Chapter 192: Fusion of the Evil Demon Bead
Just as the massive body of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger fell and the surroundings fell into a dead silence, a sudden incident broke this tranquility.
From the lifeless tiger body, a black bead suddenly emerged, as if containing the power of life, carrying an indescribable, eerie energy, and fled rapidly outward.
The bead was very fast, but just as it was about to rush out of the boundaries of the Black Tortoise Shadow, it was blocked by the indestructible inner wall of the shadow, emitting a muffled "bang" sound.
The bead did not stop because of this; instead, it began to crash crazily inside the Black Tortoise Shadow. Every impact seemed to be an attempt to find a gap to escape, and the entire space trembled slightly because of its collision.
Seeing this, Ye Lingling could not help but turn pale and exclaimed: "Brother Chen, what is that?"
Long Chen's gaze was grave, and he said in a deep voice: "That is the core bead containing the essence of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger, and it seems to contain extremely strange energy."
After Long Chen finished speaking, his figure flashed, turning into a streak of light, and he instantly entered the Black Tortoise Shadow.
After entering the interior of the Black Tortoise Shadow, Long Chen immediately mobilized the Soul Power in his body to draw the black bead, which was darting around, toward himself.
The black bead seemed to sense the threat and struggled even more violently.
However, it was ultimately no match for Long Chen's suppression and was finally firmly sucked into his hand.
Long Chen gripped the black bead tightly, feeling the vast energy and a trace of indescribable evil aura contained within it, secretly guarding against it in his heart.
He gently placed the black bead on the Dark Night Demon Harp floating in front of him, forcibly connecting it to the magic lyre, intending to fuse the energy within it into the lyre to be used for his own purposes.
With the infusion of Soul Power, the runes on the surface of the Dark Night Demon Harp began to flicker, releasing a dark and mysterious light, which intertwined with the evil aura of the black bead, forming a strange scene.
The light of the black bead gradually converged, finally turning into a thin stream that silently merged into the magic lyre.
The luster of the magic lyre also appeared deeper because of this, as if it contained even more powerful strength.
After completing all this, Long Chen let out a long sigh of relief, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
Subsequently, he retracted his Martial Soul, and the Black Tortoise Shadow disappeared along with it.
"Lingling, don't worry, that core bead has already been subdued by me."
"Mm, that's great!"
Wisps of black mist slowly rose from the massive corpse of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger, gradually condensing into the shape of a Soul Ring in the air.
Long Chen knew that the difficulty of absorbing this Soul Ring was no less than absorbing a one-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
Fortunately, Ye Lingling had previously eaten whale glue to increase her body strength, and had also taken the Qiluo Tulip and the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, so she should be able to withstand it.
"Lingling, adjust your state and prepare to absorb the Soul Ring."
"Okay."
In the battle that had just taken place, Ye Lingling had also consumed quite a bit of Soul Power.
Long Chen kept watch on the side while Ye Lingling sat cross-legged and began to adjust her state.
When Ye Lingling's state was adjusted to its best, the Soul Ring had already condensed into shape, blooming with a dazzling black light.
At this time, it was already late, and the forest was shrouded in darkness.
Long Chen said: "Lingling, absorb the Soul Ring now. With me here, don't worry."
Ye Lingling nodded with a smile.
No matter when or where, as long as Long Chen was by her side, she would have enough sense of security and enough courage to face all challenges.
Ye Lingling slowly drew the Soul Ring over, and then began to absorb the energy within it.
Long Chen waited quietly on the side, vigilantly watching the surroundings to ensure that Ye Lingling would not be disturbed by external movements during the process of absorbing the Soul Ring.
As the Soul Ring was absorbed, a powerful energy fluctuation began to impact Ye Lingling's body and soul.
The energy in the Soul Ring was like a violent torrent, surging wantonly through her meridians, bringing waves of tearing pain.
Ye Lingling gritted her teeth, clenched her hands into fists, and large beads of sweat rolled down from her forehead, her face turning pale.
Long Chen keenly sensed Ye Lingling's struggle and pain.
He knew that absorbing such a powerful Soul Ring would inevitably be accompanied by huge risks and challenges.
Seeing Ye Lingling's pain intensifying, Long Chen mobilized his own Spiritual Power, turning it into a warm and gentle power, and slowly injected it into the center of her eyebrows.
This Spiritual Power was like a breeze in spring, gently brushing over Ye Lingling's nerves that were tensed due to pain, bringing a trace of relief and peace.
Deep in her consciousness, it seemed that a warm power was guiding those violent energies, making them gradually become orderly and peaceful.
Ye Lingling's aura also gradually stabilized along with it.
Time seemed to become long and slow.
The night in the forest deepened, and only the occasional roar of a beast broke this tranquility.
Long Chen's Spiritual Power continued to be injected into Ye Lingling's eyebrows until he confirmed that she had completely mastered that energy and her aura was completely stable, only then did he slowly withdraw his power.
After a long process of two days, Ye Lingling finally completely absorbed the Soul Ring.
When the last trace of energy merged into her body, she slowly opened her eyes.
Feeling the change in the aura emanating from Ye Lingling, Long Chen could not help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.
After absorbing this Soul Ring, Ye Lingling's Soul Power improved further.
More importantly, she possessed the ability to release her Martial Soul Avatar; in this state, her healing ability had a qualitative leap.
Ye Lingling looked at Long Chen, her eyes flashing with a confident light.
That was a kind of confidence and firmness that radiated after arduous tempering.
She stood up, feeling the surging Soul Power in her body, and a brilliant smile appeared on her face.
"Brother Chen, I succeeded! My Soul Power increased by three levels, and I am now at level 73!"
Long Chen nodded with a smile, his eyes full of gratification.
"Lingling, you did very well. Although that Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger only had fifty thousand years of cultivation, the energy it contained was far more powerful than Soul Beasts of the same level, and the improvement it brought was also greater."
"Yes. I really didn't expect it to bring me a three-level increase in Soul Power. Just now, during the process of absorbing the Soul Ring, I felt your power. Thank you, Brother Chen."
"Silly girl, is there any need to say these things between you and me?"
As Long Chen spoke, he patted Ye Lingling's head with a doting look on his face.
Ye Lingling's long hair fluttered gently in the breeze, carrying a faint fragrance, and intertwined with the unique aura on Long Chen's body, creating a subtle atmosphere.
A slight blush from just having absorbed the Soul Ring still remained on her cheeks.
In those bright eyes, there was a flash of deep reliance and trust in Long Chen, as well as a hint of heartache.
"Brother Chen, you've been watching over me for two days without closing your eyes. While it's not yet dawn, rest for a while, and I'll keep watch."
"Then let's stay close; I'll be able to wake up as soon as there's any movement."
"Mm."
The forest in the night was covered by a thin veil of moonlight, adding a touch of tenderness to this quiet place.
Long Chen and Ye Lingling snuggled together, and everything around seemed to be silent for them, leaving only the sound of their slight breathing and heartbeats.