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

Chapter 59 The Fifth Soul Ring

A massive iceberg drifted from the far north and slowly arrived at the area where the giant whale had died not long ago.

The massive body of the dead giant whale still floated on the surface of the sea, and then the carcass leaned against the huge iceberg, appearing extremely small.

This iceberg is over two thousand meters wide, and Ding Quan doesn't know its thickness, but judging from its height of twenty or thirty meters above the sea, its thickness is astonishing.

The iceberg has been surrounded by caves formed by the erosion and melting of seawater, but it will take a very long time for it to melt completely.

As night fell, a strange aura emanated from the top of the iceberg.

Some of the sea spirit beasts that were devouring the giant whale's carcass suddenly became active.

A tiny Ganoderma lucidum suddenly appeared on the iceberg. Although its appearance here was extremely strange, the sea spirit beasts in the sea did not understand any of this.

Not far from this Ganoderma lucidum, Ding Quan glanced at the ninth-grade purple Ganoderma lucidum that he had added some to enhance its aroma, then looked at the sea spirit beasts surrounding the crashing iceberg and nodded.

The iceberg was large enough that these sea spirit beasts could hardly break through it, so Ding Quan waited quietly.

As night deepened, the number of spirit beasts around the glacier began to increase, including many that were over ten thousand years old.

I could feel the huge iceberg shaking; this was caused by the soul beast below crashing into it.

Ding Quan's golden eyes surveyed the surroundings. Such a massive iceberg was a rare sight; he had waited here for more than ten days before encountering it.

These sea spirit beasts cannot live without seawater, but that blue-eyed sea dragon can.

To make it difficult for it to leave, it must not be allowed to approach the sea surface; this iceberg is the land that Ding Quan prepared for it.

late at night.

A hint of joy flashed across Ding Quan's face as he observed his surroundings.

"It's here!" Ding Quan looked at the corner of the iceberg, where a light blue soul beast had already climbed up the iceberg.

"It really is a Blue-eyed Sea Dragon!" Vera also showed a hint of excitement.

This soul beast is over ten meters long. It has a dragon-like head but no horns, a pair of emerald eyes, four claws, and a body covered in light blue scales.

Watching it slowly crawl towards me, it looked just like a sea lizard.

The blue-eyed sea dragon blinked its blue eyes, sniffed, looked around, and then slowly walked towards Ding Quan and the others.

Ling kept his second soul skill active, and the group hid not far from the ninth-grade purple fungus.

Ding Quan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this; this guy hadn't seen through Ling's simulation skill.

It seems that its mental strength is not as good as Ling's. With the support of mental attributes in almost all of Ling's soul rings, Ling's mental strength has reached at least the level of a Soul Saint.

This 30,000-year-old blue-eyed sea dragon couldn't reach that level. After all, it could only kill the giant whale after the whale was seriously injured, and it lived in the same sea area as that giant whale.

Furthermore, the sea dragon's strength is greatly reduced if it leaves the seawater; at the very least, its speed becomes very slow.

They nodded to Ling and Wei'er, and then waited quietly for it to approach.

Although the blue-eyed sea dragon was wary, it walked towards the extremely small Ganoderma lucidum in front of it.

It could not resist the temptation of this nine-grade purple fungus; its instincts told it that eating it would strengthen its bloodline.

"Attack!" Just as the blue-eyed sea dragon stretched its mouth toward the ninth-grade purple fungus, about to bite it.

Ding Quan shouted, and then the group attacked instantly.

The Dragon Abyss Sword appeared in Ding Quan's hand, and four soul rings instantly materialized. His spiritual power surged, and the Xuanhuo Pupil flashed with fire. His spiritual impact transformed into a sword light that shot towards the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon.

The Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon couldn't see through Ling's simulated soul skill. Its mental strength was inferior to Ling's. Although the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon was a sub-dragon with good mental resistance, mental attacks could still hurt it.

As expected, the blue-eyed sea dragon was stunned for a moment, and a golden halo instantly spread out from Ding Quan's body.

Dragon Abyss Domain!

A sense of oppression instantly appeared on the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon, and at the same time, Ding Quan and the others' strength increased once again.

Ouch!

A dragon's roar emanated from Ding Quan, and a surge of dragon power erupted once more.

As soon as the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon regained its senses, a chilling soul power erupted from its body, and the bloodline suppression once again descended upon it.

The Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon's originally formidable aura instantly dropped by more than 30%, and the sub-dragon was unable to exert its full strength in the face of the pressure of the True Dragon Soul.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Thunder God Transformation!" Two Vera voices rang out, and a black soul ring with a purple halo on their bodies instantly lit up.

At the same time, a fierce aura burst forth from the two of them, and their entire demeanor became extremely domineering.

Reign Supreme! A combat technique that perfectly blends spiritual power and soul power, enhancing the power of soul skills.

One of them had a pair of dark golden wings appear on his back, and a flash of purple lightning appeared on his body. In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon.

At the same time, purple lightning erupted from both Vera's bodies, and they quickly headed towards the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon.

Ling went directly to the other side, his fourth spirit ring lit up, followed by his first, third, and fourth spirit rings. Illusory blades instantly gathered in front of him, but at the same time, his face turned somewhat pale.

She used her fifth soul skill, Ice Mirror Illusion, to create a copy of Vera. In addition, she has been using all her skills in succession, resulting in a severe depletion of her soul power and mental energy.

Awoo!

The blue-eyed sea dragon recovered its senses, looked at the four people surrounding it, felt the suppression it was under, and roared, instantly charging towards Ling's direction.

Zizi!

At this moment, Vera's fifth soul skill, purple lightning, struck it directly. Although Vera is only a Soul King now, with the support of her ultimate attributes, the damage from this lightning is still terrifying.

At the same time, illusory blades exuding chilling aura flew towards the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon.

Bang! A series of phantom blades of mental energy struck the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon head-on, freezing its movements once again.

"Fourth Soul Skill - Purification!" Upon seeing this, Ding Quan's fourth soul ring lit up immediately, and at the same time, his second and third soul rings also lit up in succession.

A golden flame seemed to ignite on the Dragon Abyss Sword, and Ding Quan's aura simultaneously became extremely sharp.

Feeling the Dragon Abyss Sword become heavier, Ding Quan leaped up and slashed at the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon.

A terrifying golden sword beam shot towards the head of the blue-eyed sea dragon.

At this moment, the first few spirit rings on Vera's body lit up one after another, and a terrifying purple lightning bolt surged directly towards the belly of the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon.

Behind the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon, Vera slightly opened her right hand, and her first, second, third, and fourth spirit rings lit up one after another, as she swung her dark gold claw.

Click!

A five- or six-meter-long, dark gold claw reached directly for the back of the blue-eyed sea dragon.

Alas!

In an instant, the blue-eyed sea dragon let out a mournful cry and lay motionless on the ground.

"It seems my attack is the weakest!" Ling breathed heavily, then deactivated his fifth soul skill, and Wei'er instantly turned into ice crystals and disappeared.

"But your role is the most important." Ding Quan withdrew his domain and then put away the Grade 9 Purple Ganoderma lucidum that was beside him.

With it around, who knows what kind of spirit beast it will attract later.

"Now it's your turn." Vera also took a breath. This was the first time she had unleashed all her soul skills at full power, plus the use of "Ruling the World".

Looking at the emerald-eyed sea dragon's completely drooping back, and the internal organs visible through the flesh cut open by the dark gold claws, I never imagined that even a 30,000-year-old sub-dragon couldn't withstand my full-force attack.

"You guys take a rest. There shouldn't be any danger here for now." Ding Quan also caught his breath. He had used all his soul skills and his domain in succession, and his soul power was also severely depleted.

Looking at the sword wound on the blue-eyed sea dragon in front of me, I could vaguely see its bones.

The blue-eyed sea dragon was in a terrible state, struck from behind by a dark gold claw, its hind half paralyzed on the ground, unable to move.

One side was struck by lightning and charred black, while the other side was frozen by ice. The front side appeared to be the least injured, with only a sword mark.

Ding Quan picked up the Dragon Abyss Sword, went to the head of the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon, and thrust the sword down.

A black spirit ring instantly appeared.

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Ding Quan directly channeled this spirit ring to his martial spirit, the Dragon Abyss Sword.

"It seems Quan underestimated our strength." Watching Ding Quan absorb the spirit ring, Wei'er looked at the miserable state of the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon.

"We acted too decisively; it didn't have time to react."

"That's true, but it's for the best this way."

"The Domain and Dragon's Might are too strong against this kind of sub-dragon soul beast, but that's also why Quan chose it as his fifth soul ring."

The suppression of its domain and bloodline caused the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon's strength to plummet. Even though it had a lifespan of 30,000 years, it was already quite good that it could unleash the strength of a Soul Emperor.

Ding Quan felt a gentle, slightly chilly soul force rush into his body, and the soul force within him calmed down.

A surge of soul power within his body slowly dissipated into his meridians.

Ding Quan sensed that this soul power was hidden within his bones and muscles, nourishing them.

His already extremely resilient body was injected with vitality again, and his body actually started to grow again.

It's not physical growth, but rather the strengthening of the body's muscles and meridians.

Does the water attribute promote the growth of the wood attribute?

As the flesh and blood vessels became stronger, I felt a stream of impurities being expelled.

With each breath, his blood flowed faster, a surge of soul power condensed within his body, and the energy of heaven and earth rushed into his body with each breath, transforming into his own soul power.

Then some of the soul power was once again hidden between the muscles and bones.

My body seems to have formed a faint cycle.

Looking at the golden dragon soul freely roaming in the sea of ​​spirit, is this guy excited because he feels himself absorbing the energy of heaven and earth?

I sensed an unusually gentle energy between heaven and earth; could it be the effect of the metal element?

Metal represents both compliance and change, and has the function of gathering and purifying, which is to gather the energy between heaven and earth within the body.

Water is said to flow downwards, possessing the characteristics of moisturizing and flowing downwards, and has the function of storing and containing. Thus, the energy gathered between heaven and earth is directly transformed into the soul power that nourishes oneself.

No wonder the golden dragon lived in that pool.

Metal and water do indeed complement each other.

Feeling his body growing stronger, Ding Quan focused his attention on his spirit rings.

"Sister!" Wei'er felt the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) rapidly converging towards Ding Quan, and she could only absorb a little天地能量.

"It's alright, Quan's strength will likely undergo a qualitative change this time." Ling saw that Ding Quan was not acting strangely, and the golden dragon tattoo had simply become more active than before.

"Huh? Izumi's face has turned black."

"Marrow cleansing and purification?" Ling sensed the immense energy of heaven and earth gathering around Ding Quan, wondering how much Ding Quan's strength would increase this time.

Ling then unleashed his second soul skill, partially obscuring the surrounding scenery.

As dawn broke, the black spirit ring was directly placed on the Dragon Abyss Sword, and five extraordinary spirit rings—two yellow, one purple, and two black—slowly rotated around the Dragon Abyss Sword.

"Level 52?" Ding Quan slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and sensed his soul power level.

The Dragon Abyss Sword hasn't changed much; it's just that there's a hint of coldness around the edge of the blade.

"How is the soul skill?" After seeing that Ding Quan had successfully absorbed the soul ring, Ling also put away his own martial soul.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Immersion! This soul ring doesn't greatly enhance my abilities, but it can give my attacks penetrating power."

"Penetrating power?"

"A portion of my soul power can penetrate other soul power or objects, directly striking the opponent."

"Does that mean the enemy's physical defense is also ineffective?" Ling realized. Ding Quan's fourth soul skill can remove the effects of the opponent's soul skill, but it can be blocked by the opponent's physical defense or physical body.

Ding Quan's skill now makes up for this weakness; even if the opponent is wearing armor and has a strong physique, they cannot defend against it.

Furthermore, Ding Quan didn't mention releasing a soul skill, which means it's a passive skill that doesn't consume soul power.

"So, if the opponent can only dodge, they'll definitely get injured if they get hit? Does that mean we can't spar anymore?" Wei'er looked at Ding Quan with some surprise.

"That's not the case. This soul skill is still under my control. Whether or not to activate this effect is my own decision."

Ding Quan was very satisfied with the effect of this soul skill. Although the soul skill did not provide him with a significant boost, it did enhance his attack methods once again.

Although this skill only allows a small portion of one's soul power to attack the opponent, this damage is undefendable.

While one blow might not be enough to render the opponent powerless to resist, few people could withstand it if it continued indefinitely.

After all, this is equivalent to directly attacking the opponent's internal body, which is quite vulnerable.

More importantly, his body is slowly becoming stronger. With a thought, the energy of heaven and earth around his body flows into him and is then transformed into soul power.

"Quan, you can achieve that kind of cultivation speed without meditation?" Ling looked at Ding Quan in surprise. Even when he meditated, he found it difficult to achieve such a speed of soul power conversion.

"I guess so, but I'm expending a lot of energy right now, so my soul power growth rate probably won't be much faster than yours." Ding Quan felt that most of his soul power had been integrated into his muscles and flesh, and his upper limit was constantly rising.

"Is that so?"

"And Quan, why don't you take a bath? Your body..."

"It seems my improvement is greater than I expected." Ding Quan touched his face. Was this the impurities his body was expelling?

Feeling much more relaxed and powerful than before, even though this soul skill didn't receive an amplification, his physical strength was significantly higher than before.

And it is still slowly improving.

(End of this chapter)