"Big Sister Ling Yuan, leave them to me!"
Ye Han jumped down from Ling Yuan's arms and said with a confident smile.
Ling Yuan froze briefly, then smiled gently, her eyes full of trust.
"Then do your best, my dear husband~"
Soul Beasts four to five thousand years old were equivalent to human peak four-ring Soul Ancestors.
Either one could have instantly killed the two juniors who had fought Ye Han earlier.
But now she could sense that Ye Han's presence was extraordinary. Perhaps fighting two at once would be no problem.
Besides, with a Titled Douluo like her standing guard nearby, was there any need to fear something happening to Ye Han?
"Don't worry, Big Sister Ling Yuan. I definitely won't leave you a living widow."
Seeing how much Ling Yuan trusted him, Ye Han deliberately teased her.
"What nonsense are you talking about! Focus on fighting."
Ling Yuan retorted, her pretty face slightly flushed, then gently reminded him:
"But you still need to be careful. That Night Shadow Demon Dragon is no simple creature."
"As far as I know, its movements are extremely uncanny. It has a special skill that lets it conceal itself within this environment it altered!"
Ye Han nodded, but took none of it to heart.
With my current strength, what is there to fear?!
Seeing Ye Han nod, Ling Yuan flashed away and leaped onto a tall tree above to watch.
"Roar-roar-!"
Yet the instant Ling Yuan left, the Lightning Wing Lesser Dragon and Night Shadow Demon Dragon erupted into furious roars.
They had only held back because they feared the terrifying presence Ling Yuan radiated.
Now that Ling Yuan was no longer protecting Ye Han at his side, they had no more reservations, roaring as they stirred to attack.
"Hmph, just the accompaniment to your deaths!"
Ye Han sneered disdainfully and abruptly activated his Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.
The purple two-thousand-year Soul Ring he had obtained by killing their son appeared with it.
"Roar, roar-!"
When the two Soul Beasts saw their child's Soul Ring,
both unleashed roars of towering fury and attacked Ye Han like mad.
The Lightning Wing Lesser Dragon in front beat its lightning wings and swooped toward him, trailing terrifying electric currents.
The Night Shadow Demon Dragon behind him rushed forward in a Z-shaped path, its movements extraordinarily uncanny and swift.
"Heh, all flash and no substance!"
Ye Han stood calmly where he was, waiting for the right moment.
"Roar-roar-!"
In the blink of an eye, the two Soul Beasts had closed in.
Both roared, their sharp claws and fangs striking as though tearing through the void.
"My dear husband! Watch out!"
Seeing that Ye Han still hadn't moved, Ling Yuan urgently called out from the tree.
Faced with the two Soul Beasts attacking from front and rear,
Ye Han felt no fear. A cold smile curled his lips as he suddenly growled:
"First Soul Skill-Dragon Wings Cleave the Void, Dark Lightning Shatters the Firmament!"
The instant his words fell, Ye Han moved, and his first two-thousand-year Soul Ring lit up.
As though enchanted, the Dark Sacred Dragon's wings were instantly wreathed in countless bolts of lightning.
Then the wings crossed and spread violently toward the two attacking Soul Beasts.
"Whoosh-boom-whoosh-boom-!"
The next moment, both wings unleashed black dragon-wing blade slashes simultaneously.
Wrapped in boundless, terrifying lightning, they blasted toward the two attacking Soul Beasts.
"Boom-!"
The attack was too fast. Neither Soul Beast had time to react before being struck.
Their proud dragon bodies were like paper before this power, easily torn apart.
"Roar... roar...!!!"
Their agonized howls resounded throughout the area.
Their massive dragon bodies were cleaved through the middle, split in two.
Dragon blood sprayed out, staining the ground beneath them red, and its bloody stench filled the air.
"Phew~!"
Witnessing this from the tree, Ling Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hehe, I told you I wouldn't leave you a living widow~"
Ye Han smiled at Ling Yuan in the tree, then walked over to the Night Shadow Demon Dragon's corpse and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
He soon made it the Dark Sacred Dragon's second Soul Ring, obtaining a Soul Skill:
"Second Soul Skill: Dragon Shadows Hide in the Dark Night, Demonic Traces Bewilder the Enemy's Eyes!"
Soul Skill effect:
Transformed the surroundings into a world of darkness, within which the user could become an intangible dragon shadow of darkness.
The user's concealed form was like an invisible phantom. No one of the same rank could track their movements unless their spiritual power exceeded the user's.
"Gasp...!"
Only upon seeing this terrifying Soul Skill did Ye Han understand.
No wonder Ling Yuan specifically mentioned this Soul Beast earlier. So that was why.
Luckily, this Night Shadow Demon Dragon let its anger cloud its head. Otherwise, using this skill would certainly have made me suffer.
Just then, Ling Yuan jumped down from the tree and walked over,
gently picked Ye Han up, and asked with concern:
"My dear husband, how do you feel after absorbing a four-thousand-year Soul Ring?"
"Is anything uncomfortable or wrong? Let me check."
Feeling the warmth of Ling Yuan's embrace, Ye Han grew even more attached to her.
After examining him and finding nothing unusual, Ling Yuan prepared to put Ye Han down.
But Ye Han clung to her arms and began getting handsy, taking Ling Yuan by surprise.
Just as Ye Han was about to go further, he suddenly sensed fluctuations in the Soul Power within him and exclaimed delightedly:
"Big Sister Ling Yuan, my Soul Power has risen to level thirty!"
Ling Yuan froze, then revealed a gratified smile.
"That's wonderful! We can go straight on to hunting your third Soul Ring!"
Ye Han nodded happily and couldn't help recalling the requirements of the Second Trial.
The Dragon God's Second Trial required his first three Soul Rings to have a combined age of no less than fifteen thousand years.
His current two Soul Rings totaled six thousand three hundred years. He only needed to hunt another Soul Ring at least eight thousand seven hundred years old.
After absorbing his second Soul Ring just now, his physique had grown considerably stronger again. He should barely be able to absorb a nine-thousand-year Soul Ring!
"Big Sister Ling Yuan, for my third Soul Ring, I want to hunt one between eight thousand seven hundred and nine thousand years old!"
This time, Ling Yuan said nothing more, trusting unconditionally that Ye Han could do it.
"All right, then let's keep heading deeper into Sunset Forest and find you a suitable Soul Ring!"
The two immediately agreed and continued searching deeper into Sunset Forest...
Against Soul Beasts at the nine-thousand-year level,
Ye Han would still have a little difficulty fighting them at present.
Thus, on this trip, he obediently followed Ling Yuan, letting her do the work while he waited to reap the rewards.
After another painstaking search, they finally found an eight-thousand-nine-hundred-year dual-attribute Soul Beast-the Dark Nether Cold Dragon!
This Soul Beast possessed not only the shadow attribute, but also the attribute of nether-cold Ultimate Ice.
Although he was only eight thousand nine hundred years old, he could rival a fifteen-thousand-year Soul Beast, showing his considerable strength.
As a Titled Douluo who also possessed domineering flames, Ling Yuan naturally had little trouble gravely wounding the Dark Nether Cold Dragon and leaving it on the verge of death.
Ye Han immediately stepped forward to deliver the finishing blow, then absorbed it as his third Soul Ring, obtaining a new Soul Skill:
"Third Soul Skill: Dragon Breath Annihilates the Stars, Nether Cold Freezes Ten Thousand Miles!"
Soul Skill effect:
Exhaled terrifying dragon breath in which darkness and extreme cold coexisted.
The dragon breath possessed powerful annihilating force, as though it could annihilate the light of the stars.
It also possessed the might of Ultimate Ice. Wherever it passed, nether cold spread, sealing ten thousand miles in ice!
"It worked!"
Ye Han's heart swelled with delight, and his Soul Power also rose to level thirty-two along the way.
"Let's go back and meet up with the Supreme Pontiff and the others."
Ling Yuan gently picked Ye Han up and headed back along their original route.
A teasing curve rose at the corners of Ye Han's lips.
I wonder how Bibi Dong will react when we meet up later and she sees my Soul Ring Configuration.
"Hum-!"
Yet at that moment, Ye Han suddenly felt the scenery around him turn illusory again.
The next moment, he had returned to his Sea of Consciousness, and the familiar Dragon God came into view.
This time, the Dragon God dispensed with his previous roundabout manner and immediately announced approvingly:
"Boy, you did very well!"
"You have successfully completed the Second Trial I assigned!"
"There are two rewards for this trial!"
"First, any one Martial Soul will obtain an 'Innate Domain'!"
"Second, my unique supreme treasure-the 'Dragon God's Soul'!"
(End of chapter)