Absorbing Ultimate Attributes was torment for Quan Li, and it was tempering for his Martial Soul as well.
As the toughest Ultimate Gold, even a single Ultimate Attribute might not have been able to "temper" it.
But now, a full three Ultimate Attributes were tempering the gauntlets together, and during this process, the stalled source of the gauntlets was undergoing a transformation.
Quan Li's will and the will inside his Martial Soul showed a completely identical attitude of resistance in the face of hardship.
In Quan Yi's eyes, the two resonated on a soul level, and the two frail, pitiful wills were amplified and stacked through that resonance.
The light radiating from the Martial Soul grew brighter and brighter. The black-gold radiance of the Martial Soul, in turn, gradually gnawed away at the deep red Soul Light coming from the Soul Ring.
Although this backlash was still only an extremely tiny counterattack, it completely changed the situation in which Quan Li could only passively endure throughout the entire process.
And it was precisely this faint counterattack that instead enraged the Soul Ring of the Evil Orca King.
Its savage attributes and power underwent a qualitative change as the Soul Ring's overall energy rose.
Its age limit broke through 500,000 years.
Once it crossed this hurdle, the Energy Fluctuation erupting from the Soul Ring rose violently.
The rising black-gold Profound Light was once again heavily suppressed, and the entire Martial Soul was quickly washed over anew by the deep red Soul Light.
Under this storm, the Black Gold Gauntlets were covered by red light, leaving only a faint "candle flame" swaying in the wind and rain.
But even at such a critical moment, Quan Li did not give up resisting, and the Black Gold Gauntlets did not give up resisting either.