Absorption Successful, Purple Lightning Domain

Beside the Purple Lightning Dragon's corpse, the profound black-purple Soul Ring floated silently. Noble purple lightning danced along its edges, seemingly containing the most violent yet purest power between heaven and earth. Merely approaching it, Yu Yuanchen could feel the vast energy within it, along with the unyielding will unique to the Dragon Clan.

Without hesitation, he sat down cross-legged. The Soul Power within his body circulated rapidly according to the family's Meditation Method, bringing his condition to its peak. After taking a deep breath, he extended his right hand. Drawn by his Soul Power, the Purple Lightning Dragon Soul Ring representing 32,000 years of cultivation slowly descended and settled around his body.

The instant the Soul Ring touched his body, Yu Yuanchen felt an indescribably terrifying torrent of energy surge violently into his meridians like a Breaching River! Not only was this energy immense, it also carried the Purple Lightning Dragon's unique savagery and piercing force, nearly reaching Ultimate Thunder. Wherever it passed, his meridians tore with excruciating pain, as if they were about to be completely incinerated by the purple lightning!

More terrifying than the energy impact was the Soul Shock that followed!

A dragon roar filled with brutality and unwillingness exploded within his Spiritual Sea! The Purple Lightning Dragon's lingering will transformed into a miniature purple Dragon Shadow and crazily battered the defenses of his consciousness with resentment capable of destroying everything, trying to rip apart and assimilate his soul!

"Hmph!"

Yu Yuanchen let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning pale as paper. The phantom of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul appeared uncontrollably over his body, fiercely resisting the invading purple Dragon Shadow. Beneath his skin, Purple-Gold lightning and Deep Purple foreign thunderbolts wildly intertwined and clashed, producing teeth-gritting crackles.

This Purple Lightning Dragon was far stronger than the Thunder Spirit from before, and the will contained within its Soul Ring was even more resilient and powerful.

"Steady your mind! Guide the energy and grind down its will!" Yu Boxuan watched anxiously from the side and reminded him in a low voice, but he could not interfere. Absorbing a Soul Ring could only be done by Yu Yuanchen himself.

Yu Yuanchen firmly guarded his Spirit Platform. His powerful Spiritual Power stood like a boulder against the repeated assaults of the Purple Lightning Dragon's will. At the same time, he frantically circulated his Soul Power, guiding the violent purple lightning energy through his meridians.

The process was agonizing beyond measure. The Purple Lightning Dragon's lightning energy was of extremely high quality, infinitely close to Ultimate Thunder, and it fiercely rejected and corroded Yu Yuanchen's original Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Power. His meridians felt as though countless tiny purple needles were repeatedly piercing and burning them.

However, at this most dangerous moment, the new power within his body began to display astonishing effects.

First came his initially awakened Thick Blood Qi! Stimulated by the purple lightning, the latent Bloodline Power erupted on its own like an ignited volcano. Warm, life-filled Qi and Blood energy surged toward his damaged meridians, acting like the toughest adhesive and restorative agent. It stubbornly resisted the destruction caused by the purple lightning while accelerating his meridians' adaptation and strengthening.

Next came that strand of incomparably high-grade Thunder God Power! Faced with the equally high-quality Purple Lightning Dragon thunder, the Thunder God Power seemed to have been challenged. Its Purple-Gold radiance flared brilliantly as it actively met the raging purple energy. It did not devour it crudely. Instead, like a supreme monarch, it began to forcibly command and tame these violent "subjects"! After coming into contact with the Thunder God Power, the Purple Lightning Dragon's thunder gradually had its violent nature suppressed and stripped away, leaving only the purest lightning essence. Guided by the Thunder God Power, it merged far more efficiently into Yu Yuanchen's own Soul Power system.

The Purple Gold Scale above the Martial Soul phantom's head also played a crucial role at this moment. It trembled faintly, releasing a unique Dragon Might. It was not suppression, but rather a higher-level attraction and resonance. Drawn by the Purple Gold Scale, the Dragon Clan origin within the Purple Lightning Dragon's lingering will began to be stripped away bit by bit, devoured, and fed back into Yu Yuanchen's own Dragon Bloodline!

The pain remained, but Yu Yuanchen was gradually bringing the situation under control.

Time passed bit by bit. Yu Yuanchen's body became a battlefield, where energy and will clashed within every meridian and every cell. Blood continuously spilled from the Corner of Mouth, and his body shook violently, yet his heart remained steadfast, like lightning that would never be extinguished.

No one knew how long passed before the violent torrent of purple energy finally began to grow docile, gradually assimilated and absorbed by his Soul Power. Within his Spiritual Sea, the purple Dragon Shadow's roar also became weaker and weaker. In the end, after one final unwilling charge, it was completely ground away by Yu Yuanchen's tenacious will, transforming into pure Spiritual Power nourishment that merged into his Sea of Consciousness.

When the final trace of purple lightning was tamed and the last remnant of Dragon Clan will was erased, the profound black-purple Soul Ring finally stabilized completely. Together with the other four Soul Rings, it slowly pulsed around Yu Yuanchen.

A Soul Power Fluctuation far stronger than before erupted from his body! After absorbing this Soul Ring that exceeded the limit, his Soul Power Level broke through several levels in succession, leaping directly from the Level 50 bottleneck to Level 53!

However, the increase in Soul Power was merely the most basic reward.

At the instant the Soul Ring completely stabilized, Yu Yuanchen clearly felt that the already incredibly powerful Lightning Attribute of his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon had undergone a qualitative leap! The originally Azure Blue lightning became deeper in color, as though threads of purple electric radiance had fused within it. It grew more condensed, more penetrating, and more destructive! Though it had not truly reached the realm of Ultimate Thunder, it was already infinitely close, and its power could no longer be compared with before! He also discovered that his bloodline seemed much thicker, while the purification speed of his Purple-Gold Bloodline appeared to have increased somewhat.

An even greater surprise was yet to come.

An incomparably profound stream of information, accompanied by a new and macroscopic understanding of lightning power, flooded into his mind Like a Tide.

This was not a specific offensive or defensive Soul Skill, but rather a form of... control over the surrounding energy of heaven and earth!

Fifth Soul Skill: Purple Lightning Domain!

This was a domain-type Soul Skill!

Centered on Yu Yuanchen himself, it consumed a large amount of Soul Power and Spiritual Power to unfold a purple lightning domain with a diameter of up to fifty meters, which would expand as his strength increased! This domain was filled with highly condensed purple electric radiance that was close to Ultimate Thunder.

The domain had three effects:

First, it enhanced the domain's master. While within the domain, the power of all Yu Yuanchen's Lightning Attribute Soul Skills increased by fifty percent, his Soul Power and Spiritual Power recovery speed greatly increased, and his resistance to lightning reached the ultimate level.

Second, it continuously suppressed enemies. Enemies within the domain would suffer continuous lightning corrosion and paralysis. Their speed, defense, and Soul Power circulation would all be weakened and disrupted to varying degrees, reducing their combat strength by at least 30%. Those far weaker than Yu Yuanchen might even be torn apart directly by the lightning within the domain.

Third, it granted energy perception and control. Within the domain's range, Yu Yuanchen's perception of all energy fluctuations, especially Lightning Attribute energy, would reach the ultimate level. He could also interfere with, guide, or even dismantle the energy structures of Soul Skills gathered by his enemies to a certain extent! This gave him an almost spell-breaking ability within his domain!

This was practically a Divine Skill tailor-made for him! It perfectly matched his pursuit of controlling the rhythm of battle, flexibly employing Soul Skills, and the spell-breaking qualities of Thunder God Power!

Yu Yuanchen abruptly opened his eyes. It was as though a Deep Purple Thunder Pool was reflected in them, while an invisible domain pressure quietly spread outward from him, making even Yu Boxuan and the others guarding him feel their hearts tremble!

"You succeeded?" Yu Boxuan asked eagerly, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Yu Yuanchen rose to his full height. Feeling the surging Soul Power in his body, the increasingly condensed Lightning Attribute, and the profound information about the Purple Lightning Domain in his mind, he nodded heavily. An irrepressible look of excitement appeared on his face.

"Grandfather, Father, Elder Liu, I succeeded! Level 53! And..." He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I obtained a domain-type Soul Skill—the Purple Lightning Domain!"

"A domain-type Soul Skill?!"

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone, including Yu Boxuan, sucked in a breath. Incredulous ecstasy appeared on their faces!

Domain-type Soul Skills were among the rarest and most powerful abilities in the Soul Master World! Normally, only those who had reached the level of a Titled Douluo, or possessed a Top-tier Martial Soul along with a Heaven-Defying Opportunity, could possibly obtain one! Their strategic value far surpassed ordinary offensive and defensive Soul Skills!

"Good! Good! Good!" Yu Boxuan excitedly said "good" three times in a row and forcefully patted Yu Yuanchen's shoulder. "Heaven has blessed my grandson! With this domain, you can be called invincible among Soul Kings! Even a powerhouse who has just entered the Soul Sage realm might not gain any advantage over you within your domain without using their Martial Soul Avatar!"

Yu Mingfeng looked at his son, his eyes filled with indescribable pride. Elder Liu stroked his beard and smiled as well, deeply feeling that this journey had been worthwhile.

"This is no place to linger. We leave immediately!" Yu Boxuan forcefully suppressed his excitement and decisively gave the order. The commotion caused by hunting the Purple Lightning Dragon and absorbing the Soul Ring had been too great. They had to withdraw from the Star Dou Great Forest as quickly as possible.

No one dared delay. After preserving and cutting up the Purple Lightning Dragon's body, they placed the pieces into more than a dozen Storage Soul Tools they had prepared in advance, since a single Storage Soul Tool did not have enough space. Before they discovered the wonderful uses of Bloodline Power, when they hunted Soul Beasts for Soul Rings, they would generally take only some valuable parts and leave the rest behind to rot, since no one carried many Storage Soul Tools while hunting Soul Beasts. But after that, they naturally realized how valuable it was. Long-term consumption of Soul Beast Meat was highly beneficial to Bloodline Power, to say nothing of this Purple Lightning Dragon with True Dragon Bloodline. They did not want to waste even a single drop of blood.

After Elder Liu briefly treated everyone's injuries, Yu Boxuan led the way as they swiftly retreated toward the outskirts of the forest.

Following the group, Yu Yuanchen adapted to his greatly increased power and new Soul Skill while recalling the sensation of activating Thunder Dragon Claw earlier. Gathering Qi and Blood and Thunder God Power into his dragonified right arm to form a true Dragon Claw, it possessed astonishing might and could be called his strongest single-target attack at present.

Thunder Dragon Claw for offense, Purple Lightning Domain for battlefield control... my combat system has finally begun to take shape. Yu Yuanchen's heart surged with ambition. He knew that, with his Fifth Soul Ring and domain skill, he truly possessed the foundation to dominate the younger generation of the continent and even contend with powerful members of the older generation!