" Soul King, I've become Soul King! Hahahaha! The world was right! What nonsense about cultivating step by step? What nonsense about the path of Soul Master? Only devouring is the only truth in this world!"
At this moment, Shangguan Hong looked somewhat frightening. The veins all over his body were bulging, as if someone had drawn a picture of a demon on his body. However, Shangguan Hong did not care about the surging Soul Power in his body at all! He just stared at the front with a greedy look on his face, quietly waiting for his Soul Power to soar to level 50. But level 50 was far from Shangguan Hong's limit, but the limit of Soul Power in the Douluo Continent!
A single celestial-grade herb is enough to increase the Soul Power of a Soul Master at the Soul Elder level by 5 levels. Admittedly, the reason for such a significant increase is partly due to Tang San selecting suitable celestial-grade herbs for the Shrek Seven Devils in the original work. However, even if they were not very suitable, it wouldn't matter to Shangguan Hong. With more herbs, the increase would naturally be immense.
The greedy Baron Nashor hadn't stopped yet. Shangguan Hong watched as the baron devoured the Aromatic Silk Beauty. His Soul Power visibly surged, and his meridians cracked? Sorry, compared to the enormous profits from the immortal herbs, such minor injuries were nothing to worry about!
"Baron, leave that Grade Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma for me! Such a fundamental and restorative medicine is perfect for my future health repair!"
Under Shangguan Hong's orders, the Baron suppressed his desires and avoided the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma. Shangguan Hong then casually found a jade box and placed the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma inside. By the time he finished doing all this, there was almost nothing left in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Baron Nashor's body has transformed from its initial purple to a vibrant, multicolored form, appearing extraordinary! After all, Shangguan Hong couldn't possibly digest so many divine herbs alone, so he naturally shared some with the Void. The Void's manifestation was the Purple Dead Sea and Baron Nashor. The Purple Dead Sea now covers an area of 100 kilometers in radius; if Shangguan Hong hadn't deliberately controlled it, half of Sunset Forest would likely have vanished! Baron Nashor's extraordinary appearance didn't need to be concealed; his body had changed from deep purple to a somewhat transparent, crystal-like purple, reminiscent of the Immaculate Body described in novels.
Shangguan Hong could clearly sense that the power stored in Baron Nashor's body memory had reached its limit. This was something that had never happened before. It was likely that the power within Baron Nashor's body would not be unleashed until Shangguan Hong absorbed his Fifth Soul Ring and broke through to the Soul King realm.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well now looks as if it has been thoroughly gnawed away from the inside out, leaving only the rock walls, black soil, and the mysterious two-colored spring water. Shangguan Hong originally wanted Baron Nashor to directly devour the spring water, but strangely, Baron Nashor conveyed the message that the spring water should not be touched for the time being. The Baron will grow infinitely stronger along with Shangguan Hong, and the power contained in the spring water will exceed the Baron's current limit.
"Well then, the harvest from this trip has already been quite substantial; we can enjoy the spring water another day!"
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission! You have consumed a total of 32 immortal-grade herbs, 1742 rare and precious herbs, and a number of items containing spiritual energy!]
[Rewards: Concealment Earring! 1 x 50,000-year random attribute Soul Ring, 1 x 100,000-year random attribute Soul Ring, 1 x 100,000-year random part Soul Bone!]
Shangguan Hong, who was about to leave, was completely stunned by the enormous reward! He was so stunned that even this ruthless man strangely rubbed his eyes to make sure that what he was seeing was real.
Looking at the three treasures stored in his system space, Shangguan Hong stood there for a while to calm his emotions. Moreover, since Shangguan Hong has now reached level 50, he only needs to absorb one Soul Ring to reach the Soul King level. Having already had one small excavation, he will get another one. Small excavations can also yield good things, so he must burn incense and bathe beforehand.
"Even God is on my side! Hahaha!"
Shangguan Hong stood there, laughing wildly. He casually hung the Concealment Earring given to him by the system on his left earlobe, just as the system had described, completely hiding his surging Soul Power. Even his First Soul Ring, which had transformed into Thousand-Year Soul Ring, returned to its original state! Such a treasure could not be seen through by anyone but God King level expert. In other words, no one on the Douluo Continent could see through his true strength!
"Judging by the time, only 5 hours have passed! That's more than enough time to absorb Soul Ring and Soul Bone!"
The meat was already in his hands, but for someone like Shangguan Hong, only what he actually ate was real! So he sat cross-legged without hesitation, calmed his Soul Power, and adjusted himself to his best condition.
Next came the absorption of the Soul Ring and Soul Bone! It's worth mentioning that this 100,000-year-old Soul Bone was from the right leg, and it was called the Soul-Devouring Clawed Frog's Right Leg, and its quality was quite excellent.
"He only broke through to Soul Ancestor a few hours ago, and now he's already broken through to Soul King?"
Shangguan Hong grinned, "Anything produced by the system is bound to be top-notch." With such a powerful cheat, he was confident he could digest all the Soul Ring and Soul Bone before Zhao Wuji woke up.
" Teacher Zhao! Teacher Zhao!"
The sound of Kog'Maw continued incessantly. Zhao Wuji, who was in a deep sleep, opened his eyes in a daze. The first thing he saw was Shangguan Hong, who was extremely anxious. The boy was waving his arms and touching his cheeks with his palms without any mercy.
"Stop, stop, stop! Damn it, what are you doing? Trying to rebel?"
Zhao Wuji forced himself to sit up straight, feeling a splitting headache. Only then did he notice that Shangguan Hong's face was deathly pale and covered in bloodstains, clearly indicating that he had been through a fierce battle and had exhausted his Soul Power to become like this.
" Teacher Zhao, you're finally awake!"
Shangguan Hong's expression finally relaxed, and he naturally collapsed to the side. Zhao Wuji panicked when he saw this and quickly helped Shangguan Hong up. Turning his head, he saw several corpses of Soul Beast piled up not far away. They had obviously died recently, and one of them still had its Soul Ring dissipated! Under Shangguan Hong, blood had already gathered into a small lake, and his aura was extremely weak.
"Hey kid, don't scare me! What happened?"
Zhao Wuji felt as if his heart was about to explode. He could vaguely guess some things, and sure enough, what Shangguan Hong said was exactly what he had thought.
" Teacher Zhao, it's all my fault. If I hadn't asked you to investigate that poisonous fog yesterday, you wouldn't have been unconscious for a whole day and night! I was injured when you left, and these Soul Beast smelled blood and chased after me..."
Shangguan Hong's voice was very weak. Zhao Wuji urgently and without hesitation took out a large amount of precious healing medicine from his Storage Soul Tool and poured it into Shangguan Hong's mouth like a madman.
"It's not your fault! It's alright now, as long as the teacher wakes up, everything will be fine!"
Yes, everything is alright now...