Master's Thousand-Year Soul Ring

"Brat!"

Flender cursed under his breath. Turning his head, he saw Master plunge a dagger into the Crimson Fire Scorpion's mouthparts, then viciously stir and crush its brain. A Purple Soul Ring rose from the Crimson Fire Scorpion's corpse.

Master actually sat cross-legged on the ground and began absorbing the Soul Ring.

"Little Gang, this won't work," Flender reminded him.

"Flender, today I'll open your eyes!" Master smiled confidently and shouted, "Little Jiu, begin!"

"Coming, Teacher!"

Tang Jiu waved his hand. The Yellow Soul Ring around him vanished, and it was as though something had been placed over Master. Master's Soul Power rapidly dropped, and of the two Yellow Soul Rings around his body, the second one vanished outright!

"It really reduced one ring!"

Flender rubbed his eyes, the corner of his mouth twitching violently. Hearing about it and seeing it were two completely different things!

Then he witnessed the most unbelievable scene. The Purple Soul Ring that Master had been unable to absorb before instantly entered Master's body.

"This... this completely defies common sense! He's clearly not even level thirty, yet he can directly absorb a third Soul Ring!" Flender was dumbfounded. He was shocked not only by the Spirit Ring Spirit, but even more by Master, who had come up with this method. How profound an understanding of Martial Souls did it take to conceive such an idea of seizing the fortune of heaven and earth?

Yes, only seizing the fortune of heaven and earth could describe it!

"Teacher, hurry!"

Tang Jiu was having a hard time as well. The continuous battles had consumed too much of his Soul Power, and restricting Master's Soul Rings was also a drain on him.

But he could not stop. If he did, Master might encounter some unforeseen danger. No one knew whether a Soul Ring that had entered the body and was then rejected again would cause him to explode and die.

Time passed second by second. Master struggled to absorb the Thousand-Year Soul Ring while Tang Jiu held on with all his strength. His Soul Power Consumption was enormous now. Fortunately, he had Thousand-Year Spirit Beast Meat jerky to keep eating, or he would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

When his body reached the absolute limit of fatigue, the jerky rapidly transformed into energy and nourished him, pushing his body past its limits again and again!

Gradually, the replenishment and consumption of energy within Tang Jiu's body reached equilibrium, forming a subtle balance. Warm energy continuously widened the meridians in his body, allowing him to hold more Soul Power and unleash greater strength!

After a long while.

Master suddenly opened his eyes and shouted in a deep voice, "Little Jiu, withdraw your Martial Soul!"

Tang Jiu's expression immediately brightened. It seemed Master had finished absorbing it. He promptly withdrew his Spirit Ring Spirit and watched Master with anticipation and nervousness.

The moment Tang Jiu released his restriction on Master, Master's Soul Power suddenly surged, as if it were about to burst through his flesh. Master's body swelled by a full circle before slowly returning to normal. Master spat out a mouthful of blood, and only then did the rampaging Soul Power settle down.

"Little Gang!" Flender's face changed drastically as he hurriedly supported Master. He secretly resented Master for not telling him in advance that he intended to do this. Otherwise, he would have brought along a Food System Spirit Master to assist with Master's treatment.

But Master shoved Flender away, his face ecstatic. Without even wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he spread his arms and roared, "I finally broke through � level! I succeeded! Hahaha~~~ Man can conquer heaven!"

Master laughed heartily. As he laughed, tears streamed down his face. Then he grabbed Tang Jiu by the shoulders and said repeatedly, "I took in a good disciple. Little Jiu, do you know? You helped me untie a knot in my heart!"

"You flatter me, Teacher. I really didn't do much. My talent is just a tiny bit better." Tang Jiu smiled too. Master's theory had succeeded!

"Little Gang, what level is your Soul Power now?" Flender asked excitedly.

"After absorbing the Thousand-Year Soul Ring, I feel my Soul Power has reached � level, jumping directly by � levels!" Master's eyes were filled with joy. It was not merely because his Soul Power had broken through, but because he had discovered a way to break through bottlenecks!

"The Spirit Ring Spirit can be used like this? This is practically cheating!" Flender instantly thought of the terrifying possibility of breaking through bottlenecks. It was not obvious at low levels, but what about at high levels?

What about a Soul Douluo breaking through to become a Titled Douluo?

Or a Titled Douluo breaking through � levels...

"That is why it can be called seizing the fortune of heaven and earth! Little Jiu's Martial Soul is undoubtedly the strongest. There is no second!" Master's tone was exceptionally certain.

Tang Jiu said happily, "I think this is only a basic function of the Spirit Ring Spirit. There's no need to make such a fuss."

The corner of Flender's mouth twitched. Why did hearing Tang Jiu speak make him want to beat the kid up so badly? He shoved Tang Jiu aside and said to Master, "Quick, let me see your Soul Ring skill!"

Master immediately used Martial Soul Possession and summoned Three Pao the Turtle. Three Pao the Turtle had changed slightly now. A fiery red mark had appeared on its body.

Three Soul Rings also appeared around Master's body: yellow, yellow, purple!

"A Thousand-Year Soul Ring! Little Gang, I'm truly happy for you!" Flender's face was filled with wild joy. One more Soul Ring for Master meant a qualitative leap for the Golden Iron Triangle.

Their Trinity Spirit Fusion Skill would rise to another level!

"Quick, release your Soul Skill and let us see it!" Flender urged.

"Alright. Farting like flames, burning rivers and boiling seas, Three Pao the Turtle!"

Tang Jiu's mouth twitched. Master's Three Pao the Turtle was weak, but each Spirit Incantation was more domineering than the last! Shattering heaven and splitting earth, burning rivers and boiling seas—just hearing them sounded insanely badass.

Three Pao the Turtle leaped high into the air, then farted out a stream of scorching flames, instantly forming a sea of fire. It was another area-of-effect attack skill!

"Wonderful! Then won't our Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Golden Sacred Dragon, be able to breathe fire from now on? Now that's a real dragon!" Flender's eyes gleamed. With Master's Soul Power weakness now improved, he even had the confidence to take on a Titled Douluo!

"Let's rest for a while, then head back! This trip has truly been bountiful!" Flender laughed loudly.

"Did you forget something?" Tang Jiu kindly reminded him.

"Forget what?" Flender played dumb.

"The money. One thousand Gold Soul Coins! Pay up." Tang Jiu held out his hand.

"What does a child need so much money for? I'll keep it safe for you first!"

"Flender, you've really fallen low. You even owe money to a child!" Master snorted.

"I really don't have any money!" Flender turned out all the pockets on his body and said, "If you can find even one Gold Soul Coin, I lose!"

Master shook his head. Flender truly had not changed! No money, no life either—once his Cat Owl Martial Soul came out, he ran faster than anyone!

"Is that how you run an academy? Do you still want to recruit students?"

Master's reminder immediately woke Flender up. Right, with Tang Jiu's monstrous talent, not recruiting him into Shrek Academy would be an enormous loss!

Flender immediately said, "Little Jiu, how about this? When you reach � level, I'll give you the money. Not only will I give you one thousand Gold Soul Coins, I'll also give you an extra � Gold Soul Coins as a gift!"

Flander thought to himself, By the time you reach � level, you won't be able to find me even if you try!

"Really?" Tang Jiu curled his lips into a teasing smile. "I'm about to break through to � level."

"How soon is soon?" Flander looked utterly unconcerned. Going from level nineteen to � level—how could that happen so fast?

"10... 9... 8... 7..."

"What are you counting down for?" Flander was baffled. Then his pupils suddenly contracted. "Could it be..."

"0! Right now. Sorry, I just broke through to � level. Pay up!" Tang Jiu grinned. The constant battles, along with his body breaking past its limits once again, had allowed his Soul Power to break through just now.

"..." Flander nearly choked to death.