The Beauty of Numerical Values

Qin Yue's First Soul Ring came from the Thunder Hell Vine, which was naturally capable of absorbing the power of Thunder to slowly increase the Soul Ring's age.

The fact that a Soul Ring's age could increase was exceedingly conspicuous on the Douluo Continent. To avoid having every random nobody pop up to disturb him, Qin Yue had divided his First Soul Ring into two sides.

The front was the ordinary hundred-year Soul Ring he usually displayed and used against enemies. The reverse was a Soul Ring of Thunder power that Qin Yue had compressed to the absolute limit, again and again. In just six short years, this Soul Ring had risen from the hundred-year level to the three-thousand-year level!

The Thunder Hell Vine itself stood at the pinnacle of lightning-type Soul Beasts, so the combat power gained from such a massive increase in Soul Ring age was even more terrifying!

With Thunder Armor erupting at full power, Qin Yue's physical strength was enhanced to a level comparable to that of a Soul Emperor with a top-tier Beast Martial Soul. Meanwhile, Cell Activation perfectly compensated for the loss of control caused by such a drastic increase in physical power.

Not only that, the lightning Qin Yue controlled was enhanced as well. His blue-white lightning armor gradually transformed into a heart-palpitating black, and beneath this Black Thunder, both the effective range and power of his attacks increased considerably.

In short, when he unleashed his full power, aside from lacking a few Soul Skills, Qin Yue could be regarded as a six-ring Soul Emperor with a top-tier Beast Martial Soul!

Feeling the familiar, overwhelming power surging through his body, Qin Yue vanished from where he stood in a flash. Before the Wind-Thunder Giant Ape could react, a lightning Hand Blade descended from the sky and cleaved into its head.

Second Soul Skill: Thunder Tyrant Horizontal Slash!

The Giant Ape, which stood as tall as a three-story building, was forcibly sent flying dozens of meters by that strike. Ling Luochen hurriedly looked after it in shock, only to discover that a full third of the Wind-Thunder Giant Ape's head had been vaporized. Great sprays of crimson blood and pale brain matter splattered out.

"ROAR!!!"

Having suddenly suffered such grievous injuries, the Giant Ape went utterly mad. Gale-force winds swirled beneath its feet while lightning danced wildly in its hands. In an instant, the powers of wind and Thunder gathered within its mouth, and an incomparably bright beam blasted forth!

This was the signature ability of the Wind-Thunder Giant Ape, a Soul Beast capable of perfectly fusing the attributes of wind and lightning to destroy all enemies: the Wind-Thunder Piercing Cannon!

Towering trees were sliced apart by razor-sharp winds and utterly annihilated by roaring Thunder. Merely witnessing it made Ling Luochen's heart tremble at the skill's power. If it were her, she could only deal with it by dodging in advance; there was absolutely no possibility of taking it head-on.

Qin Yue's eyes lit up when he saw the attack. He nearly rushed forward to personally test just how powerful the cannon was, but in the end, he abandoned that thought. His speed erupted, and with a flash, he appeared on the other side of the Wind-Thunder Giant Ape.

Boom!!!

A massive explosion rang out from where Qin Yue had just been standing. Lightning and wind exploded violently, forming dozens of unending shockwaves that swept recklessly through everything around them from the center of the blast.

Qin Yue's black hair was whipped high by the fierce gale. Only then did the heavily wounded and muddled Wind-Thunder Giant Ape realize in horror that it had failed to hit its great enemy. Startled, wind and lightning began gathering in its mouth once more as another Wind-Thunder Piercing Cannon was readied.

But having already witnessed the power of that move, Qin Yue had no intention of continuing to play with it. A streak of black lightning flashed, and after evading the Wind-Thunder Piercing Cannon once again, Qin Yue silently appeared behind the Wind-Thunder Giant Ape. Terrifying black lightning gathered in his hand, forming a sharp Hand Blade that seemed capable of slicing through the surrounding space itself!

Every muscle in Qin Yue's body tensed as he slashed out with his right hand at lightning speed. Ling Luochen, watching from the sidelines, saw only a flash of lightning before Qin Yue, who had been behind the Wind-Thunder Giant Ape, vanished.

Yet her gaze was quickly drawn to the Wind-Thunder Giant Ape, which had suddenly frozen in place. The turbulent wind and lightning fell silent as well, and at some point, a black fissure running from top to bottom had appeared across the Storm Giant Ape's body.

The next moment, the black fissure silently widened. The Wind-Thunder Giant Ape, standing rigidly where it was, split completely in two and fell to either side. Blood, flesh, and bones splattered chaotically across the ground, while a thick, scorched stench of blood shot into the sky.

Ling Luochen looked up at Qin Yue, who had somehow reappeared on the other side of the Storm Giant Ape's corpse. She swallowed and asked hoarsely, "What is that move called?"

Qin Yue wiped his right hand, which he had just washed clean in the lake, and explained in a good mood, "This move is called Thunder Tyrant Horizontal Slash: Eternal Dance. It is proof that I have developed my Second Soul Skill to its absolute limit."

Ling Luochen knew that Qin Yue's Second Soul Skill was called Thunder Tyrant Horizontal Slash, but precisely because she understood it so well, she was stunned by the power of this move. A Second Soul Skill granted by merely a Millennium Soul Ring could actually kill a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in one blow, even one that would have taken her considerable effort to defeat herself?!

She had originally thought the name was somewhat awkward, but now she felt that the move should naturally be called that. Qin Yue was a once-in-a-generation naming genius.

At that moment, Ling Luochen's desire for an Ultimate Martial Soul reached its peak.

If her Martial Soul could possess Ultimate Ice as well, how far could it grow? What sort of sights would she be able to see?

Seeing the light in Ling Luochen's eyes, Qin Yue curled his lips. What did that single dog Qin Yan know about attracting women? For Ling Luochen, who had always longed for Martial Soul Evolution, Qin Yue only needed to perfectly display the difference in power between an Ultimate Martial Soul and an ordinary Martial Soul to become the most effective and powerful Heavenly Treasure!

After what had happened today, as long as Qin Yue took the initiative, and as long as Ling Luochen still desired Martial Soul Evolution and the power that an Ultimate Martial Soul could bring, she would continuously idealize Qin Yue, who could help her. Without realizing it, she would take the initiative to accept some of his harmless little flaws.

Ling Luochen fell into an internal struggle, while Qin Yue had no intention of actively tempting her. The air suddenly grew quiet. Only when a black Soul Ring slowly rose from the Wind-Thunder Giant Ape's corpse did Qin Yue speak to awaken Ling Luochen. "Senior Ling, I'm going to start absorbing the Soul Ring. Please keep watch over the surroundings for me."

"O... okay." Ling Luochen, her thoughts interrupted, nodded slightly. Her Soul Rings flickered, and a layer of ice mist that could block vision rose up, shrouding and concealing both her and Qin Yue within it.

This was her Fourth Soul Skill, Ice Mist Nether Chill. Not only could it effectively block sight, it could also actively attack other beings that entered the ice mist, making it highly suitable for the current situation.