Douluo Continent: Starting with the Burning Blade, he was then entangled with Ma Xiaotao.

Chapter 84 Orange-Gold Soul Ring

The spirit ring's color wasn't the commonly known yellow, purple, black, or red—

Rather, it is a golden orange, like the sun shining brightly in the snow, flowing with noble radiance!

Five orange-gold spirit rings in total!

This was the vast primordial power that the Snow Emperor released after her self-destruction, which was then absorbed and refined by Lin Feng, and combined with his soul power to condense into this power.

Each soul ring carries the terrifying soul power accumulated over 100,000 years of cultivation.

Of Xue Di's nearly 700,000 years of cultivation, after deducting the 500,000 cultivation carried by this orange-gold soul ring, the remaining tens of thousands of cultivation were completely devoured by the Ice Dragon King's skull to repair itself.

However, Lin Feng soon discovered an unfortunate truth.

Since Xue Di's soul did not completely dissipate but was merely imprisoned, the five soul rings formed from her primordial power seem to have a deep connection with her soul.

Lin Feng was unable to activate the five orange-gold soul rings.

Nevertheless, the existence of these five special spirit rings still greatly enhanced his body.

Lin Feng could clearly feel that not only had his soul power increased to level 60, but all aspects of his body had also greatly improved, and even his spiritual sea had become more solid and vast.

As for the Snow Emperor's imprisoned soul—

Lin Feng's mind raced. Forcibly erasing or absorbing it seemed impossible now, and would be too wasteful. Perhaps he could find a way to subdue it, or reach some kind of agreement—

When we travel to the far north and negotiate with the Ice Emperor, we will have an extra, very powerful trump card.

Of course, this is by no means an easy task and requires careful planning; it cannot be rushed.

Right now, we should go up and meet up with Jin Peng and the others. If we delay too long, they might all leave.

Lin Feng composed himself and, after confirming that his injuries had mostly healed, looked around. The jumbled rocks and ice blocked his way, leaving him with almost no escape.

With a thought, crimson flames surged around him once more, and the Fiery Dragon Armor once more covered his entire body. He lowered his stance and charged forward, punch after punch, each imbued with scorching dragon flames, relentlessly striking upwards!

The ice melted, the rocks crumbled, and a narrow passage stretched upwards amidst a thunderous roar.

Outside the mountain.

"Senior brother, look—the ice seems to be melting?" Vina exclaimed, her eyes fixed on the ruins.

"It really is!" Long Aotian looked closely and confirmed. There was indeed melting ice water flowing out from the large icy cracks, and even faint heat was emanating from it.

"Could it be Junior Brother—" Vina's eyes suddenly lit up with hope, and before she could finish speaking, she rushed toward the tunnel entrance that Jin Peng had dug out again.

"Be careful!" Long Aotian followed closely behind without hesitation.

The two quickly flew into the deep tunnel, following the trail left by the golden roc and the increasingly obvious heat as they descended.

"Lin Feng! Is that you?!" From the depths of the darkness ahead came Jin Peng's deep, urgent question.

"Elder Jin, it's me! Listen carefully, I'm going to break through this stone wall!" Lin Feng's voice came from the other side, somewhat muffled, but clear and powerful.

"Okay!" Jin Peng responded immediately, while taking a slight step back, his body protected by golden light.

"boom--!"

The next moment, the thick stone wall in front of Jinpeng shook violently, and then collapsed with a loud bang, sending debris flying everywhere.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a gap several meters wide was breached.

A few meters away from the gap, Lin Feng stood tall, his crimson flames slowly receding, his Flame Dragon Armor dissipating into specks of light, revealing his true face, which was somewhat tired but with bright eyes.

Just then, Vina and Long Aotian arrived and witnessed Lin Feng breaking through the wall.

"Raymond Lam!!"

Vina's vision blurred instantly, and she could no longer hold back, letting out a tearful cry.

Her figure moved like the wind, suddenly passing through the still-lingering dust and rushing straight into Lin Feng's arms. She wrapped her arms tightly around his waist, buried her face in his chest, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

Standing behind, Long Aotian looked at Lin Feng, who was unharmed. His clenched fist finally loosened, and he let out a long sigh of relief, a smile of relief appearing on his face.

Jin Peng's solemn expression softened, and he looked Lin Feng up and down, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This kid's aura seems considerably stronger than before? Could it be—

"Lin Feng, I... I thought you—"

Vina's voice still trembled with a sob, but her hands didn't stop moving. A gentle spiritual energy quickly swept over Lin Feng's entire body. After confirming that apart from the significant depletion of his soul power, he had no life-threatening wounds, she slowly loosened her grip, though she still held onto his sleeve.

"Thanks to the second awakening of my martial soul, my Fiery Dragon Body barely withstood that wave of primal explosion and survived by sheer luck."

Lin Feng explained simply, deliberately omitting the specific details of the Ice Dragon King's skull containing the Snow Empress's remnant soul. Now was not the time to discuss such matters, and to avoid causing them worry.

"Yes, it's good that everyone is alright." Jin Peng nodded, his gaze sharp. "We can't stay here any longer. The commotion just now was too great; it's likely alerted the Star Luo Empire, and experts will be coming to investigate soon. We must leave immediately."

"Let's go!" Lin Feng said no more.

The four of them quickly rushed out of the cave and returned to the night sky. It was already dawn, and the cool air filled their lungs.

Lin Feng glanced back at the deep cave entrance, his eyes narrowing.

He raised his hand and pressed down, and a wisp of pure, dark blue flame burst forth from his palm, precisely entering the cave.

It is the Blue Silver Ghost Flame!

Wherever the flames passed, they burned away the soul energy, footprints, and even the smell of blood left behind by the four people. In just a few breaths, only a patch of rock stained by the power of darkness remained inside the cave, and all clues vanished without a trace.

Lin Feng chose the Blue Silver Netherfire mainly to confuse the investigation and make the pursuers think that it was the work of an evil soul master.

After doing all this, he extinguished the flames and nodded to Jinpeng.

"Now that it's all taken care of, let's return to Star Luo City at full speed and create an alibi!"

After Jin Peng finished speaking, golden light enveloped Lin Feng and the other two, and without further delay, they transformed into streaks of light, tearing through the night and speeding towards Xingluo City.

Not long after, Jin Peng led Lin Feng and the other two to quietly land in the shadow of a tall city wall in Xingluo City.

The city gate was brightly lit and heavily guarded. Squads of soldiers, fully armed and in strict uniforms, were rigorously checking people entering and leaving, creating a tense atmosphere.

This clearly indicates that the Sun Moon Empire has come to the Star Luo royal family to demand an explanation. Items worth hundreds of millions of gold soul coins, purchased on Star Luo Empire territory, were stolen right there on their own land – this is a very serious matter.

"Heh, the Star Luo royal family's petty scheme of using one tiger to devour another and diverting disaster eastward has failed this time." A cold smile appeared on the corner of Jinpeng's mouth under his bamboo hat. "They probably didn't expect that we would actually dare to snatch the meat right under the tiger's nose."

"Old Jin is still the best. But with the city gates under martial law, how are we going to get in?" Lin Feng asked in a low voice, looking at the tight checkpoints in the distance.

"Mingde Hall has its secret passages in Xingluo City, and our Body Sect—naturally—also has its own secret passages." Jin Peng's tone was calm, yet it exuded an undeniable confidence. "Follow me."

The three asked no more questions and followed closely behind Jin Peng, quickly disappearing into the vast shadows.