Nine Trials of Destruction · Second Trial

Once the Sacrifice begins, it cannot be stopped.

Xiao Hongchen immediately notified Jing Hongchen through the Soul Guidance Communicator, and then stayed by Bao Liang's side, paying close attention to the changes in his body.

Unlike hunting Soul Beast normally, when Soul Beast voluntarily Sacrifice, the energy will not be resisted by the soul's instinct, and the absorption process will be much smoother.

Stable conditions do not necessarily mean ease.

The energy accumulated by Soul Beast over 76,000 years is enough to destroy the soul of an ordinary Soul King.

Moreover, the Time Rift Dragon possesses two extremely dangerous powers: time and Destruction.

The power of time is mysterious and difficult to understand; if one is not careful, it may cause chaos in the time of the absorber.

The Destruction power became even more violent, like a Ferocious Beast trapped in a cage, constantly assaulting Bao Liang's meridians and Sea of Consciousness.

Fortunately, Bao Liang already controlled Destruction, and Dragon Fang protected his Sea of Consciousness.

The power that would have caused an ordinary Soul King to scream in agony, while still ferocious after entering his body, was far from out of control.

The crimson pillar of light lasted for a full hour.

As the last wisp of Sacrifice power was absorbed, the blood-red light that enveloped the training ground finally dissipated slowly.

Bao Liang suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.

A silver-gray flame burned silently in his left eye.

Within his right eye, a deep blue dragon flame surged ceaselessly.

The two forces, one silver and one blue, intertwined but did not erode each other; instead, they subtly formed a mysterious balance.

A deep black Soul Ring rose from beneath Bao Liang's feet.

On the surface of the Soul Ring, silver hourglass patterns appeared faintly, but they were quickly stained with Bao Liang's color.

The Fifth Soul Ring of the 76,000-year-old Time Rift Dragon has been absorbed!

Bao Liang sensed the Soul Power within his body and couldn't help but grin.

"Level 52..."

My Soul Power didn't increase much.

The vast energy generated by the Time Rift Dragon's Sacrifice was mostly used to repair the mental trauma he had previously suffered, and a portion was absorbed by the Dragon Fang. Only a small portion was truly converted into Soul Power.

However, compared to Soul Power, the value of the Fifth Soul Skill is clearly more astonishing.

"Bao Liang!"

Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen ran to his side almost at the same time.

Meng Hongchen checked him over and, after confirming that there were no obvious injuries, breathed a sigh of relief.

You're finally awake.

What exactly happened? Why did that Time Rift Dragon suddenly Sacrifice itself?

Xiao Hongchen, however, was more concerned with another issue.

What level are you now? What is your Fifth Soul Skill?

Bao Liang stood up and stretched his shoulders.

"Level 52."

"My Soul Power hasn't increased much, but my Fifth Soul Skill is almost equivalent to Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, possessing two effects."

Xiao Hongchen felt a surge of energy.

Two effects?

Bao Liang raised his right hand, and a nearly transparent, blood-red dot of light appeared at his fingertips.

"The first effect is called Killer Queen's Third Bomb - Bites the Dust."

Xiao Hongchen's expression froze.

Why are the names of Soul Skill so long?

"And why does it sound like some kind of explosive device, rather than Soul Skill?"

"Because its essence is a bomb."

Bao Liang answered as a matter of course.

He raised a finger and continued explaining.

"I can use my Fifth Soul Skill to create a special time bomb and attach it to a designated target."

"After detonation, the bomb will rewind the target's timeline."

"The object to be traced can be a single entity, or it can be all targets within a certain range."

Simply put, it's about bringing the target back to a fixed point in time.

Xiao Hongchen's eyelids twitched as he listened.

"Time Reversal?"

"Isn't that the same as the Time Rift Dragon's ability?"

Not exactly the same.

Bao Liang shook his head.

"Time Rift Dragon can only travel back to themselves or a limited environment around them, and this requires consuming their own lifespan."

"Bites the Dust has no such restriction."

"As long as the target is within the range of my Soul Skill, I can choose which object to rewind to."

Xiao Hongchen fell silent.

He finally realized just how unreasonable this Soul Skill was.

Bao Liang paused, then added, "There's another way for Bites the Dust' to release its effects."

"That means when I attach it to myself, it will automatically detonate or explode upon death from a fatal attack. The explosion will not kill the enemy, but will instead cause the entire world to Time Reversal."

Meng Hongchen was stunned.

"The whole world?"

"Um."

Bao Liang nodded.

However, this passive backtracking method cannot be used indefinitely.

If triggered consecutively within a short period, it will enter a cooldown state.

"It's unclear how long the cooling-off period will take, but it will be at least a week."

Xiao Hongchen opened his mouth, but only managed to squeeze out one sentence.

"That's no longer Soul Skill."

"This is letting the enemy kill you for nothing."

"There's no way to reload and start over yet."

Bao Liang nodded in satisfaction.

"That's a very good summary."

"As for the second effect of the Fifth Soul Skill, it is Time Erasure."

"It's used in the same way as Bites the Dust; you can choose either a single target or an area-of-effect target."

"However, it doesn't turn back time; instead, it completely erases a certain period of time that the target experienced."

Xiao Hongchen frowned and asked, "What's the difference between erasing time and a direct attack?"

"There's a big difference."

Bao Liang raised his hand and gently tapped the stone table beside him.

"If the deletion involves the Soul Master's action time, then the other party will skip that part of the process without noticing."

"If the time it takes for Soul Skill to be formed is deleted, the Soul Skill will simply disappear."

"If the deletion involves time before the wound appeared, the existing injuries may simply cease to exist."

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen both fell silent.

Attack, defend, heal, escape.

This Soul Skill is almost omnipotent.

Its most terrifying aspect lies not in its destructive power, but in the fact that it is completely unpredictable.

"What about the External Soul Bone in your head?" Xiao Hongchen pressed, "What Soul Bone Skill did it give you?"

Bao Liang had a sudden thought.

A fleeting, ethereal, silver-gray eye flashed across his forehead.

"Two Soul Bone Skill."

"The first one is Time Anchoring."

"It allows me to leave anchor points on the timeline, with a maximum of three existing at the same time."

"When using Bites the Dust to Time Reversal, I can specify a target to return to a particular anchor point, avoiding getting stuck at a certain point in time due to repeated rewinds."

Bao Liang couldn't help but shudder as the image of 486 being camped at the respawn point by Axe King flashed through his mind.

"As for the second Soul Bone Skill, I call it Epitaph."

"It allows me to see the future fifteen seconds in advance, before the battle even begins."

"As my Soul Power increases, my ability to foresee events will continue to extend."

Xiao Hongchen was completely speechless.

Time Reversal, Time Erasure, Time Anchoring, and even future prediction.

This is no longer an ability that a Soul Master should possess.

This is practically having time in your hands, being able to manipulate it however you want.

Just as the three were talking, another battle within Bao Liang's Sea of Consciousness was also nearing its end.

The Time Rift Dragon did not completely disappear with the Sacrifice.

Its consciousness was unexpectedly preserved and appeared in Bao Liang's Sea of Consciousness.

At that moment, a small silver-gray dragon was lying on a black rock, laughing loudly.

"Aww!"

"Hahaha!"

"That violent kid is finally gone!"

"This place is now my domain!"

"Invincible!"

Before its laughter had even subsided, a dragon tail covered in blue flames swept across from behind.

Bang!

The Time Rift Dragon was like a silver-gray meteor, and was sent flying.

"Aww?!"

"Who?"

"Who dares to hit your Grandpa Dragon?!"

Time Rift Dragon turned around angrily and saw a long-bodied, giant Eastern dragon engulfed in eerie blue flames.

Dragon Fang hovered Sea of Consciousness, its golden vertical pupils coldly looking down at it.

The Time Rift Dragon sensed the age of the Dragon Fang's teeth.

A little over 50,000 years.

It immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

I am a veteran Soul Beast that has lived for 76,000 years. Even if I am left with only my consciousness after the Sacrifice, I cannot lose to this blue mudfish!

The Time Rift Dragon roared and opened its mouth to bite.

Dragon Fang flicked its tail.

Bang!

It flew away again.

The Time Rift Dragon refused to submit and activated Time Reversal.

Dragon Fang lashed out with its tail again, sending it flying.

It deletes the time.

Dragon Fang's tail fell precisely on time.

once.

twice.

Three times!

"Damn it! This is outrageous! I am no ordinary eel! Take this!"

After falling for the fourth time, the Time Rift Dragon finally despaired.

Damn it, this guy isn't affected by time manipulation either!

Dragon Fang lowered its head and pressed its claws onto the ground.

"Scrub my scales."

Time Rift Dragon: "Awooo?"

A moment later, a 76,000-year- Time Rift Dragon began to obediently wipe the scales of a 50,000-year-old Dread Blueflame Dragon Fire Spirit.

At this point, Time Rift Dragon had definitively established his position as a younger brother within Bao Liang 'Sea of Consciousness.

Outside, Bao Liang had just finished explaining all his abilities to Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen when a cold and majestic voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

[The First Trial the Nine Divine Trials of Destruction —achieving a breakthrough to the Five-Ring Soul King at age twelve and acquiring a 76,000-year- Time Rift Dragon as his Fifth Soul Ring —is complete.]

[Reward: One sliver each of Destruction Affinity, Life Affinity, Destruction Divine Power, and Life Divine Power.]

[The Second Trial of the Destruction Divine Trial - Break through to the Six-Ring Soul Emperor before the age of fifteen and hunt down a 100,000-year-old Heavy Space Nether Sea Dragon as the Sixth Soul Ring (provides real-time location)].

[Rewards: Destruction Affinity, Life Affinity, and a Leaf from the Leaf of the Ancient Tree of Life.]