The Thousand-Year Second Ring: Green Lotus Instant Body

This wasn't over yet.

At the same time, three dark red beams of light flashed.

It was Lu Lin's first soul skill, Dark Demon Claw, in its transformed state!

And it was a Dark Demon Claw that had absorbed the Jade Mantis's own attack, gaining several times the amplification!!

"Chii--"

The Jade Mantis took the full force of this Dark Demon Claw. Its body, like white jade, shattered layer by layer, and it let out an involuntary cry of pain.

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Its body was sent flying into the air by the immense impact, but it still wasn't over.

In the Jade Mantis's jade-like compound eyes, a slender figure in a green robe vaguely appeared.

In the right hand of that figure, a brilliant and gorgeous red fire lotus seemed to be constantly spinning.

The moment the figure appeared in its sight, the brilliant fire lotus left its palm and floated gently towards its position.

Then, the Buddha Fury Red Lotus and the Jade Mantis's crystal-clear, glass-like white jade body collided.

First, there was a faint "crack" sound, like glass pieces interlocking.

"Boom--"

Then, a world-shattering explosion rang out.

But to Lu Lin's surprise, this beautiful mantis soul beast had abnormally outrageous defense!

It had taken a direct hit from Dark Gold Aegis + Dark Demon Claw, plus a Buddha Fury Red Lotus, and yet its body hadn't been blown to smithereens.

Still, it was dead in the end.

After all, it was only a thousand-year soul beast.

The Jade Mantis's corpse lay quietly on the ground. Its glass-like shell was covered in cracks, but it had miraculously maintained its overall form, not falling apart.

Its defense was truly monstrous.

As the Jade Mantis's last trace of life force dissipated.

A rich purple energy slowly rose from its corpse into the air, finally condensing into a purple soul ring about the size of two fists.

The purple soul ring hovered in mid-air, its residual Intent flowing faintly within, seemingly mourning its tragic life in silence.

Lu Lin slowly stepped forward.

I wonder what kind of spirit ability this mantis will give him?

A hint of anticipation flashed in Lu Lin's eyes.

As for the purple spirit ring floating around the Jade Mantis, Lu Lin selectively ignored it...

Actually, it might be a bit of a stretch.

Although he had been cultivating the Body Sect's Flawless Body Casting Art since he was six, which subtly strengthened his physique and blood qi.

And he had also strengthened his body through years of forging.

But he didn't have the innate conditions of his avatar Ji Ming, nor treasures like ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

Normally, spirit masters only absorb thousand-year purple rings for their third spirit ring.

Among the people Lu Lin knew, besides his avatar, only Dai Xichen's second spirit ring was purple.

Long Chenyu possessed the super spirit, the Holy Light Dragon, so Lu Lin guessed he might also have purple rings in his first or second ring.

However, since he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it was hard to count.

Lu Lin's avatar stood to the side, guarding his main body.

His main body sat cross-legged, clearing his mind, then took a deep breath, his eyes immediately becoming calm and placid.

Only the Pure Fire Green Lotus in his right palm emitted a gentle aura.

With a slight movement of his mind, the purple spirit ring left behind by the dead Jade Mantis was drawn, transforming into a dense purple stream of light that instantly poured into his body.

"Hmph!"

Lu Lin grunted, his body shaking violently.

The energy contained within the thousand-year spirit ring was far more violent than the spirit ring Lu Lin absorbed from the Dragon Blood Scarlet Scale Bamboo.

This power was like a surging torrent of magma, ferociously colliding with his limbs and bones. The immense energy brought tearing pain.

At the same time, a cold, sharp, and venomous mental impact, like jade shattering, struck directly at his sea of consciousness.

This was the lingering resentment of the thousand-year spirit beast's soul after its death.

Fortunately, Lu Lin was extremely experienced in absorbing spirit rings of higher levels.

Although his main body had only absorbed a six-hundred-year yellow spirit ring, that was still absorbing a higher-level ring.

As for his avatar Ji Ming, all three of his current spirit rings were absorbed at higher levels—his third spirit ring was even ten-thousand-year level.

The body and the avatar are one soul, two bodies, and a single consciousness.

The avatar's experiences are naturally Lu Lin's main body's experiences.

The residual will of the Jade Mantis before its death stabbed over like a blade's edge, mixed with the hatred and curses of its instincts during its life.

This soul resentment, combined with the rampant energy and mental shock, attacked from both inside and out, posing an extreme danger.

Lu Lin felt like a lone boat adrift in a raging ocean, precarious and on the verge of capsizing.

For Lu Lin, the biggest problem in absorbing the Jade Mantis's soul ring at this moment was actually his body's strength.

Lu Lin gritted his teeth. The Flawless Body Casting Art had already been pushed to its absolute limit by him.

Yet, faint cracks still appeared on his body's surface, much like the cracks on the Jade Mantis's body, eerily similar.

At this moment, the Pure Fire Green Lotus on his right hand suddenly spun on its own. From the center of its lotus heart, a cluster of green flames rose and flickered gently.

The instant this flame appeared, a gentle soul power flowed to all parts of Lu Lin's body.

Simultaneously, the cracks that had appeared on his body's surface seemed to show signs of healing...

Time trickled away amidst the intense pain and stalemate.

After one stick of incense.

The Jade Mantis's soul resentment completely dissipated.

The purple energy it transformed into was completely refined by Lu Lin, blending seamlessly with his own soul power.

Lu Lin's tightly shut eyes slowly opened.

A glaze-like green light and a scorching red flashed across his eyes before disappearing again.

It is worth mentioning that most of the soul ring energy transformed from the Jade Mantis seemed to have been absorbed by the Pure Fire Green Lotus.

This also resulted in Lu Lin's Soul Power Level only crossing the threshold of level twenty after absorbing the soul ring, reaching level twenty-one.

At this moment, "Ji Ming," dressed in black, appeared at the opportune moment and said lightly, "What soul skill did the Jade Mantis give?"

While absorbing the soul ring, Lu Lin had already learned the name of this mantis soul beast.

The avatar, sharing the same consciousness, also knew.

Of course, the specific effects of the soul skill were also perfectly clear.

The avatar's inquiry at this moment was merely to create the atmosphere that the avatar and the main body were two different people.

The actor's self-cultivation, after all!

Even though there was no third person present at this moment.

Lu Lin nodded slightly, remaining silent. He gently raised his right hand, releasing his martial soul.

Compared to before, the Pure Fire Green Lotus seemed to have undergone no changes.

Two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, floated around Lu Lin's body.

As the purple soul ring flickered, the Green Lotus suspended above Lu Lin's right hand also changed its form.

The Green Lotus became even more crystal clear, its petals taking on a glazed texture, exquisite like a work of art.

The overall form resembled glass, or perhaps white jade, bearing some slight resemblance to the appearance of the Jade Mantis.

"Green Lotus Instant Body."

Lu Lin uttered softly. The moment his words fell.

A bowl-sized, solidified white jade-colored light lotus naturally bloomed beneath his feet.

The instant his toes touched the heart of the lotus, the light lotus shattered under the force.

Then, Lu Lin slid forward ten to fifteen meters in an instant, his trajectory elusive, silent, yet as fast as a phantom.

Where he passed, his shadow was almost invisible.

This was a movement soul skill.

Still as a Green Lotus, swift as a startled swan.