Two Soul Skills, Bad News Arrives

When Lin Yi's soul power and spiritual energy touched that blood-red, hundred-thousand-year soul ring radiating terrifying fluctuations, it felt as if a freezing sun had detonated within his body!

The energy, far more vast, violent, and overbearing than when he absorbed the seventy-thousand-year Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion soul ring, surged into his limbs and bones like a bursting galaxy! This energy contained not only the terrifying soul power of the Titan Snow Demon King's hundred-thousand-year cultivation but also the brutal will and unyielding fighting spirit of a hegemon of the Far North!

Crack! Crack!

A thick layer of dark blue ice, resembling the Titan Snow Demon King's ice armor, instantly condensed on the surface of Lin Yi's body. His meridians groaned under the impact of this wild energy, as if they were on the verge of being torn apart! On a spiritual level, it was as if he had been cast into a ten-thousand-year ice prison; the Titan Snow Demon King's domineering will—"power is supreme, crush everything"—transformed into countless cold roars and impacts, crazily tearing at his sea of spirit!

This was a true brush with death! The backlash of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring far exceeded any he had faced before!

"Hold your mind steady! Guide the energy and grind down its soul!" Sword Douluo Chen Xin's solemn voice rang in his ears like the tolling of a sword, carrying the power to stabilize the soul and calm the spirit.

Bone Douluo Gu Rong also unleashed his aura to the fullest, suppressing the restless ice-attribute energy in the surroundings caused by the soul beast's fall. Ning Fengzhi pushed the healing and stabilizing light of his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to its limit, acting like the toughest silk threads to firmly protect Lin Yi's heart and major meridians, providing him with crucial support.

Lin Yi gritted his teeth, his face twisted in extreme pain, but his eyes remained as firm as ten-thousand-year black ice! He frantically circulated his soul power, which had reached level 74, guiding the raging torrent of energy to surge and refine along specific routes within his meridians! With the support of his Wisdom Skull and the origin of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, his spiritual energy stood firm in his mind like the sturdiest dam, resisting the impact of that primal will and grinding it down bit by bit to absorb it!

The Ice Dragon Martial Soul emitted a high-pitched dragon roar within him, actively meeting the energy that was of the same origin (ice attribute) yet far more overbearing, greedily absorbing and fusing with it! This was not merely an infusion of energy, but a completion and sublimation at the level of his very essence!

This process was more perilous and far longer than hunting the Titan Snow Demon King itself!

One day, two days, three days...

Lin Yi seemed to have turned into an ice sculpture; only the collision of energy and will surging like a tsunami within his body proved what a difficult transformation he was undergoing.

It was not until sunset on the fourth day that the violent energy finally began to subside, and the remnant will of the Titan Snow Demon King was completely extinguished, absorbed by Lin Yi as the purest spiritual nourishment.

Boom—!!!

A terrifying aura, several times stronger than before, erupted from Lin Yi's body like an ancient ice dragon awakening from its slumber! The dark blue ice armor on his body shattered, transforming into the purest ice-attribute energy that he inhaled into his body!

Level 75! Level 76! Level 77! Level 78! Level 79!

The vast energy contained within the hundred-thousand-year soul ring had actually allowed his soul power level to break through five levels in succession, soaring directly from level 74 to the peak of level 79! He was only one step away from the Soul Douluo realm!

At the same time, information regarding the two soul skills granted by the Ice Dragon Martial Soul's first soul ring was clearly branded into the depths of his soul:

First Soul Skill: Ice Dragon Roar!

Effect: Releases the origin power of the Ice Dragon Martial Soul, firing a condensed Ice Dragon phantom shockwave that deals devastating freezing and physical damage to a single target. The dragon roar contains extreme cold and dragon might, capable of directly freezing the target's soul power circulation and soul, causing them to fall into a brief state of paralysis while their defense is significantly reduced. The power increases drastically with soul power.

Second Soul Skill: Snow Demon Fury!

Effect: Draws upon the bloodline power of the Titan Snow Demon King to form a thick defensive layer on the body surface similar to Titan Ice Armor, instantly increasing his own defense by a terrifying 250%! While active, he possesses high resistance to ice-attribute attacks and can reflect a portion of the physical damage received back to the attacker. The duration increases with soul power.

One extreme single-target offensive soul skill! One monstrous defensive augmentation soul skill!

Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes, an ice dragon seemingly circling within his pupils, and a majesty and cold aura belonging to a top-tier powerhouse naturally radiated from him. Feeling the level 79 soul power surging through his body like a great river, and the heart-trembling sense of power coming from his Ice Dragon Martial Soul, his heart was filled with high spirits!

Now, the number of soul skills he possessed had reached a staggering level:

Snow Lotus Martial Soul (7 rings):

1. Healing Light (Healing, dispelling)

2. Ice Lotus Protection (Shield, converts to healing)

3. Extreme Cold Domain (Area buff/debuff)

4. Breath of Ice Sealing (Defense, contact freezing)

5. Pure Lotus Bloom (Group healing + soul power recovery)

6. Ice Lotus Blessing (Speed, soul power recovery boost)

7. Snow Lotus True Body (All soul skill effects doubled, absorbs 50% of attack to convert into soul power)

Ice Dragon Martial Soul (1 ring, 100,000 years, dual soul skills):

1. Ice Dragon Roar (Single-target attack, freezing)

2. Snow Demon Fury (Defense increased by 250%)

On the surface, he already possessed nine soul skills!

And this was far from his full hand of cards. Deep within the palm of his right hand, the third martial soul, the Ice Phoenix, along with its attached million-year soul ring and three powerful spirit-type soul skills (Ice Phoenix Feather Garment, Ice Spirit Impact, Spirit Detection), remained deeply hidden as his ultimate trump card for desperate situations!

A level 79 Soul Saint, possessing twin martial souls (on the surface) and nine soul skills, one of which was at the hundred-thousand-year level! Such a configuration was unprecedented in the entire history of the Douluo Continent!

"How do you feel?" Ning Fengzhi walked up and asked with concern, his eyes unable to hide his shock. Breaking through five levels in a row—this rate of improvement was unheard of!

"Better than ever!" Lin Yi clenched his fists, feeling the power flowing between his fingers, his confidence surging. "Many thanks to the Sect Master, Teacher, and Senior Gu Rong for your help!"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin looked at his disciple, whose aura had changed drastically, and a trace of gratification flashed in his eyes as he nodded slightly: "Your foundation is solid, not at all hollow. Very good."

Bone Douluo Gu Rong also chuckled: "I knew you were a monster, kid! Level 79 already; if you absorb a few more soul rings, I'm afraid you'll catch up to us old guys!"

Having successfully obtained the hundred-thousand-year soul ring and seen his strength skyrocket, the purpose of this trip was fully achieved.

The group did not linger and immediately set off to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

On the journey back, Lin Yi's state of mind was already different. Level 79—only one step away from a Soul Douluo. Once he broke through to the Soul Douluo realm, his strength would undergo another qualitative leap.

With the powerful offensive and defensive capabilities of the Ice Dragon Martial Soul, combined with the extreme support of the Snow Lotus Martial Soul, he was now confident that even if he faced an ordinary Title Douluo, he would have the strength to fight!

The winds and clouds of the continent were becoming increasingly turbulent, and he already possessed the initial capital to stir them up.

The next step would be to push for the Soul Douluo realm, and... to find a second suitable soul ring for his Ice Dragon Martial Soul!

The news that Lin Yi had successfully absorbed the hundred-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon King soul ring and that his strength had soared to level 79 caused a huge stir and great joy within the upper echelons of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

However, this joy did not last long before it was utterly shattered by a blood-stained emergency report arriving from the border of the Heaven Dou Empire!

The report was delivered at the cost of his life by an outer scout of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, who arrived covered in blood with his soul power nearly exhausted; its contents were shocking:

Bibi Dong, Pope of the Martial Soul Hall, personally led four elders and two thousand elites of the Hall Guard Knights, all at or above the Soul Saint level, to launch a surprise attack on the base of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family!

The entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, from the Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen down to the ordinary collateral disciples—over a thousand people in total—were all wiped out, with the exception of a very few who were traveling abroad and managed to escape by luck! The sect's base was reduced to scorched earth, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, which had been passed down for ten thousand years... was annihilated!

As the news arrived, a deathly silence fell over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.