Attempting to Form a Soul Core

When Lin Feng woke, he first looked at the seven Soul Rings pulsing around him.

Black, black, black, black, black, red, red!

It was a combination that would stun the ages. Even Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi, the Divine Servants of the Angel God and Sea God, did not have Soul Rings like these.

His Seventh Soul Ring, in particular, bore two golden bands. It had reached the level of a 200,000-year Ferocious Beast Soul Ring.

A thought stirred in his mind. While absorbing the Soul Ring, he had sensed a vast amount of life energy pouring into his body.

"Ah Yin, you poured in so much life energy to raise my Seventh Soul Ring to the Ferocious Beast level. Won't that affect you?"

Ah Yin shook her head, her gaze gentle as water.

"I'll be fine. The Blue Silver Grass Clan is full of vitality. I borrowed life energy from the Blue Silver Grass under my care, but I also gave each of them a trace of the Blue Silver Emperor's essence. That will help them evolve faster."

"As for me, I've just absorbed the essence of the Blue Silver Emperor from the New Continent. I have more than my body can hold. Giving some back to the Blue Silver Grass won't hurt me."

Lin Feng rose and embraced Ah Yin.

"With you as my wife, what more could I ask for?"

Ah Yin smiled, her heart sweet as honey.

"You always know just what to say."

"There's also a Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone. You should absorb that too."

Lin Feng held Ah Yin a little longer before letting her go. "All right. Wait for me."

He picked up the Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone, placed it against his left leg, and channeled Soul Power into it. Amid a burst of blue-gold light, the bone dissolved into countless streams of energy that passed through his flesh and merged with his skeleton.

Apart from a faint tingling sensation, absorbing the Soul Bone did not hurt at all.

Lin Feng thought, After absorbing two 100,000-year Soul Rings and two 100,000-year Soul Bones, my physique has taken another leap forward. Could I challenge the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord for my Eighth Soul Ring?

He's a 700,000-year Ferocious Beast. If I can absorb his Soul Ring and Soul Bone, the benefits will be immense.

Fortune favors the bold. I'll try.

Only after absorbing that 700,000-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone will I stand a chance of absorbing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Million-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

But if I can form a Soul Core first, my chances of absorbing the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord's Soul Ring will rise dramatically.

While Lin Feng was lost in thought, he finished absorbing the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone.

The Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone granted him two abilities.

Blue Silver Clone could create a body with 100% of his strength. It had no consciousness and required him to control it through Heart Separation Control.

Blue Silver Domain let him communicate with Blue Silver Grass to scout the surrounding area. It also let him disguise his aura and appearance and draw on the grass's life energy to restore his Soul Power, stamina, and mental energy.

The two abilities were decent enough.

At least they were far more useful than lackluster abilities like flight and healing.

Curious, Lin Feng tried Blue Silver Clone as soon as the absorption was complete.

In a wash of blue light, Blue Silver Grass grew wildly, winding and weaving together until it formed a body identical to Lin Feng's in face and build.

Its eyes were closed, and it showed not a trace of a soul's presence, yet powerful energy surged within it.

Ah Yin reached out curiously. She squeezed the clone, then poked it. It felt as warm and solid as a real person.

"A Feng, so this is the ability the Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone gave you. It's useful! It draws on the Blue Silver Emperor's vitality to create an entire body."

With a thought, Lin Feng shifted his awareness into the clone. It opened its eyes and spoke.

"It is useful. But I still have to control it myself. I'll need to practice Heart Separation Control when I have time. If my attention keeps jumping between my body and the clone in a fight, an enemy could easily catch me off guard."

Suddenly, Lin Feng's eyes widened as an idea struck him.

"Ah Yin, keep watch for me a little longer."

With that, Lin Feng placed his hand on the clone's shoulder and poured his vast, turbulent Soul Power into it.

He was going to use the clone to practice forming a Soul Core.

After all, it would not matter much if the clone exploded.

If his real body exploded, though, he would be finished.

Lin Feng had never formed a Soul Core before. Since the clone was identical to his body, it would serve perfectly well for practice.

Ah Yin tilted her head, unsure what Lin Feng intended to do. Still, she stood quietly nearby and did not disturb him.

Once Lin Feng had poured a great deal of Soul Power into the clone, he began trying to compress it.

But the Soul Power was like a rubber ball. The harder he squeezed, the more fiercely it pushed back, swelling the clone like an overinflated balloon.

Ah Yin watched in alarm.

"A Feng, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Lin Feng did not answer. The Soul Power inside the clone was growing ever more violent, slipping out of his control.

Calm down. Hold it steady!

There's a technique to forming a Soul Core. I can't just force it.

My attributes aren't limited to one element. I have all five. To form a Soul Core, I need to bring them together.

Just like Ring Fusion. Wood feeds fire, fire creates earth, earth produces metal, metal gives rise to water, and water nourishes wood. The cycle continues without end. As long as I get the technique right...

Under Lin Feng's efforts, the clone, now swollen into a ball, began to shrink.

In its Dantian, a mass of five-colored light expanded and contracted. Everything seemed to be moving in the right direction.

Then, without warning, the clone exploded with a bang.

The blast hurled his real body away, leaving burns across his face and skin. His awareness snapped back into his body. He coughed twice, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

"Cough, cough..."

Ah Yin cried out, "A Feng! Are you all right?"

She hurried over and began healing Lin Feng's injuries.

Under Ah Yin's care, Lin Feng recovered quickly. Far from disheartened, he smiled.

"Haha! I was on the right track. I just rushed it. The clone isn't as sturdy as my real body."

Ah Yin tilted her head. "A Feng, you scared me to death! What dangerous thing were you doing?"

This time, Lin Feng did not hide it from her. "I'm trying to form a Soul Core. It's a core of Soul Power that can improve its quality, increase how much I have, and speed up its recovery."

Ah Yin blinked her beautiful eyes, plainly puzzled. "How come I've never heard of a Soul Core?"

Lin Feng laughed. "You're still young. It's no surprise you haven't heard of it. Once I manage to form one, I'll teach you how."

Ah Yin puffed out her cheeks indignantly. She wanted to tell Lin Feng that his ancestors had not even existed when she first appeared on the Douluo Continent.

Stupid A Feng! I'm old enough to be your ancestor, and you dare call me young? Wait... I'm that old? I can never tell A Feng that.