power at all. He had not expected it could also raise Soul Power by one extra rank.

Now Yu Tianlin had only just turned eight, yet he was already rank twenty-two, completely crushing his peers. Moreover, with each future above-level soul ring absorption, this gap would widen again.

As expected, Tianlin was the hope for the rise of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect!