It Exploded Again

How was he supposed to explain this to the Pope?

The Soul Power provided by the first soul ring gave Ye Xiaobao's eyes what seemed to be renewed strength, and they had already opened into a narrow slit.

But in less than half the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the Soul Power was exhausted again.

Bang!

The second soul ring shattered!

Dong Bo?

Yun Chuan?

The Soul Power from the shattered second soul ring continued pouring into his Martial Soul.

Yet even after all the Soul Power had been depleted,

Ye Xiaobao still felt that he was just a sliver away from fully opening his eyes. Or rather, opening his eyes was the only thing he needed to do right now.

Another bang rang out.

The third soul ring shattered!

Dong Bo could no longer comprehend what was happening. Clearly, all the soul rings had exploded, yet the young master's aura was growing stronger and stronger.

Could it be Ring Explosion? He had heard that the Haotian Douluos of the Clear Sky Sect possessed a secret technique that could unleash immense power through Ring Explosion. But how could the young master possibly know it?

Ye Xiaobao had no time to care about what Dong Bo was thinking. As the third soul ring shattered, the Soul Power of a ten-thousand-year soul ring was incomparable to that of a thousand-year soul ring.

If a thousand-year soul ring was a faucet, then a ten-thousand-year soul ring was a fire hydrant. Enormous amounts of Soul Power surged wildly into his Martial Soul.

Ye Xiaobao's body endured immense pain. The tremendous Soul Power generated by the ten-thousand-year soul ring instantly washed through his body, and the tearing agony was almost more than he could bear.

A moment later.

He finally opened his eyes completely.

Within his sea of consciousness, the eyes of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Martial Soul also opened fully.

So this is my Martial Soul.

In an instant, his consciousness merged with his Martial Soul as one!

A flash of understanding also arose in his heart.

He regained control over his body. Ye Xiaobao clenched his fist and shouted.

"Great Sage Equal to Heaven—activate!"

A massive phantom emerged behind him. It stood dozens of feet tall, clad in golden chainmail armor, with phoenix wings soaring toward the heavens. Its eyes blazed with fire, and it held the Sea Stabilizing Divine Needle Iron in its hand.

It was the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who had wreaked havoc in Heaven's Palace!

After Ye Xiaobao activated his Martial Soul, the purple ring on his hand flashed with purple light, and the divine aura within his Martial Soul immediately withdrew.

Yet Yun Chuan and Dong Bo could still feel an overwhelming pressure.

Yun Chuan in particular had already summoned his Wind Wolf Martial Soul to resist the pressure, and all five of his soul rings had appeared. Even so, he still felt an urge to prostrate himself in worship.

What kind of Martial Soul was this?

Dong Bo could not help secretly rejoicing as well. As long as he served the young master properly, he would certainly be able to enter the core ranks of Spirit Hall in the future. With the young master's support, even becoming a Titled Douluo would no longer be an unattainable dream.

After all, with Spirit Hall's resources, raising a Soul Douluo to the level of Titled Douluo was no difficult matter.

Under the stimulation of killing intent, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Martial Soul had finally awakened completely.

Feeling the powerful strength in his body, Ye Xiaobao finally understood why his Martial Soul had kept absorbing his Soul Power before. His Soul Power had been insufficient, preventing it from awakening all this time.

Now, gathering the power of all his soul rings, he could finally activate the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Martial Soul.

He could not help sighing inwardly. As expected of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Martial Soul. Once activated, it granted a full hundred percent increase in Soul Power, an overall enhancement.

And his soul rings truly did not possess soul ring skills.

Although he had no soul ring skills, he had gained three soul skills instead.

First soul skill, Immobilization Technique: it could immobilize a person or object. The duration depended on the amount of Soul Power; the greater the gap in Soul Power, the longer it lasted.

Second soul skill, Transformation Method: it could alter his appearance, voice, size, and soul ring colors. It could even imitate Martial Souls.

Third soul skill, External Avatar: it could summon External Avatars. The External Avatars could fight independently, possessing one-tenth of the original body's strength, with no limit to their number.

Furthermore, he could use these soul skills even without activating the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Martial Soul.

Ye Xiaobao could only mutter inwardly, This is too powerful. I wonder whether I'll gain an absurd soul skill like Heavenly Transformation in the future.

He withdrew his Martial Soul and calculated that, with his current Soul Power, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Martial Soul could only be maintained in battle for a mere minute.

By his estimation, his current peak combat strength was already no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Sage.

Once he reached Four Rings, he should be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with a Soul Douluo.

At Five Rings, he would be practically equivalent to a Titled Douluo!

The only problem was that the Soul Power required for every advancement was several times that of a soul master at the same level.

Suddenly, Ye Xiaobao seemed to think of something and instantly turned to look at Yun Chuan.

A hint of killing intent also appeared in Dong Bo's eyes. This man knew the secret of the young master's Martial Soul. He had already earned himself a death sentence!

Yun Chuan realized it as well. Before such a genius had grown strong, they were the key protection targets of every major force. Now that he knew such a secret, his death was not far away.

He immediately knelt before Ye Xiaobao.

Ye Xiaobao looked at him expressionlessly.

Yun Chuan knelt on one knee, clasped his fists, and raised them above his head. His face was filled with terror as he said:

"Young Master, I am willing to serve you as my master. In this life and the next, I will never betray you. Please accept this subordinate."

Ye Xiaobao had his own considerations. He was not a bloodthirsty person, but neither was he a good man. When it concerned his own safety, he did not mind killing, especially since he could not gauge Qian Daoliu's attitude toward an outsider with a God-tier Martial Soul like his.

"Open up your spiritual power!"

Yun Chuan did not quite understand, but he still did as instructed.

Fire flashed in Ye Xiaobao's eyes as a strand of divine consciousness invaded Yun Chuan's sea of consciousness. This was also a simple application of divine consciousness he had learned after the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Martial Soul had truly awakened. If Yun Chuan harbored any thought detrimental to Ye Xiaobao, the divine consciousness in his sea of consciousness would detonate, destroying all his awareness and turning him into an imbecile.

Only then could he truly trust Yun Chuan!

After planting the divine consciousness, Ye Xiaobao went over to check on his Uncle.

The result was that his Uncle had likely been intimidated by Dong Bo's pressure earlier, then overwhelmed by the aura of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Martial Soul. He was now lying on the ground, having passed on ahead of them.

That was fine too. It saved Ye Xiaobao the trouble of doing it himself. Those eleven thousand Gold Soul Coins could serve as compensation for the family, considering they were genuine relatives after all.

And then there was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. He seemed to recall that this sect possessed the continent's number one Beast Martial Soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, but Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Plan had slaughtered the entire sect.

But this time, he wanted to personally lead people to wipe out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

Naturally, that would have to wait until he possessed sufficient power.

Since he had come to this world, his foremost priority was still increasing his strength. Douluo Continent had far too many inheritances of gods. Without sufficient strength, he could not even guarantee his own safety.

If he had enough strength, beauties, power, soul rings, and soul bones would all be within easy reach!

Ye Xiaobao considered himself an ordinary man with all sorts of desires. But desires needed to match one's strength, or they were nothing more than wishful fantasies. Though he did occasionally indulge in such fantasies.

Because divine consciousness had just been planted in him, Yun Chuan's mind was somewhat muddled. After recovering for a moment, his thoughts gradually cleared.

The first thing he did upon coming to his senses was declare his loyalty, swearing that from then on, he would obey every command without question.

Ye Xiaobao gave him only one task: silently protect Ye Dabao. If anything happened, he had to notify him immediately. This was the only reason Yun Chuan had been allowed to live.

"Young Master, rest assured. Yun Chuan guarantees that he will complete the task!"

Hearing those familiar words, Ye Xiaobao's mouth twitched.