Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 35 Millennium Soul Ring
Yin Chen never refuses Dai Huabin's challenge. After all, Soul Masters grow through battle, and a Soul Master without combat experience is just a showy but ultimately ineffective fighter.

Dai Huabin is also a good whetstone.

However, looking at Xu Yun, who was enthusiastically planning how to discipline the troublemaker, and his obsequious little follower, Yin Chen couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.

'This gigolo thing... it seems to be getting more and more familiar, and it's coming with a bunch of little troubles.'

In an open-air training ground within the academy, specifically for students to practice their skills, Yin Chen listened to Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo enthusiastically recounting their experiences at the Imperial City Market over the weekend. Xu Yun added her comments with an air of seriousness, while her little follower nodded in agreement.

Just then, a tall and sharp figure blocked their path.

It was Dai Huabin.

His short, golden hair gleamed in the sunlight, his arrogance was stronger than ever, and the soul power emanating from his body had reached level twenty-one.

Clearly, he successfully broke through the level 20 bottleneck and obtained his second spirit ring.

Yin Chen's gaze swept calmly over him, and he understood.

It seems that this indomitable White Tiger Prince has rekindled his desire for challenge with renewed strength.

"Silver Dust".

Dai Huabin's voice was loud and clear, filled with fighting spirit.

"I have broken through to the Great Soul Master level. Do you dare to fight me again? This time, I will definitely defeat you."

He was full of confidence. They were both at the second ring level, and he didn't believe that the gap between him and Yin Chen was still as huge as before.

That unwillingness to accept repeated defeats has transformed into a surging fighting spirit at this moment.

Yin Chen looked at him and did not refuse.

He also wanted to see how much Dai Huabin's strength had improved after acquiring his second spirit ring, as this would be a good reference for him to measure his own level among his peers.

After all, in the original story, Dai Huabin was one of only three Soul Masters among the freshmen of Shrek Academy that year, and his talent and strength were beyond doubt.

"can."

Yin Chen responded calmly.

Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Xu Yun, and the others were already used to it, and tacitly stepped back, making way for a spacious area.

Students passing by and some teachers who had rushed over upon hearing the news stopped to watch with curiosity as the two top geniuses of the academy faced off once again.

Behind Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu's cat-like eyes revealed worry. She knew better than anyone that Dai Huabin had never gotten the better of Yin Chen.

The two stood still in the center of the room, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

"Dai Huabin, a level 21 offensive-type Soul Master, please give me your guidance."

"Yin Chen, level 24 control-type battle spirit master, please."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Huabin took the lead in starting the operation.

He knew the strangeness of Yin Chen's precognitive ability and knew he had to attack with overwhelming force.

"The first soul skill, White Tiger Protective Barrier."

"The second soul skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave."

With a deep tiger roar, Dai Huabin's muscles swelled, and black and white tiger stripes appeared on his skin, greatly increasing his defense and strength.

Two yellow spirit rings surrounding him also shone brightly one after another.

At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out a highly condensed and destructive white light wave, which shot directly at Yin Chen's face.

This second soul skill is far more powerful than the first soul skill, extremely fast, and has a wide coverage area.

However, just before the White Tiger unleashed its powerful light wave, the illusory pointer in Yin Chen's shattered golden eyes trembled almost imperceptibly.

He had foreseen the future. He had already "seen" the trajectory of the light waves.

With a seemingly casual step, his figure swayed lightly like a willow catkin in the wind, and the swift white light grazed the hem of his clothes and slammed into the open ground behind him, creating a shallow crater.

At the same time, Yin Chen raised his hand, and the wind of time was quietly stirred.

Dai Huabin felt the air around him suddenly become viscous, as if he were in an invisible swamp. His movements involuntarily slowed down, and even his breathing paused slightly.

"hateful!"

Dai Huabin roared, using his immense strength to forcefully break free from the airflow's restraints, and pounced again, his tiger claws carrying a sharp gust of wind, aiming straight for Yin Chen's vitals.

He no longer relied on ranged soul skills, but tried to compress Yin Chen's dodging space through close combat.

Yin Chen remained calm. His ability to foresee the future allowed him to anticipate Dai Huabin's attack intentions by fractions of a second. Combined with the wind of time slowing down Dai Huabin's movements and his own agile footwork, he neutralized Dai Huabin's storm-like attacks one by one.

The clash of fists and feet produced dull thuds, but Yin Chen always managed to open or dodge at the most crucial moment with minimal cost.

He didn't use his full strength; rather, he was guiding a practical training session, pushing Dai Huabin to his limits step by step, observing his newly acquired power, changes in his fighting style, and the details of his soul power circulation.

Dai Huabin became increasingly alarmed and frustrated as the fight progressed.

He felt as if he were fighting an invisible shadow, and all his strength was hitting empty air.

Yin Chen is like a bottomless lake; no matter how much trouble he stirs up, one cannot see its full extent.

"Roar--!!!"

After a prolonged and unsuccessful attack, with his pride being trampled on time and again, Dai Huabin's patience finally ran out, and his anger and resentment erupted completely.

His soul power surged like boiling water, and the white tiger phantom roared to the sky behind him, raising his state to its peak. All his power was concentrated in his right fist, which, like a meteor falling to earth, slammed into Yin Chen's chest with an indomitable momentum.

This was his ultimate attack, a strike that abandoned all defense and concentrated all his soul power and will.

The power of that punch made everyone watching hold their breath, and Zhu Lu even covered her mouth in tension.

However, faced with this earth-shattering punch, a hint of seriousness finally flashed in Yin Chen's eyes.

He knew that Dai Huabin had reached his limit.

Just as the tiger fist, imbued with terrifying power, was about to strike his body—

Two spirit rings finally rose simultaneously beneath Yin Chen's feet.

The first one is a bright yellow century-old soul ring.

The second color that followed was a deep, noble purple that emanated a heart-pounding energy.

Purple, a thousand-year-old soul ring!
"Millennium Soul Ring?!"

"How can this be?!"

"The second spirit ring is a thousand years old?! Am I seeing things?!"

In an instant, the entire arena erupted in uproar, with gasps of surprise sweeping across the training ground like a tidal wave.

All the students watching, including some teachers, stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

It's common knowledge in the world of Soul Masters that the limit for the second Soul Ring is around seven hundred years.

Yin Chen, a child who is only eight years old, has a second soul ring that is actually at the thousand-year level.

This completely subverted their understanding.

Even Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Xu Yun, who had always been by Yin Chen's side, covered their mouths in shock. They had never seen Yin Chen reveal his second soul ring before.

They only knew he was very strong, but they didn't know that his spirit ring configuration was so astonishing.

(End of this chapter)