Three Black Rings, Bound for Star Dou

In the end.

Under the dumbfounded gazes of Niu Gao and the others.

The three soul rings around Jin Feng had all turned a deep, mysterious black that radiated an overwhelming pressure!

"Th-this... how is that possible?!"

"Jin Feng's thousand-year soul ring actually evolved?"

"Three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings at the realm of a three-ring Soul Elder... this might be the first time in the history of the Douluo Continent. Unprecedented and never to be repeated!"

"You say that as if his thousand-year first ring and ten-thousand-year second ring had ever appeared in history before?"

"..."

Having witnessed Jin Feng's first soul ring evolve from purple thousand-year to black ten-thousand-year, the shock in Niu Gao, Niu Ben, and Fourth Elder's eyes was impossible to conceal. Their mouths hung wide open.

Clearly.

The evolution of soul rings.

Had already surpassed the understanding of every soul master on the Douluo Continent. There was not even a similar case recorded in ancient texts.

Once they came back to their senses.

The three immediately rushed before Jin Feng, who had already risen to his feet, and asked excitedly, "Jin Feng, what happened to your first soul ring?"

"How can its cultivation age increase on its own?"

Meeting his grandfather and the others' curious gazes.

Jin Feng smiled and explained, "Grandfather, Uncle, Fourth Elder, what you saw earlier was actually a new innate secret technique my martial soul awakened after I broke through Rank 40—Enhancement!"

"You should remember that Golden Horn ate all the soul beast corpses I hunted before... There was a portion of special energy within those soul beast bodies that Golden Horn could not refine. It had been stored in my body all this time, and I never knew how to use it."

"Only after awakening the Enhancement talent did I learn that I could guide that energy to strengthen the cultivation age of my soul rings and increase the power of my soul skills."

"At present, my first soul ring has reached fifteen thousand years. Both the defense of Golden Scale Body Protection and the destructive power of Golden Light Slash have been greatly enhanced."

"Furthermore, whenever I use an offensive method, I can activate the Enhancement talent to increase the power of my soul skills or physical body, multiplying their damage several times over..."

After hearing Jin Feng's explanation.

"Hiss—"

Everyone could not help drawing in a sharp breath. They were all stunned by the effects of Jin Feng's newly awakened talent.

Whether it was actively strengthening the cultivation age of his own soul rings to increase their power, or enhancing a single soul skill and even his physical strength to raise his destructive force...

Everything demonstrated just how heaven-defying Jin Feng's newly awakened secret talent, Enhancement, was!

After the shock faded.

Niu Gao seemed to think of something and muttered instinctively, "In other words, once Jin Feng becomes a Titled Douluo in the future, he could completely strengthen all nine of his soul rings into hundred-thousand-year ones..."

"My heavens!"

"Nine red soul rings gathered on one person!"

Niu Ben also exclaimed, "Just imagining that scene makes one's blood boil!"

"..."

As everyone continued discussing Jin Feng.

A dragon's roar mixed with the sound of water breaking suddenly rang out behind them.

When everyone turned around.

They saw Gu Yuena standing by the Ice and Fire pool, dressed in white without a single drop of water on her clothes.

At the sight.

Jin Feng immediately walked over to Gu Yuena.

After looking her over from head to toe.

He raised his brows and said, "Not only did you break through to Rank 40 Soul Ancestor, but there's nothing unusual inside your body either. It seems you gained quite a few benefits beneath the pool this time, Na'er!"

Hearing this.

Gu Yuena subconsciously raised both arms.

She summoned the two Divine Level soul bones, the Ice Dragon King Left Arm Bone and the Fire Dragon King Right Arm Bone.

Then.

With a bewildered expression, she said, "Brother Feng, to be honest, I don't know what happened either. I only felt like I fell asleep, and when I woke up, I had already broken through Rank 40 and gained two soul bones."

Hearing this.

Everyone first exchanged glances.

Then, after Niu Gao examined Gu Yuena and confirmed that her body was fine, he could not help asking, "Na'er, did you see anything before you fell asleep?"

Faced with Niu Gao's question.

Gu Yuena immediately replied, "After entering the pool, I followed the sensation calling to me and swam all the way to the bottom. I entered a mysterious space and saw two enormous dragon skeletons and dragon souls, one red and one blue... As for what happened afterward, I don't remember any of it."

"When I woke up again, I was at the bottom of the pool. But I could no longer find the space I entered before falling asleep, no matter how hard I tried."

Upon hearing that.

Jin Feng's expression remained unchanged.

He was not surprised by Gu Yuena's experience.

Meanwhile, Niu Gao and the others marveled at the soul bones on Gu Yuena's arms. They had never expected her to encounter the lingering souls of two dragon-clan divine beasts and receive the astonishing fortune of obtaining two soul bones at once.

Just then.

Gu Yuena seemed to recall something else.

She suddenly said, "Oh, right. Before I passed out, I heard them call me the Silver Dragon King. Brother Feng, do you know what that means?"

As for that.

Although Jin Feng knew.

He deliberately shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. Perhaps... they were calling your martial soul, Na'er. After all, your martial soul is a Silver Dragon."

"That's possible."

Gu Yuena nodded slightly at his words.

Then, looking at the two soul bones on her arms, she abruptly said, "I just don't know why, but after summoning these two soul bones, I suddenly feel inexplicably sad..."

Hearing that.

Considering how the two soul bones had appeared on Gu Yuena, Jin Feng guessed that the reason for her emotions was most likely that the dragon souls of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King had completely vanished.

Thinking of this.

Jin Feng immediately waved his hand.

He changed the subject. "Na'er has come out of seclusion, and all five of us need to obtain soul rings. Let's set out for the Star Dou Forest right away."

"After delaying for so long, Dugu Bo should have found soul beasts of suitable cultivation ages for us by now!"

"Alright!"

"Let's go!"

Niu Gao and the others immediately looked thrilled.

They had long been looking forward to obtaining their eighth and ninth soul rings.

After Jin Feng finished packing up.

Not long after the group left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Di Tian the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King's true body suddenly tore through space and descended upon the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He brought the dragon bones of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King back to the Dragon Graveyard in the Land of Great Omen within the Star Dou Forest for burial.

At the same time.

Shrek Academy, located in a village near Suotuo City within the Balak Kingdom under the Heaven Dou Empire, also decided to head to the Soul Beast Forest after Oscar broke through Rank 30 Soul Elder.

With Zhao Wuji, a Soul Sage, leading the way.

The Shrek Seven Devils, who had only recently met and were still unfamiliar with one another—some even harboring internal conflicts—set off toward the Star Dou Forest!

Meanwhile.

Traveling at full speed, Jin Feng's group.

Successfully arrived at a small town near the Star Dou Forest before nightfall.

Although they were all soul masters.

Their physical abilities and endurance far surpassed those of ordinary people.

Still, after continuously rushing several hundred kilometers from Sunset Forest, they felt rather exhausted. Therefore, they decided to find a hotel in town, have something to eat, rest for the night, and enter the Star Dou Forest the next day.

Here.

Just as the group entered the town and walked down the street, looking around for a suitable hotel.

Niu Gao seemed to sense something.

His body suddenly came to a stop.

His eyes stared fixedly at a pink figure with a ponytail directly ahead.

After confirming her identity.

Niu Gao's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably, and an irrepressible ecstasy flashed through his eyes.