Ring Detonation Takes Shape

Hearing what Ning Zi had to do, Tang Chen's mouth twitched. "What kind of Divine Trial is this? It even makes you absorb lovesick fools!"

Ning Zi felt a little embarrassed by his complaint.

"Well, it's not as if I have a choice!" she said shyly.

The two spent a while longer whispering sweet nothings, easing the longing that had built up over a year apart.

It was two hours before Ning Zi finally left Tang Chen's room.

Tang Chen had no plans to do anything else. All he wanted was a good, long sleep.

He fell asleep the moment his head hit the bed and slept for two days and a night.

Tang Chen did not wake fully rested until the following evening.

Despite the late hour, he immediately headed to the Clear Sky Sect's Library to look for material that might help him develop the Ring Detonation Secret Technique.

After searching all night, Tang Chen found plenty: records on Ring Fusion, accounts of predecessors trying to develop Explosive Self-Created Soul Skills, and theoretical books on the human body.

His idea was to detonate a Soul Ring, briefly strip away all its origin power, and make that power his own. In exchange for the backlash his body would suffer, he would gain an instant of invincible force beyond his limits.

By the time dawn broke,

Tang Chen went straight to Ning Zi's room and called her out. He laid bare his plan to develop the Ring Detonation Secret Technique and asked for her help.

Ning Zi agreed without a second thought.

In the days that followed, Tang Chen began researching Ring Detonation, while Ning Zi stayed beside him to provide healing and help him recover.

Through careful study and meticulous research, Tang Chen discovered that Soul Rings were not