"When a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast dies, a remnant of its soul remains in its Soul Ring.
When a Soul Master absorbs it, they will encounter Soul Shock.
So the challenges of absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring are no longer limited to the impact of its energy.
Ye Qingxian's body may be strong enough, but her spiritual power might not be able to withstand a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's Soul Shock."
Xiao Wu spoke up at this point, also feeling that absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at level forty was too risky.
Much less a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
"Soul Shock?"
Yu Xiaogang suddenly looked at Xiao Wu. He had never even heard of Soul Shock.
"Grandmaster, you've never absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, so of course you wouldn't know about it."
Zhao Wuji's words carried a hidden meaning. Hearing them, Yu Xiaogang immediately put on a stern face and feigned composure. "Of course I know. That's why I said Ye Qingxian is as good as dead!"
"The way I see it, not necessarily."
Zhao Wuji sneered, then had the carriage stop. "Grandmaster, what did you just say?
If Ye Qingxian doesn't die..."
"I'll eat it!"
...Sky screen timeline...
Ye Qingxian had a difficult time absorbing the Soul Ring, but her overall condition remained stable, and she came through without incident.
An hour later, Ye Qingxian slowly rose to her feet, the sacred radiance around her growing even more intense.
What was more, after obtaining her fourth Soul Ring, her Soul Power had risen straight to level forty-eight!
In just a few days, Ye Qingxian's Soul Power had risen a full ten levels!
...Beneath the sky screen...
The spectators' teeth ached with envy.
"Ten levels of Soul Power as a Soul Ancestor took me a full eight years!
And she didn't even need eight days!
Comparisons really do make you want to die!"
"A Soul Bone, an Immortal Herb, ten levels of Soul Power... I admit it, I want to have the Pope's child too."
"So the supposed theoretical age limits for Soul Rings were all lies.
The differences between people really are enormous."
Yu Xiaogang's face looked uglier than if he had swallowed a fly.
"Grandmaster?"
Zhao Wuji pointed at the dog poop by the roadside, a smile playing on his lips.
"Ahem, has everyone rested enough? Then we can continue on our way."
Yu Xiaogang pretended not to hear, but his old face had already turned as red as a monkey's backside.
Xiao Wu tugged at Tang San's sleeve and pursed her lips.
"Why do I feel like Grandmaster is getting less and less reliable?"
"Xiao Wu!"
Tang San's expression turned stern. "A teacher for a day is a father for life. No matter what, it was Teacher who helped me through my most difficult days.
Even if he... overlooked a few things, it's understandable."
Xiao Wu stuck out her little pink tongue. "It's just that I feel the Blue Silver Emperor's path of growth would suit you better, Xiao San."
Tang San fell silent, but soon shook his head. "No, my Martial Soul is only ordinary Blue Silver Grass. It doesn't have such powerful vitality.
Poison is the best choice."
This was actually Tang San's own choice as well.
He had a particular fondness for using poison.
Grandmaster was deeply embarrassed. Faced with Zhao Wuji's mockery, he uncharacteristically offered no rebuttal, merely snorting. "She was just lucky."
Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Qian Daoliu had already left. The ones stationed here were Golden Crocodile Douluo and Light Feather Douluo.
As for Ye Qingxian and Dugu Bo, they had also been taken to Spirit City and granted the status of worship elders.
"Mom, I'm still one two-hundred-thousand-year Yin Yang Fish Soul Bone short."
"Are you asking for a beating? Where am I supposed to find you a two-hundred-thousand-year Yin Yang Fish Soul Bone?"
Ye Qingxian spoke irritably. She had sold herself just to get two immortal-grade herbs in exchange.
Ye Lingling pouted.
After absorbing the Twelve-Grade Holy Light White Lotus, her Soul Power had already broken through to level forty. Once she obtained a Soul Ring, it would rise by a considerable amount again.
Ye Qingxian had also taken the Aromatic Silk Beauty. Her Martial Soul had likewise evolved, freeing her completely from the shackles of her Martial Soul's inheritance.
What was more, her Soul Power had advanced further, and she would definitely be able to break through to level eighty within two years.
"Mom, you don't treat me as well as Pope Daddy treats you!"
Ye Lingling was very dissatisfied. Without a two-hundred-thousand-year Yin Yang Fish Soul Bone, she would be inferior to her mother in the sky screen's spacetime.
Ye Qingxian's face reddened, and she raised a hand to hit her.
"You little brat, you've got some nerve.
Making fun of your mother, are you?
Is he your dad? Why are you calling him that so affectionately?"
"Boo-hoo~ why hasn't my Pope husband come to pick me up yet..."
Ye Lingling threw herself into Ye Qingxian's arms, her cool little face sinking into their warmth.
"I'm going to hit you, and you still throw yourself at me!
Get off!"
"No! Boo-hoo-hoo, Pope Daddy eats so well. I want some too..."
Ye Qingxian: ...
This girl was beyond saving!
...Sky screen timeline...
The look Ye Qingxian gave Qian Xunji grew ever more tender, like flowing water.
So many days had passed, and she still hadn't woken from her dream.
And it hurt.
She was certain she wasn't dreaming.
After taking Ye Qingxian and Ah Yin back to their residence, Qian Xunji finally returned to the Pope's Hall.
At this time, several figures who did not belong to Spirit Hall stood waiting outside the Pope's Hall.
"Your Holiness, Yu Yuanzhen and the elders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect request an audience."
"Let them wait outside!"
Qian Xunji's voice came from within. Outside the hall, Yu Yuanzhen took a deep breath, but dared not voice any objection.
...Beneath the sky screen...
The master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, a dignified Titled Douluo, had come with his sect elders to request an audience, yet even he could only wait obediently outside the Pope's Hall.
Was Qian Xunji truly that terrifying?
"This Qian Xunji is going too far! How dare he humiliate my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect like this!"
With his sect humiliated, Yu Xiaogang angrily blasted the sky screen.
Dai Mubai chuckled. "Grandmaster, Qian Xunji in the sky screen is a Limit Douluo.
With strength like that, if he were displeased and wiped out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, nobody would dare demand an explanation.
Besides, Yu Xiaogang was the one who courted death by provoking Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden. He could just up and leave, but the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect can't."
Over the past few days, the authority Grandmaster had built up among the Shrek Seven Monsters had long since vanished without a trace.
It was only for Tang San's sake that they had kept silent as much as possible.
But Grandmaster kept jumping around, looking for attention everywhere, and even after being slapped in the face again and again, he still showed no remorse.
"Hmph, what do you know? Dong'er and I loved each other. What right did Spirit Hall have to interfere?
Spirit Hall should be grateful it didn't treat Dong'er the way it did in the sky screen.
Otherwise, I would destroy Spirit Hall at any cost."
Yu Xiaogang bristled with indignation, his blood surging as he was moved by his own bold declaration.
But all around him was silence.
Even Tang San had turned his back on Yu Xiaogang, pulling Xiao Wu with him, though his shoulders could not stop shaking.
"Pfft, cough, cough, cough!
Hahaha!! Um, ahem, well, I caught a chill last night. I wasn't laughing at you."
Zhao Wuji's face was red from the effort of holding it in.
...Sky screen timeline...
Qian Xunji was not deliberately making things difficult for Yu Yuanzhen or trying to embarrass him.
He really was in no mood to receive him.
Ye Qingxian had now obtained her fourth ring, and the system had also evaluated her.
Next, it was time to claim the system's rewards.
Judging by the scale of the rewards the system had issued when he cultivated Bibi Dong, four rings would already yield some useful things.
[Cultivation target: Ye Qingxian Talent rating: SSS! Cultivation rating: B! Foundation rating: A! Disposition rating: S! Overall rating: S! Issuing rewards...]