[Level: 65]
"Hoo~"
Li Yu let out a breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
As expected, the Thorn Dragon only had a cultivation level of 14,000 years, and the soul ring it provided, though unusual, also had a 14,000-year limit.
However, the absorption process wasn't as easy as he had imagined.
The Thorn Dragon's resentment was intense!
He spent quite a bit of effort to suppress it.
But the reward was satisfying—
[Sixth Soul Ring]14,000 years
Space Element Control: Can control space element power, space element affinity increased by 70%
...
As expected, after absorbing the Thorn Dragon's soul ring, he gained control over the space element.
Moreover, the soul power that had accumulated due to the lack of a soul ring was also successfully absorbed, pushing him to level 65.
This was a bit lower than expected.
But it was still reasonable.
Although his soul power had reached level 60 during the first month of curing Dugu Bo poison, that was because most of the difficult part, the Biling Snake poison, had already been resolved. What remained were smaller, tougher problems.
Though it took more time, the harvest wasn't as "significant" as before.
Of course, there was also the difference in soul power consumption between the Spirit King and Spirit Emperor stages, where each level requires a different amount of soul power.
"Space element, not bad!"
Li Yu smiled, but then he added, "Next, I'll let you taste the flavor of having no childhood…"
"Distribute 86,000 years to the Sixth Soul Ring, 6,000 years to the Third Soul Ring, and the rest divided equally between the First and Second Soul Rings!"
[Distribution in progress...]
[Distribution complete!]
[Soul Rings]—
[First Soul Ring]7,000 years, Purple, Water Element Control, Element Affinity 100%
[Second Soul Ring]7,000 years, Purple, Fire Element Control, Element Affinity 100%
[Third Soul Ring]10,100 years, Black, Poison Element Control, Element Affinity 70%
[Fourth Soul Ring]10,500 years, Black, Life Element Control, Element Affinity 70%
[Fifth Soul Ring]100,000 years, Red, Lightning Element Control, Element Affinity 100%
[Sixth Soul Ring]100,000 years, Silver Gray, Space Element Control, Element Affinity 100%
...
A prompt flashed.
Li Yu eyes revealed an unusual color.
The next moment, his [Elemental Spirit]Martial Soul involuntarily activated.
Purple! Purple! Black! Black! Red!
Five soul rings appeared in sequence, and then came the amazing scene...
The strange silver-patterned black soul ring produced by the Thorn Dragon, under the infusion of 86,000 years of 'freely distributed years'...
The soul ring shone, and its aura visibly grew stronger!
It wasn't just a visual sensation—it was actually visible to the naked eye!
Because the silver pattern on it is growing slowly!
They then thickened until finally, the densely packed silver patterns completely enveloped the black soul ring!
The silver patterns disappeared, having replaced the black, turning the black into patterns until it was entirely gone.
Once the silver soul ring had fully formed, it seemed to retract its sharp edge, eventually becoming a silver-gray soul ring.
"This…"
Li Yu looked at his Sixth Soul Ring and was momentarily unsure of what to say.
The strange-colored soul ring had never appeared in this timeline of Douluo Continent.
If one had to say, only Tang San obtained a so-called "Divine Ring" with a different color when he became a god. Additionally, the Sea Dragon King's soul ring, close to a million years old, had turned from dark red to crimson gold.
That was it.
Later, different colors like green gold, rose gold, and gray appeared, but silver-gray was a first.
"Could it be because of the Thorn Dragon's special space attribute?"
Li Yu muttered to himself and then shook his head.
In the Fourth timeline, after Liu Feng of the Thorn Dragon formed a contract to become a soul spirit, there was no formation of a different-colored soul ring.
So, it seemed this possibility didn't exist.
"Could it just be because of 'System' influence?"
Li Yu was puzzled, but had no choice but to drop the issue.
After thinking for a while, he couldn't come up with a "completely reasonable" explanation.
"Let's check the abilities…"
Li Yu shook his head and focused on the new space element ability he had gained.
After reaching 100,000 years, the Sixth Soul Ring didn't provide any feedback other than the affinity and color change.
This was because he had not yet used the space element for transformation.
With a thought, the [Elemental Cube]appeared in his hand, and the silver-gray soul power, as usual, was infused into it.
After a moment...
The silvery gray "cube" begins to fission!
Particles reassembled, light mist dissipated, and the familiar form appeared…
"Ah, this…"
Li Yu stared at the Thorn Dragon that had now reappeared before him, his eyes wide with disbelief.
No way…
Even the [Elemental Cube]has learned to be lazy?
Damn it, I'm cutting his salary![Thorn Dragon]didn't understand the anger in its master's heart, but it only had "battle intelligence," so it just curiously watched its master.
Li Yu naturally understood what [Thorn Dragon]was thinking, and so he couldn't help but feel more speechless about the lazy [Elemental Cube].
However, thinking about the abilities that [Thorn Dragon]had previously shown, all his dissatisfaction faded away.
[Thorn Dragon]was still very strong.
Especially in ambushes, if used well, it could indeed produce surprising effects.
As he carefully sensed, the abilities of [Thorn Dragon]unfolded in his mind:
First: Teleportation. It could instantly appear anywhere within a 100-meter radius.
Second: Shadow Fold. It could fold space to create an invisibility effect.
Third: Space Jump. Random or fixed-point teleportation, with the distance and soul power consumption depending on its strength.
Fourth: Space Thorn Domain. Creates an independent space that restricts enemies, with the size of the space and the consumption of soul power and spiritual power depending on its strength.
A total of four skills.
And all of these skills were related to space, and undoubtedly, they were top-tier skills.
Just the Teleportation skill alone, when compared to the mysterious Teleportation skill of the Soft Bone Rabbit, revealed its power.
There was no need to say more about the others; each was a top-level skill.
Similarly, after the Sixth Soul Ring reached the 100,000-year level, [Thorn Dragon], like [Thunder Spirit], could exist independently.
And Li Yu could use its skills "smoothly."
In other words, although the Fifth and Sixth Soul Rings didn't provide two skills like regular 100,000-year soul rings, they enhanced [Thunder Spirit] and [Thorn Dragon], adding four new skills to his arsenal. Combined with the original skills, it was as if two soul rings were giving him nine skills.
And he had a hunch that this wasn't the end!
As his soul power level increased, the abilities provided by each "Elemental Spirit" would continue to grow!
Moreover, as each soul ring reached the 100,000-year level and the "Elemental Spirits" could exist independently, they would become permanent combatants.
To him, skills seemed to be more of a bonus now.
Li Yu mused.
Just then, the ground suddenly began to tremble…