Millennium Second Soul Ring: Susanoo Defense

"A thousand-year Azure Life Turtle must have a shell over a meter in diameter, and its shell will be deep blue-green."

Xia Shi stood by the pond, lightly stroking his chin as his sharp gaze swept across the surface.

Xia Yang frowned tightly. "But none of the ones on the surface seem to meet that standard."

The two carefully counted the Azure Life Turtles floating on the water and found that the largest were only seventy or eighty centimeters across. Clearly, none had reached the thousand-year Year Limit.

"Don't rush."

Xia Shi reassured him, "The ones over a thousand years old may be hiding in the deep-water area."

"I'll go take a look."

With that, Xia Shi swiftly removed his outer clothes, revealing his lean, muscular body.

With a splash, he leaped into the pond, sending Water Splashes everywhere.

Xia Yang hurried to the water's edge, anxiously watching his father's figure beneath the surface.

"Martial Soul: North Mystic Black Tortoise, Body Attachment."

Underwater, Xia Shi's entire body glowed with deep blue light.

Empowered by his Martial Soul, his swimming speed suddenly increased, and he darted through the pond like a true sea turtle.

As he dove deeper, the once-calm Pond Water began to "boil."

The Azure Life Turtles hiding at the bottom all panicked and surfaced one after another.

Xia Yang carefully identified the turtles continuously rising to the surface from the shore.

"Three hundred years..."

"Five Hundred Years..."

"Eight hundred years..."

More and more high-year Azure Life Turtles appeared on the surface.

Suddenly, Xia Yang's eyes lit up.

A deep blue-green sea turtle with a shell more than a meter wide emerged from the water!

Obviously, it was an Azure Life Turtle over a thousand years old.

Following the appearance of the first thousand-year Azure Life Turtle, several more turtles over a thousand years old surfaced in quick succession.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Profound Ice Prison."

A dazzling light suddenly burst from the bottom of the pond, and the entire pond began freezing at a speed visible to the Naked Eye.

The ice spread rapidly upward from the bottom. The Azure Life Turtles on the surface panicked, and several with higher Year Limits tried to climb ashore, but they were far slower than the advancing ice.

In the blink of an eye, the entire deep pond had frozen solid.

"Kacha! Kacha!"

Following that, the ice cracked apart, and Xia Shi leaped out from the shattered ice.

"Have you chosen?"

He asked while putting his clothes back on.

Xia Yang pointed toward the front right. "Choose that medium-sized one, the one by your right hand."

Once Xia Shi was dressed, he steadily walked onto the Shattered ice and carried the frozen Azure Life Turtle his son had indicated to the shore.

"Bang."

The heavy block of ice slammed heavily onto the ground.

The ice layer Shattered, revealing the trembling Azure Life Turtle within.

"That's the one."

Xia Yang stepped on the sea turtle as it tried to escape.

"How old is this one?" Xia Shi asked.

"One thousand five hundred years."

As Xia Yang spoke, he took a gleaming Longsword from his Storage Soul Tool.

Then, without hesitation, he slashed at the Azure Life Turtle's head.

"Kacha."

Its head fell at once. The Azure Life Turtle's limbs convulsed violently as crimson blood flowed out in streams.

The headless sea turtle struggled for another quarter hour before finally breathing its last.

A deep Purple Spirit Ring slowly rose from its corpse.

"Yang'er, I'll confirm this one last time."

Xia Shi pressed a hand onto his son's shoulder, his expression solemn. "Are you certain you can absorb this thousand-year Spirit Ring as your Second Soul Ring?"

"I'm certain."

Xia Yang nodded gravely.

Xia Shi released his hand and chose to trust his son.

Xia Yang sat down cross-legged, released his Martial Soul, circulated his Soul Power, and began absorbing the thousand-year Spirit Ring before him.

The Azure Life Turtle truly deserved to be called a life-attribute Spirit Beast. The moment Xia Yang came into contact with its Spirit Ring, he felt a vigorous, vast, and majestic power pour into his body.

Though this power was immense, it did not cause him the slightest discomfort. Instead, it brought an indescribable sense of comfort.

A relaxed expression unconsciously appeared on Xia Yang's face.

Xia Shi, who had been nervously watching his son absorb the Spirit Ring, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that expression.

And so, Xia Yang continued smoothly absorbing his Second Soul Ring.

Three hours later, the energy of the purple thousand-year Spirit Ring was exhausted and dissipated into the air.

Then Xia Yang opened his eyes and slowly rose to his feet.

"Level 25 Soul Power."

He carefully sensed the changes within his body, unable to stop himself from clenching his fists in delight.

"Yang'er, your body..."

His father's astonished voice came from beside him.

"What happened to my body?"

Xia Yang lowered his head to inspect himself and froze.

His body had indeed grown much stronger, but the most obvious change was actually his skin tone.

Xia Yang's bronze skin, darkened from spending years at sea, had now become fair as jade. He had practically turned into a pretty boy.

"Haha, I just got a little paler."

Xia Yang said with a smile.

"What changes have there been to your Martial Soul and Soul Skills?"

Xia Shi continued questioning him.

"Martial Soul: Bones, Body Attachment."

Xia Yang circulated his Soul Power and released his Bone Martial Soul.

A dense Purple Light formed a skeletal pattern within his body, then burst outward.

However, when the Purple Light spread to the surface of his skin, it lost momentum and stopped.

After a while, the Purple Light finally completely enveloped his skin and ceased spreading.

"Huh, your Martial Soul has changed a great deal."

Xia Shi observed in surprise.

"Indeed. I feel that this layer of Purple Light on my skin also possesses a certain degree of defensive power."

Xia Yang reached out and touched the purple Light Membrane on his arm.

This purple Light Membrane floating over his skin felt extremely smooth, no different from real skin, yet it had a distinct hardness when pressed.

"It seems your Bone Martial Soul isn't an ordinary body-type Martial Soul. It is instead closer to an energy-based body Martial Soul."

Xia Shi stepped closer to examine it carefully.

He extended a hand and pressed hard against the purple Light Membrane on Xia Yang's skin, only to find that he could not penetrate it even with force.

"This Light Membrane has quite impressive defensive power. At the very least, without using my Martial Soul or Soul Skills, I cannot break it."

Xia Shi assessed.

"By the way, what is your Second Soul Skill?"

"Second Soul Skill: Susanoo Defense."

Xia Yang immediately demonstrated it.

As his Soul Power circulated, a purple Spirit Ring rose from beneath his feet.

At the same time, the purple Light Membrane over his body suddenly blazed with Purple Light.

A set of Purple Armor slowly appeared over Xia Yang's body.

Unlike traditional hard armor, this set resembled a close-fitting purple bodysuit. However, its defensive power clearly far surpassed that of ordinary clothing.

"Is this a defensive Soul Skill?"

Xia Shi hurriedly asked.

"That's right. With the enhancement of my Second Soul Skill, my Martial Soul can transform into this fitted armor and cover my entire body, providing all-around protection. Its defensive power is greatly increased, without any weak points."

Xia Yang explained in detail.

"How powerful an attack can it withstand?"

Looking at the Purple Armor on his son, Xia Shi's hands itched unconsciously. He desperately wanted to test its defensive limits himself.

"Captain, something happened."