Perverse Amplification Values and Mechanics of the First Soul Ring!

It stood over two and a half meters tall, its entire body covered in golden fur. It resembled a giant ape, with thick arms, a heavy build, scarlet eyes, protruding fangs, and a golden halo along with intricate demonic runes beneath its feet.

One glance was enough for Xiao Yao to recognize the soul beast: a Golden Behemoth. It was not native to this land, having fallen into Douluo Continent through a spatial rift.

It fed on the blood and brain matter of dragon-type soul beasts. It was incomparably savage and possessed an innate bloodline suppression over dragon-type soul beasts.

It was one of the most powerful super soul beasts. Not bad, not bad. Very good. Xiao Yao was in quite a good mood.

Seeing the Golden Behemoth, Qian Daoliu smiled as well. "Big Brother Golden Crocodile, I really lost to you this time. Yao'er and I flew around in the sky for so long without finding anything worthwhile, yet you immediately brought us something big."

"Not bad. Perhaps my Golden Crocodile King martial soul has a special resonance with this sort of golden soul beast, so I found one a little faster," Golden Crocodile said casually.

"Let's go. This is the mixed zone. Although Xiao Yao would not be in any danger absorbing a soul ring with us here, safety comes first. Let's return to the outer region before Xiao Yao kills this soul beast and absorbs its soul ring. It is a little over forty thousand years old, less than forty-one thousand years. Its age is perfect!" Carrying the Golden Behemoth, Golden Crocodile began heading toward the outer region.

Qian Daoliu and Xiao Yao also knew that safety came first in all things, so they followed Golden Crocodile.

A level 99 Peak Douluo and a level 98 Peak Douluo reached the outer region in no time. The two signaled for Xiao Yao to kill the Golden Behemoth.

Xiao Yao underwent Martial Soul Possession with his Golden Lion Mastiff, unleashed his domain, and slapped a claw onto the Golden Behemoth's head. The instant its head touched the Golden Lion Mastiff's sharp claws, it split apart as smoothly as tofu being sliced.

A deep black soul ring radiating terrifying Soul Power fluctuations appeared above the Golden Behemoth's corpse. Xiao Yao walked over, sat cross-legged beside the body, calmed his mind, and began drawing in the soul ring.

The pitch-black soul ring descended onto Xiao Yao's body, and terrifying, surging Soul Power instantly flooded into him. Then, a spectral Behemoth with hatred-filled eyes charged into Xiao Yao's Sea of Consciousness. Yet the moment it entered, the Golden Behemoth was dumbfounded.

A colossal creature, as massive as a mountain, stood there. Its body was covered in brilliant, noble golden fur that flowed like sunlight. Its eyes were fierce and violent, while its entire being exuded an ancient, profound, and desolate aura. The Golden Behemoth's spiritual body was instantly torn to pieces by that monster's pressure.

With one final unwilling roar, the Golden Behemoth slowly dissipated. After seeing it shatter within his Sea of Consciousness, Xiao Yao focused fully on absorbing the soul ring.

This soul ring still put him under some pressure. After all, the Golden Behemoth was a creature capable of tearing true dragons apart with its bare hands and feeding on the blood and brain matter of dragon-type soul beasts. It could not have been so savage without immense strength.

As he absorbed the soul ring's energy, Xiao Yao discovered that most of it flowed through his muscles and bones, frantically strengthening his physique. Comparatively little was allocated to his Soul Power.

But that was normal. It had to conform to the law of conservation of energy: however many resources one consumed determined how much output one could produce. For his physique to be so strong, it naturally required that much energy and those many resources. If simply advancing his soul rings allowed his Golden Lion Mastiff to remain overwhelmingly stronger than opponents of the same rank—

Then he could simply keep absorbing ten-year, hundred-year, and thousand-year soul rings until he reached level ninety and become invincible. That was clearly impossible. Soul rings did not provide that much energy. He knew perfectly well how many times Bibi Dong's appetite his own had been when he was young. He had literally eaten from basins, finishing one basin before demanding another.

But in an extraordinary world, a big appetite was a blessing. If eating made one stronger, one was a genius. If one could utilize nearly one hundred percent of the resources one consumed, one was a monstrous talent. Xiao Yao belonged to that category. The resources he consumed truly allowed him to grow stronger at an insane rate.

Those who could not consume many resources, or who consumed plenty but had poor utilization efficiency, were the vast majority of ordinary people.

Those who consumed countless resources yet remained stuck in place were trash, like Yu Xiaogang.

He had prevented the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects, from recovering for twenty or thirty years.

Its high-, middle-, and low-tier combat strength, as well as its old, middle-aged, and young generations, were all several levels weaker than the Clear Sky Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which were likewise among the Upper Three Sects. For Yu Xiaogang to cause such immense damage single-handedly was, in a sense, rather impressive.

Two or three hours later, Xiao Yao finished absorbing the soul ring. Feeling power coursing through his entire body, he summoned the Golden Lion Mastiff, activated his first soul ring skill, and carefully sensed it. A smile unconsciously spread across his face.

Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo were now curious about Xiao Yao's first soul ring skill as well. "Yao'er, what is your first soul skill? Why does it make you so happy?"

Xiao Yao said with a smile, "My first soul skill is Blood Stains Mountains and Rivers. After activation, it increases all attributes by three hundred percent and absorbs the blood of all enemies within the surrounding area, converting it into my Soul Power, spiritual power, and stamina. It lasts until my Soul Power is exhausted."

Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile exchanged a glance and saw the shock in each other's eyes. Golden Crocodile Douluo said in a trembling voice, "This is a first soul skill? Is it really this absurd? The amplification is so high, and it even gives sustained combat capability? Recovering health while fighting?"

Qian Daoliu was too shocked to speak. Even in Spirit Hall's records spanning twenty thousand years, there were almost no soul skills this absurd. Such powerful amplification, a recovery mechanism, and a duration that was practically unlimited... Were even soul skills granted by hundred-thousand-year soul rings this strong?

Or was it because these soul rings encountered the Golden Lion Mastiff and were amplified along with it?

There were few cases where a soul master's martial soul elevated a soul ring, but they were not unheard of. Taking the most extreme example, if the god-tier martial soul Six-Winged Angel and the trash martial soul Blue Silver Grass both absorbed the same ten-year Ice Silkworm, the soul skill granted to the Six-Winged Angel would certainly be stronger than the one granted to the trash Blue Silver Grass, whether in numerical strength or mechanics.

Was the Golden Lion Mastiff truly that powerful? It could even elevate a Golden Behemoth that had torn true dragons apart in ancient times. Terrifying.

Xiao Yao was also extremely satisfied with his first soul skill. His Golden Lion Mastiff did not need any flashy soul skills. Pure all-around amplification was enough. Of course, it would be even better if the amplification came with some additional mechanics.

For example, this recovery mechanism was excellent. It greatly increased his sustained combat ability because it could restore spiritual power, Soul Power, and stamina simultaneously. It replenished his essence, energy, and spirit alike, meaning his combat state would not gradually decline as his mental strength continued to be depleted. It was too powerful!

After Xiao Yao, Qian Daoliu, and Golden Crocodile rested for several hours, Qian Daoliu set off again with Xiao Yao to search for soul beasts, while Golden Crocodile headed in another direction.

Xiao Yao was now truly looking forward to what his second soul ring would be like, what soul skill it would grant, and whether it could produce such invincible amplification values and mechanics.