Hunt, Absorb the Four-Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring

With his plan set, Jiang Ci'an jumped down from the tree, his footsteps landing silently on the soft soil.

"Indifference" quietly enveloped his entire body, completely masking his presence, while at the same time, Electrolux's concealment magic covered him at full power.

Under this dual reinforcement, the Medusa snake pack ahead remained completely unaware of Jiang Ci'an's approach.

They were each lying in the shade around the giant rocks, their postures lazy and motionless, as if they were taking a nap.

In the center of the pack, a Medusa Empress, significantly larger than the others, was coiled in the coolest corner.

Its snake tail was thick and long, measuring at least ten meters; it was undoubtedly a ten-thousand-year Medusa Empress.

Its eyes were half-closed, and its breathing carried a foul, fishy stench. Occasionally, snake saliva dripped from the corners of its mouth, corroding tiny pits into the ground.

Jiang Ci'an's gaze lingered on the Medusa Empress for a brief moment, then he moved with light, gentle steps, naturally treading through the gaps between the snake tails on the ground.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Soon, Jiang Ci'an arrived in front of the Variant Medusa.

The power of "Indifference" silently washed over it.

The Variant Medusa had already been in a midday slumber, and now, under the influence of "Indifference," it seemed to fall into an even deeper sleep.

The rise and fall of its chest became more rhythmic, the writhing of its snake hair slowly ceased, and its entire body relaxed, sprawled motionless on the stone surface in a state of profound serenity.

Jiang Ci'an raised his hand and gently touched the center of his brow.

Emerald-green liquid metal flowed slowly from his brow, condensing into a short blade in his palm.

The blade was slender and entirely emerald-green, looking like a piece of jade carved into the shape of a knife, carrying a rich aura of vitality.

Jiang Ci'an flicked his wrist, and the next moment, the blade silently sank into the neck of the Variant Medusa.

No cry of alarm.

No struggle.

The Variant Medusa remained fast asleep, motionless.

Only its already pale face seemed to grow even paler as its life force was slowly extracted and stripped away.

Jiang Ci'an's expression was calm. He held the short blade steady, feeling the subtle feedback coming from the edge.

A moment later, confirming that the Variant Medusa before him had reached a near-death state and had completely lost the ability to resist, Jiang Ci'an withdrew the blade, coiled the Variant Medusa's body, and hoisted it onto his shoulder.

The snake tail hung down at his side, and the massive body was heavy, but for someone tempered by the "Body Tempering Method," this weight was nothing.

He returned the way he came, his footsteps light and quick.

The Medusa pack remained calm, completely unaware of the intruder who was carrying away one of their own.

Soon, Jiang Ci'an was far from the snake pack. He opened the gray door and stepped straight into it with the Variant Medusa, his figure vanishing completely.

It was not until long after he had disappeared that the increasingly scorching sun made the shade under the giant rocks grow hot.

Within the pack, one Medusa shifted its body and woke up naturally, followed by a second, then a third... until the Medusa Empress in the center gradually awoke. Its gaze swept over the surroundings, and it finally discovered that something was wrong.

The snake pack suddenly erupted into chaos, scattering in all directions to search for the scent, startling flocks of birds in the forest.

But all of this had nothing to do with Jiang Ci'an, who had already hidden himself within the Undead Demi-plane.

Undead Demi-plane.

Without paying attention to the situation outside, Jiang Ci'an threw the Variant Medusa off his shoulder onto the ground and used the Blade of Life to cleanly and decisively strip away its final trace of life force.

Without pain or struggle, the Variant Medusa died silently in its sleep.

Immediately, a deep purple soul ring slowly emerged from the Variant Medusa's body, appearing even more profound in the cold, dim light of the Undead Demi-plane.

Jiang Ci'an sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to adjust his state, and then turned to look to the side.

"Elder Yi, I leave it to you."

Electrolux nodded slightly, his gray robes fluttering without a breeze, and he chuckled softly:

"It is only right."

Jiang Ci'an nodded, said no more, and closed his eyes again to begin absorbing the soul ring.

Soul Power surged from within his body like countless tiny hands, slowly wrapping around and guiding the deep purple soul ring, circling it around him before gradually shrinking it and drawing it into himself bit by bit.

In an instant, Jiang Ci'an felt a massive surge of energy pour into his body.

It was like one stream suddenly merging into another; the volume of water within the stream rose sharply, and the violent energy rampaged through his meridians, attempting to burst through every inch of available space.

His physical body was constantly strengthening, and at the same time, Jiang Ci'an's frame swelled slightly.

Fine cracks appeared on the surface of his skin, and blood seeped from them, shimmering with a faint, energetic glow, yet he did not fully burst open, maintaining a strange, precarious balance.

Jiang Ci'an frowned slightly, suppressing the energy, but he felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Painful as it was, it was still within his capacity to endure.

Without hesitation, the Eye of Life quietly opened between his brows.

Emerald life force surged from his forehead, wrapping around his entire body like a layer of gentle, moist film.

A cool sensation seeped from the surface of his skin into his depths; wherever it passed, those fine cracks began to heal, and the throbbing pain was gradually suppressed.

At the same time, the Body Tempering Method began to operate at full capacity.

At this moment, Jiang Ci'an was no longer passively enduring the scouring of the soul ring's energy, but was actively guiding, organizing, and absorbing it.

The energy pouring out from the soul ring was dismantled bit by bit by the circulation path of the Body Tempering Method, dispersed into his limbs and bones to temper his muscles, skeleton, and meridians.

The process proceeded smoothly.

Nearby, while monitoring Jiang Ci'an's condition, Electrolux was also observing this soul ring absorption process with great interest.

He was very interested in the system of this world.

Especially after Jiang Ci'an gave him the self-created Body Tempering Method and the technique known as the Mysterious Heaven Skill, many ideas had sprouted in his mind.

Now, it was the perfect opportunity to observe in practice and explore what martial souls and soul rings were, and how the cultivation system of this world truly operated.

His divine sense penetrated Jiang Ci'an's skin and muscles, landing on the meridians being scoured by energy, the deep purple soul ring slowly merging with Jiang Ci'an, and the Spirit Aperture between his brows that he had personally modified.

His golden eyes reflected the light of intertwined emerald and deep purple.

Time passed rapidly.

Several hours later, the soul power fluctuations around Jiang Ci'an finally stabilized.

That deep purple soul ring slowly settled around his body, lining up with his first, clear yellow soul ring; one yellow and one purple, they circled him quietly, rotating slowly.

Jiang Ci'an opened his eyes.

Glimmers of light flickered in his golden pupils before quickly returning to stillness.

He lowered his gaze to look at the newly born purple soul ring, feeling the information transmitted from within it, and his eyes flickered slightly.

"How is it? Is the soul skill to your liking?"

Electrolux asked from the side.

Jiang Ci'an nodded, his golden eyes brightening slightly.

"Very good."