Martial Soul's Further Evolution

Facing the pitiful owlcat, Ye Feng showed no mercy. With a flick of his wrist, a sharp longsword appeared in his hand.

With a flourish of his blade, Ye Feng decisively finished off the soul beast before him.

A moment later, a deep yellow soul ring tinged with purple rose from the owlcat's body.

"It seems this soul beast was close to a thousand years old. Ye Feng, be careful when you absorb it later." Ning Fengzhi had also noticed the hint of purple in the soul ring, but he was not worried in the slightest.

After all, with him here, there was no chance of an accident.

"Okay."

Ye Feng took a deep breath and instantly completed Martial Soul Possession. Drawn by his soul power, the soul ring floating in midair slowly drifted toward him.

Just then, streaks of colorful light enveloped Ye Feng, multiplying all his attributes.

Looking up, he realized it was Ning Fengzhi's enhancement spirit skill.

Before he could thank him, the owlcat's soul ring had already been absorbed by his martial soul. Ye Feng felt a violent surge of soul power emerge within him, and without time for anything else, he hurriedly closed his eyes and began absorbing it.

"Ding, your martial soul has come into contact with the bloodline of a high-level soul beast. Spirit Evolution Progress increased, progress 9/10."

"Ding, your martial soul has come into contact with the bloodline of a high-level soul beast. Spirit Evolution Progress increased, progress 10/10."

"Ding, your Spirit Evolution Progress has reached its maximum. Your martial soul is beginning to evolve."

"Ding, your martial soul has successfully evolved into a top-tier Sharp-tailed Swallow."

As Ye Feng refined the soul ring, system prompts rang out continuously.

At the same time, Ye Feng's martial soul began to change. Its originally silvery-white feathers gradually shifted toward gray, eventually becoming grayish-white.

Then its wings began to change as well, becoming broader and making it resemble a grayish-white eagle.

"What's going on? Why has Ye Feng's martial soul changed so drastically?" Ning Fengzhi naturally noticed Ye Feng's transformation. Generally speaking, absorbing a soul ring could indeed alter a martial soul somewhat, but such changes were subtle and never this obvious.

Judging by Ye Feng's current appearance, it no longer resembled the martial soul of a Sharp-tailed Swallow, but rather an unknown eagle-type martial soul.

"Could this... be the difference of a Mutated Martial Soul?" Sword Douluo hesitated before voicing his guess.

"Wow, Brother Ye Feng's martial soul seems even more imposing now." Ning Rongrong said from the side, her eyes shining.

Ning Rongrong's unintentional words made Ning Fengzhi's eyes light up.

It seemed Ye Feng's change was not a bad thing!

No matter what kind of martial soul it had become, its aura clearly showed that it had grown stronger.

So this was a good thing!

"Looks like Ye Feng's martial soul is far from simple!" Ning Fengzhi could not help but sigh.

"Ye Feng has Innate Full Soul Power and a Mutated Martial Soul. It's only normal for him to differ from ordinary people." Sword Douluo stroked his beard, fully agreeing with Ning Fengzhi.

With the enhancement from Ning Fengzhi's spirit skill, absorbing the soul ring was very easy. In just an hour, Ye Feng completed the refinement.

After the refinement ended, Ye Feng's level also rose by one, reaching level twenty-one.

"Ye Feng, how do you feel? Is there anything wrong?" The moment Ye Feng opened his eyes, Ning Fengzhi appeared before him with a concerned expression.

"I feel great. I feel very powerful." Ye Feng did not understand why Ning Fengzhi was asking. He was still immersed in the joy of his martial soul's evolution and had not yet realized what was going on.

"It's good that you're fine. What about your spirit skill? Is it an offensive one?" Ning Fengzhi immediately asked.

"I'll take a look." Having only just refined the soul ring, Ye Feng had not had time to examine the effects of his Second Spirit Skill. Hearing Ning Fengzhi's question, he hurriedly closed his eyes and sensed it.

Spirit Skill: Thousand Arrow Feathers. Transform feathers into countless arrows, each possessing one-tenth of the user's soul power as attack power. Launches an area-of-effect attack against enemies.

Once he learned the effect of his Second Spirit Skill, Ye Feng could no longer hide the excitement on his face.

With a wave of his hand, the feathers behind him transformed into feather arrows and gathered before his chest. Under Ye Feng's command, they shot out in the blink of an eye.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

In an instant, the trees and earth before Ye Feng were filled with feather arrows condensed from soul power.

"It really is this spirit skill." Watching Ye Feng's demonstration, Ning Fengzhi nodded in satisfaction.

He had already expected this outcome when he chose the soul beast for Ye Feng.

Now, it seemed that nothing had gone wrong.

"Ding, your Thousand Arrow Feathers has noticed that the spirit skill's effects have not been fully unleashed. It is very dissatisfied and has decided to train hard to improve its proficiency."

The system prompt left Ye Feng a little embarrassed. It was his first time using this spirit skill, and he had no technique to speak of, nor had he brought out Thousand Arrow Feathers' true power. Yet in the next instant, his own spirit skill had mocked him.

"Wow, Brother Ye Feng, so many feathers! This spirit skill looks so awesome!" Just as Ye Feng was feeling awkward, Ning Rongrong's amazed voice reached him, instantly lifting his mood.

"Hehe, it only looks impressive. Its true power hasn't been brought out yet." Ye Feng said modestly.

"Alright, since everything is settled, let's leave first." Ning Fengzhi looked at Ye Feng with a smile, pleased that he could recognize his own shortcomings.

Only after returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect did Ye Feng have time to check his attributes.

Host: Ye Feng

Martial Soul: Top-tier Sharp-tailed Swallow (0/10)

Level: Twenty-one

Soul Skill: Acceleration (Great Accomplishment)

Thousand Arrow Feathers (Entry Level)

Skill: Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Meditation Method (Perfected)

Heart Separation Control (Six-Orifice As-You-Wish Heart)

Strength Boost (twenty percent)

Seven Kill Sword Style (Great Accomplishment)

Wind Riding Flight (Minor Accomplishment)

Next, Ye Feng personally tested the changes in his strength.

He discovered that after absorbing the Second Spirit Ring, his strength had increased tremendously—so much so that it could be called a qualitative transformation.

Compared to before he absorbed the Second Spirit Ring, his current strength had increased by at least more than double.

That was the immense boost a spirit ring gave to one's strength.

From this moment on, he could also be called a Soul Grandmaster.

His martial soul was the Sharp-tailed Swallow, and his speed had always been very fast. After breaking through to Level 21, his speed had already greatly improved. Coupled with the further evolution of his martial soul, his speed had risen to a terrifying degree.

Ye Feng estimated that his current speed was actually even faster than that of Agility Attack Type Soul Elders above Level 30.

Even Ye Feng could not help but marvel at this. As expected of the peerlessly swift Sharp-tailed Swallow—the martial soul of the Speed Clan stood proudly above all others in terms of speed.

The increase in his level gave Ye Feng a new idea.

Previously, due to his lack of strength, his martial soul could not copy soul skills from soul masters with higher levels than his own.

Of course, it still could not do so now.

But his strength had changed. The soul skills of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were inherited through the same lineage, so he could seek out other soul masters to copy their soul skills—for example, Ning Rongrong's older brother, Ning Yifei.

Ning Yifei was exactly Level 21, which happened to meet the requirements for copying soul skills.