Six Years Old, Comprehends Sword Intent, Absorbs a Thousand-Year Soul Ring?

Huo Wu was dumbfounded.

Huo Wushuang was stunned.

The middle-aged man's eyes widened even more in shock.

Where had this brought them?

A child who had only awakened his martial soul a few months ago had comprehended sword intent?

Even though none of them were sword cultivators, they still understood basic things like sword intent.

The most famous sword expert on the continent, Chen Xin, had only comprehended Seven Kill Sword Intent after breaking through to Title Douluo, making his name known across the continent.

With the support of Seven Kill Sword Intent, even when facing enemies one level higher than himself, Chen Xin could handle them with ease.

Li Qinglian was so young. Did he even understand swords?

And he had already started comprehending sword intent?

But the facts were right in front of them, leaving them no choice but to believe it.

Li Qinglian's sword strike had been far too stunning.

Thinking back on it now, only sword intent could explain the brilliance of that strike.

"I've had fairly good comprehension since I was little."

"It's only sword intent. It's very easy to comprehend."

Seeing the three of them struggling to understand, Li Qinglian said with a smile.

"Is this really just fairly good comprehension?"

The corner of Huo Wu's mouth twitched.

Fine.

Mortals really had a hard time understanding how geniuses thought.

Li Qinglian was undoubtedly exactly that kind of genius.

The three of them looked at Li Qinglian as if they were looking at a future powerhouse who was about to rise steadily.

As long as Li Qinglian did not fall, the future world would certainly have a place for him.

"I'm done talking to you. I need to recover my strength and prepare to absorb the soul ring."

Li Qinglian shook his head.

"Hey. I killed that soul beast, so only I can absorb it."

Huo Wu pointed at the Flame Lizard and said.

"The one I'm absorbing is the Blazing Python."

Without looking back, Li Qinglian went straight over and sat down on the Blazing Python's corpse.

"Are you crazy? That's a thousand-year soul beast!"

Huo Wu was shocked.

She truly could not understand Li Qinglian's actions, to the point that she kept getting startled again and again.

"I have a feeling I can absorb this soul ring."

After saying that, Li Qinglian crossed his legs and began recovering his strength.

Before long, the Phoenix martial soul appeared behind him.

The purple soul ring was drawn by soul power, moving closer to Li Qinglian's body.

Originally, Li Qinglian had not considered absorbing a thousand-year soul ring. A five- or six-hundred-year soul ring had been his ideal choice.

But sword cultivators were all romantic at heart.

He believed that the appearance of this Blazing Python should be fate.

He wanted to try.

"He's so bold..."

Huo Wu looked at Li Qinglian's Phoenix martial soul, then at the thousand-year soul ring he was about to absorb, her gaze freezing.

She was already level twenty, yet she only dared absorb a soul ring of a little over seven hundred years.

As for a thousand-year soul ring, she would have to wait until level thirty before absorbing one.

Seeing Li Qinglian absorb a thousand-year soul ring as his first ring, she began to doubt whether she was even a genius anymore.

Could it be that everyone around her had been lying to her? In truth, she was not much of a genius at all?

Otherwise, how could the gap between her and Li Qinglian be so huge?

"Huo Wu. The thoughts of geniuses are always unconventional. Just let him be. You've rested almost enough now, so go absorb your soul ring too."

"That's right, little sister. You go absorb your soul ring first. We'll keep watch over Li Qinglian."

The middle-aged man and Huo Wushuang both said, "All right!"

Buzz, buzz—!

The energy of the Blazing Python soul ring, carrying endless savagery, continuously poured into Li Qinglian's body.

"Hmph."

Li Qinglian let out a muffled groan, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Blue veins bulged on his forehead, and every inch of his skin sent out intense, stabbing pain.

For an ordinary genius, absorbing a soul ring of four hundred years was already considered good. Their second soul ring would usually be around seven or eight hundred years.

Yet Li Qinglian's first soul ring was a thousand years old.

This was simply appalling.

Even Li Qinglian himself did not have absolute confidence.

But faced with a thousand-year soul beast he had killed himself, he did not want to waste its soul ring.

Besides, Li Qinglian was not entirely without advantages.

The greatest challenge in absorbing a soul ring lay in the ferocity and resentment of a soul beast that had just died. This was the key reason why the energy fluctuations during absorption were so violent.

And Li Qinglian could rely on his Sword Intent to extinguish that aura.

Although the soul ring energy he absorbed was still immense, at least it was steady.

"Be destroyed!"

When the Blazing Python's resentment invaded his body, Li Qinglian directly activated the Green Lotus Sword Intent.

With Sword Intent protecting his body, Li Qinglian's consciousness could remain clear at all times.

"Only by being cast into a place of death and then surviving can one be reborn through nirvana."

"I'm already someone who has died once. I will never fear doing it again."

Li Qinglian clenched his teeth tightly.

He absorbed the soul ring with all his strength.

Back when the Evil Fire erupted, he should have been a dead man.

But at the desperate moment, he comprehended the Green Lotus Sword Intent, allowing him to complete a nirvana, and incidentally raised the quality of his Phoenix martial soul.

The pain of absorbing the soul ring was intense, but compared to the agony when the Evil Fire erupted, it was far from enough.

When Evil Fire erupted, it was not just pain, but desire as well.

That was what truly drove one to despair.

Li Qinglian dug both hands hard into the ground. Tearing pain came from his body, but he endured it.

He only needed to absorb the soul ring quickly; the energy impact afterward would only grow lighter and lighter.

This process was agonizing. Fortunately, Li Qinglian had already experienced the pain of Evil Fire burning through his body.

Otherwise, if he had suddenly undergone this kind of torture, his mind would inevitably have collapsed.

"I didn't expect he would actually do it."

"Huo Wushuang looked at Li Qinglian, a trace of admiration in his eyes.

At this moment, large areas of Li Qinglian's skin had already cracked.

Even he, Huo Wushuang, could not withstand this kind of pain, yet Li Qinglian had actually persevered.

This resilience and willpower were the most praiseworthy things about Li Qinglian.

"Teacher, what he can do, I can't. No wonder he's stronger than me."

Huo Wushuang gave a bitter laugh.

Just like Huo Wu, with her talent, she might be able to absorb an eight-hundred-year soul ring. But almost no one would push their body to its limit to absorb a soul ring. No soul master dared take such a risk.

Only Li Qinglian was different.

"To do what ordinary people cannot—that is what makes a monster."

"There have been few monsters like him throughout the history of the continent. Wushuang, you shouldn't put too much pressure on yourself. You've already worked very hard."

The middle-aged man comforted him.

When an ordinary two-ring Soul Grandmaster went to train in a place where soul beasts gathered, they would inevitably need a teacher protecting them closely.

But the siblings Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang only let their teacher follow from afar, and when they encountered danger, they were the first to step forward themselves. This was already extremely outstanding.

"Little brother Qinglian. How is it?"

By then, Huo Wu had already fully absorbed her spirit ring.

The first thing she did when she opened her eyes was look toward Li Qinglian.

"His condition isn't great, but his foundation hasn't been damaged. He should be able to absorb this spirit ring," Huo Wushuang said.

Huo Wu saw that the blood on Li Qinglian's body had dyed his white clothes red, and she covered her mouth.

The time it took for two incense sticks to burn passed.

Li Qinglian lay on his back on the ground.

His face was still pale, but his eyes were bright with spirit, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Absorbing a thousand-year-level spirit ring as his first spirit ring meant he hadn't let this talent of his go to waste.

"My starting point isn't any lower than Tang San's now."

Li Qinglian smiled.

In truth, with Tang San's foundation, even if he couldn't absorb a thousand-year spirit ring as his first, his second spirit ring would more or less be able to. But Li Qinglian had clearly already won at the starting line.