Level Thirty-Three, Beibei's Astonishment

As expected of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. The moment he guided it into his body, an incomparably heavy force crashed down upon Qiangu Qitian.

Ordinary soul beasts would never possess such terrifying energy.

But at this moment, what he was absorbing was a Titan Giant Ape, a soul beast species that could rank among the top twenty on the continent!

Titan Giant Apes possessed boundless strength. Their terrifying power even allowed them to fight fifty-thousand-year soul beasts barehanded when they were only ten thousand years old.

Across the entire Douluo Continent, only a handful of soul beasts could surpass Titan Giant Apes in strength.

Titan Snow Apes, Golden-Haired Lion Mastiffs, and the so-called Golden Dragons. Other than those three soul beasts, Qiangu Qitian could not think of any that could overpower a Titan Giant Ape.

At this moment, the immense Soul Power within Qiangu Qitian's body surged restlessly. That heavy, terrifying strength seemed as though it wanted to crush every bone in his body.

It truly was worthy of a ten-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape Soul Ring. The abundant energy contained within it was indeed terrifying.

But to him now, it was not much of a problem at all.

A month of special training had already transformed him completely. It was merely some pain, nothing more than a little hardship on the path to becoming stronger!

"Elder Mu, Qitian will be all right, won't he?"

While Qiangu Qitian absorbed the Soul Ring, Zhang Lexuan, who had received the message in the Inner Academy, finally arrived.

Seeing her little man trembling all over from the Berserk State energy within the Soul Ring as he attempted to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, a trace of heartache flashed through her beautiful eyes.

"Sister Lexuan, don't worry. As the saying goes, good people die young, while scourges live for a thousand years."

"Qiangu Qitian will definitely be fine. He is an opponent I acknowledge. It's only the impact of Soul Power—he can certainly endure it."

Unlike Zhang Lexuan's concern, Beibei was full of confidence in Qiangu Qitian.

Three years had passed. Under Qiangu Qitian's constant blows, he had long since become completely numb. Absorbing a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring was nothing.

If Qiangu Qitian failed while absorbing a Soul Ring, then what had all of Beibei's failures over the years amounted to...

"Don't worry, child. Qitian's physical constitution and spiritual power are now sufficient for him to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring."

"The Soul Power impact from a ten-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape is indeed formidable, but I am confident that my disciple can handle it."

Mu En was equally confident in Qiangu Qitian. Besides, even if he truly failed, so what? A Limit Douluo like him was still here!

Though he was nearing death, driving out some rampaging Soul Power would still be effortless.

Do not underestimate the strength of a Limit Douluo!

Besides, this was Sea God Island. If Mu En went all out, he could even borrow the power of the Golden Ancient Tree.

At this moment, Qiangu Qitian, who was absorbing the Soul Ring, finally reached the crucial stage.

As vast amounts of Soul Power continuously entered his body and were thoroughly refined, the energy contained within the Soul Ring steadily diminished.

Yet Qiangu Qitian did not relax in the slightest. Instead, he became even more cautious as he continued absorbing the Soul Ring.

The most dangerous aspect of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring was not the mere impact of Soul Power, but the extraordinarily dangerous spiritual shock.

Just as Qiangu Qitian focused all his efforts on dealing with it, an indescribable sensation suddenly welled up in his heart.

With his original strength, he naturally could not sense the Soul Sea. Yet as that strange sensation emerged, a will instantly allowed him to perceive the Sea of Consciousness.

The next instant, the intense agony of his Sea of Consciousness being torn apart exploded within Qiangu Qitian's head.

Within the vast, boundless, deep-blue Sea of Consciousness, a colossal figure suddenly appeared. Its black fur, knotted muscles, and terrifying aura made it seem utterly monstrous.

"Roar!"

An unwilling roar echoed through the Sea of Consciousness as the Titan Giant Ape swung both arms down. The terrifying roar completely churned up and devastated the once-calm Sea of Consciousness.

Feeling the remnant soul of the Titan Giant Ape rampaging through his Sea of Consciousness, Qiangu Qitian no longer hesitated.

If he allowed this thing to keep destroying everything, even if he did not become a vegetable, he would likely turn into an idiot.

Since that was the case, then fight!

Outside, as the battle within the Sea of Consciousness was about to erupt, Qiangu Qitian's body began to tremble without pause.

Mu En and Zhang Lexuan had both experienced spiritual shocks before. Seeing the changes in Qiangu Qitian's body, they could not help but grow tense.

Zhang Lexuan's eyes even reddened slightly as she came to Qiangu Qitian's side, took his hand on her own initiative, and began praying continuously in her heart.

She hoped that nothing, not even the slightest thing, would go wrong with Qiangu Qitian.

Watching Zhang Lexuan worry and take Qiangu Qitian's hand, Beibei's eyes widened in disbelief.

???

Senior Sister, no matter how worried you are, there is no need to act like this, right?

Hiss... Why does Great-Grandfather not seem surprised at all?

Could it be that Great-Grandfather and Sister Lexuan are hiding something from me?

For some reason, Beibei suddenly felt as if he had been excluded.

That feeling made him frown as he subconsciously looked at Qiangu Qitian and Zhang Lexuan's tightly clasped hands.

An almost unbelievable thought instantly filled his mind.

Could it be that Qitian was not lying that day?

In an instant, Beibei felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss. I treated you as a brother, and you really want to become my brother-in-law?

Under Beibei's dark gaze, Qiangu Qitian's body gradually stopped trembling and returned to normal.

"Looks like he is about to succeed!"

Seeing Qiangu Qitian gradually return to normal, Mu En's eyes flashed with sharp light.

A faint smile also appeared on his face.

Absorbing a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring at the third ring would not only make Qiangu Qitian's early combat strength far surpass that of his peers, but would also save him a great deal of cultivation time.

After all, Soul Rings contained an enormous amount of Soul Power. The Soul Power carried by a single ten-thousand-year Soul Ring could save Qiangu Qitian at least several months of arduous cultivation.

Under Mu En's watchful gaze, Qiangu Qitian's aura began to rise steadily—level thirty-one, level thirty-two—until it finally stopped shortly after entering level thirty-three.

Ordinary Soul Masters could at most increase their Soul Power by one level after absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring. To reach level thirty-three, they would need at least nearly a year of arduous cultivation.

But Qiangu Qitian, who had absorbed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as his third ring, had saved nearly a year of arduous cultivation through the Soul Power contained within the ring alone.

Opening his eyes, Qiangu Qitian's gaze fell directly upon the Titan Giant Ape's corpse.

The next moment, Mu En smiled faintly and raised his hand, sending out streams of Soul Power. After swiftly examining it, he shook his head somewhat regretfully.

They could not be lucky every time. This time, no Soul Bone had appeared.

In truth, even if there had been one, Mu En would not have allowed Qiangu Qitian to absorb it.

A Soul Bone that had only just entered the ten-thousand-year level was decent enough, but its age was ultimately too low.

A Soul Bone below fifty thousand years was simply not worthy of his disciple!