Lin Feng lowered his head and smiled apologetically, replying in a weak tone.
Although Lin Feng's injuries had healed by now, his physical condition was still far too poor.
"That's more like it. You'd better remember that from now on."
Dugu Yan wiped the tears from her eyes and forced out a smile, her voice still choked with sobs.
Lin Feng looked at the Flame Beast's corpse beside him. The black soul ring floating above it was not something he rushed to absorb.
Instead, he first took out some Herbal Medicine and pills from the Soul Tool he carried with him and swallowed them.
He began to calm his mind and recover his physical condition.
About half an hour passed.
When Lin Feng opened his eyes again, his body had returned to normal.
Lin Feng looked at the soul ring again.
He knew very well that, just like Dugu Yan, he had to absorb a soul ring beyond his level.
When absorbing the soul ring of a ten-thousand-year soul beast, one would inevitably suffer the soul beast's mental shock.
Its strength depended on the soul beast's temperament.
For example, the soul ring Dugu Yan had absorbed came from a relatively gentle soul beast, so its mental shock had not been severe.
Combined with her Calamity Poison Body and the immortal herb she had taken, which enhanced her physique and spiritual power,
that was why she had absorbed the soul ring so smoothly.
But the Flame Beast before him was different. It was absolutely the sort of creature born to slaughter, and its mental shock would be extremely violent and powerful.
Accordingly, its soul ring could grant him an enormous increase in strength.
But the absorption process would also be far more dangerous.
If he failed to endure it, the backlash could very well be fatal.
At this moment, Lin Feng could no longer care about whether it was dangerous or not.
He had also taken an immortal herb. Although it was not one specifically meant to enhance his physique, it had still improved his physical qualities considerably.
Over the past six years,
it was not as though he had never refreshed attributes that enhanced his physique and spiritual power.
And as for luck, he was a Child of Destiny.
This Flame Beast had even been found with the help of the Dragon Seeking Ruler.
Heaven's will could not be defied. This Flame Beast was his fourth soul ring.
Lin Feng sat cross-legged beside the soul beast's corpse.
At that moment,
the dense black halo shimmered atop the Flame Beast's corpse. It was the best time to absorb the soul ring.
As he looked at it, Lin Feng's nerves began to tense.
Raising both hands, Lin Feng released Ultimate Fire, enveloping his entire body as he called out to the Flame Beast's soul ring.
The pitch-black light seemed to have waited a long time before finally finding an outlet.
The instant it came into contact with Lin Feng's martial soul, it surged toward him like a flood.
Seeing the pitch-black light completely envelop Lin Feng's body,
Dugu Bo was shocked as well. What a powerful fluctuation of Soul Power.
This was an elite soul beast.
This Flame Beast's ten-thousand-year soul ring was even harder to absorb than an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul ring.
Lin Feng, who was enveloped within it, felt things even more clearly.
He only felt a powerful torrent of heat rush into his body.
Before he could react, the heat released magma-like currents within him, beginning to scorch his body.
Although the energy contained in the soul ring had no consciousness, the Flame Beast's inborn brutality was something Lin Feng could not stop.
Under the powerful mental shock, Lin Feng felt as though his body were being torn apart. His brows knotted tightly in pain.
Seeing Lin Feng's condition, Dugu Yan instinctively began to worry.
She had also absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring before, but nothing like this had happened.
Could Lin Feng endure it in his current state?
"The energy contained in this Flame Beast soul ring is battling against the Soul Power already within Lin Feng's body."
"Now, it depends on Lin Feng's own willpower."
"Yan'er, we have to believe in Lin Feng."
Dugu Bo said in a deep voice from the side.
He also knew that the harder a soul ring was to absorb, the stronger its final effects would be.
At this moment, grandfather and granddaughter held their breath as they watched the changes in Lin Feng's body.
The originally yellow flames now revealed a trace of crimson.
Dugu Bo knew that Lin Feng was about to succeed.
Suddenly, intense fluctuations erupted from Lin Feng's body again, and beads of sweat continuously formed on his forehead.
The energy contained in the black Soul Power gradually evaporated into the air along with the sweat droplets.
Just then,
Boom!
The black energy around Lin Feng completely vanished, replaced by a solid black soul ring forming beneath him.
His tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and he pressed his dry, cracked lips together.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to Soul Ancestor and unlocking the new attribute, Charm God." "Ding! The host's attribute refresh has been reset!" Charm God (Purple): You gain slight favorability from all gods. Any divine trial automatically gains 10% affinity.
"Phew! I thought it was Succubus. So it was Charm God!"
Hearing the voice in his ear, Lin Feng checked the panel again and let out a sigh of relief.
It could only affect gods? Was that how this attribute was supposed to be interpreted?
Then would Succubus only work on demons?
Still, he had received a Purple Attribute, so his luck was pretty good. At least it was not one of those white ones from before.
Just as he was about to refresh his attributes,
"Lin Feng, Lin Feng!"
"Drink some water."
When Dugu Yan saw Lin Feng open his eyes and noticed his cracked lips, she hurried forward, calling out as she handed him water.
"Ah, Yan'er."
"Gulp, gulp."
Only after downing a whole liter of water did color gradually return to Lin Feng's lips.
Then I'll refresh my attributes later!
After finishing the water, Lin Feng suddenly rose to his feet.
At this point, he had officially entered the ranks of Soul Ancestors.
"Grandpa, Yan'er, I successfully absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring too."
"And my Soul Power has already reached level 48!"
Lin Feng smiled at the two of them.
Lin Feng was not surprised that his Soul Power had risen to level 48 this time. After all, he had absorbed a Flame Beast recorded in ancient texts.
"Not bad, not bad."
"After absorbing the immortal herbs and soul rings, both you and Yan'er have gained quite a bit of Soul Power."
Dugu Bo cast aside his earlier worries, gradually revealing a smile as he nodded in satisfaction.
"Congratulations, Lin Feng."
Dugu Yan lowered her head, her face carrying an expression that was both happy and unhappy.
She only felt that the gap between herself and Lin Feng was growing wider and wider.
When they had both been Soul Elders, their Soul Power had only differed by a few levels. Now that they were Soul Ancestors, the gap had widened to seven levels.
Moreover, a seven-level gap among Soul Ancestors was at least equivalent to a ten-level Soul Power gap back when they had been Soul Elders.
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"Yan'er, don't lose heart. We'll improve together in the future."
Lin Feng seemed to understand Yan'er's expression and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her.
"Mhm, okay."
"Thank you, Lin Feng!"
Dugu Yan nodded, a smile appearing on her face.
"That's more like it."
Lin Feng stepped forward and patted Dugu Yan's head.
Suddenly, Lin Feng seemed to remember something.
He gathered Soul Power in his hand and went straight to the Flame Beast's corpse. First, he removed the Flame Crystal from the Flame Beast's forehead and stored it in his belt.
Then, he directly cut open the Flame Beast's head.
He had already absorbed the soul bone granted by the system when he absorbed the soul ring earlier.
Now, it was time to retrieve the Flame Beast's soul bone.
A flash of red light appeared.
Using Soul Power, Lin Feng suspended the excavated soul bone above his palm.
Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone—the Flame Beast Skull.
"A soul bone?"
Dugu Bo was the first to react, his face full of shock.
"Lin Feng, how is your luck so good?"
"Your grandpa only obtained one soul bone in his entire life, yet you already have two."
"That's incredible."
Dugu Yan could not help stepping forward to congratulate him.
"Hmph!"
"It's merely a ten-thousand-year soul bone."
"My soul bone is fifty thousand years old."
Dugu Bo was clearly a little jealous that Lin Feng had obtained soul bones twice, putting on an arrogant expression.
As he spoke, Dugu Bo was about to show Lin Feng his soul bone skill.
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