His aura surged forth.
The Soul Ring before him, black as ink with a trace of red seeping through it, unleashed powerful fluctuations, instantly putting pressure on the surrounding air.
The Soul Power Gu Qingnian had accumulated for so long exploded at that moment, like a balloon squeezed too hard.
A circular blue silhouette flickered behind the phantom Soul Ring, and an immensely powerful suction vaguely raged through the air. On closer inspection, beside that circular blue silhouette was a red one several times smaller. Around the red silhouette churned a somewhat indistinct aura, seeming at once instantaneous and striking.
The Soul Ring sank into his body, and Gu Qingnian's Soul Power climbed steadily. Level 41... 42... 43... finally stopping at level 46!
A gleam flashed in his eyes, streams of light danced, and four Soul Rings rose from beneath Gu Qingnian's feet to hover before him. Their colors were deep black, black, azure blue, and ink-black.
A Wu, beside him, was stunned too. What the hell? That's Master for you. He broke through to Soul Ancestor and, damn it, jumped six levels!
With a slight stir of his thoughts, the ink-black Soul Ring lit up in response.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Forward Rotation-Blue!"
As his words fell, the air abruptly froze. The next second, Gu Qingnian's gaze landed on a massive tree several dozen meters away.
A Wu sensed an ominous aura swelling and quickly leaped onto Gu Qingnian's shoulder, looking in the same direction.
Buzzz-! With a resonant hum, a huge circular blue phantom appeared out of nowhere at the center of the tree, enveloping it. Boom-! A suction force tore wildly at the tree's center. Branches, trunk, and stump suddenly began smashing frantically into one another. The circular blue phantom blazed with light, and in an instant, the