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"An over-limit Soul Ring... really wasn't that easy to absorb..."

Even during the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, a five-thousand-year first Soul Ring far exceeded the limit a Spirit Master could absorb.

Let alone one from a soul beast of such exceptional quality as the Evil Eye Tyrant.

Moreover, this five-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant had been captured from the Evil Demon Forest and transported to Dongyang City, a thousand miles away.

Now that it had been slain by a six-year-old child, the resentment in its heart was easy enough to imagine.

In merely a few breaths, Xu Tianming's body had reached the brink of collapse.

His skin cracked inch by inch, and blood mixed with the rampant energy of the Soul Ring burst from his pores, instantly turning him into a blood-soaked figure.

Yet it was precisely because some of the Soul Ring's energy was released through his pores that his spirits suddenly lifted.

"Refine!"

The words were practically forced from Xu Tianming's throat in a roar.

The hand seals changed, and the Soul Power within his body forcibly guided the Soul Ring's energy along the circulation routes of the Yin Yang Profound Pole Body Refining Art.

Just as Xu Xiang had said, the most dangerous part of absorbing an over-limit Soul Ring was the first wave of energy impact from the Soul Ring.

As long as one endured that first surge, the subsequent impacts of the Soul Ring's energy on the Spirit Master would only grow weaker and weaker.

Xu Tianming's meridians, bones, internal organs, and even his blood had all been strengthened considerably by the energy of the fifty-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

Though every inch of his body was now in excruciating pain, he had ultimately not collapsed beneath the energy of the five-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant's Soul Ring.

The two ultimate attributes, Solar Power and Lunar Moon Essence, resonated with one another from the Kidney Water Kan position and the Heart Fire Li position.

Like a millstone within Xu Tianming's body, they ground down the five-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant's Soul Ring energy bit by bit before finally merging it into his flesh and blood.

"Looks like the most dangerous moment has passed."

Seeing that pain still lingered on Xu Tianming's face but his breathing had grown much steadier, Xu Xiang slowly released a breath of relief.

His right hand, which had remained gathered with Soul Power, gradually relaxed as well.

"Couldn't this child have just absorbed a first Soul Ring with a lower cultivation level?"

At the side, Kong Yue wiped away her tears as she anxiously watched Xu Tianming, whose entire body was covered in blood.

"Why did he have to risk his life for a five-thousand-year Soul Ring? What exactly was he doing this for?"

"If anything happened to Tianming, what would become of me, his mother?"

Though Xu Xiang could understand his wife's concern for their son, he could not help but rebuke her in a low voice.

"Shortsighted woman!"

"For the past thousand years, aside from Elder Kong of the Enshrinement Hall, only Tianming in our Sun Moon Empire has possessed Innate Full Soul Power."

Xu Xiang's expression was exceptionally stern, completely unlike the gentleness he usually showed his wife, Kong Yue.

"A mutated Body Martial Soul, the heavenly phenomenon of Sun and Moon in the Same Sky... This child is destined to become one of the strongest Spirit Masters of our Sun Moon Empire."

"If we stop him from challenging his limits, then his future achievements will not amount to much either!"

Although Xu Xiang had chosen to seek refuge in Dongyang City, far from Ming Capital, to escape the constant oppression of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family,

that did not mean he did not wish for the Sun Moon Empire to prosper.

A thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Empire had been stopped in its war to unify the continent by the many powerful Title Douluo of Shrek Academy. This was the greatest regret in the heart of every Sun Moon Empire royal!

Kong Yue pressed her lips together and said nothing, though the worry on her face deepened further.

For a Spirit Master who had only just reached level ten, absorbing a five-thousand-year Soul Ring was practically impossible.

Yet under the combined effects of the Yin Yang Profound Pole Body Refining Art, Solar Power, and Lunar Moon Essence within his body, the five-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant Soul Ring was forcibly crushed apart by Xu Tianming, ultimately transforming into pure energy that nourished his flesh and bones.

Three days passed quietly.

Throughout those three days, Kong Yue and Xu Xiang watched over Xu Tianming almost without leaving his side.

If not for Xu Tianming's relatively steady breathing, the two of them would have truly thought something had happened to him.

Crack!

A crisp sound came from Xu Tianming's body.

The exhausted Xu Xiang and Kong Yue both jolted awake, their gazes instantly focusing on Xu Tianming.

The blood scab covering Xu Tianming's body, which had weathered over the past three days, suddenly began to crack.

Both of them held their breaths as they stared fixedly at the blood scab, where more and more fissures appeared.

"Hoo!"

With a long exhale, the blood scab covering Xu Tianming's body finally fell away completely.

"This... this is?"

As Xu Xiang looked at the red and blue light flickering across his son's body, a bewildered expression appeared on his face.

Xu Tianming slowly opened his eyes, and a powerful purple radiance erupted from them.

Like the red and blue light flickering across his skin, it lingered for a moment before gradually fading away.

"So this was what it felt like to obtain a Soul Ring?"

Xu Tianming lightly clenched his hand, sensing the powerful strength within his body, and could not help raising a brow.

Nearly all the energy of this five-thousand-year Soul Ring had been used to strengthen his body. It had only raised his Soul Power by one level.

In other words, after absorbing the Soul Ring, his Soul Power Level was only eleven.

"Still, there's quite a long way to go before I reach mastery of the first realm of the Yin Yang Profound Pole Body Refining Art."

"Tianming...?"

A soft cry interrupted Xu Tianming's thoughts.

The next moment, his vision blurred, and he was immediately pulled into someone's embrace.

"You child, you scared me to death!"

Scalding tears fell onto Xu Tianming's forehead, making his heart tremble as well.

"Mother, it's all right."

Xu Tianming patted Kong Yue's back a few times and hurriedly comforted her.

"I'm your son. Don't you believe in your own son?"

"You may be my son, but you are not allowed to take such risks again!"

Kong Yue wiped her eyes and scolded Xu Tianming affectionately.

Heaven knew how much pressure she had endured these past few days. He was her only son!

"You did well. You made history."

Xu Xiang also stepped before Xu Tianming at this moment and heavily patted him on the shoulder a few times.

"Our Sun Moon Empire has never had a five-thousand-year first Soul Ring."

"And your first Soul Ring came from an Evil Eye Tyrant!"

Xu Xiang's tone was exceptionally complicated. Xu Tianming could actually hear pride, lingering fear, excitement, worry, and several other emotions in his words.

My son, Xu Tianming, has the potential to become a Limit Douluo!

Xu Tianming still held back from saying those words aloud.

"A five-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant must have given you a rather good Soul Skill."

After a brief pause, Xu Xiang asked curiously.

"What is your first Soul Skill?"