The Fourth Soul Ring! Fifty Thousand Years!

Dai Chengqian spent three full days absorbing the soul ring.

On the first day, Dai Chengqian endured the divine power of the God-Given Soul Ring washing through him. Although painful, it was still bearable.

On the second day, once the soul ring's age exceeded thirty thousand years, Dai Chengqian approached his limit.

He held his mind steady and began enduring through sheer willpower. The phantom of his Purple Sky Divine Thunder Tiger Martial Soul roared around him as he desperately pushed past his limits for absorbing a soul ring.

Thirty-five thousand years...

Thirty-six thousand years...

Thirty-seven thousand years...

In the end, he forced the soul ring's age all the way up to exactly fifty thousand years.

At that point, he finally could not hold on any longer and chose to accept the soul ring.

Golden energy poured into the Purple Sky Divine Thunder Tiger Martial Soul, and a golden soul ring slowly rose.

Eventually, the soul ring's golden color gradually turned black, reflecting its fifty-thousand-year age.

Compared with an ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, specks of divine radiance shimmered along its outer edge.

The soul skill this fifty-thousand-year soul ring granted Dai Chengqian was a long-range, single-target skill called Thunder God's Arrow.

Dai Chengqian tested it out. It was a terrifying single-target skill.

It required some time to cast and ultimately consumed half the soul power in his body, forming a terrifying arrow of lightning that shot toward the enemy, striking anywhere within ten thousand meters in an instant.

Dai Chengqian felt that even a Soul King above level fifty probably could not withstand this arrow head-on.

After absorbing the soul ring, Dai Chengqian's soul power rose by three levels, taking him straight to level forty-three.

He checked the time. There were ten days left until the Star Luo Empire regional qualifiers for the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament.

Dai Chengqian planned to raise his soul power level a few more times within those ten days.

Now that he had reached level forty, leveling up was becoming increasingly slow.

He certainly could not accomplish that by meditating and cultivating on his own.

What he needed to do was have his Red Luans level up and then feed that growth back to him, their host.

He had long since prepared for this day.

After obtaining the immortal herbs earlier, he had kept them in his Storage Space, all for this very moment.

After summoning all six members of the team to the Imperial Prince's Residence, Dai Chengqian looked at the women and said with a smile:

"I have some good news for you. An elder procured a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for me over the past couple of days, and I've already absorbed its soul ring."

As he spoke, Dai Chengqian revealed his fourth soul ring.

Dugu Yan walked over to Dai Chengqian, glanced at his soul ring, and patted his shoulder, joking:

"Little Dai, well done. You haven't dragged our team down."

Dai Chengqian raised his foot and kicked Dugu Yan's soft bottom. Dugu Yan made a show of collapsing against Zhu Zhuyun.

"Ah... Sister Zhu Yun, look! He's bullying me."

Dai Chengqian rolled his eyes at her and scolded her with a smile:

"Little Yanzi, don't go giving this prince silly nicknames. That kick was a small punishment.

"Do it again, and I'll smack your bottom crooked."

Feeling the force that had just landed on her bottom, Dugu Yan secretly enjoyed it, but she kept her expression unchanged and snorted:

"Hmph, you're so rough. You really don't know how to cherish a fragrant flower or treasure precious jade."

The other women covered their mouths and laughed at the sight.

Hearing Dugu Yan's words, Zhu Zhuyun suddenly recalled playing games with Dai Chengqian, and a faint heat spread through her delicate body.

She thought, This is nothing. At night, the Sixth Prince is the one who truly doesn't cherish a fragrant flower or treasure precious jade.

After chatting with the women a little longer, Dai Chengqian got down to business.

He placed the immortal herbs he had prepared on the table one by one, then looked at everyone and said:

"The main reason I called you all here today is that I have some good things to share with you."

Seeing the things on the table, Zhu Zhuqing asked in surprise:

"Your Highness, aren't these the medicinal herbs we obtained at that Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"

Dai Chengqian nodded and said:

"That's right. I carefully selected these medicinal herbs. They're different from ordinary medicinal herbs—they're immortal-grade medicinal herbs.

"Each one has its own unique effect."

As he spoke, Dai Chengqian picked up a chrysanthemum from the table and handed it to Asuya.

Asuya accepted it with both hands and looked at the chrysanthemum she held.

The chrysanthemum was purple all over, with fine, dense fuzz covering each petal. Its stamens rose high in the center, shimmering with a faint golden light.

Asuya looked up and asked Dai Chengqian:

"Your Highness, what is this?"

Dai Chengqian said:

"This is called singular velvet sky chrysanthemum. It's an immortal-grade medicinal herb. Eating it can help transform your body and forge an indestructible diamond physique. It's a good match for your martial soul."

"An indestructible diamond physique? Is that really true?"

Asuya was astonished.

"Maybe. Someone surnamed Tang told me that before. Anyway, it won't hurt you. Eat it and give it a try."

Dai Chengqian turned back and picked up an orchid with eight petals, handing it to Ye Lingling.

"Lingling, this immortal herb is called eight-petal immortal orchid.

"Its medicinal properties are very gentle and mellow, making it especially easy to absorb. It's particularly suitable for a support-type Soul Master like you."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ye Lingling thanked him and reached out to take it.

As she took the flower, Dai Chengqian secretly brushed his little finger against her palm.

Ye Lingling stole a glance at Zhu Zhuyun beside her out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that she had not noticed, Ye Lingling let out a small breath of relief and hurried to stand aside with the flower.

Everyone knew Zhu Zhuyun was Dai Chengqian's official fiancée.

Although she and Dai Chengqian had not done anything improperly intimate, Ye Lingling still felt as though she were having a secret affair.

Ever since Ye Lingling's affection reached fifty and Dai Chengqian bound her as a Red Luan.

Dai Chengqian had always enjoyed teasing Ye Lingling with little gestures when there were plenty of people around.

Seeing her panic like a startled little rabbit every time amused Dai Chengqian.

Leaving Ye Lingling alone, Dai Chengqian took out a white, crystalline immortal herb and handed it to Zhu Zhuqing.

"This immortal herb is called narcissus jade muscle bone. Zhu Zhuqing, you should use this one."

Next, Dai Chengqian took out the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew for Meng Yiran and the Nine-Grade Ganoderma for Dugu Yan.

Finally, Dai Chengqian gave the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to Zhu Zhuyun.

Among his six Red Luans, only Zhu Zhuyun's affection toward him was at its maximum.

The conditions for absorbing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red were extremely strict, so Zhu Zhuyun had the highest chance of success.

Dai Chengqian explained the precautions for absorbing their immortal-grade medicinal herbs to each of them, then had everyone begin.

Several hours later, everyone had finished absorbing them.

"Amazing! This feels absolutely amazing! I feel like my whole body has endless strength."

Asuya came up to Dai Chengqian, flexed all her muscles, and said:

"Your Highness, you really were right. After absorbing this singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, not only did my soul power rise by one level,

"I feel like all my muscles have gotten stronger too. Your Highness, feel them."

Dai Chengqian reached out and felt Asuya's abdominal muscles, then nodded and said:

"Yes, they feel nice."

"I want to feel them too! Me too!"

Dugu Yan jogged over and reached out to touch Asuya's abdomen. Feeling how firm it was, she cried out excitedly:

"Wow! His Highness was right. These feel amazing!"

"Hey, Yanzi, where are those hands wandering? Watch out, or I'll kick your bottom just like His Highness did."