Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 194 Zhang Lexuan's Ninth Soul Ring
"Le Xuan!"

Upon seeing Zhang Lexuan enter, Dugu Han exclaimed with delight, "You've passed the fourth test!"

"Passed!"

Zhang Lexuan smiled and told him about the content of the assessment, as well as the fifth test.

Then, somewhat puzzled, he asked, "Didn't you just reach level 65.5 in soul power not long ago? How did you break through to level 66 so quickly?"

"I have already condensed my first soul core, and my soul power cultivation speed has doubled. What used to take four months to break through can now be completed in two months!" Dugu Han explained with a smile.

"That's it!"

Zhang Lexuan nodded. She was the first to know that Dugu Han was going to condense an unprecedented three soul cores, so she wasn't too surprised.

"By the way, Lexuan, when is your fifth exam scheduled to start?" Han Ruoruo asked.

"Wait a few days, I'll absorb that divine soul ring I was rewarded with before!"

As Zhang Lexuan spoke, she took out a shimmering white orb of light, which was the divine soul ring that the Moon Goddess had previously bestowed upon her.

"Then hurry up and get started!"

Wu Ming urged curiously, "A divinely bestowed soul ring! This is the first time I've seen a soul master's soul ring that can be obtained without hunting soul beasts."

"First, adjust your own state!"

Dugu Han reminded him, "Theoretically, there is no upper limit to the number of years a God-given Soul Ring can last. The number of years a Soul Ring can last depends entirely on your maximum tolerance."

"Let me adjust it first!"

Zhang Lexuan nodded, then sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, and began to adjust her state.

Before long, she adjusted herself to her peak condition, then held the shimmering white orb and began to absorb it.

The ball of light quickly transformed into pure energy and merged into her body.

Meanwhile, specks of white light gradually appeared above Zhang Lexuan's head, and the white light quickly condensed into a crystal-clear white soul ring.

But in just a short while, the white spirit ring began to change color, and in less than a quarter of an hour, it transformed into a light yellow hundred-year spirit ring.

Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming were both amazed by what they saw.

Neither the absorption of the divinely bestowed spirit ring nor the rapid change in its color was something they had never seen before.

As Zhang Lexuan absorbed the energy, the light yellow spirit ring continued to change color, quickly turning into a deep yellow spirit ring. Then, after a quarter of an hour, the deep yellow spirit ring continued to deepen in color, gradually revealing a hint of purple.

Before long, purple quickly covered the entire spirit ring, turning it a light purple color...

As time passed, the light purple transformed into a deep purple... Within the deep purple spirit ring, a hint of black slowly emerged... light black... deep black... black tinged with red...

The spirit ring eventually turned completely blood red, but Zhang Lexuan's absorption did not end there, and the age of the spirit ring continued to increase.

100,000 years... 110,000 years... 120,000 years...

Looking at the blood-red spirit ring whose age was constantly increasing, Wu Ming guessed, "Le Xuan's spirit ring's final age should be at least 250,000 years!"

"I'd guess at least 300,000 years!"

Han Ruoruo sensed the blood-red soul ring whose age was constantly increasing and deduced: "Le Xuan absorbed a 100,000-year soul ring as her eighth soul ring. After that, she absorbed so many soul bones, which greatly enhanced her physical strength. Now her soul power has also broken through to level 90, and the age of her soul ring has increased again."

"More than 350,000 years!"

Dugu Han smiled and said, "You've underestimated the effect of a torso bone spanning over 200,000 years on physical strength!"

"Moreover, Le Xuan also possesses a 100,000-year-old head bone, a 100,000-year-old right arm bone, a 50,000-year-old left arm bone, and a 50,000-year-old left leg bone. The physical strength added by these soul bones allows her to withstand soul rings for far longer than ordinary people."

"It's just a pity that among the few 100,000-year soul bones I have, there is no right leg bone. Otherwise, if I let Le Xuan absorb it first, and then absorb the divinely bestowed soul ring, I could at least increase the age of her soul ring to 400,000 years."

Dugu Han said with some regret.

Zhang Lexuan now has divine equipment prepared by the Moon Goddess, so her soul bone no longer needs any matching degree, since it will eventually be replaced with divine equipment anyway.

Moreover, if she absorbs a 100,000-year-old right leg bone in advance, coupled with the soul power attached to the 400,000-year-old soul ring, she could directly raise her soul power to level 95, making it not impossible for her to become a Super Douluo.

Upon hearing this, Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming also felt somewhat sorry for Zhang Lexuan.

A spirit ring that lasts for 400,000 years has never appeared on the continent before!
……

While the group was talking, the age of that spirit ring increased to 200,000 years, but it continued to increase its age at an undiminished rate.

210,000 years... 220,000 years... 230,000 years...

The rate at which the age of a Soul Ring increases only slows down after the age limit of the Soul Ring reaches 300,000.

310,000 years... 315,000 years... 320,000 years...

Ultimately, the lifespan of the spirit rings stopped at 380,000 years!
The ninth soul ring, which had been around for 380,000 years, slowly entered Zhang Lexuan's body, and her own soul power was immediately enhanced.

Level 91... Level 91 and a half... Level 92... Level 92 and a half...

Before long, Zhang Lexuan's soul power soared to level 93, and the growth rate of her soul power began to drop significantly, eventually stopping at level 93.5.

Zhang Lexuan also opened her eyes at this moment.

"Le Xuan, how is it? How much has your soul power increased?" Wu Ming asked first.

"Level 93 and a half!"

Zhang Lexuan was very satisfied with this level of soul power.

After all, the soul power improvement of a Title Douluo is calculated in units of several years or even decades. She was already very satisfied that absorbing a divinely bestowed soul ring could raise her soul power to level 93 and a half!

Upon hearing this, the others were not too surprised, as it was roughly in line with their previous predictions.

"Soul Skill? What?"

Han Ruoruo asked curiously, "The divinely bestowed soul rings provide the most suitable soul skills. What soul skill does your ninth soul ring provide?" "The soul skill provided is Moon Attraction, a powerful control soul skill that can control enemies from a distance and attract them. During the day, as long as the enemy's soul power does not exceed level three, they cannot break free. And at night, as long as the enemy's soul power does not exceed level five, they also cannot break free!"

"And any Soul Master whose Soul Power is five levels lower than mine will be torn to shreds by Yue Yin!"

Zhang Lexuan sensed the soul skill provided by the soul ring and said, "Moreover, it can be used in conjunction with my soul bone skill, Frostfall Falling All Over the Sky, to create a guaranteed hit effect."

"I rely on!"

Wu Ming exclaimed, "So strong!"

Dugu Han was also very surprised.

At night, her soul power does not exceed level five. This almost means that once Zhang Lexuan's soul power increases by half a level and breaks through to level ninety-four, even a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo will not be able to break free from her control.

Moreover, there's the frost-like petals falling from the sky like a moon's fall. Under this control soul skill, the disadvantage of slow speed will disappear, making it an almost guaranteed hit.

It can be said that as long as there is no ability to become ethereal or invincible, any Soul Master would suffer a defeat when facing Zhang Lexuan.

"How's the consumption?"

Han Ruoruo asked with concern, "Generally, the more powerful a soul skill is, the greater the energy consumption."

"With my current soul power, I can only use it once."

Zhang Lexuan said with a smile that she didn't care too much about the consumption. Although this soul skill consumed a lot of soul power and could only be used once, one use was enough to change the course of the battle!
After all, she wasn't alone; she also had Dugu Han, Han Ruoruo, and Wu Ming!

"So what is your second soul skill?"

Wu Ming then asked, "If the first soul skill is this powerful, what about the second soul skill?"

Han Ruoruo looked at her curiously. If her first soul skill was already so strong, her second soul skill couldn't possibly be weak.

"There is no second soul skill. This 380,000-year soul ring only provided me with this one soul skill," Zhang Lexuan said, somewhat puzzled.

Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming were also puzzled upon hearing this.

It is a consensus among all soul masters that a 100,000-year soul ring can provide two soul skills, but Zhang Lexuan's 380,000-year soul ring only provides one soul skill.

Is it because of the spirit ring bestowed by God?
After thinking for a moment, they all looked at Dugu Han.

"Is it because of the divinely bestowed spirit ring?"

"It's because of the divinely bestowed soul ring!"

Dugu Han explained to the three women, "Whether it's a black ten-thousand-year soul ring, a blood-red one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring, or a million-year soul ring, a divinely bestowed soul ring will only provide one soul skill."

"Ten thousand years ago, the original Shrek Seven Devils participated in the divine trial on Seagod Island and all obtained divinely bestowed spirit rings. However, whether it was Tang San or Ning Rongrong's 100,000-year spirit rings, they only had one spirit skill, and this spirit skill must be the most suitable for the spirit master."

Upon hearing this, the three women understood and stopped dwelling on the matter.

Although the soul skill is one less than the 100,000-year soul ring obtained from the Soul Hunting, the effect of the soul skill that Zhang Lexuan obtained is definitely equivalent to three, so even if she loses one soul skill, it is not a loss.

For the next few days, Dugu Han and the others left the inheritance site and spent a few days relaxing with Zhang Lexuan.

After Zhang Lexuan was ready to begin the fifth trial, the group returned to the place of inheritance.

The three of them also resumed their secluded cultivation.

Five months have passed in the blink of an eye!
After five months of arduous training, Dugu Han's soul power broke through another level, making him a level 67 Soul Master.

After calming the surging soul power within him, he opened his eyes and looked at the two women cultivating opposite him.

After these five months, plus the previous two months of training, both women's soul power has been greatly improved.

It is estimated that a breakthrough will be achieved in two or three months at most.

Now, it has been almost nine months since he left the academy!

Nine months is enough time for Ma Xiaotao to break through to level 80 in soul power, then hunt for the eighth soul ring, and return to the academy.

After considering for a moment, Dugu Han walked to Han Ruoruo's side and quietly woke her up.

"what happened?"

Han Ruoruo stopped cultivating and looked at Dugu Han with a puzzled expression.

"Xiao Tao should have obtained her eighth spirit ring by now!"

Dugu Han explained, "I plan to go back to the academy and bring her and Xiaotian here. I'll also go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to plant the Blue Silver Emperor's seed. You'll come with me to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to fulfill your promise to the Blue Silver Emperor."

"I'm going too, I'm going too!"

At this moment, Wu Ming, hearing their conversation, also woke up from her cultivation.

She raised her hand enthusiastically and said, "Take me with you, I also want to go back to the academy to take a look."

"no!"

"Le Xuan's fifth exam has been going on for five months. She should be out soon. You wait for her here."

After saying that, Dugu Han reached out and pinched Wu Ming's smooth cheek, comforting her, "Listen to me, if Le Xuan passes the test, she will be very lonely."

Wu Ming nodded obediently upon hearing this: "Alright, you guys go ahead, but try to come back as soon as possible, it's quite boring for me to cultivate alone."

After saying that, she stood up and hugged Dugu Han, pouting her red lips: "Give me a reward!"

Dugu Han kissed her red lips.

He then patted Wu Ming's shapely buttocks and laughed, "Cultivate well, we'll be back soon."

After saying that, Dugu Han led Han Ruoruo out of the palace and then returned to Xiaoyue Mountain along the same route they had taken in.

(End of this chapter)