Soul of Gold, Divine Physique

In his urgency, the White Tiger could not afford to worry about anything else. Its massive tiger paw slammed fiercely into the head of the phantom charging at the front.

Several savage wounds appeared on the phantom's face, and its entire body was sent flying more than ten meters away.

"Bang!"

Endless Phantoms crashed to the ground, then dissolved into specks of light where it lay.

Although the White Tiger had sent one phantom flying, eight more phantoms—and Lin Chen's true body—still awaited it.

"Pfft, pfft..."

Nine Dragon Roar Swords pierced into the White Tiger's body from different angles.

The Geng Metal White Tiger truly deserved to be called a top-tier metal-type soul beast. Even so, it did not die on the spot, and with a backhanded swipe, it sent another phantom flying.

The moment it swatted away one phantom, it let out a deep roar.

As that low roar rang out, hazy golden energy gathered in its mouth, and a terrifying aura suddenly spread through the area.

"Roar!"

Lin Chen flicked his wrist. The Dragon Roar Sword in his hand trembled slightly, and a crisp, melodious dragon's cry immediately rang from its blade.

The dragon's cry carried a mental impact, leaving the White Tiger's mind blank.

The golden energy that had only just gathered in its mouth dispersed in the instant it froze, yet its jaws remained open.

"Pfft!"

Lin Chen thrust his sword into its mouth. The tip pierced through its upper palate and forcibly penetrated out through its brain.

No matter how strong the White Tiger was, it could not withstand such damage. Its enormous body crashed to the ground.

Even so, it did not die immediately. Only after Lin Chen delivered another thrust did a bright yellow Spirit Ring emerge from its corpse.

Lin Chen let out a heavy breath.

It was his first battle, and against such a huge tiger at that. He could clearly feel his adrenaline surging madly.

Now that the battle was over and the adrenaline had faded, he felt weak all over.

However, after only a few breaths, he had recovered, and the weakness in his body vanished without a trace.

System, begin editing!

The battle between the Geng Metal White Tiger and the Black-scaled Flood Dragon frightened away all Spirit Masters and soul beasts around their territory. To avoid being caught in the crossfire, they all hid far away.

Absorbing a Spirit Ring alone in the Soul Hunting Forest was extremely dangerous.

Without the system, Lin Chen would not have dared to hunt alone, even if exposing his physique might bring trouble.

Even with the system, he still had to proceed with the utmost caution.

If the edit failed, he would rather give up this Spirit Ring than absorb it like this. After all, he only had one life.

[Editing complete!]

Seeing the system prompt, a smile could not help but appear on Lin Chen's face.

Although there was still a risk that the plot might go astray even after the script had been edited, this was already the limit of what he could do.

If even the system could not protect him, then he could only resign himself to fate.

Lin Chen did not hesitate for long. He immediately sat cross-legged before the White Tiger's corpse and drew the bright yellow Spirit Ring toward himself.

"Buzz!"

The instant the Spirit Ring flew above his head, it shrank violently before suddenly settling around his body.

Along with the Spirit Ring came an immense crushing pressure.

That pressure crazily squeezed Lin Chen's body, as though it vowed to grind him to pieces.

However, Lin Chen had taken a Beginner Body Tempering Pill, and his physique had already reached the level of a Great Soul Master. The pressure did not exceed what he could bear.

As time passed, the crushing pressure gradually faded away.

Lin Chen felt as though something inside him had shattered. As the bottleneck broke through, a surging wave of Spirit Power flooded into his body.

He hurriedly circulated the Profound Origin Technique to refine it.

As the refined Spirit Power continuously sank into his dantian, his Spirit Power level began to rise.

The Spirit Masters of the Douluo Continent had extremely weak perceptions of their own levels. They needed to use Spirit Power testing crystals to determine their exact rank.

But Lin Chen was different.

The system had granted him clear perception, allowing him to accurately sense his own Spirit Power level.

However, it was useless against others.

When the final wisp of refined Spirit Power sank into his dantian, Lin Chen's Spirit Power level stopped rising and ultimately settled at level thirteen.

At that moment, the exact effects of his first soul skill entered his mind.

Once the soul skill was activated, a layer of Geng Metal Aura would coat the blade. The armor-piercing effects of subsequent normal attacks and soul skills would increase by one hundred percent.

Most importantly, this soul skill lasted for a full ten minutes, enough to cover an entire ordinary battle.

Setting large-scale combat aside, if he still could not deal with an enemy in ten minutes, then he ought to consider whether it was time to run.

"What should I call it?"

Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes and could not help falling into thought.

"Let's call it Soul of Gold."

[Change Fate complete. Please choose one of the following rewards.]

Lin Chen's brows rose slightly.

A reward had actually been triggered. Did that mean that if he had not edited the script just now, he would have died in this Soul Hunting Forest?

Fortunately, he had been cautious enough.

But his life was only worth one reward? Was that not a little too shabby?

"Whatever. Something is better than nothing."

Lin Chen did not rush to inspect the rewards. Instead, he stood and headed out of the Soul Hunting Forest.

The rewards would not run away. There was no need to rush; he could inspect them carefully once he reached somewhere safe.

Nothing unexpected happened on the way, and he left the Soul Hunting Forest without trouble.

He had entered at noon and left in the afternoon. The efficiency was not bad.

After having a hearty meal outside the Soul Hunting Forest, Lin Chen hired a carriage back to Nuoding City.

System, inspect the rewards!

Only after sitting in the carriage did Lin Chen inspect the new reward pool.

[Reward One: One External Spirit Bone.]

[Reward Two: Divine Physique. The entire body serves as the Martial Soul, making it a top-tier Body Martial Soul. It can undergo autonomous awakening with the system's assistance.]

The instant Lin Chen saw the Divine Physique Martial Soul, he could no longer look away. After all, it was the most top-tier Body Martial Soul.

The quality of a Body Martial Soul depended on the importance of the body part involved. The more important the part was to the body, the higher its corresponding quality.

A Martial Soul formed from the entire body was undoubtedly the most top-tier Body Martial Soul.

Moreover, Body Martial Souls possessed an advantage that other Martial Souls did not: under certain circumstances, they had a chance to undergo a Second Awakening.

Second Awakenings were also divided into several grades, and the boosts granted by each grade differed.

Black Iron: 30%.

Bronze: 60%.

Silver: 100%.

A Gold-tier Second Awakening could provide an astonishing boost of two hundred to three hundred percent.

The Divine Physique was already top-tier. If it were combined with such a high boost ratio...

"Don't rush. Let's look at the other reward first."

Lin Chen continued examining the other rewards, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.