Chapter 35: Dual Soul Fusion, Evolving Soul Ring
Gui Mei's words left both Yue Guan and Dugu Bo completely stunned. Their eyes widened in disbelief, curiosity flashing within.
Yue Guan was the first to speak, his tone urgent.
"An undying body? Old Ghost, what do you mean by that? Explain clearly!"
Gui Mei's lips curved into a faint smile as he slowly explained, "After fusing with the Blue Silver Emperor's origin life force, my vitality has become immensely stronger. Both my Ghost Demon Martial Soul and my Body Martial Soul now sustain this undying form. It's somewhat similar to Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor's ninth soul skill. Unless the attack comes from a god-level power, I can't truly be killed. Even if my body shatters after an energy transformation, I can still reassemble myself."
Yue Guan's eyes gleamed with joy.
"So it's really like I thought! No wonder you could reform your body after it exploded!"
Gui Mei gently patted Yue Guan's shoulder.
"Brother, I'm worried about you."
He understood clearly—according to the original fate, he should have been ambushed and killed by Tang San, which in turn shattered Yue Guan's heart, driving him into despair and madness. Just moments ago, when Yue Guan saw his body explode during the soul ring absorption, the pain he must've felt would have been unimaginable—like a thousand arrows piercing his soul.
Dugu Bo, listening from the side, was utterly dumbfounded.
"Old Ghost, this undying body of yours is simply heaven-defying! Even if Bibi Dong or Qian Daoliu personally attacked, they wouldn't be able to kill you now!"
Gui Mei nodded slightly.
"Bibi Dong also has an undying body. She can't kill me, and I can't kill her either. As for Qian Daoliu, known as the 'Unrivaled Sky,' his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul of holy attribute suppresses my Ghost Demon Martial Soul—but my Body Martial Soul remains unaffected. So even if he strikes, I have nothing to fear."
Yue Guan's face brightened further.
"That's incredible! Right, when you absorbed those two soul rings earlier, they merged and transformed into an orange-gold one. What's the level of your new ring?"
Gui Mei's smile deepened.
"It's a two-hundred-thousand-year orange-gold soul ring."
As his words fell, soul power surged violently within him.
Red. Red. Red. Orange-gold—four dazzling rings rose one after another beneath his feet.
A radiant light enveloped him. The three crimson soul rings glowed like blood, exuding an ancient and murderous aura that made the heart tremble. And that orange-gold ring—it shone even brighter, dazzling like the first rays of dawn, gentle yet brimming with unstoppable power.
As the four rings ascended, Gui Mei's aura erupted like a volcano. The once unfathomable pressure around him now surged outward in endless waves.
He stood silently amidst the raging spiritual storm, his eyes calm yet profound, as though hiding countless secrets and power within. In that moment, he resembled a god of war—majestic, unshakable, and awe-inspiring.
Yue Guan and Dugu Bo instinctively took several steps back, unable to withstand the force. They gazed at Gui Mei and the soul rings around him, their expressions filled with shock.
Across the entire Douluo Continent, few Soul Masters had ever possessed even one hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Yet Ghost Douluo now bore three crimson hundred-thousand-year rings—
and one radiant, two-hundred-thousand-year orange-gold ring.
An existence that shattered all imagination.
"To think… a two-hundred-thousand-year soul ring! Old Ghost, are you even the same person I knew? Hahaha!"
Yue Guan burst into laughter, ecstatic for his partner—as if the power-up had been his own.
Even Dugu Bo could hardly believe his eyes.
"Old Ghost, with your undying body and this new soul ring, your strength has reached an unimaginable level! There's no doubt—you now stand among the very peak powerhouses of the Douluo Continent!"
Gui Mei retracted his rings and smiled faintly.
"Let me show you something else."
As he finished, his figure flickered—transforming into his Ghost Demon form once more.
As Gui Mei's soul power surged wildly, nine soul rings rose from beneath his feet—
yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red.
Seeing this, Yue Guan and Dugu Bo were once again dumbfounded.
That ninth ring—originally black—was now shining with a deep, bloody radiance.
It had evolved into a hundred-thousand-year soul ring!
Both men exchanged stunned glances, utterly at a loss for words.
Gui Mei's Body Martial Soul had already released four powerful soul rings earlier—an awe-inspiring sight on its own.
But now, even the ninth ring of his Ghost Demon Martial Soul had evolved to the hundred-thousand-year level.
This was beyond comprehension.
Completely heaven-defying.
Yue Guan blinked, both curious and confused.
"Old Ghost, how did your ninth soul ring evolve into a hundred-thousand-year one as well?!"
Gui Mei withdrew his rings and returned to his normal form, patiently explaining,
"When I absorbed those two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, I tried to channel the power of both Martial Souls simultaneously. Because of that, my Ghost Demon Martial Soul absorbed a portion of the ring's energy—stacking it onto my ninth soul ring."
"So that's why your body kept switching between your two Martial Souls during absorption," Yue Guan murmured in realization.
Dugu Bo nodded, admiration in his eyes.
"To control two Martial Souls at once and channel their power into absorbing a soul ring… that's an incredible feat! Your soul and body are both part of you—no one else could achieve such dual-soul sharing! With two hundred-thousand-year rings absorbed at once, your soul power must've broken through the bottleneck, right?"
Gui Mei nodded slightly.
"Rank ninety-eight."
"What?! Rank ninety-eight already?!" Yue Guan's eyes gleamed. "Then hurry up and tell us—what new soul skill did you get?"
Gui Mei smiled faintly and began to explain, "The Sky Azure Bull Python possesses a trace of dragon bloodline. From the head soul bone I obtained, I gained two control-type skills.
"The first is Sky Azure Slowing Divine Claw—a mental force attack that manifests as invisible claws. Once it strikes, the enemy's six senses and movements slow down tenfold for ten seconds."
"The second is Sky Azure Dragon Shadow, which binds the target within an illusory Azure Dragon's grasp.
"As for the ring itself, it granted me two offensive-type skills. The first, Soul of the Azure Dragon, lets me unleash a dragon-shaped energy assault of immense destructive power. The second, Sky Azure Fading Thunderclap, is a single-target strike that releases devastating lightning energy."
"Besides that, after absorbing the Titan Giant Ape's soul ring, the offensive strength of both my Martial Souls has increased significantly."
As he mentioned the Titan Giant Ape, Gui Mei suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, right, Old Chrysanthemum, you've already extracted the Titan Giant Ape's soul bone, haven't you?"
"Yeah," Yue Guan nodded. "The old poison helped me remove it."
He took out the soul bone from his storage device—crystal-clear, glowing faintly with a deep crimson light that seemed to pulse with endless power. From its shape, it was clearly a right arm bone.
Gui Mei said seriously,
"This right arm bone will greatly enhance your strength and boost your attack power. You should fuse it."
Yue Guan hesitated, surprised.
"Give it to me again? But you've already given me a hundred-thousand-year soul bone before!"
"Take it," Gui Mei insisted. "You need it more than I do."
Then he turned to Dugu Bo.
"Old Poison, you've helped a lot during this soul beast hunt. Once we win the Soul Master Tournament and get the three soul bone rewards, I'll give you two of them."
Dugu Bo laughed heartily.
"So generous, are you? Then I won't hold back—hahaha!"
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End of Chapter