Ultimate Sea God Dragon; Qian Renxue Arrives

Within the Extreme-Cold Yin Spring,

A blue pillar of light shot into the sky in an instant! Icy 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 sea suddenly surged forth.

Water was the source of life;

The sea was the cradle of all things;

As the sea's aura spread and the power of life overflowed, the plants within the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes seemed to cheer.

The next second, a long roar exploded!

"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 azure dragon armor, carrying the majesty of the sea. Compared to before, his martial soul had undergone a heaven-shaking transformation under the power of the two Star Dragons, Pisces and Scorpio.

The shoulder armor supported Twin-Headed Fish-Scale Cannons,

The armguards on both hands had transformed into a pair of enormous pincers,

And a Scorpio tail rose from his dragon tail, its massive hooked barb gleaming with a chilling, sinister light.

"What incredible power."

The instant he clenched his fists, ice and water gathered.

One was supremely gentle, the other supremely hard.

With the energy of the Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass and the Extreme-Cold Yin Spring, the ice attribute of his martial soul had astonishingly reached the ultimate level.

After relaxing his fists, Ouyang Ling looked toward the shore. With one step forward, ice formed beneath his feet across the spring's surface.

With a thought, "Buzz—"

Yellow, purple... purple!

His 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 depth of the soul ring's color, Ouyang Ling said, "Not bad. It's probably around four thousand years."

This age,

Was essentially the fourth soul ring of an ordinary Soul Master.

As for the soul skill granted by this soul ring...

Its name was Dragon Might!

Its effect ignored level differences and stripped the opposing Soul Master of any enhancement effects on themselves. As long as Dragon Might continued to envelop them afterward, no further enhancements could be applied. It reduced every aspect of an opposing Soul Master's condition by 10%, while Soul Masters with beast martial souls suffered a 15% reduction. The status-reduction effect could target one person or many, but when used on more than nine people, its effectiveness decreased 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 all self-enhancements?! Did they know what it meant to prevent further enhancements from being applied?! Did they know how powerful an all-around reduction was?!

To put it simply, as long as he activated his third soul skill, even against a martial soul like the Six-Winged Angel at the same rank, he would dare to pin them down and beat them senseless.

Of course, he wasn't talking about Qian Renxue.

(Dog head for self-preservation.)

When Ouyang Ling finally stepped ashore, he glanced at the frost on the ground. He merely extended his palm, and the traces left by the splashing water of the Extreme-Cold Yin Spring vanished without a trace in an instant.

What disappointed Ouyang Ling, however, was that there were no suitable opponents within the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes for him to test himself against and personally 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.

Thus, Ouyang Ling walked up to a medicinal herb that appeared utterly unremarkable. The plant was entirely emerald green, and its only unusual feature was the three snow-white leaves at its center. Several droplets of water rested in the middle of those leaves, like dew left behind in the morning.

This was precisely the Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew.

Because the Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass was so domineering, for a short period, aside from this Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew—which had mild medicinal properties and focused on increasing spiritual power—he temporarily could not consume any other immortal-grade herbs.

In any case, he intended to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring upon breaking through Rank 40. That meant he had to raise his spiritual power, or it would be difficult for him to withstand the shock to his soul. Unfortunately, he had no method for cultivating spiritual power.

If he wanted to improve it now, he could only rely on immortal herbs.

After plucking 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.

As a sweet taste flowed down his throat, a refreshing fragrance that soothed the heart began to fill every corner of his body, and waves of cool comfort spread throughout him.

The Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew in his hand swiftly withered away into dust, leaving behind only several seeds.

Seeing this, Ouyang Ling casually poked several holes into the soil with his finger 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-the-sky posture and began absorbing the herb's medicinal effects.

Before long, the medicinal power gathered in Ouyang Ling's head and completely erupted within his Sea of Spirit!

At this very moment, within the Sea of Spirit,

The originally flawless, transparent seawater had been dyed with a layer of azure radiance. Luo Sea God Dragon, the tenant, could clearly sense that Ouyang Ling's spiritual power was undergoing a considerable transformation.

"This kid really has incredible luck."

Luo Sea God Dragon lay on a recliner carved from ice, sunglasses perched over his dragon snout. With a contented expression, he watched the light above the Sea of Spirit cascade down like Emperor's Flowing Essence, dyeing the seawater completely.

As he admired the sight, he occasionally stroked his dragon whiskers. Yet the solemn expression that flashed across his face vanished in an instant, utterly unlike the image of the old mischievous dragon he had shown when meeting Ouyang Ling.

"He's growing quickly, and there's still plenty of time..."

As time passed,

Ouyang Ling abruptly opened his eyes. Immediately afterward, invisible spiritual power rippled out from his eyes!

At that moment,

His spiritual power detected activity beyond the valley. Three familiar auras were heading this way.

"Huh? Sister Xue'er and the others are here." Giving up on the idea of sensing how powerful his spiritual power had become after consuming the immortal herb, Ouyang Ling got up and took a step forward, rushing toward the valley entrance at top speed.

Meanwhile, outside the valley.

Of the three, Porcupinefish Douluo arrived first.

"Young Mistress, be careful."

Qian Renxue landed a step later and examined the Poison Array shrouding the valley before her. "Elder Ci Xue, is this valley Dugu Bo's medicinal garden?"

"That's right."

At this moment, She Long, who was protecting Qian Renxue, examined the Poison Array before them. A trace of shock flashed through his eyes. "What potent poison. Though Dugu Bo's strength is lacking, his methods of using poison are not bad."

However, Qian Renxue did not care about that at the moment. She frowned slightly. "How are we supposed to get in now?" Although this Poison Array could not stop the two elders, it could keep her outside.

Porcupinefish Douluo said, "I can 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 was about to consume the Poison Array's toxins to force open a gap, a voice came from within the valley.

"Sister Xue'er, wait before acting."

Hearing this, Qian Renxue and the other two immediately looked toward the source of the voice. Within the poisonous mist, a figure flickered in and out of view as it hurried toward the outside.

"Little Ling?!"

Yet before she could clearly make out the figure, Qian Renxue cried out in surprise. In her line of sight, an upraised scorpion tail swayed, while a pair of massive pincers and two cannon barrels stood at either side of the silhouette. It was far too different from Ouyang Ling's usual appearance.

"It's me."

Before long, when he completely emerged from the Poison Array, Ouyang Ling's new appearance was revealed before Qian Renxue, Ci Xue, and She Long.

"Little Ling, what is this...?"

Qian Renxue looked him over from head to toe, stopping herself before she could finish.

Because she suddenly felt as if her Six-Winged Angel martial soul was trembling. This instinctive reaction did not stem from compatibility between them, but from the strength of Ouyang Ling's martial soul quality at that moment. It was even stronger than her Six-Winged Angel!

How was that possible?!

Although she found it hard to believe, Qian Renxue forcefully suppressed the shock in her heart and asked the rest of her question. "What happened to your martial soul?"