Once everything was out in the open, the rest of the discussion was much simpler.
With the promise of benefits, Jiang Xuan settled the matter without much effort. For a while, the two Douluo, Chrysanthemum and Ghost, would stay by his side like Chen Xin. If trouble arose, they could act as his bodyguards and handle it for him.
That left Jiang Xuan under the protection of one level 98 powerhouse and two level 97 powerhouses.
It was no exaggeration to say that this lineup of bodyguards could steamroll nearly every faction on the Douluo Continent except Spirit Hall.
But Jiang Xuan did not rush into his next move.
He had over fifty thousand Merit Points, after all. It was time to spend some and turn them into immediate fighting strength.
After asking Chen Xin to guard him, Jiang Xuan spent five thousand Merit Points through the system panel and exchanged them for another God-Given Spirit Ring.
His public explanation would be that he had subdued two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and completed his second Divine Trial, earning a special reward from the deity.
This time, Jiang Xuan felt no pressure as the Soul Ring's age soared toward eighty thousand years. Even at ninety thousand years, he still felt fine. But when it reached 99,999 years, just one step from becoming a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, the pressure on his body suddenly multiplied.
Watching over him, Chen Xin, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan all broke into a cold sweat for Jiang Xuan.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was something even these three veteran Titled Douluo hardly dared dream of. Yet this kid was trying to absorb one at level fifty. It defied everything they knew.
For a moment, Chen Xin wanted to tell Jiang Xuan that he had done enough. He was still