Douluo: Master of Life and Death, Reviving the Popes
Chapter 22

Four-Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring or Three-Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring-Choose for Yourselves!

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Though Qian Renheng's spirit bone skills did not seem all that powerful right now, what was the greatest characteristic of an External Soul Bone?

It could evolve endlessly as the Soul Master grew. Once Qian Renheng became a Title Douluo, all three of these spirit bone skills would become immensely powerful!

"Wow—"

Qian Renxue blinked her big, sparkling eyes as she watched her brother show off his skills, her gaze filled with envy.

Pouting, she gloomily kicked at the broken stones by her feet. "They're both Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and they even share the same origin."

"Why couldn't my Golden Crow Soul Ring give me an External Soul Bone too?!"

Looking at her brother's cool black six wings and those three powerful spirit bone skills, there was no way she could not be envious as his younger sister.

After displaying all his skills, Qian Renheng briskly withdrew the Black Raven Six Wings back into his body.

A wave of weakness instantly washed over him. His vision went dark, and he collapsed onto the ground.

"Releasing soul skills continuously already takes a tremendous toll on the mind, not to mention that my total Soul Power isn't that great yet."

Qian Renheng panted heavily, looking somewhat exhausted.

"You really are something else. If you don't have much Soul Power, don't force yourself. Look at how completely drained you are," Qian Daoliu said irritably.

He walked over to Qian Renheng, raised his right hand, and pressed it against his shoulder. Pure, attribute-less Soul Power flowed into Qian Renheng's depleted meridians like a gentle spring rain.

Under the lavish replenishment of a peerless Douluo's vast Soul Power, Qian Renheng's nearly exhausted Soul Power rapidly filled up again, as though strength had returned to every inch of his body.

"Next, your Great-Grandfather and I will take the two of you to hunt the third and fourth Soul Beasts."

Qian Daoliu withdrew his hand, his expression gradually turning solemn. His sharp gaze swept over the two delicate grandchildren.

"The next Soul Ring absorption will be even more arduous and even more dangerous!" As he spoke, he held up four fingers. "Based on our estimates, after your first Soul Rings strengthened your bodies, the limit your second Soul Rings can withstand should be around four thousand years!"

"But that is only an estimate. The uncertainty involved is unimaginable. Absorbing a four-thousand-year second Soul Ring means facing Soul Power far more violent than what you encountered while absorbing your first Soul Ring."

"The burden on your bodies during Soul Ring absorption, as well as the dangers you may encounter in the process—even I am not confident about it!"

At this point, Qian Daoliu's tone softened slightly. "Whether you risk absorbing a four-thousand-year second Soul Ring or choose the safer three-thousand-year second Soul Ring, you can decide for yourselves."

"Is there even a choice?!" A flash of madness and ambition appeared in Qian Renheng's eyes. "Even if there really is danger, don't we have Grandfather and Great-Grandfather here?!"

"With the power of peerless Douluos, it shouldn't be difficult to interrupt my Soul Ring absorption and strip away the Soul Ring while minimizing the damage to us, right?!"

"I grew up soaking in precious body-tempering medicinal baths, and I've consumed a large amount of highly refined Whale Rubber to strengthen my body!"

"After absorbing my first Soul Ring, my physical condition improved even further. A mere four-thousand-year Soul Ring? Heh, I can take it!"

Qian Renheng was extremely confident. There was no fear of failing to absorb the Soul Ring in his voice, only longing for a four-thousand-year second Soul Ring.

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renheng in surprise before nodding slightly. "Xiao Heng, Grandfather is very gratified that you have such courage. As long as you can successfully absorb a four-thousand-year second Soul Ring—"

"—and thoroughly solidify your foundation, then once your Soul Power Level reaches thirty, you can begin preparing to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

A ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring... If the first two Soul Rings being thousand-year rings turned the optimal Soul Ring configuration into a joke—

Then a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring would shatter that so-called optimal Soul Ring configuration completely, utterly crushing that sacred saying!

And if those theory masters outside learned that someone could absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as their third Soul Ring, who knew how mad they would go!

Qian Daoliu and Qian Renheng's thoughts could be said to coincide perfectly. Even if Qian Daoliu had not brought it up, Qian Renheng would have.

Since he had transmigrated to Douluo Continent, and since he possessed such heaven-defying backing and influence, if he still followed the standard yellow-yellow, purple-purple Soul Ring configuration—

How would he be any different from the mediocre masses?

He was destined to become the future Pope. In the entire Soul Master world, who could compare to him in terms of background? In terms of influence, who would dare bare their fangs at Spirit Hall?!

As for the abundance of cultivation resources, Spirit Hall was undoubtedly among the very best on the entire continent!

But absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring meant facing the Soul Shock formed from the resentment of a Ten Thousand-Year Soul Beast after its death. What about that?

Heh, what kind of fucking problem was that?

Within Spirit Hall's treasury, there were countless herbs capable of enhancing a Soul Master's Mental Power and stabilizing the soul.

By the time they needed to absorb Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, those herbs alone could pile their Mental Power high enough!

"Grandfather, me too!"

Seeing that her brother had already made his decision, Qian Renxue raised her chest, her eyes resolute and unwilling to fall behind.

"I only have one Martial Soul, while Brother has two. It's simply impossible for me to surpass him!"

"So at the very least, I can't let myself fall too far behind him. My Soul Ring configuration must be the same as Brother's!"

"A four-thousand-year second Soul Ring... Xiao Xue has the courage and confidence to absorb it successfully too!"

A blazing fire called unyielding fighting spirit burned in Qian Renxue's eyes. If her brother had confidence, then so did she!

Seeing that both siblings had made their choices, and that both had chosen four-thousand-year second Soul Rings—

The smile on Qian Daoliu's face grew even broader. If they successfully absorbed four-thousand-year second Soul Rings—

Their future third Soul Rings would both be Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. Yellow Soul Rings? They simply did not deserve to appear!

As for failing to absorb the Soul Rings?! Even if they failed, he was confident he could strip away the Soul Rings they could not withstand!

That would reduce the damage to their bodies to the minimum. But if they succeeded... it would solidify their foundations and prepare them for Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.

"A ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring... It seems Liu'er has grand plans. If they successfully absorb them, I truly can't imagine how fast these two siblings will grow!"

At the side, Qian Wushuang crossed his arms and said nothing. He was a Remnant of the Old Era; matters of the new era should be left to the young.

With thousand-year first Soul Rings setting the precedent and four-thousand-year second Soul Rings now planned, there was no reason their third Soul Rings could not be ten-thousand-year rings!

After all, in the past, thousand-year Soul Rings were absorbed as a Soul Master's third Soul Ring, while four-thousand-year Soul Rings were absorbed as a Soul Master's fourth Soul Ring.

Now, these two siblings were directly discarding yellow Soul Rings in favor of purple ones, and their third Soul Rings would be ten-thousand-year rings... At the very least, their physical condition could absolutely support it!

In his era, such a thing would have been unimaginable. A ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring? If you wanted to die, just say so!

The reason his own Soul Rings could reach the level of eight black and one red was because he had undergone Angel's Seven Trials.

Anyone who underwent the Angel Assessment would receive increases in both Soul Power and Soul Ring age.

Such a small thing as Whale Rubber actually has this kind of effect? If it had been discovered in my era... Qian Wushuang sighed inwardly.

Who could have imagined that Whale Rubber had such an effect? It had directly created two monsters among monsters!

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