100,000-Year Spirit Ring, Rise!

"Is this... for real? Killing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in a single strike?!" At the entrance of the Shrek Academy cafeteria, Ma Hongjun clutched a chicken leg, staring at the projection in the sky with a look of sheer terror.

"Even a Titled Douluo, even one possessing two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast rings, shouldn't be this powerful. Furthermore..." Dai Mubai's face had turned pale. A battle of this caliber and a result of such instantaneous victory completely shattered his understanding of the soul master world, to the point where his voice trembled.

"Furthermore, he only used his sixth soul skill, not a hundred-thousand-year soul skill." Standing nearby, Zhu Zhuqing spoke the second half of the sentence Dai Mubai had left unsaid.

A look of shock and disbelief appeared on her cold, elegant face, simultaneously laced with a hint of longing.

Power.

If she could possess such formidable power, would she still need to worry about the fate of her family, or fear the so-called fratricide of the future?

No!

But...

Zhu Zhuqing bit her red lip, a flicker of resentment and pain flashing in the depths of her eyes.

She knew her own situation all too well; her Hell Spirit Cat was not a top-tier martial soul, and her talent was unremarkable, with an Innate Soul Power of only level seven. Even if she worked as hard as she could, she would never reach the heights of that Xue Hen in the sky within her lifetime.

Inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Family palace.

"Heavens, a Titled Douluo! A Titled Douluo who can kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in one strike! Hahahaha, this is truly Heaven blessing my Xue family, blessing me!" Seeing the combat prowess of Xue Hen on the sky screen, Emperor Xue Ye stood stunned for a long while before finally coming to his senses. He dropped his scepter, raised his hands high, and laughed toward the heavens, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

Heaven knows, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family has suffered... it has been bitter.

Although they appeared to have a deep foundation and commanded a million-strong army, those troops were scattered across various regions. Unless it was a national war, it was difficult to mobilize them all. As for Titled Douluos, the peak of combat power, the imperial family had none. It was only because of a life-saving favor that Xue Xing had managed to recruit the weakest of Titled Douluos, Dugu Bo, to serve as a guest elder.

But how could a guest compare to one of their own?

He had longed for a Titled Douluo to emerge from his own imperial family, and now, his wish had finally been fulfilled.

Not only did their imperial family have a Titled Douluo, but he was also a Twin Martial Souls user with immense talent—a super-powered Titled Douluo who could kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in one strike at the age of only twenty!

With him here, the imperial family's status on the continent would rise, and their rule over the empire would be even more secure.

Hearing the wild laughter of Emperor Xue Ye, Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe, also put on an expression of great excitement, as if she were happy for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Little did they know, she was sneering in her heart.

In those miraculous images in the sky, that Xue Hen truly exceeded her imagination.

Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, entering the Titled Douluo realm at only twenty, possessing two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, and capable of killing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in one strike.

She had to admit, he... was even more outstanding than she was!

However.

What does such an outstanding person have to do with you, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family?

One must remember, he was expelled from the royal family fifteen years ago by his father—your dear cousin, Kundera. He isn't even considered a member of the Balaque royal family anymore, let alone a member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family!

"Hmph!" Thinking this, Qian Renxue let out a soft snort in her heart, feeling pleased that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had lost such a powerful combatant. At the same time, she was curious; based on the timeline, Xue Hen should be just shy of twenty-one, a few months older than he was in the current footage where he slew the Life Giant Whale.

She wondered where he was now, and just how high his soul power had reached?

Just as Qian Renxue was pondering this, the images on the sky screen began to move again.

["Hum~" A blood-red soul ring floated out from the corpse of the Life Giant Whale suspended on the sea surface.

A hundred-thousand-year soul ring!]

In reality, countless soul masters looked up at the firmament, subconsciously clenching their fists, their eyes filled with intense longing.

A hundred-thousand-year soul ring was the most coveted treasure in the soul master world.

With it, one would not only gain a super-powered hundred-thousand-year soul skill but also obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, because a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was guaranteed to drop one!

"What a pity, this Xue Hen is already a Titled Douluo and cannot absorb any more soul rings. This hundred-thousand-year soul ring is going to be wasted just like that. Fortunately, there is still a soul bone to absorb," a disciple from a small sect sighed.

The senior disciple beside him, who had joined the sect earlier, heard this, nodded, and then suddenly reacted, turning to shout at him: "What nonsense are you spouting? Have you forgotten? This... this lord is a soul master with Twin Martial Souls! Although his first martial soul is already filled with nine soul rings, his second martial soul might not have a single ring attached to it yet."

Hearing this, the disciple froze, a look of "the world has gone mad" appearing on his face: "So you mean, he..."

[As if to confirm the words of the senior disciple from the small sect, in the footage, Xue Hen raised his hand to catch the Imperial Power Sword as it flew back, fixed his gaze on the blood-red soul ring, and then stepped onto the sea, walking toward it step by step.

Then, his entire body hovered in the air.

"Hum~" The Imperial Power Sword martial soul in his hand transformed into a golden light and was retracted. In its place, a proud Emerald Swan martial soul appeared behind him.

Shining with a deep green light containing rich vitality, the Emerald Swan spread its wings and merged with the soul master. The next second, an invisible domain enveloped the surroundings. The blood from the Life Giant Whale on the sea surface seemed to find a funnel, surging crazily toward Xue Hen, flowing into his body—or rather, into his martial soul.

Life Domain!

The innate domain that Xue Hen possessed upon awakening his Emerald Swan martial soul, capable of enhancing the strength of the martial soul by devouring the essence and blood of living beings, strengthening its contained vitality and the powerful healing ability it could bestow upon others.]

In the real world, countless soul masters were so shocked by this scene that they were speechless.

An innate domain?

Awesome! Truly awesome!

[After a dozen breaths, the blood on the sea surface had completely vanished. The Emerald Swan martial soul, after completing the fusion with Xue Hen, had become a deeper shade of green, and its size seemed to have increased slightly.

Subsequently, he descended onto the corpse of the Life Giant Whale, sat cross-legged, released his own soul power to envelop the hundred-thousand-year soul ring, and then closed his eyes, beginning the absorption process.]

It was confirmed: he was going to attach a hundred-thousand-year soul ring as the first soul ring for his Emerald Swan martial soul!