Lin Chen gently placed the Thunder Dragon King Pill, which contained boundless thunder power, near the mouth of the nine-colored holy dragon floating in front of him.
The sacred dragon let out a deep roar, opened its massive maw, and swallowed the dragon core whole.
In an instant, the incomparably violent power of lightning elemental energy exploded within the martial soul's body, surging wildly into his limbs and bones through the spiritual connection between the martial soul and Lin Chen.
Lin Chen sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and focused his mind on his martial spirit, beginning to guide this power.
Now that his third spirit has evolved into the Supreme Dragon God spirit, he no longer needs external forces to transform. His goal this time is clear—to use the vast majority of this power to condense the fourth spirit ring of the Dragon God spirit.
However, just as the refining process was halfway through, Lin Chen suddenly felt an uncontrollable thirst emanating from the Thunder God Ring floating behind his head.
This was within his expectations. Forming a fourth spirit ring wouldn't use up all the power of the Thunder Dragon King's dragon core. The remaining power was the "nourishment" he planned to use to nourish and repair this damaged divine ring.
However, what happened next was completely out of Lin Chen's control.
The cracked and dull Thunder God Ring, upon contact with the emanating power of the Thunder Dragon King, instantly erupted with dazzling purple-gold lightning! It was no longer passively absorbing the power, but instead transformed into a bottomless black hole, frantically devouring the surrounding lightning energy!
The cracks on the surface of the divine ring healed and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, its luster grew brighter and brighter, and the divine power it emitted became stronger and stronger.
But the price is—
Lin Chen could clearly feel that most of the power used to condense his fourth spirit ring had been forcibly drained away!
The fourth spirit ring, which was rapidly condensing and shining brightly, suddenly slowed down and its light dimmed considerably, as if it would collapse at any moment.
"Hmm?" Lin Chen frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.
The greed of this Thunder God Ring far exceeded his expectations! If this continues, the fourth spirit ring will likely fail to form!
Lin Chen dared not delay for a moment and immediately activated the Northern Darkness Divine Art with all his might, forming a terrifying devouring vortex around his body to frantically refine the violent power of the Thunder Dragon King's Dragon Pill, attempting to supply both the Thunder God Ring and the fourth Soul Ring simultaneously.
But when the refining process ended, Lin Chen was completely dumbfounded by the scene before him.
He first looked at the newly formed fourth spirit ring beside him—the spirit ring was a brilliant purple-gold color, with a faint dragon's might and thunder intertwined, but the light was extremely dim, like a candle flickering in the wind, appearing and disappearing, and the edges were even more blurred. It was obviously due to insufficient energy, and it had not been able to fully condense and was in a half-useless state.
"Sigh..." Lin Chen smiled bitterly. He knew without even thinking that most of the energy had been taken away by the Thunder God's Ring.
He immediately turned his head to look at the Thor's halo behind his head, and a glimmer of anticipation ignited in his heart, but he froze completely the next second.
Although the divine ring was much brighter than before and had fewer cracks, it still had several jagged gaps and was not completely repaired!
"What?!" Lin Chen's pupils shrank, his expression froze instantly, and then his face turned completely dark.
He carefully examined the area repeatedly and confirmed that Thor's Ring had indeed only been mostly repaired and was far from being fully restored.
Well, what a mess! They tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead!
His fourth spirit ring failed to condense, leaving it partially damaged; the Thunder God Ring was also not fully repaired, still bearing cracks. Although both had slightly increased in power, they were still a far cry from the perfect state he had envisioned!
Lin Chen was filled with regret, inwardly cursing: "Damn it! I should have focused on condensing my fourth spirit ring first, and then repaired the divine ring after it stabilized! I had to try to do both, and in the end, I didn't get anything good from either. It was a complete loss!"
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the frustration in his heart. What's done is done; dwelling on it was useless. He could only seek an opportunity to make amends later.
With a thought, he took out a lustrous, jade-like bead from his spatial ring. Inside the bead flowed a divine light intertwined with life and destruction. It was the treasure he had obtained after passing the first test of life and destruction—the God-given Soul Ring.
He had already broken through to the level 50 Soul King realm, and he didn't have time to go out and hunt soul beasts right now. Moreover, a compatible 100,000-year-old soul beast was extremely rare, so this divinely bestowed soul ring was the best choice at the moment.
Lin Chen sat cross-legged, placed the divinely bestowed soul ring in his palm, and slowly poured his soul power into it.
"Snap—"
A crisp cracking sound rang out as the divinely bestowed soul ring instantly disintegrated, transforming into a shower of light that poured into his body like a cascading galaxy. A vast and boundless energy flowed through his meridians, heading straight for his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
A brand new soul ring slowly condensed and took shape around Lin Chen's body.
The color of the spirit ring changes at a speed visible to the naked eye: the initial pure white turns into bright yellow in an instant, then leaps to deep purple, then to jet black, and finally settles into a dazzling blood red - the mark of a 100,000-year spirit ring!
But the transformation did not stop. A dazzling golden pattern quietly appeared on the surface of the red soul ring, followed by a second, a third... The golden patterns continued to grow, and the light became more and more intense.
When everything settled down, five golden patterns were steadily engraved on the blood-red soul ring.
Lin Chen focused his senses, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth. Although this soul ring was nominally 100,000 years old, the energy it contained was incredibly vast, and its aura was so powerful that it was already infinitely close to 600,000 years old!
"Well, with this spirit ring, it can be considered as making up for the previous losses."
He waved his hand helplessly, got up to stretch his muscles, and looked out the window. The sun was setting, and the afterglow dyed half the sky red. It was already evening, which was almost the same time he had estimated.
Lin Chen pushed open the door to the cultivation room. Outside, Dugu Bo stood with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting.
Seeing him come out, a hint of surprise flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes, then he nodded and said, "It seems it went smoothly. Don't rush off yet, have dinner first before you set off."
Lin Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."
Inside the dining room of Dugu Bo's mansion, warm yellow lights shone down, and the aroma of a table full of exquisite dishes filled the air. Lin Chen sat at the head of the table, with Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu on his left and right sides, respectively, while Dugu Bo, who looked utterly dejected, sat opposite him.
"Brother, eat more of this to nourish your body!" Xiao Wu picked up a piece of tender beast meat and carefully placed it into Lin Chen's bowl, her eyes full of reluctance.
"Brother Lin Yuan, try this spiritual vegetable. I specially asked the kitchen to make it!" Dugu Yan was not to be outdone. She immediately picked up a piece of bright green vegetable with her chopsticks and handed it over, her tone filled with concern.
The two women, one on each side, kept adding food to Lin Chen's bowls, which quickly piled up into small mountains. They knew they couldn't stop Lin Chen's decision, so they could only express their concern silently in this way.
Dugu Bo, sitting opposite him, paused mid-air, his hand holding the teacup twitching as he watched this scene. He thought to himself, "So, I'm the only one who's superfluous at this meal? I should have known better than to sit here. It would have been better to just stand outside in the wind!"
Lin Chen ate his fill at dinner, while Dugu Bo was completely ignored, making it clear that "only his injured world was achieved."
Lin Chen put down his chopsticks, stood up and stretched his limbs, his expression gradually becoming solemn. He looked at Dugu Bo, clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Old monster, my upcoming training trip will last at least one or two years, and possibly three to five years. During this time, I entrust my sister to you. I would be extremely grateful if you could take good care of her!"
Dugu Bo waved his hand, his eyes full of generosity: "Hey, who are we to each other? You helped me detoxify and even helped me break through my limits, this little thing is nothing! Don't worry, with me here, no one can hurt Yan Yan or your sister in the slightest!"
Lin Chen nodded heavily, a warm feeling welling up inside him. With Dugu Bo's promise, he had no more worries.
Without saying another word, he turned and strode towards the gate of the mansion.
Night fell as dark as ink, enveloping the entire Tiandou City.
Lin Chen walked alone on the quiet street, his pace slow, but always heading towards the outskirts of the city. He could clearly sense four powerful auras, like a persistent leech, locking onto him from behind, yet they maintained a distance and did not rashly attack.
All of this was part of his plan.
The Spirit Hall, wary of Dugu Bo's power within the city, will surely wait until he's far from Heaven Dou City and into a desolate wilderness before launching their attack. This is precisely what Lin Chen desires—to be far from trouble and fight without restraint.
"Since that's the case, then so be it."
Lin Chen's lips curled up slightly, and he suddenly exerted force with his feet, his figure like a purple lightning bolt, instantly accelerating and rushing towards the dense forest outside the city.
Behind them, four auras immediately tensed up. Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the others dared not be negligent and immediately activated their soul power to pursue at full speed.
In a chase, five figures burst out of Heaven Dou City, tearing through the night sky and speeding towards the dark, dense forest in the distance. Lin Chen made no attempt to conceal his aura; instead, he deliberately released his lightning-attribute soul power, like a lighthouse in the night, lest his pursuers lose track of him.
A moment later, Lin Chen stepped into a vast ancient forest. Towering trees blocked out the sun, and moonlight filtered through the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.
He stopped, turned around, looked at the four dark figures rapidly approaching behind him, and chuckled: "Come on, let me face this battle!" Lin Chen really wanted to see if he could calmly escape from the hands of four Title Douluos with his current strength.
He knew that he absolutely could not use the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul at this moment.
Once the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul is released, the fourth Title Douluo will have no choice but to die. If one of them escapes, his false identity as "Lin Yuan" will be completely exposed, and it may even implicate his true origins.
He also wanted to use his foresight to plan for the future, and even more importantly, to keep a trump card in mind so he could personally kill Tang Hao in the future. If his identity were exposed now, all his plans would be disrupted, which would be a huge loss.
"The Blue Silver Emperor will be sealed for now. Today, I'll use the Thor's Hammer and the Dragon God Martial Soul to have some fun with you."
The moonlight was dim in the dense forest.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan looked around and confirmed that they were more than a hundred miles away from Heaven Dou City. He then whispered to the other three, "This place is safe. Let's finish this quickly! In a moment, Old Ghost and I will use our Martial Soul Fusion Technique, the Polar Stillness Domain, to trap that kid. You two take the opportunity to attack with all your might, severely injure him, and then take him straight back to the Papal Palace. Don't delay!"
Ghostly Demon, Spirit Kite Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo all nodded solemnly. The Pope's orders were like a mountain, and they dared not slacken in the slightest. The four of them took turns stepping into the forest, forming an encirclement, ready to make their move.
However, as soon as they appeared, before they could even activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, a bolt of purple-gold lightning exploded like a thunderclap!
"Make a move? You're too slow!"
Lin Chen's voice was icy cold, his body already covered in Thunder God's Battle Armor, the armor's patterns swirling with world-destroying lightning, exuding overwhelming divine might. He knew all too well that Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo's Polar Stillness Domain was the most unsolvable control technique in this world; once it was formed, even with the power of the Thunder God, he would be at a disadvantage.
Therefore, he didn't give the other side a chance to join forces!
The target is none other than Ghost Douluo, Ghostly Phantom!
"Thor's hammer!"
With a roar, Lin Chen clenched his right hand in the air, and a giant hammer wrapped with billions of purple-gold divine lightning bolts appeared in the world. With the power to tear the sky apart, it smashed down on the ghost!
Its speed and power far exceeded the ghost's imagination!
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