Ning Rongrong's Body Became So Strange—She Couldn't Leave Her Brother's Side, and Tang Chuan Obtained a Thousand-Year Soul Ring

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, completely surrounded by the Blue Silver Spirit-Gathering Array, were dumbfounded.

They were submerged in a tidal wave of energy.

Even before they began meditating,

the soul power within their bodies had already begun increasing at a visible rate.

The two girls immediately sat cross-legged and began cultivating.

"Wow, this speed is incredible! It feels amazing."

Xiao Wu was utterly engrossed and unable to pull herself away.

"If I could cultivate in an environment like this every day, breaking through five levels in a year wouldn't be difficult at all."

Ning Rongrong sighed as well.

After absorbing her first soul ring, she had already been at the peak of Rank 11.

Now, with the help of the Spirit-Gathering Array,

she felt that the threshold of Rank 12 was within reach.

If she worked a little harder, she might break through at any moment.

And so, once ten minutes had passed,

neither of them had any intention of leaving.

Tang Chuan merely shook his head with a sly grin.

Then, in one swift motion, he withdrew the Blue Silver Spirit-Gathering Array.

Without the array's enhancement,

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong returned to their turtle-slow cultivation speed.

A sudden emptiness welled up in their hearts.

The two of them looked toward Tang Chuan at the same time.

A trace of grievance surfaced in their sparkling eyes.

"Brother Tang Chuan, don't take it away. That feeling of nearly flying into the sky just now was so wonderful. Give Xiao Wu a little more, okay?"

With misty eyes, Xiao Wu grabbed Tang Chuan's left hand.

"Brother Chuan, Rongrong is about to break."

"My body feels so strange."

"Rongrong can no longer live without Brother's Spirit-Gathering Array."

"Please, as long as you're willing to give it to Rongrong, Rongrong is willing to do anything."

Ning Rongrong truly felt miserable.

She was only one step away from Rank 12.

At most, another ten or so minutes would have been enough for her to break through.

This time, Tang Chuan had truly found her weakness.

The Soul-Eating Ant Emperor truly deserved to be one of the kings of the Thousand Jun Ant tribe.

With only its more than nine hundred years of cultivation and its Soul-Eating Domain,

it had severely injured several thousand-year soul beasts that Lan Yin had lured over using Blue Silver Grass.

However, even a body of iron could not endure nonstop fighting.

After twenty consecutive days of harassment,

the Soul-Eating Ant Emperor was nearing its limit, its body covered in wounds.

Just as it was nearly driven to despair,

the precious herb finally ripened, and its rich, exotic fragrance began spreading through the surroundings.

The Soul-Eating Ant Emperor was overjoyed, feeling that all the hardship of the past many days had finally paid off.

It immediately clamped the herb in its jaws and turned to flee,

leaving the soul beasts drawn by the fragrance behind.

After spending a full two hours,

the Soul-Eating Ant Emperor finally found a secluded cave with no soul beasts active nearby.

It prepared to properly consume its spoils of war.

It had a faint feeling

that as long as it could absorb the herb,

it would not only break through the thousand-year bottleneck,

but might even have a chance at reaching fifteen hundred years.

The Soul-Eating Ant Emperor pinned the herb down tightly and excitedly used its powerful, thick, serrated mandibles to chew through the herb's roots, beginning to draw out its nutrients.

Just as it was enjoying the feast,

a small hand, pale as jade, descended from the void and struck down with a palm.

The Soul-Eating Ant Emperor immediately let out a shrill scream and lost consciousness in an instant.

Only a few minutes later,

Lan Yin returned to Tang Chuan's side with the half-dead Soul-Eating Ant Emperor.

"Good work."

Tang Chuan played with the dagger in his hand and nodded at Lan Yin.

"Is there still enough time?" Lan Yin sat down beside him.

"Just wait another four minutes."

Tang Chuan could clearly see the herb's energy merging into the soul ring.

As soon as four minutes were up,

his blade flashed, stabbing into the Soul-Eating Ant Emperor's brain.

After only a few breaths,

a yellow-and-purple soul ring gradually emerged.

Tang Chuan summoned his Blue Silver Grass and began absorbing the Soul-Eating Ant Emperor's soul ring.

A soul ring infinitely close to a thousand years naturally carried immense pressure, causing Tang Chuan to furrow his brow slightly.

But fortunately,

the immortal herb medicinal bath and thousand-year whale glue Lan Yin had given him had long since improved his physique.

Coupled with the terrifying restorative power of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone's soul bone skill, Wildfire Cannot Burn It All, Spring Wind Brings It Back to Life,

no matter how unwilling the Soul-Eating Ant Emperor was, it ultimately could not affect Tang Chuan in any way.

In the end,

this Soul-Eating Ant Emperor, which had enormous potential to become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the future,

fell at Tang Chuan's hands just like that.

Seeing his expression gradually relax, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong

knew that Tang Chuan had successfully passed the most difficult stage.

The two exchanged a glance and smiled.

By the time Tang Chuan had completely absorbed the soul ring,

the time had passed from the first day's dusk to the second day's noon.

The three girls watched as the purple soul ring merged into the Dark Blue Silver Grass, and their hanging hearts finally settled.

"I wonder how much Brother Chuan's soul power rank will increase after absorbing a thousand-year soul ring this time?"

"I just hope he doesn't pull too far ahead of us."

Ning Rongrong patted her chest. Feeling the faint pressure emanating from Tang Chuan,

she could not help but shield Xiao Wu behind her.

Hearing this, Lan Yin pondered briefly.

If it had merely been ordinary Blue Silver Grass, with the enhancement of a hundred-thousand-year soul bone and a thousand-year soul ring,

even directly breaking through Rank 20 would not have been a problem.

However, Tang Chuan's Blue Silver Grass was in a state of partial bloodline awakening.

The benefits he gained from every rank were greater than those of ordinary soul masters.

Therefore,

the soul power he needed to cultivate for each increase in rank was also greater than that of ordinary soul masters.

Thus, Lan Yin guessed that Tang Chuan's cultivation was most likely around Rank 17 to Rank 18.

Before long, Tang Chuan slowly opened his eyes.

He turned his palm over.

A stalk of Dark Blue Silver Grass encircled by a vivid purple soul ring appeared in his hand.

After absorbing the ultimate darkness attribute, Blue Silver Grass's appearance had undergone a complete transformation.

It was an extremely deep purple-black, like a glow lying dormant in the darkness, exuding a mysterious yet cold beauty.

"Brother Tang Chuan, what is your first soul skill?"

The moment Xiao Wu saw Tang Chuan open his eyes, she could not help asking.

Tang Chuan blinked, and an inexplicable smile gradually appeared on his face.

"I might not be able to explain it clearly with words alone. How about you and Rongrong try it together?"

"Sure, no problem."

After training with Lan Yin these past few days, Xiao Wu's strength had improved significantly, and she was full of confidence.

Thus, a baffled Ning Rongrong was dragged into battle.

As soon as the battle began,

Tang Chuan stood still with his arms crossed, while a black domain spread outward from beneath his feet.

It directly covered the ground beneath the two girls' feet.

"What is this?"

Xiao Wu was somewhat surprised, but seeing that it had no effect on her, she did not pay it any mind.

"Xiao Wu, I'll support you."

"Seven Treasures Turn to Glazed! First: Strength!"

Ning Rongrong immediately summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and circulated her soul power to enhance Xiao Wu.

However, just after she finished releasing her first soul ring,

a wave of drowsiness swept over her.

She could not help but say, "Xiao Wu..."

"What is it?"

Xiao Wu was just about to show off her skills. Hearing Rongrong call out to her, she turned around.

"...Good night."

Ning Rongrong toppled over and fell asleep.

As the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda vanished, the enhancement was abruptly cut off.

Xiao Wu: "???"

Tang Chuan waved at Xiao Wu.

"This is my domain skill."

"Soul-Devouring Domain."

"It can absorb the stamina, soul power, or life force of enemy units within the domain through my thoughts."

"At the same time, it inflicts a negative status on them, such as—paralysis, sleep, poison, dizziness, silence, lust, and so on."

"Now, only you are left."