Looking at the handsome, proud Fire Kirin, Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress exchanged a glance, and a trace of ill-intentioned amusement flashed through both their eyes...
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After a round of utterly inhumane "friendly" "exchange," the bruised and battered Fire Kirin made the only decision in its life so far that went against its ancestors' wishes.
As an enormous crimson pillar of light shot into the sky, countless strands of pure Fire Attribute energy were drawn together and slowly condensed. Endless red flames ignited over the Fire Kirin's body. Then, a massive scarlet Soul Ring gradually formed overhead before descending into the empty slot for the Eighth Soul Ring of Shen Hanyu's Second Martial Soul.
As the aura of Soul Power around him receded, the eight Soul Rings slowly returned to Shen Hanyu's body. Shen Hanyu let out a soft breath, then slowly rose to his feet.
The Snow Empress immediately came to his side and asked softly,
"How do you feel?"
Shen Hanyu stretched his limbs and said,
"Pretty good. It's just a little unfortunate. If this Fire Kirin had reached the Fierce Beast level, I reckon I could have used this opportunity to break through to Rank 98 in one go..."
The Snow Empress pinched Shen Hanyu's arm and said softly,
"All right, successfully obtaining the Soul Ring is already a good thing. Your total Soul Power is now no different from mine. If breakthroughs came that easily, perhaps you should have become a god long ago..."
Shen Hanyu placed a head Soul Bone radiating fiery red Soul Power into his Soul Tool and said,
"It won't make much difference. Give me some more time, and I'll break through anyway..."
You Yanshan came over as well, rubbed his hands together, and