Douluo Continent: Now that everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be a simp?

A moment later, a cloud of black mist slowly rose from the corpse of the Fiery Wolf, gradually condensing into a soul ring that radiated black light.

"Yan, hurry up and absorb the spirit ring. I'll protect you."

"Ah."

Yan walked to the black spirit ring, sat cross-legged, adjusted his state, and began to absorb it.

As the energy of the spirit ring slowly flowed into his body, Yan felt an incomparably domineering power raging against his body and soul.

It was a feeling that was both painful and exhilarating, as if every cell in the body was activated at that moment, greedily absorbing this immense energy.

Yue Guan stood to the side, her gaze fixed on Yan, a hint of worry in her eyes.

Although Yan had absorbed three immortal herbs and his physique was far superior to that of ordinary people, this was still the first ten-thousand-year soul ring that Yan had absorbed, and its age had reached twenty thousand years. The amount of energy it contained was so enormous that it exceeded the limit that an ordinary soul master could absorb with their fifth soul ring.

However, Yan's performance was beyond Yue Guan's expectations.

Although his body and soul trembled under the impact of the soul ring energy, and his face occasionally flashed with pain, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

As time went by, Yan's aura gradually became stable, clearly indicating that he had begun to adapt to and control this powerful force.

Yue Guan was relieved.

Three hours later, when the last wisp of soul ring energy was absorbed by Yan, he slowly opened his eyes.

Those eyes shone with a fiery light, as if flames were leaping within them.

Upon seeing this, Yue Guan's face lit up with joy.

"Yan, you've finally finished absorbing the spirit ring. How does it feel?"

Yan smiled and said:

"The energy of that fiery wolf was extremely domineering, and I felt my whole body was filled with power."

"Hmm, not bad. How's your soul power improvement?"

"It has been upgraded two levels; it is now level 52."

"Just as I expected, it was a fire-attribute soul beast that was 20,000 years old."

Yue Guan nodded with satisfaction, then asked:

"You are now a true Soul King. What is the fifth Soul Skill that it has granted you?"

Yan stretched out his right hand, looking at his clenched fist, and could clearly feel that his whole body was filled with unprecedented power.

"This fifth soul skill perfectly combines the power of the Fiery Wolf with the flame attribute, and I call it 'Raging Magma Fist'."

"Raging Magma Fist? That sounds interesting."

Yan explained:

"When I unleash this move, my strength and fire attributes increase by 100%, and scorching magma, accompanied by violent power, surges out from my fist. This move is extremely destructive, especially its explosiveness and penetrating power. Moreover, the closer the distance, the higher its attack power."

After Yan finished speaking, he clenched his right fist again.

His entire right arm seemed to be infused with a powerful force, the muscle lines became more defined, and it swelled up.

At the same time, a strong fluctuation of soul power emanated from it, as if the surrounding air was vibrating.

To demonstrate the power of this soul skill, Yan walked up to a huge rock.

He took a deep breath and then punched the hard rock hard.

The seemingly indestructible rock was easily pierced like paper by Yan's punch, leaving a hole scorched by the high-temperature magma.

Seeing that scene, a hint of shock flashed in Yue Guan's eyes, and he smiled slightly:

"Yan, the penetrating power of your fifth soul skill is extraordinary. Even a soul master with ten levels higher than you in soul power would probably be unable to withstand this attack. It can be used for both close combat and defense, making it a powerful move that combines offense and defense."

Yan nodded, and said with some regret:

"This move is indeed powerful, but it also has a significant drawback: it consumes a great deal of soul power. With my current soul power, I can probably only use it three times a day."

After hearing this, Yue Guan chuckled and comforted him:

"That's normal. After all, the more powerful the move, the more soul power it consumes. But you don't need to worry too much. As your strength continues to improve, I believe you will be able to use this move more freely."

"Yes. I will continue to work hard."

Yan thought to himself that if he could win the Soul Master Competition, the most likely thing he would get was the right arm bone with the explosive burning flame.

If that's the case, using this soul skill while the soul bone is activated would be even more devastating.

Afterwards, Yan and Yue Guan left the Star Dou Great Forest together and headed towards Wuhun City.

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Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Tang San had been inside the Yin-Yang Well for half a year.

He successfully developed an antidote, effectively suppressing the toxins in Dugu Bo's body and gaining Dugu Bo's trust.

That day, Dugu Bo came to see Tang San again.

“Little monster, you’ve been here for half a year now. My poison is almost cured. It’s time to let you go back. Give me back the pill.”

Hearing this, Tang San was very happy. He smiled slightly and spat out the snake pill that Dugu Bo had given him.

However, he felt a little reluctant to leave.

These precious herbs around the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire cannot be found anywhere else.

Tang San asked tentatively:

"Before I leave, may I take some herbs with me?"

Previously, with Dugu Bo's consent, Tang San had already picked a Purple Gold Thorn Vine here and consumed it.

The Bauhinia vine was just an ordinary immortal herb, but it helped Tang San increase his soul power by nearly three levels.

In addition, he cultivated near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for half a year with Dugu Bo's snake core, which also improved his skills.

Various factors have increased his soul power from level 34 when he first entered this place to level 39 now.

[P.S.: The Shrek Seven Devils only absorbed ordinary immortal herbs, so their power increase wasn't that significant. Without absorbing immortal herbs, their combat strength would be too low; they wouldn't even make it to the finals and wouldn't have a chance to be easily defeated by Yan. And even a nobody like them isn't immune to the fourth ring's power.]

Dugu Bo was taken aback when he learned that Tang San wanted the medicinal herbs.

He knew that Tang San was an exceptional talent in drug development, even more outstanding than himself.

Those herbs were his treasures. Someone had previously trespassed into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and picked a lot of top-grade immortal herbs, which made him wary and more cautious.

"What? I cured your poison, and you're reluctant to part with a few herbs? Don't worry, I won't take them for free."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 59. Evil Moon Hu Liena Breaks Level 59

59.

As Tang San spoke, he took out two black iron balls from the soul tool at his waist.

"This is a hidden weapon I developed, called the 'Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Deadly Darts.' It's incredibly powerful. Combined with your strength, it's enough to fend off any enemy. How about I trade it for some medicinal herbs?"

Looking at the two iron balls, Dugu Bo clearly didn't believe it.

"What power could these two tiny iron balls possibly have?!"

"I'll show you, and you'll see."

After Tang San finished speaking, he suddenly threw out the two iron balls.

The two iron balls collided one after the other with a loud "bang," followed by a large cloud of purple mist that spread out and instantly covered an area of ​​more than ten square meters.

Tang San then explained to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo then realized that the purple mist contained a deadly poison. The hundreds of bone-melting needles that erupted after the two iron balls collided not only had extremely strong penetrating power, but also extremely terrifying toxicity.

Moreover, the higher the user's soul power, the greater the power.

Dugu Bo immediately thought that if he used this hidden weapon to deal with his old rival Yue Guan, he would no longer be afraid.

Therefore, he agreed to Tang San's request.

"Little monster, this time you can take ten herbs you need from here, no more. As for the future, if you need them, you can come back for more."

"okay, I get it."

For Tang San, being able to take ten plants first was already quite good.

He wanted to give one to each of the other six members of Shrek Academy.

[PS: Dog Three no longer has immunity to both water and fire, and his fourth ring isn't eternally invincible. If we don't give them any immortal herbs, he'll only be a Soul Master in the Soul Master Competition, which is too weak. He can't even pass the Divine Wind, Heavenly Water, Blazing Fire, and Thunder stages; he's no match for Yan. Besides, Yan entered while Yue Guan and Dugu Bo were fighting; time was limited, so it was impossible for him to take away so many immortal herbs. Taking a few top-grade ones would be quite good.]

Tang San was quite certain that the flower thief who had trespassed into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well last time was someone who had a deep understanding of flowers and herbs, and that he had taken away only the finest immortal herbs.

Most of the remaining immortal herbs were not fully formed, and those that were mature were just ordinary immortal herbs.

Of the top-grade medicinal herbs that were picked, all but the King of Flowers, the Acacia Heartbreak Red, still had their roots intact.

Perhaps in another ten or eight years, those top-grade immortal herbs will grow again.

After spending the past six months together, Tang San had established a good relationship with Dugu Bo, and he planned to come and collect the top-grade immortal herbs when they grew.