Douluo Continent: Possessing Tang San's Body, Inheriting Life and Destruction

The six-hundred-year-old soul ring floated silently above the charred remains, its yellow aura rippled outwards, illuminating the surrounding blackened open space with flickering light.

The light was warm and gentle, without a trace of aggression, yet it contained immeasurable vitality.

Without hesitation, Tang San strode to the remains of the evergreen vine, sat down cross-legged, took a deep breath, and used his mind to guide the spirit ring, beginning to absorb his first spirit ring.

The spirit ring seemed to sense something, trembled slightly, and then slowly floated over and fell from above Tang San's head, enveloping him like a halo.

The moment they made contact, a gentle yet overwhelming energy surged into Tang San's body.

That energy wasn't as violent as the venom of the Mandragora Serpent; instead, it was a gentle, inclusive, yet unstoppable force. Like spring rain, it silently seeped into every inch of Tang San's muscles, every bone, and every meridian.

Then, a pain came. It wasn't a sharp, stabbing pain, but a throbbing, swelling pain that spread from the inside out.

Tang San felt as if his body was being inflated like a balloon, every inch of his skin was being stretched, every muscle was being torn, and then it was healing, reorganizing, and strengthening at an even faster speed.

The meridians were being washed by streams of warm energy, as if warm currents were surging through the body, gradually widening the originally narrow channels.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Tang San's forehead and slid down his cheeks. Tang San knew that this was the spirit ring modifying his body.

Every bit of pain means that your body is getting stronger.

But after a moment, the throbbing pain receded like the tide, leaving behind an unprecedented sense of comfort. The warm energy was no longer violent, but became docile and gentle, flowing slowly through his meridians and merging with Tang San's body.

An hour later, the yellow light of the spirit ring changed from dazzling to restrained, and finally settled quietly, turning into a bright yellow halo that hovered at Tang San's feet, pulsating slowly.

Soul ring absorption complete.

Tang San opened his eyes, stood up, and looked down at the slowly rotating yellow halo around his feet, a sense of indescribable satisfaction welling up in his heart.

At this moment, Tang San felt that the bottleneck in his cultivation had been broken, and his soul power level was no longer limited by his soul ring.

Tang San could clearly feel that his soul power had increased significantly. His soul power surged and flowed through his meridians, becoming several times more powerful than before.

However, Tang San is not yet able to internally perceive his own soul power level.

Generally, a Soul Master needs to reach the Soul Venerable level to gradually master the ability to accurately perceive their own Soul Power level. Before that, they can only roughly sense the range of their level.

Tang San sensed that his soul power was around level thirteen, but he would have to wait until he returned and used the soul power testing crystal ball to find out the exact level.

After absorbing the spirit ring, Tang San experienced the changes in his physical body. His basic vitality increased by nearly 50%, and he had inexhaustible energy throughout his body. The most direct feeling was that his stamina was incredibly good.

Tang San took out his short sword and made a small cut on his finger. Amazingly, the wound healed quickly and visibly, and it only took about fifteen minutes to scab over.

This self-healing ability has increased at least threefold. And this is only the basic state; if he uses his soul power, Tang San feels that the self-healing can be even faster.

In addition to his self-healing ability, Tang San also felt another improvement: his poison resistance.

The ivy possesses inherent toxin resistance, which significantly enhances Tang San's physical resistance to toxins by nearly 50%.

However, without testing, Tang San didn't know what level of poison he could withstand. But one thing Tang San was certain of was that common poisons would probably have little effect on him.

For example, sleeping potions are probably no different from plain water to Tang San.

Of course, if it's a highly venomous snake like the datura, you'll still get poisoned, just more slowly and with milder symptoms. To truly achieve immunity to all poisons requires more experience and training.

Tang San closed his eyes and sank into the depths of his consciousness to perceive the soul skills he had acquired.

First Soul Skill: Evergreen Body.

Consuming a small amount of soul power, approximately five percent, upon activation, grants the following status buffs for thirty minutes:

His life force recovery speed is increased fivefold. This translates directly to a five-fold increase in self-healing speed; moderate injuries can heal within thirty minutes, and broken bones can be reattached within an hour. This means that in battle, unless he dies on the spot, Tang San can recover his combat strength at an astonishing speed.

Poison resistance increased by 100%. It also has a certain inhibitory effect on highly toxic substances, but is basically ineffective against ordinary toxins.

Soul power and life force consumption are reduced by 50%. The direct result is less fatigue and extraordinary endurance—almost ridiculously long. In combat, this means Tang San can maintain high-intensity combat with significantly lower energy expenditure.

Life force consumption refers to the comprehensive consumption of physical strength, energy, and recovery ability. A 50% reduction means that performing the same action consumes only half the physical strength required before activating a soul skill.

The direct effect of reducing these two energy consumptions is that it allows for the summoning of large quantities of Blue Silver Grass.

A scene flashed through Tang San's mind: on the battlefield, Blue Silver Grass covered the sky and earth, wave after wave, endless and inexhaustible. Until finally, the enemy was overwhelmed by the endless Blue Silver Grass.

Blue Silver Grass's resilience is increased by 100%.

This is the most direct enhancement that the evergreen vine bestows upon the Blue Silver Grass. The resilient vines provide Tang San with the most reliable control abilities, and even serve as a weapon.

With a thought, Tang San summoned the Blue Silver Grass.

Blue Silver Grass emerged from the palm of his right hand, no longer the weak and feeble plant it once was. Its roots were nearly twice as thick as before, and its color had changed from ordinary grass green to a deeper emerald green. The blades were broader and thicker, and instead of drooping limply at the edges, they stood up slightly, as if they had gained strength and resilience.

Tang San pinched the stem of the Blue Silver Grass with his fingers. It felt hard yet elastic, like a thin steel cable wrapped in rubber, and its toughness was indeed much stronger.

With a thought, he infused his soul power, and a vine flew out from his palm, quickly wrapping around a small tree about the thickness of an arm five meters away.

Tang San did not activate the Evergreen Body, but only used the most basic Blue Silver Grass, in order to test the current strength of the Blue Silver Grass.

Grasp the vine tightly and pull hard.

"Snap!"

With a crisp crack, the sapling snapped.

Tang San retracted the vines, looked at the Blue Silver Grass in his hand, and nodded in satisfaction.

Even without using soul skills, the Blue Silver Grass has already reached this level of strength. Ordinary sharp swords would probably have a hard time cutting through it, and even if they could, it would require considerable effort.

Once entangled by Blue Silver Grass, it would probably take physical strength approaching that of a Great Soul Master to break free.

If the Evergreen Body is activated, resilience will double...

Even a Great Soul Master would likely have to expend considerable effort to break free.

When the enemy finally manages to break off one of the vines, they will find themselves facing an endless, equally resilient array of Blue Silver Grass vines.

Endless and ever-renewing.

This is exactly the effect Tang San wanted. As long as he continues to add life-force spirit rings, the Blue Silver Grass's resilience and its own regenerative abilities will continue to increase indefinitely.

Tang San smiled contentedly, then turned around and walked back the way he came.

Yu Xiaogang was still waiting in the open space. Tang San had to go back and check if that good-for-nothing was still alive.

Although the venom of the Datura snake is potent, Yu Xiaogang is, after all, a level 29 Great Soul Master, whose physique is much stronger than that of an ordinary person, so he shouldn't be poisoned to death so quickly.

"But even if I don't die from the poison, I won't know how to cure it!" Tang San muttered to himself.

Of course, if they have already died from the poison...

Tang San thought about it and decided it was better not to die. Although this person was shameless and useless, at least he had taken the belt.

In fact, Tang San had another concern: the entanglement between Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong, which might help him resolve some crises in the future.

Wouldn't it be a shame to die now?

If I die because of you, and Bibi Dong finds out, won't she chase after me and try to kill me?