Ten-Thousand-Year First Ring

The white soul ring almost instantly turned yellow, then purple at an incredible speed, only slowing down slightly afterward.

But the transformation continued. As the purple deepened, traces of black began to mingle within the soul ring. Gradually, black engulfed the entire ring.

Thus, the first ten-thousand-year soul ring in the history of Douluo Continent was born!

Yet the change had not ended. The black continued to grow deeper.

Finally, through Lang Lei's efforts, a black soul ring settled around his body.

"About seventy thousand years? Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment can actually help me increase the age limit of soul rings I can absorb." Lang Lei opened his eyes and nodded in satisfaction. "My level has reached seventeen too... Still a little low."

In truth, the seventy-thousand-year soul ring had provided Lang Lei with far more Soul Power than that. Most of it had been absorbed by the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, his Second Martial Soul.

But this was not a bad thing. On the contrary, it counted as another cheat for Lang Lei.

The way Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment obtained soul rings was unique. It did not need to absorb soul rings formed after soul beasts died; instead, it condensed them on its own.

The Soul Power needed to condense soul rings had to come from Lang Lei himself. He could choose to divert part of the Soul Power when his First Martial Soul absorbed a soul ring and give it to his Second Martial Soul, or he could consume heavenly treasures to help the Second Martial Soul condense a soul ring.

If, while his First Martial Soul absorbed a soul ring, he diverted a portion of the absorbed Soul Power to his Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, not only could his First Martial Soul gain a more powerful soul skill, but his Second Martial Soul's soul ring could also advance further in its condensation.

The best of both worlds!

Of course, he could also cultivate and absorb Soul Power to condense a soul ring for his Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, but with his innate Level One Soul Power...

It could only be called better than nothing, a drop in the bucket...

"Brother Lang Lei, did it work?" Seeing Lang Lei stand up, Griseo walked over and asked.

"Mm, very successfully." Lang Lei rubbed the little cutie's hair.

Griseo lowered her head shyly, but she did not stop him.

"Little Griseo, look~" Lang Lei's mud Martial Soul appeared in his palm, then slowly changed shape until it became a brush identical to the Brush of Stars in Griseo's hand.

"It looks exactly like my brush..."

"That's right! But it isn't as magical as Little Griseo's brush." Lang Lei smiled. "This is my First Soul Skill, Thousand Transformations Shaping."

"It can turn my mud into any shape, and the hardness of the transformed mud is my physical strength × my current level × 7!"

Lang Lei was quite satisfied with this soul skill.

Although he could control his Martial Soul to change shape, it could only form simple things. Turning it into weapons or the like was far beyond him, he could not maintain those forms for long, and their hardness was only that of ordinary mud.

But with this soul skill, all he needed was a thought. The soul skill would automatically fill in the details and transform it into the shape he wanted in an instant.

Moreover, its hardness had increased many times over, and it could continue growing stronger along with him!

It could be said that this was already the most suitable initial soul skill for him. At the very least, even after his level rose, he could still use it frequently in battles against opponents of the same tier. After all, most high-level soul masters rarely used their First Soul Skill in soul fights anymore.

Unless it was a boosting-type skill, it would probably only be useful for bullying juniors in the later stages...

"Brother Lang Lei, amazing."

"Hehe, it's not that great..." Lang Lei felt a little embarrassed too. "Let's go. Let's get out of here!"

"Mm."

Lang Lei held Griseo's soft little hand as they walked through the Star Dou Great Forest, no longer feeling the same tension as before.

At last, he had the chance to admire the untamed scenery of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Oh! Right, Aetheria, do I have another ten-pull now?"

"Yes, Master. Would you like to draw now?"

"Wait a moment."

Under Griseo's puzzled gaze, Lang Lei pinched her little cheek, then said with a solemn expression, "Let's draw!"

The familiar card-drawing interface appeared, with ten cards spread across the panel.

Three gold, two purple, three blue, one green, and one white!

Obtained: Fragment of Pink Crystal Flower (Gold) ×1

Obtained: Fragment of Pink Crystal Flower (Gold) ×1

Obtained: Fragment of Pink Crystal Flower (Gold) ×1

Obtained: Cultivation Sealing Card (Purple) ×1

Obtained: Copy Card (Purple) ×1

Obtained: Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum (Blue) ×1

Obtained: Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew (Blue) ×1

Obtained: Earth Dragon Golden Melon (Blue) ×1

Obtained: Ten-Thousand-Year Hell Spirit Cat Right Leg Bone (Green) ×1

Obtained: Five Thousand Year Titan Giant Ape Torso Bone (White) ×1

This time, Lang Lei did not flip them over one by one. Instead, he directly revealed the three blue cards, as well as the green and white cards.

Item: Ten-Thousand-Year Hell Spirit Cat Right Leg Bone (Green)

Description: Trash with nothing but its star rating. Fusion is not recommended; it is recommended that you use it to charge the Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment.

Item: Five Thousand Year Titan Giant Ape Torso Bone (White)

Description: Garbage with nothing but its star rating. Fusion is not recommended; it is recommended that you use it to charge the Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment.

Item: Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum (Blue)

Effect: A precious medicinal herb on Douluo Continent. After consumption, it can forge an indestructible body and increase the consumer's strength.

Description: It is not truly indestructible, so be careful not to overdo it.

Item: Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew (Blue)

Effect: Consuming it can cultivate Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, allowing one to see through countless wondrous things, and slightly increase Soul Power.

Description: An inconspicuous-looking medicinal herb, entirely emerald green. Strangely, three snow-white leaves grew at its center, with several droplets of water in the middle of those leaves, like morning dew left behind at dawn. That dew is the real essence~

Item: Earth Dragon Golden Melon (Blue)

Effect: Enhances the user's control over the power of earth and can slightly purify dragon bloodlines.

Description: This thing is actually pretty filling...

"Um, Aetheria, what exactly does charging Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment mean?" Lang Lei looked at the soul bones, which were known as treasures of the blood river on Douluo Continent, yet were now dismissed as garbage by the system.

"The host can directly place the soul bones beside Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment. Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment can absorb them on its own. The condensed soul ring's age will be equivalent to the soul bone's age ×2; only the age matters~"

"Also, Master, please note that only when the condensed soul ring of Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment reaches one million years will it be placed on the Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment~"

"Damn... Now that's some serious prestige..."

As for Immortal Herbs, there was no need to say much. Anyone who had read Douluo Continent knew about them.

But Lang Lei did not intend to absorb them now. He would wait until they had left the Star Dou Great Forest.

After looking through those, Lang Lei eagerly opened the remaining five cards.

To Lang Lei's delight, he had pulled three fragments at once!

He was one step closer to Elysia!

"Brother Lang Lei, you look very happy..." Griseo's voice sounded at that moment.

"Of course. You'll be able to meet your Sister Elysia very soon."

"Little Sister Elysia..." Griseo's eyes lit up.

"..."

It seemed that bad habit Elysia had cultivated in her would need to be corrected slowly...

Item: Cultivation Sealing Card (Purple)

Effect: Can forcibly seal the cultivation of any lifeform below an Aeon for five hundred years.

Description: Don't use it to do bad things~

Item: Copy Card (Purple)

Effect: Can copy any item of purple quality or below.

Description: Good things come in pairs!

"Phew, the panel looks much better now~" Lang Lei nodded in satisfaction. "Aetheria, open the basic panel."

"Okay!"

Tree and Sea System

Host: Lang Lei

Identity: Unknown

Gender: Male

Level: 17

Draw Chances: 0

Martial Soul 1: Mud (Soul Ring: Black)

Martial Soul 2: Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment

Zero Rated Power—Heavenly Fire Unsheathed

Limit Release—Heavenly Fire Calamity Annihilation

Overlimit State—Calamity Annihilation Without End (Temporarily Sealed)

Authority: None

Summoned Character: Griseo

Items: Unedged Sword (Refinement Tier Five) ×1, Fragment of Crystal Flower ×4, Martial Soul Deletion Card ×1, Lightning Element God's Eye ×1, Cultivation Sealing Card ×1, Copy Card ×1, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum ×1, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew ×1, Earth Dragon Golden Melon ×1

Mission: None

Status: Healthy. Perhaps you could try exercising more.

"Aetheria..."

"Hmm? What is it, dear Master?"

"Remove the gender line next time. I know I'm male..."

"Okay!"