Bronze-Level Awakening, a Thousand-Year Second Ring!

"A Bronze-Level Second Awakening of a Body Martial Soul is equivalent to cultivation talent with Innate Soul Power at level seven!"

"Dad's path will be much smoother from now on!"

"At least before reaching Soul Douluo, he won't encounter any major bottlenecks in cultivation, and his strength will undergo a tremendous increase!"

Xia Mu nodded, feeling much more at ease.

"Xia Mu, your father is...?"

Liu Yuer frowned tightly and asked worriedly.

"Mom, don't worry!"

"This is a good thing, an incredibly good thing!"

"Once Dad wakes up this time, we might even be able to hunt his third Soul Ring!"

A Second Awakening of a Body Martial Soul could not only improve the quality of the Martial Soul, but also increase one's own Soul Power.

What Xia Feng had taken this time was eighty-thousand-year premium Whale Rubber, enough to greatly boost his strength!

"Third Soul Ring?"

"Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"

"Your father was only a level-twenty-two Soul Grandmaster before. He's still far from level thirty!"

Liu Yuer said in disbelief.

"You don't know this, but a Second Awakening of a Body Martial Soul is a tremendous opportunity akin to being reborn!"

"Combined with consuming an eighty-thousand-year Whale Rubber, even if Dad's Soul Power doesn't reach level thirty, he probably won't be far from it!"

"It's only a matter of time!"

Xia Mu waved his hand as he spoke to Liu Yuer.

"I see!"

Liu Yuer nodded and looked back at Xia Feng, still doubtful about the matter.

"Phew..."

"I've never felt so relaxed before!"

"This feeling is like being reborn!"

Xia Feng slowly exhaled a breath of foul air. This opportunity was truly akin to being reborn for him!

"What a pity!"

"You were just a little short of completing a Silver-Level Second Awakening. That corresponds to becoming a Titled Douluo!"

A Silver-Level Awakening of a Body Martial Soul meant one could become a Titled Douluo in the future, which was why it was also called a Titled Douluo reserve.

A Body Martial Soul with a Gold-Level Awakening could cultivate to become a Peerless Douluo, or even the legendary Quasi-God!

"What?"

Sure enough, Xia Feng was deeply shocked upon hearing this. He had apparently been just a tiny bit short. If he had pushed himself a little harder, he could have completed a Silver-Level Awakening.

"Ah, I'm so stupid, truly!"

"If I'd known, I would've gritted my teeth and held on a little longer! This was a Silver-Level Awakening, a Titled Douluo reserve! How could I be so stupid?"

Xia Feng was filled with regret. He had not understood the mysteries of a Body Martial Soul's Second Awakening and had lacked that drive.

"You've now undergone a Bronze-Level Second Awakening. Your Martial Soul's quality is equivalent to that of a genius with Innate Soul Power at level seven or eight, and you may even have hope of breaking through level ninety in the future!"

Xia Mu smiled as he delivered the good news.

"Huh?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

A smile bloomed on Xia Feng's face once more.

"Stop grinning like an idiot!"

"Come test your Soul Power already!"

Liu Yuer took out the Soul Power Testing Crystal. Familiar white light lit up, and everyone was shocked when they saw the result.

"Level twenty-seven!"

"It actually increased by five levels of Soul Power!"

Liu Yuer covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

"With Dad's talent, he'll advance to Soul Elder within a year, and his combat strength will far surpass those of the same rank!"

A Second Awakening of a Body Martial Soul could also amplify one's combat strength. A Bronze-Level Awakening provided an increase of roughly sixty percent.

In other words, among Soul Masters of the same level, Xia Feng could beat all the others senseless.

The sun rose and the moon set, seasons turned from cold to warm.

Before they knew it, a year had passed!

Over the past year, Xia Mu's father had successfully broken through to level thirty and, with the help of money, successfully hunted his third Soul Ring.

Xia Feng's third Soul Ring came from an Iron-Bone Demon Ape and granted him a powerful enhancement-type soul skill!

Xia Feng's first soul skill came from a Thousand-Jin Ant. Its soul skill was Thousand-Jin Force, which could double his strength!

His second Soul Ring came from a Mighty Gorilla and gave him a state-type soul skill called Force Amplification!

This soul skill consumed Soul Power to greatly increase his speed and strength for a short period.

If used for too long, his body would collapse!

Xia Feng's third Soul Bone was called Unyielding Iron Bones, and it could greatly extend the duration of his second soul skill.

At the same time, it was also an enhancement-type soul skill. It could turn a Soul Master's bones into unyielding iron bones, thereby increasing their combat strength and defense.

Meanwhile, Liu Yuer had not been idle either!

Her Soul Power had reached level thirty-five. She had also become familiar with her third soul skill and fully integrated her first three soul skills, nearly doubling her combat strength!

"First soul skill: Sword Bone!"

"Second soul skill: Iron Slash!"

Holding the Dragon-Pattern Sword, Liu Yuer's two yellow Soul Rings lit up beneath her feet as she launched an attack at Xia Feng.

"Third soul skill: Unyielding Iron Bones!"

"Second soul skill: Force Amplification!"

Three Soul Rings rose beneath Xia Feng's feet, two yellow and one purple. His second and third Soul Rings suddenly lit up.

With the support of his soul skills, Xia Feng actually used his bare body to withstand Liu Yuer's terrifying attack!

Fist and sword collided!

The sound of clashing metal echoed through the air as sparks flew in every direction. The battle became incredibly intense!

"First soul skill: Thousand-Jin Force!"

With all three soul skills working together, Xia Feng unleashed his full firepower and smashed down fiercely, supported by the combat boost of his Body Martial Soul.

"Third soul skill: Azure Light Sword Shield!"

Azure light flashed and transformed into a sword shield that protected Liu Yuer. This was her third soul skill.

"Boom!"

With a single strike, the light shield shattered!

The victor of this battle had been decided.

"As a level-thirty-five Soul Elder, I actually lost to you, a level-thirty-two Soul Elder!"

"Body Martial Souls really are ridiculous!"

Although Liu Yuer's first two soul skills were also enhancement-type skills, she had indeed been defeated this time.

Overwhelming strength could create miracles—it was no joke!

As a strong attack-type battle Soul Master, Xia Feng's left fist hit hard, his right fist hit even harder, and while his damage was maxed out, his defense was absurdly high as well. There was simply no competing with him!

"Just look at who I am!"

"My third ring's age isn't lower than yours. I had to put in a tremendous amount of effort to absorb it back then!"

Xia Feng's third Soul Ring was as old as three thousand years, and he had gone through quite a bit of trouble for it!

He had even lied and claimed that he was hunting his fourth ring.

"Dad, Mom!"

"Stop fighting already!"

"I've broken through to level twenty!"

Xia Mu's voice rang out. Upon hearing this, the two hurried to his side and began asking after him closely.

"Xia Mu!"

"You've broken through to level twenty?"

Liu Yuer hurried over and asked.

"Buzz, buzz..."

The Soul Power Testing Crystal clearly displayed level-twenty Soul Power. Seeing this, the two beamed with joy.

"As expected of my son!"

"In one year, you increased your Soul Power by four levels!"

Xia Feng patted his chest and declared without the slightest modesty.

"Look at you!"

"Aren't you ashamed?"

"Hurry up and pack our things. This time, we'll personally head into the mountains to hunt a soul beast for our son."

Liu Yuer shot Xia Feng a glare as she spoke.

"Dad, Mom!"

"This time, I plan to hunt a thousand-year soul beast. It wouldn't be convenient to bring outsiders, so I'll really have to trouble you two."

Xia Mu's first Soul Ring was already six hundred and fifty years old, so he definitely would not choose a hundred-year soul beast for his second ring.

As for how unprecedented a thousand-year second ring was!

It was not as though no one had possessed a thousand-year second ring before. In Douluo Continent I, Spirit Hall's Bibi Dong had a second Soul Ring for her first Martial Soul, the Death Spider Emperor, that was over a thousand years old.