Ye Lei, who had gone to bed early, woke before dawn the next day. After reaching up to touch the stitched wound on his abdomen, he sat cross-legged and began meditating.
As time passed second by second, Ye Lei's wound gradually healed. The stitches at both incision sites fell away one after another, replaced by fair, flawless skin.
Morning.
Ye Lei went up to the rooftop terrace and used the brief moment when purple qi came from the east with the rising sun to cultivate his Purple Demon Eyes.
Ten minutes later, Ye Lei went downstairs.
Ye Lei made another trip to Riverside Forest. He planned to obtain the fourth Soul Ring for his second martial soul, the Flame Lord, today, while also helping Ye Lei's and Han Nuan's parents obtain suitable Third Soul Rings.
The moment he stepped onto the path leading into Riverside Forest, the system's voice rang out again.
"Ding. The conditions to activate the third mission have been met. Mission Condition One: Suppress your strength to the Soul Grandmaster realm. Seal all Soul Rings except the first and second; reduce the age of the first and second Soul Rings to 500 years. Condition Two: Play the pig to eat the tiger and conceal your true strength. Unless your life is threatened, the seal cannot be lifted."
After the mission was issued, Ye Lei frowned. The mission was not particularly difficult, but if he sealed his Soul Rings, today's plans would be disrupted. After all, could four 500-year Soul Rings defeat even a few thousand-year Soul Beasts? That would be asking for a beating.
"System, are there any other mission conditions?"
``` "Host, you may accept this mission at any time. There is no time limit, and this system will provide you with a