Better a short agony than a prolonged one. Jiang Xuan chose to trust his body, and at his mental command, the Soul Ring turned red several times faster than before.
Although this subjected Jiang Xuan to several times more pain in a short span, the upside was that in less than five seconds, the Soul Ring, which had still been mostly black, turned completely red.
Even Chen Xin and the others grew somewhat solemn at its terrifying aura.
The moment the Soul Ring transformed into a hundred-thousand-year ring, the pain within Jiang Xuan rapidly faded. In its place came the power flowing back from the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, strengthening his body's endurance while filling him with an unprecedented sense of bliss. His Soul Power also began to soar.
Soon, Jiang Xuan's Soul Power broke through to level 54 in one go. In theory, he could have stopped there, but he still wanted to test the limits of what his body could currently withstand.
With his intent unchanged, the Soul Ring's age continued to climb. In the blink of an eye, it reached 150,000 years.
Only then did Jiang Xuan's body feel immense pressure again, and he took the opportunity to stop absorbing the God-Given Spirit Ring.
If he held on a little longer, the Soul Ring might reach a limit of 160,000 years, but Jiang Xuan felt there was really no need.
After all, he had already endured the most important transformation into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Successfully absorbing a 150,000-year Soul Ring was already a huge gain. There was no need to put himself through more suffering.
The moment the Soul Ring entered his body, Jiang Xuan's Soul Power surged once more, breaking through to level 57 in one go.
Feeling the power within him, now far greater than