Chen Xuanqing drew a sharp dagger from his waist and handed it to Tang Yuehua beside him.
"Go on, Yuehua! This is your moment," he said softly.
Tang Yuehua took the dagger, her gaze steady and calm.
She walked toward the Earthshaking Bear step by step, the dagger in her hand gleaming coldly in the sunlight.
Tang Yuehua took a deep breath, then slashed fiercely across the Earthshaking Bear's throat.
Blood gushed out, and the light gradually faded from the Earthshaking Bear's eyes.
Tang Yuehua quickly sat cross-legged and began absorbing the soul ring using the method taught by Spirit Hall.
A pale blue ring of light gradually appeared around her body as the Thousand-Year Soul Ring began fusing with her.
As time passed, the ring of light grew brighter, and Tang Yuehua's aura grew stronger.
The time it took to drink a cup of tea quietly slipped by. The moment Tang Yuehua's soul ring finished forming, she felt a powerful force surging through her body, unlike anything she had ever experienced.
She rose excitedly, her eyes shining with joy.
Standing beside her, Chen Xuanqing asked with concern, "How do you feel?"
His gentle, caring tone filled Tang Yuehua with warmth.
Tang Yuehua could not help throwing herself into Chen Xuanqing's arms, her cheeks faintly flushed and her eyes shining with happiness.
"I feel pretty good!" she said softly. "This soul ring increased my Clear Sky Hammer's attack and defense by thirty percent, and it can also inflict armor-piercing damage against enemies. As for my soul power level, I'm now a level-sixteen soul master. That's decent progress, isn't it?"
Yet even as she spoke, Tang Yuehua could not help sighing.
She thought of Xiao Wu and the other young soul masters. Although they were twenty years younger than her, their