Great Strength Vajra Bear, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's First Thousand Year Soul Ring

Listening to Er Ming's account, filled with anger, humiliation, and lingering fear.

Coupled with the ferocious wounds on his body and the black aura that refused to disperse.

A cold gleam flashed through the Sky Azure Bull Python's enormous azure eyes. Clearly, he was truly enraged.

His younger brother had been wounded so badly. This matter could not simply be forgotten.

Unlike the Sky Azure Bull Python's fury.

After his initial gravity, Lin Qing's eyes gradually grew brighter, until they seemed to glow faintly.

To injure Er Ming, the Titan Giant Ape renowned for his defense and strength, and even force him to retreat voluntarily...

What did that mean?

It meant that the Black Flood Dragon lurking in that Black Pool was absolutely a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

And it was definitely no ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

It had to possess an exceptionally powerful, perhaps even top-tier bloodline.

Its Combat Power was incomparably fierce, and its defense was astonishing.

It might even possess special and powerful innate abilities such as "Gravity Control," "Black Water Erosion," and "Berserk"!

"Good! Just when I thought I'd searched everywhere to no avail, it practically fell into my lap!"

Lin Qing was practically bursting with joy.

The trace of concern he had felt over Er Ming's injuries vanished completely.

He even felt that Er Ming had taken that beating for a good cause. This intelligence was simply too crucial!

It was as if he could already see a deep blood-red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring brimming with immense energy, along with a potentially top-quality Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, eagerly waving at him.

The Sky Azure Bull Python turned his head, which was larger than a millstone.

His azure eyes stared straight at Lin Qing.

"Lin Qing, what do you think?"

"Not only is that Black Flood Dragon alive, it is even fiercer than it was tens of thousands of years ago. By now, it is likely a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

His deep, resonant voice sent ripples across the lake's surface.

"Thoughts?"

Lin Qing grinned, his white teeth dazzling under the sunlight.

"My thoughts are simple. My Fourth Soul Ring will be none other than it!"

The words landed with absolute finality.

The Sky Azure Bull Python fell silent for a moment, then snorted out two streams of white vapor.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast will not be easy to deal with."

Lin Qing raised an eyebrow.

"If we can't beat it, we run. But we still have to try. Fortune favors the bold—this principle works anywhere.

"Once Wu'er and Qing Zhu finish absorbing their Soul Bones, and after we help them hunt their First Soul Rings, we'll set off."

He had already decided that he would not let this exceptional Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, so perfectly suited to him, slip away.

Two days passed quickly.

Wu'er and Qing Zhu remained seated cross-legged.

The dark crimson light around them flowed slowly like a living thing.

They steadily absorbed and fused with their Soul Bones.

At noon.

The light suddenly contracted, drilling into the two girls' bodies in the blink of an eye.

They opened their eyes at the same time.

A sharp gleam flashed through their eyes before they returned to their usual clarity.

Wu'er blinked twice, then sprang to her feet once she had adjusted to the light.

"I absorbed it successfully!"

She leaped high into the air in delight.

Qing Zhu rose much more steadily.

She said nothing and silently clenched her fist.

With a soft pop, the air in her palm exploded from the pressure.

Surging power flowed through both her Left Arm and right arm, like two great rivers rushing through her veins.

"My strength has increased greatly."

She spoke softly, with a rare hint of surprise in her tone.

"They're awake, they're awake! Dad, they're finally awake!"

Lin Rourou, who had been squatting nearby and drawing circles with a twig, jumped up and hurried over to the two girls.

Her eyes sparkled as she looked them over from side to side.

"How do you feel? Is anything uncomfortable?"

Wu'er turned around and caught the rushing Lin Rourou in a hug, then spun around with a giggle.

"I feel wonderful. I could punch a big tiger flying now!"

"I'm fine."

Qing Zhu answered calmly, though she could not hide the smile in her eyes.

Only then did Lin Qing emerge from behind a tree.

He had actually been guarding them from nearby the entire time; he simply had not been in a hurry to show himself.

"Dad!"

The moment she saw him, Wu'er released Rou Rou and pounced toward him.

Lin Qing caught Wu'er in one arm and casually ruffled her hair.

"Are you really all right? The biggest fear when absorbing a Soul Bone is leaving behind hidden injuries. If anything feels wrong, you must tell me."

"Really, I'm fine~"

Lin Wu'er drew out her words as she rubbed her head against his palm.

Lin Qingzhu also walked over and quietly stood beside them.

That was simply her nature. She spoke little, but the dependence in her eyes could not deceive anyone.

"Come, tell me in detail."

Lin Qing released Wu'er and said seriously, "Other than becoming stronger, what other changes are there? What are your Soul Bone Skills?"

At the mention of Soul Bone Skills, both girls' eyes lit up even more.

Lin Qingzhu spoke first.

She had always expressed herself with clear logic.

"The Right Arm Bone gave me two Soul Bone Skills."

"The first Soul Bone Skill, Thousand Jun Hand, increases strength by 180% and the power of right-arm attacks by 120%."

"The second Soul Bone Skill, Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Slash, allows the right arm to unleash a linear slash forward. It has a wide range and extremely high Destructive Power. It can easily cut through the ground."

Lin Qing nodded repeatedly as he listened.

It was only normal for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to grant two Soul Bone Skills.

This Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Slash was simple and brutal, perfectly making up for Qing Zhu's lack of wide-area attacks.

"Mine is about the same!"

Lin Wu'er eagerly raised her hand, bouncing like a little sparrow.

"My first Soul Bone Skill, Thousand Jun Leg, increases strength by 180% and the power of right-leg attacks by 120%!"

As she spoke, she mimicked a kicking motion, her leg slicing through the air with a howl.

"My second Soul Bone Skill is also Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Slash, except I kick it out with my leg. Anyway, it's super powerful!"

Lin Qing understood.

Since the Soul Bones came from the same source, it was reasonable that their skills were similar.

"What a pity..."

He secretly felt regretful.

Their successful absorption of the Soul Bones had not triggered the system's feedback.

These Soul Bones had been returned by the system as a reward, so it seemed he could not exploit a loophole to receive multiplied returns.

Otherwise, would he not be able to obtain an entire set of million-year Soul Bones?

The system was far too clever.

As he was distracted, Lin Qingzhu suddenly turned her head toward Lin Rourou.

A trace of confusion appeared on her cool Small Face.

"Rou Rou."

She asked softly, "Your aura seems different from before?"

"Hehe, you noticed~"

Lin Rourou stuck out her tongue like a little cat that had successfully stolen a bite of food.

She took half a step back as Soul Power surged.

A glittering Nine-Story Pagoda emerged from her palm, surrounded by a Purple Soul Ring—a Thousand Year Soul Ring!

"Ta-da!"

Holding up her Skirt Hem, she spun in a circle, smiling brightly.

"While you two were absorbing your Soul Bones, Dad took me to hunt my First Soul Ring. Rou Rou is a proper Soul Master now~"

Lin Qing smiled as he watched her show off.

In truth, the matter had been simple enough.

A few days ago, while the two girls had been absorbing their Soul Bones, he had asked Da Ming to watch over them while he took Rou Rou around the area near the Lake of Life.

Their goal had been clear—find a Soul Beast with a strength attribute and an age of around a thousand years.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's First Soul Skill was bound to be Strength Amplification.

The more compatible the Soul Beast's attribute, the better the effect.

They searched for two days.

At last, they encountered a Great Strength Vajra Bear that was one thousand years old.

That beast was quite large.

One swipe of its paw could snap a tree that took two people to encircle.

Lin Qing had struck first, punching the bear to the ground.

Only after confirming that it had a single breath left did he allow Rou Rou to step forward, deliver the final blow, and absorb its Soul Ring.