The energy of the twenty-thousand-year Blizzard Bear Soul Ring did not exceed Jing Chen's expectations. It was within the limits of what his body could withstand.
Of course, being within those limits did not mean absorbing this Soul Ring would be easy. It still brought him pain.
Only a little over ten minutes into the absorption, Jing Chen's body began to ache and swell from the Soul Ring's energy.
Fortunately, that swelling pain did not develop into a tearing sensation. The energy had not managed to burst his body apart.
This was where the strength of his body showed itself. If it had been any other prospective Soul Ancestor, they would have long since exploded and died.
The absorption of the Soul Ring went smoothly. It was painful, but nothing serious, and posed no great threat.
More than eight hours later, Jing Chen completed the absorption of the Soul Ring. The appearance of his fourth Soul Ring also meant that his realm had broken through.
With the help of this twenty-thousand-year Blizzard Bear Soul Ring, Jing Chen's Soul Power rose by about three and a half levels, reaching level forty-three.
This Soul Ring gave him a greater increase in Soul Power than the Hundred Thousand Year Golden Tortoise Soul Ring.
That was because the two Soul Rings had been absorbed differently. The Golden Tortoise Soul Ring no longer contained any energy; even its one-level increase had been brought about by the rules. Otherwise, it would not have increased his Soul Power at all.
This twenty-thousand-year Blizzard Bear Soul Ring, on the other hand, contained twenty thousand years of cultivation, and held immense energy.
The infusion of that energy caused Jing Chen's Soul Power to rise three levels in a row. After his breakthrough, he became a level forty-three Soul Ancestor.