Huo Lei grinned. "Let the tiger down the slope, let the tiger down the slope-happy now? Hehehe."
Jin Shan snapped good-naturedly, "Shoo, shoo! Hurry up and absorb your Soul Ring. Stop running your mouth."
Huo Lei stopped joking with his teacher and instantly returned to his usual demeanor. He turned toward the dying Molten Gold Fire Ape sprawled on the ground, a sharp gleam flashing through his golden eyes.
"Big darling, accept the baptism of lightning." Huo Lei greeted the Molten Gold Fire Ape affectionately, then activated his Lightning Martial Soul.
Two black Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath Huo Lei's feet, revolving rhythmically around his body.
Huo Lei raised his left hand, and his first Soul Ring lit up. Brilliant blue light instantly blazed in his palm, forming a blue lightning sphere. Electric currents surged over its surface as lightning energy gathered furiously. In less than three seconds, the sphere had grown to the size of a washbasin. He tossed it above the Molten Gold Fire Ape's enormous body, where it instantly exploded. Five bolts of lightning slammed straight into the ape. Under the barrage, the ape let out an agonized roar, twitched several times, and died.
Black energy instantly streamed out of the Molten Gold Fire Ape's body. In the blink of an eye, it formed an ink-black Soul Ring in midair.
Huo Lei dared not delay. He immediately sat cross-legged and began absorbing the sixth Soul Ring for his Flame Martial Soul.
Baptized and transformed by various immortal herbs, Huo Lei's body had already become far stronger than those of Soul Masters of the same rank. Moreover, the two Soul Rings added to his Lightning Martial Soul had greatly enhanced his physical strength. Although he was only level sixty, his body was no weaker than a Soul