Douluo Continent: The Evil Tiger Subdues the Eight Desolations, and Marries Zhu Zhuqing

Consciousness retreats back to reality.

The light from the sword mark between Lin Ye's brows gradually faded, but the evil energy still lingered within his body.

Lin Ye stood up, took Zhu Zhuqing's hand, and strode into the master bedroom of the villa.

"Big cat, you stay outside and guard for me. No one is allowed to come in."

Lin Ye said with a serious expression.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at him with a puzzled expression:

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to absorb the spirit ring," Lin Ye said directly.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened in disbelief upon hearing this.

"Absorb a spirit ring? But you haven't hunted any spirit beasts yet! This is White Tiger Pass, where you can't even find a ten-year spirit beast. Where are you going to absorb a spirit ring?" Zhu Zhuqing asked anxiously.

She wondered if Lin Ye had gotten confused during the battle.

Without spirit beasts, how can spirit rings be generated? This is common knowledge in the world of spirit masters.

Lin Ye smiled as he looked at Zhu Zhuqing's anxious expression.

He kissed Zhu Zhuqing on the lips, leaving her in suspense:

"I'll explain later. Just stay here and guard the door. That's very important to me."

Seeing Lin Ye's serious gaze, Zhu Zhuqing, though full of questions, obediently nodded.

"Alright, don't worry, with me here, no one will be able to step into this courtyard."

After Zhu Zhuqing finished speaking, she turned around and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.

She summoned her Netherworld Cat Martial Soul and stood outside the door, warily watching her surroundings.

Inside the room, Lin Ye sat cross-legged on the large wooden bed.

He took a deep breath and adjusted himself to be in top condition.

"Come on," Lin Ye silently murmured to himself.

With his will, the black sword mark between his brows once again burst forth with dazzling light.

An extremely large and pure blackish-purple energy surged out from the sword seal, instantly enveloping Lin Ye.

From the outside, Lin Ye now looks like he's wrapped in a giant black cocoon.

Inside the cocoon, Lin Ye felt an extremely gentle yet immense energy continuously flowing into his body.

This energy began to gather around his body, attempting to form a soul ring.

At first, it was a circle of white light.

But just one second later, the white turned yellow.

Then, the yellow turned purple.

The purple light lasted for less than ten seconds before instantly turning into a deep black.

A ten-thousand-year-old soul ring!

But this was not the end. Lin Ye's physical strength was too strong, and he felt that he could endure even more.

"Keep going!"

Lin Ye gritted his teeth and frantically urged his soul power to absorb the divine energy.

The black spirit ring grew darker and darker, and the energy fluctuations within it became increasingly terrifying.

An hour has passed.

Two hours have passed.

Zhu Zhuqing, standing outside the door, listened to the heart-pounding energy fluctuations emanating from the room, her palms sweating profusely.

She didn't know what Lin Ye had gone through inside, and could only pray silently in her heart.

By the third hour.

Inside the room, the black cocoon encasing Lin Ye suddenly began to vibrate violently.

Lin Ye sensed that the black spirit ring had reached its limit and seemed to shatter at any moment.

His body was also suffering immense pain, his bones were making cracking sounds, and his meridians were being stretched to the point of bursting.

"Ten thousand years! Break through!"

Lin Ye roared inwardly.

In that very instant.

The black spirit ring suddenly burst forth with a blinding red light.

The red light spread rapidly, turning the entire spirit ring red in the blink of an eye.

A 100,000-year soul ring!

An indescribable, terrifying pressure erupted from the red spirit ring.

Lin Ye suddenly opened his eyes. He had succeeded!

A seventh spirit ring of the 100,000-year level!

Lin Ye felt the surging, powerful energy within his body and was overjoyed.

Lin Ye withdrew his martial spirit, and the red spirit ring disappeared into his body. The violent aura in the room gradually subsided.

He stood up, dusted himself off, walked to the door, and opened it.

Outside the door, Zhu Zhuqing was pacing anxiously back and forth. When she saw Lin Ye come out, she immediately went to greet him.

"Lin Ye, are you alright? The noise inside was terrifying."

Zhu Zhuqing looked Lin Ye up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was not injured.

Lin Ye smiled and took Zhu Zhuqing's hand as they walked into the room.

"I'm fine, perfectly fine," Lin Ye said.

Looking at the empty room, Zhu Zhuqing didn't see even a single soul beast, and her doubts deepened.

"Lin Ye, what exactly happened? Did you really absorb a soul ring?" Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but ask.

Lin Ye asked Zhu Zhuqing to sit down on the edge of the bed, and then sat down next to her.

"Big cat, what I just absorbed was a divinely bestowed soul ring."

Lin Ye looked into Zhu Zhuqing's eyes and said earnestly.

"A divinely bestowed soul ring? What is that?"

Zhu Zhuqing looked completely bewildered.

She was quite knowledgeable, but she had never heard of this word before.

Lin Ye didn't hide anything. He told Zhu Zhuqing the whole story about the origin of the divinely bestowed soul ring and his acceptance of the evil god's test.

"Simply put, I've been chosen by a god and am undergoing his inheritance test. Once I break through my bottleneck, he will directly bestow upon me a spirit ring that is most suitable for me, without me having to hunt spirit beasts."

Lin Ye explained it in the simplest terms.

As he spoke, Lin Ye's mind stirred, and seven spirit rings appeared beneath his feet.

Black, black, black, black, black, black, red!

When that dazzling red 100,000-year soul ring appeared before Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, she was completely stunned.

She covered her mouth, her eyes wide open.

A 100,000-year spirit ring! Lin Ye's seventh spirit ring is actually a 100,000-year spirit ring!

However, when Zhu Zhuqing recovered from her shock, the expression on her face was not as joyful as Lin Ye had imagined.

On the contrary, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes became somewhat dim.

She lowered her head, but her eyes suddenly reddened.

A tear slid down her fair cheek and landed on the back of her hand.

Lin Ye was stunned. He quickly put away the soul ring and reached out to wipe away Zhu Zhuqing's tears.

"Big kitty, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Lin Ye was a little flustered. He was fearless, but he was afraid of women shedding tears.

Zhu Zhuqing sobbed, looked up at Lin Ye, her voice filled with deep sadness and disappointment.

"Lin Ye, I never expected you to have received the inheritance of a god. You are destined to become a god and go to the realm of gods."

Zhu Zhuqing said while shedding tears,

"And I... I'm just an ordinary Soul Master. A hundred years from now, when you've gone to the God Realm, won't we be separated forever?"

Zhu Zhuqing was filled with panic.

She grew up in the cruel family of the Star Luo Empire, suffering oppression from her older sister and betrayal from her fiancé, leaving her with an extreme lack of security.

Lin Ye pulled her out of the abyss, gave her protection, gave her hope to become stronger, and also took her heart.

Now Lin Ye suddenly tells her that he is going to become a god.

This huge difference in social status instantly gave Zhu Zhuqing a strong sense of inferiority.

She felt she was no longer good enough for Lin Ye.

"Lin Ye, in your eyes, am I particularly stupid?"

Zhu Zhuqing said, sobbing, tears streaming down her face.

"You're so amazing, even the gods have taken notice of you. As for me, if you hadn't taken me under your wing, I might still be being hunted down right now."

"Am I...am I a burden to you?"