As Yu Tianchen circulated the Great Sun Thunder Body.
The faintly black Soul Ring began slowly moving toward the top of his head.
At the same time, an immense, surging energy poured into Yu Tianchen's body.
In an instant, Yu Tianchen felt the meridians throughout his body begin to throb violently under the tremendous impact of this Soul Power.
The Five Thunder Shock Drums lit up with strange patterns. They spread out at different angles around Yu Tianchen, each shooting out a lightning chain that hooked onto the Soul Ring above his head. The chains also linked the drums together, forming a pentagon.
Yu Tianchen suddenly felt his body loosen.
The immense, surging Soul Power immediately weakened considerably.
As he circulated the Great Sun Thunder Body, the wild, mixed Soul Power began to steadily enter the meridians where his cultivation technique circulated, guided by the surrounding Soul Power Vortex.
Just as Yu Tianchen thought things had finally stabilized.
A sudden pain struck his brain, and a cry accompanied by a faint dragon's roar rang out.
The mental shock unique to a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring had arrived!
Since Yu Tianchen had prepared in advance, and had taken Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, this mental shock was painful to withstand.
But it wasn't enough to overwhelm him.
And so, amid the dual agony of the mental shock and the Soul Power surging through his body.
The Soul Ring hovering above Yu Tianchen began slowly descending, settling around him.
With every inch it drew closer to Yu Tianchen, the Soul Power shock and mental shock grew stronger.
Nearby, Yu Yuanzhen watched the scene tensely.
The last time he had been this nervous.
Was when Yu Tianchen absorbed his first Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
But the nervousness he'd felt then was nothing like what he felt now.
Back then, Yu Tianchen had a body capable of absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Although Yu Yuanzhen had been nervous, he'd still had some confidence.
But now, Yu Tianchen was absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as a Soul Elder. Yu Tianchen might have been confident, but Yu Yuanzhen had none at all.
"You have to hold on, Xiao Chen!"
Yu Yuanzhen clenched his fists, anxiously watching Yu Tianchen's condition.
Time ticked by.
Soon, the sunset faded away, its last rays vanishing. Night crept over the sky, leaving a scattering of stars twinkling above.
At that moment, the Soul Ring around Yu Tianchen had reached the middle of his body, level with the Five Thunder Shock Drums revolving around him.
The pain had long since vanished from Yu Tianchen's face, leaving only calm.
His body was as lustrous and white as jade, and Soul Power surged through his meridians like waves.
A moment later.
The faintly black Soul Ring around Yu Tianchen began descending once more.
At a steady pace, it settled beneath him.
The Five Thunder Shock Drums also stopped pulling on the Soul Ring and instead connected their lightning chains to Yu Tianchen, returning all the Soul Power they had drawn away from him.
Infused with the essence of the extreme lightning within the Five Thunder Shock Drums, that Soul Power had long since been purified of its impurities.
As it poured into Yu Tianchen's body, it stirred not only his original Soul Power, but also the energy of the two Immortal Herbs he had yet to absorb completely.
His body and cultivation began to rise by leaps and bounds.
Level 31... Level 32... Level 33...
Only when he reached Level 34 did the rise in his cultivation begin to slow.
By the time he reached Level 36, the energy had stabilized, showing no sign of raising his level further.
As for his body-refinement technique, he had successfully reached the middle stage of the Jade Thunder Body, the Great Sun Thunder Body's next realm. He was just one step away from advancing to the late stage.
Beside Yu Tianchen.
Yu Yuanzhen stared in astonishment at the terrifying increase in Soul Power around Yu Tianchen.
"Level 36... The boost from a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is this incredible...?"
He murmured softly.
A full six-level increase.
Could a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring really produce such an effect?
A moment later, the aura around Yu Tianchen began to recede.
He slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
Faint thunder rumbled along with his breath.
Feeling the tremendous increase in Soul Power within his body, Yu Tianchen smiled with satisfaction.
Not bad. Absorbing this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring had been painful.
But the rewards had been worth every bit of it!
"Xiao Chen, how do you feel?"
Seeing Yu Tianchen awaken, Yu Yuanzhen hurriedly asked:
"Do you feel unwell anywhere? If you do, tell me at once. Don't hide it!"
"I'm fine, Grandpa."
Yu Tianchen shook his head and stood up. He clenched his fist, and his bones gave a crisp crackle.
"Right now, I feel... terrifyingly strong!"
"That's good."
Seeing Yu Tianchen looking completely unharmed, Yu Yuanzhen breathed a quiet sigh of relief, then asked curiously:
"So, what skill did this Soul Ring give you?"
"My third Soul Skill is called Instant Thunder Flying Feather."
Yu Tianchen directed the Five Thunder Shock Drums floating around him to hover behind his back. At the same time, the faintly black Soul Ring beneath him lit up.
The Five Thunder Shock Drums flashed with lightning, radiating in every direction.
Countless feathers, each marked with a faint scale-like pattern, appeared in the space around Yu Tianchen.
With a casual wave of Yu Tianchen's hand.
The feathers embedded themselves in the surrounding trees.
The next instant, Yu Tianchen's figure vanished.
He appeared directly where one of the feathers was.
But that wasn't all. Yu Tianchen's figure kept disappearing and reappearing nearby, vanishing again before appearing once more.
Each time, he appeared beside a random feather.
"This is... a teleportation-type Soul Skill? And one that lets you teleport multiple times?"
Watching Yu Tianchen demonstrate his Soul Skill, Yu Yuanzhen's eyes widened slightly.
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