Purchasing a Staff

Whoosh!

Dai Mubai's body instantly rushed before the Rhino King of Strength.

The two purple soul rings beneath his feet hummed and trembled.

240% speed, plus 240% attack, plus 240% critical strike chance.

Combined, the three could unleash tons of damage.

Boom!

Dai Mubai's Shadow Walker's Claw slammed viciously into the Rhino King of Strength's defenses.

At that moment, the Rhino King of Strength had unleashed every one of his soul skills.

He even continuously condensed his soul power to reinforce those soul skills and strengthen his defenses.

There was also a Soul Power Barrier.

It could be said that even a Soul Emperor would not have been able to break through such defenses in a single blow.

Yet, the instant the two clashed violently—

The outermost Soul Power Barrier shattered at once, erupting with an explosion.

But the blast could not stop Dai Mubai's attack.

The several layers of barriers behind it

were likewise unable to block that overwhelmingly powerful strike.

Boom!

Accompanied by a deafening crash, disbelief flashed through the Rhino King of Strength's eyes.

Then, under that tremendous force, he was sent flying and smashed brutally into the ground.

The entire audience fell silent, utterly dumbfounded.

Then, earth-shaking cheers erupted from the stands.

"Hand of Asura! Hand of Asura!"

"Holy shit! A Soul Ancestor shattered the defenses of the Rhino King of Strength, who was said to have the strongest defense... That's insane!"

The Rhino King of Strength had fallen unconscious.

The spectators all began shouting the name "Hand of Asura."

No one had expected that the defenses countless Soul King experts had been unable to break would be shattered directly by a Soul Ancestor—the Hand of Asura.

It was simply too shocking.

"This..."

Su Xiong's eyes widened as well.

He could tell that his opponent's defenses were incredibly strong!

Yet His Highness had broken through them so easily!

Could this be His Highness's true strength?

A Soul Ancestor with the combat power of a Soul Emperor?!

Zhu Zhuqing was even more excited as she watched Dai Mubai.

With Dai Mubai's strength...

Even if he faced Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun alone, he would be more than capable!

There was no doubt that Dai Mubai and she would win the Throne Succession War!

The Throne Succession War was in the bag.

The heavy stone that had long weighed on Zhu Zhuqing's heart finally fell away.

Looking at the young figure on the stage, Zhu Zhuqing, who had spent all these years living in fear, shed tears.

He had truly fulfilled the promise he made to her back then at Shrek's gates.

After this battle, Dai Mubai also gained a clearer understanding of his own strength.

When he went all out, he could unleash attacks at the level of a Soul Emperor. Even a Soul Emperor would find it difficult to evade the special effect of Shadow Walker's Claw.

He could most likely kill a Soul Emperor in one hit.

But the sole drawback was that activating the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring consumed too much soul power. His soul power could not sustain more than a few moves before he ran dry.

Over the past half month, Dai Mubai had gone through quite a few battles, and his mastery of his soul skills had gradually become more proficient.

Although he had improved the efficiency of his soul power usage somewhat, he had already reached his limit.

His level was his Achilles' heel.

For the time being, he no longer needed to continue fighting in soul battles. He only needed to focus on raising his level.

"Damn! That Rhino King of Strength actually lost! Damn it!"

"Ah! My three thousand Gold Soul Coins! Now I've lost even my underwear!"

"He usually fights so boringly, without any passion at all. Yet now, he actually lost to a Soul Ancestor!"

In the stands, some rejoiced while others despaired.

Those who had bet on the Rhino King of Strength had undoubtedly lost everything at this point.

Especially those who had wagered their entire fortunes.

At this moment, they were practically ready to meet on the rooftop.

On the stage.

The heavily injured and unconscious Rhino King of Strength—

also the young clan leader of the Defense Clan, Niu Ben—was carried away amid a crowd of his clansmen.

Dai Mubai walked over to Zhu Zhuqing. Seeing her crying so pitifully, he was somewhat confused.

"What's wrong, Zhuqing? Why are you crying?"

Dai Mubai gently embraced Zhu Zhuqing, patting her back as he asked.

"I..."

Zhu Zhuqing spoke through choked sobs. "I'm happy, Mubai..."

"It's alright. Everything will pass."

Dai Mubai gently patted Zhu Zhuqing's back.

He comforted her.

"Alright, let's find an inn and stay the night."

Dai Mubai comforted Zhu Zhuqing, took her hand, and found an inn where they settled in.

And at midnight tonight.

It was time for the Daily Shop to refresh again.

Dai Mubai had waited until now before opening the shop to take a look.

Aside from Soul Rings and Soul Bones, there was only a Compendium of Mechanical Arts (1 Gold Coin), as well as a staff.

The staff's effect was to randomly produce a Thousand-Year Soul Ring (2 Gold Coins).

Damn it!

Was the Compendium of Medicinal Herbs just never going to appear?

It had been so long already.

Yet not a single Compendium of Medicinal Herbs had shown up.

This staff was pretty good, though. It only cost two Gold Coins, but could two Gold Coins spent on a staff possibly be the same as two Gold Coins spent on shop items?

The staff's value was definitely greater than its price.

And he happened to have one free refresh left. Should he just use it now?

If he did not use it now, and the Compendium of Medicinal Herbs showed up someday, then buying it would waste this opportunity for nothing.

Moreover, Thousand-Year Soul Rings purchased from the shop could directly increase the age of Dai Mubai's existing Soul Rings.

For example, if he bought a Soul Ring with an age of 1,000 years from the shop and applied it to his First Soul Ring.

Then his First Soul Ring would immediately gain 1,000 years of age.

And.

Even if he later replaced his First Soul Ring with a ten-thousand-year or Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, it would still gain another thousand years on top of the new ring's original age.

He could purchase them multiple times and keep stacking them.

As long as he had enough Gold Coins, even a full set of million-year Soul Rings would not be a dream.

Dai Mubai did not truly think he could gather enough for million-year Soul Rings. If he had that many Gold Coins, would it not be better to buy something else?

If it were not for the staff, he would not even be willing to spend Gold Coins on Soul Rings.

The Thousand-Year Soul Ring provided by the staff could randomly range from 1,000 to 9,999 years.

If he got lucky and directly pulled a near-ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, he would make an absolute killing.

"Come on. A small gamble for a big win—tense and exciting."

"Purchase the staff."

"Heavens above, earth below, bless me!"

Dai Mubai reached out and bought the staff, praying inwardly that this Soul Ring's age would be a little higher.

"Congratulations! You have obtained a Hurricane Vulture Soul Ring, age 7,350 years. Click to view Soul Skill."

7,350 years.

He had really struck it rich with this Soul Ring's age—a huge profit!

In the shop, two gold coins could only buy a Soul Ring with a thousand years of age. He had gotten more than seven times that in one go!

After the initial surprise, Dai Mubai pondered for a while.

Which Soul Ring should absorb it?

His First Soul Skill was an all-around attribute enhancement Soul Skill.

After absorbing it, it could become a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

A Ten Thousand Year Trinity Force should increase all attributes by around 200%, meaning triple attributes!

His Second Soul Skill was a Doppelganger Soul Skill.

What would increasing this Soul Skill's age even do?

Increase the number of doppelgangers and their duration?

It was somewhat useful, but not by much.

Up to now, Dai Mubai had barely used it a few times.

The same went for his Fourth Soul Skill.

Invincibility could be used once a day anyway, which was enough.

Besides, for this kind of invincibility-type Soul Skill, the Soul Ring's age did not have much of an effect to begin with.

Even if it seemed to advance to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, it probably would not add many more uses.

His Soul Ring was a rule-based divine artifact. It could even withstand a god's attack, unlike Invincible Golden Body, which could still be shattered and needed to rely on the Soul Ring's age to improve its defense.

That left only two choices.

Should he enhance Trinity Force or Shadow Walker's Claw?

Shadow Walker's Claw was currently at thirteen thousand years. Adding this would let it break through into a Twenty Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Its power would definitely rise considerably—probably more than the boost Trinity Force would provide.

With that thought in mind, Dai Mubai made his decision and added the 7,350 years to his Third Soul Skill.

This was currently Dai Mubai's primary means of damage output.

How could his claws be anything but sharp?

After absorbing it, Dai Mubai's Third Soul Skill reached 20,568 years.

Unfortunately, his Soul Power did not level up, but it should be close.