Lin Yu's Fifth Soul Ring

"Mm, the Hell Spirit Cat's Soul Ring is perfect for me." Zhu Zhuqing nodded excitedly.

"This is a two-thousand-year Soul Ring. It gave me the Soul Skill Ghostly Slash, which is an extension of my first Soul Skill.

"The claws on my fingers quickly fuse together, becoming a sharp blade about a foot long. Once I infuse it with Soul Power, a black blade of light gathers in a straight line and comes crashing down, dealing tremendous damage.

"Not only that, it also has a concealment effect when I use the Soul Skill." Zhu Zhuqing could no longer maintain her former coldness. Instead, she was filled with hope for life.

"Not bad." Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Lin Yu felt happy too. Just from her description, he could already tell that the Soul Skill she had obtained was an upgraded version of the third Soul Skill Zhu Zhuqing had originally possessed.

"I'm satisfied with your choice. Once we return to Spirit City, I have another gift waiting for you." Lin Yu nodded at Zhu Zhuqing with satisfaction, then continued searching for a Soul Ring of his own.

This time, Lin Yu needed to obtain his fifth Soul Ring. He had already obtained a fifteen-thousand-year Soul Ring for his fourth, so this time he planned to find one around thirty thousand years old.

However, he probably wouldn't be able to get a spider Soul Ring this time. Aside from the emperors of their species, spider-type Soul Beasts didn't tend to live very long.

"Xiao Yu, what kind of Soul Beast are you looking for?" As they continued deeper into the forest, the Soul Beasts around them finally began to reach the ten-thousand-year level.

However, despite searching for a long time, Lin Yu still hadn't found a suitable Soul Beast.

By now, even Yue Guan couldn't help asking. After all, the Star Dou Forest was extremely dangerous.

Everyone knew it was home to two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and no one knew how many more were hidden away. Yue Guan was beginning to worry, since they had already spent quite some time in the Star Dou Forest.

"There are too few suitable Soul Beasts. We've encountered a few over the past several days, but they weren't old enough.

"Let's keep looking. If we still can't find a suitable one, I'll choose a younger Soul Beast for my fifth Soul Ring." Lin Yu could only shake his head helplessly.

"Eh? What kind of Soul Beast is that?" Just then, Dugu Bo, who had gone ahead to search for a suitable Soul Beast for Lin Yu, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Chrysanthemum, come take a look. Do you think that Soul Beast would suit that brat Xiao Yu?" Dugu Bo hurried back to the others and immediately called Yue Guan over to see if the Soul Beast was suitable.

Although Dugu Bo didn't think much of Yue Guan, he had to admit that Yue Guan's knowledge far surpassed his own.

"What kind of Soul Beast could I possibly not recognize? I'm a Titled Douluo." Yue Guan was somewhat surprised by Dugu Bo's words.

"Let's go take a look." Dugu Bo's words had piqued Lin Yu's interest, so he headed straight for the place where Dugu Bo had found the Soul Beast.

When they saw it, surprise showed on everyone's faces.

Dugu Bo really did seem to have found a Soul Beast they had never seen before. It was also a spider-type Soul Beast, but its entire body was blood-red. Its enormous body was a full four or five meters long, and it radiated a terrifying aura.

"Judging by the lifespan of spider Soul Beasts, this one seems to be just right for Xiao Yu's fifth Soul Ring.

"But this Soul Beast doesn't appear in any records, so we can't be sure whether that method of estimating its age is accurate." Gui Mei watched the Soul Beast with narrowed eyes.

Even Gui Mei was surprised by the sight of it.

"I'll take this one." Lin Yu didn't overthink it and made his decision at once.

After all, high-level spider Soul Beasts were rare. One that had reached thirty thousand years was sure to be powerful.

"Good. We're in the Star Dou Forest, and if we don't defeat it quickly, a Soul Beast of this age and strength might attract the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts here.

"So, Xiao Yu, don't fight this time. We'll take it down, then you can absorb its Soul Ring." As he spoke, Yue Guan and Gui Mei attacked.

With two Super Douluos in action, a thirty-thousand-year Soul Beast was easy pickings. It was sprawled helplessly on the ground in no time.

Lin Yu released his Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone and stabbed them straight into the blood-red spider's body.

As the Soul Bone's innate devouring ability activated, all the energy belonging to the blood-red spider surged into Lin Yu.

A black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring slowly appeared, then immediately began fusing with Lin Yu.

As the Soul Ring gradually merged into Lin Yu's body, his body began to change. His skin turned red.

Even Lin Yu's expression grew rather strained.

This was the first time anything like this had happened since he awakened his Martial Soul and began absorbing Soul Rings.

"What's going on? Could this Soul Ring be beyond the limit Lin Yu can absorb?" Dugu Bo looked at Lin Yu with concern.

By now, even Yue Guan and Gui Mei were worried.

"Don't worry. Xiao Yu wouldn't do anything without being sure." Yue Guan was worried too, but still tried to reassure them.

Zhu Zhuqing watched Lin Yu with a worried expression, but said nothing.

At last, after a full hour, the unusual changes in Lin Yu's body finally faded.

Only then did Yue Guan and the others breathe a sigh of relief.

"Whew. I didn't expect this Soul Beast to be forty thousand years old, but it all worked out in the end." Lin Yu opened his eyes, relief showing in them.

Just moments ago, he had nearly been unable to hold on. At the last second, the Undying Emperor Spider appeared, causing the Soul Beast to restrain its spiritual power and merge into Lin Yu's body.

In the end, he had only managed to absorb the Soul Ring because some of its power had flowed into the Eight Spider Lances.

That was how Lin Yu finally learned the Soul Beast's name.

"This Soul Beast is called the Blood Jade Spider King. It's one level below a Soul Beast like the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor.

"The Soul Skill it gave me is called Mandrake's Kiss. When activated, it can absorb the opponent's blood to restore me to peak condition, while also increasing my damage by thirty-five percent." Lin Yu was pleasantly surprised. He hadn't expected the Soul Beast to give him such a powerful Soul Skill.

"Looks like this Soul Beast suits you perfectly." Hearing Lin Yu's explanation, Yue Guan was happy for him too.

After all, the more powerful a Soul Skill was, the stronger the Soul Master became.

"Now it's time to head back." Having obtained a suitable Soul Ring, they could finally return to Spirit City. But Lin Yu felt a touch of melancholy.