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

Chapter 4 The First Ring of Ten Thousand Years

The white spirit ring turned yellow almost without pause, then quickly turned purple before slowing down slightly.

But the changes continued. As the purple color deepened, traces of black began to appear in the spirit ring, and gradually, the black color enveloped the entire spirit ring.

Thus, the first ring in ten thousand years, unprecedented in the history of Douluo Continent, was born!

But the changes did not stop, and the black continued to deepen.

Finally, through Lang Lei's efforts, a black spirit ring was placed on his body.

"Seventy thousand years? Heavenly Fire Judgment can actually help me increase the age at which I can absorb soul rings." Lang Lei opened his eyes and nodded in satisfaction. "My level has also reached level 17... a bit too low."

In fact, the 70,000-year soul ring provided Lang Lei with more than just this amount of soul power; most of it was absorbed by his second martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing; on the contrary, it can be considered another advantage for Lang Lei.

The Heavenly Judgment obtains soul rings in a unique way; it does not require absorbing soul rings born after the death of a soul beast, but rather condenses them on its own.

The soul power required to condense a soul ring must come from Lang Lei himself. Lang Lei can choose to extract a portion of it for his second soul when his first soul absorbs a soul ring, or he can choose to consume rare and precious herbs to help his second soul condense a soul ring.

If, when absorbing a soul ring for the first martial soul, a portion of the absorbed soul power is transferred to the second martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment, not only can the first martial soul gain a more powerful soul skill, but the soul ring of the second martial soul can also be further condensed.

Kill two birds with one stone!

Of course, he could also choose to absorb soul power through cultivation to condense a soul ring for his second martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment, but his innate level one soul power...

It's better than nothing, but a drop in the ocean...

"Brother Lang Lei, did you succeed?" Gretsch asked as she walked up to Lang Lei when he got up.

"Hmm, very successful." Lang Lei ruffled the hair of the little cutie in front of him.

Gretchen lowered her head shyly, but did not stop her.

"Little Gresh, look~" Lang Lei's mud martial spirit appeared in Lang Lei's palm, and then slowly transformed into a paintbrush that was exactly the same as the Starry Night Pen in Gresh's hand.

"It's exactly the same as my paintbrush..."

"That's right! But it's not as magical as Little Greta's paintbrush." ​​Lang Lei smiled. "This is my first soul skill, Thousand Transformations Shaping."

"It can transform my soil into any shape, and the hardness of the transformed soil is my physical attributes multiplied by my current level multiplied by 7!"

Lang Lei was quite satisfied with this soul skill.

Although he can control his martial spirit to transform, they are all simple things. They are far from being able to transform into weapons or anything like that, and they cannot maintain the transformation for long periods of time. Moreover, their hardness is only that of ordinary soil.

But with this soul skill, he only needs to think about it, and the soul skill will automatically fill in the details and transform into the form he wants in an instant.

Furthermore, its hardness is many times higher, and it can continue to grow stronger as it grows!

It can be said that this is the most suitable initial soul skill for him, at least he can still use it frequently in battles of the same level after he reaches a higher level. After all, most high-level soul masters rarely use their first soul skill in soul battles.

If it's not a buff-type item, it'll probably only be useful for bullying younger characters in the later stages...

"Brother Lang Lei, you're amazing!"

"Hehe, it's alright..." Lang Lei was a little embarrassed. "Let's go, let's get out of here!"

"Um."

Lang Lei held Gretchen's soft little hand as they walked through the Star Dou Great Forest, no longer feeling the tension he had felt before.

He finally had the chance to appreciate the wild scenery of the Starry Sky Forest.

"Hey! By the way, Elita, did I get another 10-pull now?!"

"Yes, Master, shall we draw now?"

"Hold on."

Under Gretchen's questioning gaze, Lang Lei gently rubbed her cheek, then said seriously, "Start drawing!"

The familiar card-drawing interface displayed ten cards on the panel.

Three gold, two purple, three blue, one green, and one white!

[Obtained: Broken Pink Crystal Flower Fragment (Gold) x1]

[Obtained: Broken Pink Crystal Flower Fragment (Gold) x1]

[Obtained: Broken Pink Crystal Flower Fragment (Gold) x1]

[Obtained: Cultivation Imprisonment Card (Purple) x1]

[Obtained: Copy Card (Purple) x1]

[Obtained: 1 Blue Chrysanthemum]

[Obtained: Longing for Love (Blue) x1]

[Obtained: Earth Dragon Golden Melon (Blue) x1]

[Obtained: 10,000-Year-Old Netherworld Cat Right Leg Bone (Green) x1]

[Obtained: 5000-year-old Titan Ape Torso Bone (White) ×1]

This time, Lang Lei didn't flip through the cards one by one. Instead, he flipped over the three blue cards and the one green and one white card directly.

Item: Right leg bone of a 10,000-year-old Netherworld Cat (Green)

Description: This is a useless item with only star rating; fusion is not recommended. It's suggested to use it to charge your second martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment.

Item: Five Thousand Year Titan Ape Torso Bones (White)

Description: This is trash with only star rating; fusion is not recommended. It's suggested to use it to charge your second martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment.

Item: Blue Chrysanthemum

Effect: It is a precious medicinal herb in the Douluo Continent. After taking it, one can forge an indestructible body and enhance the user's strength.

Note: This is not truly indestructible; be careful not to overdo it.

Item: Longing for Love (Blue)

Effects: Consuming it can train one's piercing eyes, allowing one to see through all strange objects, and slightly enhance soul power.

Description: A seemingly unremarkable herb, entirely emerald green, but strangely, in its center are three snow-white leaves, each with a few dewdrops, like morning dew. These dewdrops are its essence!

Item: Earth Dragon Golden Melon (Blue)

Effect: Enhances the Fusionist's control over the power of the earth and can slightly purify the dragon bloodline.

Description: This stuff is actually quite filling...

"Um, Elita, this charges up the Heavenly Fire Judgment? What's the deal with that?" Lang Lei looked at the soul bone, which was known as the Blood River Treasure on the Douluo Continent, with a puzzled expression. But now, it was being belittled as trash by the system.

"The host can place the soul bone directly next to the Heavenly Fire Judgment. The Heavenly Fire Judgment can absorb it on its own. The age of the condensed soul ring is equivalent to twice the age of the soul bone. Only the age matters~"

"Another thing to remind you, Master, is that only when the Heavenly Fire Judgment Soul Ring has been condensed for a million years will it be attached to your second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment."

"Wow—that's quite a show of force..."

As for the immortal herbs, there's no need to say more; anyone who's read Douluo Continent knows them.

However, Lang Lei doesn't plan to absorb it now; he'll wait until he leaves the Star Dou Great Forest.

After seeing these, Lang Lei couldn't wait to open the remaining five cards.

To Lang Lei's surprise, he pulled out three fragments at once!

We're one step closer to Alicia!

"Brother Lang Lei, you seem very happy..." At this moment, Gretchen's voice came.

"Of course, you'll be able to meet your sister Alicia soon."

"Alice, my little sister..." Gretsch's eyes lit up.

"..."

It seems this bad habit instilled in me by Alicia needs to be gradually corrected...

Item: Cultivation Imprisonment Card (Purple)

Function: It can forcibly imprison any life form below the Star God for 500 years.

Note: Don't use it for bad things!

Item: Copy Card (Purple)

Function: Can duplicate any item below purple rarity.

Introduction: Good things come in pairs!

"Phew, the panel looks much better now~" Lang Lei nodded in satisfaction. "Elita, open the basic panel."

"Okay!"

[Tree and Sea System]

Host: Lang Lei

Identity: Unknown

Sex: Male

Rating: 17

Number of draws: 0

Martial Soul 1: Mud (Soul Ring: Black)

Martial Soul 2: Heavenly Fire Judgment

Zero Rated Power - Heavenly Fire Unsheathed

Boundary Release - Heavenly Fire Calamity Annihilation

Overlimit Status - Annihilation Without End (Temporarily Closed)

Authority: None

Summoned Character: Gretchen

Items: 1 Bladeless Sword (Refined Tier 5), 4 Broken Crystal Flower Fragments, 1 Martial Soul Deletion Card, 1 Thunder Element God's Eye, 1 Cultivation Imprisonment Card, 1 Copy Card, 1 Strange Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum, 1 Dewdrop of Longing, 1 Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

Task: None

Status: Healthy. You might try exercising more.

"Elita..."

"Hmm? What's wrong, dear master?"

"Next time, please remove the gender field. I know I'm a man..."

"Okay!"

(End of this chapter)