A Shocking Transformation! The Devouring Martial Soul Awakens!

It had to be said.

As expected of a God-Bestowed Soul Ring modified by the system.

Originally, even God-Bestowed Soul Rings had their limits.

Beyond those limits, they could not be absorbed.

But after being modified, it was equivalent to a Dark Divine Phoenix directly offering itself as a sacrifice.

This allowed Lin Shu to absorb it without any concerns.

There was not even the slightest trace of pain.

Thinking back to his previous four experiences of absorbing Soul Rings, each time had brought more or less different sensations.

Only this time was the most comfortable.

On the continent, Soul Rings were distinguished by both age and color.

Soul Rings between a hundred and a thousand years were yellow.

Soul Rings between a thousand and ten thousand years were purple.

Soul Rings between ten thousand and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring were black!

Although there were extremely few absorbers of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, records stated that they were red.

As for million-year Soul Rings, some ancient surviving books recorded them as gold.

Beyond a million years, however, there were no records at all.

Lin Shu did not know what color Soul Ring he would possess after absorbing this God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

At that moment, Lin Shu was immersed in absorbing the Soul Ring.

Nearby, Lin Ye stood guard together with several Super Douluo subordinates of Lin Shu.

He looked in Lin Shu's direction and was startled as well.

What did he see?

Five Soul Rings lit up around Lin Shu.

Among them were two yellow and two purple rings.

Yet the fifth Soul Ring was actually gold.

However, black wisps faintly curled within the gold.

"This..."

"The Young Master has broken through to level fifty Soul Power and become a Soul King!"

"But the Young Master never went to hunt a soul beast, so how did he absorb a Soul Ring?"

Although Lin Shu was now the Guild Master, Lin Ye was accustomed to calling him Young Master and had not changed his form of address.

He was delighted by the Young Master's breakthrough.

An eighteen-year-old Soul King could be called a genius anywhere on the continent.

But the Young Master's current condition left him deeply puzzled.

This was clearly the state of absorbing a Soul Ring.

Yet Soul Rings, from lowest to highest, were white, yellow, purple, black, rumored red, and legendary gold.

Why did the Young Master's Soul Ring belong to none of those kinds?

It looked gold, yet black mist swirled around it.

Naturally, he did not believe that the Young Master had absorbed a million-year golden Soul Ring.

After all, with the Young Master's current level-fifty Soul Power, how could he possibly absorb such a Soul Ring?

He could only watch quietly, stand guard, and wait for the Young Master to finish cultivating before asking him about it.

Time slowly passed.

Since it was equivalent to a sacrifice, there was no discomfort whatsoever.

Thus, the absorption process went exceptionally smoothly.

An hour later.

Lin Shu finally completed the absorption.

As Lin Shu completed the absorption.

His Soul Power, which had only recently broken through to level fifty, suddenly began to soar.

Level fifty-one Soul Power!

Level fifty-two Soul Power!

Level fifty-three Soul Power!

His Soul Power quickly reached level fifty-five and continued rising without pause.

In the end, his Soul Power directly reached level fifty-nine.

At the same time.

After his Soul Power reached level fifty-nine, Lin Shu sensed that his second Martial Soul seemed to be about to awaken.

Lin Shu did not suppress it and allowed it to awaken.

At the same time.

Black energy surged around Lin Shu, enveloping him.

Endless Soul Power from heaven and earth rushed in from all directions, absorbed by that black energy.

"So this is my second Martial Soul, the Devouring Martial Soul?"

Now.

Lin Shu finally understood the function of the Devouring Martial Soul, his second Martial Soul.

One word: strong!

Two words: very strong!

Three words: unbelievably strong!

In short, it was absurdly powerful!

Just like its name, the Devouring Martial Soul possessed the ability to devour.

It could devour everything between heaven and earth.

Whether soul beasts, people, or all kinds of rare treasures, it could devour them all.

For example, if a soul master stood before him, Lin Shu could use the Devouring Martial Soul to absorb that person's Soul Power and feed it back to himself.

Of course, the Devouring Martial Soul could currently only absorb targets weaker than himself.

For those stronger than himself, they had to be dead before Lin Shu could absorb them.

Moreover, this Martial Soul did not need any additional Soul Rings. It had only one Soul Ring: a black Soul Ring.

The more it devoured, the larger the black Soul Ring would become.

Upon its first awakening, its Soul Ring was equivalent to a ten-thousand-year level.

As it continued devouring, the Soul Ring would advance to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, or even several hundred thousand years.

However, even then, it would remain black and would not turn into a red or gold Soul Ring.

The initial black Soul Ring possessed one Soul Ring skill.

As it devoured more, it would develop additional Soul Ring skills.

At a hundred thousand years, it would have two Soul Ring skills.

At a million years, it would have four Soul Ring skills.

Of course, that was still far away for Lin Shu.

Lin Shu sensed it carefully.

The first Soul Ring skill of his Devouring Martial Soul was Devouring Mist.

When this Soul Ring skill was unleashed, black mist would spread through the area.

Once someone was enveloped by the black mist, if their Soul Power was lower than Lin Shu's, they would instantly lose themselves within the Devouring Mist and be unable to break free. They could only have their Soul Power devoured by Lin Shu until they died.

If their Soul Power was higher than Lin Shu's, it could still suppress their Soul Power for a short time and restrict their movements.

If their Soul Power was only slightly higher than Lin Shu's, it could suppress them to roughly the same level as Lin Shu.

At that point, Lin Shu could easily defeat them as well.

Now, anyone at level sixty-nine or below would be suppressed to Lin Shu's level, or even slightly below it, once caught in the Devouring Mist.

Only those who had reached level seventy Soul Power or exceeded level seventy could break free.

However.

Combined with the God-Bestowed Soul Ring skill, even those at level seventy Soul Power or above posed no threat to Lin Shu.

As for the exact limit, Lin Shu did not know.

Lin Shu opened his eyes and looked at Lin Ye in the distance.

When the time comes, I can spar with Lin Ye and test it. That way, I can see where my limits lie!

Lin Shu rose from his place of cultivation.

Now, everything was ready.

Next came the relocation.

Naturally, they would not all move away.

Only some of them would leave for the Central Martial Region to establish a new Langya Auction House as the main branch.

This place could still serve as a branch.

Lin Shu decided to leave the Fifth Elder and Eighth Elder behind to manage it.

As for which of them would serve as the branch master, they could decide that themselves.

Lin Shu had already decided whom to take with him.

The Chief Auctioneer, Su Qian, had an extraordinary background and had to be taken along.

Next was the Guardian Elder, Lin Ye. He was extremely loyal, and although his cultivation was somewhat lower than many of Lin Shu's guards, he still had considerable potential worth cultivating and could be taken along.

Then there was Lin Shu's three-hundred-man Title Douluo guard unit, which definitely had to go with him.

There was also Lin Yurou.

She was Lin Shu's older sister. Though not related by blood, she had been adopted by Lin Shu's father while he was alive.

She could stay by his side as well.

"However, we cannot abandon the branch here. The Fifth Elder and Eighth Elder are only Soul Douluo, and it will be difficult for them to keep the surrounding forces in check. We need to leave behind some foundation!"

After thinking it over.

Lin Shu decided to leave five Title Douluo subordinates behind to guard this place.

Having five fewer Title Douluo at Lin Shu's side would not affect much.

But with five Title Douluo guarding this place, it would be enough to maintain its status as a top-tier force!

Very soon.

Lin Shu brought Lin Ye and several subordinates to the Langya Grand Hall.

By then, all follow-up matters from the auction had already been handled.

They had been summoned to the Langya Grand Hall.

Looking at them, Lin Shu directly announced his plan...