Linked Skill?

The absorption process of the Second Spirit Ring was exceptionally smooth, without a single unexpected mishap. This was actually quite reasonable; after all, acquiring the first spirit ring had been so effortless, there was no reason to encounter obstacles with the second. To a certain extent, the 7,000-year age of the Second Spirit Ring was actually much easier to absorb compared to the first spirit ring's 1,200 years.

One had to know that a difficult-to-surpass bottleneck existed between the hundred-year and thousand-year levels, while between thousand-year levels, although a certain gap also existed, it was not an uncrossable chasm. By comparison, crossing between stages was clearly much more difficult than simply increasing a spirit ring's age.

At this very moment, Ice Empress's eyes were fixed tightly on Lang Lei, watching him absorb the Second Spirit Ring with such ease, and she couldn't help a wave of hard-to-suppress excitement surging within her heart. She turned her head, her gaze landing on Snow Empress, and asked with a slightly trembling voice, "Xue'er, look at the speed at which Lang Lei is absorbing this Second Spirit Ring—does that mean when he absorbs his Third Spirit Ring, he'll be able to directly absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"

Snow Empress's gaze similarly landed on Lang Lei, a flash of excited light darting through her eyes as she also seemed filled with anticipation for this question. She answered softly, "It can't be determined just yet, but I think it's worth a try. After all, Lang Lei's talent and strength are both exceptionally outstanding. If he really can absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring directly, his strength will undoubtedly experience a qualitative leap."

For Ice Empress and Snow Empress, Lang Lei's strength was undoubtedly a good thing. Having spent many years together with Lang Lei, they had long since established deep bonds of affection, and they truly hoped he could walk further and further along the path of cultivation. Moreover, with their vast knowledge, they could naturally guess that a hierarchy of strength also existed among deities. Although they still couldn't accurately know what kind of status that God of Destruction held within the God Realm, they believed that if Lang Lei could enter the God Realm with an even more powerful posture, his status might rise right along with it.

They were both Lang Lei's elders—even family—as well as his guardians. These two identities did not conflict at all; both stemmed from the hope that Lang Lei could grow up as quickly as possible.

Very soon, Lang Lei opened his eyes once more.

This time, a trace of excitement carried within Lang Lei's eyes as well.

The spirit skill obtained from this spirit ring absorption truly left him extremely satisfied. This spirit skill named Thunder of Destruction possessed unique effects and formidable might.

First, it was able to gather up the vitality indirectly plundered by the First Spirit Skill and then summon the Thunder of Destruction to strike. This meant this spirit skill could not only deal direct physical damage, but through the function of the First Spirit Skill, it could also deal supplementary damage to the enemy. Furthermore, the greater the influence suffered from the Breath of Destruction, the higher the secondary damage the enemy would take.

More importantly, this spirit skill complemented the First Spirit Skill. Together, the two could produce an effect greater than the sum of their parts, perhaps even greater. This kind of synergy elevated his combat strength tremendously.

However, this wasn't what he found most interesting about this spirit skill. As a Nameless and Sea Ranger, what he valued more was this spirit skill's other effect—the higher the Sin Value, the higher the mental damage suffered.

Did this mean that from now on, he was essentially equivalent to possessing a Heavenly Measurement Device? Whether it was right and wrong, or heinous and utterly evil, everything would have nowhere to hide before him. The existence of this spirit skill undoubtedly brought even more convenience and security to his adventurous career.

Even so, the curiosity in his heart burned more and more fiercely, like a prairie fire. Where exactly was the upper limit of this so-called Thunder of Destruction, whose damage continuously increased as the Sin Value rose? This was undoubtedly a question filled with the unknown and mystery, just like those dark regions in the universe not yet explored by humanity—making one both yearn for it and feel a trace of dread.

Perhaps only in a genuine battle could he personally experience the full might and potential of this spirit skill. After all, a huge gap often existed between theory and practice, and only through actual application and testing could one truly understand the true value of a skill.

If this Thunder of Destruction truly had no upper limit, it was simply terrifying. The universe was filled with all kinds of wickedness and darkness, and in such an environment, this skill would undoubtedly become exceptionally powerful. By then, relying on some of his trump cards, he might just become one of the most dreaded existences in the universe.

Especially those Great Extinction Lords who would casually destroy a star system at the drop of a hat—they would likely no longer be able to act as unbridled as before. Thinking of this, a surge of bold and lofty aspirations couldn't help welling up in Lang Lei's heart.

Yet, he also clearly knew that these were still just distant hypotheses. The most important thing at present was to keep his feet on the ground and focus his attention on the reality right before him. After all, lofty goals were undeniably captivating, but only by marching toward them step by step could one finally reach the other shore of success.

Without a single suspense, when Lang Lei completed the absorption of the spirit ring and slowly opened his eyes, those two incomparably exquisite faces still greeted his sight. Those countenances could be called breathtakingly beautiful, and at this moment, they were overflowing with concern for him...

Lang Lei only felt a hard-to-suppress restlessness that didn't belong to him stirring within his body, as if a Lesbian Leader was trying to break through her restraints and dying to emerge.

"How does it feel?" Snow Empress's voice remained as cool and detached as usual, but this time it carried a few extra parts of curiosity.

Lang Lei took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and replied, "Saying it directly like this might not be very intuitive. How about this, I'll demonstrate it for the two big sisters?"

Hearing this, Ice Empress's lips twitched slightly, and she inwardly complained: Could this brat have already reached the Thirtieth Rank? There's no way he has that outrageous kind of luck again, right? Yet he had directly absorbed two thousand-year spirit rings back then under the condition of Innate Super Spirit Power! Turning her thoughts another way, since the other party could achieve that under such heaven-defying conditions, ascending to the Thirtieth Rank didn't seem entirely impossible either?

However, what both Ice Empress and Snow Empress never expected was that Lang Lei didn't use spirit beasts to demonstrate this time like he did before. Instead, he unleashed his First Spirit Skill upon a few patches of commonly seen Blue Silver Grass on the ground. They only saw Lang Lei cleverly manipulating the intensity of the Breath of Destruction, causing those few patches of Blue Silver Grass to display varying degrees of state changes.

Finally, a bolt of Thunder of Destruction lashed down toward the Blue Silver Grass on the ground.

The thunder light illuminated Snow Empress's and Ice Empress's faces, and at the same time made the expressions of the two women even more pronounced.

This might...

Could it really be something a Soul Grandmaster could dish out?