Nine soul rings spun rapidly beneath his feet. The black of his first soul ring gradually deepened, and vivid red began to spread along its edges.
The second through fifth soul rings changed the most, swiftly turning from black to red, as though they had been steeped in blood.
With a humming sound, the second, third, fourth, and fifth soul rings transformed completely into red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings!
Black, red, red, red, red, red, red, red...
Eight soul rings revolved around Jiang Liang in overlapping layers, while immense soul power surged and churned through his body like a tide.
Last came the ninth soul ring.
The nine golden markings on its surface rapidly converged.
With an explosion of orange-gold light, the ninth soul ring transformed completely into an orange-gold soul ring.
A million years!
Jiang Liang's breathing quickened, and he clenched his fists hard.
A heavy power far surpassing that of his other soul rings suddenly surged through his body, pouring forth endlessly like floodwaters bursting through a dam.
He abruptly threw his head back, a deeply suppressed growl rising from his throat.
Every inch of his flesh trembled, and his bones crackled, as though something was tempering his body.
Vast soul power surged without cease. Rather than weakening, it grew fiercer and fiercer, pouring into his body in wave after wave!
The barrier at level ninety-seven shattered.
Ninety-eight!
Then, in the blink of an eye, he surged all the way to peak level 98!
Just one final step remained before he could reach level ninety-nine and become the continent's fifth Peerless Douluo!
Jiang Liang gritted his teeth, frantically absorbing the world's primal energy as he tried to break through that threshold.
Yet no matter how desperately he pushed upward, the threshold remained as solid as iron, utterly unmoved.
Finally,