Destruction Judgment, Four Soul Skills to Choose From!

Tang Yuan opened his eyes.

The old man rose from the bluestone and lifted a hand to stretch his limbs.

The pain that had once covered his entire body had completely vanished.

Abundant Soul Power circulated continuously through his meridians.

The long-lost feeling of strength left him standing there for a moment.

A moment later, Tang Yuan burst into laughter.

"Recovered!"

"My old injuries have completely healed, and my meridians and dantian have returned to normal!"

"My Soul Power is still Rank 83!"

Tang Yuan looked at the eight Soul Rings circling him, his eyes moistening.

From an old man whose cultivation had been completely destroyed, he had become a Soul Douluo once more.

The Leaf of Life had forcibly reversed his fate.

Tang Chen gripped his grandfather's arm.

"From now on, you won't need to rely on those medicines to keep your body going anymore."

Tang Yuan nodded heavily.

"With Grandpa's current cultivation, no matter which faction he joins, he'll receive the highest level of treatment."

"The two of us no longer need to live under someone else's roof!"

The grandfather and grandson exchanged a look.

The gloom that had weighed on their hearts for years finally dispersed completely.

A few days later.

Within a dense mountain forest.

An Ironclad Demon Wolf over four meters long crashed through the underbrush, its massive body slamming heavily onto the ground.

Purple-black Destruction Force spread from its wounds.

Its hard scales rapidly shattered.

The Ironclad Demon Wolf struggled a few times before losing all signs of life.

Tang Chen emerged from the woods, holding the Destruction Spear.

Even in its sealed state, the Destruction Spear still possessed terrifying destructive power.

This Ironclad Demon Wolf, with over thirteen hundred years of cultivation, could not withstand even a wisp of the Destruction Force within the spear.

Tang Chen raised a hand.

The Destruction Spear turned into a streak of purple light and merged back into his right hand.

Pale-purple motes gathered above the Ironclad Demon Wolf's corpse.

Before long.

A purple Soul Ring slowly took shape.

"A Millennium Soul Ring."

Tang Chen sat cross-legged before the Soul Ring.

Only after the Life Ancient Tree and Destruction Scepter had fully awakened did he understand his true talent.

Both Martial Souls possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

His twin god-grade Martial Souls had even brought his Innate Soul Power to Rank 20.

The two levels of Soul Power he had shown at age six had merely been a trace of power revealed before the Life Ancient Tree truly awakened.

Now that his Martial Souls had fully awakened, he could directly absorb two Soul Rings.

The Millennium Soul Ring before him was merely the first Soul Ring he intended to absorb for his first Martial Soul.

Tang Chen was just about to draw in the Soul Ring.

A familiar system prompt suddenly appeared.

[Detected that the host's Soul Power has reached Rank 20.]

[Selection triggered.]

[Please choose two of the following four abilities.]

[One: Innate Divine Strength.]

[Physical strength will receive a permanent increase.]

[Two: Endless Vitality.]

[The effects of all healing-type soul skills will be permanently increased.]

[Three: Keen Sense.]

[Combat instincts will receive permanent enhancement.]

[Four: Soul Ring Affinity.]

[When absorbing Soul Rings, Soul Ring rejection will be permanently reduced.]

Tang Chen's gaze swept across the four options in turn.

Innate Divine Strength could permanently increase his physical strength.

For a Soul Master, a powerful physique could not only improve close-range combat ability but also allow one to endure Soul Rings of greater age.

Endless Vitality, meanwhile, could permanently enhance the effects of all healing-type soul skills.

He possessed the Life Ancient Tree Martial Soul.

He would certainly gain no shortage of healing-type soul skills in the future.

As for Keen Sense and Soul Ring Affinity, though they were equally useful, they would not noticeably improve his current combat strength.

Tang Chen quickly made his decision.

"I choose Innate Divine Strength and Endless Vitality."

[Selection complete.]

[Congratulations, host, for obtaining Innate Divine Strength.]

[Congratulations, host, for obtaining Endless Vitality.]

Two beams of light entered Tang Chen's body at the same time.

One of them surged toward his limbs and bones.

Soft cracking sounds came from his bones in succession, his muscles became firmer, and his meridians continued to widen under the influence of this power.

Tang Chen extended his right hand and slowly curled his fingers into a fist.

Strength far surpassing that of Soul Masters at the same level erupted at once.

He casually threw a punch.

Bang!

The air before him exploded on the spot.

The leaves on nearby trees were struck by the force of his punch and fell in great swathes.

The other power entered the Life Ancient Tree Martial Soul.

Emerald radiance rose behind Tang Chen.

The branches and leaves of the Life Ancient Tree swayed gently, and the life aura within every leaf grew even richer.

Tang Chen could clearly sense it.

From now on, every healing-type soul skill he used through the Life Ancient Tree would have its effects greatly enhanced.

Strength.

Healing.

These two abilities perfectly corresponded to the two extreme powers he now possessed.

Tang Chen withdrew his Martial Souls and looked once more at the purple Soul Ring above the Ironclad Demon Wolf's corpse.

A Soul Master's first Soul Ring could normally only be around four hundred years old.

Yet the Soul Ring before him came from an Ironclad Demon Wolf over thirteen hundred years old.

If an ordinary Soul Master forcibly absorbed it, the Soul Ring's energy would burst their meridians, and their body might collapse on the spot.

But Tang Chen did not care.

The so-called Soul Ring age theory had been calculated based on the physical limits of ordinary Soul Masters.

He possessed twin god-grade Martial Souls.

The power of destruction constantly tempered his body.

The power of life could rapidly repair any damage.

Combined with the Innate Divine Strength he had just obtained, his physical strength had long surpassed that of Soul Masters at the same level.

Ordinary theories could not be applied to him.

"My first Soul Ring will begin with a millennium."

Tang Chen sat cross-legged.

He extended his palm, and his Soul Power turned into a pulling force that drew the purple Soul Ring toward him.

The Soul Ring arrived above his head.

Dense purple light descended with it.

The next instant.

The entire Soul Ring abruptly shrank and entered Tang Chen's body.

Boom!

A powerful surge of energy erupted within his meridians.

The residual power of the millennium Soul Beast continuously battered his body, attempting to break free from the suppression of his Soul Power.

The Destruction Scepter appeared on its own.

Purple-black Destruction Force spread throughout his body, swiftly grinding away the most violent part of the Soul Ring's energy.

The Life Ancient Tree followed immediately afterward.

Emerald radiance merged into his meridians, repairing the minute damage caused by the Soul Ring's energy.

Destruction tempered him.

Life repaired him.

The two powers alternated in operation.

Not only did Tang Chen feel no pain, he could instead sense his body rapidly growing stronger.

The energy within the Ironclad Demon Wolf's Soul Ring was also completely refined during this process.

His Soul Power continuously condensed along with it.

Time passed bit by bit.

The purple light surrounding Tang Chen gradually calmed.

Half an hour later.

He opened his eyes.

A purple Soul Ring rose beneath his feet and slowly revolved around his body.

A millennium first Soul Ring!

Tang Chen raised his palm.

The abundant Soul Power within him immediately gathered.

After absorbing this Soul Ring, he had officially stepped into the Soul Grandmaster realm.

The pressure radiating from the purple Soul Ring far exceeded that of an ordinary first Soul Ring.

Just then.

The system prompt appeared once more.

[The host has successfully absorbed the first Soul Ring.]

[Selection triggered.]

[Please choose one of the following four soul skills.]

[One: Life-Binding.]

[Condense vines with life power to restrict the target's movements, continuously drain the target's life force, and slowly nourish oneself.]

[Two: Life-Death Barrier.]

[Life and Destruction Force intertwine to form a barrier that blocks attacks.]

[Three: Thousand-Leaf Cross Slash.]

[Condense countless bamboo leaves into flying blades and launch a covering attack against targets across a wide area.]

[Four: Destruction Judgment.]

[Gather all power at a single point and condense a destructive impact.]

[After striking the target, Destruction Force will continuously erode and dismantle the target's Soul Power and body.]