Chapter 10: Martial Soul Evolution? No, It's an All-Round Talent Enhancement
Holding the Atlas Spear, Yun Yuan's temperament was completely different from before.
Dominant, resolute, steady… all of these qualities were perfectly embodied in Yun Yuan as he held the Atlas Spear.
In addition, there was a faint but palpable pressure emanating from him. The sharp aura even drew Bibi Dong's attention. This was precisely the Spear Momentum on his body.
Looking at the Thunder Wing Flying Dragon, Yun Yuan gripped the Atlas Spear and thrust it forcefully toward its heart.
Under Teacher Qian Xunji's soul power suppression, the Thunder Wing Flying Dragon could not move at all. It could only watch helplessly as the spear, sharp enough to cut through iron like mud, pierced into its body.
"Roar—!"
A dying roar rang out. The Thunder Wing Flying Dragon died unwillingly, its eyes filled with hatred toward Yun Yuan.
Yun Yuan paid it no attention. With a calm expression, he sat down cross-legged and waited for the soul ring to appear.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong was filled with worry. But at this point, she could not change Yun Yuan's decision, so she could only encourage him.
"Junior brother, do your best. I still want to bully you in the future, so you must not let anything happen to you, or your senior sister will be very sad."
Hearing this, Yun Yuan glanced at Bibi Dong and smiled slightly, reassuring his senior sister.
"Senior sister, don't worry. I'll be fine."
As soon as his words fell, a yellow soul ring appeared above the dead Thunder Wing Flying Dragon.
Seeing the soul ring appear, excitement flashed in Yun Yuan's eyes. With a thought, he followed the method Bibi Dong had taught him to absorb the soul ring.
First, he used his soul power to draw the soul ring toward himself, then began refining the energy within it, turning it into his first soul ring.
The moment the soul ring's energy entered his body, Yun Yuan let out a muffled groan. The impact of six hundred years of energy was still quite a challenge for him at his current level.
As time passed, Yun Yuan's back was already soaked with cold sweat, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Seeing his condition, Bibi Dong anxiously paced back and forth. Even the usually calm and composed Qian Xunji kept stomping in place.
Clearly, both of them were worried about Yun Yuan, afraid he wouldn't withstand the impact of the six-hundred-year soul ring.
Two hours later,
Only then did Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong finally relax, because Yun Yuan's absorption process had entered its final stable phase.
Not long after, the soul power around Yun Yuan receded. He slowly opened his eyes and sensed his condition.
But to his surprise—
He felt that his mind had become exceptionally clear and smooth. He even gained new insights into the meditation method Qian Xunji had previously taught him.
Not only that, but Yun Yuan also felt that his martial soul had undergone significant changes.
In the next moment, Yun Yuan stood up and, full of anticipation, summoned his martial soul, the Atlas Spear.
The moment the Atlas Spear appeared, a cold glint flashed, making the surrounding air seem to chill slightly. The silver light emanating from the spear's blade was sharp enough to sting the eyes.
This was only a change in appearance. What drew Yun Yuan's attention the most was that the sharpness of the Atlas Spear had become far more terrifying than before.
"Is this… martial soul evolution?!"
Seeing this, Qian Xunji stepped forward, his eyes fixed tightly on the silver-white translucent spear in Yun Yuan's hand, his palm trembling slightly.
"Teacher, are you saying junior brother's martial soul has evolved?!"
When the Atlas Spear appeared, Bibi Dong had sensed that the spear had changed, but she thought it was just her imagination.
However, Qian Xunji's astonished voice made her realize that her perception was correct.
"Yes. If my judgment is correct, the strength of Xiao Yuan's Atlas Spear is now no weaker than the Six-Winged Angel martial soul passed down in our Spirit Hall."
Facing Bibi Dong's question, Qian Xunji nodded and explained the power of Yun Yuan's martial soul.
"That strong?!"
Hearing Qian Xunji's explanation, Bibi Dong's mouth slightly opened, her heart filled with shock.
At the same time, she couldn't help but feel envious. Her junior brother's martial soul was already powerful, and after absorbing a soul ring, it had actually evolved.
This kind of opportunity was simply too enviable.
Beside them, Qian Xunji looked at Yun Yuan, no longer hesitating. He had made up his mind that the future of Spirit Hall's Pope must belong to the young man before him.
After the martial soul's evolution, Yun Yuan's status in Qian Xunji's heart rose significantly once again. To him, Yun Yuan was now his most precious disciple, and no one was allowed to harm him.
Putting aside his thoughts, Qian Xunji looked at Yun Yuan and asked:
"Xiao Yuan, after absorbing this six-hundred-year soul ring, how are your gains?"
Absorbing a soul ring beyond one's limit, Qian Xunji wanted to see just how great Yun Yuan's gains were.
Hearing this, Yun Yuan came out of his state of sensing his changes. After examining his soul power rank and the effect of his soul skill, he replied with a smile.
"Teacher, my soul power has increased by three ranks. I've reached rank thirteen."
"As for my soul skill—"
At this point, the first yellow soul ring on Yun Yuan lit up. His soul power surged around him as he shouted:
"First soul skill: Wind Thunder Flash!"
As his words fell, purple lightning flickered across the Atlas Spear in his hand, while streams of wind coiled around the entire spear.
In the next moment, Yun Yuan swung his spear and thrust it toward a massive tree in the distance that would take three people to encircle.
With a single thrust, the tree was pierced through.
The spear moved at a speed invisible to the naked eye, directly penetrating the entire tree. Residual lightning still crackled faintly within the hole it left behind.
After demonstrating it, Yun Yuan began explaining his first soul skill.
"Teacher, my first soul skill can imbue both wind acceleration and lightning burst power. More importantly, it increases my spear speed and my own movement speed."
"My spear speed doubles, while my own speed increases by fifty percent."
Yun Yuan was fairly satisfied with his first soul skill. It not only provided additional attribute enhancements but also boosted both his spear speed and personal speed.
However, during this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, what satisfied Yun Yuan the most was that his talent seemed to have been enhanced in all aspects. Moreover, the enhancement was substantial, nearly doubling his previous aptitude.
Because of this, Yun Yuan harbored an unrealistic speculation in his heart. Would his talent continue to increase every time he broke through a realm? This was what he was curious about.
If it truly was as he thought, then Yun Yuan couldn't imagine how bright his future would be!
Even the realm of the gods might be something he could reach with ease.
His original talent was comparable to that of Atlas Douluo Yun Ming, who appeared twenty thousand years later. At his peak, Yun Ming was the strongest person on the continent!
At his peak, Yun Ming had already stepped halfway into the realm of gods, even creating a quasi-divine position of his own.
If the God Realm still existed, Yun Yuan believed that, with Yun Ming's talent, he would have definitely become a god.
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