The Surprise Came Too Suddenly.

Qin Tian listened to the Evil God King's words, and a tempest stirred in his heart.

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings had tried to possess me, then the Evil God King killed them. Part of their origin had been condensed into divine rings, and those two rings were on my Second Martial Soul.

The Evil God King had condensed part of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' origin into an External Soul Bone—a god-level External Soul Bone. And the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' Dragon Core was now in my lower dantian.

Qin Tian swallowed involuntarily. What had he just heard? The Water and Fire Dragon Kings had vanished because they had both become his nourishment, helping him evolve.

"Lord God King, I... is this..."

The Evil God King glanced at Qin Tian and waved a hand indifferently.

"The Water and Fire Dragon Kings dared to harm my successor. This is the fate they deserve."

With that, the Evil God King's figure disappeared. Qin Tian watched him leave, speechless for a long while.

When he finally came back to his senses, the first thing he did was summon his Second Martial Soul.

Looking at the Qingtian War Halberd in his hand and those two dazzling golden rings, he was completely stunned.

"Golden Soul Rings—these are divine rings. They really are divine rings."

"Hahahaha!"

"Divine rings! Not only do I have them, I have two!"

Qin Tian half-closed his eyes and sensed the Soul Skills granted by the divine rings. A moment later, the corners of his mouth lifted, and he could barely contain his grin.

The two divine rings gave him eight incredibly powerful Soul Skills: four from the Water Dragon King's divine ring and four from the Fire Dragon King's divine ring.

The four Soul Skills from the Water Dragon King's divine ring were Extreme Ice Domain, Extreme Ice Slash, Ice Explosion Technique, and Extreme Frost Eternal Freeze.

Extreme Ice Domain was, without question, a domain skill. Anyone within the domain had all attributes reduced by 15%, while his own attributes increased by 15%.

Extreme Ice Slash was an attack skill, his primary offensive Soul Skill.

Ice Explosion Technique was an attack skill that could target a single enemy or a group.

Extreme Frost Eternal Freeze was a support skill that dulled the enemy's senses and restricted their speed.

The four Soul Skills provided by the Fire Dragon King's Soul Ring were Extreme Flame Domain, Fire Dragon Breaks the Heavens, Heavenly Fire Extinguishes the World, and Flame Explosion Technique.

Extreme Flame Domain was a domain skill. Anyone within the domain had all attributes reduced by 15%, while his own attributes increased by 15%.

Fire Dragon Breaks the Heavens summoned a fire dragon to fight alongside him. As long as he had Soul Power, the dragon would not disappear, and its strength was tied to his own.

Heavenly Fire Extinguishes the World condensed a fireball from his Soul Power, and its power increased with the amount of Soul Power used.

Flame Explosion Technique could be used as long as there were flames around the enemy.

That was the power of divine rings: each one granted four Soul Skills, and every one of them was incredibly powerful. No—they should be called divine skills.

Of course, the power of the Soul Skills was tied to Qin Tian's strength. At his current level, he couldn't bring out the full power of these eight skills.

"Eight Soul Skills from the divine rings. What about the two god-level External Soul Bones? Do they also have eight Soul Skills?"

Qin Tian murmured softly, then immediately half-closed his eyes and sensed the Soul Skills of the two god-level External Soul Bones.

A moment later, Qin Tian opened his eyes, and light shone in them.

"The god-level External Soul Bones also grant eight Soul Skills. Excellent, excellent. The Water and Fire Dragon Kings alone have given me sixteen Soul Skills."

Even Qin Tian drew a sharp breath at the Soul Skills granted by the Water Dragon King's god-level External Soul Bone: Void, Dragon Soul Undying, Cold Ice Body Protection, and Ice Seal.

Void made his body intangible, allowing him to ignore physical attacks and 80% of elemental attacks.

Dragon Soul Undying could restore him to full strength once, as long as he still had a breath left.

Cold Ice Body Protection condensed ice into a protective barrier. Those weaker than him couldn't break it; those at his level had 90% of their damage negated; and for every ten levels an opponent surpassed him by, the damage increased by ten levels.

Ice Seal froze the enemy in extreme ice.

The four Soul Skills provided by the Fire Dragon King's god-level External Soul Bone didn't disappoint either: Dragon Soul Extinguishes the World, Magma Hell, Divine Fire Pillar, and Dragon Flame Break.

Dragon Soul Extinguishes the World condensed fire dragons from the Flame Power. Like myriad swords returning to their source, it could summon countless fire dragons to fight his enemies, as long as Qin Tian had enough Soul Power.

Magma Hell turned the earth into magma. Anyone caught within it would have their Soul Power continually dissolved.

Divine Fire Pillar condensed flames into a divine pillar, then turned them into chains that trapped and killed the enemy.

Dragon Flame Break condensed flames into a pillar of fire to destroy the enemy.

"Whew!"

Qin Tian let out a long breath. He could barely hold back his smile.

There was no other reason. There had simply been too many surprises.

The Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's divine rings and god-level External Soul Bones had given him sixteen Soul Skills, and they weren't ordinary skills—they were divine skills.

Even after he inherited the Evil God King's divine position and reached the Divine Realm, these sixteen divine skills would still be incredibly powerful.

Of course, gods relied more on divine skills they created themselves than on those granted by their Soul Rings.

That was because other gods received so few divine skills from their Soul Rings that they had no choice but to create their own. Besides, gods were immortal and had all the time they needed to create divine skills.

But creating a divine skill was no easy feat. How many gods were there in the Divine Realm, and how many of them possessed self-created divine skills?

Divine skills involved laws. Only by comprehending the laws could one create the corresponding divine skills.

Qin Tian wasn't even a god yet, but he already possessed sixteen divine skills.

"The Evil God King really is a great guy. It seems he truly considers me his successor. The Water and Fire Dragon Kings' origin power has all become my divine rings and Soul Bones."

"Wait, there are also the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' Dragon Pearls."

Thinking of this, Qin Tian immediately closed his eyes and looked within himself.

In his lower dantian, the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' inner cores spun round and round, releasing water and fire energy with each turn.

The water and fire energy strengthened his body, refined his Soul Power, fortified his physique, and increased his spiritual power.

Looking at the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' Dragon Pearls, Qin Tian couldn't help thinking of Soul Cores.

"These Dragon Pearls are pretty much like Soul Cores. Does that mean I don't even need to condense a Soul Core now?"

Qin Tian thought it over. Condensing a Soul Core was no simple matter; compressing Soul Power alone wasn't enough.

Compressing Soul Power was one part of forming a Soul Core, but the greater part depended on one's spiritual power. Without sufficiently powerful spiritual strength, one couldn't condense a Soul Core.

Moreover, to form a Soul Core, one needed to have extremely strong control over one's Soul Power. Otherwise, the Soul Power would run wild, and in the end...

"Whew!"

Qin Tian took a deep breath, then dismissed the Qingtian War Halberd. He couldn't even imagine what expression his enemy would wear if he summoned it in a fight and they saw those two divine rings.

"Martial Soul Possession."

Qin Tian summoned his First Martial Soul, the Holy Light Tiger King. Once he entered Martial Soul Possession, he immediately sensed that his Holy Light Tiger King had changed dramatically.

"What is this power? Why is it so strong?"

Feeling the sudden surge of power from his Martial Soul, the Holy Light Tiger King, Qin Tian was utterly confused. It was a power the Holy Light Tiger King had never possessed before—overwhelming and unnerving.