Second Soul Skill

The resentment and foul aura of the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull had only just begun to spread when it felt as if its consciousness was about to collapse. This was not because its Soul Ring was being absorbed—it had only just begun. Its consciousness was on the verge of collapse and trembling because of a surge of evil!

If the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull were still alive, sensing this evil would have absolutely frightened it into shaking uncontrollably! Even its soul would have trembled!

At this moment, Master and Flender were staring fixedly at Ye Yu, who was absorbing the Soul Ring. Suddenly, surprise appeared in their eyes, because the Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring on the Nine Spirit Black Tang was shaking—or more accurately, trembling.

It was as if the Soul Ring had sensed some terrifying thing. The violence and foul aura on the Soul Ring also vanished in an instant.

Master and Flender looked at each other, shaken. Just like the Swift Growth Tiger, all its resentment had disappeared?

Seeing that Ye Yu showed no pain when he first began absorbing it, Master and Flender felt that this had to be the case, and they let out a breath in relief. However, they still could not relax. After all, there was still that vast amount of energy.

At this moment, the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull was about to collapse—or rather, it voluntarily vanished, voluntarily letting itself be absorbed, feeling that being absorbed was an honor! Because this evil was too terrifying, evil to the absolute extreme. As a mutant that appeared only once among a thousand Heavenly Void Power Bulls, foul energy had bred inside it since birth, but compared to this evil, its foul aura was simply heaven and earth apart.

If this evil was compared to an endless desert, then its evil was merely a single grain of sand in that desert.

"Th-this evil... who does it come from? So... so terrifying..."

The Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull gave up resisting and willingly allowed itself to be absorbed, its final consciousness scattering.

At the same time, Ye Yu still could not sense the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull's resentment, nor could he sense its foul aura. As before, the instant it had just begun to spread, it vanished without a trace.

What exactly is hidden inside my body? Ye Yu thought inwardly.

After that brief thought, he devoted himself completely to absorbing the Soul Ring.

A Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring possessed over ten times the amount of energy, and that energy was even more tyrannical. Even though his body had improved and become much stronger after absorbing his first Soul Ring, as this energy flowed through him, the impact still made his internal organs, meridians, and bones ache.

At the same time, Ye Yu's body began to swell, making Master and Flender extremely worried.

If it were an ordinary person, even a genius monster, they would have exploded instantly, but Ye Yu did not. Yet his body continued to swell, and Master and Flender were extremely tense. Tang San was also deeply worried.

As he continued absorbing it, the energy inside him grew more and more immense. Ye Yu's brows locked tightly, and a fine layer of sweat had already seeped from his skin. His bones rattled inside his body, his fists clenched tightly, his teeth gritted so hard they clicked, and veins bulged on his forehead.

Tang San, Master, and Flender were extremely nervous. Absorbing an eleven-hundred-year Soul Ring had been easy, but this Second Soul Ring had leaped straight to nine thousand years. The energy he had to withstand was more than ten times greater.

From Ye Yu's expression, they knew he was bearing tremendous pressure and pain.

This was already unbelievably monstrous. After all, if it were a Soul Elder, their body would have directly burst apart and they would have died, yet no cracks appeared on Ye Yu's body, nor did any blood seep out.

Ye Yu truly did feel pressure and pain, but this small setback was nothing at all. If one wanted to grow, one had to weather storms. Smooth sailing would never provide tempering.

The pressure and pain Ye Yu was now enduring were equivalent to what Tang San had felt when absorbing his First Soul Ring. If Tang San could endure it, then all the more so Ye Yu, whose willpower was even stronger than Tang San's.

Tang San was shaken inwardly. Brother Yu's current pain feels the same as when I absorbed my First Soul Ring just now. How terrifying. Absorbing a Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring is the same for him as absorbing a Four Hundred Year Soul Ring was for me. If I absorbed a Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring, even with two lifetimes of experience, I would explode instantly. No wonder there are limits set on how old a Soul Ring can be. For anyone else, even a genius monster, absorbing a nine-thousand-year Soul Ring as their second Soul Ring would be impossible. They would definitely die without an intact corpse. The only one who can succeed is probably Brother Yu.

Half an hour passed, and Ye Yu's expression eased. His brows relaxed, and sweat no longer seeped from his face. His swollen body also gradually returned to normal, but his body looked even sturdier, the lines of his muscles filled with a powerful beauty.

Master and Flender were overjoyed and completely relaxed.

Ye Yu had already passed through the dangerous period. He was about to succeed.

Flender exclaimed in amazement, "I've never seen a monster like this. There wasn't one before, and there probably won't be one in the future either."

Flender was amazed and found it hard to believe. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe that someone's second Soul Ring could be nine thousand years old. Xiao Yu truly keeps bringing us shock after shock. Even absorbing a Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring doesn't feel that close to a brush with death."

At this moment, the Nine Spirit Black Tang had grown much stronger. Its branches, leaves, and petals had doubled in size, and specks of black light flickered on its petals as well, not just Black Radiance around its body.

Ye Yu slowly opened his eyes, let out a long breath, stood up, and showed joy and excitement.

"Brother Yu, are you all right?" Tang San asked with concern.

"I'm fine. At first, there was pressure and pain while absorbing it, but now they're completely gone. And my body has become even more terrifying, more than five times stronger than before!"

After being impacted by and absorbing that immense energy, his body's internal and external defenses had become stronger, and his five senses, speed, and strength had also improved greatly.

On one hand, it was because he had absorbed a Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring. On the other, it was because he was already Level 30!

Flender sensed Ye Yu's soul power and exclaimed, "As expected of Innate Full Soul Power Level 30. After absorbing your second Soul Ring, your soul power went straight to Level 30. You can absorb a third Soul Ring now. However, I heard from Xiao Gang that you want to stabilize and improve yourself first. For your third Soul Ring, you intend to hunt a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast?"

Ye Yu nodded. "Yes."

Ordinarily, if someone at Level 30 wanted to hunt a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, he would absolutely never believe it. But now, it seemed he had already grown used to being shocked. He did not find it too inconceivable. Instead, he felt that it should be this way.

Master felt both envious and jealous. Level 30 at six years old—Innate Full Soul Power Level 30 was simply abnormal. He himself was only Level 29, yet his disciple had surpassed him at the age of six.

Tang San was also envious and jealous, but more than that, he was happy.

Master looked expectant. "Seeing you so happy, you must have obtained a very good soul skill, right?"

Ye Yu nodded. "Mm. My Second Soul Skill still has two support abilities. The main one increases strength. The initial increase is 10%, with an increase based on Soul Ring bonuses. I have two Soul Rings now, so the strength boost is 10% plus 20%, for a total of 30%. Likewise, my First Soul Skill, Healing, has also risen to 30%."

"The secondary ability is to increase defense. The initial increase is 5%. With two Soul Rings now, that makes it 5% plus 20%, for a total of 25%."

When Master and Flender heard these support boosts, they were horrified. How terrifying. Flender felt that if Ye Yu used his Second Soul Skill on him, with his strength, he could fight a Level 79 Soul Sage and defeat him. He could even face a Level 80 Soul Sage, and with Ye Yu's First Soul Skill's Healing and life force enhancement, if it became a prolonged battle, he could still take them down!

Flender exclaimed, "Xiao Yu's support abilities are absolutely no weaker than the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. They may even be stronger!"

Master nodded in agreement. It was indeed so. Right now, only the three of them knew about the Nine Spirit Black Tang, but in the future, it would absolutely surpass the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, become renowned across the continent, and become the new number one support Martial Soul!

What excited Ye Yu the most was not the soul skill. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he tried to ask calmly, "Teacher, there's another ability. I don't know what it is. Take a look."

As he spoke, Ye Yu pressed his right hand to the right half of his face. Immediately, blood-black energy condensed, and half of Ye Yu's face was covered by a white Bone Mask! The white of his right eye turned black, and his pupil became yellow.

At once, Master's face filled with excitement. His eyes widened, and he was incomparably thrilled. "This... this is... an External Soul Bone!"