A Ten-Thousand-Year Third Ring

"This... won't work."

Wang Dong'er shook her head.

She had Twin Martial Souls... Triple Martial Souls, in fact. On top of that, she had lived two lives as a transmigrator, so both her physical body and spiritual power far surpassed those of ordinary people.

She had absorbed both her first and second Soul Rings beyond the so-called standard age limits.

Now, after absorbing Whale Rubber and Immortal Herbs, her physical body and spiritual power had improved tremendously.

Even if Dugu Yan had an Ice and Fire Golden Body, she still couldn't absorb a Soul Ring with an age of around fifteen thousand years as her third Soul Ring like Wang Dong'er could.

Even if she were absorbing her fourth Soul Ring, she still couldn't manage to absorb one that had lasted ten thousand years.

Wang Dong'er had meant to explain. After all, Dugu Yan was plagued by snake poison and couldn't withstand the tempering of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Even if she could, all the poison arts she'd cultivated would be ruined, making it a terrible loss.

She had only just begun speaking when Dugu Bo cut her off.

"There's no need to say more."

"You helped my granddaughter and me get rid of our poison and raised the ceiling on our talent. I, Dugu Bo, am already deeply grateful. The most precious Immortal Herb here should be yours to absorb."

"If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't even have told me that these strange flowers and plants were miraculous Immortal Herbs capable of defying fate and changing lives."

"Heavenly treasures belong to those with the fate to claim them. Clearly, I, Dugu Bo, am not that person. You are. So... consider this a little gift from me."

Since Dugu Bo had put it that way, Wang Dong'er naturally wouldn't refuse. Without hesitation, she turned around... and started digging away in the little garden.

In just a few breaths, she'd looted all the important Immortal Herbs.

Still, she left their roots intact. In a few years, they'd grow back.

The most important Immortal Herbs were naturally the ones absorbed by the protagonist group.

For example, the Aromatic Silk Beauty that could evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone absorbed by Zhu Zhuqing, the Heaven-Reaching Chrysanthemum absorbed by Dai Mubai, and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bones.

The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid had been absorbed by Oscar, and Ye Lingling had absorbed it too, but it didn't matter.

Wang Dong'er couldn't make use of the remaining top-tier herbs yet, so she left them to grow here in peace.

"By the way, Senior Dugu Bo, you don't actually need Immortal Herbs to break through the age limit when hunting Soul Rings."

"What do you mean?" Dugu Bo put on his glasses and pulled out a little notebook, ready to carefully record Wang Dong'er's words.

Wang Dong'er cleared her throat and imitated the manner of an instructor from Notting Academy.

"When I first arrived in Heaven Dou City, I accidentally took and absorbed a piece of high-quality Whale Rubber. It greatly improved my physical strength."

"High-quality Whale Rubber can improve physical strength?"

Dugu Bo furrowed his brows. As far as he remembered, Whale Rubber wasn't anything good.

Still, Wang Dong'er had no reason to play a trick on him. Once they'd finished hunting for Soul Rings, he could go to the auction house and snatch... buy some to test. It wouldn't be any trouble.

"Then how can one improve their spiritual power? Is there any hope that my Yan Yan can absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as her fourth?"

Wang Dong'er nodded firmly. "There is!"

Dugu Bo grew excited. Wang Dong'er knew far too much. He couldn't help wondering whether she had some mysterious method for improving spiritual power.

"Improving spiritual power is simple. You only need to absorb a Head Soul Bone that boosts spiritual power."

"Or you can find a way to improve your Soul Power. As your strength and age increase, your spiritual power will naturally improve too."

"Heh, heh, heh... good." Dugu Bo closed his notebook with a cold laugh, veins bulging on his forehead. "Well said. Next time, try telling me something I don't already know."

"Let's go. We'll hunt for a Soul Ring."

With that, Dugu Bo swept out his hand and, just as before, lifted Wang Dong'er with his Soul Power and flew quickly toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

A piercing, mournful cry rang across the sky. A light-attribute Soul Beast, nearly fifteen thousand nine hundred years old, had fallen to Wang Dong'er. A pale-black Soul Ring slowly coalesced above its corpse.

"Though we didn't find a Holy Light Unicorn, this Sun-Devouring Deer is still one of the top light-attribute Soul Beasts."

After speaking, Dugu Bo asked worriedly, "Are you sure you'll be all right with this age?"

"Senior already examined my body, didn't you?" Wang Dong'er was perfectly calm, without the slightest sign of nervousness.

"I did, but I'm worried something might go wrong. If you can't take it, I'll stop you immediately. Suffering backlash is better than losing your life."

With that, Dugu Bo released his Soul Power. The moment his ninety-fourth-level Soul Power surged out, all the top predators drawn by the smell of blood scattered like startled birds and beasts.

To ensure nothing could go wrong, Dugu Bo also unleashed his poison arts, shrouding the area within a hundred meters in Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison. Flowers and trees—even the soil and stones—were corroded until they crumbled, accompanied by a grating sound.

With Dugu Bo there, Wang Dong'er sat down cross-legged without a care. After making a few simple adjustments, she began absorbing the Soul Ring.

Drawn by her Soul Power, the Soul Ring slowly settled over her. A hum rang out in her Sea of Consciousness, and the Soul Ring's terrifying energy surged into her body like a rising tide, battering her meridians.

A sharp pain struck. Wang Dong'er let out a muffled groan despite herself, her delicate body trembling slightly.

But the pain was still within her limits. She gritted her teeth and endured it.

In Dugu Bo's eyes, Wang Dong'er looked to be in dire trouble.

Cold sweat had already soaked her from head to toe, and bright red blood seeped from her fine pores.

"Can she really do it?" Dugu Bo was honestly sweating for Wang Dong'er. He hoped a miracle would happen. If she truly succeeded, he, Dugu Bo, would be the first man to witness history.

Time passed slowly.

Wang Dong'er's awareness of the outside world dwindled to almost nothing.

Her consciousness sank into her Sea of Consciousness. On the other side of the spiritual barrier stood the Soul Beast she had killed with her own hands.

The Soul Beast's body was illusory, existing as a spirit. Its eyes were crimson, and it kept wailing and hurling itself recklessly at the barrier, intent on dragging Wang Dong'er down to hell with it.

But bolstered by Sea God's Light, Wang Dong'er's spiritual barrier was unbreakable. Even the Soul Beast's fiercest spiritual attacks only made it tremble slightly.

Gradually, the Soul Beast's spirit grew more and more faint. Its attacks on the barrier slowed, both in force and frequency. By the end, it struck only once every half hour or so.

Finally, with its last collision, the Soul Beast's spirit shattered like glass, leaving only a mournful cry echoing through the Sea of Consciousness.

"She did it!"

Seeing the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring firmly settled beneath Wang Dong'er, Dugu Bo clenched his fists in excitement.

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