"This is my Innate Domain—the Sea of Tides."
"Within my domain, any attribute-based attack is ineffective against me. The power of all my attacks is doubled, and they deal an additional 50% damage to enemies within the domain."
"At the same time, if I am attacked, both my physical and energy defenses will increase by 50%, stacking up to a maximum of 300%."
"Furthermore, the water elements within the domain will constantly restore the injuries and Soul Power of both me and the companions I acknowledge."
Of course, Jiang Lan did not mention the fact that he could be resurrected after reaching level one hundred. That was simply too shocking.
Honestly, after learning the effects of his domain, Jiang Lan had nearly failed to hold back his laughter.
In the game, Starlight King needed to inflict the Star-Sea Immersion effect on an opponent before becoming immune to attribute attacks.
Yet after Starlight King's exclusive trait had been transformed into an Innate Domain, it could directly negate any attribute-based attack without any restrictions.
In a sense, this was quite the major buff.
Besides that, his Innate Domain had also gained the effect of Blade Lord King Lus's exclusive trait—"Tide." Upon being attacked, not only would both his defenses receive a 50% boost, but it would also constantly heal his injuries and restore his Soul Power.
Most ridiculously of all, his two defenses could stack all the way up to 300%, equivalent to the sixth-stage enhancement in the game.
Just imagine it: a tank constantly regenerating health and energy, immune to all attribute damage, with absurdly high defense and explosive damage. Who could possibly beat that?
The strictest father of elemental Martial Souls had arrived.
"..." Shui Qinghan looked at Jiang Lan as though she were looking at some kind of monster.
Never mind the domain's other effects. The mere fact that attribute attacks were ineffective against him already made Jiang Lan the nemesis of the vast majority of elemental Martial Soul Masters.
It could be said that a Control System Soul Master like her, who relied entirely on ice-element control and damage, would likely be unable to hurt Jiang Lan in the slightest if she only used her own Soul Skills rather than overwhelming him with Soul Power.
After all, the greatest killing power of the ice element was low temperature.
"Lan'er, can your Innate Domain only restore the injuries and Soul Power of your teammates?" After a long silence, Shui Qinghan spoke again.
Even if Jiang Lan's Innate Domain could only restore his teammates' injuries and Soul Power, it could still be considered top-tier support second only to the Nine-Heart Begonia and Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda.
However, based on Shui Qinghan's knowledge, a domain whose additional ability could heal teammates would definitely possess the ability to enhance them as well. It was only a matter of degree.
"Of course not." Jiang Lan shook his head. "As long as they are within my domain, both my teammates and I can enjoy the effects granted by it. However, the doubled attack power and the defensive boost after being hit only apply to me."
"Hiss..." Shui Qinghan drew a sharp breath, and the look in her eyes as she watched Jiang Lan grew even more fervent.
With the effects of this Innate Domain alone, Jiang Lan could be called the strongest support.
Jiang Lan could completely understand why his teammates could also enjoy the effects of his Innate Domain.
After all, among the Soul Beasts of Douluo Continent, Starlight King's Lord of Tides skin would at the very least be a powerhouse on the level of the Water Dragon King. It might even be an existence as formidable as the Dragon God. How could it possibly lack the ability to buff its subordinates?
"Lan'er, what level of attack is needed to trigger your defensive boost?" Shui Qinghan asked.
With a 300% defense increase, even a Millennium Soul Ring might not be impossible to absorb.
"It can be triggered as long as I am attacked." Jiang Lan merely clapped his hands a few times, and his two defenses instantly stacked six layers, gaining a 300% increase.
Shui Qinghan: "..."
When people were speechless, they truly did laugh.
"A 300% defensive boost brings your body's defense almost to the level of a Quasi-Soul Elder." Shui Qinghan raised her hand and placed it on Jiang Lan's shoulder, probing his current physical defense with her Soul Power.
"A Quasi-Soul Elder? Teacher, does that mean I can absorb a Millennium Soul Ring?" Jiang Lan's eyes lit up.
"In theory, you can. But the pressure of a Millennium Soul Ring far exceeds that of a Hundred-Year Soul Ring. It is simply too dangerous. My recommendation is that a Soul Ring of a little over eight hundred years would be best." Shui Qinghan shook her head, refusing him.
"Teacher, I want to try!" Jiang Lan said with a firm expression.
"This..." Shui Qinghan hesitated for a moment, then ultimately chose to trust the strength of Jiang Lan's Martial Soul. "Very well. If anything goes wrong, I will immediately interrupt your absorption of the Soul Ring."
As she spoke, the vast Soul Power within Shui Qinghan surged forth and condensed into a giant hand of Soul Power. It plunged directly into Cold Lake, grabbed an Azurewave Dragon Sturgeon just over a thousand years old, then casually seized Jiang Lan and turned to run.
By the time the Azure-Wave Dragon Sturgeon King in Cold Lake, which was over four thousand years old, reacted, Shui Qinghan had already vanished into the dense forest with its offspring and Jiang Lan.
With one hand holding the Azurewave Dragon Sturgeon she had knocked unconscious and the other carrying Jiang Lan, Shui Qinghan rushed out of the Frozen Forest in the blink of an eye.
"Here. Stab it in through the gills." Shui Qinghan stopped, tossed the unconscious Azurewave Dragon Sturgeon onto the ground, then handed Jiang Lan a dagger.
"Yes." Jiang Lan took the dagger and brought it down in one swift motion, efficiently ending the Azurewave Dragon Sturgeon's life.
It was only a fish. It was not as though he had never killed one before.
Soon, a faint purple glow drifted from the dead Azurewave Dragon Sturgeon's body and condensed into a pale purple ring above it, radiating a gorgeous light.
"Sit cross-legged and use your Soul Power to draw in the Soul Ring," Shui Qinghan instructed.
"Yes, Teacher." Jiang Lan immediately sat cross-legged and used the Soul Power within his body to draw in the pale purple Millennium Soul Ring.
Guided by the watery blue radiance, the pale purple Millennium Azurewave Dragon Sturgeon Soul Ring slowly flew toward him.
As the Millennium Soul Ring approached, Jiang Lan immediately felt an unprecedented pressure. Even the bones throughout his body began to make faint sounds under the strain.
Soon, the pale purple ring arrived above Jiang Lan's head and directly settled over his body.
The next instant, a blazing energy surged into his body, causing waves of dull pain in his meridians.
Jiang Lan did not dare let his guard down. He hurriedly circulated his Soul Power and began absorbing and refining the Soul Ring.
Shui Qinghan watched Jiang Lan with a tense expression. The instant he showed any sign of being unable to endure it, she would act at once and interrupt his absorption of the Soul Ring.
Although that might injure Jiang Lan, his Innate Domain possessed healing abilities. It could heal his injuries and would not even leave behind any hidden damage.
Soon, Jiang Lan's body stopped trembling, and he began smoothly absorbing the Millennium Soul Ring.
Shui Qinghan immediately let out a breath of relief and stood guard for Jiang Lan with peace of mind.
Two hours later, Jiang Lan successfully absorbed the Azurewave Dragon Sturgeon Soul Ring, which was just over a thousand years old.
This Millennium Soul Ring did not directly grant Jiang Lan any Soul Skill. Instead, it provided him with the skill pools of King Lus, Blade King Lus, and Starlight King, allowing him to choose one skill from them as the Soul Skill of this Millennium Soul Ring.
"Nice. It can work like that?" Jiang Lan's eyes lit up. Starlight King's Starlight skills were far more useful than a random Soul Skill.
After only a brief moment of consideration, Jiang Lan selected a skill from Starlight King's skill pool—Starlight Strike.
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