Soul Land: Anomaly's Ascent
Chapter 48

Soul Ring Self-Generation

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The spar ended, and the victor was decided.

Tang San's acquisition of the Soul Ring proceeded without any further complications. Meng Yiran, however, was defeated by Tang San yet again. Everyone expected her to fly into a rage, but instead, she seemed to have developed feelings for him. Before parting, she lightly kissed Tang San on the lips, bestowing upon him a kiss.

Tang San's face flushed red, while Dai Mubai and the others grew envious. Meng Yiran was, after all, a great beauty.

"Little San, you're too lucky," Ma Hongjun said, his face filled with envy and jealousy.

"Exactly, exactly," Dai Mubai and Oscar agreed, nodding repeatedly.

Ning Rongrong, seeing their expressions, muttered to herself, "Hmph, men are all pigs."

Zhao Wuji rubbed his temples and slapped away the group crowding around Tang San, "Stop talking. Let Little San absorb his Soul Ring quickly. The Soul Ring is about to dissipate."

Tang San nodded and began to meditate to absorb the Soul Ring. His expression was solemn. He took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and then slowly began.

Hermione glanced at the Man Faced Demon Spider a few times, then hesitantly whispered to Zhao Xuan, "This Man Faced Demon Spider's age seems quite high. It appears to have exceeded the best age for a third Soul Ring that Master mentioned."

"I know," Zhao Xuan replied calmly.

Hermione frowned slightly upon hearing this and couldn't help but ask, "Then why didn't you stop Tang San?"

"Do you think it would have been useful?" Zhao Xuan sighed softly.

Xiao Wu had just gotten into trouble and was still missing. Tang San's desire for power right now was likely unprecedented. Although Tang San was usually easy to talk to, once he made up his mind, not even three oxen could pull him back.

Hermione was stunned, then nodded gently. She glanced at Tang San with a hint of pity.

Zhao Xuan didn't think much of it. Although he only occasionally got dragged along by Tang San to listen to Master's lectures, he had learned quite a bit. Even if this Man Faced Demon Spider was a bit older, it wouldn't be excessively so. Tang San wasn't an ordinary person either. While absorbing this Soul Ring might be surprising, it shouldn't be dangerous.

Meanwhile, on one side, Zhao Wuji was cautiously engaging in conversation with the great god Li Qing. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun excitedly gathered around, and the girls also watched with interest. After all, these were living Title Douluo!

With Li Qing present, Zhao Xuan wasn't worried about anyone disturbing Tang San's Soul Ring absorption. Furthermore, he hadn't yet fully understood his own strength after his breakthrough. Thus, he sat down to meditate not far from the crowd.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, a vast, radiant, purple-gold space appeared, sacred and inviolable, untouched even by the surrounding chaos.

His Nascent Soul, Zhao Xuan, resided within, holding what were called "Creation" and "Myriad Things."

Suddenly, without warning, Nascent Soul Zhao Xuan's eyes snapped open, a flash of lightning streaking through them.

Zhao Xuan looked around, his gaze finally settling on the right. He looked at the computer with some confusion. What did "Creation" mean?

As if responding to Zhao Xuan's confusion, the computer suddenly disintegrated into a stream of light, filled with countless tiny runes. Zhao Xuan focused his gaze and discovered that these runes were all 0s and 1s.

The stream of light continuously shifted, evolving various things before Zhao Xuan's eyes: clouds, plants, rivers and seas, lions and tigers, light and darkness... Both things that existed in reality and things that were illusory and untouchable could be evolved one by one.

Zhao Xuan was taken aback, his expression peculiar.

These 0s and 1s were like the Yin and Yang in Tai Chi, with a similar miraculous effect to the evolution of Yin and Yang. They seemed capable of evolving all things in the world.

"Can it evolve Soul Rings?" Zhao Xuan had a sudden thought. After a transformation, he had condensed a Nascent Soul, and his Soul Power had grown explosively, reaching the bottleneck of level forty.

Unexpectedly, it was as if it had sentience.

The stream of light reformed into a computer on his right. On his left, a mobile phone suddenly displayed three Soul Rings. To Zhao Xuan's astonishment, they automatically disintegrated into a shower of light. The light coalesced into a trickling stream that flowed into the computer. The computer screen lit up for the first time, displaying countless mysterious 0s and 1s flashing across it. Then, the trickling stream flowed out again, reforming into Soul Rings that were placed onto the mobile phone.

Zhao Xuan blinked. Was that it?

The next moment, the previously stable purple-gold space suddenly trembled, like a curtain being torn down by a hand. The entire purple-gold space surged towards the computer.

The computer screen flickered again, with countless 0s and 1s dazzling the eye. The surrounding purple-gold space grew smaller and smaller, and Zhao Xuan could feel the oppressive force from the surrounding chaos.

Memories from his past life surged back, and Zhao Xuan, sweating profusely, instinctively shouted, "Stop!"

The trembling purple-gold space abruptly fell silent. Compared to before, the entire purple-gold space had shrunk by nearly nine-tenths. Nascent Soul Zhao Xuan suddenly felt an unusual fatigue.

"This is my spiritual force," Zhao Xuan suddenly understood.

However, his Nascent Soul was constantly generating spiritual force, so this purple-gold space could continue to grow in the future. At the same time, if this purple-gold space disappeared, his Nascent Soul would be oppressed by the chaos, which was likely the legendary "spiritual backlash."

Nascent Soul Zhao Xuan looked awkwardly at the still flashing numbers on the computer. What exactly were you doing using so much spiritual force?

Just as Zhao Xuan was wondering, the computer screen suddenly went dark. Then, a stream of light flowed out from the computer and formed a slightly dark purple Soul Ring before Zhao Xuan.

The mobile phone seemed to sense it and instantly absorbed the Soul Ring.

At the same time, a piece of information appeared in Zhao Xuan's mind...

Fourth Soul Skill - Eternal Time.

It can record one observed Soul Skill and transform it into one's own Soul Skill. It can only record one Soul Skill at a time and can be reshaped once every seven days. The power of the Soul Skill depends on one's own strength.

Zhao Xuan was stunned. It could actually evolve Soul Rings for him?!

Before he could rejoice, a sharp shout from the real world suddenly startled him awake.

"Who?!" Li Qing roared.

Zhao Xuan opened his eyes and saw everyone looking alert, their gazes fixed on a patch of bushes. The bushes rustled, and then a figure stumbled out.

"Xiao Wu?" everyone exclaimed in surprise.

Zhao Xuan got up, surprised and also horrified. Damn, how did you escape from the Titan Giant Ape?

Li Qing walked over to Zhao Xuan and asked with a frown, "This is the friend who was captured by the Titan Giant Ape? Are you sure she was captured by the Titan Giant Ape?"

Zhao Xuan was also bewildered. Xiao Wu was indeed captured by the Titan Giant Ape. How could a Soul Elder escape from the Titan Giant Ape?

Zhao Xuan walked over and happened to hear Xiao Wu say that the Titan Giant Ape was scared away by a roar of a bull.

"Senior, this?" Zhao Xuan turned to Li Qing, completely bewildered.

Li Qing rubbed his chin. "From what I know, there's a hundred-thousand-year-old Sky Azure Bull Python deep within the Star Dou Great Forest. Could it be that? But it's strange…"

Logically, a Titan Giant Ape nearing a hundred thousand years of age shouldn't fear the Sky Azure Bull Python.

Xiao Wu's explanation continued. Although there were many doubts, it was good that they had returned.

Zhao Xuan let out a deep sigh of reli

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