Three Thousand Secret Arts, Soul Pressure Test

In the inheritance memories Jin Feng received,

aside from a cultivation technique called the Beast God Canon, there were also over three thousand secret cultivation arts of the Golden Horned Behemoth Clan.

They included three innate secret arts, eighteen special secret arts, and 3,199 ordinary secret arts.

[Three Innate Secret Arts: Devour, Reinforcement, Avatar.]

At present, Jin Feng had only awakened one of them: the "Devour" secret art.

It could devour metals, ores, all treasures containing energy, and even flesh-and-blood lifeforms, transforming them into his own genes to strengthen his size, scales, and skeletal strength.

Because growing stronger by devouring flesh-and-blood lifeforms was considered the practice of Evil Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, Jin Feng told the clan only that he could grow stronger by devouring metals and ores, avoiding unnecessary explanations.

As for the two innate secret arts, "Reinforcement" and "Avatar," Jin Feng was currently too weak to awaken them. He would need to reach level 40 and level 70 before awakening them in sequence.

[18 Special Secret Arts: True Body Heaven and Earth, Sky-Rending Claw...]

[3,199 Ordinary Secret Arts: Absolute Space, Myriad Transformations...]

Among them,

the special secret art True Body Heaven and Earth could multiply the Golden Horned Behemoth's combat strength and allow its body to grow or shrink at will. It was one of Jin Feng's mandatory cultivation arts;

Sky-Rending Claw was a close-combat claw technique with terrifying destructive power;

among the ordinary secret arts, Absolute Space was a spatial movement technique that could twist space and create afterimages, avatars, and illusions, making its user extremely difficult to hit;

as for Myriad Transformations, it was a disguise and survival secret art, an indispensable method for playing the fool before revealing one's strength...

No matter which of these secret arts it was, it would be an overwhelming advantage in this world of Douluo Continent. As long as Jin Feng gained an initial grasp of one, his strength would soar, granting him the power to crush opponents of the same realm and methods to preserve his life.

In addition,

every time Jin Feng broke through a major realm,

the drop of Origin Blood of the Golden Horned Behemoth in his mind would split apart, with a portion merging into his body to strengthen his life-gene level, physical body, comprehension, and the combat strength of his Golden Horned Behemoth Martial Soul.

Once all the Origin Blood had been absorbed by Jin Feng,

aside from having a human soul, he would be a true Golden Horned Behemoth wearing human skin.

At that time, he could even use the blood within his body to unleash one of the three innate secret arts, Avatar, and nurture a Golden Horned Behemoth avatar!

After roughly reviewing the inherited secret arts,

Jin Feng quickly determined the path he would take from now on.

Then, he first selected several secret arts that he would focus on cultivating in the future before turning his gaze toward the Golden Horned Behemoth Martial Soul lying nearby and refining the metal within its Internal World.

Compared to the juvenile starry sky behemoths in his memories, which were born at the Planetary level and could casually destroy heaven and earth, his Golden Horned Behemoth Martial Soul was weaker by far more than a little.

But there was nothing he could do about that.

Although the Golden Horned Behemoth Martial Soul appeared no different from an ordinary flesh-and-blood beast, its essence was an energy construct formed from the Golden Horned Behemoth bloodline within Jin Feng and his Soul Power.

It was an entirely different concept from the beast eggs condensed and nurtured by the Golden Horned Behemoth Clan at the cost of their own life force.

Fortunately, he had obtained the inheritance memories.

His Martial Soul could also cultivate the innate secret arts of the Golden Horned Behemoth Clan. Aside from temporarily lacking a Primal Core, it was no different in other respects.

Its Internal World was merely a little smaller, with only one cubic meter of space for now;

its size, gene level, comprehension, strength, speed, and overall combat ability were only weaker by a tiny bit.

However,

none of these issues mattered much to Jin Feng.

In his view, as long as he helped gather all kinds of metal treasures for the Golden Horned Behemoth to devour and grow stronger,

there would come a day

when the Golden Horned Behemoth, even in Martial Soul form, could slaughter gods and devour stars.

With that thought,

he slowly closed his eyes and drifted into sleep.

Over the past month, he had been receiving the vast inheritance memories of the Golden Horned Behemoth Clan. His mind had remained under immense strain, and he was truly exhausted.

The moon set and the sun rose, the cycle repeating for several days.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

After seven uninterrupted days of devouring and refining, the Golden Horned Behemoth had grown from one meter to roughly one and a half meters long. With its wings spread, it was nearly two meters wide. A light flap of its wings sent fierce winds howling and dust swirling.

During this time,

through the reinforcement fed back by the Golden Horned Behemoth,

Jin Feng's physical strength had already reached the level of a three-ring Soul Elder, enough for him to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring.

On the morning of the eighth day,

Niu Gao, Niu Ben, the four great elders of the Defense Clan, and Jin Feng all appeared in the Clan Chief Hall.

At that moment,

Niu Gao looked at Jin Feng, who stood in the center of the hall with a Golden Horned Behemoth crouched beside him.

Niu Gao said, "Little Feng, we have all witnessed your growth over the past week. However, absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring does not merely require a sufficiently strong body. It also requires firm willpower and a strong capacity to withstand pressure."

"So, in a moment, I will release Soul Power pressure to test your willpower and ability to endure pressure."

"Under normal circumstances, when a low-level soul master faces the Soul Power pressure of a higher-level soul master, enduring pressure equal to two-thirds of their own level is considered passing. If they can endure pressure equal to their own level, they are one in ten thousand."

"Little Feng, your talent is extraordinary. You surpassed your peers from a young age, and after awakening your Martial Soul, you improved in every aspect. Therefore, Grandfather will begin directly with level 10 Soul Pressure, equal to your own level."

"As long as you can endure level 20 Soul Pressure, it will prove that you can attach your first thousand-year Soul Ring without any issue. Then, we will head to the Star Dou Forest and obtain your first Soul Ring."

Hearing this,

Jin Feng gave a slight nod and said, "No problem. Let's begin, Grandfather."

As Jin Feng's words fell,

Moo—

Niu Gao instantly completed his Plate Armor Giant Rhino Martial Soul Possession. Two yellow, two purple, and three black Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, and an overwhelming Soul Pressure suddenly descended upon Jin Feng.

Boom!

Facing the Soul Pressure released by a level 75 Soul Sage,

Jin Feng's body only swayed slightly when the pressure first struck him. In the next instant, he returned to normal, without the slightest expression of pain on his face.

Having lived two lives, his willpower was already extraordinary. On top of that, he had previously been cleansed by the Origin Blood of the Golden Horned Behemoth, undergoing a complete transformation. This Soul Pressure, which an ordinary level 10 soul master could not possibly withstand, posed no pressure to him at all.

Seeing Jin Feng easily withstand level 10 Soul Pressure without showing any abnormality, Niu Gao began slowly increasing its intensity.

Level 11... level 12... level 13...

When the Soul Pressure reached level 15, Jin Feng's expression remained calm, as though he felt nothing at all.

Level 16... level 17... level 18...

As the Soul Pressure gradually increased, by the time it reached level 20, Jin Feng's expression finally changed noticeably. His face reddened slightly, his brows drew together, and at some point, both hands had clenched into fists.

He was clearly enduring considerable pressure, but he was still some distance from his limit.

At the same time,

as Jin Feng's expression changed, the Golden Horned Behemoth sitting cross-legged beside him slowly rose to its feet. Its savage and violent gaze fixed firmly on Niu Gao, who was releasing Soul Pressure at Jin Feng from directly ahead.

It looked as though it would attack the moment Jin Feng gave the order, no matter how powerful its opponent was.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the hall,

when Niu Ben and the four great elders saw Jin Feng endure level 20 Soul Pressure without even activating his Martial Soul, they were all left dumbfounded.

After all, even an ordinary level 30 Soul Elder facing level 20 Soul Pressure from Niu Gao, a Soul Sage, would not appear as relaxed as Jin Feng, with merely reddened cheeks and clenched fists.

Just then,

Niu Gao suddenly asked Jin Feng, "Little Feng, the Soul Pressure has now reached level 20. Do you still want to continue?"

"Continue!"

Jin Feng grinned. "Grandfather, I want to know where my limit lies."