The instant Quan Yi opened his eyes, solid pillars of Divine Sense shot from them, as did flickering Divine Marks; solid pillars of divine power lit up the Golden Furnace at the same time.
Both his Divine Sense and his divine power had risen greatly in quality and quantity.
The heavy tremors they gave off, like the rumble of the earth, could be clearly felt through the skin.
The leaking Divine Light swiftly drew inward, returning to his body without the slightest trace escaping.
Quan Yi's face was revealed, a smile playing across it.
He looked at Huo Wu and said softly, "I broke through too."
Only then did Huo Wu show a relieved smile. She relaxed as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders and said, "Honestly, every time you absorb a Soul Ring, it's never peaceful. But at least everything went smoothly."
Quan Yi lifted himself into the air and embraced Huo Wu's soft body, soothing her unease.
"This time, we crossed an extremely important dividing line. Once we've passed this threshold, no shackles can block our path forward anymore."
The successful absorption of this Soul Ring carried a meaning even more important than a breakthrough in realm.
That was that the restriction called Soul Rings, which had long bound every Soul Master, would never again be able to control them.
Going deeper, this matter would also completely change the closed loop in which human Soul Masters could not continue improving without relying on Soul Beasts.
For the Sea Island Faction implementing the "Everyone a Soul Master" plan, this would be a great joy, and it would also become another powerful support for Quan Yi in pushing that plan forward.
In Quan Yi's arms, Huo Wu rapidly recovered her own consumption. To the two of them,