Ah Yin

The points of light on the Flowing Shadow Azure Wolf gradually faded, and its body was firmly pinned in place by the spider silk spat out by the Death Spider Emperor.

Bone-eroding venom instantly corroded the Flowing Shadow Azure Wolf away. A deep purple Soul Ring floated from its corpse.

At the sight, both Golden Crocodile Douluo and Bibi Dong revealed satisfied looks in their eyes.

Golden Crocodile Douluo was satisfied because Ling Jing's battle had unfolded exactly as they had expected. His main body copied the Seraphim Martial Soul, while his other clones copied other Martial Souls for control, support, and combat, all without the slightest hesitation.

Bibi Dong, meanwhile, was satisfied because the Flowing Shadow Azure Wolf had ultimately died from the Death Spider Emperor's venom.

Although Little Jing's main body had copied the Seraphim Martial Soul, that Soul Beast had ultimately been killed by her Death Spider Emperor!

So, her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul was still more useful than the Seraphim Martial Soul!

Ling Jing glanced back at Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo, then sat down cross-legged and guided the purple Soul Ring onto himself.

In an instant, a massive surge of energy poured into Ling Jing's body. However, although this Soul Ring exceeded the limit a Soul Master could absorb as a third Soul Ring, it had not yet reached the level of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, so Ling Jing did not feel much pain.

Time quietly passed.

Before long, Ling Jing opened his eyes again. A faint golden glint seemed to flash through them, while the deep purple Soul Ring beneath his feet quietly emerged.

At this moment, his Soul Power had already reached level thirty-five.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Delicate mainly improved physical constitution and would not directly raise Soul Power. Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew likewise enhanced spiritual power. Logically speaking, Ling Jing's Soul Power should not have risen so dramatically.

But he had reached level thirty long ago and simply had not obtained a Soul Ring yet. The Soul Power he had cultivated was still there.

Coupled with the abundant heaven and earth energy within the Icefire Yin Yang Well, as well as the boost from the Soul Ring's energy, his Soul Power Level had leaped straight to level thirty-five.

A thoughtful look immediately appeared in Ling Jing's eyes—he still had one chance to make a contract. If he directly contracted Bo Saixi, copied her Sea God Martial Soul, and gained fifty percent of the Sea God Martial Soul's traits...

Wouldn't he reach level forty immediately?

His calculations should be right, shouldn't they?

As a Divine Gift Martial Soul, Bo Saixi's Sea God Martial Soul should have traits similar to the Six-Winged Angel. Copying fifty percent of its Martial Soul traits would probably grant him another five levels of Divine Gift Soul Power.

But... there seemed to be no need to rush.

He could indeed head straight to Sea God Island and contract Bo Saixi, reaching level forty Soul Power in one go. But the difficulty of advancing from level thirty-five to level forty was clearly different from advancing from level eighty-five to level ninety.

If possible, Ling Jing still wanted to save Bo Saixi's contract for later.

After all, Bo Saixi was on Sea God Island. She was not going anywhere.

The later he made the contract, the more beneficial it would be for his cultivation.

Besides, Qian Daoliu was still alive... Contracting Bo Saixi just like this felt a little strange.

"Little Jing, how effective is your third Soul Skill?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo stepped closer with a faint smile on his face. Although Bibi Dong was a step behind him, she wore the same concerned expression.

"My third Soul Skill is called Thousand Currents Illusory Realm." After sensing it carefully for a moment, Ling Jing spoke softly. "It releases a large number of fragmented mirror shadows that continuously distort and interfere with an enemy's senses and spiritual perception. It can disrupt an enemy's Soul Skills and even interrupt their activation."

"If both the main body and clones release the third Soul Skill at the same time, layering the Soul Skill's effects, it can even throw the enemy's mind into confusion, as though they have been trapped inside an illusion."

As a single Soul Skill, it was a decent spiritual-type ability. But Little Jing could create clones, and the effect produced when both the main body and clones released it at once... was more than enough to be called outstanding!

Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded in satisfaction. "It's a good Soul Skill, especially since it can work together with your previous clone Soul Skill."

As he spoke, Golden Crocodile Douluo paused slightly, as though he had recalled something. "In future battles, you do not necessarily need to insist on having your main body copy other Martial Souls. More often, you can keep your main body's Mirror Beast Emperor Martial Soul and have your clones copy Martial Souls to fight."

"Of course, the exact fighting method you choose will depend on the circumstances. You only need to know how to adapt."

Ling Jing obediently nodded at that.

Bibi Dong, however, revealed a thoughtful expression—if Little Jing always kept his main body's Mirror Beast Emperor Martial Soul and did not copy any Martial Soul, she would probably feel much better about it.

Of course, if possible, she still hoped that whenever Little Jing copied a Martial Soul, he would only copy hers.

"Alright. Since Little Jing has already obtained his third Soul Ring, let's leave the Star Dou Great Forest. Dong'er will probably have a hard time breaking through to level eighty anytime soon."

Just as Golden Crocodile Douluo finished speaking, a cheerful humming suddenly drifted over from nearby.

Hearing it, Golden Crocodile Douluo instinctively furrowed his brow. Then his figure flashed, and he directly brought Bibi Dong and Ling Jing to where the sound had come from.

Ling Jing subconsciously looked over, and his pupils abruptly contracted.

In the clearing amid the towering ancient trees, a slender figure stood quietly.

She appeared to be a woman in her early twenties, wearing a light blue dress embroidered with delicate silver patterns along its hem. Under the mottled sunlight filtering through the leaves, it glimmered with a gentle luster.

Her sky-blue hair cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall. As the breeze passed, several strands lightly fluttered upward, making her side profile appear even fairer and more jade-like.

She was extraordinarily beautiful, but her beauty differed from Bibi Dong's. It was an ethereal, pure, and gentle kind of beauty, untouched by worldly dust.

She seemed not to have noticed Golden Crocodile Douluo's arrival. She continued humming an unknown tune, occasionally bending down to gently touch the Blue Silver Grass growing on the ground.

Ling Jing could clearly see that whenever she softly stroked the Blue Silver Grass, it suddenly grew a little!

Ling Jing immediately formed a guess about this woman's identity.

Could she... be Ah Yin, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor who had taken human form, Tang San's mother?

At this time, Ah Yin had not yet met Tang Hao, and her strength did not seem to have reached the Soul Saint realm... In that case, Golden Crocodile Douluo would be able to recognize Ah Yin's identity at a glance and see through her true nature as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Transformation!