The Millennium Second Soul Ring—and Another Spirit Bone?

I was careless!

Lin Li had already broken through his opponent's defenses, yet he had overlooked the third type of Elemental Power that the Three-Colored Deer had never used.

He had never expected it to be the Light Attribute.

An attack using the Light Attribute did not need to be particularly powerful if it suddenly burst into radiance and robbed someone of their ability to see, as it had just now. Lin Li had obviously fallen victim to it.

At the same time, Lin Li, who had temporarily lost his sight, sensed the chill around him beginning to condense!

He did not know when the attack would arrive, and he could not see his surroundings clearly. Where was he supposed to dodge?

Lin Li had never encountered a situation like this before, and he knew it was because he lacked practical combat experience and could not handle complicated situations.

"Student Lin!"

Just then, Director Su's voice suddenly rang out. He had probably noticed the situation on Lin Li's Side.

Immediately afterward, Lin Li felt a rope wrap around his waist. He did not resist and allowed Director Su to pull him away.

The Ice Spike condensed by the Three-Colored Deer narrowly skimmed past Lin Li's face, leaving behind a shallow but noticeable bloody scratch.

"Click, click—"

Although he could not see, Lin Li knew that the Dharma Wheel atop Mahoraga's head had begun to turn.

"Thank you."

Lin Li knew Director Su was beside him. This time had truly been dangerous—he had underestimated Spirit Beasts too much.

A Spirit Beast with Millennium Cultivation had lived for at least several hundred years. How could it possibly be as foolish as they were in the novels? At that moment, Lin Li overturned everything he had read in the original Douluo Continent novel.

Sure enough, everything had to be judged according to reality.

"I'll hold it off for a while. Come back after you recover, and don't move around carelessly."

"Okay."

His eyes had been injured by the radiance at close range, but fortunately, Mahoraga itself possessed terrifying recovery abilities. The Three-Colored Deer's Elemental Power was also among the weakest at the same level, allowing Lin Li to recover quickly.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw several wounds on Director Su's waist and right thigh, with ice fragments still falling from them.

Director Su was old, after all. His combat experience was lacking, and his strength was limited. Being able to hold on this long had already been his limit.

"Director Su, I'm here!"

Lin Li leaped high into the air from behind Director Su and launched a Superman Punch from above at the Three-Colored Deer in front of him.

Seeing that something was wrong, the Three-Colored Deer once again began condensing a Light Attribute attack to prevent Lin Li from approaching.

"Click, click!"

The rotation finally completed. On Lin Li, this manifested as both his eyes turning a brilliant gold!

Adaptation—a rapid evolution targeted at anything, regardless of its form.

At that moment, Lin Li possessed eyes capable of resisting dazzling light!

Boom!!

His heavy, forceful fist slammed into the Three-Colored Deer's head, crushing its entire body into the ground.

Lin Li immediately pressed his advantage, giving the Three-Colored Deer no chance to react. One punch after another landed on its body, quickly causing it to breathe its last.

Looking at the Purple Soul Ring that emerged, obvious excitement appeared in Lin Li's eyes.

"Rest for a while before absorbing the Soul Ring. I'll arrange things first."

Director Su came over and patted Lin Li on the shoulder. He took out some Spirit Beast Repellent Powder from his pocket and walked toward the surrounding area.

Lin Li sat cross-legged on the ground. After resting for some time, he began guiding the Soul Ring toward himself.

Unlike the first time he had absorbed a Soul Ring, the moment this Soul Ring landed on Lin Li, it erupted with tremendous pressure. Lin Li felt that if he were a balloon, he would have been stretched to capacity in that instant!

He had already considered this when choosing his target. A Soul Ring just over a thousand years old was only two hundred years older than his First Soul Ring, so he naturally could not waste his talent like that.

For that reason, he had chosen this Three-Colored Deer with 1800-Year Cultivation, intending to continue challenging his limits.

Mahoraga's adaptability was not fixed. It was determined by the pressure it faced.

This was obvious. When Lin Li cultivated, he needed several hours to adapt, whereas during battle, he could adapt in roughly ten minutes.

The enormous pressure during Soul Ring absorption acted directly on every part of the body, inside and out, so his adaptation speed was even faster.

Although it was not as absurdly overpowered as the Mahoraga helicopter that netizens jokingly talked about, Lin Li could still hear the rapid "click, click" sounds.

The first adaptation soon finished, but to Lin Li, that period had felt unbearably long. He could no longer hold back a low growl.

And one adaptation was not enough!

Lin Li continued gritting his teeth and enduring, waiting for the second adaptation.

"Click, click!"

On the other side, Director Su, having finished making his preparations, walked back. He sat beside Lin Li and began applying medicine to his own wounds.

Director Su grew somewhat dazed. He tilted his head up toward the faintly visible sky between the trees, feeling the pain of his wounds.

When had he begun to develop feelings for Lin Li?

At first, he had merely wanted to invest a little in this talented child who had been self-reliant from a young age. He had never expected Lin Li to be so sensible.

He could feel Lin Li's impatience whenever he lectured him, yet Lin Li still sat there and listened, unlike other children who were unwilling to hear him out.

After taking Lin Li to obtain Soul Rings twice, Director Su had gone from doing all the work himself to watching Lin Li fight powerful enemies on his own.

Was this the growth rate of a powerhouse?

Director Su knew that Lin Li would leave sooner or later. Before that happened, however, he could still teach Lin Li a few more things, such as how to identify Spirit Beasts and how to purchase the tools needed in the forest to ensure his safety.

But did a genius like Lin Li truly need this information? They could probably simply flatten every danger in their path!

Director Su looked toward Lin Li's Martial Soul. The Dharma Wheel above Mahoraga's head was still turning slowly.

Director Su had noticed something strange from the first time Lin Li absorbed a Soul Ring. This Dharma Wheel was definitely more than the decoration Lin Li claimed it was.

Maturing early because he had grown up without parents, and remaining wary of others... That was good. It put him at ease.

Director Su felt the pain worsening, applied more medicine, and continued waiting.

"Click, click!"

Lin Li completed his second adaptation, and the pressure on his body was almost completely gone!

In no time, the Purple Soul Ring symbolizing the Millennium Second Soul Ring firmly settled onto Lin Li's body!

"It worked!"

Lin Li stood up straight. He had never expected that he would actually accomplish such a feat!

He could not help wondering: if Nuoding City had not been a city situated between the two great empires and near a forest, with very little Whale Rubber for sale, could he have raised the age limit even further?

But even if there had been some, it would have been useless. Lin Li's wealth was limited to what he had at school. He still could not afford the Whale Rubber used by nobles for flirtation. Without anyone backing him and providing resources, even having the information would have been useless.

Even so, Lin Li was already very satisfied.

His gaze fell on Director Su, whom he found staring intently at the Millennium Second Soul Ring on Lin Li's body.

"Although I had expected it, I still couldn't believe it was real... Someone actually managed to obtain a Millennium Second Soul Ring, and that someone is my student..."

"This is all thanks to you, Director Su. I, Lin Li, will remember it forever."

"A teacher helping a student is only natural. There's no need to put it that way."

Lin Li shook his head upon hearing this. How could he not know what most of the teachers at the school were like?

Director Su's help was certainly partly because he valued Lin Li's talent, but a gentleman was judged by his actions, not his intentions.

Lin Li turned around and began feeling over the Three-Colored Deer's body.

Although the chance of obtaining a Spirit Bone was slim, Lin Li would not simply leave without looking. The necessary procedure still had to be followed.

However, this search immediately left Lin Li, who had only intended to go through the motions, stunned.

"There really is a Spirit Bone?!"

That was what Lin Li thought, because he had already touched a hard Spirit Bone within the Three-Colored Deer's body, with Soul Power flowing through it!

Without hesitation, Lin Li immediately pulled it out. When his gaze fell upon it, his face filled with shock.

What appeared in Lin Li's hands was astonishingly a Three-Colored Deer Left Arm Bone with 1800-Year Cultivation!