Touch of Green Wood (Please bookmark and recommend)

"Now!"

Lin Feng hurled out the Jade Bottle filled with water from the Cold Spring. With a sharp crack, he shattered it with his Soul Power, scattering fine streams of spring water like raindrops.

In an instant, layers of white frost formed over the surrounding azure vines. It was as though they had suddenly arrived in the Far North, with every vine frozen solid in ice.

Seizing the opening, he moved.

Lin Feng folded his wings and slipped through a gap between the azure vines, reaching their roots.

He threw the Jade Bottle containing water from the Yang Spring at the roots and shattered it with his Soul Power.

The Yang Spring water splashed over the roots, instantly scorching them black. As searing as molten lava, it dealt the azure vine a fatal blow.

It was only because the azure vine had no mouth that it did not scream in agony.

It took less than a few breaths!

The azure vine's tenacious life finally came to an end. As countless vines collapsed to the ground, a deep black Soul Ring condensed above its remains.

Lin Feng was overjoyed. His first Soul Ring was finally secured.

By then, Dugu Bo had also returned to his human form, panting from exhaustion. With one hand bracing his lower back, he picked his way around the many vines and reached the roots.

He thoughtfully surveyed the ice that had formed around them, then the azure vine's burned-through roots.

"What you just used seems to share the same source as the antidote you prepared for me. That antidote also contains the power of ice and fire. So you really did add something special to that tonic. That's what neutralizes the snake venom."

Lin Feng clapped his hands. "You have a keen eye, Senior. This power of ice and fire is extremely potent. It can purge your poison, but it also ravages your body. The tonic is there to nourish and protect you."

"Now that the azure vine is dead and its Soul Ring has appeared, sorry for the trouble, Senior, but please stand guard for me."

Dugu Bo's expression grew grave. Although he was astonished that Lin Feng had managed to kill the azure vine, the boy had ultimately relied on outside means.

"With me here, neither people nor Soul Beasts will disturb you. But are you sure you can absorb this fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring?"

Lin Feng sat down cross-legged on the spot.

"I'm confident I can!"

With that, Lin Feng summoned the Soul Ring toward him.

The next moment, the black Soul Ring slowly drifted toward Lin Feng, warping the air around it.

The Soul Ring's energy entered his body and rampaged through his meridians like floodwaters bursting through opened gates. Its unstoppable surge made Lin Feng furrow his brow.

This was his first time absorbing a Soul Ring of such a high level, and the ferocity of its energy exceeded his expectations.

But he was no pushover!

He immediately mobilized his vast level-ninety-two Soul Power, striking from every direction to surround, intercept, and completely suppress the Soul Ring's energy.

But guiding the flow was better than blocking it!

Keeping it suppressed was no lasting solution. With a thought, he used his mental power to guide the Soul Ring's energy through a full circuit of his meridians, eventually gathering it in his Dantian to merge with his own Soul Power.

Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion!

The octagonal mysterious ice grass, infernal delicate apricot, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew he had consumed all played crucial roles.

Had his body not been sturdy enough, that first surge of Soul Ring energy would likely have made him cough up blood.

Outside his body, meanwhile!

Dugu Bo stared, dumbfounded, clicking his tongue in wonder.

Lin Feng was absorbing a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring, yet apart from a slight furrow of his brow, he showed no sign of pain throughout the process.

Dugu Bo rubbed his chin, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

This Lin Feng has secrets. Even if his Soul Power has recovered, he's only a Soul King. A Soul King can't possibly absorb a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Are the higher-ups at Spirit Hall completely brainless? How could they cripple a genius like him so casually?

It seems I was right to refuse when Spirit Hall invited me to join. Their internal power struggles are far too vicious.

They not only destroyed a genius's Soul Power and Soul Rings, making his life worse than death, but also branded him with the disgrace of molesting his senior sister. They wanted to destroy him in body and spirit.

Afterward, Dugu Bo settled nearby to regulate his breathing, recovering his Soul Power while standing guard over Lin Feng.

Time ticked by, and roughly six hours passed.

Lin Feng's aura surged, climbing to a peak before slowly stabilizing. Then he opened his eyes.

Dugu Bo spoke in amazement.

"Lin Feng, you really are a monster. You actually managed to absorb a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring!"

Lin Feng stood, brushed the dirt off his backside, and stretched deeply, his bones giving off a series of sharp cracks.

The fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring had greatly strengthened his physique, leaving him feeling as though he had boundless strength.

"Thank you for your help this time, Senior. You played a huge part in killing that fifty-thousand-year azure vine. Here's what I promised you."

As he spoke, Lin Feng pulled a packet of medicine from inside his robe and tossed it to Dugu Bo.

"This is today's antidote. For my second Soul Ring, I plan to hunt a Crimson Sky Crying Phoenix. Once I find one, I'll come to you again if I need help."

Dugu Bo weighed the antidote in his hand before putting it into his Storage Soul Tool. Then he looked at Lin Feng with burning curiosity.

"Even my seventh Soul Ring is only forty thousand years old, yet your very first Soul Ring is fifty thousand years old."

"I'm truly curious whether you can unleash the full power of that fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring."

Lin Feng smiled faintly. He, too, wanted to test its strength.

The next moment, Lin Feng activated Martial Soul Possession with his Peacock martial soul.

His five-colored wings spread as he soared into the sky. The five-colored feather mark between his brows shone brilliantly, while the indigo eyeshadow at the corners of his eyes lent him an utterly bewitching air.

A black Soul Ring circled beneath his feet, its intense Soul Power pressure distorting the air.

"First Soul Skill, Touch of Green Wood!"

The black Soul Ring instantly blazed with radiance, like a night that threatened to swallow all light.

Ten azure vines sprouted from the Soul Ring out of thin air. Each was as thick as an adult's thigh, gleaming like emerald as it writhed like a serpent.

With a sweep of Lin Feng's hand, the serpentlike azure vines lashed outward. In an instant, they plowed through all the surrounding flowers, grass, and trees, crushing everything in their path.

Dugu Bo's jaw dropped. A deep respect for Lin Feng rose within him. He no longer regarded him as a junior, but as a powerful equal.

Even Soul Saints and Soul Douluos had to expend enormous amounts of Soul Power to unleash a fifty-thousand-year Soul Skill.

Yet Lin Feng, a One-Ring Soul Master, had not been drained dry by it. He had actually unleashed a fifty-thousand-year Soul Skill, one powerful enough to injure Dugu Bo.

Even the look in Dugu Bo's eyes grew markedly more sober.

"Impressive, Young Friend Lin Feng. I need to return home to treat my son's poison. Would you care to visit Dugu Manor?"

Lin Feng clenched his fists, then shook his head.

"Next time, Senior."

"I need to hurry and search for a Crimson Sky Crying Phoenix. I can hardly wait to regain my strength."

Dugu Bo was somewhat disappointed, but he could only leave alone.

As for Lin Feng, he began roaming Sunset Forest in search of a Crimson Sky Crying Phoenix.

If he could not find one here, he would have to go to Star Dou Great Forest.