Lin Hao's Formidable Third Spirit Ring

Qin Ming said, "Lin Hao can only rely on himself now. If his will is strong enough, he'll make it through this trial. His future achievements will be limitless."

At this moment, there was only one thought in Lin Hao's mind: become stronger.

No matter how much pain he had to endure, Lin Hao wanted to become stronger.

To him, all pain was merely an obstacle on the road ahead. When Heaven entrusted a great responsibility to a person, they had always emerged from suffering. In the end, he would only become stronger.

Think of the rulers who had risen above the rest in the history of his previous life; think of Ma Huateng, who had nearly sold QQ for three hundred thousand; then there were futures titans like Fu Haitang, Ge Weidong, and the Soybean Meal King Wu Hongtao. They had suffered liquidation, bankruptcy, and even watched their wealth shrink into negative numbers, yet hadn't they all persevered through hardship and emerged from the darkness?

Pain could not break Lin Hao's spirit. It would only make his resolve to grow stronger even firmer.

At this critical moment between life and death, the foundation Lin Hao had built through constant physical tempering finally revealed itself.

His body was far stronger than those of others his age, while the Chaos Profound Art was a genuine internal cultivation technique with extraordinary resilience.

Every time the Exorcism Golden Scale Lion's Spirit Ring energy seemed as though it would burst Lin Hao's body apart, his body stubbornly held back that tyrannical, blazing, masculine energy at the crucial moment.

And through each successive resistance, Lin Hao continued absorbing the Exorcism Golden Scale Lion's energy. As one side waned and the other grew, the tyrannical energy gradually weakened.

"The situation is stabilizing." Shui Ruohan let out a breath of relief and sighed. "At least our good intentions didn't cause harm!"

Shui Bing'er also breathed a sigh of relief.

The condition of Lin Hao's body gradually stabilized.

Now, so long as they continued waiting and he was not disturbed by the outside world, Lin Hao would be able to safely obtain this Spirit Ring on his own.

Qin Ming said, "Not bad, not bad. A member worthy of making me proud has appeared in my team!"

Team?

Team?

Shui Bing'er and Shui Ruohan were both startled.

The two of them suddenly realized that Lin Hao would be their future opponent, a member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's competition team.

Lin Hao was so outstanding, and he had already obtained his third Spirit Ring. With nearly two years remaining before the tournament, it was certain that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would select him as a competitor.

Skywater Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy were rivals.

When they entered the tournament in the future, the two academies would be opponents.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Ruohan smiled and shook their heads.

So what if they were competitors?

What they valued was not a moment, but a lifetime.

The tournament was only temporary. If the Water Family could receive Lin Hao's help in the future, that would be a lifelong matter.

Crackle!

Suddenly, unstable energy surged from within Lin Hao's body.

"Ah!"

Lin Hao cried out in agony.

Seated cross-legged, his body convulsed violently. His chest suddenly thrust upward, and his entire upper body arched back. He looked utterly terrifying.

Shui Bing'er was alarmed. "What's happening to him?"

Qin Ming froze, then said in shock, "Could he be obtaining an External Soul Bone too?"

A few days earlier, Qin Ming had personally watched Tang San obtain the Eight Spider Lances, an External Soul Bone.

Tang San's condition then had been exactly like Lin Hao's current state. Qin Ming guessed that Lin Hao might also be obtaining an External Soul Bone!

"An External Soul Bone?!" Shui Ruohan narrowed his eyes.

As the dean of Skywater Academy, Shui Ruohan knew what an External Soul Bone was. A brief flare of desire appeared in his eyes.

Rip! The sound of tearing cloth rang out.

The clothes on Lin Hao's back were torn apart by the surging energy. Two fist-sized bulges rose from either side of his spine.

Immediately afterward, the two bulges shone. Once the light reached a certain intensity, two objects burst forth from them, tearing through his flesh.

At that moment, Lin Hao's expression relaxed considerably, though his body still convulsed faintly.

Under the watchful eyes of Shui Bing'er, her father, and Qin Ming, the golden objects grew to over a meter long in the blink of an eye. With a faint rush of wind, they abruptly spread open, revealing a pair of golden wings with a span of two meters.

"Such beautiful wings!" Shui Bing'er blurted out.

"This is an External Soul Bone!" Desire once again flared in Shui Ruohan's eyes as he turned to look at his daughter, Shui Bing'er.

External Soul Bones could evolve as a Spirit Master's cultivation increased.

The earlier a Spirit Master obtained an External Soul Bone, the more beneficial it was.

But not everyone could obtain an External Soul Bone. On the contrary, among tens of thousands of Spirit Masters, fewer than ten people in the Spirit Master world possessed one.

It was easy to imagine how difficult it was to obtain an External Soul Bone. Its value was second only to a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

For that brief instant, Shui Ruohan had entertained the thought of taking Lin Hao's External Soul Bone.

As long as an External Soul Bone had not fully fused with a Spirit Master, there were ways to strip it away.

Lin Hao had just obtained an External Soul Bone. It had not yet fully fused with his body, so it could still be removed.

If he seized it, he could give it to Shui Bing'er.

But when that thought arose, Shui Ruohan did not act impulsively.

He had not forgotten that he had come here to forge a good relationship.

If he truly did such a thing, then with Qin Ming's help, Lin Hao might not only make his wishes impossible to fulfill, but he might also gain a powerful enemy because of it.

"These are the Exorcism Golden Scale Lion's wings." Shui Bing'er looked at the Soul Beast's corpse beside Lin Hao.

The things growing from Lin Hao's back looked very much like the Exorcism Golden Scale Lion's wings. They were slimmer overall, but their luster was even better. They even carried a faint, sacred aura.

Qin Ming glanced at Shui Ruohan. Seeing that the latter had made no rash move, he secretly sighed in relief and congratulated Lin Hao, "Congratulations, Lin Hao. You obtained an External Soul Bone!"

"Thank you!"

Lin Hao swept his gaze across the three people present. After noticing that none of them intended to make a move, he lowered his guard slightly and tried to use his thoughts to retract the External Soul Bone, which carried both opportunity and disaster.

Unlike Tang San, Lin Hao would not reject his own External Soul Bone.

Three seconds later, the wings slowly folded, their radiance withdrawing into his back.

Before long, the wings had vanished.

Shui Bing'er walked behind Lin Hao and examined his back. There were no bulges there, only two palm-sized golden wing tattoos. She teased, "Lin Hao, you've become a birdman!"

"Birdman?" Lin Hao smiled bitterly.

She had spoken without thinking.

In his previous life on Blue Star, birdman was a derogatory term.

Shui Bing'er continued, "Can you tell me what effect your third Spirit Skill has?"

Because she could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Lin Hao, Shui Bing'er was very curious and concerned about it.

Lin Hao smiled. "Of course. My third Spirit Skill is... Demon Subduing!"