"A thousand-year second ring? How is that possible!"
After hearing this, everyone froze inwardly at first, that thought surfacing in their minds, before immediately voicing their objections.
"Nothing is impossible!"
"Because this world always gives birth to many miracles!"
"What you don't know is that tens of thousands of years ago, the best Soul Ring configuration on the Douluo Continent was two white, two yellow, two purple, and three black!"
"A thousand years ago, the best Soul Ring configuration was one white, two yellow, two purple, and four black. The facts prove that Soul Rings aren't set in stone."
"If you don't believe me, there's another piece of evidence right before your eyes. You can take a look at the Soul Ring configurations from a hundred years ago."
"A hundred years ago, the Soul Ring configuration was two yellow, three purple, and four black. Looking at it this way, Soul Ring configurations have always been advancing."
"In fact, even today, many powerful Soul Masters still follow that configuration from a hundred years ago."
"But let me tell you, that configuration is already outdated. A Soul Master's Soul Ring configuration can go a step further."
"A thousand-year second ring isn't a distant dream, either!"
As a transmigrator, Meng Qianqiu knew full well that, with proper planning, a Soul Master could greatly increase the ages of their first four Soul Rings.
"As everyone knows, when absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, a Soul Master suffers a mental assault. This is the final charge launched against the Soul Master by the lingering will the ten-thousand-year Soul Beast left inside its Soul Ring."
"In theory, as long as they hold firm to their convictions and possess a strong body, a Soul Master can hunt a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for their fourth ring."
"Of course, this is only a conjecture of mine!"
"But I'll also serve as the first pioneer. If my experiment succeeds, that will prove this path is right!"
Meng Qianqiu spoke in a ringing voice. At that moment, his figure seemed incomparably imposing, and everyone present could not help but feel deep respect upon hearing him.
"Sir, how righteous of you!"
Their hearts surged as they listened. Meng Qianqiu was undoubtedly a great pioneer; what he intended to do was a monumental undertaking that would change heaven and earth.
"Trust me!"
"You'll have a result very soon."
Meng Qianqiu spoke in a ringing voice, appearing especially confident.
After Meng Zhongqi created the Potential Potion, he greatly reduced the impact brought on by ten-thousand-year whale glue, allowing more people to benefit.
And Meng Qianqiu was undoubtedly the greatest beneficiary.
As the saying went, when one person attained the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.
After taking the black Potential Potion, Meng Qianqiu had a chance of breaking through the thousand-year threshold with his second ring, ushering in an entirely new era.
The Ancient Yue Hills, outside Black Spirit Abyss.
Under Meng Zhongqi's guidance, Meng Qianqiu embarked on the first Soul Hunting Operation of his life and arrived in the territory of Black Spirit Abyss.
"Old woman, wait here with Qiu'er for a moment. I'll make a trip into Black Spirit Abyss and look for a suitable Soul Beast for him while I'm at it."
With that, Meng Zhongqi plunged into the Ancient Yue Hills once more. Black Spirit Abyss had complex terrain, and ordinary Soul Masters could rarely venture deep inside.
But who was Meng Zhongqi? He was a renowned Titled Douluo of the present age. Where under heaven could he not go?
This time, Meng Zhongqi made his way into Black Spirit Abyss with practiced ease, and soon found a suitable thousand-year Soul Beast.
"Excellent! To think I'd run into another thousand-year Flame-Devouring Beast. I was just getting sleepy, and a pillow came along!"
The Flame-Devouring Beast was an extremely rare fire-attribute Soul Beast that usually lived at the craters of large active volcanoes, feeding on the energy of magma.
As it happened, Meng Zhongqi had some history with the Flame-Devouring Beasts here, though that was all old business.
"Very good. I choose you!"
Inside Black Spirit Abyss, near a small volcanic crater, a Flame-Devouring Beast lay lazily on volcanic rock, basking in the sun.
This Flame-Devouring Beast stood about a meter tall, crimson all over, with a hideous, terrifying face. One glance was enough to tell it was no easy opponent.
"Get over here, you!"
Meng Zhongqi pointed a finger, and a spray of ice crystals flew out, transforming into an ice blade that pierced the Flame-Devouring Beast's body and froze it instantly.
The Soul Power at his fingertip also transformed into a rope of ice crystals.
With a gentle tug from Meng Zhongqi, the frozen Flame-Devouring Beast lost all ability to resist and rapidly moved toward him.
"This is a thousand-year Flame-Devouring Beast!"
"A thousand-year Second Soul Ring is far too risky. I can only hope everything goes smoothly!"
Meng Zhongqi felt somewhat hesitant. An ordinary Soul Master's second ring was usually around five or six hundred years old, with higher ones reaching only seven or eight hundred years.
Meng Qianqiu, on the other hand, actually wanted to challenge a thousand-year second ring, hunting a thousand-year Soul Beast for his Second Soul Ring to strengthen himself.
Honestly, this decision had frightened Meng Zhongqi too!
But with such a fine example before him, Meng Zhongqi had also come to understand the wondrous uses of ten-thousand-year whale glue. After turning it over in his mind, he had agreed to this as well.
"This Soul Beast is a thousand-year Flame-Devouring Beast!"
"Flame-Devouring Beasts are different from Blazing Fire Demon Spiders. These Soul Beasts can't stray too far from volcanic craters, and transporting them is extremely troublesome."
"There's also a ninety-thousand-year Flame-Devouring Beast King in Black Spirit Abyss. Once the old woman breaks through to Titled Douluo, I'll come back and take its life!"
Meng Zhongqi spoke fiercely. He had long since formed a grudge with that Soul Beast and was only waiting for a chance to settle the score!
"Qiu'er, the sooner this is done, the better!"
"Hurry up and kill it, lest a long night bring more dreams!"
Nangong Wan looked toward Black Spirit Abyss and immediately urged him on.
They were not far from Black Spirit Abyss. If they lingered and that Flame-Devouring Beast King discovered them, they would be in trouble.
"All right!"
Hearing this, Meng Qianqiu nodded, then directed the Manggu Vermilion Toad forward. It spat a cloud of vermilion smoke from its mouth.
This cloud of vermilion poison smoke was truly formidable!
Where the red mist passed, all things dissolved, leaving no life behind. A gentle breeze blew past, and only a Thousand-Year Soul Bone remained on the spot.
A pale purple Soul Ring floated above the Soul Bone.
The Manggu Vermilion Toad immediately advanced, drawing that purple Soul Ring into its body and beginning to slowly refine it.
"This little thing has actually grown stronger again."
"To think this red mist possesses such terrifying power. Just now, even I felt a trace of danger from it."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Hard to imagine!"
"I'm a Titled Douluo renowned for poison!"
Meng Zhongqi's eyes were filled with astonishment. When that red mist appeared and spread through the surroundings, even he had felt pressure.
"After refining the Snow-Color Swan Kiss, little froggy gained the attributes of ultimate fire and ultimate poison. That's a rarity in this world!"
"Although you're immune to the dual attacks of ice and fire, once little froggy's poison gets on you, you'll never shake it off."
The Manggu Vermilion Toad's poison had always been renowned for its ferocity. Enhanced by the Snow-Color Swan Kiss, it now had few rivals in this world.
Because he had consumed an immortal herb and also taken a ten-thousand-year whale glue potion, absorbing the Soul Ring this time went especially smoothly.
For Meng Qianqiu, there was almost no pressure at all.
Once the Thousand-Year Soul Ring was absorbed, the red mist swirling beside the vermilion toad quietly receded, finally becoming a streak of red light that sank into its body.
"Phew, it's finally done!"
An external martial soul and its Soul Master were twin lives sharing one whole. After the Soul Ring was refined, Meng Qianqiu relaxed as well.
Meng Qianqiu looked at the Manggu Vermilion Toad and saw two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple, pulsing around it beneath its feet.
But the Manggu Vermilion Toad was truly too small. Its body measured less than two inches long, so its Soul Rings looked especially miniature too.
Without looking closely, it really would be easy to overlook it.
Yet the oppressive force emanating from it made clear how terrifying this strange beast was. Overlooking it could get someone killed.
"Second Soul Skill: Flamethrower!"
Meng Qianqiu immediately activated his Second Soul Ring. Elements gathered in the Manggu Vermilion Toad's mouth, rapidly condensing into a beam of blazing flame.
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