Within the Extreme-Cold Yin Spring,
A blue pillar of light shot into the sky in an instant! Ice springwater splashed across the ground, spreading layers of frost.
The instant Ouyang Ling opened his eyes, the energies of water and ice converged at a single point. An aura from the vast ocean suddenly rippled outward.
Water was the source of life;
The ocean was the cradle of all things;
As the ocean's aura spread and the power of life overflowed, all the plants within the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes rejoiced.
The next second, a long roar erupted!
"Ultimate Sea God Dragon, possess me!"
The surface of the Extreme-Cold Ice Spring suddenly exploded!
Beneath the shining radiance, Ouyang Ling was clad in deep-blue dragon armor, carrying the majesty of the sea. Compared to before, his martial soul had undergone a heaven-shaking transformation under the power of Pisces and Scorpio, the two Star Dragons.
A Twin-Headed Fish-Scale Cannon rested upon his shoulder armor,
The armor on his arms transformed into a pair of massive pincers,
And a Scorpio tail stood upright from his dragon tail, its enormous hook gleaming with a cold, sinister light.
"What powerful strength."
The instant he clenched his fists, ice and water gathered.
One was supremely soft, the other supremely hard.
Under the energy of the Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass and the Extreme-Cold Yin Spring, the ice attribute of his martial soul had clearly reached its ultimate form.
After relaxing his fists, Ouyang Ling looked toward the shore. He took one step forward, and ice formed beneath his feet across the spring's surface.
At a thought, "Bzzz—"
Yellow, purple... purple!
The final Soul Ring rose. This was a gift from the energy of the Extreme-Cold Yin Spring and the Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass.
After making a rough judgment based on the shade of its color, Ouyang Ling said, "Not bad. Around four thousand years."
This age limit
Was basically the fourth Soul Ring of an ordinary Soul Master.
As for the soul skill granted by this Soul Ring...
Its name was Dragon Might!
The effect of the soul skill was to ignore level differences and strip any self-applied enhancement effects from the opposing Soul Master. As long as Dragon Might continued to cover them afterward, no further enhancements could be applied. It reduced all aspects of the opposing Soul Master's condition by 10%, while Beast Martial Soul Masters suffered a 15% reduction. The status reduction could be used against one target or many, but when used against more than nine people, the reduction effect weakened as the number of targets increased.
After roughly sorting through the information,
"This soul skill is pretty good."
Ouyang Ling nodded in satisfaction.
Did they know how valuable it was to strip away every self-enhancement? Did they know what it meant to prevent further enhancements? Did they know how powerful an all-around reduction was?!
Put simply, as long as he activated his third soul skill, then at the same rank, even if the opponent had a martial soul like the Six-Winged Angel, he would dare pin them down and beat them senseless.
Of course, he wasn't talking about Qian Renxue.
(Dog-head emoji for self-preservation.)
When Ouyang Ling finally stepped ashore, he glanced at the frost on the ground. He merely stretched out his hand, and the traces left by the splashed water from the Extreme-Cold Yin Spring vanished without a trace in an instant.
What disappointed Ouyang Ling, however, was that there were no suitable opponents in the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes for him to test himself against and truly experience the strength of his martial soul after evolving into the Ultimate Sea God Dragon.
Since that was the case,
He would continue consuming the next immortal herb first.
Ouyang Ling thus walked over to an inconspicuous-looking medicinal plant. The entire herb was jade green. Its only unusual feature was the three snow-white leaves at its center, with several droplets of water held in the middle of the leaves like morning dew.
This was precisely the Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew.
Because of the Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass's overbearing nature, for the time being, he could not consume any other immortal medicinal herbs apart from this Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew, whose effects were mild and focused on enhancing spiritual power.
After all, he intended to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring once he broke through Rank 40. He had to raise his spiritual power, or it would be difficult to withstand Soul Shock. Unfortunately, he had no method for cultivating spiritual power.
If he wanted to improve it now, he could only rely on immortal herbs.
After picking the Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew, Ouyang Ling held it before him and tilted it slightly. The few transparent droplets naturally slid into his mouth.
A wave of sweetness flowed down his throat, followed by a refreshing fragrance that seeped into his heart and lungs, filling every corner of his body. A cool, invigorating sensation spread throughout him.
The Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew in his hand rapidly withered and turned to dust, leaving behind only a few seeds.
Seeing this, Ouyang Ling casually poked several holes into the soil with his fingers and buried the seeds of the Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew one by one, leaving this treasure for those who came after him.
After doing all this, he assumed a five-hearts-facing-heaven posture and began absorbing the herb's medicinal effects.
Before long, the medicinal power gathered in Ouyang Ling's brain and erupted completely within his Sea of Spirit!
At this moment, within the Sea of Spirit,
The seawater that had originally been flawlessly transparent was dyed with a layer of deep-blue radiance. Luo Sea God Dragon, the tenant, could clearly sense that Ouyang Ling's spiritual power was undergoing a considerable transformation.
"This kid's luck is truly good."
Luo Sea God Dragon lay on a recliner carved from ice, sunglasses perched on his dragon snout. With a contented expression, he watched the radiance pouring down like Emperor's Flowing Essence from above the Sea of Spirit, dyeing the seawater completely.
As he admired the sight, he occasionally stroked his dragon whiskers. Yet a stern expression flashed across his face for only an instant, utterly unlike the old mischievous dragon he had been when meeting Ouyang Ling.
"He's growing quickly enough, and there is still plenty of time..."
As time passed,
Ouyang Ling suddenly opened his eyes. Immediately afterward, invisible spiritual power rippled out from them!
At that moment,
His spiritual power detected movement outside the valley. Three familiar auras were heading this way.
"Huh? Sister Xue'er and the others are here." Giving up on testing just how much his spiritual power had increased after consuming the immortal herb, Ouyang Ling rose to his feet and took a step forward, rushing toward the outside of the valley at top speed.
Meanwhile, outside the valley.
Of the three, Porcupinefish Douluo arrived first.
"Young Mistress, be careful."
Qian Renxue landed a moment later and examined the Poison Array enveloping the valley before her. "Elder Ci Xue, is this valley Dugu Bo's medicinal garden?"
"Indeed."
At this moment, She Long, who was protecting Qian Renxue, examined the Poison Array before them, a trace of shock flashing through his eyes. "What potent poison. Though Dugu Bo is lacking in strength, his skill with poison is quite impressive."
However, Qian Renxue was not concerned about that at the moment. She frowned slightly. "How are we supposed to get inside?" Although this Poison Array could not stop the two elders, it could keep her outside.
Porcupinefish Douluo said, "I can force open a gap. That way, even if Dugu Bo returns, he won't notice."
"Then do it."
Just as Porcupinefish Douluo received Qian Renxue's permission and prepared to consume the Poison Array's venom to force open a gap, a voice happened to come from within the valley.
"Sister Xue'er, don't act yet."
Hearing this, Qian Renxue and the other two immediately looked in the direction the voice had come from. Within the poisonous mist, a figure flickered in and out of sight as it hurried out of the fog.
"Little Ling!?"
Before she could even make out the figure clearly, Qian Renxue cried out in surprise. In her view, an upright scorpion tail swayed in the air, while a pair of enormous pincers and two cannon barrels stood on either side of the figure. It differed far too greatly from Ouyang Ling's usual appearance.
"It's me."
Before long, after he completely emerged from the Poison Array, Ouyang Ling's brand-new appearance was displayed before Qian Renxue, Ci Xue, and She Long.
"Little Ling, what are you..."
Qian Renxue looked him over from head to toe, stopping herself mid-sentence.
Because she suddenly felt as though her Six-Winged Angel martial soul was trembling. This instinctive tremor was not caused by compatibility between the two; rather, she sensed the extraordinary quality of Ouyang Ling's martial soul at this moment. Its strength even surpassed her Six-Winged Angel!
How was that possible?!
Though she found it unbelievable, Qian Renxue forcibly suppressed the shock in her heart and asked the rest of her question. "What happened to your martial soul?"
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