A warm current surged through Wang Xiaoming's body, helping him rapidly digest the Soul Power pouring into him.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Xiaoming finally felt the force of the Soul Power rushing into his body begin to weaken.
He even had enough strength to actively speed up his absorption.
As he absorbed the last trace of Soul Power into his body, he slowly opened his eyes.
The moment Wang Xiaoming opened his eyes, he saw Ning Rongrong squatting across from him.
"You're awake! How do you feel? Is anything uncomfortable?"
At Ning Rongrong's concern, Wang Xiaoming couldn't help smiling.
"Don't worry. Who do you think I am? I feel great right now. Look!"
Wang Xiaoming stood up, and a yellow Soul Ring instantly appeared beneath his feet.
Seeing that he was safe and sound, Ning Rongrong smiled in relief.
She had been terribly worried just now, afraid that Wang Xiaoming would burst...
Wang Xiaoming then turned to Chen Xin, who stood to the side with his head tilted up forty-five degrees, gazing at the sky, and cupped his fists in salute.
"Thank you, Senior Sword Douluo, for staying here all this time. I can't thank you enough."
As soon as Wang Xiaoming spoke, Chen Xin felt the hostility from that little thing in the sky vanish without a trace.
That thing really is connected to this kid.
Chen Xin withdrew his gaze, looked at Wang Xiaoming before him, and said calmly,
"Getting to witness a genius absorb a seven-hundred-year Soul Ring as his first ring made guarding you here worthwhile."
"But your Martial Soul can clearly summon a saber, yet you chose to absorb an Iron Armored Rhinoceros, which focuses more on defense... Kid, what Soul Skill did you get? Don't tell me it's defensive."
Hearing that, Wang Xiaoming raised a hand to interrupt him.
"Um, Senior, I have to correct you. That's not a saber, it's a sword..."
A sword?
Chen Xin raised an eyebrow and summoned his Seven Kill Sword. Merely holding it in his hand sent a sharp, murderous presence rushing toward Wang Xiaoming.
"Now this is a sword. A straight blade, a raised ridge, edges on both sides... However you look at that thing of yours, it's a saber."
Wang Xiaoming: "..."
He didn't quite understand it himself, but that place didn't distinguish between sabers and swords.
He explained with a serious expression, "Senior, no matter what you say, you can treat it as a saber if you want, but its name is Blay Rouzer."
Chen Xin looked at Wang Xiaoming's serious face, feeling somewhat speechless.
"That sword of yours isn't proper."
Ning Rongrong also came over curiously.
"So, what kind of Soul Skill did you get?"
"Well..."
Wang Xiaoming scratched his head, somewhat hesitant.
"What is it? Can't you tell me?"
Ning Rongrong pouted and looked at Wang Xiaoming with some displeasure.
So I stood guard all this time for nothing, huh? In the end, I misplaced my trust...
Wang Xiaoming felt somewhat helpless at the sight of her like this.
It wasn't that he couldn't tell her, but the Soul Skill this Soul Ring had given him... was strange.
The Soul Skill given by the Decadriver had added a card called Charge Slash to the card case.
When used, it could briefly charge power into a weapon for a moving slash covering up to five meters. The power reached its maximum at five meters, unleashing a slash with three hundred percent of his current attributes' power. This bonus decreased with distance, down to a minimum bonus of one hundred percent.
At the same time, there was another new card-Defense Vent.
A charge-type card had also been activated in the Blay Rouzer's card slot.
It felt as though he had gained three Soul Skills at once, which was why he found it strange.
Where did this Defense Vent come from?
Was it because the Iron Armored Rhinoceros had thick skin?
Wang Xiaoming shook his head, dismissing the strange thought. Coming back to his senses, he patted Ning Rongrong on the head.
"I was just thinking about something. I'll show you in a moment."
He turned to Sword Douluo Chen Xin. "Senior, do you think someone could obtain two Soul Skills from one Soul Ring?"
"Two Soul Skills?"
Chen Xin was taken aback. Then he said, "There's only one situation where two Soul Skills can appear: absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring."
"There's no other possibility?"
"Impossible."
Chen Xin looked at the kid before him in confusion.
"Are you asking because you got two Soul Skills?"
Even he thought it sounded ridiculous once he said it.
How could that be possible?
The Soul Ring beneath Wang Xiaoming's feet just now had clearly been yellow.
He wasn't color-blind.
But Ning Rongrong looked at Wang Xiaoming with delight.
"Xiaoming, did you really awaken two Soul Skills? That's amazing!"
"Of course. I'll show you right now."
Wang Xiaoming nodded lightly, then looked at a large tree not far away, preparing to test his Soul Skill.
But just then, Chen Xin suddenly spoke.
"Kid, I'll help you test your Soul Skill. Come at me with everything you've got."
After hearing what Wang Xiaoming had said, his hands were itching too.
He really did want to see whether the two Soul Skills the kid spoke of were one Soul Skill with two variations, or two genuine Soul Skills.
Surely he couldn't really be that heaven-defying.
Innate Full Soul Power, a strange mutated Martial Soul, and two Soul Skills from absorbing a Soul Ring?
Why don't you say you have hidden Twin Martial Souls too?
Hearing Chen Xin's offer, the corners of Wang Xiaoming's mouth rose slightly.
Chopping down a tree naturally wasn't as satisfying as cutting down a person. He wasn't Guang Zhiqiang.
"All right, Senior. Since you've said so, please forgive my offense!"
With that, Wang Xiaoming took the Ride Booker Sword in hand.
Seeing Wang Xiaoming pull out the Ride Booker Sword, Chen Xin grew puzzled again.
Why is this different from the saber just now... again?
"You have another saber? Wait, is that one a sword?"
This kid, is his Martial Soul a belt or what? Why is he like a weapons master?
One moment he used armor, the next a saber, and now he had switched to a sword.
Could I really have guessed right? Does this kid have Twin Martial Souls?
No wonder Fengzhi had said the kid's Martial Soul was rather peculiar and couldn't be judged by common sense... Having seen it today, he was thoroughly convinced.
He glanced at Ning Rongrong out of the corner of his eye, his gaze full of approval.
Their little princess certainly had a good eye.
"Senior, this one really is a sword... Please be careful."
Wang Xiaoming pulled Charge Slash from the card case and instantly inserted it into his belt, his movements flowing like clouds and running water.
"Charge Slash-!"
As a mechanical voice sounded, a magenta blade glow flickered over Wang Xiaoming's Ride Booker Sword. The power on its blade kept rising, giving Wang Xiaoming an urge to unleash it with all his might!
"Here I come!"
Wang Xiaoming instantly stepped forward, heading straight for Chen Xin in the distance!
Chen Xin stood where he was, quietly watching Wang Xiaoming charge at him.
That explosive presence was similar in origin to the Iron Armored Rhinoceros's, though it did not yet match the oppressive force the beast gave off.