All or Nothing

Xiao Lin absorbed the nearly eight hundred years of Soul Power from the Great Strength Vajra Bull. In an instant, the Soul Power within his body surged like boiling water, to the point that even Xiao Lin could barely endure it.

Xiao Lin squeezed his eyes shut and circulated the Indestructible Divine Skill with all his strength.

Yet even so, the Great Strength Vajra Bull's Soul Power continued to batter Xiao Lin's most fragile Meridians.

The human body had far too many Meridians, and they were far too fine. With Xiao Lin's current strength, there was no way he could protect them all.

Protecting only the most vital Meridians had already drained too much of Xiao Lin's focus.

Crack!

Suddenly, the violent Soul Power burst through a portion of Xiao Lin's Meridians.

Having found an outlet, the Soul Power immediately pressed down on Xiao Lin's physical body like floodwaters released from a reservoir.

Damn it!

Xiao Lin did not dare imagine what would happen next, nor was he willing to accept the Destiny of dying from an exploding body.

Imprisoning Dragon Staff!

At the critical moment, Xiao Lin immediately summoned the Imprisoning Dragon Staff.

The instant Xiao Lin summoned the Imprisoning Dragon Staff and planted it before him, the air around him seemed to freeze.

Not only that, but the Soul Power within Xiao Lin's body became heavy and indestructible.

Even the Soul Ring he was absorbing was forcibly suppressed. His Soul Power became like thick paste—still immense in quantity, but far less dangerous than before.

Crack! Crack!

Soon, after a series of faint cracking sounds came from Xiao Lin's bones—

The Great Strength Vajra Bull's bright Yellow Soul Ring instantly appeared above Xiao Lin's head. Before he could react, the Yellow Soul Ring began to contract and slipped directly onto his Imprisoning Dragon Staff.

A golden ring, no thicker than the Imprisoning Dragon Staff itself, embedded itself in the middle of the staff.

In an instant, Xiao Lin sensed an even more violent surge of Soul Power than before.

Like an erupting volcano, it rampaged through Xiao Lin's Meridians.

Yet in the next second, Xiao Lin's consciousness suddenly lit up. His entire being seemed to be immersed in a vast ocean, and before him stood a Heaven-Piercing Divine Pillar.

Isn't this the enlarged Imprisoning Dragon Staff?

Xiao Lin was overjoyed. He discovered that no matter how the surrounding Soul Power crashed against it, it could not shake the Imprisoning Dragon Staff in the slightest.

Like a needle that calmed the sea, it remained utterly still.

Soon, before Xiao Lin's disbelieving eyes, a strand of silvery-white Soul Power drifted down from the Imprisoning Dragon Staff.

This Soul Power entered Xiao Lin's body directly, flowing into his Meridians and Dantian.

To Xiao Lin's great surprise, one of the Meridians that had been ruptured was already completely repaired by the Imprisoning Dragon Staff's Soul Power.

Now, the Meridians throughout his body shone with a bright silver light, their strength greatly enhanced.

No...

Xiao Lin stared at the Meridians within his body and noticed something was wrong.

The ruptured Meridian had not actually been repaired.

Instead, the Imprisoning Dragon Staff's Soul Power had formed a bright silver Meridian with a metallic sheen.

This was not a Meridian condensed from flesh and blood, but one formed from Soul Power.

Xiao Lin frowned in confusion.

He did not know whether this was good or bad.

Fortunately, at least for now, it posed no harm to Xiao Lin.

Boom!

The next moment, countless streams of the Imprisoning Dragon Staff's Soul Power flooded into Xiao Lin's body. He could only feel the Soul Power in his Dantian becoming greater and stronger.

The originally winding stream had become a small river flowing without end.

The pressure and pain brought by the incomparably violent Soul Power vanished, leaving behind only a surging rush of adrenaline and strength.

Success!

Xiao Lin was ecstatic.

Not only had he absorbed the First Soul Ring beyond his limit, but its age was even greater than that of an ordinary person's Second Soul Ring.

Moreover, the indestructible Soul Power throughout his body had been strengthened once more.

This time, Xiao Lin could clearly sense that his Soul Power was drawing ever closer to the Soul Power of the Imprisoning Dragon Staff.

Even its hardness was gradually approaching that of the Imprisoning Dragon Staff.

Beyond that, Xiao Lin could also sense that using the First Soul Ring would not consume much of his power.

It was like a Soul Master who had activated their Martial Soul Avatar: using the earlier Soul Skills consumed nothing, while only activating the Martial Soul Avatar required expenditure.

This was his talent.

Innate Weapon Soul True Body Saint Physique.

It consumed almost no soul power. Just how terrifying would that make him?

Finally, Xiao Lin discovered that he could continue cultivating his Indestructible Divine Skill.

Just like Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Xiao Lin's Indestructible Divine Skill had also broken through its original shackles.

Even his soul power had advanced to level 13.

Although Xiao Lin's soul power had not increased by much, he found that it seemed to have passively become more condensed.

It was as though it had been suppressed by the Imprisoning Dragon Staff and hammered by gravity.

Xiao Lin dared to guarantee that even if his soul power was not as inexhaustible as Tang San's, he would not necessarily have less of it.

With compressed soul power, coupled with the fact that using his Martial Soul and soul power consumed almost nothing, Xiao Lin was no worse than Tang San, who would become the Sea God in the future.

What was more, Xiao Lin planned to continue Compressing Soul Power in the future.

He might even condense a Soul Core.

Xiao Lin was immensely satisfied. The corners of his lips curled upward slightly as he slowly opened his eyes.

"Uncle Hao, I succeeded!"

After greedily taking a breath of fresh air, Xiao Lin smiled and spoke to Tang Hao.

His success was not merely a simple success; it also proved that the standard for the maximum age of soul rings a Soul Master could absorb was wrong.

Tang Hao had long since been rendered speechless by Xiao Lin's astonishing feat. He merely nodded silently before preparing to take Xiao Lin out of the Soul Hunting Forest.

Tang Hao stored the Great Strength Vajra Bull before him in his Storage Soul Tool, then said, "Xiao Lin, I'll be leaving Little San in your care from now on."

"Alright."

Xiao Lin knew Tang Hao would leave sooner or later, so he agreed without hesitation.

But Xiao Lin was somewhat puzzled. Why was Tang Hao telling him this so early?

In the original story, hadn't he only left after Tang San started school, took Yu Xiaogang as his master, and appeared before Yu Xiaogang?

Could it be that Tang Hao had some major matter he absolutely had to handle?

Xiao Lin thought about it, then ultimately decided not to.

Was a Titled Douluo's business something a child like him needed to worry about?

On the way out of the Soul Hunting Forest, Xiao Lin noticed that his body had undergone earth-shattering changes.

His little face, which had still retained some baby fat, had become resolute, while his soft body had begun to show distinct muscles.

Finally, he had also grown a little taller. He was once again taller than Tang San.

Not only that, Xiao Lin discovered that his body seemed to possess a faint luster.

Every movement felt as light and effortless as if he had trained with sandbags tied to his limbs. Even without using soul power, Xiao Lin could clearly feel that sense of lightness.

This was purely the enhancement of physical strength. Every function of his body had been greatly strengthened.

What exactly was his soul skill?

Could it be that his soul skill did not increase attack, but instead boosted his own strength?

Xiao Lin could not help but doubt it. When absorbing the soul ring and choosing it, he had constantly hinted to himself that he wanted a soul skill with Attack Amplification.

But if that were not the case, where had the strange strength he felt in his body come from?

Just as Xiao Lin was puzzled, the Imprisoning Dragon Staff seemed to send him a response.

All or Nothing!

"All or Nothing! My First Soul Skill is All or Nothing!"

Xiao Lin's mind trembled as he was stunned by his own soul skill.