Chapter 22 Fusion with Heavenly Dream! Soul Devouring Domain!
A white-gold halo rapidly spread out from Tianmeng's feet, the white light transforming into magnificent and complex patterns.
Lin Fan felt a powerful yet gentle spiritual force surge into his spiritual sea like a tide. Although the force was strong, it was extremely docile, without any impact or harm. Nourished by this power, his sea of spirit expanded rapidly.
At the same time, the body of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm began to become illusory, and its spirit and soul power transformed into a strand of silk that merged into Lin Fan's sea of consciousness.
"No, the plan has changed! Lin Fan, you are too weak. You have used too much of my source energy. I need to seal 30% of my source power so that you can withstand it."
Tianmeng lied. He was never one to completely entrust his fate to others; he always kept a way out for himself. Even if Lin Fan failed in the future, he could use the remaining power of his origin to escape.
"Don't worry, it won't affect the lifespan of the spirit rings."
Tianmeng completely transformed into a soul spirit, merging into the sea of spirit.
"Tianmeng, give me the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul with an attached Soul Ring," Lin Fan said as he summoned the Martial Soul.
"Alright!" Tianmeng emerged from the sea of consciousness.
Even after becoming a soul spirit, Tianmeng's head remained round and plump, with a pair of golden, beady eyes. Its entire body was white jade-colored and translucent. It was a little over a meter in diameter, only slightly larger than an adult man's arm.
This time, it really turned into a silkworm.
A halo of orange-gold light condensed around Lin Fan, eventually forming an orange-gold soul ring. This 990,000-year soul ring caused Lin Fan's soul power level to increase rapidly.
"Ah!" Lin Fan couldn't help but let out a long roar, "That feels so good!"
21... 22... 23!
Finally, his soul power remained at the peak of level 23.
"Huh? Wait, how come it only leveled up to level 23?" Lin Fan was a little dismayed, his eyes widening as he stared incredulously at the orange-gold soul ring at his feet.
Seeing Lin Fan's frantic state, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm comforted him, "Don't get so worked up. At least your mental strength has increased a lot..."
After calming down, Lin Fan finally recalled that in the original legend, the soul rings provided by Tianmeng were often adjusted to fit the host's current capacity.
"However, at least these soul skills are quite effective," Lin Fan comforted himself as he began to experience the benefits brought by the two soul skills and the Tianmeng soul ring.
The first skill of the second spirit ring is called Spider Parasite:
A Soul-Devouring Spider is formed from spirit and soul power and can parasitize the spiritual sea of others. Once it successfully parasitizes, it is very difficult to kill this Soul-Devouring Spider unless the other party is a Title Douluo who is good at spiritual power or has a way to enter their own spiritual sea. Instead, the Soul-Devouring Spider can devour the opponent's sea of consciousness. Once the sea of consciousness is completely devoured, it's no different from the soul being scattered.
The second soul skill is called Endless Nightmare:
It will infinitely amplify the enemy's deepest fears, their most unwilling-to-face past obsessions, and unfulfilled regrets, trapping them in an illusory cage where reality and illusion are indistinguishable.
After fusing with Tianmeng's soul ring, his mental strength approached the level of a Soul King. Most importantly, Lin Fan also awakened the Soul-Devouring Spider King's domain—the Soul-Devouring Domain!
Within the domain, he receives a 30% increase in mental power. In addition, the domain releases Soul-Devouring Spider Venom, which can devour the mental and soul power of the enemy. The devouring ability within the domain is greatly enhanced.
"Looks like I'm really lucky." Lin Fan's mood gradually improved.
"By the way, Tianmeng, do you have any way to hide the age of a soul ring?"
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In the Spirit Hall sub-hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan leaned against a pillar, his posture elegant, playing with a golden chrysanthemum in his hand. His eyes occasionally swept toward the entrance.
Looking at Lin Fan, who was in a very disheveled state as he entered the palace with his clothes torn in many places, Yue Guan frowned. Lin Fan's aura was even stronger than before. Questions came out of his mouth like a machine gun: "Little Lin Fan, did you add a spirit ring? How many years? How's the mission going?"
Lin Fan smiled slightly, and the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul was instantly summoned. Immediately afterward, two soul rings—one yellow and one purple—slowly rose from his feet.
"The mission went smoothly. I killed that soul beast and absorbed its soul ring," Lin Fan said calmly.
Yue Guan stared at Lin Fan in disbelief. The four-ring spirit-type soul master they sent before couldn't solve it, but Lin Fan, a six-year-old, had succeeded! And that second ring was purple with a hint of black, meaning it was nearly a ten-thousand-year ring!
Lin Fan knew that revealing something as groundbreaking as a million-year soul spirit before having enough strength was not wise, so he used Tianmeng's ability to disguise the ring's color.
Yue Guan asked, "Tell me in detail how you managed to defeat it? Being able to defeat a nearly ten-thousand-year soul beast is enough to get you full marks, but I still need to register the details."
"I'm sorry, Elder Ju, I'm very tired right now. I want to rest first and explain to you tomorrow."
"Alright, then you should go and get some rest." Yue Guan waved his hand. Although he was curious, he understood the principle of not prying too deep into someone's secrets. "Tsk, go back and write it down on paper, then hand it to me later."
Back at his residence, Lin Fan immediately began to organize his report. He wrote down a believable version of how he found the creature and managed to take it down using his unique attributes.
The next day, after handing the report to Yue Guan, they headed to the location of the next mission. It was a routine task in a remote town where some ghost wolves were causing trouble.
Using Tianmeng's mental detection, Lin Fan located them in an abandoned mine and cleared the pack easily.
The third task Lin Fan specifically chose was to kill three thousand-year-old soul beasts alone in the Sunset Forest.
Upon entering the Sunset Forest, Lin Fan disregarded Yue Guan's advice and rushed directly into the depths.
The wind whistled in his ears as he weaved through the dense trees.
He wasn't just here for the mission. Since he was in the Sunset Forest, he had to find the Eyes of Ice and Fire!
Lin Fan mentally shouted, "Tianmeng, Spirit Detection!"
"Continue to probe.
Stay alert for any area surrounded by poisonous fog or where the elemental energy of ice and fire is particularly concentrated."
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