Overbearing, scorching, and as invasive as a festering wound, a massive surge of soul power violently rushed into Wang Li's body, crashing through with reckless abandon.
Wang Li, however, remained completely unfazed. Over the past three years, he had recovered countless times from the brink of death. How could he fear a soul ring from a Gluttonous Root Demon that hadn't even reached ten thousand years?
Only soul rings older than ten thousand years, carrying the lingering resentment of a dying soul beast, could potentially impact him.
As for soul rings younger than ten thousand years, Wang Li had no concern at all, and at this very moment, it was inside his body.
His soul power and body merged seamlessly. Inside his meridians, it was as if an energy membrane had formed, milky white and crystal clear. It looked fragile, almost breakable, yet every violent surge of this overbearing, scorching soul power was effortlessly resisted.
Wang Li's expression was calm, as if he had not been affected at all. Then, with almost domineering control, he grabbed the incoming soul power and, following his own cultivation methods, circulated it throughout his meridians.
Finally, it reached his dantian, the starting and ending point of his soul power circulation, and the home of his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. As the foreign soul power was gradually tamed, the Blue Silver Grass began to undergo new changes under its nourishment.
The Gluttonous Root Demon's terrifying vitality and abnormal absorption ability were now smoothly inherited by Wang Li's Blue Silver Grass.
An hour passed, then an hour and a half, two hours, two and a half hours… Time ticked away. Then, suddenly, in an instant, the restless aura around Wang Li completely calmed.
He opened his eyes, which shone with divine light, and immediately accessed his panel:
Next was the "Evolving" interface:
[Lv3,>Lv4 Life Origin (36/40)]
He had not yet triggered the next stage of evolution, but that was expected. Finally, the fourth soul skill:
Reading this, Wang Li's mind was shaken. This soul skill was extraordinary,definitely a top-tier skill.
Infinite energy plunder,100% from the same type. For example, if he captured Yu Tianheng, and extracted 100 units of soul power from him, Wang Li would gain all 100 units. Cross-species energy plunder at 50%: if Yu Tianheng transformed 100 units of soul power into 100 units of lightning energy, Wang Li would only absorb 50 units, effectively giving him 50% resistance to lightning.
The higher his soul power, the faster the absorption; the lower, the slower. As his soul power increased, this skill would only become more absurd. The only concern was whether his body could withstand it.
His eyes shone brightly as he thought,
"I am level 41, about to step into level 42 Soul Ancestor. With these four soul skills combined, even a Soul King can be challenged. Soul Emperors or Soul Saints may not be able to kill me. Revive will fully manifest its effect against abnormal states."
"Once I return, consume the Ice-Fire Immortal Grass, giving my body and martial soul high resistance to ice and fire. Then I can freely plunder the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes and suppress Senior Dugu's poison in one go."
"Ha! One good news after another. Perhaps for the fifth soul ring, I can hunt a soul beast skilled in camouflage. With the camouflage domain and camouflage soul ring skill, I could exhaust all the experience points at once. That would be thrilling. As long as I don't attract the attention of peerless experts, few on the continent could stop me!"
Thinking this, a joyful expression appeared on Wang Li's face. As he rose, his bones cracked and popped, immediately drawing the attention of those around him.
Dugu Yan ran to his side, pinching him a few times, then stared at his face lovingly.
"It's okay now, it's okay now!"
On the other side, Yu Tianheng's face was full of unwillingness. Wang Li's third and fourth soul rings absorbed beyond limits. How could he possibly fight like this?
Seeing Wang Li gain both strength and love, Yu Tianheng could only sigh in resignation. Once he returned to Tiandou Royal Academy, he planned to take a leave of absence and refine himself in his sect.
Soon, he would reach level 40, then hunt a truly powerful soul beast for his fourth soul ring.
In strength, he lost to Wang Li. In love, he lost to Wang Li. But the Blue-Electric Tyrannosaurus soul master still had pride. Thirty years on one side of the river, thirty years on the other. Yu Tianheng might lose for a moment, but he would never lose for a lifetime.
Qin Ming also relaxed, but his main concern was Wang Li's fourth soul skill. This soul-hunting trip had been fraught with twists, and only thanks to the disturbance of the Forest King had they found the Gluttonous Root Demon. He wondered what kind of soul skill Wang Li had obtained.
"Wang Li, what kind of soul skill did you acquire?"
After reassuring Dugu Yan, Wang Li pondered for a moment. Qin Ming was his teacher but also a Shrek Academy alumnus. So he revealed only part of the skill's effect.
"Just as I expected, it's an energy-absorbing soul skill. Once I seize an enemy, I can absorb their soul power, weakening them and reducing expenditure, greatly enhancing my control ability."
Qin Ming nodded. He adjusted Wang Li's role in his mind to a control-type, then said,
"Good. A control-type is the core of a team. Stronger control skills enhance the overall team performance."
"Now that the soul ring is absorbed, let's leave the Star Dou Great Forest. The Forest King's disturbance is still unexplained. Better to leave early and avoid losses."
Wang Li had no objection. It had taken him two to three hours to absorb this soul ring. He wondered if Tang San had retrieved Xiao Wu, but the Eight-Spider Spear was a bargain for this kid.
Perhaps in the future, there would be a chance to compare who's better at devouring energy and give him a thorough lesson again. Wang Li thought this could be fun.
Soon, their group quickly departed…
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