Half a day later, in the dense forests of Falling Sunset Forest, shadows flickered among the trees. Branches snapped as the figures darted back and forth.
Upon arriving, Cheng Xiao dispatched his shadow soldiers to hunt soul beasts suitable for Ye Lingling's martial soul. With Cheng Xiao's increased level, the soldiers' strength had significantly improved. What were once ordinary units had become elite, and many even reached knight-level.
With this boost, hunting millennium-level soul beasts became almost effortless, especially since the shadow soldiers rarely fought alone—they preferred overwhelming their prey in groups. After all, why duel when you can gang up?
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Before them lay dozens of exhausted millennium soul beasts. Even Ye Lingling, usually composed, was stunned by the efficiency of the shadow soldiers. Since arriving, the soldiers had gradually brought back a large number of soul beasts for her selection, some of which had even been mistakenly killed and converted into shadow soldiers.
"Lingling, get ready to absorb the soul rings," Cheng Xiao said with a smile.
"Mm…" Ye Lingling nodded lightly. She selected a plant-type soul beast suitable for her and, after personally killing it, sat cross-legged to absorb its soul ring.
Meanwhile, Cheng Xiao took the opportunity to process the new data from his enhanced soul power level.
Exclusive Authority:"Use shadow power to freely copy items, including opponents' martial souls and abilities. Requires direct contact, and copied abilities scale with the user's current strength."
King's Domain:"Within the domain, all shadows' attributes increase by 50%, and the Shadow King's personal abilities increase by 50% (scalable)."
Shadow:"Exclusive skill of King's Domain. Within the domain, all other entities' physical attributes decrease by 30% (scalable)."
Digesting all the information, Cheng Xiao was amazed. This time, the soul ring's skill wasn't particularly strong in offense, but the authority's copying effect could take an opponent by surprise.
King's Domain was an obvious power amplification skill, and Shadow could greatly weaken anyone in the domain. A 30% debuff was incredibly strong.
Cheng Xiao drew a deep breath, summoning shadow power. Instantly, everything within his vision turned black, and he felt his body not only lighten but also become stronger.
Yet his expression soon changed. The King's Domain consumed power rapidly—with his current soul power, it could only last about a minute.
But that one minute was deceptively potent. The enhancement did not scale with the number of targets. If he had 10,000 shadow soldiers in the domain, all 10,000 would be amplified, while he himself consumed the same amount of soul power. Thinking this way, the skill's strength was terrifying.
As his soul power would increase with his level and shadow soldier numbers grew, in a future battle, he would be nearly invincible.
Just as Cheng Xiao was lost in thought, a familiar figure appeared: Dugu Bo, hair black, landing gracefully from the air. Normally unable to fly, he now floated down thanks to his immense soul power.
"You really are here," Dugu Bo said with a smile after landing, patting Cheng Xiao on the shoulder. "I saw your shadow soldiers this morning. I thought you'd return to the academy, but you came here instead."
"Don't tell me you broke through level fifty in one trip?" he added.
"Heh, you're clever," Cheng Xiao smiled.
"What? You really did?" Dugu Bo's eyes widened. "You trained so fast? Already level fifty?"
"Of course not lying," Cheng Xiao spread his hands helplessly.
"By the way, you're just in time. I just learned a new soul skill. Come help me test it," Cheng Xiao said, a layer of black smoke covering his palms.
"You're not going to kill me with it, are you?" Dugu Bo shuddered, waving his hands. "I'm not testing it. If you kill me, don't cry to me afterward."
Noticing Ye Lingling nearby, protected by shadow soldiers, Dugu Bo's sharp eyes glimmered.
"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder you didn't return to the academy. You brought this little girl to hunt soul rings," he said, rubbing his chin.
"Yes, she just broke through, so I brought her along," Cheng Xiao replied without denial.
"When are you returning to the academy?" Dugu Bo asked, hinting: "You and Xue Qinghe made some kind of deal? He came with a woman, said you agreed to it."
Cheng Xiao froze briefly, then smiled wryly: "I thought he was joking. Turns out he was serious?"
"What's that about?" Dugu Bo asked.
"Nothing secret. His cousin just tagged along," Cheng Xiao explained.
"Mm? He has a cousin?" Dugu Bo looked puzzled.
"Forget it for now. After Lingling absorbs the soul ring, we'll head back together. I also need to think about what to say to Xue Qinghe."
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Shrek Academy.
After obtaining his fourth soul ring in the Star Dou Forest, Tang San returned to Shrek Academy with the masters.
No sooner had they arrived than Dai Mubai's voice called out:"Xiao San! You finally returned. As your senior brother, I must properly thank you."
Tang San smiled. "It's thanks to the herb you gave me. My meridians, broken by the Bone Douluo, have recovered, my soul power broke the level thirty-nine bottleneck, and with Teacher Zhao's help, I obtained my fourth soul ring. Now I'm level forty-two."
Dai Mubai patted his shoulder.
"Heh, Mubai, no thanks needed. We're brothers, classmates. This is what I should do," Tang San said, punching Dai Mubai lightly in the chest.
The herbs he gave Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were merely restorative. Dai Mubai's breakthrough was just the right timing.
Ma Hongjun walked over, curiosity shining:"Third Brother, what fourth soul skill did you obtain in Star Dou Forest? Show me!"
"Sure, but more people make it more fun," Tang San said, a mischievous glint in his eyes. He raised his right hand; white light surged from his palm.
A blue silver grass with white patterns floated from his hand, almost identical to before, except for the new white veins, giving a warm feeling.
At that moment, two yellow, one purple, one black soul rings spiraled up from beneath Tang San's feet, creating an invisible pressure that pushed Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai back several steps.
"Ten-thousand… year soul rings!"
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