Absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring

Roar—!

The Earth Demon Ape roared and gathered its strongest attack once more, smashing fiercely toward Lu Chen.

Its body was already drenched in blood, and the massive wound across its abdomen continued to gush blood.

Its aura had weakened considerably.

"Your speed has slowed!" Lu Chen sneered.

Although his clothes had long since been reduced to tatters and several new wounds had appeared on his body,

he relied on his terrifying recovery ability to withstand the demon ape's assault.

Just as the demon ape's fist was about to fall, the Soul Bone skill in his right leg activated again.

His body shifted sideways in an instant.

Boom!

The demon ape's heavy blow missed again, and the ground split apart instantly.

Countless spiderweb-like cracks spread in every direction.

A huge crater appeared at the center.

Shadow Blitz!

Lu Chen's figure had already landed atop the long wound across the Earth Demon Ape's abdomen.

The demon ape was both shocked and enraged. Disregarding its injuries, it wildly swung its other massive arm in a sweeping strike.

The force carried by its claws severed the remains of ancient trees that required several people to encircle, slicing through them as easily as tofu.

Lu Chen's gaze was ice-cold. He did not choose to evade, instead adopting the most primitive and bloodiest method of fighting.

Rip!

The demon ape's claws tore open Lu Chen's shoulder blade, sending blood spraying everywhere and even exposing stark white bone.

Yet Lu Chen did not so much as furrow his brow. Using the pain coursing through his body, he forcibly locked down the demon ape's arm.

At that instant, his heart erupted with a thunderous roar like pounding war drums, and the blood and qi throughout his body compressed to the limit.

At the same time, the Soul Bones in his arms suddenly erupted with brilliant light.

The power of the Fifty-Thousand-Year Diamond Giant Ape Left Arm Bone and the Fifty-Thousand-Year Berserk Flame Lion Right Arm Bone completely boiled over at that moment.

Heartburst Liberation Fist!

This was a killing punch that abandoned all defense and condensed all the power in his body into a single point.

With a piercing shriek through the air, Lu Chen's fist struck precisely into the bone-deep wound in the demon ape's abdomen.

Boom!

A dull explosion sounded from within the demon ape's body.

Violent shockwaves surged like a tide.

The Earth Demon Ape's internal organs, said to be indestructible, were reduced to powder beneath that punch.

Its enormous body abruptly stiffened, and the crimson light in its eyes gradually faded.

In the end, it crashed heavily into a pool of blood like a collapsing hill, sending dust billowing into the sky.

Lu Chen slowly withdrew his fist and casually flung the blood from his hand.

Behind him, deep and heavy black motes of Soul Power began to slowly gather above the demon ape's corpse.

"Th-this is still human?"

Behind Zhang Lexuan, a Shrek student spoke in a trembling voice.

A level-ten Soul Scholar, relying only on his physical body and the power of his Soul Bones,

had crossed four entire major realms and slain a Ten-Thousand-Year demon ape capable of rivaling a Soul King.

The overwhelming visual impact of it all left these Shrek geniuses, who called themselves "monsters,"

severely shaken in their understanding of Martial Souls, an understanding they had built over many years.

"He actually killed a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast alone!"

Yan Shaozhe was shocked. Even though he could tell that the demon ape had already been seriously wounded,

it still felt absurd that a Soul Scholar could deliver the final killing blow.

It still felt absurd that a Soul Scholar could defeat such a powerful enemy.

Tang Ya and Long Aotian in the distance, however, looked completely calm.

They had long since grown numb to Lu Chen's strength, which defied all common sense.

"I finally killed the damn thing!" Lu Chen let out a long breath.

The battle had lasted nearly half an hour.

If not for his recovery ability, which was practically cheating, he would have found it difficult to gain any advantage against this Ten-Thousand-Year beast.

He turned around, his gaze sweeping across the Shrek group before lingering briefly on Ma Xiaotao.

His brows suddenly rose.

He could sense the violent, scorching Evil Fire within her body, seemingly on the verge of erupting.

Lu Chen withdrew his gaze and ignored it, walking straight toward the demon ape's corpse.

There was also a time limit on the formation of a Soul Ring.

If it went unabsorbed for too long, the Soul Ring would vanish.

"What is he doing?"

Seeing Lu Chen sit cross-legged beside the demon ape's corpse, one of the Shrek students could not help crying out.

"He can't be... planning to absorb that Soul Ring, can he?"

Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

"How is that possible? The iron rule of the Soul Master world for ten thousand years has been that the limit for a first Soul Ring is below a thousand years.

For a Soul Scholar to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, how is that any different from suicide?"

Zhang Lexuan's pupils contracted slightly, finding the situation absurd.

Yan Shaozhe looked at Luo Wei. "Sister Luo, aren't you going to stop him?

That is a Soul Ring from a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. A Soul Scholar like him cannot withstand it at all!

Even if his body can endure it, the soul shock contained in a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's Soul Ring is not something a Soul Scholar can resist."

Luo Wei remained expressionless and replied flatly, "Why are you making such a fuss? Don't you have anything better to do? Leave already."

She did not want the people from Shrek to witness Lu Chen absorbing the Soul Ring.

The relationship between the two sides was poor to begin with. It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.

But she also knew that Yan Shaozhe was a level-ninety-five Super Douluo.

If he did not want to leave, there was no way she could force him away.

If they truly came to blows, the other side had one Soul Emperor and four Soul Ancestors who were only missing their Soul Rings.

Even though Lu Chen was very strong, it would be difficult for him to protect Long Aotian and Tang Ya while under siege.

Moreover, the time for the Soul Ring to form was limited. Once a battle began, this Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring would be wasted for nothing.

Yan Shaozhe was left speechless by Luo Wei's words, yet he did not move.

He wanted to see just how this boy intended to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

And how he would deal with the soul shock.

Lu Chen did not care in the slightest.

Other than the secret of his transmigration, everything else about him had long since been exposed, and he had no intention of concealing anything.

Unless that old schemer Tang San personally stepped in, Lu Chen had nothing to worry about.

Under everyone's suffocating gaze, he closed his eyes and formed hand seals.

He drew upon that black Soul Ring.

Buzz!

The pitch-black Soul Ring, radiating terrifying pressure, suddenly contracted.

It transformed into a violent black torrent and poured into him through the top of his head.

Boom—!

Lu Chen's body suddenly trembled.

That power was far too immense, like a mountain weighing ten thousand tons crushing down upon his slender shoulders.

"Hold on!"

Sensing that his body was about to explode, Lu Chen gritted his teeth.

He frantically circulated the Exploding Heart Meditation Method.

As long as he could withstand this first wave, the outcome would basically be decided.

"Gasp! His body actually didn't explode right away?"

One student cried out in astonishment.

He felt that if he tried to absorb the Earth Demon Ape before him as his fourth Soul Ring, his body would definitely fail to endure it and explode.

Lu Chen's body now resembled a balloon.

The terrifying Soul Power within him was like raging floodwaters, violently crashing into Lu Chen's dantian.

Lu Chen's expression was tense, but a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.

"I made it through the first stage!"

Next, a brutal tug-of-war officially erupted within his body.

The skin all over Lu Chen's body split open in an instant, blood gushing out like spring water.

Yet within that mist of blood, the golden light of the Immortal Body flowed madly.

His flesh was shattered by the shockwaves, then instantly regrew.

His meridians burst apart, then were immediately reforged.

More importantly, the four top-tier Soul Bones inside his body displayed their stabilizing power at that moment.

The Nine-Thousand-Year Phantom Demon Eye Head Bone emitted waves of coolness.

It firmly blocked the violent soul shock left behind by the Earth Demon Ape from entering his sea of consciousness.

Lu Chen's spiritual power was also sufficient to resist the demon ape's soul shock.