Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Gu Ling sat cross-legged on his bed, his chest rising and falling slowly. Pale white bone armor emerged along his arms, then gradually receded into his body as his soul power circulated.
For the past few days.
He had constantly felt that bottleneck.
Yet he had always fallen just short.
Tonight, that resistance finally loosened.
Gu Ling immediately cleared his mind and steadily directed his soul power toward it. The power that had been blocked in his meridians suddenly surged through. His sleeves billowed, and the teacup beside his bed trembled slightly.
A moment later, he opened his eyes and flexed his right hand. The corners of his mouth rose involuntarily as he said:
"Finally, level fifty!"
Gu Ling got out of bed. Four soul rings-yellow, purple, purple, and black-appeared beneath his feet in succession. Their number had not changed, but the soul power flowing within him was far more abundant than before.
Once he obtained his fifth soul ring, he could truly enter the Soul King realm!
But as he recalled the Clear Sky Hammer Tang Hao had brought crashing down that day, the smile in Gu Ling's eyes faded a little.
Although Gu Rong and Old Poison could protect him, he never wanted to experience that feeling of having no choice but to retreat behind someone else again.
The next day.
After hearing the news, Gu Rong personally checked his soul power, and a smile immediately appeared on his face. "Good. Your foundation is very solid. It's time to choose your fifth soul ring."
"I want to go to the Star Dou Great Forest," Gu Ling said. "There are more kinds of soul beasts there, so we'll have more options."
Gu Rong nodded. "All right. I'll go with you."
"And so will I." Dugu