Absorption! Old Yi Awakens! (Please Follow and Read!!!)

The Sword Grass had reached its limit after its outburst.

True One-Second Sword Grass.

More than half of the sword qi around it had thinned out, and even the sword patterns on its Sword Leaves had dimmed considerably.

The launchers on Jing Hongchen's body fired again.

This time, even with the Sword Grass's eruption, it failed to break through the suppression.

Fierce Suppression Power erupted from the sixteen Suppression Cannon Shells.

The sixteen shells themselves formed a Linkage Effect; their Suppression Power was not simply added together.

"Little Yu!"

Su Yu immediately unleashed a soul skill.

"Blue Silver Critical Spear!"

Blue Silver Grass gathered into a long spear and surged forward, stabbing into the Sword Grass's roots.

The Sword Grass had already expended too much sword qi, yet it still blocked Su Yu's attack.

Su Yu thrust again, finally killing it completely.

An Ink Black soul ring slowly rose from the Sword Grass's corpse.

This soul ring was even deeper and darker than the one Xiao Hongchen had absorbed earlier, and the Soul Power Fluctuation within it was even stronger.

Even before it was absorbed, a sharp aura emanated from the soul ring.

Su Yu used his First Soul Skill, restoring himself to peak condition.

He sat cross-legged beside the Sword Grass's corpse and guided the Ink Black soul ring over himself. Star Power entered his body, enduring the impact of the soul power within the ring alongside his own soul power.

Hiss—

Su Yu felt an intense Tearing Sensation as terrifying sharpness sliced through his body.

It was as if countless Small Swords were wreaking havoc within his Meridians.

Fortunately, Su Yu's vitality was formidable. The life force of the Blue Silver Grass flowed into his body, rapidly restoring his damaged Meridians.

Taking advantage of the destruction caused by the sword qi-infused soul power and the healing from his life force, Star Power seeped into every part of his body, achieving its greatest effect.

As for the Soul Shock—

The instant the soul ring settled onto him, Su Yu proactively activated Red Dust Shelter for the first time.

He did not force himself to withstand the Sword Grass's Soul Shock.

Outside.

The moment Su Yu began absorbing the soul ring, he activated the first layer of Red Dust Shelter. Jing Hongchen and his grandson both frowned deeply.

"Red Dust Shelter activated as soon as he started absorbing it?"

Xiao Hongchen turned to his grandfather and asked.

"Grandfather, should we interrupt Su Yu's absorption?"

Absorbing a soul ring was an extremely complicated process. Interrupting it midway would cause severe harm to the absorber.

If the absorption of a soul ring failed—

If it was not handled properly, the soul power belonging to the soul ring could explode inside the body. It was common for a soul master to die on the spot.

More importantly, during the process of absorbing a soul ring, it was not only the body that connected to it.

Even when absorbing ten-year or hundred-year soul rings, a soul master's Mental Power was connected to the ring as well. This was a passive effect produced by the Martial Soul during soul ring absorption, not a connection controlled by the soul master.

And precisely because Mental Power was involved, once it was damaged, it would suffer unprecedented trauma.

However, Xiao Hongchen had not raised this question without reason.

The purpose of Red Dust Shelter was not merely to provide an extra layer of protection when soul masters absorbed Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings in the future.

Besides defending against the Soul Shock of the soul ring itself, Red Dust Shelter might also protect a soul master's Mental Power as much as possible if the absorption process was interrupted.

But that function was only theoretical, a conjecture that had yet to be verified.

It was difficult to verify as well; the danger was too great.

Jing Hongchen shook his head.

"No rush. Let's watch a little longer. We still have two chances left, anyway."

Looking at Su Yu's expression, it did not seem as though Red Dust Shelter had been passively activated because he could no longer endure it.

Otherwise, even if Red Dust Shelter protected Su Yu's Mental Power, it would still suffer the initial damage, and its fluctuations would be extremely violent.

Yet in reality, Su Yu's Mental Power Fluctuation was very stable.

"Xiao already explained Red Dust Shelter's effects clearly. Why would Little Yu still proactively activate it? What is he planning?"

Could it be to guard against the Sword Grass's initial outburst?

But the Soul Shock during the absorption of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring came from the remnant soul of the soul beast while it was alive.

It was not mere instinct.

There was a faint trace of reason within it.

Sea of Consciousness.

Even though the Sword Grass's remnant soul possessed a degree of awareness and had not erupted the instant Su Yu began absorbing it, the Soul Shock was not late in coming.

Above the Sea of Consciousness, a glowing white barrier enveloped Su Yu's Sea of Consciousness.

Wave after wave of Mental Impact struck the barrier, sending ripples across its surface.

Su Yu's consciousness appeared within the Sea of Consciousness.

The Condense and Gather Runes were emitting a dense purple glow.

After nearly a year of cultivation, the Purple Qi Su Yu had accumulated within the two Runes had become extraordinarily dense. His Mental Power had been able to improve so quickly largely because of these two Runes.

Besides Nurturing Mental Power, Purple Qi could also stabilize the Sea of Consciousness. It counted as another layer of protection for Su Yu.

Beside the two Runes floated a Gray Pearl.

"Has Old Yi awakened yet? Does he need my Mental Power to be stable enough?"

Su Yu looked beyond the barrier and proactively extended his Mental Power outward.

The Gray Pearl above Su Yu's Sea of Consciousness trembled for a moment. Su Yu noticed it and immediately felt relieved.

A mere three seconds passed in an instant.

The barrier vanished.

The Sword Grass's remnant soul seemed to finally see hope.

In an instant, a Mental Impact carrying the sharp edge of sword qi surged in. To unleash the greatest possible power, the Sword Grass's remnant soul completely merged into this force, intending to kill Su Yu outright.

Su Yu remained unhurried. He did not activate Red Dust Shelter's effect for a second time.

I've been waiting for you to come in.

"Senior, I'll leave this remnant soul to you."

"Child, you are thoughtful!" Old Yi's voice rang out within the Sea of Consciousness.

Threads of gray airflow emerged from the inconspicuous Gray Pearl floating above Su Yu's Sea of Consciousness.

The Sword Grass's attack caused Su Yu no harm whatsoever.

The moment it encountered Old Yi's Divine Sense, the Sword Grass's remnant soul and the power it controlled melted away like ice and snow.

They were simply not powers on the same level.

"Thank you, Senior."

"No need to be polite. Since I am residing here with you, this old man must do something as well." Electrolux was easygoing as he continued, "You can call me Old Yi from now on."

"Old Yi, after you absorb the power of its remnant soul, could you leave some for me to temper my Mental Power?"

Electrolux granted Su Yu's request.

"Not bad."

Outside, Jing Hongchen sighed in relief when he saw that Su Yu remained stable.

Red Dust Shelter did not activate again.

Su Yu's Mental Power Fluctuation had also become intense, but it remained within a safe range.

The Sword Grass's remnant soul power was not abundant, but it was highly condensed. After absorbing it, Old Yi's condition improved considerably.

After absorbing the Sword Grass's remnant soul, Old Yi began paying attention to the outside world.

"What a wondrous cultivation system."

Su Yu was currently in the Transformation Period of Martial Soul cultivation, absorbing a soul ring.

Old Yi experienced the distinctive nature of Martial Soul cultivation most directly.

"Soul beasts, Martial Souls, soul rings."

Suddenly, his Divine Sense caught sight of the Sword Grass's corpse outside.

"Hm?"