APTnovel Chapter 232, First Soul Ring
Chapter 232, First Soul Ring
Chapter 232 The Ninth Soul Ring
Seeing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King now restored to its original form, and hearing the spiritual fluctuations of the Snow Emperor emanating from the domain, the Snow Emperor's appearance dispelled his doubts.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was not surprised that Ding Quan agreed to sacrifice himself, but he did not expect him to make the decision so quickly.
However, he probably already realized that his desire to become a god was not due to a lack of talent or strength, but rather to a natural constraint.
Ding Quan did not dispel the fusion technique with Shui Bing'er. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King agreed to sacrifice himself at this time mainly because he could pose a threat to him at this moment.
"In that case, let's begin!" A snow-white figure appeared before Ding Quan and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. The Snow Empress's voice rang out. Ding Quan looked at the Snow Empress at this moment and was also shocked. The spiritual pressure she was emitting was almost the same as his and Shui Bing'er's when they released their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
No wonder the Deep Sea Demon Whale King agreed immediately after she communicated with him.
In the eyes of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the Snow Empress's strength was above his at this moment.
"Rest assured, since I have agreed, I will not go back on my word." The aura of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King grew stronger, but it showed no signs of attacking.
"Of course, what I said is absolutely true!" Xue Di said in a low voice, then looked at Ling beside her and gestured towards the distance.
Seeing this, Ling nodded and then waved to the sky. Wei Ji, who had been watching below, saw this and flew away with Ling into the distance.
"Senior Golden Crocodile, I'll have to trouble you to protect me here!" Ding Quan's voice came from the Golden Dragon's mouth.
"Leave this to me!" Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at the Snow Empress with a solemn expression. He had previously guessed that Ding Quan had a level 99 being behind him, but now it seemed that such a powerful figure did indeed exist, though his identity was somewhat unexpected.
If I'm not mistaken, the snow-white figure before me is a pure spiritual being.
Moreover, the aura emanating from her was exactly the same as when Ding Quan released his Martial Soul True Form.
It was a soul beast that was sacrificed to Ding Quan and became Ding Quan's seventh soul ring!
Jin'e had just heard Ding Quan say that the being who sacrificed himself to him was no less powerful than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and now it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Ouch!
A deep, frenzied voice emanated from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and at the same time, the surging waves of the entire Demon Whale Sea instantly calmed down.
After seeing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's actions, Xue Di nodded slightly, and then a golden beam of light shot straight into the sky.
The massive thunderclouds that had formed in the sky dissipated instantly under this pillar of light, and a terrifying pressure suddenly appeared on Ding Quan's face.
On the massive body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, a blood-red soul ring radiating golden light appeared. As the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's roar and aura grew stronger, the red within this blood-red soul ring, which radiated a rich golden light, became increasingly dim.
Ding Quan nodded to the ice phoenix beside him, and the figures of the golden dragon and the ice phoenix disappeared.
Two yellow, one purple, two black, and three red soul rings appeared on Ding Quan's body. Under the pull of the aura, Ding Quan felt a will imprisoning him.
"snort!"
Ding Quan snorted coldly, his head bone glowed slightly, and a silver light appeared on the vertical eye on his forehead. His powerful spirit burst forth, and the restraints on Ding Quan's body were directly shattered.
"Your mental strength is indeed no less than mine, but your physical strength is a bit lacking. Let my soul bone lend you a hand!" The voice of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King rang directly in Ding Quan's mind. Ding Quan was startled. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who had activated the sacrifice, had also reached its peak mental strength. Even in Ding Quan's sea of consciousness, it was no less powerful than Ding Quan.
Golden blood energy ignited on the massive body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and a lustrous golden soul bone emerged from his body. At the same time, the soul rings that appeared on his body completely lost their red color and turned entirely gold.
A powerful aura emanated from this spirit ring.
God-level!
Xue Di stared at the soul ring that had appeared on the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, a hint of madness flashing in her eyes.
"A golden spirit ring!" Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at the spirit ring that shone with a brilliant gold color.
The red spirit ring represents 100,000 years. A golden pattern will appear every 100,000 years. Could this completely golden spirit ring be the color of a spirit ring that has reached a million years or more?
Such a color of spirit ring has never appeared in the records of spirit masters!
No! It happened!
Golden Crocodile Douluo's gaze turned solemn. Legend has it that when the Angel God became a god, he possessed a tenth spirit ring, and the Angel God's tenth spirit ring was golden!
Could it be!
This is a god-level soul ring!
This deep-sea demon whale king was nearly a million years old. Before its death, it released all its energy, which could indeed unleash power far beyond its usual level. And it was in this instant that its age reached an unprecedented level of a million years.
The overwhelming pressure made even the level 99 Golden Crocodile Douluo feel somewhat uncomfortable, and this was only due to the aura emanating from his spirit rings.
If this spirit ring were to unleash a skill, it would be an absolutely divine skill!
Ding Quan looked at the golden spirit ring and the lustrous golden spirit bone that had appeared, and slightly lowered his guard.
As everyone knows, once the sacrifice is initiated, it cannot be reversed.
Uh!
The golden soul bone quietly shrank, then suddenly merged into Ding Quan's body. The enormous energy made Ding Quan's body, which now possessed the Soul Bone Fusion Skill, feel uncomfortable.
A powerful soul force surged within Ding Quan's body. At the same time, the Five Elements power in Ding Quan's chest seemed to be stimulated, circulating even more wildly.
Ding Quan understood that the energy contained in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's soul bone was too powerful, causing his own soul power to surge in a short period of time.
Due to the sacrifice, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King unleashed its full power, breaking through the limits of a soul beast. With all its soul power gathered, it ascended to become a divine beast, albeit for only a brief moment.
Ding Quan sensed the immense soul power still surging within his body. Without further hesitation, he began to circulate and compress the five elements within his chest with a thought.
Under the influence of the Yin-attribute soul core in his head and the Yang-attribute soul core in his abdomen, the five elements of soul power on Ding Quan's chest were compressed, yet remained perfectly balanced.
"This is building the third soul core!" Golden Crocodile Douluo watched as the silver-white patterns on Ding Quan's head and the golden dragon patterns on his abdomen emitted a golden and silver light, finally merging completely into one and heading towards Ding Quan's chest.
Constructing two soul cores will allow one to advance to the level 99 peerless realm without any surprises. If one has three soul cores, then one may be able to become a god without inheriting the godhood of predecessors.
After all, Qian Renxue, who only had a single soul core at this time, had already inherited the position of an angel.
Now that Ding Quan possesses this million-year-old torso soul bone, along with three hundred-thousand-year soul rings, his strength far surpasses that of Qian Renxue.
"Quan is indeed building a third soul core, and now it seems that Ding Quan's previous decision was correct." Shui Bing'er had also recovered by now, and seeing the soul power reaction on Ding Quan's body, she immediately understood Ding Quan's plan.
"The Yin-Yang complementary soul core, if two opposing yet interdependent attributes form a dual soul core, then the effect of forming a complementary soul core is stronger than that of other attributes. Moreover, if someone like Ding Quan condenses a third soul core, the two soul cores on his body will not even interfere with him, but will instead prompt him to condense this third soul core."
Seeing this, Xue Di breathed a sigh of relief. When Ding Quan was condensing his second soul core, she discovered that Ding Quan's yang attribute soul core was helping the second yin attribute soul ring to take shape.
"The soul power in the soul bone is not enough!" The soul form of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King transformed into a giant man nearly three meters tall who had appeared earlier. His eyes were also filled with extreme surprise as he looked at Ding Quan.
He had already sensed the effects of the soul core earlier. This person was actually using something similar to his own soul bone for cultivation.
And he already had two, and now he's about to get a third.
"Isn't there a spirit ring?" Xue Di stared at the appearing Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
"But are you sure you want him to absorb it like this?" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King also stared at the Snow Empress.
"After he absorbs that soul bone, his physical strength will surpass that of a demigod! Your soul ring will pose no problem for him whatsoever."
"Are you so sure!" Although the Deep Sea Demon Whale King knew that Ding Quan's physical strength was very high, soul rings were not like soul bones. Forcibly absorbing soul rings could easily lead to the body exploding and death.
Although the Deep Sea Demon Whale King chose to sacrifice himself, he was not using the method of soul sacrifice at this moment.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King cannot control the enormous energy within the Soul Ring.
"Don't worry about that. He's the person I chose. I wouldn't sacrifice myself for him if I wasn't confident," the Snow Empress said in a deep voice, her eyes showing some worry but even more trust.
"Then, as you say!"
With a flick of its aura, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King sent its golden soul ring crashing down on Ding Quan.
Suddenly, Ding Quan's seated body trembled violently, and an immense pressure emanated from him.
Click click~
Ding Quan felt as if lead and mercury had been injected into his body, making him feel incredibly heavy.
This is the energy of that spirit ring! Ding Quan felt the immense pressure on his body and immediately understood.
With a thought, the Dragon Abyss Domain's aura intensified, and at the same time, the originally pale golden Dragon Abyss Domain began to deepen in color.
"The soul bones on Quan's body are still evolving! At this moment, the aura of all the soul bones on his body is no weaker than..."
"Not weaker than the Ice Emperor!" The Snow Emperor picked up on Shui Bing'er's words. At this moment, the aura of the soul bone on Ding Quan's body was no weaker than that of the Ice Emperor back then. The torso soul bone produced by the Ice Wall Emperor Scorpion was a top-grade soul bone with an age of over 400,000 years.
"For a body to support a third spirit ring, its physical strength might need to reach a level close to that of a god."
"How can you absorb a god-level soul ring without a powerful body?" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King looked at Ding Quan's armor, which was becoming increasingly powerful. Moreover, his own torso soul bone had actually formed a connection with Ding Quan's soul bone as Ding Quan's soul power circulated in his chest. His own torso soul bone was indeed very suitable for him.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale clan possesses a talent for devouring, which means that this million-year-old soul bone can absorb and coordinate all of Ding Quan's attributes.
A five-colored soul core rapidly formed on Ding Quan's chest.
The discomfort on Ding Quan's face disappeared. The violent energy in his soul ring was being absorbed by the newly appeared soul core. At the same time, a faint golden hue appeared on Ding Quan's soul power.
Xue Di nodded to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who also breathed a slight sigh of relief, even though he only had spiritual power at this moment.
Suddenly, on Ding Quan's chest, where the Soul Bone Armor had not been able to cover, a golden armor with a faint blue tinge appeared, dispelling the surrounding five-colored armor and returning to Ding Quan's torso.
"You've already absorbed the soul bone so quickly?" Although Golden Crocodile Douluo was puzzled by the appearance of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and the identity of the Snow Empress, Shui Bing'er didn't say anything, and he didn't ask any more questions either.
However, upon seeing the armor that appeared on Ding Quan's torso, he was immediately shocked.
It should be noted that Ding Quan has only been absorbing this soul bone for less than a quarter of an hour, while a normal soul master would need more than an hour to absorb a soul bone.
Xue Di laughed when she saw the complete armor that appeared on Ding Quan's body.
Under Shui Bing'er's delighted gaze, the golden soul ring slowly rotated. Above the two yellow, one purple, two black, and three red soul rings, a huge golden soul ring landed on Ding Quan's Dragon Abyss Sword.
The golden spirit ring no longer exuded the same intense power as before; instead, it became extremely peaceful.
Clang!
As the sound of swords rang out, the attributes within the Dragon Abyss Domain instantly began to change wildly.
A sharp aura flashed by, and the surroundings instantly became filled with water vapor. But in the blink of an eye, a rich vitality swept by, followed by golden flames. The surrounding ice melted instantly, and the massive body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King fell directly into the sea.
Immediately, a massive amount of soul power emanated from its body, and Ding Quan's aura became extremely heavy.
This is the transformation of the five elements within Ding Quan's body, and his soul-bone fusion technique is finally complete!
Seeing this, Xue Di understood. Besides the five elements, Xue Di also noticed the spatial rift caused by Ding Quan's incredibly powerful soul force under the influence of his three soul cores, and how he was able to absorb the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's soul bone and soul ring so quickly. This was the effect of the power of spacetime.
In addition, the power of wind and thunder also flickered on Ding Quan's body.
Just as Ding Quan had thought, once he constructed his third soul core, the Five Elements Soul Core, he would be able to control all attributes.
Once Ding Quan advances to the Title Douluo level, that will be that guy's last and only chance.
However, could that guy really pose a threat to Ding Quan back then? Xue Di sensed the aura emanating from Ding Quan at this moment and a mocking look flashed across her face.
"This road is blocked!" On the other side, there was a group of people in front of Ling, but her gaze was fixed on a woman wearing a red robe who was taller than her.
Poseidon Douluo, Poseidon!
"The Asura Demon Sword, you can really use the Asura Demon Sword!" Tang Chen looked at the familiar Asura Demon Sword in Ling's hand and felt a chill in his heart as he sensed the aura emanating from Ling.
The aura emanating from this person was no less than his own before he had undergone the Asura God's test, and the strength of her soul power surpassed that of his own at level ninety-nine.
In fact, Ding Quan had never seen what level 99 powerhouses possessed before, and the level 99 powerhouse he was seeing now was quite different from the ones he had seen before.
Previously, level 99 peerless beings did not have something like dual soul cores that could increase their strength.
Now, thanks to the breakthrough of the dual soul cores, Golden Crocodile Douluo's strength is not as weak as Ding Quan had previously thought, which was inferior to the Angel God Grand Elder Qian Daoliu.
Before obtaining the dual soul cores, Qian Daoliu's strength might not have been as great as Jin E's at this time if he did not use his divine power. The reason why the two of them did not have this feeling was also because of the soul cores, plus the fact that they had not fought each other after Jin E advanced to level 99.
Of course, once a high priest uses divine power, his strength is far beyond what a level 99 priest can match.
"The Deep Sea Demon Whale King has been hunted down!" Poseidon stared into the distance. Although there was a barrier of his domain, the aura emanating from there could not be concealed by the domain. After all, it was an existence that had lived for more than 990,000 years.
"That's natural. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is strong, but we are even stronger!" Eight soul rings—two yellow, two purple, two black, and two red—adorned atop a massive purple-gold winged tiger in the sky. Its powerful aura caught Poseidon's attention.
These two women alone are enough to pose a threat to our group. Although they cannot threaten us, it would be too difficult for us to defeat them.
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