A hundred-thousand-year soul ring!
Oh, my goodness!
System, I love you to death.
Upon receiving the reward from the Douluo Leveling System, Sun Sheng felt ecstatic in his heart.
If the Douluo Leveling System were a person, he would have kissed it directly right then and there.
May I ask if the host wishes to bestow a hundred-thousand-year soul ring upon the second martial soul, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong?
Just as Sun Sheng was rejoicing, the system prompt arrived.
Judging by the system's intent, it was making a suggestion to him.
"Alright, bestow the hundred-thousand-year soul ring."
Sun Sheng replied without the slightest hesitation.
Ding! Hundred-thousand-year soul ring bestowed successfully. Soul skill: Adamantine Body (indestructible, ultra-strong defense, boundless strength, explosive attack, 100% poison resistance). Please check your inventory.
Before long, Sun Sheng's second martial soul successfully absorbed the hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
At this very moment, his soul power level increased by another rank!
Although he did not understand why the hundred-thousand-year soul ring bestowed by the system only had a single soul skill!
Nor did he know why his soul power had only increased by a single rank.
Yet the Adamantine Body was, after all, one of the divine abilities of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong.
Presumably, its might was simply too great, which was why the hundred-thousand-year soul ring possessed only one soul skill.
As for his soul power only rising by a single rank, it was likely due to the system's bestowal.
The soul power it contained focused on improving his physique and shaping a more powerful soul skill.
In terms of boosting raw soul power, it simply could not compare to a soul ring originating from a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
Hmm!
Twenty-seventh rank?
This kid's talent is terrifying!
Through the spar just now, his soul power had increased by yet another rank.
Feeling Sun Sheng's current soul power level, Zhao Wuji was utterly dumbfounded.
"I thought you lot had some incredible capability. Shrek Seven Devils, you disappoint me far too much."
Having obtained the hundred-thousand-year soul ring, Sun Sheng was exceptionally pleased and could not help but open his mouth to mock them.
Tang San, aren't you the number one protagonist of the Douluo Continent?
Shrek Seven Devils, aren't you guys hailed as the god-forging squad?
Come and fight me!
You are simply useless to the extreme.
"Little fellow, aren't you going a bit too far with this?"
Seeing that Sun Sheng had defeated his students and yet still refused to let the matter rest, Zhao Wuji grew extremely angry.
"What? Beat the puppy, and out comes the hound?"
"Do you want to taste the rod in my hand as well?"
Seeing Zhao Wuji step forward, Sun Sheng flashed a brilliant glint in his pupils and conceived the notion of exchanging blows with him.
According to what he understood, Zhao Wuji was referred to by the world as the 'Immovable Bright King', possessing formidable cultivation, astonishing defensive power, and boundless strength.
If he could fight him, he would surely be able to unleash his true strength.
After all, until now, he still did not know just how terrifying his combat power truly was.
He could just use this guy as a practice partner.
"Such an arrogant brat, really thinking that just because you have a bit of talent and capability, you're invincible under the heavens."
"In that case, I'll step in on behalf of your elders to teach you a lesson."
Though Zhao Wuji was reluctant to lose face and personally discipline Sun Sheng, the kid's words were simply too harsh and too arrogant.
Even if he was even more unwilling to make a move, he had no choice.
Otherwise, what dignity would he have left?
If this word got out, wouldn't he become the laughingstock of the world?
Ding! Congratulations to the host for activating the hidden quest: Challenge Zhao Wuji.
"Then come on then. My staff has long been starving for a fight."
Upon receiving the system prompt, Sun Sheng wore a look of wild delight as he raised the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand and pointed it forward.
That posture was arrogant beyond description.
"Such an insolent brat! Take my fist!"
Zhao Wuji grew completely furious, his heavy footsteps pounding the ground as he threw a punch forward.
Seeing that Sun Sheng was merely a child, he did not summon his martial soul, nor did he use any soul skills, relying solely on his raw soul power.
Even so, it was more than enough to teach this arrogant kid a lesson.
"Well timed!"
Signaling Tuo Bayue to stay back, Sun Sheng hoisted the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hands and smashed it down with all his might.
Knowing full well how powerful Zhao Wuji was—having once relied purely on soul power to beat Spirit King-tier experts to a pulp—he did not dare underestimate him.
This time, he used the Goliath Right Arm Spirit Bone's skill—Tenfold Strength Amplification, along with his second soul skill—Thousand-Jin Strike, supplemented by the Hundredfold Amplification soul skill, to test the waters.
Bang!
The Ruyi Jingu Bang slammed into Zhao Wuji's fist, erupting with a terrifying staff momentum.
Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically on the spot. He immediately summoned his martial soul, the Vajra Bear, and initiated Martial Soul Possession, relying on his formidable strength to barely withstand this single staff strike.
Otherwise, he would have been sent flying by that single blow just then.
That truly would have been humiliating.
At this very moment, he also understood why Tang San and the other six had been completely powerless to resist in front of this kid.
Such terrifying staff momentum was something even he could barely fend off, let alone them.
"Immovable Bright King Body!"
Because the might of Sun Sheng's strike was far too strong, Zhao Wuji had no choice but to use his first soul skill in an attempt to force him back.
Yet he still underestimated the power of Sun Sheng's strike; the staff crashing against his fist felt like a towering, unmoving mountain.
"Vajra Palm!"
Driven by pressure and pride, Zhao Wuji had no choice but to use his second soul skill. Transforming his fists into palms, he squatted into a horse stance, straightened his waist, and exerted his entire body's strength to finally shake Sun Sheng back a few paces.
"What a Vajra Bear, what an Immovable Bright King. Truly boundless strength."
"Next up, Little Master here is going to get serious."
Feeling Zhao Wuji's might, Sun Sheng grew slightly excited, sparking his competitive spirit.
"Eat Old Sun's staff!"
He took a few steps back, leaped into the air, gripped the staff with both hands, and smashed it down from above.
At this moment, he used nearly all of his strength.
Seal, hundredfold amplification, crush, armor break, tenfold strength amplification, Thousand-Jin Strike—all these soul skills were completely fused into this single strike.
Instantly, a truly terrifying staff momentum erupted from the Ruyi Jingu Bang, pressing down like a falling mountain.
Feeling this terrifying staff momentum and that invisible restraint, Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically.
His first, second, third, and fourth soul rings lit up simultaneously as he raised his fists to counter-attack.
The moment his fists collided with the descending Ruyi Jingu Bang, an invisible wave of air swept outward, rolling toward the surroundings like layer upon layer of towering waves.
Fallen leaves fluttered and dust swirled.
That rolling shockwave forcefully drove Tang San and the others, who were watching from the sidelines, back over a dozen meters.
As the air currents dissipated, Sun Sheng relied on the powerful rebound force to execute a mid-air flip, landing steadily and completely unharmed.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for fighting Zhao Wuji, withstanding four major soul skills without defeat. Rewards: one Soul Orb, one Mutation Orb, five hundred leveling values, five hundred exchange values.
So strong!
This is simply too strong!
Whether it was Tang San and the others, Tuo Bayue, or Zhao Wuji himself, all of them stared at Sun Sheng in gape-mouthed shock.
His strength had completely subverted their cognitive understanding.
With the cultivation of a twenty-seventh-rank Soul Grandmaster, he had withstood the first four soul skills of a Spirit Saint expert without losing.
Such a combat record was earth-shattering.
It was enough for him to boast about for a lifetime.
Moreover, Sun Sheng's opponent was none other than Zhao Wuji, renowned as the Immovable Bright King.
"Wow, Little Sheng is amazing, simply amazing!"
After a moment of shock, Tuo Bayue hopped up and clapping her hands, her joy beyond measure.
As for the Shrek Seven Devils, their expressions were gloomy.
Sun Sheng was about their age, yet he possessed such formidable strength.
Such an astonishing gap made them feel intensely inferior.
They, who had previously been quite smug about their own strength, could not feel happy in the least.
And to think they were called geniuses by their teachers.
Compared to him, they were mere trash.
Tang San, in particular, felt a profound sense of inferiority.
He knew Sun Sheng's methods; the boy hadn't even used his second martial soul yet.
If both martial souls were unleashed together, Sun Sheng's combat power would undoubtedly become even more terrifying.
"Kid, you're not bad. Which family's genius are you?"
Initially, Zhao Wuji had been extremely dissatisfied with Sun Sheng's arrogance and conceit.
By now, however, he held not a single complaint.
This kid indeed possessed the qualifications to be arrogant.
"Hehe, Little Master here is..."
Just as Sun Sheng was about to reveal his identity, a majestic aura washed over them.
Sun Sheng and Zhao Wuji instantly tensed up, simultaneously gazing toward a specific direction with faces full of vigilance, as though they had sensed the presence of some terrifying entity.
Seeing the two of them act this way, the others curiously followed their line of sight.
At that moment, a massive figure suddenly appeared in the direction the two were watching.
Seeing this figure, everyone stopped breathing.
It was an enormous figure over fifteen meters tall, pitch-black all over, looking just like a giant ape, resembling a mountain peak.
"Such a huge Vajra!"
"Could this be the King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape?"
Staring at the giant ape before him, Sun Sheng muttered in shock and disbelief.
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