A Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring! Jin Yu's First Four Soul Skills

Seeing this, Jin Yu took out another Holy Light Sunflower. "Qian Renxue, this is called a Holy Light Sunflower. It's an Immortal Herb I picked especially for you. Taking it should raise your Soul Power by two or three levels."

Qian Renxue was surprised. She reached out and accepted the Immortal Herb, intending to absorb it after returning. "All right, thanks."

"No need to thank me. After all, you growing stronger faster is a great benefit to me too."

"All right, let's return to Spirit City."

"Mm!"

The four set off for Spirit City at once.

[Ding! The host guided Qian Daoliu to have Qian Renxue end her infiltration plan and return to Spirit City to cultivate. The probability of Spirit Hall's destruction in the current Douluo I spacetime has fallen to 80 percent.]

[Current mission progress: 20 percent.]

"Having Qian Renxue return early to cultivate only lowered the probability of destruction by 20 percent?" Jin Yu felt that was a little low.

[When mission three reaches 50 percent progress, a reward will be granted.]

"Oh? There's a reward at 50 percent! Looks like I'll have to do something else after we get back," Jin Yu thought.

Three days later.

The four arrived near Spirit City.

Qian Daoliu took Qian Renxue back to the city ahead of the others. As for Dugu Bo, he was imprisoned in the dungeon guarded by the Worship Hall.

Jin Yu and Golden Crocodile Douluo headed for the Star Dou Great Forest.

Soon after.

The two arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Golden Crocodile Douluo asked, "Xiao Yu, I, your ancestor, haven't yet learned about your Soul Skills. Tell me about them in detail, and then I'll decide what kind of Soul Beast to take you hunting."

"All right." Jin Yu nodded, then said:

"My first Soul Skill is called Golden Crocodile Berserk. It's a self-enhancement skill."

"Once activated, I enter a berserk state that burns through stamina and Soul Power faster, doubling my strength, speed, and defense. As long as I keep fighting in close quarters and hand-to-hand combat, I'll grow stronger and stronger, until I reach the maximum enhancement of three times!"

"And as long as I keep fighting hand-to-hand, I can use battle to sustain battle, recovering a certain amount of stamina and Soul Power in the course of the fighting."

Golden Crocodile Douluo exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Yu, that first Soul Skill of yours is powerful!"

"A maximum threefold enhancement is unheard of. The key is that you can even use battle to sustain battle. As long as the fighting doesn't stop, your first Soul Skill is effectively maintaining a threefold enhancement at zero cost."

"That's right."

Jin Yu continued, "My second Soul Skill is called Crocodile King Sky-Rending Claw. It's a single-target power attack skill with tearing and armor-breaking effects."

"As for my third Soul Skill, it's a defensive skill called Golden Crocodile Scale Armor. It covers my body in a thick layer of golden crocodile scales, greatly increasing my defense in every direction without a single blind spot."

After listening, Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded inwardly. "Mm, good. The defining feature of our Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul is its strength in both power and defense."

"Its defense is no weaker than its power, so the Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul can actually follow the Defense System as well. But basically, everyone in our clan chooses the Power Attack System."

"And while you chose to become a Power Attack System Soul Master, you didn't completely abandon the Golden Crocodile King's other great strength-defense. Having a defensive Soul Skill is very good."

"Our Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul should have a little defense mixed in with its power attacks!"

"Then, for your fourth Soul Ring, I think we can prioritize getting a group attack skill. Xiao Yu, what do you think?" Golden Crocodile Douluo reasoned.

Jin Yu saw no problem with that. "All right, but I want my fourth Soul Ring to be at the ten-thousand-year level!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo was a little worried. "Your body and spiritual power have been strengthened considerably by absorbing Immortal Herbs, but will a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring really be all right?"

Jin Yu patted his chest and smiled confidently. "Don't worry, Ancestor. I'm confident I can do it!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "All right! Then I, your ancestor, will go catch you a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a group attack ability!"

"Let's go! Straight to the inner region!"

"Mm."

The two broke into a run.

They traveled through the forest, crossing mountains and ridges.

Half a day later.

By a large river near a desert, they spotted a crocodile more than ten meters long.

Its entire body was golden, and its cultivation had reached ten thousand years.

"Good, it's a light-attribute Giant Crocodile of Light. This kind of crocodilian Soul Beast has a fairly powerful group attack skill. There's a high chance of obtaining a group attack Soul Skill from it."

"Xiao Yu, this is the one!"

"All right!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo kicked off hard with both legs and leaped into the sky.

Boom!

He descended straight from the sky and knocked the ten-thousand-year Giant Crocodile of Light to the ground with a single punch, leaving it at death's door.

"Powerful!" Jin Yu gave him a thumbs-up, then hurried forward to deliver the killing blow.

"Come on! My ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring!"

Jin Yu sat cross-legged and began absorbing the Soul Ring.

The black Soul Ring slowly rose and settled over him.

Jin Yu's body could already withstand a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, but once a Soul Ring reached ten thousand years, he also had to contend with Soul Shock.

That was when a Soul Beast's soul became lingering resentment within the Soul Ring and launched a spiritual assault on the Soul Master.

But he endured it all.

Jin Yu's breathing was steady as he cultivated, and his Soul Power began to soar rapidly.

Seeing that Jin Yu had passed the most dangerous stage, Golden Crocodile Douluo breathed a long sigh of relief. "Phew, he's all right. This child's future is truly limitless! A ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring-no one has ever done it before."

Bang!

Level 41!

Level 42!

Level 43!

Jin Yu broke through three levels in succession, becoming a level 43 Soul Ancestor!

"I broke through another three levels. In just a few days, I've raised my Soul Power by a full eight levels!" Jin Yu was thrilled.

Just then, the system's notification sounded.

[Ding! The system's spatial ability has been upgraded for the second time.]

[In addition to Golden Crocodile Douluo, the host may bring 500 people through, including four Soul Masters whose Soul Power is higher than the host's.]

[The permitted stay in the Douluo I era has increased to three months. When returning to the original world, the host may freely choose a location within five kilometers of the position occupied before crossing over.]

[Crossing cooldown: one month]

"Not bad. The spatial ability improved quite a bit this time."

Jin Yu was very satisfied.

Golden Crocodile Douluo asked, "Xiao Yu, what did you get from your fourth Soul Ring?"

"My luck was good. I managed to get a group attack Soul Skill." Jin Yu smiled and began to explain. "My fourth Soul Skill is called Crocodile Domain Trapping and Killing Formation."

"After the enemy is trapped in the formation, nine Golden Crocodile Kings formed from Soul Power will continually burst out of the ground within a hundred-meter radius and tear at the trapped enemy."

"Oh? Not bad." Golden Crocodile Douluo stroked his beard. "After we get back, I, your ancestor, will find you an opponent and see how good your combat skills are."

"All right."

Having only a powerful Martial Soul and impressive Soul Skills, while being merely average at fighting, would not make someone a true expert.

Jin Yu, however, was also solid and outstanding in combat.

"Let's go! Back to Spirit City."

"Mm-hm!"

The two traveled through the night.

Early the next morning.

Jin Yu returned to the Worship Hall with Golden Crocodile Douluo.

The seven great enshrined, along with Qian Renxue and Jin Yu, gathered together, nine people in all.

As long as Tang San was still alive, Spirit Hall could not truly be considered safe.

So Jin Yu's next step was to have the Worship Hall prepare for what came next.

And tell them about a plan he had conceived, one enough to change this era!