Chen Xin slapped Lin Xing on the back of the head.
"How is that teasing? What decent person recites a poem before a fight?"
"Teacher, you're so gifted with words. If you put all those brains into cultivation, you might really reach Level 99."
Chen Xin no longer wanted to talk to this little brat of a disciple. He stepped onto the Seven Kill Sword and flew straight away.
"That damned Old Sword Man."
Gu Rong reached out and brushed the dust off himself, truly gritting his teeth a little.
"Senior Gu, don't be too angry. I have a way to help you turn the tables."
"Oh? How so?"
Gu Rong immediately grew interested. After all, Lin Xing really had made him suffer back then. Perhaps he really did have a way to help him turn the tables.
Lin Xing extended a finger, a faint blue wisp of Intent circling its tip.
"You and Teacher are both Titled Douluo. It's just that the special nature of Teacher's Martial Soul makes Sword Intent easier for him to comprehend."
"Add the Seven Kill Sword's formidable power and the domain he developed this time, and it's perfectly normal that you came off worse."
"But have you never considered the potential for developing your fourth Soul Skill?"
"In your current situation, it's impossible for you to comprehend Intent and then create a new domain, but I can help you add something new to the existing foundation of your fourth Soul Skill."
Intent had all sorts of uses. In Gu Rong's situation, comprehending Intent with a new attribute was impossible, so Lin Xing could only use his own Intent to lend him a hand.
"That sounds good, but little fellow, how can you change my fourth Soul Skill?"
"Under normal circumstances, I really couldn't, but inside my Court of Surging Conviction, I can. Would you like to try it now?"
"Then let's do it."
Gu Rong readily agreed.
Seeing this, Lin Xing hesitated no longer. He decisively unfolded the Court of Surging Conviction and simultaneously integrated the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale, stretching the Court of Surging Conviction's interior space without limit.
"Senior Gu, sorry for the trouble, but please show your Soul Rings and release your fourth Soul Skill."
Gu Rong did as asked.
Nine Soul Rings appeared-yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black-and his fourth Soul Skill activated.
This time, without the restrictions imposed by Lin Xing and the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale, Gu Rong's fourth Soul Skill displayed its full effect. Numerous bone spikes rose from the platform, accompanied by black currents of Qi.
The effect certainly lived up to its name: Bone Prison.
"Senior Gu, whatever I do next, please don't resist, because this procedure is extremely difficult."
"No problem. Kid, just go ahead."
Gu Rong kept no guard up at all. He still trusted Old Sword Man's disciple.
Seeing this, Lin Xing let blue Intent glow at his fingertip, then tried to direct the power of the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale toward Gu Rong's fourth Soul Ring.
Eventually, Lin Xing slowly drew Gu Rong's fourth Soul Ring out.
Yes, he literally drew it out.
Under Gu Rong's astonished gaze, the Soul Ring rose, yet the Soul Skill's effects within the domain did not disappear. The Soul Ring finally floated over to Lin Xing.
Blue Intent glowed at Lin Xing's fingertip, and he reached out to touch the Soul Ring.
The Soul Ring trembled, then began to change, gradually transforming from deep purple into a tricolored Soul Ring of intertwining blue, white, and purple.
The process lasted nearly an entire hour. Only then did Lin Xing, his head drenched in sweat, shakily put the Soul Ring back.
It was fortunate that the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale was rather overpowered. Otherwise, a procedure like this would certainly have been impossible.
Once the Soul Ring returned, Gu Rong sensed no other power. Aside from the change in the Soul Ring's color, everything was normal.
Lin Xing also dismissed the Court of Surging Conviction, and their surroundings returned to the appearance of the mountain behind the buildings.
Looking at his mutated fourth Soul Ring, Gu Rong could not help frowning.
"Nothing seems strange. Little fellow, what did you do to my fourth Soul Ring?"
Lin Xing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Senior Gu, why don't you try using your fourth Soul Skill now?"
Gu Rong immediately mobilized his Soul Power. The moment his fourth Soul Ring lit up, a stream of information poured straight into his mind.
It concerned the current state of his fourth Soul Ring.
Bone Prison rose on the rear mountain again, but unlike before, blue Intent now wreathed every part of it. Black, white, and blue currents of Qi intertwined within the Bone Prison.
When Gu Rong came back to his senses, his face held a trace of disbelief.
He tentatively reached out and pointed at a distant boulder over ten meters tall.
Boom!
Six enormous blue swords appeared out of thin air, shattering the boulder in the most violent fashion.
"This..."
Gu Rong stared at his hands in astonishment. Blue currents of Qi had wound around them.
"You felt it, didn't you, Senior Gu?"
"I inscribed my Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream directly onto your fourth Soul Ring, and I also left behind the source of my Intent."
"In your situation, it's impossible to comprehend a new type of Intent through your own efforts. But while you can't comprehend new Intent, I can certainly let you use mine."
"With constant nurturing from your Titled Douluo-level Soul Power and spiritual power, your fourth Soul Ring will only grow stronger, and the compatibility between the Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream and your Soul Ring will keep increasing."
"The power you can unleash is simply beyond what I can compare to right now. As long as your spiritual power isn't completely exhausted, that Intent can give birth to two from one, and three from two."
"And as long as the source of my Intent remains, the Intent will never run dry. Still, you'd best nurture it with your spiritual power, because you're different from Teacher and me."
"As long as we remain conscious, our Intent can regenerate endlessly. We can have as much as we want; the only difference is how much Intent we can release at once."
"But you're different. This Intent fundamentally doesn't belong to you. Still, with my source on your Soul Ring, as long as you keep nurturing it with your spiritual power, the Intent can regenerate in an unending stream."
"Under the dual nurturing of Soul Power and spiritual power, the result produced by the Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream and your fourth Soul Skill will definitely be greater than the sum of its parts."
"When wielded with your Titled Douluo-level strength, my Intent and Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream can perfectly compensate for your lack of offensive power."
"You little rascal..."
"You're simply a peerless genius the Soul Master World has never seen before, and probably never will again!"
Gu Rong was truly stunned this time. He had never expected it, truly never expected it. Something like this was actually possible?!
"You can nurture it for a few days first and familiarize yourself with it. Once you've fully adapted to the rhythm of your current fourth Soul Ring, my intuition says you can beat Teacher by taking him by surprise."
Lin Xing had at least that much confidence.
"Good, good, good..."
"Old Sword Man, oh, Old Sword Man. Just you wait."