The Third Soul Skill

After absorbing it for a day and a night, Su Tianyu's expression gradually grew calm as he continued refining the last trace of Soul Ring energy remaining in his body.

Before long, Su Tianyu finished refining the Soul Ring energy flowing through his body. The Thousand-Year Soul Ring still revolving around him immediately vanished into his body, showing that he had perfectly and successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, which had a cultivation age of as much as five thousand years.

Su Tianyu stood up from the dirt ground and carefully sensed the newly formed third Soul Skill in his mind. He was instantly wild with joy and could not stop himself from laughing.

"Third Soul Skill, Spatial Distortion. One ring, two Soul Skills-a growth-type lock-on skill from a five-thousand-year-old Dimensional Void Beast."

"Soul Skill 1 effect: when activated, a spatial wind tunnel ten feet in diameter appears in front of me. It can devour and store the energy of enemy Soul Skills, then reflect the absorbed energy back at the enemy at twice its original strength."

"Soul Skill 2 effect: distorts the space within ten meters of the target and immobilizes the enemy, creating a crushing force of spatial collapse that grinds everything within range to dust."

"Haha, I didn't expect my third Soul Ring to advance into an Innate Soul Ring. What a huge surprise!"

After Su Tianyu absorbed the Dimensional Void Beast's Soul Ring, his third Soul Ring transformed into an Innate Soul Ring. Its age could also rise automatically as his physique grew stronger.

In other words, as long as Su Tianyu was now capable of absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, his third Soul Ring would automatically rise to the age of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Naturally, the Soul Skills produced by this Soul Beast from outside Douluo were extraordinarily powerful. At its current age of five thousand years, the Soul Skills could rival those of Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings from Soul Beasts with ordinary bloodlines. They surpassed the level of top-grade Soul Rings and could even compete with god-level Soul Rings.

As an Innate Soul Ring, it naturally provided more than offensive Soul Skills. Su Tianyu had also inherited the Dimensional Void Beast's Void Teleportation skill, giving him control over a small, faint measure of spatial power. In future battles, he could use it to launch a surprise attack or escape with Void Teleportation if he could not defeat an enemy.

"Good. With this third Soul Skill, stealing the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest will be as easy as reaching out to take them."

Su Tianyu spoke with a smile, his heart full of excitement. With the Spatial Distortion Soul Skill, he could easily pass through the poisonous mist trap Dugu Bo had set up.

Filled with emotion, he glanced at the Dimensional Void Beast's corpse. His journey to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring had come to a perfect end.

Su Tianyu turned and walked toward the entrance to the basin. From there, he would head straight to Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire. With a Soul Skill to save his life, he naturally feared most dangers no longer. As long as he did not run into a Soul Saint or Titled Douluo with a flying Martial Soul, he was confident he could escape pursuit by Soul Masters without flying Martial Souls.

Su Tianyu walked through the dense jungle of the Star Dou Great Forest. As far as he could see, towering trees more than fifty meters tall stood everywhere, with thick undergrowth beneath them. To get through the dense brush and return to Star Dou Town, he would have to carve out a new path all the way.

Su Tianyu took a long saber from his Storage Soul Tool and swept it through the dense undergrowth, cutting his way toward the entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest.

After half a day of walking, Su Tianyu had encountered no fewer than a hundred types of Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Among them were subdragon species such as White-Armored Earth Dragons, Blue Lightning Dragons, and Dragon Jiaos.

The Star Dou Great Forest truly lived up to its reputation as the gathering place for the widest range of Soul Beast attributes on the Douluo Continent. Many types of Soul Beasts were uncommon in smaller Soul Beast Forests, yet here, in just the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, there were already several hundred types, with Soul Beasts appearing everywhere.

As Su Tianyu walked through the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, he suddenly heard the sounds of battle nearby. Clearly, a Soul Master had encountered a powerful Soul Beast in the forest's outer region and was locked in a fierce fight with it.

Su Tianyu hurried toward the battlefield. In less than a quarter of an hour, he arrived at the site of the fierce battle.

Not far ahead stood a young married woman in a light blue combat outfit. Six Soul Rings hovered around her in the optimal combination of yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, and black.

Less than fifty meters from the woman, a Violent Gold Bear stood over five meters tall at the shoulder. Drool dripped constantly from the stark white fangs in its gaping maw as it charged toward her on four thick legs.

A foul, fishy stench hit the woman's nose, making her gag involuntarily. Seeing that she could not escape the pursuing Violent Gold Bear, she looked resolute, and the fifth black Soul Ring around her body burst with a deep black light.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Icy Cold Light Ray."

A ray of pale blue light formed and shot toward the Violent Gold Bear, which had come within ten meters of her.

The Violent Gold Bear stopped its headlong charge. A flash of golden light appeared on one paw, and it swung out three golden claw blades that collided with the Soul Skill the woman had unleashed.

"Boom!"

The golden and pale blue Soul Skills collided, erupting in a dazzling light. As the two Soul Skills clashed, sparks flew with a harsh grating sound. Energy from the collision spread in every direction, and an invisible shock wave swept across the surroundings.

The energy from the clash between the woman's and the beast's Soul Skills swept through the dense ancient trees around them. The terrifying shock wave bent their trunks and branches, sending a great mass of green leaves rustling down from the treetops.

"Damn it, how could a twenty-thousand-year-old Violent Gold Bear appear in the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest? That's impossible! Don't Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts usually live in the mixed region of the Star Dou Great Forest? Why would it come to the outer region and fight Thousand-Year Soul Beasts for territory? It doesn't make sense!"

The woman stared grimly at the Violent Gold Bear nearby, her heart pounding wildly. Her Martial Soul was only an intermediate one, and the quality of her Soul Skills and Martial Soul fell far short of a high-level Martial Soul.

When her Martial Soul awakened, she had been fortunate enough to possess level-five Soul Power. After cultivating for so many years, reaching the Soul Emperor level had taken her to the limit of her Martial Soul's potential.

As for advancing to the Soul Saint realm, she said it was truly as difficult as ascending to heaven. Unless she obtained a spiritual medicine to help her break through, she would remain a Soul Emperor for the rest of her life.

She watched as her fifth Soul Skill, Frigid Heaven Cold Light Ray, clashed with the beast's Soul Skill for a while, only to be forcibly worn away by it. Her own Soul Skill was still far too weak. A death wish appeared in the woman's eyes, and her body trembled slightly.

After shattering her Soul Skill, three faint claw blades continued toward her, frightening her into hastily activating her fourth Soul Skill to block them.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Ice Protective Shield."

A pale blue shield formed in an instant, wrapping tightly around her entire body. Moments later, the three faint golden claw blades struck the shield, raising ripples across it.