Breakthrough: Choosing the First Soul Skill

The process of absorbing the Soul Ring had not taken very long.

By then, the sun was already high in the sky, and everyone had just finished lunch.

By the time the sun set, the absorption was complete.

With Golden Crocodile Douluo's peak Rank 98 Soul Power assisting him, Jin Chen refined it and directly gained a powerful enhancement effect that could instantly increase all his attributes by 30%.

The effect of this skill was absolutely heaven-defying. As a percentage-based Soul Bone skill, it would remain useful even after reaching the Titled Douluo realm.

This also meant that Jin Chen could free up a Soul Ring slot for a powerful offensive or defensive Soul Skill.

However, Golden Crocodile Douluo would likely still choose a percentage-based enhancement Soul Skill for him.

His first Soul Skill would be a percentage enhancement, his second defensive, his third a group attack, and from the fourth onward, he would gain powerful single-target offensive skills.

As for the fifth, Golden Crocodile Douluo might still choose another enhancement skill for him.

One defensive Soul Skill would be selected among the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth, while the remaining three would all be single-target attacks.

What if his offensive ability was insufficient in the early stages?

That was not something the Golden Crocodile martial soul needed to consider. The Golden Crocodile martial soul could overpower countless other martial souls through physical strength alone.

Not to mention that the Golden Crocodile Soul Bone treasured by Golden Crocodile Douluo was a powerful Soul Bone with single-target offensive capabilities.

Jin Chen had now broken through to Rank 10. After a little more tempering, he would be able to absorb his first Soul Ring.

Most of its power had been removed by Golden Crocodile Douluo, but Jin Chen had absorbed far more than that. They would likely only know the full extent after he absorbed a Soul Ring.

Then came Qiangu Xiaoye. His refinement of the Fifty Thousand Year Dark Demon Dragon Torso Bone also came to an end.

When he opened his eyes, they were filled with shock.

Because the Soul Skill granted by this torso Soul Bone was simply too precious.

It was neither defense nor offense, but a domain-type Soul Skill, the rarest kind in the world of Soul Masters.

"How is it, Xiaoye? Are you satisfied with this Soul Skill?"

Qianjun Douluo asked.

"Uncle, I'm satisfied. Extremely satisfied!"

"The Dark Demon Dragon Torso Soul Bone gave me a domain-type Soul Skill. Once this domain is activated, all my attributes increase by 20% in every aspect within its range. Anyone who enters my domain and has a Soul Power Level no higher than mine will have all their attributes weakened by 20%."

"Of course, if the person entering the domain is stronger than me, my enhancement remains unchanged, while their weakening effect will only be reduced to 10%."

"Even so, with my current strength as a Rank 88 Soul Douluo, I can now be invincible below the Titled Douluo realm."

"As for Titled Douluos, I can still put up a fight against those at Rank 91 or 92 who have only recently entered the Titled Douluo realm."

Indeed, Qiangu Xiaoye's Soul Power had successfully broken through from the peak of Rank 86 to Rank 88.

This Fifty Thousand Year Dark Demon Dragon Torso Soul Bone suited him perfectly. It was practically tailor-made for him.

"Not bad, not bad. With the support of this Soul Bone, I'm afraid you will enter the Titled Douluo realm within eight years."

"At that time, the two of us will certainly invite several other worshippers to join forces and hunt a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast for you."

"After all, all the worshippers have witnessed your talent."

Upon hearing this, Qiangu Xiaoye was instantly filled with fighting spirit.

Several worshippers personally hunting a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast for him—what an honor was that?

And once he became a Titled Douluo, his son would have an even more powerful backer.

"It's getting late. We old men won't disturb you any longer. Oh, right, Xiaoxue and Chen'er will stay here tonight."

Golden Crocodile Douluo spoke, intending for the three little ones to spend more time cultivating their bond.

"Yes, Uncle Golden Crocodile, rest assured. With me here, no one will be able to harm them."

"By the way, when do you three little ones plan to obtain your first Soul Rings?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo suddenly asked.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, I was thinking that we should first get the Whale Rubber and test its effects. If it truly works, there will be no need to rush. We can temper our bodies as much as possible and raise the age limit of our first Soul Rings as high as we can."

"Mm, that is indeed the most correct idea. You do not need to worry about that. I will send people to search nearby for high-quality Whale Rubber."

"We should be able to obtain it in three to five days. Qianjun will come see you again then."

The three elders vanished in a flash, leaving behind only the precious items gifted by the various worshippers on the table.

"Dad, congratulations."

Ling Feng stepped forward as he spoke.

"You brat, you gave such a precious Soul Bone to me. Doesn't that pain you at all?"

"To hell with that. You're my dad, my greatest backer."

"If some unreasonable old bastard tries to bully the young with his age in the future, I'll still need you to beat them up for me."

Ling Feng pursed his lips, unusually not arguing with his father.

"That's right, that's right. Once your dad becomes a Titled Douluo, let's see who on the continent still dares bully you."

Qiangu Xiaoye was already floating with delight from his son's praise, but the next sentence instantly knocked him back down to earth.

"Mom, I'll tell you a secret. I only gave that Soul Bone to Dad because I didn't think much of it."

"Only someone as unambitious as Dad would be happy over getting a Soul Bone like that."

"You, honestly. You've belittled a fifty-thousand-year torso Soul Bone, and one from a dragon-type Soul Beast at that, until it sounds worthless. What am I supposed to say to you?"

Tuoba Yu'er tapped Ling Feng's forehead with her finger.

Qiangu Xiaoye suddenly felt that the Soul Bone he had just absorbed no longer seemed so appealing.

"Enough, enough. It's getting late. You three little brats should go to sleep."

"Yue'er, go make arrangements for them. I'm heading back to my room first."

Tuoba Yue'er led the three little ones into Ling Feng's room.

Ling Feng's room was not small. It could even fit several beds.

And there really were three beds inside. Ling Feng slept in the middle, while the beds on either side had just been made by Tuoba Yue'er.

After all, when they were younger, Qian Renxue and Jin Chen often came to sleep here. Over time, Ling Feng's room came to have beds reserved exclusively for the two of them.

The two little ones did not stand on ceremony. They each plopped down, kicked off their shoes, and lay on their beds.

After leaving dinner for the three of them, Tuoba Yu'er took the initiative to give them some space.

Generally speaking, dinner was the most lavish meal in Ling Feng's household.

There was not only Soul Beast meat to replenish blood and vitality, but also all kinds of fresh fruit, as well as various sweets that Tuoba Yue'er had developed herself.

Qian Renxue held a piece of fruit cake and began eating it, her words muffled.

"Xiao Feng, do you have any ideas about our first Soul Rings?"

"As for the first Soul Ring, naturally, the higher the quality of the Soul Beast, the better."

"Didn't I ask Grandpa Golden Crocodile and Grandpa Qianjun to find Whale Rubber?"

"As long as they find it, once the three of us absorb it, the age limit of our first Soul Rings can definitely be raised by quite a lot."

"Xue'er, both your and my first Soul Rings can start at the thousand-year level. As for Jin Chen, it will depend on the situation."

"However, he has already absorbed a sixty-thousand-year Soul Bone, so perhaps he really can do it. Still, we will have to wait a few days to find out. After all, we do not know much about the effects of Whale Rubber."

Ling Feng spoke this way because Qian Renxue's talent had been far too wasted in his previous life.

Forget about a thousand-year first ring—at the very least, with Spirit Hall's training, she should have been able to obtain a thousand-year second ring.

But what happened in the end? She still had two hundred-year Soul Rings.

In this life, Ling Feng would change Qian Renxue's fate.

"Brother Feng, can we really absorb thousand-year first rings?"