Therefore, there was only one outcome for forcibly absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring: shattered meridians and exploding to death!
Yet these two lively little ones standing before him had actually brazenly claimed that their first two Soul Rings were Thousand-Year Soul Rings. How was that possible?!
Seeing the expression on Qian Wuji's face that practically screamed, I don't believe you. You're full of shit,—
Qian Renxue did not waste any words. Ready to give this old fossil from the previous era a massive shock, she directly proved everything she had said with her actions!
With a thought, the little girl set the vast Soul Power within her body into motion.
"Buzz—"
Accompanied by a crisp hum, rings of purple Soul Rings radiating dazzling halos slowly rose from beneath her feet.
Purple!
Purple!
Two genuine Thousand-Year Soul Rings pulsed rhythmically beneath Qian Renxue's feet without the slightest restraint.
Seeing this, Qian Renheng smiled helplessly. The old fossil did not believe them, so they would give him a little shock.
"Buzz—"
The same scene played out once more. Two dazzling Thousand-Year Soul Rings, even carrying a somewhat eerie purple gleam, likewise rose beneath Qian Renheng's feet.
Qian Wuji stared fixedly at the Thousand-Year Soul Rings pulsing beneath their feet, feeling as though his breathing had stopped!
Not an illusion. This was not an illusion. These were not century-old yellow Soul Rings; they were genuine purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
This scene that overturned all common sense had appeared before him so effortlessly, shattering his proud understanding of the world.
"You..." Qian Wuji's breathing grew rapid. He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the overwhelming shock in his heart.
In a dry voice, he asked, "How in the world did you do it?! This simply defies all reason!"
"Thousand-Year first and second Soul Rings? How did you successfully absorb them? Even seeing the Soul Rings with my own eyes, I can barely believe it. Someone can actually do this?!"
Qian Wushuang, who had been watching from the side, walked over and said, "Little brother, you might not believe this when I tell you."
He patted Qian Wuji on the shoulder and said with a smile, "The era we belonged to has already passed."
"In this new era, a heaven-defying substance capable of greatly improving a Soul Master's physique has appeared!"
"A substance that can improve a Soul Master's physical condition?" Qian Wuji looked at his elder brother with a face full of astonishment.
"Big brother, what kind of heavenly treasure is it? I traveled the continent for many years before my death, so why had I never heard of such a miraculous thing?!"
"Could it be some new treasure that was only recently discovered in this era?!"
Qian Wushuang shook his head and explained with a smile, "Calling it newly discovered would not be entirely accurate."
"This thing has existed on this continent for thousands upon thousands of years. It was just that, in the past, no Soul Master had ever truly uncovered its real use beneath its outward appearance."
"Big brother, stop keeping me in suspense. What is it? Just tell me!" Qian Wuji pressed urgently.
"Whale Rubber!" Qian Wushuang uttered the two words.
"Whale Rubber?!" Upon hearing those words, Qian Wuji froze for a moment, then his eyes widened like bells, his expression becoming incomparably strange.
How could he not know what Whale Rubber was?
But could that stuff really improve a Soul Master's physical condition and greatly increase the age limit of Soul Rings they could absorb?
Clearly, he did not quite believe it.
"Big brother, you're not joking, are you? Isn't that stuff used specifically in brothels, for arousal and pleasure? Isn't it some shameful, lowly trash?!"
Qian Wuji's face was full of absurdity as he said, "And if I remember correctly, if Soul Masters take this stuff for a long time—"
"Not only will it affect their cultivation, but it will also seriously damage their foundation!"
"And now you're telling me that something equivalent to poison for Soul Masters can improve their physique and raise the age limit of Soul Rings they can absorb? Are you messing with me?!"
Qian Wuji looked as though he had seen a ghost. Although he had never used the stuff himself, he knew how harmful it was.
Seeing his father's worldview utterly shattered, Qian Wushuang was delighted inside, though he remained calm on the surface.
"That's right. It's exactly that stuff!"
Thinking back to a few days ago, when he had just been resurrected and first heard about this, he had also been utterly unable to believe it.
"No one had ever thought that after taking this stuff, it could improve... well, physical condition could also become stronger."
"In reality, as long as Whale Rubber undergoes high-temperature purification—"
"Removing its impurities and toxicity, it undergoes a complete transformation and becomes a supreme treasure greatly beneficial to a Soul Master's body!"
As Qian Wushuang spoke, his gaze landed on Qian Renheng with immense pride. With deep emotion, he said, "No one had ever discovered this thing's true purpose."
"Our Spirit Hall was able to discover it first thanks to Xiao Heng fooling around in the Library Hall and stumbling upon it by chance."
"After extensive research and experiments by our Spirit Hall, we have confirmed that highly purified Whale Rubber poses no harm whatsoever to Soul Masters. It has now been officially put into use. Xiao Heng and Xiao Xue's Thousand-Year first and second Soul Rings are the best proof!"
"Hiss—"
After hearing this, Qian Wuji felt his head swelling. He looked at Qian Renheng with eyes full of shock.
"This... this boy has truly brought me far too many shocks that ordinary people cannot comprehend."
"Not only does he possess the God-Level Martial Soul ability Reverse Yin Yang, which can resurrect the dead, he also happened to discover this treasure that can increase the age limit of Soul Rings Soul Masters can absorb!"
Qian Wuji muttered to himself. At that moment, he was like an old man who understood nothing, completely out of touch with the times.
A person really could not refuse to accept old age. They had never had conditions like these in their era.
"By improving one's physique, one can absorb Thousand-Year Soul Rings at the first and second Soul Ring stages."
"If we continue extrapolating from this..."
Qian Wuji's mind raced. Then he suddenly looked up, gazing suspiciously at his big brother as he asked tentatively, "Big brother, since Xiao Heng and Xiao Xue have such monstrous foundations—"
"Does that mean that when their Soul Power Level reaches thirty or forty, they can absorb Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings?!"
"That's right. Your deduction is completely correct, but little brother, you might as well be even bolder."
"Xiao Heng and Xiao Xue's first Soul Rings were one-thousand-one-hundred-year Soul Rings, while their second Soul Rings were four-thousand-year ones."
"Their third Soul Rings already met the conditions for absorbing Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings." Qian Wushuang gave an affirmative answer.
Upon hearing this, Qian Wuji looked at the two little ones with indescribable envy.
If he had been born in this era, perhaps he could have relied on his own strength to break through that shackle and become the first person in ten thousand years to surpass Level Ninety-Nine!
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