Chapter 87: The Charm of Cheating, Reaching Soul Saint in Thirty Days
Yong'an City, the hotel room where Lin Chen was staying.
After finishing his diary, Lin Chen's most anticipated moment arrived, as today marked a full month of continuously completing diary entries.
The diary system provided several types of rewards: daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.
Lin Chen was extremely curious about just how generous the monthly reward from this diary system would be.
In the next moment, a series of mechanical system notifications echoed in Lin Chen's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have continuously completed your diary entries for one month and obtained the weekly rewards.]
[Due to the Host's persistent effort in completing diary entries for an entire month, and because this is your first monthly reward, the system has triggered a critical bonus on the monthly reward.]
Hearing the system's notification, Lin Chen's anticipation grew stronger and stronger. He could not wait to find out what his monthly reward would be.
Just as his curiosity peaked, the mechanical voice of the system sounded again in his mind.
[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained two one-hundred-thousand-year "System-Upgraded" God-Bestowed Soul Rings.]
(Note: These one-hundred-thousand-year "System-Upgraded" God-Bestowed Soul Rings can be absorbed by soul masters of any rank, without restrictions regarding physical constitution or spiritual power.)
In the next instant, two red beads appeared out of thin air and landed in Lin Chen's palm.
These two red beads were the one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings rewarded by the system. As long as they were crushed, one could absorb a one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Moreover, since these one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings appeared in bead form, it meant that aside from Lin Chen, other soul masters could also absorb them.
Just thinking about that made the situation somewhat terrifying.
The one-hundred-thousand-year God-Bestowed Soul Rings contained in these beads were different from the soul rings produced by one-hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
The soul rings within these beads possessed soul skills with even stronger effects, far more powerful than those from ordinary one-hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
Even a living one-hundred-thousand-year soul beast would not be as valuable as the one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring contained inside the bead in Lin Chen's hand.
Looking at the two red beads in his palm, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Lin Chen's lips.
With these two red beads, he could finally leap directly into the realm of Soul Saint.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen could not help but sigh with emotion. If he counted the time before he awakened the system, it had not even been two months since he awakened his martial soul.
Yet now, he was about to become one of the top powerhouses in the soul master world. Just thinking about it was enough to make one excited.
After breaking through to Soul Saint and gaining his Martial Soul True Body, Lin Chen estimated that his strength would already step into the level of a Super Douluo. The only uncertainty was how high within the Super Douluo ranks he could compete.
The martial soul quality comparable to a second-generation Dragon King, the unique trait of his external martial soul Golden Dragon, and the powerful soul skills granted by the system's God-Bestowed Soul Rings were all sources of his confidence.
"Alright. Since the moonlight tonight is quite nice, I'll just break through to Soul Saint right now."
With that thought, Lin Chen picked up one of the red beads in his hand and gently crushed it.
In an instant, the red bead transformed into a blood-red soul ring that appeared above Lin Chen's head.
At the same time—
Above the entire hotel, a faint heavenly pressure began to spread, creating an oppressive atmosphere within a thousand-meter radius.
The people living in this area felt a strange heaviness in their hearts, but none of them knew the reason.
Qian Renxue, who was staying near Lin Chen's hotel room, sensed this oppressive atmosphere. In just a single moment, she determined who the source of it was.
Without a doubt, it was Lin Chen.
Considering that she had received a copy of Lin Chen's diary exactly one month ago, Qian Renxue guessed that this must be related to Lin Chen obtaining the monthly reward from the diary system.
However, the monthly reward for her diary copy seemed to be distributed slightly later than Lin Chen's.
For now, Qian Renxue had not seen any notification appear in her diary copy.
One hour later, inside Lin Chen's hotel room.
Lin Chen slowly opened his golden eyes. Around his body, six soul rings continuously revolved: purple, purple, black, black, black, and red.
"Just as I expected. I've reached rank seventy. Now it's time to use the other red bead."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chen gently crushed the second red bead in his hand, and another blood-red soul ring appeared above his head.
Seeing this, Lin Chen closed his eyes again and began absorbing the second one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
This time, the absorption required far less time than before.
Only half an hour later—
Lin Chen had already completely refined the one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring. Around his body, seven soul rings flashed and revolved: purple, purple, black, black, black, red, and red.
Such a terrifying soul ring configuration would likely strike fear into any ordinary soul master who saw it, making them hesitate to fight him.
"Two one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings have pushed my soul power directly to rank seventy-five. I've already walked three-quarters of the path toward becoming a rank 100 god. Not bad."
After sensing his current soul power level, Lin Chen revealed a bright smile and spoke excitedly.
The remaining medicinal power within his body, combined with the energy from the two one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings, had raised his soul power by fifteen levels.
Such an improvement was enormous.
After breaking through to Soul Saint, not only was Lin Chen excited, but even his martial soul, the Golden Dragon, became restless with excitement.
The Golden Dragon roared within Lin Chen's body, as if eager to come out and stretch its muscles.
Sensing the Golden Dragon's agitation, Lin Chen smiled slightly and comforted it.
"Don't rush. Your master will release you soon and let you play to your heart's content."
Soon after,
Lin Chen left the hotel and arrived at a mountain outside Yong'an City.
"Golden Dragon, come out."
Following Lin Chen's shout, a five-clawed Golden Dragon nearly one hundred meters long appeared in midair.
The dragon's body was covered in dense golden scales, and a terrifying dragon's might radiated from it, causing all low-level bloodline soul beasts within ten thousand meters to kneel in submission, not daring to raise their heads before a dragon possessing the bloodline of a Dragon King.
After appearing, the Golden Dragon began soaring and twisting through the sky, freely moving its now more powerful body.
Watching the Golden Dragon stretch its body, Lin Chen stood atop the mountain peak, feeling the urge to test his own strength as well.
In the next moment—
Lin Chen looked down at the mountain beneath his feet and smiled faintly as he began circulating his soul power. Seven soul rings revolved around his body.
Then he leapt into the air. His seventh soul ring lit up, and golden scales began appearing along his right arm.
Soon, Lin Chen's entire right arm transformed into a dragon arm covered in dragon scales.
"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul True Body!"
"Sixth Soul Skill: Dragon King Claw!"
As Lin Chen shouted twice, a dragon claw dozens of meters wide emerged from the void.
The claw radiated brilliant golden light and emitted an incomparably terrifying dragon's might before tearing directly toward the mountainside below.
"Boom!"
A thunderous explosion echoed through the sky. The several-hundred-meter-tall mountain beneath Lin Chen was instantly ripped open with a massive hole, completely piercing through the entire mountain.
Seeing this, Lin Chen felt immense satisfaction.
The power of his Sixth Soul Skill was quite impressive.
With such a terrifying claw strike, Lin Chen believed that if it landed on a soul master who had just stepped into the Super Douluo realm, they would either die instantly or be left severely crippled.
Landing back on the mountain peak, Lin Chen sat cross-legged while watching the Golden Dragon soar and twist through the sky.
Half an hour later—
After the Golden Dragon finished stretching its muscles, Lin Chen finally recalled it and returned to his hotel room.
End of Chapter