First Soul Ring! Thousand Years!

The next morning, under Lu Jinnian's guidance, Lu Chen stepped into the eternally existing Star Dou Great Forest!

Upon entering the forest, they could still see a few soul masters traveling in groups. Once they were far from the small town, all that surrounded them were towering trees, their dense canopy so thick it could obscure any sound. All they could hear were the roars of soul beasts slaughtering each other from the depths of the forest!

Along the way, Lu Jinnian mostly detoured around weak or unsuitable soul beasts. Although some soul beasts foolishly attacked Lu Jinnian, they were all driven away by his Great Cauldron!

Lu Jinnian's martial soul was named Mysterious Yellow Cauldron, possessing extremely strong defense and suppression capabilities. Coupled with Lu Jinnian's strength as a Soul Sect, even a Thousand Year Soul Beast could not gain an advantage before him!

"Alright, let's rest for a bit!"

Lu Jinnian and Lu Chen sat down by a large tree. Lu Jinnian took out some dry rations and water and handed them to Lu Chen.

About half an hour after the two began their rest, a tiger's roar echoed from not too far away.

Lu Jinnian quickly picked up Lu Chen and rushed towards the direction of the sound. "Chen'er, if we're lucky enough, your soul ring will be settled!"

Lu Jinnian weaved through the forest, finally landing steadily on a branch of a giant tree.

Lu Chen stood on the large tree and looked into the distance. He saw a Blood Tiger tearing a group of Nether Wolves to shreds.

The Blood Tiger was nearly five meters long, its entire body covered in dark red tiger stripes, like solidified blood. It had a three-pronged bone spike on its forehead. Its teeth and sharp claws gleamed with a chilling light, and its eyes were dark red, exuding a brutal and bloodthirsty aura!

Lu Chen said solemnly, "That's... a Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger! This soul beast, like the infamous Man-Faced Demon Spider, is an evil soul beast with extremely strong killing intent!"

As he spoke, the original pack of thirty to forty Nether Wolves was reduced to only three. They limped and pounced at the demonic tiger.

The three Nether Wolves leaped at the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger, their sharp claws digging deeply into its thick shoulder blades.

But the beast only grunted. Its thick tail swept out like a steel whip, instantly caving in the left wolf's ribs into a bizarre curve. The right wolf was struck on the neck, its head twisting to an unnatural angle.

The most tragic was the Nether Wolf that attacked head-on. It was directly flung into the air by the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger, and then its thick tiger palm descended. Gray wolf fur mixed with brain matter stuck to the ground...

However, the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger was not unharmed. Blood was gushing from the wounds on its shoulder blades and hind legs, making its dark red stripes even more ferocious.

"Act!"

Lu Jinnian's thought moved. Two Yellow Two Purple Soul Rings rose beneath his feet, and his Third and Fourth Soul Rings lit up.

The Yellow Earth Great Cauldron expanded several times and was thrown out by Lu Jinnian. The cauldron whistled through the air as it smashed towards the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger.

Lu Chen did not hesitate. He flipped his palm, and the Asura Demon Sword appeared. Simultaneously, a blood-colored ring emanated from Lu Chen, enveloping the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger.

The pure Slaughter Aura caused the demonic tiger's movements to falter, and a hint of apprehension flashed in its eyes.

Just as the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger was stunned, the Mysterious Yellow Cauldron crashed heavily onto the demonic tiger's spine.

With a crisp "crack," the intricate patterns on the cauldron lit up, pinning the ferocious beast firmly in place.

Lu Jinnian, with Lu Chen, approached the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger. The beast's chest cavity was still faintly rising and falling, and dark red blood continuously flowed from its mouth.

Lu Chen did not hesitate. The Asura Demon Sword in his hand stabbed directly towards the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger's body.

The Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger's body twitched violently twice, and its ferocious red eyes gradually lost their luster.

A few breaths later, a light purple soul ring condensed above the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger's corpse.

Seeing this, Lu Jinnian said with some regret, "What a pity, this Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger had just entered the Thousand Year Soul Beast stage."

Lu Chen felt the Asura Demon Sword in his hand tremble slightly and said to Lu Jinnian, "Grandfather, I feel like I can absorb this soul ring!"

Lu Jinnian's brows furrowed upon hearing this. "Chen'er, that's simply reckless! Do you know the consequences of soul ring backlash?"

Lu Chen did not speak. Instead, he took out a complete crystal ball. Blue light instantly occupied about two-thirds of the crystal ball's area. This crystal ball could measure up to Level Thirty soul power at most!

Lu Chen slowly released his soul power and said, "Grandfather! Actually, I don't have Innate Level 20 Soul Power, but Innate Level 20 Soul Power! My martial soul is a legendary God Tier Martial Soul!"

Lu Jinnian looked at Lu Chen in disbelief, his aged face filled with shock.

"Grandfather, I am confident I can absorb this Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

Lu Jinnian looked at the determination in Lu Chen's eyes and nodded. Then, he said solemnly, "This matter must absolutely not be known by a third person! Before you have sufficient strength, never reveal the matter of your martial soul to anyone!"

Innate Level 20 Soul Power! God Tier Martial Soul!

These few words brought Lu Jinnian unprecedented shock. If he had enough strength, he wouldn't fear Lu Chen being targeted. But he didn't. If powerful factions found out, Lu Chen would likely lose his freedom for his entire life!

Lu Chen sat beside the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger's corpse. The Asura Demon Sword trembled slightly, and the blood-colored patterns on the sword body seemed to come alive, creating a subtle resonance with the soul ring.

The light purple soul power fell onto the Asura Demon Sword, and pure power instantly flooded into Lu Chen's body.

The Asura Domain was released beside Lu Chen, enveloping the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger's corpse. The Blood Fiend Qi surged into the domain, and countless Slaughter Auras churned violently, gradually condensing into a phantom identical to the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger. However, this phantom Blood Tiger appeared even more ferocious than the real one!

Lu Chen's consciousness sank into his Sea of Consciousness. He felt as if he were in a boundless Blood Sea, with thousands of piercing beast roars exploding in his ears. The Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger's ferocity was madly eroding his sanity through the power of the soul ring.

"Ridiculous!"

The Asura Demon Sword in Lu Chen's hand let out a clear and transcendent sword cry, instantly suppressing all the noise.

"Condense!"

Lu Chen's eyes snapped open. His originally black eyes turned red at this moment. The phantom Blood Tiger within the domain let out a deafening roar, its soul power fluctuations surging like a tide.

Half an hour later, the Asura Domain slowly receded. The phantom Blood Tiger transformed into a stream of light and drilled into the Asura Demon Sword. The light purple soul ring pulsed on the sword body of the Asura Demon Sword.

"First Soul Skill! Blood Fiend Power!"

Lu Chen grasped the Asura Demon Sword with both hands, and the purple soul ring on the sword body glowed.

The patterns on the Asura Demon Sword revealed Crimson Gold Light, and the sword body was entwined with dense, substantial Blood Fiend Flames.

The moment Lu Chen injected his soul power, crimson gold patterns crawled up his arms.

He slashed out with his sword, and a blood-red light flashed past. Before Lu Chen, the corpse of the Blood Fiend Demonic Tiger was instantly split in two. It even left a blood-colored sword mark on the ground, its edges still condensed with lingering Blood Fiend Flames.

Before Lu Jinnian could ask, Lu Chen spoke, "My First Soul Skill doubles my power amplification, and the Asura Demon Sword's attack power will also double!"

Lu Chen was very satisfied with his First Soul Skill. The power amplification and attack power amplification, when stacked, were not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Seeing Lu Chen's First Soul Skill, Lu Jinnian's eyes were filled with shock. As a defense-type Soul Sect, he was very clear that the power of Lu Chen's sword strike was already comparable to a Soul Sect's.