Sun Power (Please Keep Reading)

"It was just a coincidence."

Firefly said firmly.

"All right."

Meng Hongchen said helplessly. Although her conversation with the handsome little brother had been interrupted, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. They all lived in Mingdu, so they would have time to interact sooner or later. She was in no hurry; she had plenty of patience.

Liu Xing stared blankly at Firefly, who stood in front of him as if protecting a calf. It was the first time he had seen her this wary. What was going on? Was Meng Hongchen really that dangerous?

Although the other party had already obtained her Second Soul Ring, there was no need to be this vigilant, was there? With Luan Yu here, and since they were not enemies, Liu Xing felt that Meng Hongchen posed no danger at all.

Besides, she looked like a big sister and seemed very gentle. Though she was a little overly familiar and liked staring at his face, he had a fairly good impression of her!

Though he was puzzled, he trusted Firefly. He let her handle this young lady who was two years older than him, then turned his gaze toward Xu Tianzhen.

Xu Tianzhen's face was filled with pain, yet she still gritted her teeth and endured. Absorbing a Divine Beast Bloodline soul beast ring with more than four hundred years of cultivation was clearly somewhat difficult for her. However, her physical condition was quite good, and she had used plenty of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that enhanced her physique. Though the process was difficult, safely absorbing it would not be a problem.

The White-Haired Youth wore the same expression. Clearly, an eight-hundred-year Gold Devouring Beast was not so easy to absorb either, even though he was already a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master.

In truth, with their talent and physical condition, absorbing ordinary four-hundred-year and eight-hundred-year soul beast rings should have been easy. The issue was that they had absorbed rings from top-tier soul beasts, whose absorption difficulty was at least two levels higher than that of ordinary soul beasts.

For ordinary soul masters with average talent and poor physical condition, absorbing soul beast rings from rare soul beasts with noble bloodlines was not only not a good thing—it could even kill them.

Time slowly passed. With two Rank 9 Spirit Tool Masters standing guard, no foolish soul beasts came to disturb them. Xu Tianzhen was absorbing her First Soul Ring, and though the process was arduous, she successfully absorbed the Blazing Fire Crow's soul ring within an hour.

"Yay! (＾-＾)V I succeeded!"

Xu Tianzhen sprang to her feet, raised her right hand in a V sign, and said smugly.

Luan Yu gave Xu Tianzhen's head an annoyed pat. "Stop fooling around. What soul skill did you get? How many levels did your Soul Power rise?"

Xu Tianzhen had no intention of keeping it secret and answered carelessly, "My Soul Power rose by two levels. I'm level twelve now. As for my soul skill, it's called Sun Power."

As she spoke, Xu Tianzhen raised her right hand, and a golden sphere of light appeared. A Yellow Soul Ring revolved around it.

As the Yellow Soul Ring shone, golden light spilled from the golden sphere in Xu Tianzhen's hand. Bathed in that light, Xu Tianzhen's aura and Soul Power fluctuations rose by one level.

Then, the surrounding light began gathering toward Xu Tianzhen's hand. A few seconds later, a streak of golden light shot forth, piercing through a large tree more than ten meters away. The wound in the tree was charred black, as though it had been scorched by intense heat.

Xu Tianzhen placed both hands on her hips, tilted up her little head, and wore a catlike smile as she proudly declared, "My First Soul Skill, Sun Power, can not only enhance my Soul Power and the temperature of my flames, but also gather Sun Power and fire Sunlight."

Clap, clap!

Jing Hongchen clapped and smiled. "What a Sun Power. As expected of a soul ring provided by a Divine Beast Bloodline. It combines support and offense—speed, penetration, and high temperature. In terms of power alone, it likely does not lose to a thousand-year soul skill!"

Luan Yu stroked her chin and smiled. "A soul beast with the Three-legged Golden Crow's bloodline really is well suited to a Sun Spirit Soul. Even if little Tianzhen becomes a Titled Douluo in the future, this soul skill will not become useless. The only issue is that firing Sunlight is too slow."

When Xu Tianzhen had gathered Sunlight just now, it had taken several seconds. In battle, that was already enough time for an opponent to prepare.

Xu Tianzhen made a miserable face. "It's not that I can't speed up the gathering process, but it'll take a lot of time to practice."

Sun Power was a soul skill that required time to study and practice. For the playful Xu Tianzhen, that was not good news.

"Then work hard! A few seconds of preparation time won't be enough to hit anyone."

Ye Guyi raised a brow. She had been planning to spar with Xu Tianzhen. If Xu Tianzhen's First Soul Skill was only this much, she was confident she could dodge it.

Luan Yu narrowed her eyes. When Xu Tianzhen had gathered sunlight just now, Luan Yu had been wondering whether creating a Soul Tool specifically to gather sunlight could assist Xu Tianzhen in making her Sunlight instantaneous. In theory, it was possible.

However, since it was a soul skill that could be trained to activate instantly on its own, there was no need to rely on a Soul Tool. She would let Xu Tianzhen suffer for now. Once she had practiced it to instant activation, Luan Yu would give her a Soul Tool for gathering sunlight. Luan Yu revealed a mischievous smile.

Xu Tianzhen shivered, feeling an inexplicable malice sweep over her body. Suspiciously, she looked around, thinking that a soul beast was watching from the shadows.

The moment Liu Xing saw Luan Yu's smile, he knew her wicked sense of humor had struck again. Who was the target this time? After spending so much time together, Liu Xing had already experienced Luan Yu's slightly devious personality.

Looking at Xu Tianzhen, who was still glancing around, Liu Xing suddenly understood. So it's her. Then it's fine.

As long as the target was not him or Firefly, he was happy to watch the fun.

Compared to Xu Tianzhen, who was absorbing her First Soul Ring, the White-Haired Youth, Xiao Hongchen, took longer to absorb his Second Soul Ring. Although the Gold Devouring Beast's bloodline could not compare to that of the Blazing Fire Crow, it was still a top-tier soul beast bloodline, and it was at least an eight-hundred-year soul beast. Its absorption difficulty was far greater than the Blazing Fire Crow's, so it naturally took more time.

However, since Jing Hongchen had dared to let his grandson absorb the Gold Devouring Beast's soul ring, he naturally had confidence in him. As a Rank 9 Spirit Tool Master, he possessed that much judgment.

Sure enough, Xiao Hongchen smoothly absorbed the Gold Devouring Beast's soul ring without any mishap. As a second Yellow Soul Ring emerged from the golden Three-legged Golden Toad, it signified Xiao Hongchen's success.

"Grandfather, I succeeded."

Xiao Hongchen opened his eyes, looked at Jing Hongchen, and spoke with a proud expression.

"Good, good, good. Absorbing this Gold Devouring Beast's soul ring will also benefit your Three-legged Golden Toad. Though it cannot elevate its bloodline, it can still improve its quality somewhat."

Jing Hongchen's face was full of gratification. He had high hopes for this grandson. The Three-legged Golden Toad possessed a Divine Beast Bloodline, and its metal attribute was highly suited for controlling and crafting Soul Tools. It was practically born to be a spirit tool master. As long as nothing unexpected happened along the way, Xiao Hongchen's future achievements would surely surpass his own as he charged toward the legendary Rank 10 Spirit Tool Master.