Holy Dragon Soul Suppression, One Ring Suppresses a Soul Grandmaster

Chu Jin sat cross-legged beside the corpse of the Radiant Nightmare Dragon Lizard.

Golden Crocodile first used Soul Power to stabilize his rib injury, while Guang Ling checked the surroundings to ensure no other soul beasts would approach.

"When absorbing the soul ring, the residual spiritual power of the Radiant Nightmare Dragon Lizard may create another illusion."

Golden Crocodile gave a grave reminder.

"Your body is strong enough to endure it. The greatest danger will come from the mental assault."

"Hold fast to your true self."

Chu Jin nodded.

He released Xiao Jin and began drawing in the soul ring.

The dark yellow soul ring, drawn by the Martial Soul, slowly descended.

The moment it touched Xiao Jin, a vast surge of Soul Power rushed into Chu Jin's body through their Martial Soul connection.

His meridians instantly swelled with pain.

Every muscle in his body felt as though it were being scorched by blazing fire.

The power of an eight-hundred-and-eighty-year soul ring far surpassed that of an ordinary first soul ring.

Golden light lit up across Xiao Jin's body.

It lay before Chu Jin, its scales trembling continuously.

The dragon energy and light energy within the soul ring were rapidly absorbed by Xiao Jin, while the spiritual attribute surged into Chu Jin's mind through their Martial Soul connection.

The surrounding forest vanished once more.

Chu Jin stood in a golden spiritual realm.

A Radiant Nightmare Dragon Lizard far larger than its real-world form appeared before him.

Its eyes were silver-white as it released an ear-splitting roar.

The spiritual realm shook violently.

There was no real heavy halberd in Chu Jin's hand.

The light of his Double Pupils gathered, forming a dark golden war halberd in his palm.

The Dragon Lizard pounced.

Chu Jin raised the halberd with both hands and met it head-on.

Boom!

Their spiritual power collided.

Cracks spread across the dark golden war halberd.

Chu Jin was knocked back as well.

The Radiant Nightmare Dragon Lizard charged again.

It possessed no complex intelligence, only the strongest resentment from before its death and an instinct to devour.

Chu Jin swung his halberd again and again.

Whenever the halberd shattered, it re-formed.

Whenever his spiritual body was scattered, he rose to his feet once more.

In reality, sweat continuously seeped from his forehead, and his face gradually turned pale.

Golden Crocodile and Guang Ling did not interfere.

Once soul ring absorption entered the spiritual realm, it was difficult for outsiders to offer direct assistance.

Within the spiritual realm, the Radiant Nightmare Dragon Lizard pounced once again.

Just as Chu Jin was about to raise his halberd, a ball of golden light suddenly flared beside him.

Xiao Jin appeared in the spiritual world.

It was still only the size of an adult cat, yet faced with the Dragon Lizard phantom dozens of times its size, it charged forward without hesitation.

The Dragon Lizard lowered its head and bit down.

Xiao Jin opened its mouth and bit directly onto its nose.

The spiritual phantom had no physical body, yet it possessed pure energy.

At this moment, Xiao Jin's instinct for consuming special materials came into play.

It actually tore off a small chunk of golden energy from the Dragon Lizard phantom and swallowed it with its head raised.

The Radiant Nightmare Dragon Lizard shook its head wildly.

After being flung away, Xiao Jin quickly climbed back up and charged again.

Chu Jin tightened his grip on the war halberd as well.

Man and beast attacked from two directions.

The Double Pupils suppressed the spiritual illusion.

Xiao Jin devoured the Dragon Lizard's residual energy.

As the battle continued, the Dragon Lizard phantom grew fainter and fainter.

In the final clash, Chu Jin's heavy halberd pierced through the Dragon Lizard's skull.

Xiao Jin leaped onto it and bit down on its spiritual core.

Crack!

The entire phantom exploded into fragments.

Vast energy gathered toward Xiao Jin's body.

In reality, the dark yellow soul ring quickly stabilized.

Xiao Jin's originally round body began to grow.

Its limbs gradually became slender and powerful.

The two fleshy horns atop its head extended outward.

The incomplete golden wing on its back was wrapped in soul ring energy, and the missing portion was rapidly restored.

Golden light also surged from the shoulder blade on the other side.

A brand-new golden wing slowly grew out.

A pair of complete golden wings spread behind its back.

Faint holy patterns emerged over the surface of its scales.

Its body also grew from the size of an adult cat to that of a hunting dog.

The Soul Power feedback surged into Chu Jin's body through their Martial Soul connection.

Level eleven.

Level twelve.

Level thirteen.

[Level Up!]

did not trigger.

The power of these three levels came from the soul ring itself and the feedback from Martial Soul Evolution, not from Chu Jin's own cultivation.

A day and a night passed.

The soul ring absorption was finally complete.

Chu Jin slowly opened his eyes.

His dark golden Double Pupils flashed, then vanished.

Xiao Jin lay before him. Its two newly grown wings were still uncoordinated, one higher than the other.

It tried flapping them a few times.

Its body immediately lifted off the ground.

Xiao Jin's eyes lit up as it continued beating its wings with force.

After flying less than two meters, it lost its balance and crashed headfirst into the nearby bushes.

The leaves shook a few times.

Xiao Jin crawled out with leaves all over its head, pretending that nothing had happened.

Guang Ling could not help laughing.

"You've grown a little, but your brain hasn't."

Xiao Jin bared its teeth at him.

Chu Jin rose to his feet.

His body was clearly much stronger after absorbing the soul ring.

The slight crack in his right ribs had also healed more than halfway under the nourishment of the soul ring's energy.

A dark yellow soul ring rose from beneath his feet.

Its color was rich, with a faint hint of purple already appearing around its edges.

Golden Crocodile asked, "What is your soul skill?"

Chu Jin closed his eyes to feel it.

After absorbing the soul ring, Xiao Jin had gained a brand-new power.

Light.

Dragon might.

Spiritual intimidation.

The three abilities had fused into one.

"First soul skill, Holy Dragon Soul Suppression."

With a thought, his first soul ring suddenly lit up.

Xiao Jin raised its head and let out a dragon roar.

"Roar!"

It no longer sounded like the childish little grunts it used to make.

Golden sound waves spread outward from Xiao Jin.

The leaves around them trembled at the same time.

Several low-level soul beasts nearby were frozen stiff by the dragon might and spiritual suppression before fleeing in panic.

Guang Ling sensed it carefully.

"An area-wide spiritual intimidation with the suppressive effects of light and dragon might."

"It will be even more effective against opponents with darkness, evil, or undead attributes."

Golden Crocodile nodded as well.

"Suitable for a first soul skill."

"It can both control enemies and work with the heavy halberd to complete attacks."

Chu Jin withdrew his soul ring.

Xiao Jin ran back to the Radiant Nightmare Dragon Lizard's corpse and opened its mouth, ready to bite into the Dragon Lizard's scales.

Golden Crocodile raised a hand and lifted it up.

"You can eat when we get back."

Xiao Jin struggled nonstop with all four paws.

The Radiant Nightmare Dragon Lizard's corpse contained a great amount of dragon-attributed and light-attributed energy. To it, it was clearly rare food.

Guang Ling stored the entire corpse inside a Soul Tool.

"You won't be left out."

The three returned to Spirit City.

The news had been sent back to the Worship Hall in advance.

By the time Chu Jin arrived, Qian Daoliu had already arranged a test for his first soul skill.

At the center of the Worship Hall's training grounds stood a level-twenty-six agility-attack-type Soul Grandmaster.

His Martial Soul was the Windshadow Cat. He was extremely fast and possessed a certain degree of mental resistance.

When he learned that the test subject was merely a child who had just absorbed his first soul ring, he showed no contempt on his face, but he still felt the gap between them was far too great.

Their Soul Power differed by thirteen levels.

One ring against two rings.

Even if Chu Jin's first soul ring was close to a thousand years old, it was impossible for him to truly cross such a difference in level.

Qian Daoliu stood outside the training grounds.

"The test will determine only victory or defeat. No lives are to be harmed."

"Begin."

The Windshadow Cat Soul Grandmaster instantly completed Martial Soul Possession.

Two yellow soul rings rose from beneath his feet.

He did not use an offensive soul skill. Instead, he first moved around Chu Jin at speed, intending to observe the weaknesses of his external beast Martial Soul.

Afterimages continuously appeared across the training grounds.

Chu Jin remained where he was, without turning to follow him.

His Double Pupils had already locked onto the opponent's true position.

The Windshadow Cat Soul Grandmaster circled behind him, and the first soul ring beneath his feet lit up.

His speed increased once more.

He intended to strike Chu Jin's shoulder with his palm and end the test immediately.

Just as the distance between them shrank to three meters, the soul ring beneath Chu Jin's feet suddenly lit up.

"Xiao Jin."

A pair of golden wings spread open as Xiao Jin raised its head.

"Roar!"