Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 21 Second Soul Skill

The strength of this soul beast with the bloodline of the Suanni cannot be judged by the age of this soul ring, but it is still a yellow soul ring.

Ding Quan was confident that he could absorb it quickly.

Seeing the horn on its head and the scales on its body, Ding Quan believed that this soul beast had such powerful talent that it would definitely become a 100,000-year-old soul beast if it grew up.

Without further hesitation, he sat cross-legged on the spot, and the Dragon Abyss Sword appeared. The yellow soul ring instantly attached itself to the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Ding Quan felt a surge of intense soul power rush into his body, even hotter and more violent than after consuming the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue.

Finally, his blood seemed to boil, his heart pounded rapidly, and the boiling blood began to circulate quickly throughout his body.

The wood attribute of the first spirit ring makes his body more resilient. Is the fire attribute meant to strengthen his heart, blood vessels, and veins?

When Ding Quan gained resilience from absorbing his first spirit ring, he planned to absorb spirit rings according to the principle of mutual generation of the five elements.

The first spirit ring came from a bamboo tree, from which I gained its resilience.

Among the five elements, wood is flexible and straight. After absorbing the first soul ring, the body grows rapidly and becomes tough. The Dragon Abyss Sword can be bent and is no longer afraid of breaking.

Wood fuels fire, and fire rises upwards. Ding Quan felt his blood flowing faster, his body heating up, and his heart and blood vessels clearing up. He felt relieved.

If one's own body is noticeably stronger, then the Dragon Abyss Sword must also be strengthened.

While absorbing the energy of the soul ring, I felt something strange in my mind.

What has entered the sea of ​​the mind?

Ding Quan sensed the calming soul power and then his consciousness entered the Sea of ​​Spirit.

A spiritual consciousness resembling a Suanni appeared before Ding Quan's consciousness.

Is it the soul consciousness of this spirit beast? Or is it a mental attack?

When a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast dies, its spirit and will remain in its soul ring. If one absorbs its soul ring, one will inevitably suffer a soul impact.

This is also the main reason why only Soul Kings can absorb ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.

Only those with the mental strength of a Soul King or higher can withstand the residual soul attacks from the Soul Beasts within their Soul Rings.

The spiritual consciousness before me was very weak and not powerful.

It seems that this soul beast's spiritual power is close to that of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. Its spiritual attributes are indeed extremely strong, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to send spiritual will to its spiritual sea.

Ding Quan felt that he could annihilate it simply by using his mental power.

However, seeing that it posed no threat, Ding Quan's mental power instantly enveloped the consciousness, and some things like fragments of memory entered his brain.

A surge of soul power slowly flowed towards his eyes.

Ling, who was guarding Ding Quan, suddenly changed her expression. She sensed that the same thing was happening again, just like when Wei'er absorbed the soul ring.

A wisp of golden-red soul power from within the soul ring traveled toward Ding Quan's eyes.

Eyes?

Ling glanced at the golden lion spirit beast; its golden-red eyes were indeed extraordinary.

Being able to unleash mental attacks and see through one's own second soul skill is something even a Soul Saint cannot do.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, Ding Quan felt his perspective change; a soul beast with flames on its body, resembling a cat and a lynx, was foraging near the crater.

A huge commotion in the distance aroused its curiosity. Upon closer inspection, it found two powerful dragon flame pythons fighting in the lava.

Where they fought, on the edge of the lava, lay a huge, dilapidated corpse. Within the skeleton was a purple Ganoderma lucidum that glowed with fire, and it even possessed a hint of dragon's might.

When the two dragon-flame pythons were fighting to the point of near exhaustion, it swallowed the lingzhi mushroom.

Then, over a few years later, scales, claws, and finally horns slowly grew... more than a hundred years later.

An arrow shot towards him.

Ding Quan's consciousness returned, and unexpectedly, there were still fragments of his memories within that consciousness.

Is that purple Ganoderma lucidum glowing with fire a dragon Ganoderma or a purple Ganoderma?

Yu Xiaogang broke through to level 30 by absorbing a ninth-grade purple fungus, and eventually even awakened the Golden Sacred Dragon.

However, your extraordinary encounter has now become my opportunity. Ding Quan gathered his mind and felt his mental strength surge by a large margin.

He mentally conjured up the soul skill he wanted.

Less than an hour later, Ding Quan opened his eyes and saw Ling and Wei'er staring at him.

Then the two of them got excited.

"Izumi, your eyes have turned golden-red!"

"These eyes?" Although Ling was already certain, she still wanted to confirm it.

"Hmm! External soul bone."

Absorbing this spirit ring granted me these golden-red external spirit bone eyes.

It seems that extremely powerful soul beasts do indeed have a high probability of producing soul bones.

If soul beasts need soul bones to advance to the 100,000-year level, then it's not surprising that these two soul beasts have soul bones.

Their strength cannot be judged by their age.

Ding Quan saw that the surrounding environment had become exceptionally bright, and the aphids on the leaves in the distance were clearly visible, not much different from what he could sense using his mental power.

One could see the fluctuations of soul power within Ling Wei and the other person; one was masculine and domineering, while the other was feminine and restrained.

In Ding Quan's eyes, Ling Wei's two spirit rings are now the same color as they were originally.

Can you see through soul power and illusions?

The two moved with exceptional clarity, and everything around them seemed to slow down. No wonder this soul beast was able to dodge the arrows fired from the composite bow.

There's also a reason why my reaction speed has improved.

By circulating his soul power, the eyes slowly returned to normal.

"I was worried that Quan's eyes would give him away, but now it's basically invisible." Ling stepped forward and took a closer look. Ding Quan's eyes now only had a barely perceptible golden-red ring around the pupils, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, external soul bones are extremely rare, especially in places like the eyes.

"That's good if you can't tell." Ding Quan looked at the Longyuan Sword. The Longyuan Sword hadn't changed in appearance, but a ring of golden-red fire cloud patterns had appeared around the dark patterns on the blade, emitting a faint glow.

It's like the ink-colored patterns are burning.

He channeled his soul power into the Dragon Abyss Sword, causing the fiery cloud patterns on it to glow. After glancing at the golden lion corpse beside him, Ding Quan slashed directly at the horn on its head.

With a clang, the Dragon Abyss Sword sliced ​​it in two.

"It's become so sharp!" Wei'er was shocked. Ding Quan had only managed to leave a bloody mark on this soul beast's claws even when he went all out.

This soul beast could easily slice open the golden winged tiger's head with its dragon-like claws; they were indeed extremely sharp.

"It's not that it's become sharper, but rather that its attributes have made my attacks stronger." A burst of fire attribute energy emanated from the Dragon Abyss Sword.

"It's due to the characteristics of fire and light attributes, Quan, your speed has become so fast!" Ling looked at the radiant fire cloud patterns on the blade of the Dragon Abyss Sword.

"That's right! My attacks have become explosive, and the speed has increased significantly." Ding Quan nodded upon seeing this. The fire attribute manifests as hot blood on his body, and as powerful explosive force on the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Moreover, this golden lion possesses both fire and light attributes, which enhance its damage and speed.

"How are your soul skills?"

"It's the soul skill I want. Let's go first, we'll talk on the way." Ding Quan put away the Dragon Abyss Sword and also collected the golden lion's corpse. The group quickly walked out.

"My second soul skill, which I call 'Flame of Fire,' enhances all my attributes by about 30%. After releasing the soul skill, igniting my soul power will further enhance all my attributes, and the increase will become higher and higher as the battle continues."

"No wonder that guy gets stronger the more we fight!" Vera had fought this soul beast before, and its strength grew stronger as the golden flames burned.

"Then what is the maximum increase? There must be a limit!" Ling noticed Ding Quan's slight frown.

"I don't know the maximum increase, but the limitations are quite significant. With my current soul power, if I were to unleash the second soul skill at full power, I would run out of soul power in less than five minutes, which would greatly deplete my stamina." Ding Quan felt the consumption of this soul skill and realized that it was indeed quite high.

The body has its limits, and the amplification cannot continue indefinitely.

"Quan, five minutes is enough for you to kill an ordinary second-ring Great Soul Master a hundred times over with your current strength."

"That's true!" Ding Quan didn't dwell on it too much. He figured that if he couldn't handle an enemy in five minutes, he probably wouldn't be able to handle it even if he gave himself more time.

This soul skill has an extremely high amplification effect, and the maximum amplification is unknown, which means there may be no limit.

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The actual effect of this soul skill is the same as the first soul skill; in Ding Quan's perception, the amplification actually reached 40%.

It seems that my half-Martial Soul True Body has enhanced all my Soul Skills, increasing their effectiveness by nearly a third.

As expected of a soul beast with true dragon blood, with such a high boost, Ding Quan didn't even know how strong he had become.

As for the fact that the soul power can't last long, absorbing the next soul ring should be enough to solve the problem.

Ding Quan's next spirit ring will absorb a spirit ring produced by a spirit beast with a powerful earth element attribute.

In the Five Elements, wood generates fire, and fire generates earth.

Earth, being heavy and substantial, possesses the characteristics of absorption and inclusiveness, which can perfectly solve this problem.

"What about the soul bone?"

"It amplifies my mental power by 50%, allows me to use mental attacks, and also lets me see things that others can't." Ding Quan glanced at the spirit ring under Ling's feet.

"No wonder you were able to see through my second soul skill."

"We'll have to go back and study the specific effects further."

Ding Quan and his group found their way and quickly headed out of the forest.

After absorbing the spirit ring and the spirit bone, his spirit power level reached level 22, just like Wei'er's.

In order to enhance his physical fitness, Ling stayed at level 20 for a period of time to ensure everything went smoothly before absorbing the soul ring produced by the two-thousand-year-old ice silkworm.

After absorbing the soul ring, his soul power directly reached level twenty-three.

Reaching the Great Soul Master level at this age is a rare genius in the Douluo Continent.

This soul hunt didn't take too long. Ding Quan thought that there were still more than half a year before the Shrek Seven Devils gathered in Soto City.

I still have plenty of time left for myself.

Moreover, his mental strength was greatly enhanced after absorbing the spirit ring and the two eye spirit bones.

In this way, his martial spirit will become stronger under the nourishment of spiritual power. Now his blood vessels and meridians have become much stronger, and his blood and qi are much more abundant.

After their Soul Power had almost fully recovered, the group, under the cover of their Soul Skills, sped up and quickly headed towards the outer perimeter.

Boom!

A golden figure accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder collided with a black figure in an instant.

The collision of the electric light and the sword light produced a tremendous roar.

A burst of lightning and sparks flew around them, and smoke and dust rose from the trees.

Ding Quan looked at the lightning-studded Vera in front of him. He realized that although he had no advantage in strength and speed at the beginning, he was now able to suppress Vera in terms of strength.

The lightning still had a numbing effect on me, but the effect wasn't as pronounced as before.

"Forget it, I'm not fighting anymore. Your soul skill is too difficult to amplify now." Wei'er saw Ding Quan easily block her attack. Before, she could hold her own against him, and he would get stronger the more she fought. Now, her attacks were useless against him.

"My soul power is almost exhausted, and my physical strength has also been depleted. Also, Wei'er, you haven't used Radiant Light." Ding Quan sensed his soul power and smiled at Wei'er.

After returning to Soto City, Ding Quan went to a small grove outside the city to test the power of his soul skill.

In order to adapt to the soul skill and see how well the second soul skill could be achieved, the group came here to experiment.

After all, it was no longer appropriate to test the waters at the residence of the group in Soto City, as the commotion caused by the two of them going all out was too great.

Seeing the damage around them, it was completely unbelievable that it was caused by a second-ring Grand Soul Master.

"It seems the increase can be accurately determined." The damage caused by their fight shows that their strength cannot be judged by their levels.

Although he had absorbed the second soul ring with a lifespan of two thousand years, his damage output was still significantly lower than that of the two of them.

"Well, the increase is basically capped at 20% now. It seems my soul power is a weakness, but my stamina consumption is acceptable." Ding Quan took a breath to calm his racing heartbeat.

"A 50% increase is already terrifying!" Ling said helplessly, as his second soul skill didn't offer any significant boost.

After all, it's a soul ring provided by a soul beast with true dragon bloodline. It seems I can also check if there are any top-tier soul beasts with ice attributes.

With Ding Quan's current strength, he should be able to easily defeat even some Soul Masters.

I glanced at the signs of damage around me.

Many of the three-ring Soul Masters in the Great Soul Arena wouldn't do that.

"Hmm, but I'm not sure about its exact strength." Ding Quan had already determined the limit of his second soul skill and put the Dragon Abyss Sword away.

"Hehe! Those Great Soul Masters in the Great Soul Arena can't pose a threat to us, but those powerful Soul Venerables should be able to." Wei'er also put away her Martial Soul.

"Even ordinary Soul Masters might not be a match for us! Those with powerful or top-tier Martial Souls should be able to cause us trouble."

"That's true. That White Tiger Martial Soul suppressed my Martial Soul before, but I don't know if it still does now." Wei'er nodded upon hearing this. Faced with the suppression of a top-tier Martial Soul, it was difficult to exert one's own strength. "I'll just have to spar with him then."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm planning to leave tomorrow." Ding Quan had told the two of them that he would be leaving for a while.

Shrek Academy's recruitment dates have remained unchanged for the past few years, so there's still plenty of time. I need to pinpoint the exact location of Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone.

Although we have a general idea of ​​its location, we need to confirm it to be sure, and if there is any error, there is still time to search again.

"Quan, you really don't want me and Wei'er to come along."

"No need, it won't take me long."

"Is there really no danger?"

"No, you know I'm very steady."

(End of this chapter)