"Qin Qi, th-this is your third soul skill?!"
Qin Ming looked at the humanoid phantom that had suddenly appeared behind Qin Qi. His heart began to race, and he instinctively took a step back.
At that moment, Qin Qi did not feel like a person at all. He felt more like a Soul Beast from ancient times!
A savage, domineering aura radiated from his entire body, striking fear into anyone who saw him!
"No, th-this isn't my third soul skill. This seems to be..."
Qin Qi looked at the bare-chested, red-haired man behind him, whose body was covered in totems.
A name immediately came to mind: the supreme grandmaster of the Strength Path, Transformation Path, and Coolness Path!
The Reckless Savage Demon Venerable, who possessed supreme intelligence, supreme strength, and supreme handsomeness!
But while Qin Qi was distracted, the Rampaging Savage Phantom suddenly moved. It grabbed the three Soul Rings behind Qin Qi and opened its mouth to swallow them whole!
"No, you glutton! Why are you eating my Soul Rings?!"
Qin Qi's eyes widened. He instinctively raised his leg and kicked the Rampaging Savage Phantom.
The instant the Rampaging Savage Phantom was kicked, Qin Qi also felt as though someone had kicked him.
The location and force were exactly the same as where and how hard he had kicked the Rampaging Savage Phantom!
"So we share senses? It's kind of like a Stand from JoJo."
As Qin Qi thought this, the blood-red capes behind him and the Rampaging Savage Phantom changed along with the devoured Soul Rings!
A huge pig-like totem appeared, along with a green bull with three horns.
Finally came a majestic horse with flames beneath its hooves and scales covering its body. These three totems were precisely the three Soul Rings Qin Qi had previously absorbed!
"Cool!"
The Rampaging Savage Phantom shouted. The cape behind it billowed without wind, while the cape behind Qin Qi emitted a blood-red glow.
In an instant, phantoms of the three beasts appeared behind Qin Qi, and all their power surged into his body!
Strength, speed, defense, and special abilities—all of them were bestowed upon Qin Qi one after another!
"This is Freedom Incomplete Transformation!"
Feeling the power coursing through his body, Qin Qi's fists and feet ignited with pale blue flames.
This was an ability from the Crimson Flame Qilin Horse!
"Could this be your second Martial Soul?"
Qin Ming looked at the Rampaging Savage Phantom. This did not seem like a soul skill to him—it felt more like a second Martial Soul.
"I-I think so."
"I think getting my third Soul Ring stimulated the Strength-Eating Immortal Gu, and it helped me open up a second Martial Soul."
Qin Qi looked at the Strength-Eating Immortal Gu, which had emerged from his body and curled up on his shoulder again, falling asleep.
His eyes were filled with confusion. Then he looked at his three vanished Soul Rings and grew even more bewildered.
Who am I? Where am I? Where are my Soul Rings?!
"I know about inborn Twin Martial Souls, but this is the first time I've ever seen one awaken later in life!"
"It's as rare as a Detached Beast Martial Soul!"
Qin Ming excitedly pushed up his glasses. He felt that Qin Qi might have Twin Martial Souls.
At first, his own power had been insufficient, so his second Martial Soul had not been triggered.
Now, stimulated by a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, his second Martial Soul had awakened!
"Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, first and second Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, and a third Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring!"
"This is too absurd! Not even knight novels would dare write it like this!"
Franky's eyes were now wide as saucers, and his mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg inside.
He did not know much about Soul Master academic theory, but he still understood common sense.
What was happening before his eyes had completely exceeded the limits of his common sense.
"Um... I have a question. Can those Soul Rings recover, or are they gone for good?"
"If they can't recover, what are we supposed to do afterward?"
Oscar raised his hand and timidly asked. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's gaze turned toward him.
"Good question. Can they recover? What if they can't?"
Qin Qi walked over to Oscar, then seriously reached out and patted his shoulder.
"Ow! Hot!"
With that light pat from Qin Qi, Oscar felt as though his shoulder was about to shatter. At the same time, the flames were unbelievably scorching.
He immediately let out a scream, then squatted down and fled at top speed!
"Sorry, the strength boost was too great. I didn't control it. I didn't do it on purpose."
Qin Qi stared at Oscar's reaction, stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing that his physical attributes had increased again in this state.
"It should be able to recover."
"The Soul Rings haven't disappeared. They were only absorbed by the cape behind you."
"It's somewhat like the Ring Fusion I know of. Once the state is released, there shouldn't be any problem."
Qin Ming was ultimately well-informed. Having encountered considerable knowledge during his time at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he spoke up.
"Then I'll give it a try."
"Hey, deactivate."
Qin Qi looked at the Rampaging Savage Phantom behind him and spoke.
"Cool!"
The Rampaging Savage Phantom struck a bodybuilding pose, displaying its muscles even more perfectly.
"..."
"It has some intelligence, but only some. It fits my stereotype of muscles perfectly."
Qin Qi felt that, like the Strength-Eating Immortal Gu, the Rampaging Savage Phantom possessed a little self-awareness, but not much.
How much exactly would need further testing. For now, he had to find a way to end this state first.
After studying it for a while, Qin Qi discovered how to deactivate it. He actively controlled the cape behind him and released the Soul Rings.
Two purple and one black Soul Rings immediately reappeared behind Qin Qi, while the enhancements and strange phenomena around him vanished.
"Good news: I have soul skills now."
"Bad news: my soul skills increase stats."
Qin Qi could not help wanting to laugh. The Reckless Savage Demon Venerable truly deserved to be the forefather of the Strength Path. His developed killer move was all about overpowering everything with brute force.
As long as you were strong enough, you could solve anything. If you could not solve a problem, it definitely meant you were not strong enough!
"One Soul Ring is equivalent to one enhancement."
"If you can become a Titled Douluo in the future, one Martial Soul will have nine Soul Rings."
"With two Martial Souls, that's eighteen Soul Rings in total. In other words, eighteen layers of enhancement!"
Qin Ming did a quick calculation, his eyes revealing deep shock. A full eighteen layers of enhancement!
And judging by Qin Qi's state just now, every layer had to be substantial. With eighteen layers stacked together...
Would he not be able to punch a Titled Douluo to death in the future?!
"Wait... with Twin Martial Souls, one can receive Soul Rings while the other does not. That means!"
Qin Ming instantly thought of the absolute advantage of Twin Martial Souls: one could first raise Soul Power, then add Soul Rings afterward.
This meant that, theoretically, Qin Qi could wait until he became a Titled Douluo before adding Soul Rings.
At that point, all nine rings could be Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings. If that could truly be achieved, how terrifying would it be?!
"Qin Qi, what about the consumption? When you entered that state, how much Soul Power did it consume?!"
Qin Ming immediately thought of this. Such a powerful enhancement ability surely required tremendous consumption.
He was now waiting to determine just how much Soul Power Qin Qi's state consumed.
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