A Close Call, but He Absorbed It

The power of a nearly Eighty-Thousand-Year Soul Ring surged into Yang Que's body, along with an extremely powerful resentment that rushed towards his soul.

Two extremely powerful forces raged through his body! Cracks appeared on his skin, and waves of excruciating pain surged through him. Deep within his soul, a tearing sensation arose, as if his very soul was being ripped apart!

Oh no! I underestimated the power of my 70,000-year Soul Ring. If I had known this would happen, I would have first cultivated the Suppressing Jade-Suppressing Hades Body Art to the second level, or even just the peak of the first level, and I wouldn't be suffering like this! In the end, I was still careless.

Under the dual pressure, Yang Que suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Huang Dabiao, who was sitting outside the cave acting as a protector, heard a noise inside. He turned around and was terrified. Why was he vomiting blood after absorbing a Soul Ring?

When he saw the cracks on Yang Que's skin, he immediately realized that the force was probably too great and the Leader's body couldn't handle it. It seemed that he needed some external assistance!

With a touch of heartache, he took out two Medicinal Herbs from his storage ring. One of them resembled a ginseng, its entire body blood-red. The other had six leaves, each radiating a powerful life force.

I accidentally obtained two high-level cultivation Medicinal Herbs while I was out on a mission. I couldn't bear to use them myself, but you got them for free.

Huang Dabiao thought for a moment, but without hesitation, he threw the two Medicinal Herbs towards Yang Que. He instantly unleashed his Soul Power, which was applied to the two Medicinal Herbs. Little by little, the medicinal power was forced out and slowly transmitted to Yang Que, where it was gradually absorbed.

The advantage of doing this is that it can enhance Yang Que's physical strength and the speed at which he absorbs Soul Power. With increased resilience, the chances of successfully absorbing Soul Ring will be greater. However, this will cause the medicinal effect to be lost by nearly 40%, which can be considered a huge loss! But in his current situation, he has no time to think about whether it's a loss or not!

The medicinal power gradually seeped into Yang Que's body, constantly repairing and strengthening it. Furthermore, the speed at which he absorbed Soul Power also increased.

Yang Que was somewhat bewildered. Had Brother Huang gone to fetch medicine to rescue him? He hadn't misjudged him! He'd passed the test; it seemed the first elder in charge of criminal law for the family he was trying to establish was ready...

Given Yang Que's current situation, anyone with a bit of Soul Power could have killed him and seized all his treasures. However, Huang Dabiao didn't do that. He even gave Yang Que some of his own precious Medicinal Herbs that he was reluctant to use. It can be said that Yang Que's judgment of people was correct, and Huang Dabiao's character was indeed good. This further solidified Yang Que's idea of recruiting him as a pillar of the family he was about to establish.

After Huang Dabiao applied the medicine to Yang Que felt the changes in his physical body and the speed at which he absorbed Soul Power. He then worked even harder to absorb the power of the Soul Ring. Although the two herbs did not have any amplifying effect on his soul, they did alleviate the pain in his body and reduce a lot of his stress.

Now he can finally focus all his energy on fighting the resentment left behind by the Saber-Toothed Demon Tiger.

At this moment, within Yang Que's spiritual sea, a Saber-Toothed Demon Tiger, formed from resentment, was roaring incessantly, releasing demonic energy that enveloped Yang Que's soul!

Yang Que's soul was now tainted black by demonic energy. Yang Que was desperately trying to maintain his spiritual core, preventing himself from being completely Demonic Transformation. If he were Demonic Transformation, he would become an idiot, a idiot who only knew how to kill...

He didn't know why the Nine-Headed Demon Lion was unmoved by this mass of resentment; perhaps it wasn't interested, or perhaps it had no way to deal with it. But he knew that he could only save himself now. As long as he persisted until the Soul Ring was completely absorbed, the resentment would lose its source of power and dissipate completely, at which point he would have succeeded!

Three hours have passed since Yang Que began absorbing the Soul Ring! Outside, Huang Dabiao's two Medicinal Herbs have long been used up. The medicinal power that is maintaining Yang Que's physical body now is the pills that Yang Que bought, but there are only a few left. Huang Dabiao is constantly using his Soul Power to force out the power from the pills, and he is still able to supply Yang Que's physical body with the power to prevent his physical body from being overwhelmed!

Huang Dabiao's forehead was beaded Sisi sweat, and his face was somewhat pale.

Why isn't it over yet? It's been three hours! The pills are almost used up, I'm practically drained! If it doesn't succeed soon, there's really no way out...

Yang Que was also very anxious at this moment. Although he did not know how much time had passed, he knew that her soul had been almost completely corrupted by demonic energy, leaving only the small part of her mind intact. If this continued, she would be Demonic Transformation!

What to do? What to do?

Another hour passed. Outside, Huang Dabiao sat on the ground, his face pale. The pills were all used up, and Sisi began to appear on Yang Que's body again. It looked like they were about to multiply. Huang Dabiao could only worry helplessly. He was powerless now. He had been urging his Soul Power for four hours to force the medicinal power to Yang Que. Now he was completely exhausted!

It was even more tiring than the battle with the Saber-Toothed Demon Tiger this morning!

Yang Que was also very helpless at this moment. He could clearly feel that the medicine supplied to him from the outside had stopped. It must be that the Medicinal Herbs and pills had been used up!

"Alas, it seems I can only leave it to fate. I never imagined that I, your humble servant, would die young today. I haven't even fulfilled my dream of dominating the Douluo Continent yet. This decision was truly hasty."

He had initially thought that absorbing the Soul Ring this time was a sure thing, after all, he had the Nine-Headed Demon Lion as a powerful weapon. No matter what resentment it had, it would all be reduced to nothing. But who knew that the Nine-Headed Demon Lion would fail him at the crucial moment!

At this point, the demonic energy had begun to invade its spiritual center. Yang Que gave up; it seemed no miracle would occur!

Outside, demonic energy began to slowly emanate from Yang Que's body, and cracks on his skin multiplied until they covered his entire body!

Huang Dabiao grew increasingly alarmed. This was... Demonic Transformation! It failed!? How could this be!

Just as the demonic energy was about to completely corrupt Yang Que's spirit, at this critical moment, a terrifying roar suddenly erupted from within his body. With this roar, a hazy white mist began to rise from Yang Que's body and soul. The demonic energy that touched the mist was instantly annihilated—no, it should be said, devoured! Within seconds, all the demonic energy that had corrupted Yang Que's soul was completely swallowed up! Even the terrifying resentment of the Saber-Toothed Demon Tiger was completely absorbed!

The deep black Soul Ring was slowly rotating beneath Yang Que's feet! Yang Que's Soul Power surged instantly!

41...42... Finally, it stopped at the peak of level 43! A terrifying Soul Power began to sweep out!

Huang Dabiao, who was outside, was completely bewildered. "What's going on? Didn't it fail? How did it succeed again? Can anyone tell me what happened?"

Not only was Huang Dabiao dumbfounded, but Yang Que was also briefly stunned. What?! It succeeded?! The Nine-Headed Demon Lion made its move? And what was that white mist? Was that the power of the Nine-Headed Demon Lion?

Before he could think any further, Yang Que felt a powerful force within his body constantly squeezing him. If he didn't deal with it quickly, he felt like he was about to explode!

Yang Que quickly activated the Yang Que Azure Yang Art, gradually breaking down and absorbing the powerful Soul Power. Yang Que aura, which had been stagnant at the peak of level 43, began to rise once more...

Bump!

He instantly broke through the barrier between levels 43 and 44, but didn't stop. After absorbing all of Dine's Soul Power, his Soul Power reached a terrifying level 45! However, Yang Que n't stop cultivating. He began to continuously compress his Soul Power. A sudden, excessive increase would lead to an unstable foundation. Although he had a cheat system, it was incredibly expensive; everything was too costly. To save money, he had to compress his Soul Power and solidify his foundation!

His Soul Power was compressed little by little. Originally, he had reached the peak of level 45, but Yang Que forcibly compressed it down to the initial level 44!

If people knew that Yang Que had been constantly compressing his Soul Power, forcibly reducing it from level 45 to the level of just entering level 44, all to save money, I wonder what they would think!

Yang Que slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a huge face???

Yang Que's eyes widened, "Holy crap!"

Huang Dabiao was also startled. A zombie?

After Yang Que opened his eyes, Huang Dabiao Yang Que circling around him, making clicking sounds as he did so!

Yang Que said with dissatisfaction, "Have you spun around enough?"

Huang Dabiao immediately came over, "Leader, how did you do that? A Soul Elder's Fourth Soul Ring absorbed Soul Ring that's been around for nearly 80,000 years! You're simply a monster!"

Yang Que spread his hands, saying helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. There are very few people as handsome and talented as me these days!"

"!!!!!"

Yang Que and Huang Dabiao then rested in the cave, preparing to complete their mercenary mission the next day!

That evening, the two hastily ate a Soul Beast for dinner. Yang Que sat on the stone bed, slowly examining his condition. "System, scan my current body and soul!"

This afternoon, Huang Dabiao was severely exhausted, so he went out to hunt Soul Beast for dinner. During the battle, he discovered that his physical body was extremely strong, and even the range covered by his soul was very wide, which amazed him for a long time! He couldn't help but suspect that it was because he had absorbed that Soul Ring!

"Scanning in progress! Please wait!"

Bite!

A personal attribute introduction suddenly popped up in Yang Que's mind!

[Infinite Upgrade System]

[Host: Yang Que]

[Level: LV44]

[Body Level: Marrow Suppression]

[Soul Level: Early Fifth Grade]

[Title: Soul Ancestor]

[Soul Power: 1000/440000]

[Gold Coins: 100074]

[Martial Soul: Nine-Headed Demon Lion (No Soul Ring), Soul-Slaying Sword (Soul Ring: Purple, Purple, Black, Black)]

[Techniques: Azure Yang Art, Jade-Suppressing Nether King Body (Part 1), Thunderclap Sword Shadow Steps, Dragon-Tiger Roaring Heaven Art (Unusable)]

[Weapon: Ice Sword]

Yang Que looked at his personal attribute panel and noticed two new items: Physical Body Level and Soul Level! He already knew about his Physical Body Level, but what was the Soul Level?

The system replied that, according to the classification of souls in the Douluo Continent, souls are divided into three grades: lower, middle, and upper! There is also the most powerful and mysterious Divine-Grade Soul!

Based on the host's soul strength, it has been determined that the soul is at the Early Fifth Grade within the third rank!

Yang Que was somewhat bewildered. There was a division of souls in the Douluo Continent?? Could it be due to that meteorite again? But there was no record of it in the Shrek Academy's records!

I need to find some time to understand the current state of affairs and cultivation civilization in the Douluo Continent!

"But my current soul strength is only at the Early Fifth Grade. What kind of opponents can I deal with, System?" Yang Que asked, stroking his chin.

"As long as the soul strength is weaker than the host's, it can be dealt with, provided that the host has a means of soul attack!" the system replied!

Yang Que blinked. "System, do you have any cultivation techniques for the soul?"

"Of course, this system possesses Body Tempering and techniques from various cultivation civilizations. As long as you have money, you can have any cultivation method or means you desire!" The system said with a touch of arrogance!

"Ugh, money again! You're obsessed with money! Seriously, let's talk about it another time! Maybe I'll get something for free?" Yang Que was also very helpless; even a big man like him is stumped when it comes to money!

But he quickly cheered up. This was the Star Dou Great Forest! He refused to believe that killing more Soul Beast wouldn't provide enough Gold Coins to obtain cultivation techniques!

And so, the lower-level Soul Beast shuddered, realizing that some kind of ferocious creature was no longer watching them!