Twin Rings Shake the Ages, Three Transformations Astonish the World

Dugu Bo circled Ye Qing three times, then made another round.

He finally stopped, his emerald-green eyes filled with disbelief.

"Kid, you're level twenty now?"

"Yes."

"One Soul Ring raised you ten levels?"

"More precisely, it was a fifteen-hundred-year Soul Ring combined with the medicinal effects of several immortal herbs."

Ye Qing grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth. "And this isn't even the limit. Once I absorb subsequent Soul Rings, the medicinal effects will continue to be released."

"..."

Dugu Bo fell silent.

He had seen countless geniuses and heard countless legends.

But he had never heard of anyone jumping ten levels after absorbing a single Soul Ring.

Was this even Soul Master cultivation?

It was practically a divine miracle!

"Grandfather, stop being so shocked."

Dugu Yan covered her mouth and smiled. "At this point, nothing that happens to this guy surprises me anymore."

"That's because he rubbed off on you," Dugu Bo said irritably.

"It's called getting used to it," Dugu Yan corrected.

Ye Qing stood nearby, watching the grandfather and granddaughter bicker, a slight smile tugging at his lips.

Still, he understood Dugu Bo's shock.

Gaining ten levels from one Soul Ring was indeed unheard of within the cultivation system of Douluo Continent.

But it was not because he was outrageously talented.

It was simply the immortal herbs brute-forcing the result.

"Oh, right."

Dugu Yan suddenly leaned closer, curiosity sparkling in her emerald-green eyes.

"Ye Qing, what exactly is your first Soul Skill?"

Dugu Bo also looked over, clearly concerned about the same question.

After all, the first Thousand-Year Spirit Ring in the continent's history was bound to produce an extraordinary Soul Skill.

Ye Qing curled his lips and slowly raised his right hand.

The Chaos Green Lotus bloomed in his palm.

Its eighteen green petals glimmered with a deep, chaotic sheen beneath the sunlight, while the Chaos Green Flame at its center flickered softly.

A purple Soul Ring rose beneath his feet. As its light flowed, an unsettling aura spread from his body.

"Watch closely."

"My first Soul Skill is called: Green Lotus Three Profound Transformations!"

The purple Soul Ring abruptly lit up.

Chaos Green Flame erupted from the lotus core, transforming into three cyan rings that wrapped around him.

The first ring sank into his body.

A Green Lotus Seal appeared between his brows.

Ye Qing's aura surged violently, and the surrounding air was shoved outward by the shockwave.

The second ring followed immediately after.

Cyan Flame ignited across his body, yet it did not burn him in the slightest. Instead, it seemed to drape him in a suit of flaming armor.

The third ring entered his body.

A faint cyan glow appeared in Ye Qing's eyes, while the ground beneath his feet cracked into a spiderweb pattern under the pressure of his aura.

"Green Lotus Three Profound Transformations has three transformations."

Ye Qing's voice came from within the Cyan Flame, low with restrained power.

"Each transformation increases all attributes by thirty percent."

"When all three transformations stack, all attributes can be increased by up to ninety percent."

"At the same time, the control and power of Chaos Green Flame will also increase."

"It lasts for half an hour."

Dugu Yan's eyes widened.

Dugu Bo's beard trembled slightly.

A ninety-percent increase to all attributes!

What kind of concept was that?

Strength, speed, defense, and every other attribute would increase by ninety percent—almost doubling!

Enhancements of this level were generally only found in a Soul Master's fourth or even fifth Soul Skill.

And most Soul Skills could only enhance a single attribute.

For example, a hundred-percent increase in strength or an eighty-percent increase in speed.

"Kid."

"Your first Soul Skill already rivals the fourth or fifth Soul Skill of an ordinary Soul Master."

Dugu Bo's expression was grave.

"That's why I said a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring was worth the gamble."

Ye Qing withdrew his Martial Soul.

The Cyan Flame around him slowly faded, but a trace of excitement still remained in his black eyes.

"An ordinary Soul Ring of just over four hundred years could never produce a Soul Skill of this caliber."

"Risk and reward are always proportional."

Dugu Bo was silent for a long while before slowly nodding.

This kid might be audacious beyond belief, but he was not reckless.

Every step seemed insane, yet each was backed by precise calculations and thorough preparation.

That courage and strategy truly made him worthy of Dugu Bo's granddaughter.

"Fine. Since you're already level twenty, I'll help you hunt another Soul Ring and break through to Soul Grandmaster."

"Senior, there's something I need to correct."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"One Soul Ring isn't enough."

Ye Qing smiled faintly, raised two fingers, and shook them. "What I need isn't one Soul Ring, but two."

"Two?"

Both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan wore puzzled expressions.

"That's right, two."

Ye Qing explained unhurriedly, "This is also the special talent of my Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul that I discovered after absorbing the Soul Ring—Ten-Level Dual Ring!"

"Ten-Level Dual Ring?"

Dugu Yan tilted her head, confusion written all over her emerald-green eyes.

"What is Ten-Level Dual Ring?"

"Ordinary Soul Masters can only absorb one Soul Ring every ten levels. That is common knowledge in the Soul Master world."

Ye Qing held up two fingers. "But my Chaos Green Lotus is different."

"At every ten levels, it can absorb two Soul Rings."

"What?!"

Dugu Bo's pupils suddenly constricted.

Dugu Yan's mouth slowly fell open as well.

"You mean..."

Dugu Bo's voice was somewhat dry. "At level ten, aside from the Thousand-Year Spirit Ring you just absorbed, you still have another vacant Soul Ring slot?"

"That's right."

Ye Qing nodded.

"Once I fill both Soul Ring slots at level ten, I'll still need a third Soul Ring to break through the level-twenty bottleneck and officially advance to Soul Grandmaster."

"By the same logic, breaking through level thirty-one requires five Soul Rings, while level forty-one requires seven..."

After finishing his calculations, Ye Qing looked up at the grandfather and granddaughter, who had both completely turned to stone.

"Simply put, my total number of Soul Rings is double that of an ordinary Soul Master."

"!!!"

Dugu Bo felt his mind buzzing.

Double Soul Rings!

Two Soul Rings every ten levels!

A normal Titled Douluo, without a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, would have nine Soul Rings and nine Soul Skills.

This had been an unchanging iron law of Douluo Continent for tens of millions of years.

But what about Ye Qing?

If this kid could cultivate to the level of Titled Douluo, he would possess eighteen Soul Rings and at least eighteen Soul Skills!

Dugu Yan had clearly thought of that as well.

Her expression shifted from confusion to shock, then from shock to utter disbelief.

"Eighteen Soul Rings?"

She exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean, Ye Qing, the possible combinations of your skills would be..."

"Growing geometrically."

Ye Qing took over, his tone calm, though it carried a trace of irrepressible excitement.

There were only so many ways to combine nine skills.

But with eighteen skills, he could develop multilayered combos and composite Soul Skills... Opponents would have no way to predict his skill set through conventional Soul Ring configurations.

Throughout a battle, he would maintain an absolute information advantage.

And beyond that—

Every Soul Ring would permanently enhance his physical constitution.

Double Soul Rings meant the accumulated growth of his base attributes would vastly exceed that of other Soul Masters.

Dugu Bo suddenly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

For the first time in his long life, he felt as though he were dreaming.

He thought of a similar talent: Twin Martial Souls!

Although Twin Martial Souls gave someone two Martial Souls,

they could not be used at the same time and could only be switched between.

This also meant the Soul Ring configurations and Soul Skills of the two Martial Souls were separate.

Yet all eighteen of Ye Qing's Soul Rings would enhance the same Martial Soul.

The combat power of the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul would be elevated to an utterly inconceivable level.

What kind of heaven-defying talent was this?

If word got out, the entire Soul Master world would explode.

Spirit Hall would spare no effort to recruit him, and the major sects would fight madly to claim him.

If they could not recruit him, they would likely pay any price to kill him in the cradle before he could grow.

Thinking of this, Dugu Bo gazed deeply at Ye Qing, then slowly uttered three words. "What a monster."

Ye Qing felt a little embarrassed by the praise and scratched his head. "You flatter me, Senior."

"Who was flattering you?" Dugu Bo shot him an irritated glare.

"Kid, no outsiders can ever learn about this."

Dugu Bo opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through his emerald-green gaze.

"At least until you have the ability to protect yourself, this secret can only remain in the stomachs of the three of us."

Ye Qing paused slightly, then nodded solemnly. "This junior understands."

A common man was innocent, but possessing treasure invited disaster.

Though he now possessed the first Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and the support of numerous immortal herbs, he was still only a level-twenty Soul Master.

Any random Soul Emperor could pin him to the ground and crush him.

Keeping a low profile while growing stronger was the proper path.

"Grandfather is right."

For once, Dugu Yan did not argue. Her expression was equally solemn. "Ye Qing, your talent is too terrifying.

"Before you can defeat a Soul Sage, do not reveal it to anyone."

"Defeat a Soul Sage?"

Ye Qing did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Yanzi, isn't your confidence in me a little excessive?"

"You could absorb a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring as your first ring. What can't you do?"

"Those are two different things..."

"I don't care. Just promise me you won't force yourself."

Ye Qing helplessly raised both hands. "All right, all right. I promise."

Only then did Dugu Yan nod in satisfaction.

Watching the two interact, Dugu Bo suddenly sighed. "Kid, I'm starting to regret it."

"Regret what?"

"Regret giving you all those immortal herbs."

Old Poison's tone carried a genuine trace of regret. "If I'd known immortal herbs were this heaven-defying, I would've let Yanyan eat them all."

Ye Qing: "..."

Dugu Yan also looked envious. "Comparisons really do make people mad."

"My Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul isn't considered weak among my peers, but compared to your Double Soul Rings... it's simply too miserable to look at."

Seeing Dugu Yan's mix of envy and frustration, Ye Qing spoke up.

Ye Qing walked over to her and said seriously, "Yanzi, what's mine is yours."

"From now on, I'll use this life to protect you. So the stronger I am, the safer you'll be. You're not losing out on this deal."

The tips of Dugu Yan's ears instantly turned red.

"W-Who needs your protection!"

She turned her head away, her voice muffled. "I can protect myself."

Yet the corners of her mouth were clearly curling upward.

Dugu Bo watched the scene, and the corners of his own mouth unconsciously lifted slightly.

This kid might be full of tricks, but his feelings for Yanyan were genuine.

With that sincerity, nothing else mattered more.

"You two youngsters, stop being all lovey-dovey in front of an old man like me."

Dugu Bo clapped his hands, interrupting their gaze.

"Since you still need two Soul Rings, don't waste any time."

"Come on. Let's fill out the rest of your Soul Rings."

"I'd like to see just how big a storm you can stir up once you've gathered all your Soul Rings."

Ye Qing's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Senior!"

"Don't thank me so quickly."

Dugu Bo shot him a glance, a dangerous smile tugging at his lips.

"After we finish hunting Soul Rings, I'll have to test your strength."

Ye Qing's smile instantly froze.

Still testing him?

Was this old bastard planning to marinate him in poison?

"Grandpa!"

Dugu Yan immediately sprang to defend her man. "No settling personal scores!"

"How is this settling personal scores?"

Dugu Bo looked innocent. "I'm helping test whether his strength is worthy of such heaven-defying talent. It's for his own good."

"You said the same thing last time!"

"Last time was last time. This time is this time—"

Watching the grandfather and granddaughter start bickering again, Ye Qing couldn't help but smile slightly.