The Million-Year Soul Ring

"Damn it! To think I'd see the day something countered me. I'll crush you first!"

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King roared. Dense, dark-purple light erupted from his body, whipping up a hundred-meter vortex that churned the sea and sky and unleashed countless bolts of lightning.

His enormous, two-hundred-meter body visibly shrank, finally transforming into a burly man just over two meters tall. His muscles were hard as granite, his face square and his features stern. Wild purple hair hung around him, making him look like a lion in his prime.

The dark-purple light compressed again and again until it became a suit of purple battle armor engraved with wave patterns: the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Divine Armor.

He had once vied with Poseidon for the position of Sea God. His own power was formidable, and he already had one foot in the realm of the gods.

But Poseidon had the support of countless Sea Soul Masters and Sea Soul Beasts. The steady stream of faith they gave him had allowed him to forge the Sea God's Divine Godhead first.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King stepped forward in human form and shot out. Space warped as he tore through it with his bare body, charging straight at Lin Feng.

"Human, die!"

Lin Feng's heart jolted. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was astonishingly fast. There was no way he would pit his own body against that Divine Armor.

Wolf Emperor Assault!

Blue Silver Clone!

Lin Feng's real body sped away, leaving a clone in his place.

The next instant, the clone collided with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and exploded into fragments.

Cold sweat broke out on Lin Feng's forehead. A million years of accumulated power had made the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King terrifyingly fierce.

But!

Lin Feng was no pushover. He immediately activated his Martial Soul Avatar and became a massive, brilliantly colored Peacock.

With a cry, he sent vines, flames, earth spikes, feathers, and heavy water raining down on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.

He wasn't trying to hurt him, only to pin him down for a moment.

Yet every attack bounced straight off the dark-purple armor without leaving a mark.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King grinned.

"Human, do you know what this armor is? Divine Armor. Its defense belongs to the level of gods. Mere mortal power can't budge it."

"Lightning Ball! Blow him to pieces!"

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King raised both hands. Lightning flashed and thunder crashed as purple Lightning Balls filled the sky. Three parts water and seven parts lightning combined, multiplying their power.

In a flash, the Lightning Balls hurtled toward Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's gaze turned grave. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was a demigod through and through. Ordinary power couldn't kill a demigod. Looks like I'll have to use that move.

Elemental Shield!

Mental Paralysis Ray!

Lin Feng shielded himself with the Elemental Shield from his right leg bone, while Mental Paralysis Ray burst from his eyes.

Enduring the relentless bombardment of Lightning Balls, Lin Feng struck with Mental Paralysis Ray, leaving the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's mind dazed for a moment.

Unless a Soul Beast possessed the Mental Attribute, its soul was bound to be a weakness.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was no exception.

While he was dazed, Lin Feng unleashed a fatal blow.

"Great Five-Element Destruction Divine Light!"

Lin Feng wrung every last drop of Soul Power from his body through the Five-Colored Core Bead, then fused all eight of his Soul Rings together. His body strained to its limit as the five multicolored feathers behind him blazed with light.

Their light merged into a hazy Light of Time and Space. Silently, it pierced a black line through space and crossed more than a thousand meters in an instant.

With a soft pop, it punched a bowl-sized hole clean through the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's dark-purple armor. His heart was gone.

"Hiss..."

The searing, tearing pain brought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King back to his senses. He looked down. A huge hole had somehow appeared in his chest, and his heart had vanished.

He felt his life force draining rapidly. Disbelief spread across his face.

"How is this possible? Even that old bastard Poseidon couldn't pierce my Divine Armor. How could you tear through it?"

Lin Feng let out a long breath. The Evil Eye Tyrant Lord's Light of Time and Space truly was formidable. It could gravely wound even Di Tian.

Fused with his five elemental attributes, its power was immense. It had even pierced Divine Armor. This attack had evidently reached the level of a Divine Skill.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King fell backward, his eyes still wide open in death, anger and resentment lingering in them.

"How... could I... die here..."

With a thunderous crash, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King reverted to his true form and plunged into the sea. Waves a hundred meters high rose and spread outward, one after another.

Fortunately, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had long since eaten every Soul Beast in the Demonic Whale Sea. Otherwise, those shockwaves alone would have torn any Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast apart.

Terrifying energy erupted from his body and finally condensed into a dark-gold Soul Ring.

Lin Feng and Ah Yin separated again. Having exhausted his Soul Power, he was weak, and Ah Yin supported him as they slowly descended onto the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's head.

Lin Feng looked at the dark-gold Soul Ring. His face was pale, but excitement rang in his voice.

"Ah Yin, what did I tell you? A Soul Ring suited to me was bound to come knocking."

Ah Yin patted her full chest, still shaken.

"You're still laughing! That was far too dangerous. I've never heard of a dark-gold Soul Ring, much less seen one. Just as you said, he must have been a million-year Ferocious Beast."

"Heavens! There's a million-year Ferocious Beast on this continent? Wouldn't he have become a god already?"

Lin Feng sat cross-legged and began regulating his breathing to restore his Soul Power.

"Not a true god. He hadn't survived the million-year Heavenly Tribulation, and there might not have been a place for him in the Divine Realm."

"But now, everything he had is mine."

"Ah Yin, this is the last Soul Ring I need. Sorry for the trouble, but I'll need you to guard me again."

Ah Yin clenched her fists. "Leave it to me. As long as I'm here, no one will disturb you."

Lin Feng nodded. He spent an hour restoring his Soul Power, then called the dark-gold Soul Ring to him.

As the Soul Ring entered his body, its violent, domineering energy began destroying his meridians, bones, and organs. It also carried the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's lingering resentment, which battered Lin Feng's Sea of Consciousness without pause.

Lin Feng kept his mind steady and used the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord skull bone to suppress his Sea of Consciousness. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's resentment couldn't stir up any trouble.

The Soul Ring's energy was indeed fierce, but Lin Feng's true Soul Power had reached rank ninety-nine. Under the full force of his suppression, the energy could only be absorbed.

As the days passed, an astonishing transformation took place within Lin Feng. His blood surged like a mighty river, filling every cell with vitality.

My First Soul Core is the Five-Colored Core Bead, a five-element Soul Core and the foundation of my Soul Power. Now that I'm breaking through to Titled Douluo, I might as well form a Second Soul Core. I'll base it on my blood and vitality, use Yin-Yang Complementarity to pair it with the First Soul Core, and lay the foundation for my ascension to godhood!