Rain of Creation

For a moment, the entire Sea of Consciousness seemed to freeze.

A terrifying pressure spread from Leugocyte.

It wasn't the pressure of an ordinary Soul Beast, nor the Soul Power oppression of a Soul Master. It was a presence that didn't belong to this world at all.

Vast, cold, and immense, as if it came from the depths of some higher plane of the universe.

The Purple Demon Dragon, which had been about to pounce on Lu Chen, suddenly froze.

The madness in its eyes was instantly replaced by fear.

In the next moment, the Hell Demon Dragon's resentment was pressed straight to the ground.

Its body was pinned against the floor of the Sea of Consciousness. It couldn't even lift its head, and could only let out a shrill wail.

Lu Chen's expression turned a little strange at the sight.

He'd been planning to try it himself first.

If he really couldn't hold out, he could ask Leugocyte for help afterward.

But Leugocyte hadn't given him the chance to try at all.

Leugocyte lowered its head and looked at the Purple Demon Dragon pinned inside the Sea of Consciousness.

Then it opened its jaws.

An intensely hot energy quickly gathered in front of its head.

The moment the deep red light appeared, Lu Chen recognized the skill.

Genesis Elegy.

Leugocyte's signature skill.

In the next instant, a deep red beam of destructive energy shot out.

The beam had no unnecessary flourishes, yet carried an aura of ultimate destruction as it pierced straight through the Hell Demon Dragon's mental remnant.

The Purple Demon Dragon couldn't even fight back.

The moment the deep red beam touched it, its resentment began to crumble and evaporate, as if it had never existed.

In only a moment, the Hell Demon Dragon's mental remnant had vanished completely.

Leugocyte directly devoured the remaining mental energy.

As that mental energy was devoured, Lu Chen suddenly felt a wave of clarity wash over his mind.

It felt wonderful.

It was as if his Sea of Consciousness had been cleansed, or as if all the tangled pressures weighing on him had been swept away.

The Soul Shock that might have struck him hadn't hurt him at all. Instead, his mental state seemed to have improved.

After finishing all this, Leugocyte made no further move.

It glanced at Lu Chen, then closed its eyes again and fell back into slumber.

The Sea of Consciousness returned to calm.

Lu Chen looked at Leugocyte, which had just displayed its overwhelming power before quietly settling down again, and couldn't help feeling a little helpless.

"I was going to try it myself first, and ask you for help if I couldn't manage."

With the Hell Demon Dragon's resentment cleared away, there would be no real obstacles to absorbing the Soul Ring.

Lu Chen focused his mind and continued guiding the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring's power into himself.

Outside.

Bibi Dong had been watching Lu Chen the whole time.

At first, the fluctuations of the black Soul Ring had indeed been extremely violent, even more turbulent than when he absorbed his First Soul Ring.

But before long, that surge of energy was suppressed.

After a while longer, Lu Chen's aura gradually steadied.

The mental impact that had been so worrying hadn't caused anything unusual.

The tension in Bibi Dong's eyes finally began to fade.

Yue Guan also let out a breath of relief.

"Looks like he made it."

Gui Mei watched the black Soul Ring gradually stabilize around Lu Chen and said quietly, "He really succeeded."

Yue Guan couldn't help sighing. "Truly astonishing."

He looked at Lu Chen, clear admiration in his voice.

"A thousand-year First Soul Ring, and a Ten Thousand Year Second Soul Ring."

"If anyone heard that, they probably wouldn't believe it."

"Going by this, Xiao Chen's Soul Ring age limits are going to get more and more outrageous."

He paused, as if a thought had just occurred to him, then smiled. "Maybe he'll be able to try for a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring when he gets his Sixth Soul Ring."

Gui Mei glanced at him but didn't argue.

Given what Lu Chen had shown so far, the idea was outrageous, but not necessarily impossible.

Bibi Dong didn't join in their discussion.

But there was no mistaking the satisfaction in her gaze as she watched Lu Chen.

After a little while, Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes.

The black Soul Ring had completely stabilized.

Beside him, one purple and one black Soul Ring revolved slowly.

The deep purple Soul Ring represented the eight-thousand-year Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk.

The black Soul Ring represented the Ten Thousand Year Hell Demon Dragon.

The two Soul Rings floated beside Lu Chen, one behind the other, their colors distinct and their auras steady.

Lu Chen looked down at the two Soul Rings and smiled with satisfaction.

It wasn't like the stories he'd heard of certain transmigrators whose First Soul Rings were a hundred thousand years old, a million years old, or even more ridiculous.

But for him, an eight-thousand-year First Soul Ring and a Ten Thousand Year Second Soul Ring were already quite good.

At the very least, Lu Chen was satisfied with this start.

Bibi Dong stepped forward and asked, "How do you feel?"

Lu Chen stood and replied, "Very good, Teacher."

Yue Guan eagerly asked, "Xiao Chen, what's your Second Soul Skill?"

Gui Mei didn't speak, but his gaze was fixed on Lu Chen all the same.

Bibi Dong was curious too.

The First Soul Skill, Void Dragon Form, was already incredibly unusual—nothing like a skill the Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk could have granted him.

Now that his Second Soul Ring came from a Hell Demon Dragon, and was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at that, they naturally wanted to know what ability Lu Chen had gained this time.

Lu Chen closed his eyes and carefully sensed the information coming from his Second Soul Ring.

A moment later, he opened them.

His expression was still a little odd.

But this time, unlike before, he wasn't completely baffled. Instead, he seemed to have figured something out.

Bibi Dong noticed his expression and asked, "Is it different from the Soul Beast's abilities again?"

Lu Chen nodded.

"Yes."

Yue Guan raised an eyebrow.

"It's not an ability of the Hell Demon Dragon either?"

Lu Chen said, "No."

He paused to gather his thoughts, then looked at Bibi Dong.

"Teacher, my Second Soul Skill is called Rain of Creation."

"It's an area-of-effect skill."

"It comes with annihilation and tearing effects."

There was one thing Lu Chen didn't say: it was also one of Leugocyte's signature skills.

Yue Guan's eyes shifted.

"An area-of-effect Soul Skill with annihilation and tearing effects?"

Gui Mei murmured, "It sounds very powerful offensively."

Bibi Dong didn't rush to comment.

She looked at Lu Chen and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Lu Chen fell silent for a moment.

Then he said, "I've realized that my Soul Skills might not come from Soul Beasts."

The three of them were taken aback.

Lu Chen continued, "Neither my First Soul Skill, Void Dragon Form, nor my Second Soul Skill, Rain of Creation, seems like an ability the Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk or Hell Demon Dragon could have granted."

"They seem more like abilities created by my Martial Soul itself."

As he spoke, he grew more certain.

"That means when I need Soul Rings in the future, I can just choose Soul Beasts of the right age."

"I don't need to consider their species."

Lu Chen looked at Bibi Dong, his expression serious. "Soul Rings are just the keys that unlock Soul Skills. What truly determines the skills is my Martial Soul itself."

It looks like most of my future Soul Skills will be Leugocyte's own abilities, Lu Chen thought.