Adamantine Body

With She Long and Pufferfish, two Titled Douluo, hunting Soul Beasts was an extremely simple matter. In a flash, She Long reached the monkey troop and lightly knocked the Golden Ape unconscious with a hand chop. A terrifying aura radiated from his body, and the surrounding monkeys fled in panic, not caring about the Golden Ape at all.

"Your Highness, kill it and absorb its Spirit Ring!"

She Long tossed the Golden Ape directly before Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue nodded, summoned the Angel Sacred Sword, and drove it straight through the Golden Ape's throat, ending its life. A pale purple Spirit Ring instantly appeared.

"Do as I told you. Don't be careless!" Li Fei reminded her.

"Mm, I know!"

Qian Renxue nodded solemnly, then sat cross-legged on the ground and guided the Golden Ape's Spirit Ring onto herself, beginning to absorb its power.

"Pufferfish, stay here and watch over Her Highness. I'll go bring back the Soul Beast this kid wants!"

She Long watched Qian Renxue for a while. Though her face was filled with pain, the Soul Power within her had not gone berserk and remained within a controllable range. He understood that the Spirit Ring absorption was proceeding smoothly.

"Fine, go ahead!"

She Long moved toward the Adamantine Bull herd like a snake, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye. Li Fei could only stare blankly at Pufferfish in boredom.

That was the advantage of having backing. The dangers of hunting Soul Beasts were practically nonexistent.

She Long was very fast. In less than ten minutes, he returned with a five-thousand-year Adamantine Bull. After piercing its head with a single sword thrust, Li Fei began absorbing its Spirit Ring as well.

The absorption went even more smoothly than Li Fei had imagined. He succeeded in less than half an hour. When he opened his eyes, Qian Renxue had yet to finish absorbing hers.

Li Fei rose to his feet as two purple Spirit Rings slowly rose around him. His Soul Power began to surge, and dark golden Soul Power burst forth from his body.

"Mm, not bad! Soul Power Rank 22. Show me your Soul Skill!"

"Second Soul Skill: Adamantine Body!"

Li Fei gave a low shout. After his Soul Power circulated through his body once, it instantly spread across his entire form. His whole body turned golden, as though coated in a layer of gold dust.

"Clang! Clang!..."

He struck his hands together, and the sound of metal clashing rang out continuously. One could tell at once that its defensive power was astonishing.

"My defense has doubled, while my speed and strength have also increased by onefold. And as my Soul Power grows, the effect will improve as well." Li Fei was extremely satisfied as he explained the effects of his Soul Skill.

However, he still concealed part of it. Its effects of being impervious to blades and spears, as well as immune to water and fire, went without saying. Anyone who obtained this Soul Skill by hunting an Adamantine Bull basically knew that much.

What truly delighted Li Fei was that after activating this Soul Skill, his Soul Power fused with his body, soul, techniques, and even his will. Not only did it grant astonishing combat power, but outside forces would find it difficult to shake him.

Especially this effect of fusing essence, energy, and spirit into one. To him, it was like a guiding beacon, laying the foundation for Three Flowers Converging and Five Breaths Convergence in the future.

"What an incredible Soul Skill. With this Soul Skill, along with those Self-Created Soul Skills you've researched, even some low-level Soul Elders will no longer be your match!" Pufferfish sighed.

"It seems we used to overlook the potential of Body Martial Souls. We always considered them useless Martial Souls, but now it seems we simply hadn't found the right method before." She Long seemed to have noticed that Li Fei's Adamantine Body differed somewhat from those of other Soul Masters as he slowly spoke.

"Elder She Long flatters me. I'm only a Soul Grandmaster right now. As for what the future holds, I'm not sure myself," Li Fei said modestly.

"Enough! Her Highness is nearly finished absorbing it as well. We can head back soon!" Pufferfish interrupted them. The pale purple Spirit Ring beneath Qian Renxue began to rotate slowly, and her aura changed. Three pairs of snow-white wings appeared behind her back, carrying her gently into the air.

With a burst of Soul Power, Qian Renxue opened her eyes. Golden light shone from them, while her golden hair swayed in the wind, making her look valiant and spirited.

"Li Fei, I succeeded!" Qian Renxue landed and immediately threw her arms around Li Fei, shouting excitedly.

"Ahem, ahem!"

Li Fei was somewhat bewildered and hurriedly coughed twice. Qian Renxue came to her senses and immediately released him, her pretty face flushing red. She looked toward the two elders beside them, while She Long looked at the sky and Pufferfish looked at the ground, as though something had captured their attention.

"Show me your Soul Skill!" Li Fei said curiously.

"Watch closely!" Qian Renxue said somewhat proudly. She walked to the side, aimed at a large tree, clenched her right fist, and charged forward.

"First Soul Skill: Angel Assault!"

As Qian Renxue gave a low cry, a shield of golden light wrapped around her fist and smashed viciously into the tree. The immense force snapped the tree in half at its waist and sent it flying dozens of meters away!

"This is a Soul Skill fused with Super Strength!" Li Fei's face was full of surprise. Qian Renxue's Super Strength had always remained at the stage of condensing Soul Power, and it had not enhanced her strength by much. Yet the power of that blow just now could not even be achieved by a Thousand Year First Ring.

"Of course. My First Soul Skill, Angel Assault, was originally a Soul Skill released by condensing Soul Power. With it, I now understand how to condense Soul Power. Combined with the techniques you taught me, Super Strength can be considered initially complete."

"Then congratulations, Your Highness. As for your second Spirit Ring, wait half a year after returning to consolidate your foundation before obtaining it. Then, according to my calculations, your third ring can reach the ten-thousand-year level!"

It was not that Li Fei did not want Qian Renxue to cultivate for a while longer. Rather, the stronger the Soul Beast's cultivation, the more powerful its spiritual shock would be. The theory of exceeding limits was more suited to the first two Spirit Rings. After reaching ten thousand years, the little spiritual power gained through meditation would be unable to withstand it. Therefore, the remaining Spirit Rings still had to be calculated according to the traditional methods Soul Masters used for absorbing them.

Even so, the benefits brought by a Thousand Year First Ring would allow her third ring to absorb a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring, accomplishing an unprecedented feat.

Most importantly, for someone like Qian Renxue, who possessed innate Soul Power at Rank 20, suppressing herself too severely would hinder her cultivation. It was better for her Spirit Rings to return to a normal acquisition pace sooner.

"Mm, I'll listen to you!" Qian Renxue nodded, then said with a cheerful smile, "Now that I have a combat Soul Skill too, I should be able to participate in spirit battles with you, right?"

"I didn't expect you to still care about that! Fine, once we return, I'll accompany you in spirit battles again!"

Li Fei was helpless. Ever since their first spirit battle, when Qian Renxue had held Li Fei back because she lacked Soul Skills, she had never let it go. He had not expected that even after half a year, she still remembered it so clearly.