Soul Skill That Ignores Defense

Hearing her teacher's confident words, Hu Liena felt somewhat reassured and nodded slightly. "Yes, Teacher."

With that, she stood still where she was, took a deep breath, and directly summoned her Demon Fox Martial Soul.

In an instant, a seductive yet powerful aura spread through the air. The Soul Power in her hand pulsed faintly, as though it were engaging in some mysterious communication with the Thousand Year Soul Ring.

She guided the Thousand Year Soul Ring before her, slowly drawing it toward her Martial Soul.

The moment the Soul Ring touched her Martial Soul, a vast surge of Soul Power flooded into Hu Liena's body like a raging tide.

It was Hu Liena's first time absorbing a Thousand Year Soul Ring. With no experience to rely on, the powerful energy nearly knocked her out of control of her Soul Power.

After a while.

Relying on her tenacious willpower and exceptional control over her Soul Power, Hu Liena gradually became accustomed to the surging torrent and began slowly absorbing the Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Throughout the process, Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo kept their eyes fixed on Hu Liena, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Not only did they need to prevent any accidents, but they also wanted to uncover what was special about this Soul Ring through Hu Liena's absorption process.

Time slowly passed, and in less than half an hour.

A powerful fluctuation of Soul Power suddenly surged around Hu Liena, and she slowly rose to her feet.

"I actually absorbed the Third Soul Ring so smoothly."

Hu Liena looked at the purple Soul Ring that had appeared around her, her face full of surprise.

She had originally thought that absorbing a Thousand Year Soul Ring would entail a grueling battle.

Yet aside from the initial difficulties, the rest of the process had been unexpectedly easy.

It was simply too strange.

"Na'er, tell me how it felt to absorb the Soul Ring."

Hearing Hu Liena's muttering, Bibi Dong's doubts deepened. She was eager to know exactly what Hu Liena had experienced during the absorption.

Hu Liena gathered her thoughts and said, "Teacher, the ease of absorbing this Soul Ring was completely beyond my expectations. It was even easier than when I absorbed a Hundred-Year Soul Ring."

"The power within this Soul Ring was extraordinarily gentle. There wasn't even a trace of violent energy, and there wasn't the slightest hint of a soul beast's resentment."

Her words plunged everyone present into thought.

Ghost Douluo stroked his chin and muttered, "No resentment from a soul beast at all?"

Under normal circumstances, a soul beast would inevitably leave behind resentment after its death. When a Soul Master absorbed its Soul Ring, that resentment would often attack them, bringing immense pain and even danger.

Yet Hu Liena had felt nothing during the absorption process. Could this be the unique feature of extracting a Soul Ring from a living soul beast?

"Na'er, release your Third Soul Skill."

Bibi Dong spoke, eager to learn what was so unique about the Soul Skill granted by this Soul Ring.

At her words, Hu Liena focused her mind and activated her Third Soul Skill.

"My Third Soul Skill is called Demon Fox Power. After activating it, all of my attributes increase to a certain extent, and my Martial Soul can unleash an attack that ignores defense."

As the Soul Skill was unleashed, a dazzling fox phantom shot forth with immense force. Wherever it passed, the air itself seemed to be torn apart.

Everyone sensed the strength of that power. In particular, upon hearing the words "ignores defense," Bibi Dong and the others revealed astonished expressions.

After all, Douluo Continent possessed countless defensive Soul Skills, and Soul Masters relied on such skills to withstand their enemies' attacks.

Yet Hu Liena's Third Soul Skill could actually ignore defense. This meant she would possess an enormous advantage in battle.

Other defensive Soul Masters would be practically defenseless before this Soul Skill of hers.

"It seems this Soul Ring Pavilion is far from simple. Not only can the Soul Rings it sells be absorbed by Soul Masters without any pain, but the Soul Skills they produce are also exceptionally remarkable."

Bibi Dong pondered to herself.

She realized that the emergence of the Soul Ring Pavilion might disrupt the existing balance of power on Douluo Continent.

"Go to Spirit Hall and find some talented Soul Masters who are about to obtain Soul Rings. Use these Soul Rings to conduct further tests."

To confirm whether this was true, Bibi Dong immediately ordered Ghost Douluo to find suitable Soul Masters.

Ghost Douluo accepted the order. After respectfully bowing, he turned into a wisp of black smoke and vanished from the spot in an instant.

He began searching within Spirit Hall for talented Soul Masters who were about to obtain Soul Rings.

Some time later, Ghost Douluo returned to Papal Hall with a group of young Soul Masters.

These Soul Masters were promising talents carefully nurtured by Spirit Hall. Upon hearing that they would take part in a special Soul Ring absorption test, they were both excited and nervous.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the first Soul Master stepped forward and began absorbing a Soul Ring purchased from the Soul Ring Pavilion.

Just like Hu Liena, he absorbed the Soul Ring with ease.

Moreover, he did not feel the slightest pain during the process, and the Soul Skill granted by the Soul Ring was also extremely powerful.

After that, the other Soul Masters absorbed their Soul Rings one after another. Every one of them completed the process smoothly, and the Soul Skills they gained far exceeded Bibi Dong and the others' expectations.

"This Soul Ring Pavilion will surely become the greatest obstacle to Spirit Hall's unification of Douluo Continent."

Looking at everything before her, Bibi Dong could no longer remain calm.

She gripped her scepter tightly and gazed into the distance, clearly recognizing that the importance of the Soul Ring Pavilion had already surpassed that of any other force.

With these strange and powerful Soul Rings, the Soul Ring Pavilion would inevitably attract countless Soul Masters to join it.

On Douluo Continent, many Soul Masters traveled alone. They longed to obtain high-year Soul Rings, yet found it exceedingly difficult to do so.

Now, the emergence of the Soul Ring Pavilion had provided them with a convenient path. As long as they paid a certain price, they could obtain the Soul Rings they desired.

Furthermore, the Soul Ring Pavilion would very likely seize the opportunity to recruit these Soul Masters and expand its own strength.

As time passed, the Soul Ring Pavilion's power would inevitably continue to grow. By then, it would absolutely be capable of threatening Spirit Hall's ruling position.

"Your Holiness, I just saw Snake Lance Douluo return to Spirit Hall."

Ghost Douluo's voice broke Bibi Dong from her thoughts. He slowly recounted his earlier encounter with Snake Lance Douluo.

"Snake Spear Elder?"

Bibi Dong frowned deeply as she pondered to herself.

Snake Lance Douluo had originally been sent to protect Qian Renxue, so why had he returned to Spirit Hall at this time?

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. Then, recalling that the Soul Ring Pavilion was located within the Heaven Dou Empire, an amused smile gradually appeared on her face.

"If that is the case, then we will refrain from interfering for now. In any case, the Grand Elder will not simply stand by and ignore this matter. After all, the Soul Ring Pavilion is located in the core region of the Heaven Dou Empire."

Bibi Dong had made up her mind. She intended to remain still for the moment and watch the tigers fight from the mountain.

She knew Qian Renxue's temperament well. Qian Renxue would certainly not tolerate the Soul Ring Pavilion developing freely within the Heaven Dou Empire.

And as Spirit Hall's Grand Elder, Qian Daoliu would not sit by and do nothing either. He would surely intervene to aid Qian Renxue.

In that case, a conflict between the two sides was highly likely, while she could simply observe from the sidelines, wait for the right opportunity, and reap the rewards.