Beyond Borrowing Power, Can One Also Fuse Rings Within Themselves?!

Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Rui and Lin Fan sat there discussing what their first soul ring should be and what age limit they should absorb. They hadn't absorbed them immediately, wanting to consult with the others first.

Soon, the figures of Lin Nuo and Lin Xiu appeared before them.

"You two were together?" Lin Fan noticed something and asked.

The two had arrived at the same time, suggesting they might have been together, but weren't these two supposed to be on different timelines?

Hearing Lin Fan's puzzled question, Lin Nuo reached out his hand: "I'll show you my memories, and you'll understand." He signaled for him to place his hand on his, preparing to share the memories of what had just transpired.

Lin Fan immediately reached out to touch his hand, and Lin Rui leaned in as well. Soon, both finally understood why Lin Nuo had entered the Sea of Consciousness with Lin Xiu.

"So that's how it is." Lin Fan nodded. "As a soul master with time attributes, traveling to the past is indeed quite logical. Since you've already borrowed power, could it be possible for others to share the pressure of absorbing soul rings?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell into a brief silence. Lin Xiu finally spoke: "I haven't tried that, but I can confirm that you can absorb a thousand-year soul ring as your first one."

"Why do you say that?" Lin Fan asked curiously.

"My first soul ring was a thousand-year sea soul beast, and the other two were as well." Lin Xiu explained to Lin Fan. "At the time, aside from a bit of pain, there was no other strange sensation when absorbing the first ring."

Back then, that Thunder Whale had truly treated him like its own child, feeding him all sorts of nourishing treasures. As for the first soul ring, he had absorbed a thousand-year one directly; naturally, there was no Soul Spirit involved.

The Demon Empress had simply remarked: 'There are plenty of soul beasts in the sea; they haven't gone extinct like they have on the continent.'

"Is this the protection of a top-tier Demon Empress?" Lin Nuo couldn't help but sigh. Although he also had a demon king protecting him at home, it was a pity that one was just a little foodie.

Lin Fan and Lin Rui nodded in agreement. Having a demon king's protection during the era of the Dragon King was different, unlike Lin Nuo, who only had the beginner's welfare of a free martial soul awakening.

"Actually, I'm still thinking about one thing. If we can borrow power, can we also borrow soul rings?" As soon as Lin Fan said this, Lin Nuo and Lin Xiu exchanged glances.

Borrowing power meant using the physical strength and soul power of other soul fragments to enhance oneself. If so, could soul rings also be borrowed from others to improve configurations and soul skills? This was a very interesting experiment.

Lin Xiu spoke first: "Do you want to try?"

"Sure." Lin Nuo nodded and summoned his first soul ring.

The Spirit Ascension Platform had indeed improved the quality of his Soul Spirit, but unfortunately, the soul ring itself hadn't changed. If he borrowed Lin Xiu's soul ring, would his own change?

Lin Fan and Lin Rui watched Lin Nuo's soul ring intently. In an instant, the yellow soul ring turned purple.

On Lin Xiu's body, one of his three soul rings vanished, leaving only two.

"Ring fusion?" The moment he saw his soul ring change, Lin Nuo blurted out.

"Self-fusion." Lin Xiu watched his first soul ring disappear and gave his assessment. "Our souls are originally the same person and will eventually become one. Since the soul rings also belong to the same person, mutual fusion is perfectly logical. However, if you need to use ring fusion and power borrowing, it's best to find a safe place."

"That's true." Lin Nuo nodded and returned the soul ring to Lin Xiu. Both power borrowing and ring fusion had a drawback: the other person would become an ordinary person or lose several soul rings, leaving them as lambs ready for the slaughter.

Lin Xiu's gaze swept across the faces of Lin Fan and Lin Rui, and with a tone of genuine curiosity, he asked: "So, why did you two specifically call this meeting in the Sea of Consciousness?"

A knowing smile played on the corners of Lin Fan's mouth, and he replied in a light tone: "We've been pondering what kind of first soul ring we should absorb.

We originally wanted to try challenging ourselves by absorbing a thousand-year soul ring directly, and we came to discuss it with you, but that's no longer necessary."

Clearly, after the discussion just now, he already had a definitive answer.

Lin Rui, standing to the side, also nodded slowly: "Actually, I was still hesitant before and felt unsure, but if we consider what you've just said, there shouldn't be any problem with absorbing a thousand-year soul ring as the first one."

Hearing this, Lin Nuo couldn't help but remark: "If that's the case, won't Shrek Academy come after you two later and say, 'This child is meant to be a Shrek student'?"

Lin Fan: "..."

Lin Rui: "..."

They had discovered that the main body was sometimes quite abstract.

The meeting ended quickly.

When Lin Nuo opened his eyes again, he had returned to his familiar room, holding the adorable Na'er in his arms, falling asleep while breathing in her faint, sweet scent.

Although this trip hadn't resulted in a soul ring upgrade, he was now more certain of how to enhance himself through soul fragmentation.

At this moment, Na'er's eyelashes trembled slightly, like a kitten hiding a secret. Taking advantage of her brother not paying attention, she secretly opened a slit in her eyes.

She carefully lifted her head, her gaze landing on the face of the brother holding her. Her nose twitched first, and she sniffed gently. Strange, why did her brother smell clearer and more pleasant than usual?

It wasn't a heavy fragrance, but a clean and warm scent that made her want to sniff a few more times. Her eyes opened a little wider, hiding a bit of innocent curiosity and affection in their depths.

Peerless Tang Sect era, Body Sect.

In Lin Rui's private room, he slowly opened his eyes, got out of bed, and headed toward the Body Sect's private reading room.

That's right, this rough-and-tumble Body Sect actually had a reading room. He snuck in, found it empty, and walked in with a swagger.

He stood on his tiptoes to pull a book from the middle shelf. Just as he was about to open it, a faint chill prickled the back of his neck—the feeling of being locked onto by someone's gaze, sharp yet carrying a familiar gentleness.

Without a moment's hesitation, he gripped the book and, using the momentum of his turn, struck backward. The movement was crisp and clean, carrying the vigilance of a youth.

The expected impact didn't occur; his wrist was steadily caught by a warm, powerful hand. The force wasn't heavy, but it was just enough to neutralize all his strength.

He looked up to see an elderly man with white hair and kind eyes looking at him with a smile, his tone full of doting curiosity: "Little ancestor, it's the middle of the night, why aren't you sleeping, instead sneaking in here to flip through books?"

"You scared me; I thought you were some lunatic." Since Lin Rui had joined the Body Sect a few days ago, the Golden Body Douluo, who had originally intended to take Long Aotian as a disciple, hadn't taken him in; instead, Long Aotian had become the disciple of the Golden Body Douluo.

And then he came to spar with him every day. He hadn't even absorbed a single soul ring yet—what was there to spar about?