————Starry Sky Forest.
Murong Huai was surrounded by golden soul power. After about an hour, he opened his eyes, a golden light flashing within them.
"Phew, it worked."
Murong Huai made the right bet. His second martial soul, Austin Griffin, is the God of Divine Punishment, which will surely suppress the domineering aura of the soul ring.
Murong Huai slowly rose to his feet. With the absorption of his first spirit ring, Murong Huai's height had increased considerably. Golden light flowed in his right hand, and the Immortal Lord Nine Descent Sword appeared in his grasp. A deep yellow spirit ring appeared and circled around his body.
"Brother Murong, you succeeded!" Bibi Dong rushed over and said happily.
Murong Huai nodded: "Yes, the absorption was successful."
Murong Fuhai walked over, put his hand on Murong Huai's shoulder to check him over, and nodded after confirming that there was nothing wrong.
"Not bad, Huai'er, your physical fitness has improved several times over. How are your soul skills?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Huai said:
"My first soul skill is called Sword of Wind and Clouds: Thousand Blades of Dark Gold. It can increase my attack power by 80%, and my speed and defense by 50%. In addition, each attack has a 5% chance to ignore any physical defense for half an hour."
Upon hearing the effect of Murong Huai's first soul skill, Murong Fuhai nodded.
"Indeed, it's quite good. Three powerful amplifications and special effects make this almost the most powerful soul skill that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear can provide. As for the duration, it will increase as your level increases."
Murong Huai was also very satisfied. This was almost the same as Dai Mubai's third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, in the original work, and even much stronger.
Murong Huai thought of something and ran to the corpse of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, stroking it repeatedly. Seeing this, Murong Fuhai walked over and said with a smile:
"Huai'er, there's no need to look anymore. I've already searched, and there's no soul bone."
Upon hearing this, Murong Huai lost some interest. He had originally wanted to try his luck and see if he could obtain an external soul bone.
"Let's go, you've all found your spirit rings, let's leave this place first."
Murong Huai did not intend to directly attach a second spirit ring. He wanted to adapt to his own strength and improve his physique to the current limit before absorbing it. This would allow him to challenge spirit rings of higher age, which would provide a greater boost to his early-stage abilities.
"roar--"
Just as everyone was about to leave, a deafening roar rang out, and a dark gold dinosaur claw bear the size of a small mountain charged forward. Upon seeing this, Chenxin Gurong exclaimed in alarm:
"A 30,000-year-old dark gold dinosaur!"
"It seems to be a powerful member of the bear's clan from earlier?"
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear possesses a powerful bloodline, capable of fighting against opponents of a thousand years in a hundred years, and ten thousand years in a thousand years. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear before us, now over thirty thousand years old, is more than capable of contending with some relatively weak Title Douluos.
However, Murong Fuhai showed no fear upon seeing this, and sneered.
"Hmph, you're asking for death!"
Murong Fuhai took a step forward, appearing in a flash above the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's head. His right leg, imbued with black soul power, lashed out, sending the bear flying.
The latter stood up, looked at Murong Fuhai in the air, and let out a terrifying roar.
"roar--"
Ignoring everything, Murong Fuhai's eyes flashed with black light, and a terrifying black creature appeared behind him—his martial soul, the Demon Flame Heavenly Dragon.
Its body undulates like a mountain, covered in black scales, each scale shimmering with an eerie light, as if lava were flowing in the shadows. Its head is raised high, its eyes like burning black flames, exuding a destructive pressure, and its sharp claws seem capable of tearing through the void, sending chills down one's spine.
The Demon Flame Heavenly Dragon roared, and then, nine spirit rings—yellow, purple, black, and red—descended and surrounded Murong Fuhai, revealing the aura of a Title Douluo.
"A 100,000-year-old spirit ring!!"
When Chen Xin Gu Rong below saw Murong Fu Hai's ninth red spirit ring, he was immediately shocked. Although there were few titled Douluo in the world, there were still twenty or thirty of them, but those who possessed a 100,000-year spirit ring were definitely no more than a handful, and without exception, they were all top-tier powerhouses.
With his powerful Demon Flame Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul and 100,000-year Soul Ring, Murong Fuhai could hold his own against a typical Super Douluo even with his level 93 Soul Power.
Murong Fuhai raised his hand, and his martial spirit, the Demonic Flame Heavenly Dragon, roared, carrying terrifying demonic flames, and directly slammed into the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. The bear was sent flying into the air, blood gushing out.
Then, the Demon Flame Dragon lashed out with its tail, slamming it heavily into the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's chest, sending it flying. It crashed into a crater, bleeding profusely, utterly defenseless.
Just as Murong Fuhai was about to continue his attack, he remembered something, withdrew his martial spirit,
"Hmph, I'll spare your life for now, you beast. When my son gets his sixth soul ring, I'll absorb you. I hope you'll still be alive by then."
Then, Murong Fuhai landed on the ground. The others were stunned, while the three children, including Murong Huai, didn't quite grasp the situation.
However, Chen Xin Gu Rong was extremely shocked. They knew that this infamous Demon Dragon Douluo was powerful, but they did not expect him to be so terrifying. He did not even use his soul skills and easily defeated the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, which was over 30,000 years old, in just three moves.
Murong Huai was also impressed by his father's strength. If this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear were a Title Douluo who used a spear or poison, he would at least need to activate his Martial Soul True Body to contend with it, let alone go all out.
Murong Huai gave his father a thumbs-up, "Dad's awesome!"
Murong Fuhai tossed his hair and waved his hand, "No problem at all~"
...,
Afterwards, the group left the Star Dou Great Forest. Ning Fengzhi and the others returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in their carriage, while Murong Huai and the others also returned to Wuhun City by carriage.
On the way, inside the carriage, Bibi Dong looked at Murong Huai and asked:
"Brother Murong, you absorbed a super-limited spirit ring this time! Grandpa Murong and the others must be so happy."
Upon hearing this, Murong Huai smiled.
"That's for sure."
Then he whispered:
"But it's not necessarily the same for my old man..."
"Oh? Why?" Bibi Dong tilted her head in confusion.
Murong Huai remained silent. He could already picture his father being scolded by his grandfather; it would definitely be like that, cough cough.
"You unfilial son, you..."
...,
Martial Soul City, Murong Mansion.
"You unfilial son, your mother..."
Inside the main hall, Murong Shayue slammed his fist heavily on the table, making a loud bang.
"You dared to let Huai'er absorb an eight-hundred-year-old spirit ring with his first spirit ring? You motherfucker..."
Hearing her husband scolding their son, and seemingly also scolding her, Xiao Qingmei felt a few black lines appear on her forehead.
"Alright, stop yelling. Look how scared you've made the two kids!"
However, Xiao Qingmei's tone was clearly angry. Murong Huai and Bibi Dong were hiding next to Wu Qianyun. Murong Huai was used to it, but Bibi Dong was seeing such a scene for the first time and couldn't help but tremble.
Seeing that there was a break in the conversation, Murong Huai quickly said:
"Grandpa, Grandma, actually it was me who asked to absorb this spirit ring. You know my spirit is very unique. Dad only agreed to let me absorb the spirit ring after weighing the pros and cons."
Upon hearing this, Murong Fuhai couldn't help but secretly give Murong Huai a thumbs up, and the latter gave him a reassuring look.
Hearing Murong Huai's words, Murong Shayue calmed down as well. Seeing this, Xiao Qingmei said:
"Alright, since Huai'er has successfully absorbed the spirit ring and is not injured, let's not talk too much about this. Let's leave it at that."
Afterwards, Murong Shayue and Xiao Qingmei turned and left. Murong Fuhai had just breathed a sigh of relief when a sharp gaze came from behind him. Murong Fuhai looked over and saw a hint of murderous intent in his wife's eyes. He couldn't help but look at Murong Huai.
Murong Huai noticed the awkward atmosphere, so he grabbed Bibi Dong, turned, and ran out, silently chanting in his heart,
"Father, I'm sorry I can't help you. Your son is running away now."
Not long after the two left, Murong Fuhai's shouts came from inside the main hall.
"Ah, honey, be gentle..."
"Don't use the Nine Profound Sword! Ah!!"
"Don't poke my kidneys..."
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