Lin Rong released his Nine Bend Vine Dragon Martial Soul, and at the same time, a deep yellow Spirit Ring appeared and pulsed beneath his feet, followed by the Spirit Ring's light flashing.
First Spirit Ability: Dragon Soul Awakening.
As the name suggests, this is an augmentation-type Spirit Ability with the following effects:
Martial Soul toughness increases by 100%, strength increases by 50%, and speed increases by 50%. The Martial Soul's sharpness also increases by 50%. For every level of Soul Power increase, the augmentation effect increases by an additional 1%. Additionally, all attacks will carry Dragon Might.
Dragon Might effect: True Dragon Pressure, instilling fear in the opponent and dampening their fighting spirit. The lower the opponent's strength, the more pronounced the effect. The effect is doubled for Dragon Martial Soul possessors and Spirit Beasts.
Lin Rong's current Soul Power level is fifteen, so the augmentation effect of Dragon Soul Awakening is:
Martial Soul toughness increases by 115%, and strength, speed, and Martial Soul sharpness increase by 65%.
The Nine Bend Vine Dragon is a plant-type Martial Soul, not a beast type. After casting the augmentation Spirit Ability, Lin Rong did not feel the exhilaration of a sudden surge in strength.
Thus, Lin Rong looked at the scattered Thousand Leaf Banyan saplings on the ground around him and had an idea.
Suddenly, more than ten Vine Dragon Tree Roots emerged from the sparse grass on the ground.
The Vine Dragon Tree Roots spread out, and under Lin Rong's control, they swept towards the Thousand Leaf Banyan saplings on the ground around them.
"Boom~ Boom~ Boom..."
More than ten loud noises came from all directions, and the ground itself seemed to tremble several times, kicking up dust.
When the dust settled, the Thousand Leaf Banyan saplings on the ground had already been smashed into wood chips by the Vine Dragon Tree Roots.
Lin Rong was very satisfied with this.
"Very good, this is the power a top-tier Martial Soul should possess."
"With such power, it's not inferior to the second Spirit Ability of an ordinary Soul Grand Master," the old butler praised, then asked, "Young Master, although this first Spirit Ability's augmentation is high, what about the consumption?"
"Consumption?" Lin Rong heard this, sensed the state of his Soul Power, and showed a strange expression.
"It's almost nothing. It's as if, just like the name Dragon Soul Awakening suggests, it's awakening an ability that the Nine Bend Vine Dragon Martial Soul already possessed, which is why the Soul Power consumption is almost negligible."
"Moreover, due to the Martial Soul's characteristics, I don't need to meditate to recover Soul Power on my own. My Soul Power recovery speed is greater than my Soul Power consumption speed."
"If I hadn't carefully sensed it just now, I wouldn't have even known that there was any Soul Power consumption."
These words truly stunned the old butler. He had lived a long life and had never witnessed such an exquisite Spirit Ability.
However, the old butler quickly understood that the reason for this situation was mostly due to the inherent power of the Young Master's Martial Soul, followed by the extremely high compatibility between the Thousand Leaf Banyan and the Nine Bend Vine Dragon.
"Dragon Soul Awakening, what a Dragon Soul Awakening!" The old butler stroked his beard and praised, "As an augmentation-type Spirit Ability, it will not be eliminated due to the increase in cultivation, let alone this powerful augmentation and almost no Soul Power consumption."
"Grandpa Yu, don't be in a hurry to be surprised!" Lin Rong smiled calmly and continued, "I've only shown the Spirit Ability of the Spirit Ring. I haven't even mentioned the abilities of the external Spirit Bone!"
Upon hearing this, the old butler no longer held the dignified demeanor of the Duke's Mansion's head butler and nodded incessantly, saying, "Yes, yes! And the external Spirit Bone. This old servant has lived so long and has only heard legends of external Spirit Bones. To see one with my own eyes, this is the first time!"
Seeing the old butler's expectant expression, Lin Rong didn't keep him in suspense and directly introduced, "This external Spirit Bone originated from the Thousand Leaf Banyan. It currently has two Spirit Abilities, but both are passive effects."
"The first Spirit Ability is named Life Pulse. Besides increasing the total Soul Power by 50%, it also increases the Soul Power recovery speed by 100%."
"It's a pity that this Spirit Ability cannot be strengthened with the increase in the external Spirit Bone's age."
"The second Spirit Ability is named Flower Transfer, Wood Grafting. When suffering fatal damage, it is borne by a clone condensed by the Spirit Bone, while the true body instantly teleports to a predetermined location."
"It cannot be triggered again within ten years of activation. However, this skill's disable time can be shortened with the increase in the external Spirit Bone's age."
This time, the old butler was not surprised after hearing it. Instead, he had an expression of it being only natural.
"As expected of an external Spirit Bone that only exists in legends, no wonder it is hailed as a treasure second only to a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring!"
"Uh..."
Lin Rong was quite speechless. He really wanted to tell Grandpa Yu that not all external Spirit Bones had such powerful skills.
The reason the Heart of the Banyan Wood was so powerful was fundamentally because the Nine Bend Vine Dragon itself was strong enough, which led to the derivation of such exquisite Spirit Abilities.
Whether it was Tang San's Eight Spider Lances, Hu Liena's Fox Tail, or Bibi Dong's Six-Winged Violet Light Wings, they were far inferior to the Heart of the Banyan Wood at the same age.
But explaining this would be too troublesome, so he'd better not!
"Hmm? There are eight human life forces heading this way. Were they attracted by the loud noise I just made?"
Lin Rong frowned, turned to look towards the entrance of the valley, and in his Life Sense, those eight people had already arrived within three hundred meters of the valley.
Seeing the Young Master like this, the old butler took a step forward, shielding Lin Rong behind him, and released his Star Disc, with eight Spirit Rings appearing and pulsing one after another beneath his feet.
Shortly after, a group of people appeared at the entrance of the valley.
At the very front of the group was a little girl. She looked at Lin Rong and the old butler and questioned, "Hey, was the commotion just now caused by you two?"
Among the seven people behind the girl, the leader, after seeing the Martial Soul and Spirit Rings of Yu Yuan, recognized the identities of the two in front of him. He then stepped forward to greet them, "Captain Gu Feng of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Chief Guard Team, greetings Duke Lin Rong!"
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?
Lin Rong thought to himself: With such an age and such an attitude, this girl who shows no respect for her elders must be Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong was a few months younger than Tang San, with Innate Full Soul Power at level nine. Given the young lady's personality and her lack of effort in cultivation, it was normal for her to take a few months to reach level ten.
"Duke?" After listening to her guard captain, Ning Rongrong pointed at Lin Rong and asked:
"Are you Lin Rong, who inherited the title of Duke before you were even born?"
Without waiting for Lin Rong to reply, Ning Rongrong continued:
"I really envy you. You were the eldest in your family from birth, free to do whatever you wanted without anyone interfering. How great is that!"
"..." Lin Rong was left speechless by her words.
"That's not right. You should have just turned six a few days ago. What are you doing in the Spirit Beast Forest?"
Ning Rongrong discovered another issue and pressed on:
"Could it be that you have Innate Full Soul Power?"
"Heh, as expected of the Sect Master Ning's only daughter, you're truly intelligent and perceptive," Lin Rong answered Ning Rongrong's question indirectly.
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