In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 86, Level 46

"Then I'll begin."

At this moment, Wang Zhao reached out and took the Yanghua Dragon Sparrow Inner Core handed over by Qian Daoliu, looked around, and nodded to everyone.

"Xiao Zhao, please be careful."

Qian Renxue couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Two years ago, when Wang Zhao showed her the three spirit rings—yellow, purple, and black—she was genuinely startled. She immediately thought of the hardships and efforts Wang Zhao had put in for this, as well as the precarious risks involved.

After learning about Wang Zhao's expected absorption of his fourth spirit ring and all future spirit rings beyond his time limit, Qian Renxue no longer wanted to miss any of Wang Zhao's spirit ring absorption sessions.

"rest assured."

Wang Zhao smiled upon hearing this.

"I succeeded in absorbing the inner core of the Yin Hua Dragon Sparrow last time. This time, absorbing the inner core of the Yang Hua Dragon Sparrow will be much easier as long as I adjust the two opposing yet complementary energies."

After saying this, he no longer hesitated and sat down cross-legged on the spot. Seeing this, the people around him also withdrew a certain amount of space, and then silently protected Wang Zhao while observing Wang Zhao's condition.

After all, the scene of absorbing inner cores and condensing soul rings is quite rare.

Among them, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Yang Wudi quietly took out their notebooks, intending to record Wang Zhao's subsequent physical changes, so that they could be used as material when Wang Zhao asked them to do research in the future.

As for Electrolux, he disappeared from everyone's sight, since helping Wang Zhao fully absorb the energy of the two inner cores didn't need to be done outside.

At this moment, Wang Zhao had already regulated his own condition and, with everything ready, immediately swallowed the crimson-gold Yanghua Dragon Sparrow Inner Core in his hand.

In an instant, he felt an incredibly terrifying burst of intense heat erupt within his body. Even with his current physique, he couldn't completely conceal it. His skin seemed to be covered with a layer of shimmering crimson-gold gauze, and billowing heat emanated from his pores. Those around him could clearly feel the temperature rise sharply.

"Circulate the light attribute soul power within your body, letting it flow throughout your entire body."

Suddenly, Old Yi's voice rang in Wang Zhao's mind, and his consciousness, which had become somewhat blurred due to the intense heat, suddenly became clear.

He paused for a moment, then slightly turned his left wrist and activated his soul power. The thin, dark blue line on his wrist instantly grew rapidly like branches and leaves spreading from a tree, quickly spreading to his left arm and then exploring various parts of his torso.

Before long, the surrounding temperature dropped slightly. It wasn't that the fiery energy dissipated, but rather that it became extremely introverted, turning its focus in Wang Zhao's body to engage in a fierce battle with the cold energy.

As a result, Wang Zhao was in great pain. Sometimes he felt like he was about to play with fire and get burned, and other times he was so cold that he was shivering. The latter was alright, since Wang Zhao had developed a high resistance to the cold over the past two years, but the former really made him feel the long-lost torment.

"Now, Wang Zhao, use the 'two fish biting each other' technique you described to bring the cold light and the blazing light into contact."

Electrolux continued.

Wang Zhao followed suit, and the two energies within his body gradually formed a simple Tai Chi diagram under his control, resembling the prototype of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in the Douluo World. After maintaining this for a while, his body began to tremble slightly, and his consciousness began to blur again.

His mental strength remains his most prominent weakness at present.

If the Yin Hua Dragon Sparrow's inner core hadn't lacked the soul vibrations left behind after the Yin Hua Dragon Sparrow's death, even with Elder Yi's help, it's uncertain whether Wang Zhao would have been able to successfully absorb his third soul ring.

Ultimately, it wasn't that he was too useless, but that he was too greedy. Even the most overpowered protagonists in fanfiction wouldn't dare to play around with his third and fourth spirit rings, which were nearly 30,000 years old.

but……

When faced with danger and reward being directly proportional, or even with the reward outweighing the danger, Wang Zhao thought, why not gamble for once?

Anyway, there's not only Electrolux present, but also Bibi Dong and even Qian Daoliu who will back him up. If he still hesitates and shrinks back, that's not being steady, but rather being hopeless.

"We can begin, energy transfer."

As Electrolux spoke, he used his divine sense to guide Wang Zhao to circulate his soul power, causing the soul power to outline a six-pointed star array on the ground in a manner similar to casting magic.

The energy of the star array quickly connected to Jin Lin's body, and then Wang Zhao's body emitted both dark blue and crimson gold light, which gradually enveloped him and Jin Lin in an energy cocoon.

Of course, this energy cocoon did not pose any obstacle to the powerful figures present, and they could still observe Wang Zhao's physical condition, although the energy cocoon itself did not intend to obstruct their view.

As the azure and crimson gold mingled, Wang Zhao's body gradually stabilized, while the golden scales suddenly and uncontrollably returned to Wang Zhao's body, seemingly digesting the two energies at a deeper level and undergoing a self-transformation.

Immediately, Elder Yi began to truly make his move. A wisp of gray light quickly entered Wang Zhao's eyes, spreading outwards to cover the energy cocoon that blended dark blue and crimson gold...

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed.

As the energy fluctuations gradually calmed down, Wang Zhao opened his eyes, and the wisps of gray faded away. Elder Yi silently withdrew from the scene. Because of the help Wang Zhao and Qian Daoliu had given him before, Elder Yi was not forced into a long slumber. He simply slept habitually when he had nothing to do.

As Wang Zhao stood up, several people quickly approached him.

"How is it?"

Qian Renxue was the first to approach and ask.

"……I am fine."

Wang Zhao stretched and smiled slightly.

Immediately afterwards, four spirit rings rose up beneath his feet—

Yellow, purple, black, black!

Even though everyone had made preparations beforehand, they still couldn't help but be amazed.

This is truly unprecedented!

Even those who came after him would find it difficult to surpass Wang Zhao in terms of spirit ring configuration.

"What about soul skills?"

This time it was Bibi Dong who asked.

Wang Zhao's smile deepened, and she continued to explain:

"As I expected, it is still an amplification-type soul skill. Its specific effect is similar to my third soul skill, but it is different in specific environments. However, this also makes up for the shortcomings of the third soul skill and complements it."

"Your third soul skill..."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong seemed to have thought of something, and smiled from the bottom of her heart, feeling happy for Wang Zhao.

"Young Brother Wang Zhao, your soul power level is currently... level 46?"

At this moment, it was Qianjun Gongfeng who spoke.

Beside him, the demon-slaying priest, upon hearing this, immediately spoke up:

"Your soul power is astonishingly strong. I can't imagine what it will be like when you break through to Soul Saint."

"Hehe, that's too kind."

Wang Zhao did not offer any further explanation.

After all, given the nature of extreme attributes, progress is slow before becoming a Soul Saint, but after becoming a Soul Saint, one can leap to a level where one can compete with a Title Douluo, which is still too astonishing in this era.

Moreover, he can't be considered a simple, top-tier attribute Soul Master...

(End of this chapter)