Million-Year Spirit Ring

Towering flames engulfed the area, and crackling sounds continuously echoed from all around.

Just like that, the peerless genius Clear Sky Douluo died so carelessly in an unnamed forest.

Griseo opened her eyes in confusion, only to see the devastated wilderness before her.

"Ah!" Griseo jumped in fright, waving her hand to disperse the smoke and dust. The still-burning flames were instantly extinguished as well.

"Brother Lang Lei, destroying nature is wrong, you know~" Little Griseo looked seriously at Lang Lei.

"I know, I know. Big brother had no choice..." Lang Lei scratched the back of his head awkwardly and put away Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment.

Now, using Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment's current Zero Rated Power once was no longer a major issue for him. At the very least, it would not leave him completely drained.

"Mm!" Little Griseo nodded and looked around. "Eh? Where did that bad uncle from before go?"

"Oh, him? He was chased away by Miss Knight..." Lang Lei said with a smile.

"Miss Knight?" Little Griseo tilted her head in confusion.

"That's right. That knight was a beautiful big sister~" Lang Lei confirmed.

"Knights... can be girls too? The storybooks never said so..." Little Griseo's eyes lit up.

"Of course! It isn't just boys—if girls are brave enough, they can be called knights too!" Lang Lei nodded.

Though female knights mostly only appeared in fiction.

After all, in reality, men still made up the majority. Heroic women were comparatively rare, which was probably why storybooks lacked female knights.

"Then, can I become a knight too?" Little Griseo's eyes shone even brighter.

"Of course." Lang Lei confirmed it once more. "Little Griseo will definitely become an outstanding knight in the future!"

"Mm! Thank you, Brother Lang Lei!"

At that moment, Lang Lei noticed six glowing spirit bones on the ground. Two of them were highly intact, while the rest were also of considerable age.

"Another unexpected gain." With a curl of his hand, Soul Power lifted the six spirit bones and slowly brought them over.

"Little Griseo, big brother needs to do something very important now. Don't let anyone disturb big brother, okay~" Lang Lei placed Little Griseo on the ground and instructed her.

"Okay, I'll protect Brother Lang Lei!" Little Griseo declared energetically.

As soon as she finished speaking, Miss Knight appeared again. She stood not far from the two of them, both hands resting on her greatsword, emanating an overwhelming sense of security.

"I'll leave it to you two..." Lang Lei smiled and created a platform on the ground before sitting down.

"Come on. Let me see just how far you can go!"

With that, the six spirit bones were absorbed into Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, his Second Martial Soul.

An immense amount of energy instantly surged out from Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, wrapping around its gun barrel and radiating an intimidating aura.

"Urgh!" Lang Lei immediately felt as if something had fiercely squeezed his heart. The blood throughout his body began rushing at an extreme speed.

Lang Lei did not have an easy time enduring the process. His blood vessels kept bursting, healing, bursting again, then healing again.

Large patches of bruising began appearing across Lang Lei's body, while blood seeped from his seven orifices. He looked utterly terrifying.

"Brother Lang Lei!" Little Griseo was shocked and wanted to rush over to check on him, but Miss Knight stopped her.

Little Griseo looked at Miss Knight in confusion.

Miss Knight shook her head, indicating that Brother Lang Lei was not in any danger.

Not long afterward, the bruises on Lang Lei's body began to fade. Yet white smoke started rising from his entire body, as though he had been set ablaze.

Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment floated before Lang Lei's chest, shining brilliantly as a golden spirit ring gradually took shape.

This time, the Soul Power from the Million-Year Spirit Ring did not flow into Lang Lei. Instead, it all surged into Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, helping it complete its repairs and return to its original state.

Besides, with Lang Lei's current physique, if he truly tried to absorb a Million-Year Spirit Ring, he would probably burst apart...

One Million-Year Spirit Ring was clearly still not enough for Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment. It merely became a little brighter, then showed no further reaction.

Lang Lei grew a little taller again, and his features became even more masculine. His formerly well-fitting clothes had become tight against his body.

Finally, the instant the Million-Year Spirit Ring took shape, a golden beam shot into the sky, only to be swiftly concealed by Miss Knight.

Across Douluo Continent, many powerful figures merely sensed a fleeting trace of a dangerous and powerful aura. When they tried to investigate it, they found nothing.

Spirit Hall--

Angel Sanctuary--

"That aura just now... there's no mistaking it..." Qian Daoliu murmured.

As one of the top experts on Douluo Continent, he had clearly sensed an aura that absolutely did not belong to his level.

He knew that feeling well...

A god!

"Xue'er, you must work hard..."

"Brother Lang Lei!" The moment Lang Lei opened his eyes, he saw Little Griseo throw herself at him like a swallow returning to its nest.

Lang Lei opened his arms and caught her, gently patting Little Griseo's back.

"Big brother just absorbed a spirit ring. What's wrong, Little Griseo?"

"Brother Lang Lei was so scary just now..." Little Griseo hugged Lang Lei tightly.

"It's okay, it's okay..."

Lang Lei fell silent. He wiped his face, then looked helplessly at the blood on his hand.

With a sweep of Soul Power, Lang Lei's face returned to its original appearance.

But his clothes... it looked like he would need to buy new ones.

After a long while, once Little Griseo had calmed down, Lang Lei began examining his current gains.

Item: Million-Year Spirit Ring (Purple) [Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment equipped]

Effect: First, permanently increases the host's attack power by 2000%. (Takes effect after leaving Douluo Continent)

Second, flame manipulation, with the maximum temperature currently at 2,000 degrees Celsius.

Third, increased fire-element resistance, immune to 100% fire-element damage.

Fourth, when using Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, reduces the damage Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment inflicts on the user by 50%, while increasing Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment's own damage by 50%.

"Takes effect after leaving Douluo Continent..." Lang Lei's mouth could not help twitching.

When he first saw those outrageous bonuses, Lang Lei had been delighted. But after noticing the fine print afterward, it felt as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.

"Ding. Explanation: Due to Douluo Continent's world level being too low, it would severely affect the host's future development. Hence this measure."

"Fine..." Lang Lei nodded and accepted the explanation. After all, the other abilities were already astonishing enough.

Unfortunately, Lang Lei's Soul Power Level had not increased by even one level. His physical constitution, however, had improved again. It felt as though his Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, looked down somewhat on his First Martial Soul and kept strengthening Lang Lei's body itself.

He now felt that he could even compete in strength with a Titled Douluo.

One had to know that the gap between a Soul Douluo and a Titled Douluo was enormous!

There was one more thing. Based on Lang Lei's estimates, Tang Hao's spirit bones should have had a combined age of at least 400,000 years. Added to what Lang Lei already possessed, reaching 1.5 million years should not have been a problem.

But when the spirit ring's age was about to break through the million-year bottleneck, a large portion of its accumulated age was instantly consumed. In the end, it only condensed into a 1.2-million-year spirit ring...

Still, Lang Lei was satisfied. 1.2 million years was completely sufficient!

"Come on, Little Griseo. Let's go buy some clothes together!"

Lang Lei tugged at his tight clothes and looked at Little Griseo.

"Okay!"