Third Soul Ring

Lin Feng, Qian Renxue, and Ling Yuan Jie quickly returned to their familiar residence.

It was the house Qian Daoliu had specially arranged for Lin Feng after he turned seven.

It stood beside a small pond near the woods.

Though the courtyard was not large, it had everything from a flower garden and fish pond to a martial arts arena.

Behind the bedroom lay lush green vegetation, and the entire little house was steeped in tranquility and peace.

Lin Feng was lying on the familiar bed, resting.

After the exhausting journey and the psychological trial he had just endured at Qian Daoliu's place, Lin Feng truly did not want to move.

Qian Renxue poked Lin Feng's cheek.

"Xiao Feng, aren't you going to cook?"

"It's still early. Later," Lin Feng yawned lazily and rolled over.

"I want to eat pig trotters today."

Qian Renxue looked at him meaningfully.

Lin Feng sprang up.

"Then we really should start early. If the heat isn't right, they won't be edible."

As he spoke, he headed for the kitchen.

"Hehe."

Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes slightly and covered her mouth as she laughed for a while, then lay down where Lin Feng had just been.

Though he was not sure whether there was some hidden meaning behind what Qian Renxue wanted to eat, Lin Feng thought it would be better to prepare the meal sooner.

As he entered the kitchen, Lin Feng was somewhat surprised.

"Ling Yuan Jie? Didn't we say I'd handle it today? Why are you—"

Ling Yuan Jie tucked back a strand of dark hair and glanced toward the bedroom.

"I thought it wouldn't hurt to help you out a little, wash some vegetables and such."

"Alright, then today's main dishes will be Yuan Yang Hot Pot and pig trotters?"

Ling Yuan Jie pursed her lips, suppressing the smile at the corners of her mouth.

"Sounds good."

A month passed quickly.

Chrysanthemum Douluo got the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as expected. The purity of his Martial Soul bloodline increased once more, his Soul Power rose by one level, and the overall strength of his Soul Skills improved by more than just one tier.

It was said that after absorbing the Immortal Herb, the first thing he did was take Ghost Douluo to Dugu Bo's residence.

The two sparred in the Soul Beast Forest, and the result was obvious.

Dugu Bo, who had only been arrogant for a few days, got beaten up again.

He shouted that Ghost Douluo had merely been there to support Chrysanthemum Douluo, leaving him unable to fight freely and causing his defeat.

This drew delighted teasing from their former peers.

After Qian Renxue absorbed another Spirit Bone, their levels reached Rank 40 and Rank 30 respectively.

At only ten years old, they were already about to step into Soul Ancestor and Soul Elder. To outsiders, this was simply unimaginable.

Though Qian Renxue strongly protested, Qian Daoliu insisted.

Qian Renxue's Soul Ring age was still set at twelve thousand years.

Any higher, and he would lose his temper. As the apple of his eye, how could he let Qian Renxue take risks for the sake of a few thousand more years?

Not to mention that after the Divine Examination, an increase in Soul Ring age was inevitable. As long as she cultivated steadily until Soul Sage, even Qian Daoliu would have nothing to say when she absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Though Qian Renxue was still somewhat unwilling to accept the Soul Ring age, she could not defy the old man's decision and readily agreed.

The Soul Beasts suitable for the two of them had also been tentatively decided.

The Golden Light Lion and the Earth Bear.

The Golden Light Lion's light and fire attributes needed no explanation.

As a representative earth-attribute Soul Beast, the Earth Bear was a defensive-type Soul Beast with few offensive methods, but tough hide, thick flesh, and immense strength.

Once its cultivation reached Thousand Years, its innate talent would awaken, granting it the ability of Gravity Control.

This ability was very similar to Er Ming's. Er Ming possessed a Gravity Control domain.

It was an embodiment of laws. For Lin Feng, such an ability would be immensely beneficial to his current self.

It would make future research easier and allow him to verify his conjectures.

Once the three had made their preparations, Qian Daoliu personally escorted them and led them on their Soul Beast hunt.

All along the way, Qian Daoliu merely followed from afar.

Even after a month had passed, he still could not quite let go of his feelings toward Lin Feng.

That brat had not come looking for him even once during the entire month. Instead, he had stayed in that little house with Xue Er and Ling Yuan.

They had been living an exceedingly comfortable life.

Because of their special status, neither Qian Renxue nor Lin Feng needed to attend the Soul Master Primary Academy.

As a result, the three of them were practically glued together every day.

Sometimes, Qian Daoliu wondered whether things between the two would not have progressed so quickly if he had made Lin Feng continue attending school.

With a Peerless Douluo and a Soul Douluo leading them, their soul-hunting expedition encountered no difficulties whatsoever.

The Earth Bear let out a wronged roar before dying amid extreme unwillingness and frustration. It simply could not understand—did dealing with it really require such terrifying strength?

The pressure of a Soul Douluo had pinned it down so completely that it could not even stand. It could only watch as this little brat burned away its beloved fur with blazing flames before bringing down his blade.

The three-thousand-year Purple Soul Ring was thus absorbed by Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's body trembled, and delight flashed in his eyes.

Just as expected, this soul ring had granted him an exceptionally suitable Soul Skill.

"Third Soul Skill, Gravity Control."

Rocks and soil from the ground were suddenly gathered by Lin Feng, rising continuously into the air amid swirling debris.

The trembling earth seemed to let out a thunderous roar.

The enormous stone in the sky grew larger and larger until Lin Feng stopped releasing Soul Power.

Under the astonished gazes of the three, the floating boulder had already reached nearly ten meters in diameter.

Suspended in the air beneath the sunlight, it cast all three of them into shadow.

A glint flashed through Qian Daoliu's eyes. "Brat, can your Soul Skill transform further?"

You used to call me Xiao Feng.

Lin Feng clicked his tongue inwardly and nodded. "That's right."

As his Soul Power flowed, the massive stone in the sky transformed once more.

With an enormous boom, the tightly compressed mass of rock exploded apart, scattering in every direction.

Amid flying sand and stones, its terrifying power devastated the nearby forest into a complete mess.

"Good!" Qian Daoliu praised.

He could now be certain that Lin Feng's Soul Skill had already acquired the embryonic form of Law Power.

As a Peerless Douluo, he understood just how difficult that was.

On Douluo Continent, only after becoming a Peerless Douluo could one barely come into contact with that trace of spatial law over the course of long years.

And even then, it was only the most superficial contact.

As for other forms of Law Power, merely understanding them and making preliminary use of them was already unimaginably difficult.

One could well imagine what kind of existence Cosmic Law was to the Douluo world. Even the gods of the God Realm could not comprehend it.

Otherwise, the God Realm would not have been exiled by a black hole.

That was seriously putting on airs. A God Realm with so many God Kings and Level One Gods still got wrecked by a black hole like that.

An indescribable look flickered in Qian Daoliu's eyes.

"Brat, I used to think your Martial Soul was an auxiliary-type Martial Soul. But now it seems it may be all-purpose. Since you now possess the strength to attack proactively, a test is unavoidable. I will suppress my strength to that of a Soul Grandmaster and have you prove your abilities to me!"

Qian Renxue was greatly alarmed. "Grandpa! Aren't you just bullying him?! How could Xiao Feng possibly spar with you?"

Qian Daoliu's mouth twitched. He had already said he would suppress himself to the level of a Soul Grandmaster—how was that bullying him?

Did she not see the power of that Soul Skill just now? An ordinary Soul Elder would not even be able to withstand a single exchange with him.

Qian Daoliu looked toward Lin Feng with a warning in his eyes, as though saying that if he did not accept, he should wait to settle the score later.

"Then I ask Grandfather to show mercy."

Knowing he could not escape it, Lin Feng could only agree.

Whether Qian Daoliu truly intended to test him or was merely using it as an excuse to give him a thorough beating, he could not avoid it.

Still, his guess had indeed been correct. The nourishment brought by his Spirit Meridian was far from simple; his control over this Third Soul Skill was clearly greater than that of his previous Soul Skills.

After giving a respectful bow, blazing fighting spirit rose in Lin Feng's eyes. A battle with a Peerless Douluo—even one whose strength was suppressed—was truly exhilarating!

Currently in recommendation PK, begging for continued reading~