"I'm saying it was originally a Ten-Year Soul Ring, but after it devoured your Evil Fire, it broke through to ten thousand years. Do you believe me?"
"I-I don't know. Let's not get into that for now. We should head back to Shrek first. The teachers might know more."
"Xiaotao, you go back first. I've decided to return to the village and pay my respects to my parents. I haven't been back to see them in a long time. I want to give them a proper farewell."
"Okay. Be extremely careful, then. Here are a map and a pass. Keep them safe."
After a brief exchange, Ma Xiaotao left first. Lin Feng decided to wander around the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest for a while. He wanted to see whether devouring a beast flame with the Burning Art would affect his Evil Fire Soul Ring.
Even the trash cultivation methods of the Tang Sect could display such astonishing power. In the lower plane of Douluo Continent, the Burning Art could only be stronger. It was destined to be extraordinary.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and Lin Feng quickened his search.
An icy aura?!
And that overwhelming life force—it was no weaker than the Scarlet King's. It had to be a Ferocious Beast...
Don't tell me I'm this unlucky. But none of the several Ferocious Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest had ice attributes...
Lin Feng's nerves were taut, cold sweat streaming down his temples as he tiptoed backward.
"Fire attribute? How unlucky can I get?! Mental Attributes are just too rare. It's a shame I can't cry, or I'd be bawling my eyes out! There's no time to waste, and the task is urgent. I'll just have to make do."
The unfamiliar voice in his mind startled Lin Feng. He stopped where he was, held his breath, and warily scanned his surroundings.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and a bottomless fissure split open before him. Pale golden-white light shone from within.
Looks like I'm leaving my life here today. Xiaotao, I really regret not going with you...
Lin Feng's heart leaped into his throat. The bone-chilling aura washed over him, and his trembling legs turned weak.
Soon, the ice-attributed Ferocious Beast revealed itself.
It was a massive silkworm, seven or eight meters long, its whole body like white jade, wrapped in ten golden bands.
"A transmigrator? Interesting. I've changed my mind."
The silkworm, capable of human speech, glimpsed some of Lin Feng's memories, then unleashed a terrifying mental attack.
Lin Feng's head felt like it was splitting apart. Blood ran from his eyes, and he couldn't help collapsing to his knees.
"Your body and mental strength are both formidable. I'm quite taken with this body. Give up resisting. It'll hurt less, and it's your honor to be possessed by me, a million-year Soul Beast."
"Million-year... bug?"
"Y-you're full of it!"
"Why don't you... go pick a fight with Di Tian?"
Lin Feng fired off three questions in a row.
"Still mouthing off when you're on the brink of death."
I don't want to die!
First Soul Skill, Fire Phoenix Lotus!
The veins bulged on Lin Feng's forehead. A black Soul Ring appeared around him, and then a red-tinged black Fire Lotus slowly flew out from between his brows.
"You..."
"Have... you... ever... heard... of... Ring Detonation?"
Lin Feng had recovered a little. He forced out each word with all his strength.
"Heh, the Clear Sky Sect's been gone for ages. Trying to scare your Brother Sky Dream, are you?"
Lin Feng didn't explain. He wasn't using the Clear Sky Sect's secret Ring Detonation technique. He had instead grasped it from the Burning Art on his way here, and hadn't had the chance to test it yet.
Now he could only gamble with his life.
"Something's wrong..."
As the Soul Ring exploded, the silkworm instinctively sensed that its life was in danger.
"Die!"
When the smoke cleared, the silkworm had been pierced through the abdomen, but its aura remained powerful.
As expected, his Soul Power was too low to kill a Ferocious Beast in one strike. He'd only managed to seriously wound the Scarlet King earlier because of the unexpected reflected damage.
Still, a twentieth-level Soul Master injuring a million-year Soul Beast was enough to show just how terrifying Ring Detonation was.
Ring Detonation could triple the power of a Soul Skill, but it drained one's origin force and instantly emptied their Soul Power—a classic life-burning skill.
"You've really angered me! Die!"
The silkworm was about to strike back when it suddenly felt weak. Its abdominal wound was burning with blue flames...
"Something's wrong. What exactly did you do to me?"
As the silkworm demanded an answer in despair, its life force rapidly drained away. Its mind faded, and it died completely.
Lin Feng had actually noticed the nameless blue flame sealed inside the silkworm long ago. That was why he'd risked his life to detonate his Soul Ring, creating a chance to ignite it.
A white Soul Ring?
Shouldn't it have been red? Or maybe golden?
This was supposed to be a million-year Ferocious Beast.
Staring at the white Soul Ring that appeared after the silkworm died, Lin Feng couldn't make sense of it.
"Something's off. It has golden bands, so it's not a Ten-Year Soul Ring. And it's a rare Soul Beast with both Mental and Ice Attributes. What a lucky find! Its attributes clash with the Fire Lotus, but I've got the foundation of the Water Lotus, so it should be fine."
Lin Feng guessed that the silkworm was no ordinary creature. He immediately sat cross-legged and hurried to recover his Soul Power, hoping to absorb it as his Second Soul Ring as soon as possible.
"What a terrifying flame. It clings like a bone-deep parasite and reaches straight into the depths of the soul. I'll devour you first, then I can suppress this million-year Soul Ring more easily."
The blue flame began to burn across the Soul Ring, growing more and more intense. Once he'd recovered, Lin Feng immediately circulated the Burning Art to devour it.
After devouring the blue flame, Lin Feng began absorbing the Soul Ring.
The Far North, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm...
Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow, a million years of cultivation...
A battle, Di Tian...
As Lin Feng absorbed the Soul Ring, he read the remnants of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's memories.
So the blue flame was called Mystic Ice Spirit Flame. It had formed in a cavern of Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow. After Sky Dream Ice Silkworm accidentally swallowed it, he couldn't digest it and had no choice but to seal it away.
Phew—
"Thanks to the Mystic Ice Spirit Flame suppressing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, that terrifying Soul Shock never happened."
It had been a close call, but Lin Feng succeeded in absorbing the Soul Ring. His level... had risen to level thirty?!
"Lazy glutton. You brought death upon yourself."
After cursing him, Lin Feng got up and quickly flew away from the trouble spot.
Ferocious Beasts rarely left the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest. The Scarlet King who'd come out earlier had clearly been after the fleeing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. As luck would have it, he'd run into Ma Xiaotao, who was out training.
As Lin Feng retraced his steps, he pieced together how all the events fit together.
The last million-year Soul Ring had belonged to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, absorbed by Tang San.
But it seemed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Bone had been incinerated. What a pity.
Soul Rings, appear!
A black Soul Ring and a white one appeared. If Ma Xiaotao saw them, she'd probably be knocked over on the spot by that "Ten-Year Soul Ring." This was pure nonsense.
The black Soul Ring was covered in cracks, clearly the result of the Ring Detonation. It seemed he wouldn't be able to use that Soul Skill again for a while.
"Second Soul Skill: Mystic Ice Spirit Lotus, derived from the Mystic Ice Spirit Flame. No, there are two Soul Skills. The other is Simulation, derived from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's superlative ability to mimic."
Someone's up ahead!
Lin Feng had been about to release a Soul Skill, but stopped at once. By now, he'd run more than ten miles and was far from the site of the incident.
After obtaining Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Ring, Lin Feng's life force had become nearly infinite, and his mental strength had also improved tremendously. He could use his immense life force as a medium to perform Spiritual Detection within a certain range.
"Xiao Ya, what's your sect called?"
"The Tang Sect. It was once the number one sect on Douluo Continent."
"Yuhao, have you heard of the Tang Sect?"
The voices of two boys and a girl drifted over from far away. Lin Feng heard every word.
"Who's there?"
The boy named Beibei called out sharply.
"Don't misunderstand. I'm one of you. I'm a Shrek student too."
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