Aurora Saber-toothed Tiger, Hurricane Eagle

After breakfast, Han Ping led the group toward the territory of the Aurora Saber-toothed Tiger.

The Aurora Saber-toothed Tiger was no longer an existence these young people could contend with. Even if all of them attacked together, they would still be no match for it, so there was no value in using it for training. Therefore, Han Ping made the move. After Han Ping subdued it, Lin An killed it.

As a black Spirit Ring floated out, Lin An felt faintly excited. He was about to obtain a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

Lin Feng and Lin An sat down cross-legged beside each other. Lin Feng said to Lin An, "An An, in a moment, my Spiritual Power will enter your mind and make contact with yours. Once you feel my Spiritual Power merge with yours, begin absorbing the Spirit Ring. Understand?"

Rarely serious, Lin An replied, "Don't worry, Young Master. I understand."

Lin Feng raised his right hand and pressed his palm against Lin An's temple, slowly releasing Spiritual Power into Lin An's mind. Lin Feng's Spiritual Power emitted a faint blue glow, while the Spiritual Power in Lin An's mind was colorless for the time being—transparent. Lin Feng had heard Hua Jieyu say that if someone entered another person's mind and discovered that the other person's Spiritual Power was transparent, it meant the other person had no defenses at all. Even if your Spiritual Power was weaker than theirs, you could still wreak havoc in their mind.

Lin Feng knew Lin An trusted him, but he had not expected him to trust him enough to have not even the slightest guard up. Lin Feng's Spiritual Power touched Lin An's Spiritual Power, slowly merging his own into it. Gradually, Lin An's Spiritual Power also began to emit a pale blue radiance. Their Spiritual Powers successfully fused together.

"Now!" Lin Feng reminded him through Spiritual Power within Lin An's mind. Lin An released his martial soul and drew in the Spirit Ring. The moment the Spirit Ring entered his body, Lin Feng sensed a fluctuation in Lin An's Spiritual Power. It was feedback born from the pain caused by the Spirit Ring's energy battering his body. Lin Feng felt it through Lin An's Spiritual Power as well. For an instant, it felt as though his body had exploded.

Lin An endured the pain and forcibly circulated his Soul Power to begin absorbing the energy. Slowly, the energy showed signs of stabilizing. At that moment, a white Tiger-shaped Spirit Body appeared in Lin An's mind, roaring within it. Lin Feng observed the Tiger-shaped Spirit Body and found that it possessed only the instinct to attack, with no consciousness. It was likely the subconscious remnant of the ten-thousand-year soul beast before its death, making one final attempt to perish together with the soul master absorbing it.

Lin Feng signaled Lin An to focus on circulating his Soul Power and ignore what was happening in his mind. Lin Feng mobilized their fused Spiritual Power and formed it into the shape of a sword, then controlled it to stab directly at the Tiger-shaped Spirit Body's forehead. The unconscious Spirit Body had no intention of dodging. It charged straight ahead, crashing toward Lin An's Spirit Body. The Spiritual Power Sword pierced directly into the Tiger-shaped Spirit Body's head, shattering it at once. Yet its body did not stop and continued charging forward.

Lin Feng turned the Spiritual Power Sword around and thrust it in from behind the Tiger-shaped Spirit Body, then stirred it within the Spirit Body, dispersing it completely into faint points of light that scattered through Lin An's mind. As the Spiritual Light Points dispersed, their white color gradually faded into transparency. Lin Feng sensed that these transparent points of light were pure Spiritual Power that could be absorbed to strengthen one's own Spiritual Power. He slowly withdrew from Lin An's mind while reminding him to absorb these white points of light to improve himself.

As Lin Feng's Spiritual Power returned to his own mind, he awoke from meditation. He withdrew the hand resting on Lin An's temple and stood up. Beside him, Lin An had already entered the stable stage of absorbing the Spirit Ring.

It was Dugu Bo's first time seeing such a Secret Method, and he hurriedly asked Lin Feng about it. He wanted to know whether Dugu Yan could also use this method to absorb a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring when she absorbed her Fourth Spirit Ring.

Lin Feng said, "Grandpa Dugu, theoretically, it can be done. But there is a problem. Using this Secret Method not only requires absolute trust between the two people, but the person whose mind is entered by Spiritual Power will have their life and death completely controlled by the other person. There can be no secrets at all. Even something like wetting the bed as a child would be seen by the other person.

"So if I used this Secret Method on Sister Yan, there would be two difficulties. One is whether she can trust me completely, and the other is whether she can accept me knowing all her secrets. I think Grandpa Dugu, you could actually use this Secret Method to help Sister Yan absorb her Spirit Ring. After all, you are grandfather and granddaughter. Comparatively speaking, Sister Yan should find it easier to accept you taking the lead."

Dugu Bo asked, "You mean you can teach this Secret Method to me?"

Lin Feng said, "Of course. We're family, after all. As long as you don't pass it on to anyone else." Given Dugu Bo's personality, along with the fact that he had sworn with his martial soul that he would not harm him, they were now tied to the same fate. Lin Feng was naturally not stingy toward his own people.

Dugu Bo had not expected Lin Feng to be willing to teach him even such a Secret Method. But thinking of everything that had happened since meeting him, the boy truly treated his own people very well. Giving him a Secret Method seemed perfectly reasonable.

By the time Lin An finished absorbing the Spirit Ring, it was already the next morning. It was a tiger-type high-grade soul beast, and Lin An was only level 40, so taking nearly a full day and night was perfectly normal. After absorbing the Spirit Ring, Lin An's Soul Power reached level 44. He had previously been level 37. With the stimulation from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and the ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring, he had only gained seven levels of Soul Power. It seemed that his martial soul's true form benefited more from Immortal Grade herbs.

Lin An's ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring also granted him a powerful soul skill: Tiger Hunt: Mad Sword Torrent. As the Spirit Ring flashed, his attacks became wild, and the light sword form swelled dramatically. He unleashed a series of swift, consecutive slashes like a fierce tiger pouncing on prey. Every strike was heavy and powerful, with sword energy surging like a torrent—utterly dashing and unrestrained.

After absorbing the Spirit Ring, Lin An returned to being his smug, chatty self. Every so often, he ran over to Lin Jian. "Little Jianjian, do you want to see my Ten-thousand-year Fourth Ring?" Or he would run over to Lin Qing. "Little Qingqing, do you want to see my Ten-thousand-year Fourth Ring?" After showing off to everyone, he came to Lin Feng. "Young Master, do you want to see it? A Ten-thousand-year Fourth Ring. I'm the first one to have it. Isn't it awesome?"

Lin Feng smiled without saying anything. In a flash, he kicked Lin An in the butt, sending him flying. At the same time, Dugu Yan and Lin Jian said from the side, "Serves you right!" X2

Ignoring the clowning Lin An, the group headed to the territory of the Hurricane Eagle, Han Ping's target for his Sixth Spirit Ring. This time, Dugu Bo made the move. Dugu Bo had originally wanted to have a great battle with the Hurricane Eagle, but considering that this was a place in the Mixed Zone where ten-thousand-year soul beasts were commonly found, he abandoned the idea. Instead, he quietly poisoned it without the Hurricane Eagle noticing.

After Han Ping absorbed the Spirit Ring, his Soul Power reached level 61. The medicinal power of the Immortal Herb had been entirely consumed in helping him break through to Soul Emperor. There was not even any residual medicinal power left in his body for continued refinement. Sure enough, the difference after becoming a Soul King was immense compared to before. No wonder, under normal circumstances, one could only absorb a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring after reaching Soul King.

Han Ping's Sixth Soul Skill was Hurricane Cage: he flapped his wings to create a high-speed rotating cage of raging wind, trapping enemies inside. The wind walls were formed from countless Wind Blades, continuously cutting and restraining the enemy. It was another powerful soul skill, capable of both trapping and killing enemies.

With the purpose of their trip fulfilled, the group returned to Heaven Dou City. While leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, they took a detour and walked out slowly. Lin Feng wanted to use this opportunity to capture the First Spirit Ring Lin Qing needed as well. He was confident that he could raise Lin Qing to level 20 in a short time. If they could bring it back now, it would save a great deal of trouble.

After three days of detours, they found a 600-year Cracking Earth Alligator Dragon in the Outer Zone. It was a sub-dragon species soul beast with a thin trace of dragon bloodline and dual earth and lightning attributes. Both its bloodline and attributes suited Lin Qing very well.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Lin Feng's group and Dugu Bo's grandfather-granddaughter pair each returned home. They agreed to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye together the next day. Lin Feng went home and told his parents what had happened during the trip, then brought the three youngsters to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye with Dugu Bo the following day.

As for the medical clinic, while Lin Feng was away, Hua Jieyu had arranged for physicians to see patients, so it continued operating normally. It was just that some people who had specifically come looking for Lin Feng found nothing but empty air.