Dugu Bo withdrew the poison array, breathing slightly heavily as he looked at the shocking sight before him, his eyes filled with amazement. "Good kid... you actually did it." Wang Chuan dropped to one knee, drained and panting, yet his gaze shone brightly as he stared at the soul ring. "Don't space out!" Dugu Bo shouted. "Absorbing the soul ring of a soul beast like this across ranks is immensely dangerous! Steady your mind and guide its power. Your martial soul is the only key to taming this force! I'll guard you—no one will disturb you!" Wang Chuan nodded heavily and immediately sat cross-legged, drawing the powerful soul ring around himself. The absorption process was agonizing. Violent spatial power and Soul Power battered his meridians and soul like mad, as though they were about to tear him into pieces. Yet his "Nothingness" martial soul began to hum on its own, radiating the same nihilistic aura as it continuously devoured and assimilated the foreign power. Who knew how much time passed? When the final trace of energy was completely subdued and absorbed, Wang Chuan abruptly opened his eyes, and a powerful aura erupted from him. He had successfully advanced to Soul Elder! His third soul ring was that unreasonable purple soul ring from the five-thousand-five-hundred-year Void Dragon Butterfly!
Wang Chuan slowly opened his eyes, a flash of understanding passing through them. The Soul Power within him was several times more abundant than before, and as it circulated, it carried faint spatial ripples. Even when his fingertips cut through the air, he could vaguely sense the subtle folds in the surrounding space—this was the most direct control over the power of "space" gained from absorbing the Void Dragon Butterfly's soul ring. A delighted smile rose on his lips. He turned toward Dugu