Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 35 Million-Year Soul Ring

The towering flames engulfed the area, accompanied by a constant crackling sound.

And so, the peerless genius Haotian Douluo died a hasty death in an unnamed forest.

Gretchen opened her eyes in surprise and saw a devastated wasteland.

"Ah!" Gretsch was startled and waved her hand to disperse the smoke and dust, extinguishing the still-burning fire instantly.

"Brother Lang Lei, it's wrong to destroy nature~" Little Greta looked at Lang Lei seriously.

"I know, brother, I had no choice..." Lang Lei scratched the back of his head sheepishly and put away the Heavenly Fire Judgment.

He can now use the zeroth rated power of the current Heavenly Fire Judgment without much trouble, at least he won't be completely exhausted.

"Hmm!" Little Greta nodded, looked around, and said, "Huh? Where's that mean old man from before?"

"Oh, him? He's already been chased away by the knight... Miss~" Lang Lei said with a smile.

"Miss Knight?" Little Gretsch tilted her head in confusion.

"That's right, that knight is a beautiful older sister~" Lang Lei affirmed.

"A knight...can be a girl? It's not mentioned in the stories..." Little Gretchen's eyes lit up.

"Of course, not only boys, but girls can also be called knights if they are brave enough!" Lang Lei nodded.

Although female knights mostly appear in anime.

After all, in reality, there are more men than women, and female heroes are still a minority. This may be why there are few female knights in stories.

"Then, can I become a knight too?" Little Gretsch's eyes lit up even more.

"Of course!" Langley affirmed again, "Little Gretchen will definitely become an excellent knight!"

"Okay! Thank you, Brother Lang Lei!"

Lang Lei then noticed the six glowing soul bones on the ground. Two of them were very intact, and the rest were also quite old.

"Another unexpected gain." Lang Lei beckoned, and his soul power carried the six soul bones slowly over.

"Little Gresh, your brother is about to do something very important. Don't let anyone disturb him, okay?" Lang Lei put little Gresh down and gave her his instructions.

"Okay, I will protect Brother Lang Lei!" Little Gretchen said with great enthusiasm.

After he finished speaking, the knight lady reappeared, standing not far from the two of them with her hands on her greatsword, exuding a strong sense of security.

"It's up to you now..." Lang Lei smiled, created a platform on the ground, and sat down.

"Come on, let me see how far you can go!"

After he finished speaking, the six soul bones were absorbed into his second martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment.

A massive amount of energy erupted from the Heavenly Fire Judgment, coiling around its spear and radiating a terrifying aura.

"Ugh!" Lang Lei suddenly felt as if his heart had been squeezed by something, and his blood began to rush through his body.

Lang Lei, who was going through this process, was not having an easy time. His blood vessels were constantly being ruptured, then repaired, then ruptured again, and then repaired again.

Large bruises began to appear on Lang Lei's body, and blood began to seep from his seven orifices, making him look extremely frightening.

"Brother Lang Lei!" Little Gretchen exclaimed in surprise and wanted to go over to check, but was stopped by the knight lady.

Little Gretchen looked at the Knight with a puzzled expression.

The knight shook her head, indicating that her brother Lang Lei was alright.

Soon after, the bruises on Lang Lei's body began to fade, but white smoke started rising from his body again, as if he had been set on fire.

The Heavenly Fire Judgment floated in front of Lang Lei's chest, shining brightly, and a golden soul ring was gradually taking shape.

This time, the soul power of the million-year soul ring did not flow to Lang Lei, but instead poured into the Heavenly Fire Judgment to help him complete the repair and restore him to his original state.

Moreover, given Lang Lei's current physique, if he were to absorb a million-year spirit ring, he would probably burst from the strain...

One million-year soul ring was clearly not enough for the Heavenly Fire Judgment. The Heavenly Fire Judgment only became brighter, and then there was no further movement.

Lang Lei grew even taller, and his face became more masculine. His clothes, which had been fitting well, now felt tight.

Finally, at the moment when the million-year soul ring was formed, a golden light shot into the sky, but it was quickly obscured by the knight lady.

On the Douluo Continent, many powerful figures only sensed a dangerous and powerful aura, but when they tried to investigate further, they found nothing.

Spirit Hall —

Angelic Temple —

"That aura just now, there's no mistake..." Qian Daoliu murmured.

As one of the top experts on the Douluo Continent, he clearly sensed an aura that was definitely not at his level.

He was very familiar with that feeling...

Gods!

"Xue'er, keep going..."

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"Brother Lang Lei!" As soon as Lang Lei opened his eyes, he saw little Gretchen rushing towards him like a swallow returning to its nest.

Langley opened his arms and caught her, gently patting little Gretchen on the back.

"Brother, this is just absorbing a spirit ring. What's wrong with little Greta?"

"Brother Lang Lei was so scary just now..." Little Greta hugged Lang Lei tightly.

"It's okay, it's okay..."

Lang Lei was speechless. He wiped his face and looked helplessly at the bloodstains on his hands.

With a surge of soul power, Lang Lei's face returned to its original state.

But the clothes... it looks like I'll have to buy new ones.

After a long while, once little Gretchen had calmed down, Langley began to examine his current gains.

[Item: Million-Year Soul Ring (Purple) [Equipped by Heavenly Judgment]]

Effects: First, permanently increases the host's attack power by 2000%. (Takes effect after leaving Douluo Continent)

Secondly, the flame is controlled, with a maximum temperature of 2000 degrees Celsius for the time being.

Thirdly, it increases fire resistance, granting immunity to 100% fire damage.

Fourth, when using Heavenly Judgment, reduce the damage dealt by Heavenly Judgment to yourself by 50%, and increase the damage of Heavenly Judgment itself by 50%.

"Leaving Douluo Continent takes effect..." Lang Lei's lips twitched involuntarily.

When Lang Lei first saw the outrageous bonus, he was pleasantly surprised, but when he saw the smaller print, he felt as if he had been doused with cold water.

"Ding, Explanation: Given that the world level of Douluo Continent is too low, which seriously affects the host's later development, this strategy has been adopted."

"Alright..." Lang Lei nodded, accepting this statement, after all, the other skills could also be described as amazing.

Unfortunately, Lang Lei's soul power level did not increase by one level, but his physical fitness improved again. It seems that his second martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment, looked down on Lang Lei's first martial soul and kept strengthening Lang Lei's body.

He now feels like he can compete with a Title Douluo in strength.

It's important to know that the difference between a Soul Douluo and a Title Douluo is enormous!

Another point is that, according to Lang Lei's estimate, Tang Hao's soul bone has a total lifespan of at least 40 years. Adding Lang Lei's original one, it wouldn't be a problem to increase it to 150 million years.

However, when the lifespan of the spirit ring was about to break through the million-year bottleneck, a significant portion of the spirit ring's lifespan was consumed in an instant, ultimately resulting in only a 120 million-year spirit ring...

However, Lang Lei was content; 120 million years was more than enough!

"Let's go, little Greta, let's go shopping for clothes!"

Lang Lei tugged at his tight clothes and looked at little Gretchen.

"good!"

(End of this chapter)