The Ten-Thousand-Year First Soul Ring

Even so, the blast's shockwave sent Hu Liena flying.

She slammed heavily into the ground.

"Angel, Judgment!"

Qian Yu hurriedly unleashed his Soul Skill, delivering the final blow to the Holy Golden Beetle at the center of the explosion.

Under normal circumstances, even a God-Level Soul Ring could be activated with ease once absorbed. A Soul Master might lack the Soul Power to unleash its full strength, but that was all.

His Soul Skill and Soul Ring were different.

Once activated, its power was immense. With enough Soul Power to sustain it, it could even slay a Titled Douluo.

But using it also required a vast amount of Soul Power.

The key issue lay with Qian Renxue.

Apparently, she'd made a small mistake while constructing the God-Level Soul Ring.

On top of that, Qian Renxue's remnant soul had taken up residence inside it, adding even more uncertainty to the ring.

Of course, Qian Yu was thrilled to have such a powerful Soul Ring!

Why would he care about a minor mistake in its creation?

But for Qian Yu right now, this might not be a good thing. His Soul Power was simply too weak.

Fortunately, he could still draw on the power Qian Renxue had left behind and forcefully unleash a burst of power.

A gigantic holy light sword appeared and crashed down hard on the Holy Golden Beetle.

"Crack!"

A sharp sound rang out as the Holy Golden Beetle's defenses crumbled, leaving it unable to resist.

That thing sure was tough.

Even after all that, it hadn't died on the spot.

The problem was that Qian Yu had no strength left to finish it off.

He felt completely drained.

"I'll recover my Soul Power first!"

Seeing that Hu Liena hadn't passed out, Qian Yu felt somewhat relieved.

Then he quickly circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill to restore his Soul Power.

Hu Liena wasn't in great shape either, but she didn't immediately recover her Soul Power. Instead, she waited quietly nearby.

If anything unexpected happened now, then everything they'd done would truly have been for nothing.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill was indeed domineering. In less than two hours, Qian Yu had returned to peak condition.

"Thank you!"

After recovering his Soul Power, Qian Yu saw Hu Liena still waiting and, unusually, thanked her.

"Now that your Soul Power has recovered, absorb the Soul Ring first!"

"My injuries can wait."

As she spoke, Hu Liena took a Holy Golden Beetle more than a meter tall out of a Soul Tool that could store living creatures.

It was her target—the one that was twenty-nine thousand years old.

"You actually succeeded?"

Qian Yu was astonished.

Seeing Hu Liena empty-handed, he'd initially thought she'd failed.

He hadn't expected her to capture the beetle alive and store it in a Soul Tool that could hold living creatures.

It was certainly surprising.

"I'm Hu Liena, the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall."

Seeing Qian Yu look shocked for the first time, Hu Liena was clearly pleased with herself.

But her smile tugged at her injuries, and her expression instantly twisted in pain.

It looked quite bizarre.

"I underestimated you before."

Qian Yu apologized to Hu Liena again.

Then, guided by Hu Liena, he began absorbing the Soul Ring.

After all, better to act sooner than later.

As for the Holy Golden Beetle's powerful defenses, could they really withstand the edge of a divine Angel Holy Sword?

He summoned the divine weapon and killed it.

A black Soul Ring appeared before his eyes.

This was Qian Yu's first time absorbing a Soul Ring—and it was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his first.

Fortunately, he had someone experienced beside him. Following Hu Liena's instructions, Qian Yu manifested his Martial Soul and drew the Soul Ring toward himself.

The next moment, a vast wave of power surged into his body.

Now he finally understood why it was so difficult to absorb a Soul Ring beyond one's limit.

Once he used his Martial Soul to draw in the Soul Ring, the violent power within it poured straight into his body. There was no such thing as taking it slowly.

It was like a flood bursting through a dam.

It poured forth, ran wild, and destroyed everything in its path.

Fortunately, Qian Yu had a complete set of God-Level Soul Bones. Though the process subjected him to inhuman torment and excruciating pain, making him feel as if his body might fall apart at any moment, he was still able to endure it.

The Soul Shock from the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was real, but the God-level Head Soul Bone could easily block it.

The process was agonizing, but at least there was no danger.

Time passed slowly. It took a full day and two nights before he finally absorbed his First Soul Ring.

After successfully absorbing it, Qian Yu could clearly feel that his body and physique had grown stronger, and even his mental power had improved.

He was finally getting a taste of the power of Twin Martial Souls.

With each Soul Ring absorbed, his Soul Power increased, his physique grew stronger, and even his mental power rose along with the Soul Ring's power.

The difference between a single Martial Soul and Twin Martial Souls was that the latter gave him nine extra chances to draw on a Soul Ring's power to improve himself.

The gap between them was like heaven and earth.

"You... really did it?"

Seeing the black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring circling Qian Yu, Hu Liena was utterly dumbfounded.

They'd expected this outcome from the beginning, but now that it was right before her eyes, she still couldn't believe what she was seeing.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his first.

And it was twenty-nine thousand years old.

Such a heaven-defying feat—not even Tang San could manage that, could he?

In an instant, Hu Liena's eyes burned with excitement.

She saw hope in Qian Yu—hope of defeating Tang San.

If even Qian Yu couldn't do it, then no one on the entire Douluo Continent would ever be able to defeat Tang San.

Watching Qian Yu, Hu Liena couldn't understand one thing.

Everything Qian Yu had, Qian Renxue had too.

Why hadn't Qian Renxue done the same?

If Qian Renxue had fused with a complete set of Angel Soul Bones from the start and then absorbed her First Soul Ring, she would surely have been far stronger. Perhaps they wouldn't have lost.

Hu Liena was truly wrong to blame Qian Renxue for this.

It could be said that Qian Renxue had wasted her talent and never obtained true power, but the truth was that her circumstances hadn't been as favorable as Qian Yu's.

Back then, Qian Renxue had only possessed Soul Bones that were ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years old. Moreover, absorbing them required a gradual process.

Unlike Qian Yu, who had received a sacrifice from Qian Renxue directly, gaining not only a complete set of God-Level Soul Bones but also a body transformed by divine power.

"Your Second Soul Ring is supposed to be fifty thousand years old. Are you confident you can absorb it?"

After seeing Qian Yu successfully absorb a twenty-nine-thousand-year First Soul Ring, Hu Liena could no longer judge him by ordinary standards.