The Fisherman Reaps the Benefit

To his surprise, Sunset Forest actually had such a soul beast. Ling Feng immediately wanted to make it his second Soul Ring.

As for the other soul beast, it was an Azure Scale Serpent Emperor just over ten thousand years old, and its bloodline was also among the very finest.

The Azure Scale Serpent Emperor was renowned throughout Douluo Continent. Its venom was extraordinarily potent, enough to make many powerful soul beasts flee at the mere mention of it.

But it still fell somewhat short compared to the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Otherwise, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could not have fought the newly ten-thousand-year-old Azure Scale Serpent Emperor to a standstill with only five thousand years of cultivation.

To a certain extent, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear even held the advantage.

"Obtaining the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Ring will be a little troublesome."

Ling Feng murmured to himself. These two soul beasts were immensely powerful. If he rashly entered the battle, he would only bring disaster upon himself.

He could only wait until the two soul beasts wounded each other severely, then strike while they were down. Killing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear while it was gravely injured would be much easier.

Thus, Ling Feng held his breath and focused his mind, standing atop a tree trunk as he quietly observed the battle below.

The Azure Scale Serpent Emperor's venom continuously seeped into the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's body. Its once-tough fur began showing signs of decay, and its movements gradually slowed.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was in imminent danger, liable to die at any moment. Seeing this, Ling Feng knew the time had come.

"Void Domain."

Ling Feng no longer hesitated. His figure flashed as he leaped down from the tree trunk.

With a light tap of his right foot, ripples spread across the ground in all directions as the Void Domain unfolded.

As the Void Mirror Martial Soul was released, powerful Space Power filled the surroundings. The first purple Soul Ring on his body gleamed with an eerie light.

"First Soul Skill: Space Blade."

Under the effects of the Void Domain, Ling Feng found it even easier to wield Space Power, while both his attack speed and power became stronger.

The two soul beasts that had been locked in battle immediately became wary when Ling Feng suddenly appeared.

They sensed the powerful aura radiating from him, especially that Space Power, which filled them with apprehension.

But Ling Feng's Space Blades were simply too fast. Before they could react, two Space Blades struck in the blink of an eye.

Ling Feng would not give the two soul beasts any chance to respond. In the next instant, several more Space Blades whistled forward.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of massive explosions rang out as Ling Feng's attacks struck the fatal points of both soul beasts.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was hit in the heart by a Space Blade. Its enormous body swayed several times, and a trace of unwillingness appeared in its eyes.

The Azure Scale Serpent Emperor, meanwhile, was struck in the head, and its body instantly went limp.

In less than a moment, the two soul beasts crashed to the ground, their life force completely extinguished. A deep purple Soul Ring and a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring then rose from their corpses.

Ling Feng was panting heavily. Those attacks had nearly exhausted all of his Soul Power.

Both soul beasts possessed strength at the ten-thousand-year level. Though they were seriously injured, he had no idea what trump cards they might have, so he had to kill them in a single strike.

Ling Feng did not hesitate any longer. He immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, released the Void Mirror Martial Soul, and scattered herbs around the area as before to prevent other soul beasts from approaching.

At the same time, he used the Void Mark on both Soul Rings, dispelling the violent energy within them.

The Void Mark could also completely eliminate the lingering remnants of a soul beast's consciousness contained within a Soul Ring.

When the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Ring was attached to his Martial Soul, explosive energy surged through Ling Feng's body.

"Just as expected of a top-tier soul beast, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear."

Ling Feng gritted his teeth and endured the immense energy as he absorbed the Soul Ring with all his strength.

As the Five Thousand Year Soul Ring contracted and firmly settled around the Void Mirror Martial Soul, it signified that the Soul Ring had been completely absorbed.

After absorbing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Ring, Ling Feng fixed his determined gaze on the Soul Ring above the Azure Scale Serpent Emperor's corpse. He made his decision at once.

He would absorb this precious Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his Third Soul Ring.

With his previous experience, Ling Feng was ninety percent confident that he could absorb this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Besides, while ten-thousand-year soul beasts were not rare, the chance of encountering two such soul beasts fighting each other to the death and being able to reap the rewards was exceedingly rare.

If he missed this opportunity, who knew when he would next be able to attach a third Soul Ring at the ten-thousand-year level.

With his mind made up, Ling Feng did not hesitate in the slightest. He concentrated and began slowly drawing that Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring toward his Void Mirror Martial Soul.

This process was far from as easy as he had imagined. Compared to absorbing the Five Thousand Year Soul Ring, the difficulty had increased exponentially.

Time passed second by second as Ling Feng focused completely, continuously guiding his Soul Power.

After a full two hours of unrelenting effort, he finally succeeded in fully absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

A surging, turbulent power flowed through his body, filling every part of him.

Ling Feng clearly felt the substantial increase in his strength, and an uncontrollable smile of joy spread across his face.

"After absorbing three Soul Rings, my Soul Power has reached level thirty-six. Not bad."

Ling Feng pondered silently and nodded slightly.

He then slowly rose to his feet, preparing to leave Sunset Forest.

Just as he turned to go, a strange glimmer suddenly caught his attention.

Looking closely, he discovered an area on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's corpse that emitted a mysterious green glow.

"What is this?"

Filled with doubt, Ling Feng hurried forward with curiosity and anticipation.

When he leaned in for a closer look, he could not help blurting out, "It's actually a Soul Bone!"

Ling Feng's heart was instantly filled with delight. In the world of Douluo Continent, Soul Bones were exceptionally precious treasures to soul masters, even rarer than high-quality Soul Rings.

Every Soul Bone contained unique and powerful strength, capable of granting a soul master an additional soul skill.

He had never expected that this trip to obtain Soul Rings would coincidentally yield a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

However, Ling Feng was not blinded by joy. He knew that a soul master had limited opportunities to absorb Soul Bones. Aside from External Soul Bones, a soul master could only absorb six Soul Bones.

No one could say whether he might encounter a more powerful Soul Bone with a higher age in the future.

If he rashly absorbed this Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone now and later came across a better one, that would be troublesome.

Suppressing the urge in his heart, Ling Feng decided to put the Soul Bone away for now and make a decision later.