Successful Absorption

Master and Flender stared at Ye Yu in astonishment. At that moment, Tang San and Ye Yu formed a stark contrast.

Tang San was absorbing a Four Hundred Year Soul Ring without any rejection, yet it was extremely difficult and painful.

Ye Yu was absorbing a Thousand Year Soul Ring with an extremely strong rejection, yet he looked utterly relaxed and at ease.

People like Master and Flender had seen all kinds of things. Normally, they would not be shocked enough to lose composure, but right now, both of them were completely dumbfounded. What exactly was going on?

Though they were extremely curious, they did not ask. Even if Ye Yu seemed very relaxed, they still could not disturb him.

Master let out a breath of relief. Though he did not know why it was so easy, he finally felt reassured. Originally, he had thought Ye Yu would be taking an enormous risk with his life by absorbing this highly resistant Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Flender moved closer to Master and whispered softly by his ear, "Xiao Gang, after Xiao Yu goes back, he'll apply for graduation right away, won't he? Have him come to our Shrek Academy. Once he absorbs his second soul ring, his soul power will reach level thirty. After all, he has Innate Full Soul Power Level 30. If he absorbs a third soul ring in the future, with his Innate Full Soul Power Level 30 plus that monster-like body of his, reaching level thirty-five directly won't be a problem. If Xiao Yu comes, I can exempt him from taking the Assessment and let him enter the academy directly."

Flender had begun trying to recruit him. Ye Yu was far too monstrous. He had seen plenty of monsters, but never one this monstrous. Though he was only six years old now, he had completely reached the standard for entering Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy's registration requirements were that one had to be no older than thirteen, and one's soul power had to be above level 21.

Meeting the registration requirements was not enough. One still needed to pass four Assessments.

Even a super genius would at most reach level 29 at twelve or thirteen, while Ye Yu was a Born Soul Elder. After absorbing two soul rings, he would directly reach level thirty.

Entering Shrek at six years old would definitely create a record that no one before or after could match.

Master said, "Xiao Yu probably won't go right now. After all, there are still many basics he needs to study. Don't be anxious. He'll go sooner or later. When the time comes, I'll have Xiao Yu and Xiao San go together."

Flender nodded. "That's good."

At this moment, Ye Yu was easily absorbing the Thousand Year Soul Ring. Even Ye Yu himself was a little surprised that it could be this easy.

Though he felt that with his monster-like body, he could successfully absorb it, he had thought there would definitely be pressure and pain. After all, his current soul power was level ten, and the soul ring he was absorbing was one thousand one hundred years old. However, the instant he began absorbing it, something happened that shocked Ye Yu.

Although the Swift Growth Tiger had been so brutally abused by Flender that it wanted to die, the soul ring left after its death carried resentment. The Swift Growth Tiger voluntarily dying did not mean it had no resentment at all. After all, there was still its soul ring.

Once it became a soul ring, it naturally no longer had to be afraid, so resentment began to grow.

At first, Ye Yu planned to absorb it with all his strength and as quickly as possible, because the more resentment grew, the harder it would be to absorb. The Swift Growth Tiger being brutally abused by Flender was beneficial to his absorption, but it could also turn into a disadvantage.

At the beginning, the resentment was small, but if the absorption took a long time, then the resentment would grow larger and larger, perhaps even greater than the resentment from killing it under normal circumstances. So when that time came, even with his powerful body, success would be very difficult.

But when the resentment in the Swift Growth Tiger's soul ring began to grow, it actually dissipated in an instant, like a flame that had just leapt up only to be doused by water.

This left Ye Yu very puzzled. What was going on?

The Swift Growth Tiger had not a trace of resentment, which made it very easy for him to absorb, and it did not reject him either. It was not that it produced no rejection toward his Nine Spirit Black Tang, but rather that it seemed to not dare reject him.

Right now, what Ye Yu had to endure was only the vast energy of the soul ring.

Even that vast energy, if it were anyone else, even Tang San, would not be able to withstand it and would explode to death, but Ye Yu would not.

His body was like a bottomless pit, fully capable of withstanding this vast energy. Moreover, the inside of his body was also extremely powerful. His internal organs, bones, meridians, and everything else were exceedingly tough, so even if the energy flowed through these organs during the absorption process, he would not feel pain.

The only feeling he had was that his body felt slightly swollen. As the absorption continued, that slight swelling gradually disappeared.

What Ye Yu did not know was that in the instant the resentment in the Swift Growth Tiger's soul ring began to grow, it sensed an extremely terrifying wisp of aura emanating from deep within Ye Yu's body.

Though only the tiniest bit of aura had leaked out, so faint that even Flender did not notice it, as pure thought force now, it sensed it.

Just that single trace scared it so much that its resentment vanished instantly. It trembled in terror, awe and fear rising in its heart. Just that tiny bit of aura made it want to disappear even more than when it had been brutally abused earlier. It did not want to face that tiny bit of aura for even one extra second. It was tens of millions of times more painful than before.

Though it was only the tiniest bit of aura, it sensed an extremely evil energy. Before that evil, it, which had originally been filled with extreme fury and resentment toward Ye Yu and Flender, instantly cowered.

Not only did it no longer harbor resentment, it also did not dare reject him, willingly allowing itself to be absorbed. It even felt that becoming Ye Yu's soul ring was its honor.

At this moment, Ye Yu was about to succeed, and excitement filled his heart.

Because Ye Yu felt that his strength had increased severalfold! Especially his body—it felt even more powerful. What excited him most was the change inside his body. It had become twice as strong.

After successfully absorbing the soul ring, Ye Yu felt so comfortable it reached an extreme, as though he had reached the peak of bliss. All thirty-six thousand pores on his body opened at the same time, breathing in the wonderful air, while every cell inside him cheered and leapt with joy.

Moreover, he felt that his already terrifying body had undergone a transformation. The soul power that had originally been absorbed by his bottomless-pit-like body spread out, merging into every part of his flesh, meridians, and cells.

Ye Yu felt that his body was three times stronger than before absorbing the soul ring!

Ye Yu slowly rose to his feet and opened his eyes, unable to hide his excitement.

Not only had his body become even more terrifying, he had also obtained a Soul Skill with extremely powerful support ability!

Seeing that Ye Yu had successfully absorbed the Thousand Year Soul Ring, Flender and Master were very happy. They did not rush to ask questions, suppressing the curiosity in their hearts as they quietly waited for Tang San.

The Nine Spirit Black Tang in Ye Yu's right hand had grown a little sturdier, swaying left and right with even greater vitality.

At the same time, above Ye Yu's head, a soul ring flashing with Purple Soul Ring light appeared from top to bottom, circling around him.

Flender and Master's eyes shone. His first soul ring was a purple thousand-year one! This had never happened before. Today, they had personally witnessed this impossible scene.

Ye Yu used his first Soul Skill. Black specks of light rose and condensed into Black Begonia Petals, which drifted down onto Master. Under Master's astonished gaze, he felt the toxins in his body dissipating and seeping out through the surface of his skin. The discomfort and pain in his body quickly disappeared. At the same time, the two wounds on his arm rapidly healed, and soon scabs had already formed.

Though Master was surprised and delighted, he did not ask. He would wait until Xiao San successfully absorbed his soul ring first.

An hour later, Tang San successfully absorbed it. After opening his eyes, he froze for a moment and looked toward Ye Yu at the side.

Tang San asked in surprise, "Brother Yu, you still haven't started absorbing your soul ring?"

However, in the next second, Ye Yu's words made Tang San's face instantly fill with astonishment.

"I finished absorbing it ages ago..."