Limit of Strength

Detected that the host has broken through Level 50 and urgently needs to obtain a soul ring. Guardian Program activated.

Guardian Puppet issued (comparable to a Level 96 Title Douluo). The Guardian Puppet will be recalled once the host obtains a soul ring.

After refining the Twelve Sword Souls, as expected, his Soul Power directly broke through to Level 50.

Looking at the towering, burly middle-aged man who had appeared beside him out of thin air, Lin Tianyi curled his lips slightly.

"Yo, we meet again."

Guardian Puppet No. 2: "..."

Guardian Puppet No. 2 took Lin Tianyi into the sky, shooting toward the Star Dou Great Forest like a streak of light.

They landed in the dense, dim core region, where Lin Tianyi once again wandered about like the god of death, searching for a ten-thousand-year soul beast suitable for him.

This time, his luck was good. It took only two days to find a soul beast that suited him.

It was an Earth Sword Dragon around twenty thousand years old, leisurely lowering its head to graze.

The sound of its lip-smacking continued without pause, making the veins at Lin Tianyi's temples throb.

"I hate beasts that smack their lips when they eat!"

"Go kill it!!"

No. 2's eyes suddenly turned blood-red. Like a terrifying demon god abruptly awakened, he erupted with an overwhelming aura.

Bang!! The ground beneath his feet suddenly split apart as No. 2 shot out like a cannonball.

Then, like Mount Tai bearing down, he ruthlessly slammed both arms onto the Earth Sword Dragon's head as it raised its head in alarm and looked around.

Crack!

The Earth Sword Dragon's head smashed into the ground, and its massive body crashed down with a thud, making the earth tremble violently.

The Earth Sword Dragon let out a shrill scream, but with its head buried in the soil, the cry became muffled.

No. 2 extended one arm and seized the Earth Sword Dragon's thick neck. His five fingers sank into it like steel pincers, blood streaming down.

Then he exerted force sharply and violently pulled the incomparably heavy Earth Sword Dragon from the ground.

With a dull thud, he tossed it before Lin Tianyi.

His gaze fell upon the dying Earth Sword Dragon's shattered head, its brains exposed.

Lin Tianyi clenched his right hand, and the Dragon's Roar Sword materialized in his grasp. He stepped forward to the Earth Sword Dragon and mercilessly thrust the Dragon's Roar Sword into its head.

The Earth Sword Dragon shrieked and wailed in agony. At last, the color gradually faded from its beastly eyes, and it died completely.

A black soul ring appeared above the Earth Sword Dragon's corpse.

"No. 2, stand guard for me."

After giving the order, Lin Tianyi sat cross-legged directly before the Earth Sword Dragon's enormous corpse, drawing in the soul ring and beginning its absorption.

Towering and burly as an iron tower, No. 2 stood over Lin Tianyi like a statue, utterly motionless. Yet he emitted a terrifying aura that made even ten-thousand-year soul beasts tremble in fear, and no soul beast dared approach.

Absorbing a soul ring as old as twenty thousand years was somewhat difficult for Lin Tianyi, but still within his limits.

For an ordinary Soul King, the maximum age of a fifth soul ring was only around twelve thousand years.

Thanks to the system's rewards, Lin Tianyi had already been able to withstand soul rings below twelve thousand years. Coupled with the body tempering from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, he could endure a soul ring of around twenty thousand years.

After roughly a day and a night, he finally completely absorbed the Earth Sword Dragon's soul ring.

His Soul Power rose to Level 52.

Having reached the Soul King level, increasing one's Soul Power became incomparably difficult.

The Earth Sword Dragon was a top-tier soul beast possessing Extreme Strength.

Strength was precisely what Lin Tianyi currently needed. He no longer lacked sharp offensive power, Extreme Speed, or Extreme Defense.

What he lacked was strength. Without strength, even the sharpest sword would have its attack effectiveness greatly reduced.

The soul skill granted to Lin Tianyi by the Earth Sword Dragon was called—Limit of Strength!

Limit of Strength: A strength-amplification soul skill. Upon activation, the user's strength increases fivefold for ten minutes.

Even the most powerful auxiliary-system soul masters seemed able to increase a soul master's strength by no more than ninety percent!

Yet this Limit of Strength soul skill could directly increase Lin Tianyi's strength by five hundred percent. It was simply terrifying!

Though it could only be used on himself.

Upon learning the astonishing effects of his fifth soul skill, Lin Tianyi grinned broadly, revealing a row of neat, white teeth.

"Now I lack nothing!!"

Extreme Strength: Fifth soul skill—Limit of Strength!

Extreme Speed: External Soul Bone skill—Teleportation!

Extreme Defense: Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skill—Extreme Defense!

Extreme Sharpness: Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skill—Extreme Sharpness!

"I'd like to see who among those at my level can still fight me!!"

Lin Tianyi was filled with heroic spirit.

Seven days later, Lin Tianyi returned to Lin Family Village, dusty from the road.

He told his parents that he had obtained his third soul ring, but did not mention that he was already a Soul King. Otherwise, being so monstrously talented would draw the wariness of forces such as Spirit Hall.

After all, his father and mother were merely ordinary farmers. If their son shone too brightly, it would greatly affect them.

An eight-year-old Soul Elder was just right.

Upon learning that their precious son's third soul ring was actually ten thousand years old, Lin Tu and Qin Hui were so shocked that they stood dumbfounded.

Even they, who had seen their share of great storms, were deeply shaken by this ten-thousand-year third soul ring. It was as though an invisible hand had gripped their throats, leaving them unable to utter a single word.

Only after Lin Tianyi returned to the academy did Lin Tu and Qin Hui finally accept just how terrifying their precious son was.

On the way home from the village entrance, Qin Hui, who had been silent all the way, suddenly said:

"Hongtu, Tianyi is already a Soul Elder now, and his talent is so monstrous. Should we tell him the truth about our family?

Let Tianyi know that his grandfather and elder brother are still alive."

Lin Tu was silent for a long while before shaking his head slightly.

"Wait a few more years. Tianyi still doesn't know his family background. With his monstrous talent, the lack of a powerful family backing him will make him restrain himself somewhat, and he won't become a wastrel like his elder brother.

Once he learns that he has such a powerful family background, what if he lets himself go and becomes a wastrel? Then all our efforts over these years will have been in vain.

Besides, with Tianyi's abilities now, he can live well. He won't be bullied or suffer hardship, so waiting a few more years won't matter.

By then, once we tell him the truth, he'll have grown up enough to accept it."

After hearing this, Qin Hui nodded. "All right."

Then Lin Tu's gaze fell upon the two immortal herbs placed on the table in the main hall, and he said doubtfully:

"I wonder where Tianyi got such rare medicinal herbs. That child said these two herbs can give people with useless martial souls the miraculous ability to become soul masters."

Qin Hui was also puzzled. Where had her precious son found these two herbs that were clearly anything but ordinary?

Suddenly, an absurd thought flashed through her mind. She looked at Lin Tu nervously.

"Hongtu, do you think these two herbs might have come from Poison Douluo's medicine garden, the one that was robbed?

Heaven Dou City has been under martial law this whole time. The furious Poison Douluo has offered a huge reward for the thief who stole from his medicine garden."

Lin Tu froze for a moment, then laughed.

"How could that be? Tianyi only just broke through to Soul Elder. How could he possibly have the strength to secretly enter Poison Douluo's medicine garden? Impossible."

Qin Hui looked around after hearing this. Once she confirmed that no one was nearby, she leaned close to Lin Tu's ear and whispered:

"Have you forgotten that mysterious woman who takes Tianyi to and from school every day?"

At those words, Lin Tu's expression instantly turned solemn. That mysterious woman could command two Title Douluo powerhouses and treated his son so well. She truly might have the ability to steal from Poison Douluo's medicine garden.

At that thought, Lin Tu lowered his voice.

"It should have been that mysterious woman who stole from Poison Douluo's medicine garden. These two medicinal herbs must have been gifts from her to Tianyi. Don't spread this matter around, lest it reach Poison Douluo's ears.

Our family still can't afford to offend Poison Douluo!"

Qin Hui nodded seriously.

"As long as Tianyi wasn't the one who stole from the medicine garden, that's good."