Night Soul Domain! (100 more updates means an extra chapter!)

Unlike Kong Deming, who remained tense, Xu Tianming held absolute trust in Columbina's power and therefore felt no concern for his own safety.

The outcome proved to be exactly as he had anticipated.

Although the mental shock from this spirit ring was stronger than expected, Columbina, having prepared well in advance, immediately reinforced their mental defenses the moment she sensed something was amiss.

Thus, the second major hurdle in Xu Tianming's absorption of a ten-thousand-year spirit ring was easily overcome.

Next came the process of refining it completely.

This stage could not be aided by external forces; it relied solely on time.

However, while the internal risks had been neutralized, external threats remained.

If a spirit master were interrupted by malicious actors while refining a spirit ring, they would suffer a backlash.

Yet, Xu Tianming had no need to worry about such a threat.

After all, with his uncle guarding him, his safety was effectively guaranteed.

Time slipped by, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

After successfully absorbing the ten-thousand-year spirit ring, Xu Tianming felt an unprecedented sense of refreshment throughout his body.

His spirit power, which had been restricted due to the lack of a second spirit ring, surged directly to level 26 the moment the absorption was complete.

While ordinary spirit masters experience a boost in spirit power after absorbing a ring, none would see such a terrifying leap as Xu Tianming.

Kong Deming provided an explanation for this:

"Tianming, the reason your spirit power level has increased so dramatically is likely because you absorbed two spirit rings in succession, both of which were of high quality. Combined with the fact that you previously consumed a large portion of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, it is no surprise that these factors have stacked to produce such a significant gain."

After a moment of reflection, Kong Deming's tone shifted:

"While such a massive jump in spirit power is a good thing, remember this: do not expose your true spirit power level to others in the short term. It will do you no good!"

As he spoke, Kong Deming took a badge engraved with the Sun and Moon Empire's royal crest from his storage pouch and placed it in Xu Tianming's hand:

"This is a custom-made spirit tool from your uncle. Once worn, it will conceal your true spirit power level. Only Title Douluo-level powerhouses or level-eight spirit engineers and above will be able to detect anything amiss."

Xu Tianming understood the principle that a tall tree catches the wind, so he did not refuse his uncle's kindness.

After accepting the badge, Xu Tianming began to sense his newly acquired second spirit skill under the expectant gazes of his uncle and Ye Guyi.

Upon carefully examining his second spirit skill, Xu Tianming gained some insight.

It seemed that, just as he had previously guessed, the spirit skills gained after his Radiant Sun Martial Soul absorbed a ring had little to do with the spirit beast itself, but were instead related to Mavuika's authority.

Take his newly acquired second spirit skill, for example: Night Soul Domain.

Once activated, it creates a Night Soul Domain with a radius of one hundred meters centered on himself.

Within the domain, he can select up to ten people to form a domain link. Once the targets agree to the link, those connected trigger a Night Soul Transfer, which directly increases each other's spirit power by 10%. Each person can only complete one Night Soul Transfer within the domain, and one can receive a maximum of ten such transfers, boosting their internal spirit power by up to 100%.

Furthermore, releasing this domain does not consume spirit power; instead, it consumes the Battle Intent that Xu Tianming has stored in advance.

This meant that as long as he entered combat with an enemy, Xu Tianming could absorb a continuous stream of Battle Intent, and as long as he could absorb it, the Night Soul Domain could remain active throughout the entire fight!

Although his first two spirit skills were both auxiliary and boosting types, Xu Tianming found them far more useful than combat-oriented ones.

After all, a spirit master can obtain at least nine spirit skills, and the later ones are invariably more powerful.

While combat-type skills gained from early spirit rings might feel satisfying in the beginning, once a spirit master reaches a certain level of strength and acquires higher-year, more powerful offensive skills, those early ones become redundant, wasting precious spirit ring slots.

For most spirit masters, however, this was an unavoidable dilemma.

To grow strong quickly, young spirit masters must join high-level spirit master academies with abundant teaching resources.

Joining such academies inevitably leads to sparring and combat with peers, and how could one manage that without offensive spirit skills?

Consequently, most spirit masters fall into an inescapable vicious cycle.

Fortunately, Xu Tianming did not have to be troubled by this.

After explaining the effects of his second spirit skill to Kong Deming, it drew yet another exclamation of wonder, just as expected.

After activating the second spirit skill, attempting to link with his uncle, and completing one Night Soul Transfer, Kong Deming could not help but exclaim again:

"To think that even my cultivation could be boosted by ten percent out of thin air!"

In truth, even Xu Tianming had not expected that his second spirit skill, cast with level 20 spirit power, could provide a boost even to a Title Douluo-level powerhouse.

This served as a testament to the heaven-defying nature of Mavuika's authority.

However, this was not without its price.

Xu Tianming could feel the Battle Intent stored within his body depleting rapidly.

He terminated the effect of the Night Soul Transfer, and the consumption of Battle Intent ceased. To test it further, Xu Tianming completed a Night Soul Transfer with Ye Guyi.

This time, he could clearly feel that the rate of his Battle Intent consumption was not nearly as fast.

"It seems that because the target's spirit power gap with me is so large, the drain is higher. If I were to link with a spirit master of my own level, based on the current rate of consumption, I could keep it active for at least a quarter of an hour even without any replenishment."

After hearing his nephew's description, Kong Deming found himself momentarily at a loss for words.

A theoretical soul power amplification as terrifying as one hundred percent—even the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, recognized as the continent's number one auxiliary tool martial soul, could not even begin to compare to it!

Xu Tianming was equally excited at this moment.

However, it was not because of his second soul skill, but because his hypothesis had proven true!

If the soul skills of his Radiant Sun Martial Soul were to continue coming from Mavuika's authority just like this, did that not mean he would have the chance to obtain a soul skill called "Resurrection Poem" in the future?

The blazing Resurrection Poem, a blessing from the Night God, the ley lines, and the Archon of Death.

Once empowered by this effect, the Resurrection Poem would shelter all brave and fearless lives; even if they were left without a complete corpse in war, the Resurrection Poem could resurrect them completely unscathed!

The Sun Moon Empire's ultimate goal was to unify the entire Douluo Continent.

And unification could not avoid war.

Where there was war, there would inevitably be death.

And if he could truly obtain the power of the "Resurrection Poem" in the future...

Setting everything else aside, at the very least, he could prevent many unnecessary casualties.