Devouring Evolution: A Thousand-Year Soul Ring Becomes a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring?!

The group arrived at the Reception Hall and sat on the sofas. The servants brewed tea and served it before them.

As Dugu Yao drank his tea, he said with a smile, "My Second Soul Ring is 9,600 years old. That Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake was only four hundred years away from becoming a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast!"

"And most importantly, my Martial Soul, Xiangliu, possesses the Devouring Evolution skill. As long as it devours spirit herbs and medicinal herbs, poisonous herbs and poisons, or Spirit Beast flesh and blood, among other things..."

"It can increase the age of my Soul Rings. With this skill, it is only a matter of time before my Second Soul Ring advances into a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!"

The Devouring Evolution skill had two effects. First, after successfully absorbing a Soul Ring, Xiangliu's main head could devour the Spirit Beast that had produced the Soul Ring, thereby awakening a new head.

That new head would possess the attributes of that Spirit Beast. For example, the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake was fire-attributed, so the second head it awakened would be fire-attributed!

If his Third Soul Ring came from an ice-attributed Spirit Beast, then after devouring it, the head that awakened would possess the ice attribute!

Second, as long as Xiangliu devoured poisonous herbs, poisons, spirit herbs, medicinal herbs, Spirit Beast flesh and blood, and the like, it could increase the age of his Soul Rings.

However, there was no fixed standard for how much it could increase them by. He did not know exactly either; it seemed to depend on the energy contained within whatever was devoured.

But this skill also had its limits: Xiangliu could become full.

"Hiss—" Dugu Xin sucked in a sharp breath, took a sip of tea, and said in astonishment, "Doesn't that mean Yao's Soul Rings could all reach the hundred-thousand-year level in the future?"

The thought of his son possessing dazzling red hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings in the future filled this old father with uncontrollable pride!

With such a Soul Ring configuration, who in the future world of Soul Masters could possibly be Yao's opponent?

"Yao, if Soul Ring ages can be increased, then there must be limits, right?" Lin Wanqiu asked. Such a powerful skill was bound to have certain restrictions.

Dugu Yao nodded slightly and said calmly, "Mother is right. This skill can only work gradually; it cannot devour endlessly and raise Soul Ring ages without limit!"

"Xiangliu can feel full. If it eats too much, it can no longer eat. And I do not know exactly what needs to be devoured, or how many years it can increase a Soul Ring by."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo pondered for a moment. He took an ordinary poisonous herb from his Space Soul Tool, handed it to Dugu Yao, and said, "Yao, give it a try. How many years can this poisonous herb increase it by?"

Dugu Yao nodded and summoned Xiangliu, using Devouring Evolution to devour the poisonous herb. Yet nothing happened afterward.

It seemed that the ordinary poisonous herb did not contain enough energy to increase the Soul Ring's age.

Dugu Yao smiled wryly. "Grandfather, this one poisonous herb does not seem to be enough to increase the Soul Ring's age. Perhaps I need more."

Sensing no change at all in his Soul Ring's age, Dugu Yao was not discouraged. If an ordinary poisonous herb could increase a Soul Ring's age, that would be far too absurd!

Dugu Bo immediately took out another nine identical poisonous herbs from his Space Soul Tool and handed them to Dugu Yao. "Yao, try again. Devour these nine poisonous herbs and see what changes!"

Xiangliu stared eagerly at the poisonous herbs in Dugu Bo's hand, drooling as it clearly wanted to eat them badly. Once it received Dugu Yao's command, it used Devouring Evolution and began feasting heartily!

Dugu Yao released his Soul Rings. Around Xiangliu's main head's neck hovered a dazzling golden Million-Year Soul Ring, while around the second head on the left hovered a Thousand-Year Soul Ring that was close to ten thousand years!

He focused all the effects of Devouring Evolution onto the Second Soul Ring. The Soul Ring immediately emitted a faint glow, which vanished in an instant.

Dugu Bo asked, "How was it, Yao? Did it improve at all?"

With a smile on his face, Dugu Yao said, "Grandfather, ten ordinary poisonous herbs can increase it by one year! And once my Soul Ring reaches ten thousand years, these ordinary poisonous herbs may lose their effect."

Yes, ordinary poisonous herbs could only increase a Soul Ring's age by one year. Once the Soul Ring reached ten thousand years, such ordinary poisonous herbs would lose all effect.

But it was still possible to pile up the Second Soul Ring's age to ten thousand years using ordinary poisonous herbs. Besides, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye lacked nothing but spirit herbs.

Ordinary poisonous herbs in particular were the most abundant at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. Most had been planted by Dugu Bo himself. If Xiangliu wanted to eat, there would be more than enough for it!

"Hiss—" Dugu Bo said in surprise, "Ten poisonous herbs can increase a Soul Ring's age by one year? Not bad, not bad. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye has plenty of these poisonous herbs!"

Dugu Yao smiled faintly. Once the ordinary poisonous herbs stopped working, he would have Xiangliu begin devouring those spirit herbs with stronger effects.

After the test, Dugu Bo drank his tea and looked at Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan. "Yao, Yan, in a few days, Heaven Dou Royal Academy will begin admissions. Your grandfather plans to send you two there to study. What do you think?"

"Great, great!" Dugu Yan said happily. She had always looked forward to attending a Soul Master Academy, since there would be many Soul Masters her age there.

Dugu Yao had no objections either. It was just a Soul Master Academy, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy at that. Given their status and background, if they did not want to attend after enrolling, could they not simply choose not to go?

It was nothing more than putting their names on the roster.

"But after entering the Soul Master Academy, you must remember that you absolutely cannot reveal your Soul Ring configurations, especially Yao's Soul Rings. Understand?" Thinking of their Soul Ring configurations, Dugu Bo reminded them.

It was not that he feared he would be unable to protect them if their Soul Ring configurations were exposed. With the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and the Snowy Swan Kiss, he feared no faction!

The main issue was that, once exposed, the major powers would come one after another to disrupt their peaceful lives in pursuit of the method. That was what he did not want to see.

"Don't worry, Grandfather. We know what to do. We will not reveal our Soul Ring configurations," Dugu Yao said with a smile. Who knew what would happen if they were exposed?!

Soul Rings absorbed beyond the optimal Soul Ring configuration were enough to drive the Soul Master world mad. Of course, even if they were exposed and danger arose, they could simply throw out the effects of Whale Rubber as a smokescreen.

Dugu Bo nodded slightly and said with a smile, "When the time comes, I will personally take you to Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"