Who knew how much time had passed.
The thunderous light in the forest gradually dimmed.
The violent radiance was completely drawn back into his body.
Long Tian slowly opened his eyes.
A strange violet-gold gleam flashed through his Nine-Colored Double Pupils.
An unstoppable pressure erupted from Long Tian, spreading in all directions.
The fallen leaves and shattered stones around him were instantly pulverized by the shockwave.
At this moment, Long Tian's temperament had undergone an earth-shaking change.
His previously peerless handsome face now carried a hint of wicked charm and otherworldly allure.
His skin was as fair as mutton-fat jade, with a faint flowing radiance beneath it.
Every gesture he made exuded a bewitching presence that stirred the heart.
It was not the softness of a woman, but an incomparably noble and extraordinary aura that made people want to kneel in worship.
The Soul Power within his body surged wildly through his meridians like a river bursting through its banks.
The bottleneck that had held him at level thirty was instantly broken through.
Level thirty-one.
Level thirty-two.
Level thirty-three.
In the end, his Soul Power steadily settled at level thirty-four.
The Soul Power feedback from absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring across ranks allowed Long Tian to rise four levels in a row.
Spirit Kite Douluo stared at the young disciple before her as though she had been struck by lightning.
"Did you really succeed in absorbing it?"
Spirit Kite Douluo quickly stepped forward and placed both hands on Long Tian's shoulders, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and confusion.
Long Tian gave a slight nod, his expression calm.
"Teacher, I did not fail you."
Long Tian's thoughts shifted.
Gentle Soul Power gathered in his palm.
Then, a pitch-black Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath his feet.
Black light flickered through the night sky, giving off a terrifying pressure that made hearts tremble.
Yellow, yellow, black.
Three Soul Rings quietly revolved around Long Tian, making him seem like a god.
His third Soul Ring was at the ten-thousand-year level.
Spirit Kite Douluo stood frozen in place, her mind completely blank.
For ten thousand years, an ironclad rule had been passed down in the Soul Master world: the limit for a third Soul Ring had never exceeded a thousand years.
Yet now, that rule had been utterly shattered by the disciple before her.
"This is simply a miracle..."
Spirit Kite Douluo murmured under her breath, her breathing growing somewhat hurried.
As a Titled Douluo, Spirit Kite Douluo knew exactly what this meant.
It meant that Long Tian's physical strength and spiritual power, at level thirty, had already surpassed those of an ordinary level-fifty Soul King.
Shui Bing'er stood nearby, staring at that black Soul Ring with utter shock in her beautiful eyes.
"A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring..."
Shui Bing'er covered her red lips with both hands, unable to believe what she was seeing.
All along, Shui Bing'er had been Skywater Academy's proudest genius.
Yet when she had reached level thirty, she had only dared to attempt absorbing a two-thousand-year Soul Ring.
Compared to Long Tian before her, her so-called pride seemed utterly insignificant.
"How could there be such a terrifying genius in this world?"
Shui Bing'er marveled inwardly. As she looked at Long Tian, there was not only awe in her eyes, but also a faint, unfamiliar feeling.
Long Tian closed his eyes and began carefully sensing the changes brought by his third Soul Ring.
A piece of information clearly surfaced in his mind.
"Myriad Thunder Soul-Fusing Seal."
Long Tian silently repeated the name in his heart.
It was an incredibly heaven-defying and powerful soul skill.
When used on an ally, it could unconditionally increase the target's lightning-element power by a percentage.
At the same time, the Thunder Seal would reside within the ally's body.
Once the ally suffered fatal damage, the Thunder Seal would automatically shatter and endure that devastating blow in the ally's place.
It was equivalent to giving an ally an extra life.
However, when this soul skill was used on an enemy, its effects became incomparably terrifying.
As long as an attack struck the enemy, the Thunder Seal would stack another layer of power within their body.
With every additional attack, the destructive energy contained in the Thunder Seal would continuously double.
In the end, the Thunder Seal would completely detonate, blasting the enemy to pieces.
Most overbearing of all, this seal contained the binding power of the True Dragon Law.
Once planted, even an expert as powerful as a Titled Douluo would be absolutely unable to forcibly erase it.
"What a powerful soul skill."
Long Tian was secretly thrilled.
The upper limit of this soul skill was simply too high.
With this soul skill, not only could he increase his allies' survivability severalfold, but he would also possess a trump card capable of threatening a Titled Douluo.
This was absolutely a divine skill.
Shui Bing'er quietly watched the young man beneath the moonlight, dressed in snow-white robes and possessing a handsome yet wickedly alluring face. Then she stepped toward him on her long legs.
Skywater Academy's short blue skirt swayed gently in the night breeze.
Her pale, straight legs glimmered enticingly beneath the moonlight.
Shui Bing'er stopped before Long Tian, her expression becoming incomparably serious.
"Long Tian, would you be willing to join Skywater Academy?"
Anticipation gleamed in Shui Bing'er's beautiful eyes.
"Although Skywater Academy has always admitted only female students, with your talent, the academy will certainly break that rule for you."
"As long as you are willing to come, all of the academy's resources will be devoted to you."
As Shui Bing'er spoke, the tips of her delicate ears faintly reddened.
After all, inviting a man into an all-female academy was a first in Skywater Academy's history.
But in order to recruit such a peerless prodigy, Shui Bing'er was willing to try every possible method.
Spirit Kite Douluo stood to the side, her red lips slightly parted.
Yet she did not interrupt.
Although Spirit Hall possessed deep foundations, allowing Long Tian to train outside had been the plan from the beginning.
Skywater Academy ranked among the best of the advanced Soul Master Academies, so it was not a bad choice.
Long Tian looked at the breathtakingly beautiful woman before him and fell into thought.
As one of the five elemental academies, Skywater Academy possessed deep foundations and held considerable influence in the Soul Master world.
More importantly, Skywater Academy's environment was relatively simple, making it extremely suitable for focused cultivation.
Although he had now become Spirit Kite Douluo's disciple, his identity as a member of Spirit Hall was too sensitive.
If he went directly to Spirit Hall, it would inevitably arouse the vigilance of the two great empires and the other sects.
Training quietly at Skywater Academy would not only keep him out of sight, but also allow him to use the academy's resources to grow rapidly.
Long Tian silently weighed his options.
It truly was an excellent destination.
"Alright, I agree."
Long Tian looked at Shui Bing'er and gave her an affirmative answer.
Delight instantly blossomed across Shui Bing'er's face.
"Wonderful. Skywater Academy welcomes you."
Shui Bing'er quickly stepped forward and extended her jade-like right hand.
Seeing this, Long Tian extended his own right hand as well.
Their hands clasped in midair.
Their warm, jade-smooth skin lightly touched.
Shui Bing'er's body trembled as the warmth from his touch surged from her palm straight into her heart.
When she looked up, Long Tian's face, so close at hand and so handsome it was nearly wicked, filled her vision.
A gentle glow flickered in his Nine-Colored Double Pupils, carrying a bewitching charm that stirred the soul.
Shui Bing'er felt her heartbeat skip, and a trace of panic quietly spread through her heart.
Her previously graceful and composed demeanor suddenly became awkward.
Shui Bing'er hurriedly withdrew her hand, a blush rising across her fair cheeks.
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