First Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

The moment the Berserk Giant Ape's life aura completely vanished, a pitch-black Soul Ring rose from its corpse.

Dugu Bo stood to one side and said to Jiang He in a grave voice, "Sit beside the Soul Ring, meditate deeply, sense the power within it, and absorb it.

"If you feel any discomfort, show it. Your teacher will find a way to interrupt the absorption of the Soul Ring.

"But if that happens, your meridians will likely be struck by the terrifying power of the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, causing irreversible consequences.

"And then there is the mental shock left behind by a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. If you cannot withstand even that, then even if I interrupt the absorption of the Soul Ring, you may still become an idiot.

"I'll ask you one last time. Have you made up your mind?"

Listening to Dugu Bo, Jiang He slowly glanced at him, then nodded solemnly.

Without another word, Jiang He walked to the Soul Ring, sat down cross-legged, and began circulating the Tyrant Emperor World-Devouring Art.

As the Tyrant Emperor World-Devouring Art circulated, Jiang He instantly sensed the Soul Ring beside him.

The pitch-black Soul Ring seemed to answer Jiang He's summons, floating above his head. Then, the black Soul Power within it began entering Jiang He's body.

As the Soul Power from the Soul Ring poured in, Jiang He unconsciously let out a muffled grunt.

Though it had only just entered the ten-thousand-year level, it was still a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

Hundred years, thousand years, ten thousand years, hundred thousand years.

Every stage was a qualitative leap.

Yet Jiang He was merely a Soul Master who had only just awakened his Martial Soul!

Seeing this, Dugu Bo immediately walked over to Jiang He and focused all his attention on him.

Fortunately, Jiang He showed no further reaction after that muffled grunt.

The power of the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring poured into him bit by bit, yet Jiang He appeared remarkably at ease, as though this was well within the limits of what he could endure!

This discovery greatly astonished Dugu Bo.

His assessment of Immortal Herbs rose to another level.

When he had first seen the Secret Treasure Record, he had been skeptical of the thing.

Only because of the changes in Jiang He's body had he decided to give it a try.

Yet when he had previously absorbed those two Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he had once regretted it deeply.

As the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs flowed in, the toxins in his body rapidly dissipated—but so did the toxins contained within his Soul Power.

For a time, Dugu Bo had thought that his poison arts would vanish along with them and that his strength would be greatly reduced.

After all, he was a Title Douluo famed for poison. Without poison, how was he supposed to fight in the future?

However, the medicinal power of the Immortal Herbs had already begun to be absorbed and could not be stopped.

The Secret Treasure Record stated it clearly: only when these two Immortal Herbs were absorbed together were they Immortal Herbs.

Otherwise, or if the absorption was interrupted, once the intertwined powers of the two herbs separated, they would instantly become the most potent poisonous herbs in the world!

If Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo known for using poison, ultimately died from poisonous herbs, it would have been the greatest joke in the world.

Left with no choice, Dugu Bo could only grit his teeth and continue absorbing them.

But what Dugu Bo had not expected was that the toxins contained in his body and Soul Power were not expelled from his body directly. Instead, they were all reabsorbed by his Martial Soul.

Jiang He's earlier guess had been correct. Whether it was Dugu Bo or his granddaughter Dugu Yan, the main reason they were poisoned was because their Martial Souls themselves were flawed.

Thus, as Dugu Bo cultivated and grew stronger, the Jade Phosphor Snake emitted more and more poison, and his poisoning worsened.

As Immortal Herbs, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot naturally remedied this flaw during the absorption process.

At the same time, all the toxins that had accumulated in Dugu Bo's body and Soul Power over the years were absorbed back into the Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul.

Not only did this purify Dugu Bo's Soul Power and completely cleanse his body of poison, it also made the Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul more complete and its poison even more potent!

This was also why Dugu Bo had not objected when Jiang He said that, if he wanted to cure Dugu Yan's poison, he should first address the root cause rather than merely treat the symptoms.

Because Dugu Bo had experienced it firsthand!

Now, Dugu Bo could not only infuse Jade Phosphor Snake Poison into his Soul Power as an offensive method in battle.

In ordinary times, he could also withdraw all that poison back into his Martial Soul, without harming his body in the slightest.

At the same time, the Jade Phosphor Snake had become more complete, and its power had risen to another level.

Even Dugu Bo himself had benefited endlessly after the poison in his body was completely purged and a small spring appeared within him. The Soul Power he had spent years using to suppress the poison erupted forth, and with the help of the Immortal Herbs, he leaped three Soul Power levels in one stroke, entering the ranks of level ninety-five and reaching the same tier as his old rival, Chrysanthemum Douluo!

That was why Dugu Bo had smiled so happily when he emerged from seclusion.

Just as he had said, he had truly benefited endlessly from those two Immortal Herbs!

It was also because of the changes to his own body that Dugu Bo, after much hesitation, had agreed to Jiang He's decision and allowed him to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Even he felt that Jiang He's decision was somewhat risky, but not entirely without a chance of success.

He simply had not expected Jiang He to absorb it so easily!

Just as Dugu Bo's thoughts churned, Jiang He had already felt the mental shock from the Berserk Giant Ape.

As a Soul Beast that had entered the ten-thousand-year realm, the Berserk Giant Ape naturally possessed a certain degree of intelligence.

It knew full well that the youth currently absorbing its Soul Ring was the true culprit behind its death!

Not to mention that it had died so miserably!

It had not even had room to resist, and had been ground to death by Dugu Bo's poison!

Thus, the mental shock it left within the Soul Ring was filled with resentment.

The instant Jiang He attempted to absorb its Soul Ring, the Berserk Giant Ape launched a fierce attack on him.

Yet within Jiang He's spiritual world, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that looked exactly like him after Martial Soul Possession sat there, coldly watching the Berserk Giant Ape attack again and again.

Finally, when the Berserk Giant Ape's attacks slowed somewhat, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear slowly rose to its feet and charged fiercely toward it.

Its two sharp claws plunged directly into the Berserk Giant Ape's head. Then it exerted force, splitting the Berserk Giant Ape's spiritual body in two and tearing it apart!

The Berserk Giant Ape's spiritual body had no ability to resist before the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. It simply dissipated within Jiang He's spiritual world and was absorbed by him as nourishment.

As its spiritual body dissipated, the absorption of the Soul Ring also became smoother.

Several hours later, under Dugu Bo's watchful gaze, the black Soul Ring that had been floating above Jiang He's head vanished.

A black Soul Ring also spread beneath Jiang He's feet.

After a while longer, Jiang He's aura stabilized.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw Dugu Bo guarding him before him.

"Good boy, you really succeeded!"

Dugu Bo said in astonishment.

Being mentally prepared was one thing, but seeing it actually happen still shocked him greatly.

A Ten-Thousand-Year first Soul Ring—this was a sight that even he, a Title Douluo, had never seen!