Lu Ren placed the one hundred thousand year Right Arm Soul Bone piece of Dark Attribute flat in the palm of his hand.
The dark light flowing on the bone surface suddenly lit up under the pull of his Soul Power, and the dark halo spread along his five fingers like water waves, slowly seeping into the skin.
In the Soul Emperor stage, according to normal circumstances, a piece of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone can at least increase his Soul Power by a full Grade 3.
Lu Ren's physical strength has already far exceeded that of Soul Master of the same level. He can even withstand Ice Empress's original power, which is close to Four Hundred Thousand Years's cultivation level. It's just a piece of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and it's almost effortless to absorb it.
The whole process didn't even take a cup of tea, and Soul Bone was completely integrated into the bones of his right arm, with only a faint dark halo under the skin.
His cultivation level also successfully jumped from level 63 to level 66, rising to Grade 3 in a row.
"Let's see what this Soul Bone gives me Soul Skill."
Lu Ren closed his eyes, inserted Spiritual Power into Soul Bone on his right arm, and carefully felt the ability sealed in it.
After a moment, he opened his eyes, his face full of undisguised disgust.
"Oh, what a rubbish."
The Soul Bone produced by Soul Beast that is ten thousand years old and below only comes with one skill, while the Soul Bone produced by Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast must come with at least two skills.
This piece of darkness Soul Bone does give him two Soul Skills, one is a powerful Spiritual Power single-target strike, and the other is a range-based Spiritual Power dark shock wave.
Put outside, these two Soul Skill can definitely defeat countless Titled Douluo.
But in the eyes of Lu Ren, they are not even a bit worse than his own Cursed Technique.
The figure of Ice Empress quietly emerged from Sea of Consciousness, floating beside Lu Ren with hands on hips, and the emerald green Twin Tails swayed gently in the morning light.
She couldn't help but complain, "Is this rubbish? This Soul Bone gives you two strong attack Soul Skill. Do you know what the strong attack skills of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone are outside? Think? Any one of them can be used as Titled Douluo's ultimate weapon. If you want to say that these two are rubbish, then isn't the Soul Skill you brought with the first four Soul Ring even more rubbish?"
"Did you see that I used my Soul Skill?"
Lu Ren smiled, his tone full of natural calm.
"In addition, I would like to add that the fifth Sixth Soul Ring you gave me and the four Soul Skill that come with it are also garbage."
Both Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring come with two Soul Skill.
Ice Empress gave him four, and this piece of darkness Soul Bone gave him two.
So Lu Ren has six more opportunities to make Binding Vow in one breath.
"Where's the trash?"
Ice Empress's face was filled with questions, and Orange-Gold's eyes were widened.
"Isn't the Soul Skill I gave you not powerful enough? Do you know what is included in my four Soul Skill? Ultimate Ice's single-target strong attack has a range freeze, not to mention that my Eternal Frozen Domain is on top of your Sixth Soul Ring!"
"That's the Soul Skill of the field type, Douluo Continent, the top Soul Skill type. Looking at the entire continent, there are only a handful of people who can own the field Soul Skill. You actually call it rubbish?"
"Is it possible that your field Soul Skill is comparable to my Domain Expansion?"
Lu Ren smiled and joked, no matter how you look at the curvature of the corner of your mouth, you deserve a beating.
"Not comparable."
Ice Empress straightened out his somewhat flat chest confidently.
Seeing Ice Empress's unconvinced face, Lu Ren directly suggested. "Okay, then you try using Eternal Frozen Domain, and I'll use my Domain Expansion to see who is stronger."
"Okay." Ice Empress suddenly became interested and cracked his slender finger joints, "I remember that Soul Spirit Contract didn't say anything about not being able to spar with your master. That's right, I've wanted to beat you up for a long time."
Lu Ren threw his head back and laughed when he heard this. He laughed so hard that he seemed to have taken a huge advantage, "You are finally willing to call me master."
Ice Empress was stunned for a moment, and then her pretty face turned red from her chin to the roots of her hair, and Twin Tails stood up slightly as if her hair had exploded.
Without saying a word, she floated directly to the opposite side of Lu Ren and assumed a fighting stance. "Stop talking nonsense! Watch the moves! Eternal Frozen Domain!"
Ice blue light suddenly bloomed from Ice Empress's petite body, and the extreme cold air spread in all directions like a tide.
The moisture in the air condensed into countless tiny ice crystals in an instant, and the temperature in the room plummeted to the point where dripping water turned into ice within a breath.
This is the area Ice Empress is famous for Soul Skill, Eternal Frozen Domain.
"Domain Expansion, Blood River Nine-Phase Life."
Lu Ren formed a seal with his hands, with a calm posture. A large amount of Cursed Energy and Soul Power surged out of his body at the same time, and the two completely different energies merged and surged in front of him, forming a twisted film of light.
In just the blink of an eye, a huge black ball swallowed up both of their bodies at the same time, and endless Sea of Blood surged and surged in the enclosed space.
After about a minute, the black ball dissipated.
Ice Empress reappeared in the room, but she looked completely different from Just now at the moment.
Twin Tails drooped, Orange-Gold's eyes were full of grievance and unwillingness, and the whole person looked like a kitten that had been robbed of dried fish.
Her Eternal Frozen Domain did hold up for a while in front of Lu Ren's Blood River Nine-Phase Life.
Eternal Frozen Domain can neutralize the sure-hit effect of Blood River Nine-Phase Life in a short period of time. This is the last resistance of the Douluo Continent orthodox field to Jujutsu field.
But it was only for a while.
After Eternal Frozen Domain's domain power was peeled off layer by layer by Blood River Nine-Phase Life's sure hit Rule and completely disintegrated, she was controlled by Lu Ren's toxin so that she could not move.
If Lu Ren hadn't stopped her hand in time, she would still be lying on the ground twitching.
"You're lying! Your effects in this field are too perverted!"
Ice Empress's voice was full of accusations.
Lu Ren curled his lips and said in an understatement, "If you can't afford it, don't play."
"You have a sure-hit effect in this field, how can I compete with you?"
Ice Empress became even more angry, waving his slender hands randomly in the air.
"Although my Eternal Frozen Domain can neutralize your sure-hit effect in a short time, my field can only last for a short while. Once the time passes, your toxins will be 100% poured into my body. What can I do to stop it? It's useless!"
"Tell me what the hell is this? How come there is such a perverted field?"
"Want to know?" Lu Ren looked at her with a bit of teasing in his eyes.
"I want to know!" Ice Empress nodded vigorously, Orange-Gold's eyes were full of sincere curiosity.
"Then think about it and I won't tell you." Lu Ren looked away with a smile.
Ice Empress was frozen in place.
Her Twin Tails exploded as if struck by lightning, her lips moved several times, but no sound came out.
She is one of the majestic Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far Norths, the emperor of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion clan. When had she ever been teased like this?
But this person is still her contractor, so even if she wants to beat him, she can't really do it harshly.
"How can I have a master like you?!" She finally choked out this sentence, her voice mixed with shame and grievance, "Don't be proud, I just can't hurt you because Soul Spirit Contract. If it were me who is still Soul Beast, if you dare to confront me in the field, you will be the first to die!"
"Hmm, I admit that you are right. Because of the contract, even if you spar with me, you can't use your full strength. This is why your Eternal Frozen Domain was broken by me so quickly.
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Lu Ren let out a light hum from his nasal cavity, without any hint of guilt.
He patted the empty space on the bed next to him and smiled brightly, "But it's because you can't use your full strength to show your true nature. Your Eternal Frozen Domain is at the same level and is not at the same level as my field. Now you know how rubbish your field is, right? Why don't you come over to warm the bed?"
"Huh! What a beautiful thought!"
Ice Empress turned her head fiercely, and the green Twin Tails threw out an arc with the movement, expressing her firmest rejection with practical actions.
Facing Ice Empress's face turned away and her strong resistance, Lu Ren did not force her, but just laughed softly, and the amusement in his eyes slowly subsided and returned to calmness again.
"Forget it if it's not warm."
He passed it casually and raised his right hand again.
The dark Soul Power in the palm of the hand flows slowly like a trickle, and the darkness Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone that has just been absorbed faintly glows on the inside of the arm.
There is an undercurrent surging under the texture, and two Soul Skill are quietly dormant deep in the bones, ready to be activated at any time.
As he said, these two Soul Skill are indeed very strong under the conventional standards of the Douluo Continent, but for him, they are really not enough.
Ordinary Soul Master spells out Soul Skill years, Soul Bone matches, Soul Ring Configuration, but what he spells out is Cursed Technique mechanism, which has a sure-hit effect in the field.
In the face of Jujutsu Kaisen's Rule-Type power, Douluo Continent's traditional Soul Skill's strong attack and control seemed rigid, and Soul Skill's single strong attack was even full of flaws.
No matter how strong a single attack is, it cannot compare to the sure hit in the field, and no matter how exquisite the control is, it cannot compare to Cursed Speech's Word-Made-Reality, and Projection Sorcery's one-second forced control.
Not to mention that Cursed Spirit Manipulation, which is now Lu Ren, can even play tricks. In comparison, the effect brought by Soul Skill is too slim.
Ice Empress Seeing that he no longer teased her, she felt a little uncomfortable.
She secretly glanced at Lu Ren from the corner of her eye, and saw that he really began to study the Soul Bone lines on his arm attentively, so she couldn't help but angrily muttered, "You are purely Versailles, change it to another Titled Douluo If you get any one of these two pieces of Soul Bone Soul Skill, you will wake up from your dreams laughing, and you will look disgusted after getting the treasure, as if you owe all the good things in the world to you."
Lu Ren did not raise his head, but just said calmly, "The confidence of a strong man is never built up by Soul Bone. Besides, what I want is never these two powerful attack skills."
What he really values is the inherent characteristics of this dark Soul Bone, the massive negative Cursed Energy, the Dark Attribute condensed from deep resentment, and the special attribute of being able to continuously absorb negative emotions from the surrounding environment to nourish itself.
These characteristics may be just icing on the cake for the ordinary Soul Master, but for his Jujutsu Sorcerer driven by Cursed Energy as the core, it is equivalent to installing a Cursed Energy engine in the body that never stops spinning.
As for the two bonus Soul Skill?
That is a bargaining chip that can bring him a full two Binding Vow capital.
Exchange Soul Skill for Binding Vow, and then use Binding Vow to improve the performance of Cursed Technique. This is his true cultivation path.
Any Soul Skill that cannot be exchanged for Binding Vow is just a pile of scrap metal in his eyes.
Ice Empress was slightly startled when she heard this. She tilted her head and looked at Lu Ren's serious side face again.
She finally vaguely understood that Lu Ren's cultivation system was completely out of touch with the Soul Master system of this continent from beginning to end.
Others relied on Soul Ring, Soul Bone, and Soul Domain to break through the upper limit, and tried their best to match various increases and controls in order to gain a little more advantage in a certain dimension.
And what about him?
He jumped out of this framework abruptly and opened up a new world with his own Rule.
Those Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill that are extremely precious in the eyes of others are just chips used in exchange for greater power in his eyes.
"I really don't know who you are Monster." Ice Empress complained in a low voice, but he became more and more fearful in his heart, and he was even more glad that he had formed a Soul Spirit Contract relationship with him early instead of becoming his enemy.
Following such a contractor, even though he was angry to death, his strength was actually growing.
Moreover, in Star Luo City, she had seen with her own eyes the consequences of being Lu Ren's enemy. Shrek Those Super Douluo corpses are still undigested in Kurourushi's stomach.
Lu Ren was too lazy to defend himself, but after stabilizing the piece of darkness Soul Bone in his right arm, he took out the second piece of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from Storage Soul Tool.
This is Earth Attribute Torso Bone that broke out from Xuan Zi.
The bone surface glowed with a thick khaki halo, and the tentacles were warm and heavy. He began to adjust the frequency of Soul Power and continued to absorb Soul Bone.
In the process of absorbing Soul Bone, Lu Ren began to recall the details of the previous field confrontation with Ice Empress.
Although that short discussion ended in Ice Empress's complete defeat, the problems exposed in it are worth pondering.
Douluo Continent's top field can indeed neutralize his Domain Expansion's sure-hit effect in a short period of time.
Ice Empress's Eternal Frozen Domain lasted for a long time. Before the power of the field was completely disintegrated, she did briefly offset Blood River Nine-Phase Life's sure hit Rule.
Although it is inevitable to be crushed in the end, this confrontation itself illustrates a fact.
The essence of the field is the collision of Rule, and although the Douluo Continent field is far less sophisticated in mechanism than the Jujutsu field, it has formed a certain resistance with the unique power system of this world, just like Simple Domain in Jujutsu Kaisen fights against the complete Domain Expansion.
Not to mention that Ice Empress didn't use all his strength at all.
If Ice Empress used all his strength, then it would not be Ice Empress who would be defeated miserably, but him.
"That's a little bad."
Lu Ren was silently calculating the next situation in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
He remembered that Mu En had a self-created combat skill, it seemed to be Sovereign's Descent, right?
Among them are several moves of Sovereign's Descent, which also have the characteristics of the field. They were inherited intact by Bei Bei, who repeatedly performed extraordinary feats against Evil Soul Master in the original work.
Since Bei Bei can inherit this trick, Mu En's own understanding and control of the field will only become more profound.
Doesn't this prove that Mu En can confront his Domain Expansion head-on?
And because of the gap in cultivation, if Lu Ren and Mu En fight in a field battle, it will definitely be him, Lu Ren, who suffers a disastrous defeat?
Domain Expansion is Lu Ren's biggest killing move at present, and it is also the core basis for his leapfrog kill Titled Douluo.
If the domain is neutralized or even destroyed by the opponent, his combat effectiveness will directly drop by several levels.
"If it is an open field, we should be able to solve the opponent's field faster.
Lu Ren thought to himself.
The fields in Jujutsu Kaisen are divided into two types: closed type and open type.
The closed field comes with Barrier, which can trap the opponent in it and kill it.
There is no Barrier in the open field, and the scope is wider. In the field war, the open field is almost the same as the gauze closed field.
But the problem is that the open field is far more difficult than the closed field. Among the entire Jujutsu Kaisen, only two people have mastered the open field. One is Sukuna and the other is Yuan Suo. Which one is not an old monster at the Thousand-Year level?
Just as Lu Ren's thoughts were racing, the absorption of the second piece of Soul Bone was coming to an end.
The piece of Earth Attribute Torso Bone that exploded from Xuan Zi has completely integrated into his Torso Bone bones. The thick and majestic Soul Power poured into Meridians like a tide, blending with the Soul Power already in his body.
Level sixty-seven, level sixty-eight, level sixty-nine----
When the last trace of khaki light completely sank deep into the bones, Lu Ren's cultivation level steadily stopped at level sixty-nine.
He did not absorb the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone of Radiance Attribute. The attribute conflict is too serious. Forcibly absorbing it may damage Meridians. It is left in Storage Soul Tool for the time being. In the future, it may be used to exchange it with Jing Hongchen for one with suitable attributes.
Or Lu Ren can use Cursed Spirit for experiments. If the effect is good, he can absorb it directly.
"There is only one step left to reach Soul Saint, and then unlock Ten Shadows Technique."
Lu Ren clenched his fists, and his fingertips turned slightly white from exertion.
Ten Shadows Technique will be his most critical trump card to deal with the future revenge of Mu En.
Among those ten types of Shikigami, there is one that is said to be the strongest. It is the absolute ace that can adapt to the world Max Elephant and Limitless evolve in battle, Mahoraga.
He was born with Sword of Extermination and is the strictest father to Cursed Spirit and Evil Soul Master.
Mu En is indeed powerful, but as long as Mahoraga can adapt to Radiance Attribute in battle and adapt to the problem-solving ideas, the balance of victory will be completely tilted.
"We can only wait until Jing Hongchen comes back."
Lu Ren sighed.
Although this level is just a step away, each level of the Soul Emperor stage requires a massive accumulation of Soul Power. You can't even hope to break through if you don't rely on meditation for a year and a half.
And Jing Hongchen went out in person precisely to fulfill the promise he made to Star Luo City.
He wants to find a suitable Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone for Lu Ren.
As long as he can absorb that piece of Soul Bone, he can rush to Soul Saint at the fastest speed, unlock Ten Shadows Technique, and obtain Mahoraga that can compete with Mu En.
"Ice Empress, come here, I need to see you if I need anything." Lu Ren gathered his thoughts and called out to Sea of Consciousness.
Ice Empress ran out lazily, and Twin Tails swayed gently in the morning light.
Her petite body was wrapped in an icy blue and green skirt, and she floated in front of Lu Ren, looking like a cat that was forcibly woken up. "What's the matter? Can't you just absorb your Soul Bone?"
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"In order to prepare for the possible field war in the future, I need you to practice with me." Lu Ren's tone was very serious.
Ice Empress tilted his head and blinked. "What kind of drill method?"
"It's very simple. Just use Eternal Frozen Domain against me. I'm going to try to see if I can crack your field as quickly as possible. One minute was too slow last time. If the opponent is Mu En, one minute is enough for him to kill me for several rounds."
"Oh."
Ice Empress nodded cutely, and then released Eternal Frozen Domain without saying a word.
Just like this, I fought with Ice Empress in the room for who knows how many rounds.
Lu Ren was sitting on the bed with a dark face, his elbows resting on his knees, not knowing what he was thinking.
Ice Empress was huddled on the sofa in the distance, holding his knees with his hands. Orange-Gold's eyes were full of gloominess, and his eyelashes were drooped, like a small animal that had been locked in the room for too long and was almost moldy due to boredom.
It's not that she was depressed because of the abuse.
Although it is true that it is crushed by the field of Lu Ren every time.
But what annoyed her even more was another thing.
"I said, just perform Domain Battle in such a small space, and you have to control the intensity so as not to cause damage in the room. How do you expect me to give my best?"
"My Eternal Frozen Domain can't unfold it at all. I have to close it as soon as the cold air escapes three feet. I'm afraid that the wall will freeze and crack, not to mention how uncomfortable it will be." Ice Empress rolled his eyes, "Although this room is luxurious enough, it is no different from a pigeon cage for domain battles. Besides, I can't use my full strength. Under these restrictions, do you think it is a happy thing for you to bully me?"
"If you think bullying me is fun, then you win."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Lu Ren was also helpless.
"It's very simple, just contact Snow Empress for this kind of thing!"
Ice Empress put his hands on his hips, with an expression that made him hate the iron.
"What's the use of you looking for me? My domain has been clearly cracked by you. Plus there are so many restrictions. If I try again ten thousand times, I will lose."
"But Snow Empress is different. Her domain coverage is much wider than mine, and her domain strength is far higher than mine. The most important thing is that she is different from me. She can use her full strength against you!"
"You can find her, go to an empty place and fight with your hands and feet, and you can really practice it. Besides, isn't the opponent you have to deal with in the future stronger than Snow Empress? Isn't it appropriate to use Snow Empress as the target of Simulation?"
"But----I don't know where Snow Empress went. She left by herself after she came back from Star Luo City last time, saying she was going shopping and eating, and she hasn't come back yet." Lu Ren looked a little embarrassed.
The next second, the door was pushed open directly from the outside.
Snow Empress's tall and graceful figure appeared at the door, dressed in white as snow, with long hair hanging down to her ankles, and sky-blue eyes that were ethereal and transparent.
She was still holding a half-eaten ice cream in her hand, and there was a little white cream on the corner of her lips, which formed a very sharp contrast with her cold and pure face.
"Bing'er called me here. Do you have anything to do with me?"
Lu Ren:"O.0?"
His expression alternated between confusion and shock.
He clearly did not see any action by Ice Empress to send messages to the outside world. How did Snow Empress receive the message?
"What expression you are showing is called tacit understanding, do you understand?"
Ice Empress pointed at Snow Empress and floated to Snow Empress's side, with his arms folded across his chest and a somewhat proud look on his face.
Lu Ren told Snow Empress exactly what he wanted to do with Domain Expansion.
After listening, Snow Empress smiled, and a very faint arc appeared on her usually frosty and beautiful face, just like Far North's ten thousand-year-old ice and snow reflected the magnificent brilliance under the aurora.
"It's a simple matter. Come with me. I know there is a Wasteland outside the city. There is no human habitation for dozens of miles around. It's enough for you to let go."