Under Ye Tianming's suppression, the human-faced demon sheep was still struggling desperately, crying like a baby.
That miserable sound seemed to disturb people's minds, making them unable to bear to attack it.
"Xiaochen, kill it quickly!"
Long Chen finally reacted, pulled out the sharp dagger, walked up to the human-faced demon sheep, and stabbed it in the neck.
The human-faced demon sheep struggled painfully for a few times, and then fell to the ground.
Only then did Ye Tianming restrain his soul power.
"Judging from the number of rings on its horns, this creature with a human face should have cultivated for around four hundred years. Xiaochen, when you absorb its spirit rings, your body may suffer a significant impact."
"Uncle Ye, I'm fine."
Ye Tianming patted Long Chen's shoulder.
"Well, just absorb it with peace of mind later. I will be there to protect you."
A wisp of mist slowly rose from the corpse of the human-faced demon sheep and gradually condensed into a soul ring that emitted a faint yellow light.
Long Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, adjusted his breathing, and then slowly pulled the soul ring over with his mind.
As the soul ring approached, Long Chen could feel strong energy fluctuations.
He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and followed the method Ye Tianming had taught him before, carefully guiding the energy in the soul ring to merge with his own soul.
The energy in the soul ring seeped into his body like a trickle, flowing slowly along his meridians.
Long Chen could clearly feel that the energy was nourishing every cell in his body and slowly increasing his strength.
However, the good times did not last long. As the absorption deepened, the energy in the soul ring suddenly became violent, hitting his body like a storm.
He felt as if his body was being torn apart.
"Hold on, Xiaochen."
Ye Tianming and Ye Lingling stood aside, staring at Long Chen.
This is the only way for every soul master to grow.
Long Chen clenched his teeth, sweat running down his cheeks.
He focused his attention deep within, using his willpower to harness that violent energy and use it for his own benefit.
As time went by, the violent energy was gradually tamed and transformed into a gentle force, nourishing every inch of Long Chen's skin, every bone, and even the depths of his soul.
His breath gradually became steady, and a faint light flickered around his body.
When the last bit of energy was completely absorbed, the soul ring turned into nothingness.
Long Chen slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging power in his body, his heart filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
"Uncle Ye, I succeeded!"
Ye Tianming smiled and nodded, his eyes full of relief.
"Xiaochen, you did a great job. How do you feel?"
Long Chen stood up, stretched his limbs, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Uncle Ye, I feel that my strength has increased a lot. The soul power in my body is more powerful, my control over the soul power is more refined, and my perception has become much stronger."
"This is the benefit of absorbing spirit rings. Your strength has obviously been elevated to a higher level. Only after possessing spirit rings can you be called a true spirit master. However, this is just the beginning. As you continue to improve and obtain more spirit rings, your strength in all aspects will be further improved, and you will also face greater challenges."
"I understand, Uncle Ye."
Long Chen looked determined.
"I will continue to work hard and live up to your expectations."
Ye Lingling looked at Long Chen from the side with a bit of admiration in her eyes.
"Brother Long Chen, you are amazing. You got your first spirit ring so quickly. Your spirit power has also increased a lot, right?"
Long Chen turned to look at Ye Lingling and said in a gentle tone:
"My soul power has increased by two levels, and now it is level twelve."
"Win two levels in a row, what about the soul skills?"
The father and daughter looked at Long Chen at the same time, both very curious.
Long Chen frowned.
"Uncle Ye, this soul skill I obtained is a bit strange. I can't really describe it."
"oh?"
Ye Tianming was slightly stunned.
"Then show me how to perform it."
"good."
Long Chen released his Dark Night Magic Harp martial spirit.
The black magic harp was suspended in front of him, and his ten fingers gently plucked the strings.
As the first soul ring suddenly flashed, a ball of black mist was released from the magic piano, and in the blink of an eye it condensed into a phantom in the air.
Looking at the shadow with a faint black light, Ye Tianming and Ye Lingling were both shocked.
The black shadow had a human face and a sheep's body. It looked somewhat similar to the human-faced demon sheep, but also different.
It is over five meters tall, with two sharp horns, tiger-like teeth and human-shaped claws.
What's even more strange is that between its armpits, there is a huge eye, glowing blood red.
Although it was a phantom, it looked extremely ferocious.
The baby-like sounds coming out of its mouth are so creepy.
"What is this? A mutant of the demonic goat?"
Ye Tianming couldn't help but widen his eyes.
He had never seen such a strange beast.
Long Chen's heart tightened.
He knew that this was a ferocious beast in ancient mythology and legends, named Taotie.
Taotie, Taowu, Hunhun and Qiongqi are known as the four great ferocious beasts in ancient times. They are vicious and gluttonous beasts.
Long Chen never imagined that his Dark Night Magic Harp could actually summon the shadow of Taotie.
"Uncle Ye, it seems to be an ancient mythical beast called Taotie."
"Taotie?"
"Yeah. I heard a storyteller mention it while I was wandering the streets. I thought he was making it up at the time, but I never thought such a strange beast really existed."
Ye Tianming nodded doubtfully.
"I've lived for most of my life, but this is the first time I've heard of Taotie. I wonder how that storyteller got the information. Xiaochen, what is this soul skill you've obtained?"
Long Chen put away his martial spirit, and the Taotie phantom disappeared.
"Uncle Ye, my first soul skill is also a bit strange. I call it 'Demon Sound Summoning Taotie'. When I use this soul skill, I can summon Taotie through the sound of the piano. Taotie is greedy and has the ability to devour. It can devour all soul skills of the hundred-year level. It also has a certain devouring and weakening effect on soul skills above the hundred-year level."
"? Devour?!"
Ye Tianming's face changed drastically.
He was originally worried that Long Chen would be controlled by his inner demons, but he didn't expect that the first soul skill Long Chen obtained would be so evil.
Long Chen already has the ability to devour evil-attributed martial spirits.
Moreover, the devouring ability seems to be very strong.
If he cannot control his inner greed, the consequences will be disastrous.
Long Chen seemed to realize what Ye Tianming was worried about.
He also didn't know why he had this kind of soul skill.
Long Chen felt that his body was like a carrier, carrying an unknown power. With his current strength, he was unable to fully control that powerful power.
He guessed that as his own soul power increased, Taotie's devouring power would become stronger.