The black-robed old man's figure blurred, and he actually melted into his own shadow like a drop of ink sinking into water.
The next instant, the shadow beneath Lin Feng suddenly twisted. A withered figure shot out like lightning, and bone-white claws drove straight for the center of his back!
The sharp claws grazed past his shoulder. Cloth tore, and several bloody streaks instantly appeared on his skin. If Lin Feng had not kept his spiritual detection active the whole time and shifted aside in advance, that strike would already have pierced his heart.
A fierce glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. His aura erupted with a boom, and a layer of faint golden luster rose over his skin. It was his Body Martial Soul being released.
Five soul rings rose from beneath his feet. Each one was pitch-black as an abyss, yet dark-red halos like flowing lava circulated along their edges. Astonishingly, all of them possessed the terrifying age of ninety thousand years.
Back then at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, his Fire Lotus Martial Soul had regressed into the Water Lotus, and his seven soul rings had scattered as well. At present, he still had not attached any new soul rings to the Water Lotus.
When he had successfully absorbed the Fire Dragon King's torso bone, the lingering bloodline power within it had unexpectedly resonated intensely with his Body Martial Soul, causing the age limit for his soul ring absorption to reach ninety thousand years.
To accelerate the repair of that Fire Dragon King torso bone, Lin Feng had given all five of his source Exotic Flame Soul Rings to his Body Martial Soul.
"I didn't see you make a move earlier. Who would've thought you'd bring me an even greater surprise than that little girl?" The