Third Soul Skill, Candlelight Soul Suppression

Yu Tianheng's gaze fell upon Chen Fan and Na'er, who stood side by side not far away.

The young man looked calm, while the maiden's eyes held tenderness.

Standing beside that enormous soul beast, their figures seemed so harmonious.

At that moment, only one thought remained in Yu Tianheng's mind.

Comparisons really could make a person furious!

Chen Fan seemed to realize that his earlier words had been somewhat hurtful. He coughed lightly and changed the subject.

"Generally speaking, a level-forty Soul Ancestor's physical limit is around two thousand years."

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has its own Body Refining Secret Technique. Your physique surpasses that of ordinary people, so your limit should be able to go a little higher."

Then, his gaze turned toward Dugu Yan.

"Sister Yanzi doesn't have any special physique to support her, so she needs to be more conservative. Eighteen hundred years should be the safest choice."

Yu Tianheng fell silent for a moment before finally nodding.

"You're right."

He voluntarily gave up on that Thunder Rending Earth Rhinoceros and led the group deeper into the forest.

With their target clear, their next actions went much more smoothly.

The group continued onward.

Soon, in a valley filled with jagged rocks, they found an exceptionally suitable soul beast for Yu Tianheng.

It was a Sub-Dragon Species soul beast over ten meters long, its entire body covered in hard, ink-black armor. Mysterious purple lightning veins covered the shell, with Electric Light flashing across them from time to time.

Two thousand years. A Thunder Pattern Black Armored Earth Dragon.

Its core Soul Skill, Thunder Armor Piercing Strike, could greatly enhance the penetrating power of lightning attacks. It was practically a match made in heaven for Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

After a fierce battle, Yu Tianheng relied on the overwhelming strength of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon to kill it successfully.

Next was Dugu Yan.

Near a damp swamp in the Forest, they found a giant python seven or eight meters long. Its body was Dark Green and nearly transparent beneath the shifting light and shadows among the trees.

Eighteen hundred years. A Shadow Poison Python.

Its poison was exceptionally pure, and its innate Soul Skill, Shadow Poison Mist, could conceal its body while releasing deadly poison. It was an ideal choice for Dugu Yan, who specialized in poison and harassment.

As the two began absorbing their Soul Rings, Chen Fan and Na'er consciously withdrew some distance to stand guard for them.

The entire process passed without incident.

An hour later, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan opened their eyes one after the other.

Their Spirit Power Fluctuation had stabilized at the middle stage of level forty. Clearly, the absorption had gone perfectly.

Feeling the surging new power within them, both wore satisfied expressions.

"Alright, my turn."

Chen Fan stood up, dusted off his clothes, and looked deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

There, the auras of soul beasts grew increasingly powerful and ancient.

After another half day of travel.

When they entered an area shrouded in pale golden mist, even the air seemed to have frozen solid.

An immense pressure spread out from the depths of the forest.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan's expressions instantly grew solemn, and even their breathing unconsciously slowed.

At the center of the mist, a soul beast resembling a hornless dragon lay silently on the ground.

Its body was not particularly huge, only five or six meters long, yet a layer of pale golden candle-flame phantoms coiled around it.

It was no ordinary fire.

It was a kind of "Spirit Candle" closely tied to the Candle Dragon's source.

It could both unleash attacks on the Soul Spirit level and condense candle flames into an impregnable defensive barrier.

"Twenty thousand years... a Profound Extreme Beast!"

Yu Tianheng's voice was somewhat dry.

He exchanged a glance with Dugu Yan, and both their expressions became rather strange.

Was it outrageous?

Ever since his First Soul Ring, Chen Fan had never taken an ordinary path. Starting with ten-thousand-year Soul Rings was practically routine for him.

Now, absorbing a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring somehow... seemed rather reasonable?

Was it not outrageous?

This was twenty thousand years!

It had already surpassed the range of what a Soul Ancestor could absorb, even exceeding what most Soul Kings could endure!

The two were deeply conflicted. They wanted to dissuade him, but they did not know where to begin.

After all, not long ago, Chen Fan had casually subdued a ten-thousand-year soul beast right in front of them.

Perhaps this twenty-thousand-year Profound Extreme Candle Shadow Beast really was nothing to him.

Unlike their tension, a trace of unconcealed excitement flashed in Chen Fan's eyes.

To him, the quality of a Soul Ring was directly tied to the growth foundation of his Candle Dragon Martial Soul.

The better the Soul Ring, the more system rewards it could save him, and it could even allow him to grasp more abilities carried by the Candle Dragon's source ahead of time.

This Profound Extreme Candle Shadow Beast's Source Spiritual Rhyme attribute perfectly matched his Candle Dragon Martial Soul, while its twenty-thousand-year cultivation was precisely at the limit his current physique could withstand.

It was practically tailor-made for him!

Roar!

The Profound Extreme Candle Shadow Beast had clearly noticed the intruders as well.

It let out a low roar and launched the first attack without the slightest hesitation!

It opened its mouth and violently spat out several clusters of pale golden Spirit Candle flames.

The flame clusters did not explode upon hitting the ground. Instead, with several soft pops, they transformed into Candle Shadow Clones identical to its true body, impossible to distinguish from the real one.

At the same time, an invisible Soul Spirit attack surged toward Chen Fan like a tide, attempting to disrupt his spiritual perception.

Faced with this sudden assault, Chen Fan merely stood there quietly, his expression unchanged.

The Candle Dragon Phantom behind him silently became more solid.

Third Soul Skill, activated!

"Candlelight Soul Suppression."

Chen Fan's voice was very light.

The instant his words fell, a pale golden radiance of Candle Dragon source energy abruptly spread outward from him!

The radiance was not dazzling. Instead, it carried a warm and sacred aura.

Wherever the radiance passed.

Those Candle Shadow Clones released by the Profound Extreme Candle Shadow Beast vanished instantly like snow beneath the blazing sun, unable to struggle even once.

The Soul Spirit attack, enough to drive an ordinary Soul Ancestor into mental chaos, was completely devoured the moment it touched the radiance, without stirring even the slightest ripple.

Even the Profound Extreme Candle Shadow Beast's true body was swept by the radiance. Its massive body shuddered violently, and the circulation of Soul Power within it became noticeably chaotic!

One move.

Only one move.

The Profound Extreme Candle Shadow Beast's proudest core methods had been completely dismantled.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, standing behind him, suddenly contracted their pupils.

"Th-this... what Soul Skill is that?"

Dugu Yan's voice trembled slightly. "It can directly break clones and even devour Soul Spirit attacks?"

Yu Tianheng did not answer. He merely stared fixedly at Chen Fan's back.

He only felt that Chen Fan's Soul Skills had long since surpassed the bounds of their understanding, entering a more mysterious and incomprehensible realm.