Soul Power Pressure!

"Then let me see whether your physique is really as strong as you claim. If you can't meet my standards, you'd better obediently absorb a soul ring of just over four hundred years. Stop thinking about such nonsense." Bibi Dong looked at Long Yun as she spoke.

If he could not withstand such immense pressure, it would at least dispel Long Yun's somewhat unrealistic ideas. But if he could endure it, then she truly had no reason to object to him absorbing a soul ring beyond the limit. She would be much more at ease as well.

Long Yun took several steps back and moved his body around. Once he felt ready, he nodded at Bibi Dong. "Teacher, begin!"

"W-Wait!" Before Bibi Dong could make a move, Long Yun suddenly remembered something and hurriedly waved his hand.

Bibi Dong looked at Long Yun with an amused smile. "What is it? Having second thoughts?" Seeing his expression, she thought he was afraid he would fail the test and wanted to back out at the last moment.

"Not that." Long Yun said awkwardly, "Teacher, the Soul Power in my body hasn't recovered yet. Will that affect the test of my physique?"

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Long Yun. So that's what this brat was worried about.

"You needn't worry about that. I'm merely using Soul Power Pressure to test how many levels of pressure your body can endure. It has little to do with how much Soul Power you possess," Bibi Dong explained.

"So that's how it is! Then let's begin!" Long Yun said with a smile, inwardly relieved.

Bibi Dong did not hesitate. With a thought, without even using Martial Soul Possession, a wave of Soul Power Pressure surged toward Long Yun. The instant he felt it, his body shuddered.

Under this pressure, Long Yun felt as though he were submerged in a lake. Considerable pressure bore down on every part of his body, causing his muscles to tense, while his breathing grew somewhat labored.

"So this is Soul Power Pressure? It really is quite marvelous." Although this pressure brought Long Yun a certain amount of strain, it remained within his limits. He was even able to experience its mysteries, since this form of pressure was still something novel to him.

Teacher probably hasn't raised the Soul Power Pressure to Level 20 yet. Otherwise, there's no way the pressure I feel would be this slight. Long Yun had a fair understanding of his own physical strength. He did not think he could easily withstand Level 20 Soul Power Pressure. Even if he was a transmigrator with a cheat, that was impossible.

Just as Long Yun had guessed, Bibi Dong had not raised the Soul Power Pressure to Level 20. It was currently only at Level 10. If she raised it directly to Level 20, she was afraid Long Yun would be unable to endure it and might suffer harm. But seeing his calm and unruffled expression, it seemed her worry had been unnecessary.

In that case, I'll add a little more. Bibi Dong thought, a trace of anticipation rising within her over whether Long Yun could withstand Level 20 Soul Power Pressure.

Bibi Dong began raising the level of Soul Power Pressure. Level 11, Level 12... Level 15, Level 16.

As Bibi Dong's Soul Power increased, the pressure Long Yun felt grew heavier and heavier. Gradually, he felt a powerful force squeezing him from every direction, as though it were about to crush him flat.

If he had previously been in a lake, then now he was in the sea—at a depth of three or four thousand meters. The pressure exerted by the seawater had reached an utterly terrifying level. An ordinary person would likely have already been crushed to pieces. One could only imagine the pressure Long Yun was currently enduring.

Though the pressure was immense, Long Yun was not crushed immediately. He gritted his teeth and held on. Pain appeared on his face, veins bulged on his forehead, and sweat covered his face and body like dew, even dampening his clothes.

As Bibi Dong's Soul Power Pressure intensified, Long Yun's Martial Soul was forced out. In his Martial Soul Possession state, his ability to endure pressure noticeably improved, and resisting the pressure became far less difficult than before.

However, this did not last long. Enduring the pressure soon became difficult for Long Yun again, returning him to the state he had been in before using his Martial Soul!

Level 19!

The Soul Power Pressure Bibi Dong released had unknowingly reached Level 19. The moment it did, Long Yun felt the pressure on his body increase by at least half. His legs trembled, and he nearly lost his footing, but Long Yun still steadied himself and fought with all his strength against the pressure.

Under the crushing force, Long Yun's entire body trembled. His face had turned extremely pale, and sweat poured from him, dripping directly onto the ground.

"Long Yun, if you can't hold on, then give up for now! You've already done very well to reach this point!" Hu Liena shouted anxiously from the side as she watched his condition.

"Na Na Jie, I'm fine. I can still hold on," Long Yun shouted with difficulty. At this moment, even speaking was extremely hard for him.

Though it was his first time experiencing such pain, he still gritted his teeth and persisted. He knew he could not give up now. He had to endure!

Hu Liena was so angry at Long Yun's words that she stamped her foot. At a time like this, why is Long Yun still being so stubborn? What if he gets himself hurt?

Seeing that she could not persuade Long Yun, Hu Liena turned a pleading gaze toward Bibi Dong, hoping her teacher would withdraw the pressure. Yet Bibi Dong ignored her gaze and simply stared intently at Long Yun.

The pressure she had imposed on Long Yun had reached Level 19. She had never expected Long Yun to still endure it. Though he was struggling greatly, he truly had held on. This set off turbulent waves in Bibi Dong's heart.

One had to know that even many genuine Level 20 Soul Masters found it difficult to resist the Level 19 pressure she released, much less Long Yun, who had not yet obtained a soul ring. It was simply unbelievable.

It seems Xiao Yun's physical strength truly has reached the level of a Level 20 Soul Master, perhaps even surpassed it. He really wasn't lying to me, Bibi Dong muttered inwardly.

Perhaps he truly can create a miracle and absorb a soul ring beyond its age limit!

"Xiao Yun, you've met my requirements. I agree to let you try absorbing a soul ring of over seven hundred years!" Bibi Dong said to Long Yun.

Upon hearing this, although the pressure on his body did not lessen, Long Yun felt much more relaxed. He forced a smile onto his face, though it was not a very pleasant-looking one.

"Can you continue enduring the pressure?" Bibi Dong asked as she stared seriously at Long Yun. Although Long Yun's performance had already satisfied her greatly, she still wanted to see where his limits lay.

"Teacher, Junior Brother is already like this. He can't keep going, can he?" Hu Liena said anxiously. He's already in this state, so why continue? Teacher isn't trying to torment Long Yun for fun, is she? she thought.

Bibi Dong smiled, looking from Hu Liena to Long Yun. "Xiao Yun, what do you say?" Bibi Dong handed the choice to Long Yun.

Long Yun remained silent. The pressure I'm enduring now is already enormous. It's crushing me until I can barely breathe, but it probably hasn't reached Level 20 yet. Otherwise, Teacher wouldn't be asking whether I can continue enduring it. Clearly, there's still a little way to go before the Soul Power reaches Level 20.

Judging by the pressure I'm currently enduring, the soul ring age I can withstand has already reached over seven hundred years, but not eight hundred. That age is already about enough. Should I continue or stop? Long Yun rapidly considered the matter.

Forget it! I'll see whether I can withstand Level 20 Soul Power! If I realize I can't take it, I'll immediately ask Teacher to withdraw the Soul Power Pressure. But if I can endure it...

Then I'll try to absorb a soul beast ring of over eight hundred years!

Long Yun immediately made his decision. Having read the original work, he knew how much improvement absorbing soul rings beyond one's level could bring a Soul Master. In the original work, one reason Tang San could surpass his peers and fight opponents above his level was his Tang Sect techniques. Another was his Martial Soul and the age of his soul rings.

Absorbing soul rings beyond one's level resulted in soul rings of greater age. Higher-age soul rings naturally represented stronger soul skills and greater improvements in physical constitution.

Greater physical improvement meant the age of the next soul ring one could absorb would increase considerably as well. It was a chain reaction. Absorbing a soul ring beyond one's level once meant gaining the ability to do so with every future soul ring. The cumulative improvement from all those soul rings was unimaginable.

Simply having soul rings that were thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years older than others'—how could one not be stronger than them?

Therefore, for Level 100 and to become even stronger, Long Yun had to do his utmost to absorb soul rings of higher age.

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