First Soul Ring

First Soul Ring

But the neck was packed with blood vessels. Though only a small section of the spear tip had pierced it, it still made the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape howl in agony.

As the spear tip was pulled free, blood gushed out in a torrent. That thrust had actually punctured a blood vessel membrane!

"Roar!" The Sky-Supporting Demon Ape threw back its head and roared. A layer of black air surged around its body, and Lu Yuan was struck as if by a heavy blow, instantly flung away as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The spraying blood drove the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape completely mad. Ignoring its gushing wound, it lunged straight at Lu Yuan, its thick arms seeming ready to tear him apart!

"Beast, how dare you!" All four of Ferros's Soul Rings lit up at once, and blazing flames carrying immense energy blasted toward the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape.

Yet the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape did not dodge at all. It took Ferros's attack head-on, and though its entire body was scorched and covered in wounds, its flesh charred black, it still threw a punch at Lu Yuan without hesitation!

"Fuck!" Lu Yuan hurriedly twisted aside. The massive fist smashed into the spot where he had just been standing, cracking the ground.

Lu Yuan had barely steadied himself when another punch came flying at him!

The punch came too fast. Lu Yuan only had time to raise the Fine Iron Spear in front of himself before he was struck again!

His body was flung more than ten meters away, and he spat out another mouthful of blood. Struggling to his feet, Lu Yuan felt a searing pain in his organs, as though his entire body had been blasted apart!

If the Golden Dragon Spirit had not given him such formidable physical strength, that punch alone would have cost him half his life!

He looked at the Fine Iron Spear in his hand. Its shaft had been completely bent, with streaks of blood on it from where the web between his thumb and forefinger had split open.

"Xiao Yuan!" Seeing Lu Yuan's miserable state, Ferros's eyes nearly split with rage. One Soul Skill after another slammed ruthlessly onto the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape as if they cost nothing!

"Dad, I'm fine!" Lu Yuan coughed, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. "Attack its neck!"

Lu Yuan's spear had left a small hole in the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's neck. The groove in the spear tip had inflicted damage that was difficult for the ape to recover from.

Seeing that Lu Yuan was all right, Ferros relaxed considerably and quickly found the wound on the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's neck!

"Die, beast!" Relying on his swift movements, Ferros attacked the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape from afar. Even with the ape's immense strength, its attack power steadily weakened as blood continued to pour from it, and it could no longer pose much threat to Ferros!

Finally, after another ten-odd minutes, a thunderous boom rang out as the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's enormous body crashed to the ground, blood pouring madly from its neck!

"Xiao Yuan!" Ferros shouted.

Enduring the pain wracking his body, Lu Yuan seized the bent Fine Iron Spear and viciously drove it into the wound in the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's neck. The immense force pierced through its entire skull, churning its brain into pulp.

At last, this Sky-Supporting Demon Ape, capable of contending with Soul Beasts three or four thousand years old, died completely at the hands of the two of them.

This battle had been anything but easy. Together, one was a Soul Ancestor, while the other possessed the Golden Dragon Spirit and Innate Full Soul Power, with strength far beyond his peers. Even with the advantage of surprise, both had still been injured. What a formidable Sky-Supporting Demon Ape!

Now that the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape was dead, a deep yellow Soul Ring tinged with faint purple emerged from its corpse and floated above it.

"Xiao Yuan, are you sure? The energy in this Soul Ring may far exceed your expectations!" Ferros knew Lu Yuan inside and out, having watched him grow up. He believed Lu Yuan could absorb Soul Rings beyond the limits of ordinary people, but this Sky-Supporting Demon Ape was no ordinary creature. Their battle just now had been tremendously difficult.

"Mm." Lu Yuan nodded. "This Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's Soul Ring suits me very well!" Soul Rings from Sky-Supporting Demon Apes were things one could only hope to encounter by chance. They had been incredibly lucky to find this juvenile Sky-Supporting Demon Ape in the Soul Hunting Forest today.

None of the Soul Beasts in Grandmaster's proposed list could compare to the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape. It resembled the Titan Giant Ape, though it was slightly inferior. It excelled tremendously in strength and defense, while its speed was not weak either. It could practically be said to have no shortcomings.

It could not have been more suitable for Lu Yuan. How could he possibly give it up?

"Then be careful. Don't force yourself!" Ferros knew that once Lu Yuan made up his mind, no one could stop him, so he could only agree.

Lu Yuan nodded, walked before the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's corpse, and sat down cross-legged. With a light beckoning motion of his hand, the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's Soul Ring flew above his head!

A powerful and violent energy continuously poured into Lu Yuan's body from above, making even his meridians swell with pain!

I wasn't afraid of you when you were alive. Am I supposed to fear a mere Soul Ring now? With a ruthless resolve, Lu Yuan forcefully circulated the Golden Dragon Soul Power within his body and began forcibly refining the Soul Ring's energy!

There was no doubt that the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape was an overbearing and powerful Soul Beast, but the Golden Dragon was the true pinnacle of beast Martial Souls. Its supreme, domineering aura was something that almost no Martial Soul in the world could rival.

It was a clash of equals. The Golden Dragon Soul Power within Lu Yuan's body began a fierce collision with the power of the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's Soul Ring, making Lu Yuan's body tremble slightly as he absorbed it.

The Sky-Supporting Demon Ape had died a particularly miserable death, so its lingering resentment was extremely strong. This invisibly increased the difficulty of Lu Yuan's absorption of the Soul Ring.

Within Lu Yuan's sea of consciousness, a massive golden dragon and a black demon ape were engaged in a fierce battle!

That golden dragon was the manifestation of the consciousness of Lu Yuan's Golden Dragon Martial Soul. Every Martial Soul possessed its own spirituality, though many Soul Masters never discovered it in their entire lives. Martial Souls were not inanimate things!

The black demon ape, meanwhile, was the lingering resentment within the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's Soul Ring. The two were locked in a frenzied battle.

Though the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's energy was powerful, Lu Yuan's willpower far surpassed that of his peers. In addition, the Golden Dragon Spirit possessed a certain suppressive pressure over Soul Beasts. As time passed, the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's resentment finally began to fall behind.

Outside, as the Golden Dragon Spirit gained the upper hand, Lu Yuan's condition gradually settled as well. His body no longer trembled, and his breathing slowly stabilized!

The absorption of the Soul Ring had entered its optimal stage!

Seeing Lu Yuan's condition slowly stabilize, Ferros secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed there should be no problem now.

Looking at the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's enormous body, nearly three meters tall, Ferros had a thought, and a long sword appeared in his hand. He began cutting through the ape's body. Suddenly, a sharp clack caught Ferros's attention. On the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's left palm, a crystalline bone glowed with a faint light.