His eighth Soul Ring granted him two Soul Skills.
The first was Azure Dragon's Wrath.
When activated, it formed an azure dragon phantom of interwoven water and lightning around the Dragon Emperor Rod. The phantom launched a piercing charge at a locked target, leaving continuous lightning strikes in its wake that caused paralysis. A target it struck could not mobilize Soul Power to defend or dodge for a short time.
After striking, the phantom could either continue piercing forward or explode in place, dealing a second burst of thunderstorm damage to every enemy nearby.
His other eighth Soul Skill was Azure Dragon's Binding Resilience.
Using the Dragon Emperor Rod as a conduit, it summoned an azure-dragon-shaped binding field that rose from the ground or water to coil around a locked target.
A bound target's mobility and Soul Power circulation slowed drastically. Breaking free required strength that completely overwhelmed the caster's.
While the binding lasted, the azure dragon continually injected corrosive water-and-lightning energy into the target, gradually dismantling their defenses.
His Soul Power settled steadily within him, raising him from rank eighty to rank eighty-three.
He stood and rolled his shoulders. Rank-eighty-three Soul Power flowed smoothly through his meridians, its total volume nearly double what it had been before the absorption.
The dark-gold markings on his left arm surfaced naturally as his Soul Power circulated, mirroring the External Soul Bone markings on his right palm.
He looked down at the scale patterns on the Dragon Emperor Rod. The Icefire Dragon Emperor's dormant rhythm within it had grown steadier. Absorbing two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings had given the juvenile dragon soul additional nourishment, making the outline of its dragon body clearer and more solid.
The Sky Azure Bull Python's corpse lay across the shallows by the lakeshore. Its dark azure scales had lost