Absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

Absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

Ma Hongjun's face went blank.

He had not expected the next destination to be Notting Academy.

Was he about to meet the protagonist of this world?

No, that was not right. Normally speaking, Ma Hongjun was also a protagonist! And wasn't Ma Hongjun himself?

And so, Ma Hongjun temporarily settled down at Shrek.

This would be his second home in the future.

That evening, after they ate together, Ma Hongjun returned to the dormitory he had tidied up.

Filled with excitement, Ma Hongjun shut the dormitory door.

Then he sat down on the bed.

"System, use the Source of Magic," Ma Hongjun said directly.

System: "Does the host confirm the use of the Source of Magic?"

"Confirmed." Ma Hongjun confirmed once more.

This time, the system made no sound.

Instead, Ma Hongjun felt a new power forming within his body.

The moment he sensed that power,

Ma Hongjun's face flushed red, because the power was simply too immense.

He felt as if he were about to burst apart.

And that was not all.

Whenever Ma Hongjun felt like he was about to explode, that power would contract and strengthen his body.

It was as though it knew Ma Hongjun's limits precisely.

In this back-and-forth process, Ma Hongjun's physical strength soared.

However, it was accompanied by incomparable pain.

Magic was like blades, needing to seep into every part of his body.

Under such circumstances, the pain was naturally unbearable.

Ma Hongjun cried out directly, because it was simply too painful.

Yet no sound escaped, clearly because the system had isolated the noise.

And so, time passed second by second.

An hour later.

Ma Hongjun's cries weakened.

Another hour later, he finally opened his eyes.

Ma Hongjun had completed the fusion with the Source of Magic.

The instant it was complete, Ma Hongjun let out a long breath and moaned comfortably.

There was no helping it. It felt far too good.

The Source of Magic had now become a warm current flowing through Ma Hongjun's entire body.

It made him feel incomparably comfortable.

At the same time, Ma Hongjun discovered that the Source of Magic had become linked to his second Martial Soul.

Then Ma Hongjun felt that his connection to his second Martial Soul seemed to have become even closer.

After all, it had been difficult to sense his second Martial Soul before.

Ma Hongjun sensed this.

A guess formed in his heart.

This Source of Magic could probably improve his compatibility with his Martial Soul while also strengthening it.

As for whether it had any other effects, Ma Hongjun could not tell for now.

Originally, after finishing the fusion, Ma Hongjun had planned to use the Soul-Enhancing Grass on Irene.

But that was no longer possible. After what had just happened, Ma Hongjun looked as though he had been pulled out of water.

His entire body was drenched in sweat.

Under such circumstances, he naturally needed to wash himself first.

After he finished cleaning up.

Ma Hongjun sat back down on the bed.

He then gave the system an order. "System, use the Soul-Enhancing Grass to treat Irene."

System: "Confirm using the Soul-Enhancing Grass on Irene's remnant soul?"

Suppressing his excitement, Ma Hongjun said, "Use it."

"The Soul-Enhancing Grass has been used on Irene's remnant soul." The system's voice entered Ma Hongjun's mind.

But in the next instant, Ma Hongjun was disappointed.

Because he did not see his big sister Irene appear.

So he immediately questioned the system.

"System, what happened? Was the Soul-Enhancing Grass useless, or was its effect too weak?" Ma Hongjun asked directly.

He had thought the system would not answer him as before, but this time, it responded.

"The Soul-Enhancing Grass works gradually. Irene's remnant soul fell into a deep slumber when she was summoned, and revival requires a certain amount of time. Moreover, given the effects of the Soul-Enhancing Grass, directly reviving her is impossible."

The system's explanation was simple and clear.

First, the Soul-Enhancing Grass was not potent enough. Second, Irene's remnant soul had been damaged too severely.

However, Ma Hongjun thought of something else.

Irene had once used Enchantment on Wendy, attaching her complete personality to Wendy's body.

What was inside Wendy was actually only a fragment of consciousness.

It was not Irene's true soul at all, while Irene's true soul had already dissipated.

Thinking of this, Ma Hongjun understood.

If this truly was a multiverse of infinite worlds, then there might still be an Irene within Wendy in Fairy Tail.

And the one he possessed was the real Irene.

Still, Ma Hongjun was somewhat disappointed.

Because big sister Irene had ultimately not awakened or appeared.

His enormous hope had yielded only the greatest disappointment.

On top of that, fusing with the Source of Magic had exhausted his mind. Ma Hongjun now felt especially tired.

But tired or not, he still had to absorb the Soul Ring.

After half a month of cultivation, his Soul Power had long since reached level ten.

Although big sister Irene might have absorbed some of his Soul Power back then,

Ma Hongjun was more than willing.

Then, he directly took out that Thousand-Year Earth Dragon Soul Ring from the system space.

If he had guessed correctly, the system intended for his second Martial Soul, the Black Dragon Martial Soul, to absorb this Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

After all, they were both dragon-type.

Although having a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his first ring was outrageous in this world,

Ma Hongjun still wanted to try.

Because his physical strength had been strengthened once again.

Moreover, after being nourished by the Source of Magic just now, he felt that his spiritual power had also improved considerably.

Because in Fairy Tail, the strength of one's magic was directly related to a mage's mental strength.

He had skipped mental meditation and directly obtained the Source of Magic.

Such powerful magic would then nourish his spiritual power in return.

Therefore, his spiritual power was also very high at this moment.

That was why he had used the Source of Magic first before preparing to use the Soul Ring.

Then, he directly took out the glowing orb containing the Soul Ring.

The instant the orb appeared, it transformed into a purple Soul Ring.

Ma Hongjun took a deep breath.

Following the method Flender had taught him.

He calmed his mind and began using his Soul Power to draw in the Soul Ring.

As the Soul Ring entered his body, Ma Hongjun immediately felt a powerful force strike him.

However, compared to the earlier impact of the Source of Magic, this bit of pain was hardly worth mentioning.

He also felt the pressure it placed on his mind.

It was not that difficult to endure either.

And so, Ma Hongjun began absorbing his first Soul Ring.

Since both his spiritual power and physical strength could withstand it,

Ma Hongjun's absorption went exceptionally smoothly.

Half an hour later, Ma Hongjun opened his eyes, joy evident on his face.

Because he had absorbed his first Soul Ring. Since it was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, his Soul Power Level had reached level thirteen.

And his first Soul Skill was just as he had guessed.

The first Soul Skill of the Thousand-Year Earth Dragon Soul Ring was Black Dragon's Hooked Claw.

When activated, his right hand would form a dragon claw and unleash a tearing attack against his enemies.

(End of Chapter)