Volume One

Fortunately, having had prior experience with absorbing a soul ring beyond his level, Su Xing knew that the only thing he could do now was wait quietly. No matter what happened to his body, he could not panic in the slightest. Taking a deep breath, Su Xing went to a secluded corner. He first ate the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum's stamen, then consumed its petals one by one. The reason Su Xing dared to absorb this two-thousand-year soul ring beyond his level was that he had thought it through carefully. His Soul Power Level had already remained above level twenty for quite some time; he had simply never obtained a suitable soul ring to raise it further. Looking at the Wind Baboon that had fallen dead to the ground, Su Xing said in surprise. Immediately afterward, Su Xing slowly raised his right hand, and a violet-black radiance surged from his palm. An hour later, warm sunlight blanketed the earth, casting Su Xing's straight figure in its glow. Su Xing suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air. At that moment, he could clearly feel that his bones and meridians had become far sturdier than before. The next second, without any warning, a century-old soul beast Wind Baboon perched on a branch dozens of meters away plunged headfirst from the tree and crashed to the ground dead. Furthermore, after consuming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Su Xing's physique, bones, and meridians had been strengthened. The herb could also raise Soul Power. A vast amount of Soul Power had long accumulated within Su Xing's body, and his true Soul Power Level had likely already surpassed level twenty-five. All he lacked now was a soul ring to break through the bottleneck. If anyone could see Su Xing's face at that moment, they would discover that its color was constantly changing, turning yellow one moment and purple the next. Above the yellow soul ring he already possessed, the phantom of a purple soul ring was gradually condensing into form. After a long while... Before long, surging Soul Power gathered around Su Xing's body. His hair had completely turned golden, while a rapid series of explosive crackles rang from every limb and bone. This directly caused Su Xing's Soul Power Level to soar from just above level twenty to level twenty-eight. As time passed, the pain began to recede from its peak. Only by trying could he learn what the true result would be. Su Xing knew perfectly well that the prerequisite for absorbing a soul ring beyond the limit was possessing a physique unlike that of an ordinary person. This Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum could grant him such a physique. Otherwise, one careless mistake could result in him being destroyed by that immense Soul Power. There would always be differences between imagination and practice... Although the Demonic Breaking Bear's soul ring contained immense energy, it was ultimately finite. When that massive energy reached its limit, Su Xing's meridians had also been stretched to an extremely terrifying degree. Dawn had barely broken, and in the east of the Soul Hunting Forest, a pale sliver of fish-belly white slowly rose. Soon, Su Xing discovered that after the immense purple energy from the thousand-year soul ring entered his meridians, it seemed to weaken somewhat. "This skill can actually teleport?" Su Xing's attack had produced almost no fluctuation of aura when unleashed, and it was incredibly fast. By the time the Wind Baboon reacted to its pain, its life had already vanished from this world. It could only be described as terrifying! "My Soul Power Level actually reached level twenty-eight!" Su Xing vaguely understood the reason behind this phenomenon. After cultivating the Yijin Jing and consuming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, the extraordinary meridians within his body had been widened considerably, which greatly benefited the absorption of external energy. This absorption beyond his level brought Su Xing not pain, but a terrifying sensation. Every impact of energy made him feel as though he were a boat tossed by wind and rain, as if this body no longer belonged to him. The yellow soul ring on his body continued to shine with dazzling light, while his entire body trembled in a special rhythm. Even so, Su Xing persisted with all his strength. Only after calming his mind did Su Xing notice the changes in his Soul Power Level. As the Soul Power within him continuously circulated, the energy contained in the Demonic Breaking Bear's soul ring was completely absorbed by Su Xing and finally condensed into a soul ring. Whoosh! The Judgment Demon Scythe was now three inches longer than before. The energy of the thousand-year soul ring flooded in, filling every corner of Su Xing's body almost instantly. He did not even need to circulate it himself; the immense energy began circulating on its own. After consuming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Su Xing's Soul Power had risen by roughly five levels. Absorbing the Demonic Breaking Bear's soul ring beyond his level afterward had raised it by another three levels. "I've finally finished absorbing it. I wonder how many Soul Power Levels this immortal herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, will raise me by?" At dusk, Su Xing left the Soul Hunting Forest. After hiring a carriage nearby, he rode back to Nuoding City. Moreover, Su Xing cultivated the Yijin Jing, so his physique was already unlike that of ordinary people. Although the soul ring energy of a two-thousand-year soul beast was immense, it should still be difficult for it to harm Su Xing's body. As the saying went, the Singular Velvet reached the heavens, rendering one indestructible as diamond. After consuming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Su Xing's skin had begun to turn a clear yellow, and his limbs had swollen significantly. His bones continuously crackled. Su Xing lowered his head to look at his feet. One yellow and one purple soul ring silently rose, and an invisible pressure spread outward, causing even the nearby Blue Silver Grass to tremble slightly. Then, with a light gesture of his hand, the purple soul ring suspended above the Demonic Breaking Bear's corpse flew directly above his head. Slowly raising his right hand, Su Xing let violet-black light emerge from his palm. The Judgment Demon Scythe called out to the Demonic Breaking Bear's soul ring, and at once, the purple current seemed to find a means of release, rushing toward Su Xing's right hand like countless rivers flowing into the sea. Compared to yesterday, Su Xing had clearly grown taller. His shoulders had broadened somewhat, and his skin carried an additional lustrous sheen. Every movement he made was filled with a light yet powerful feeling. The instant the purple current entered his body, Su Xing felt the surrounding light dim, as though he had been submerged in darkness. Finally, he sat cross-legged and began cultivating to dissolve the medicinal power and improve his physique. A violet-black scythe roughly four feet long appeared in Su Xing's hand. Its shape seemed no different from before; the only difference was its length. Targets struck by Demon Scythe Strangling would lose the ability to act for two seconds, enter a bleeding state for ten seconds, and have their movement speed reduced by thirty percent. Su Xing's second soul ring skill was called Demon Scythe Strangling. The user teleported behind the enemy and swung the Judgment Demon Scythe with full force to strangle the current target.