Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

On the evening of the third day after Lin Zao left, Lin Wan felt the abundant soul power within her body and decided to absorb her first soul ring.

He used his Gold Soul Coins to find a mid-range hotel in Frost City and booked a secluded single room.

After entering the room and closing the door, Lin Wan took a deep breath to calm her somewhat excited emotions.

It's inevitable to feel a little excited when absorbing a spirit ring for the first time.

With a thought, Lin Wan took out the tinderbox she had drawn earlier from the system's inventory.

He gently rubbed the surface of the lighter according to the instructions.

scoff!

A faint spark appeared on the flint in the tinderbox.

In an instant, the light in the room seemed to distort, and three enormous shadows exuding a terrifying and ferocious aura suddenly appeared on the floor in front of Lin Wan.

Three giant dogs appeared silently in the room. They were as strong as calves and covered with thick, needle-like black fur, exuding explosive power.

Looking at the three giant dogs summoned by the fire starter, Lin Wan subconsciously swallowed.

That's pretty cool!

As soon as the three giant dogs appeared, their eyes immediately turned to Lin Wan, and then they lowered their huge heads to Lin Wan, letting out submissive whimpers.

Looking at the three obedient giant dogs, Lin Wan suppressed her shock and ordered them, "Guard the door and don't let anyone in."

"Waaah..."

The three-headed giant dog growled, its massive body moving silently like three flowing shadows, instantly taking over the positions of the door and window.

Their presence is cleverly concealed by their own power, so that no one will notice anything unusual in the room.

With these three powerful giant dogs guarding her side, Lin Wan was finally completely at ease.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the room, and without further hesitation, took out the soul ring he had drawn from the system inventory.

The spirit ring provided by the system does not have a fixed age limit; everything depends on the upper limit that Lin Wan's body can withstand. Lin Wan also considered whether to save this spirit ring for later absorption.

After all, absorbing a powerful spirit ring is better than absorbing a hundred-year-old spirit ring.

Hundred-year-old soul beasts are common, but ten-thousand-year or hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts are not.

But after thinking about it, Lin Wan gave up the idea. Although he could easily obtain a hundred-year soul ring with the tinderbox in his hand.

However, finding a suitable soul beast is difficult, not to mention that he doesn't know much about soul beasts right now.

Therefore, Lin Wan decided to absorb the spirit ring first.

After all, spirit rings can be obtained from the system.

Looking at the spirit ring radiating a seven-colored halo in her hand, Lin Wan calmed her mind, focused her thoughts into her body, and guided the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox Martial Soul.

A silvery-white light emanated from Lin Wan's body, and the elegant and sacred phantom of the Nine-Tailed Fox condensed behind him, its nine fluffy fox tails swaying gracefully, scattering specks of pink stardust.

Lin Wan concentrated her mind and focused her thoughts on the seven-colored soul ring.

Guided by his will, the seven-colored soul ring seemed to be attracted, slowly rising and enveloping the phantom of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The moment the spirit ring touched the illusory image of the martial spirit, Lin Wan felt a vast and boundless torrent of energy rush into his body.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Wan felt that his body could no longer absorb any energy, and the soul ring in his hand completely merged into the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Finally, under Lin Wan's guidance, it completely stabilized and condensed into a solid ring, hovering above the Nine-Tailed Fox's head.

Then Lin Wan suddenly opened her eyes, and a pinkish-white light seemed to flash in her sea-blue pupils.

In the 675th year of his first spirit ring, Lin Wan was somewhat shocked. He had not expected that Queen Eva's meditation technique was so powerful.

He had only cultivated for a few dozen days, yet he was able to absorb a soul ring with a lifespan of over 600 years.

After absorbing the spirit ring, Lin Wan's spirit power reached level 13.

Then he couldn't wait to calm his mind and experience his first soul skill.

However, when the specific effects of the soul skill were fully revealed, Lin Wan's smile instantly froze, replaced by an extremely strange expression.

Lin Wan was at a loss for words, not because his soul skill was strange, but because it was rather special.

His first soul skill is called Mind Control.

The name sounds quite sophisticated, like a mind control skill, and the effect is indeed like that.

Its main skill is forced charm, which can be forcibly activated as long as Lin Wan touches the other party.

Those struck by Lin Wan's soul skill will instantly fall into an illusion, their consciousness sinking, completely losing control of their bodies, like puppets on strings, at Lin Wan's mercy. Lasts for 1 second.

Moreover, regardless of any differences, anyone who comes into contact with Lin Wan will be controlled.

Upon seeing this, Lin Wan was still thinking, "Hmm, not bad, it fits the alluring talent of a nine-tailed fox very well. Although getting close is a bit risky, this forced control is simply a divine skill."

However, the information transmitted by the spirit ring was not yet finished; this spirit ring had just awakened an ability of a Nine-Tailed Fox.

Its name is Devouring Heart and Stealing Essence; Lin Wan can devour the substances of living beings to nourish herself.

This ability is further divided into passive and active types.

Lin Wanke could actively activate her soul skill, briefly transforming her palm into a sharp silver fox claw, which she then pierced directly into the target's body.

Furthermore, since the energy core of all living beings is basically located above the heart, fox claws usually insert directly into the heart to forcibly plunder its life essence and soul power.

The energy obtained from devouring can be used to quickly heal one's injuries or accelerate the cultivation of soul power.

In addition, when Lin Wan kills a target containing energy, the Nine-Tailed Fox Martial Soul will automatically absorb some of the dissipated life essence, slowly nourishing Lin Wan's body and soul power.

Now you understand, right?

Chapter 16 Battle Arena

Bewitching, Heart-devouring, Essence-stealing, Fox Claw!!

Lin Wan looked at her palm, which was now shimmering with a faint silver light due to the surge of soul power, and felt a little strange.

His sea-blue eyes widened, and the expressions on his face were incredibly varied.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, he couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

Holy crap!!!

"Capture the mind, devour the heart!!"

"Nine-Tailed Fox!!"

"Xiao Wei!!! Was it you!!!"

Lin Wan suddenly let out a silent roar, and in an instant he remembered the movie he had seen in his previous life.

Xiao Wei, the nine-tailed fox spirit who is obsessed with love and specializes in digging out people's hearts to maintain her beautiful appearance.

"My martial spirit, my abilities..."

Lin Wan looked at her hand, which had returned to normal, and then at the phantom of her holy and beautiful Nine-Tailed Fox with its nine tails swaying.

"So that's why I felt there was a hint of evil in the allure of this Nine-Tailed Fox."

Lin Wan rubbed her forehead, her face full of helplessness and despair.

"Why can't the auspicious nine-tailed fox just focus on cultivating its immortal arts? Why does it have to eat human hearts? What's the point of love and romance, what's the point of this wretched body!"

He mentally ranted and raved about that legendary senior.

"Xiao Wei, you've really ruined the reputation of my Nine-Tailed Fox lineage! With this Heart-Eating and Yuan-Stealing skill, how am I supposed to remain the heartthrob of Douluo Continent who captivates countless girls? If girls see my ability, they'll probably report me as an evil soul master right away."

Imagine the scene: He walks over with an air of elegance, intending to charm his target, but the moment he touches them, they freeze for three seconds before he rips out their heart with a single claw.

The scene was so beautiful that Lin Wan could hardly believe it.

"With this awakened martial soul ability, I'll probably be mistaken for an evil soul master the moment I use it." Lin Wan was on the verge of tears.

However, after the initial shock, complaints, and helplessness, a sharp and calm light appeared deep in Lin Wan's eyes.

He carefully examined every detail of the awakened ability.

Forcibly charming someone for one second—that's an amazing skill!

Anyone who gets close to Lin Wan will definitely be forcibly controlled.

The ability to devour the heart and seize the essence, though it sounds evil, actively consumes energy.

This is simply a super recovery and training accelerator.

As for passive nourishment, those are all enemies. Shouldn't we give them some extra benefits?

His hands can also transform into fox claws, enhancing his ability to penetrate defenses and making up for his current lack of powerful physical attack methods.

Putting aside the somewhat ambiguous aspects, the actual effect of this soul skill is simply outrageously powerful.

Lin Wan had to admit the fact that he was actually quite satisfied with this soul skill.

As expected of products from the system, the quality is excellent.

"Xiaowei, it's not your fault, this shortcut really is tempting!"

Lin Wan stood up and stretched her limbs.

After absorbing the spirit ring, his spirit power became more condensed and substantial, and even his physique was strengthened once again.

"I need to be more careful when using Heart Devouring and Essence Stealing in the future," Lin Wan decided. "I will never reveal the Heart Devouring and Essence Stealing ability in front of others unless absolutely necessary. After all, the effect is too overpowered, and I'm afraid others will be jealous of me. The control effect of my first soul skill, Mind Control, is enough for me."

"As for recovery and cultivation."

A glint of light flashed in Lin Wan's eyes, "Find an opportunity to go to the Soul Hunting Forest, test the blade on a soul beast, and see just how delicious the Heart Devouring Essence Stealing is."

He waved his hand to put away his martial soul and soul rings, and the pinkish-white light and bright yellow halo in the room disappeared instantly.

Then the three-headed hellhound guarding the door let out a low growl, turned into three wisps of black smoke, and disappeared back into the tinderbox.

……

After obtaining his first spirit ring, Lin Wan's overall strength improved significantly.

However, most of the freshmen in his class now only have a few levels of soul power.

The highest level she reached was only a girl with innate soul power at level five. It's only been a little over a month since school started, and she's only reached level six.

Therefore, when Lin Wan sparred with them during combat lessons at school, she felt like she was bullying children.