Looking at the powerful Dark Tortoise in front of them, Yang Lin and Sun Yu both showed extremely worried expressions. This was a five-hundred-and-forty-year-old soul beast. Even as a second soul ring, this was an excellent age limit. No Soul Master in history had ever reached this age limit for their first soul ring.
But Yang Xiong didn't hesitate at all. He picked up a sharp sword and directly stabbed towards the Dark Tortoise's head. Instantly, blood covered the entire sword.
Despite this, the Dark Tortoise wasn't killed in one blow. It had been knocked unconscious, but now its eyes began to open, showing signs of waking up.
Especially when the Dark Tortoise bit down hard on the sharp sword, the sword was instantly shattered. Its head seemed to want to retract.
Lin Gong, who was observing the Dark Tortoise from the side, reacted extremely quickly. Instantly, countless soul power appeared on his body, and countless purple bamboo directly wrapped around the tortoise's head. The entire tortoise head seemed to be trapped in a bamboo forest, unable to move.
"Hurry up and act! If this Dark Tortoise retracts its head, you won't be able to kill it with your strength," Lin Gong roared.
Yang Xiong didn't hesitate either. He picked up another sharp sword from the side and directly stabbed it into the Dark Tortoise's eye, piercing through its entire head.
It had to be said that the Dark Tortoise's defense was indeed formidable. Even its most vulnerable eyes and head seemed as hard as iron blocks. No wonder it was called the strongest defense-type soul beast in later generations.
After Yang Xiong stabbed it several times, the ground was covered in blood. After a struggle, the Dark Tortoise finally stopped twitching, and a yellow soul ring appeared.
Lin Gong retracted the bamboo and spoke with a serious face: "Yang Xiong, it's still not too late to regret it now. If you fail to absorb the soul ring, you'll be crippled at best, and die at worst."
A smile appeared on Yang Xiong's face: "Teacher Lin, I think your Martial Soul is a bit unusual. It shouldn't be ordinary bamboo, right? I think it looks a bit like the legendary Purple Emperor Bamboo."
Lin Gong's face darkened: "You brat, hurry up and absorb the soul ring, or it will dissipate."
Yang Lin quickly spoke from the side: "Thank you, Teacher Lin, just now. The child is ignorant, please bear with him."
Yang Xiong sat cross-legged on the ground, summoned his Martial Soul, and began to absorb the soul ring.
Unlike ordinary Martial Souls, the origin of the Martial Soul didn't appear on his right hand. Instead, his entire body seemed to be filled with soul power.
Under the guidance of Yang Xiong's soul power, the Dark Tortoise's yellow soul ring quickly wrapped around Yang Xiong's body.
As the soul ring attached to the soul ring position of his Body Martial Soul, an endless power seemed to surge into Yang Xiong's body. This power, in particular, seemed extremely violent and fierce, as if his entire being was about to be shattered.
Especially after the soul ring's power surged into his body, it seemed to quickly integrate into various parts of his body. His skin, blood, and bones all seemed to be stimulated. All his blood began to boil, his skin felt like it was being torn by immense force, and even his bones felt like they were being crushed.
The pain of absorbing a soul ring beyond the age limit far exceeded Yang Xiong's imagination. He felt as if he was in scorching magma, as if his entire body was about to melt.
In the eyes of Yang Lin, Sun Yu, and Lin Gong, Yang Xiong's face was distorted at this moment, and the skin all over his body turned red, as if blood threads were about to seep out.
The three of them were full of anxiety. Looking at this situation, it seemed that the soul ring absorption had failed, and he could explode at any moment.
But unexpectedly, as time slowly passed, Yang Xiong's painful expression gradually calmed down. Even the body that was emitting faint bloody aura gradually calmed down, and the yellow soul ring on his body appeared exceptionally dazzling.
When Yang Xiong opened his eyes, he only felt that his body was filled with immense power. His entire body seemed to have undergone some kind of baptism, and both his strength and all other aspects had been greatly improved.
Yang Lin and Sun Yu quickly came to Yang Xiong's side. Sun Yu, in particular, was extremely nervous: "Xiao Xiong, how do you feel now? Do you feel any discomfort in your body?"
Yang Xiong carefully examined his body and even meditated for a while. He felt that the flow rate of soul power in his body seemed to have increased significantly, and he even seemed to have grown a few centimeters taller. The muscles on his body also seemed to have become more solid.
And Yang Xiong carefully observed his Martial Soul. His entire Body Martial Soul seemed to have become slightly stronger as his body became stronger, but this change was still relatively small, completely unlike a secondary awakening.
"Dad, Mom, I feel very good. And my soul power seems to have reached level thirteen."
Yang Lin and Sun Yu quickly carefully examined Yang Xiong's body and even took out a crystal ball to test Yang Xiong's soul power. His physical condition was indeed very good, and his soul power was very stable, unlike someone who had just entered level thirteen.
The two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief, while Lin Gong on the side seemed a little excited: "I never thought I would be able to witness the history of Soul Masters. Yang Xiong, you are probably the first Soul Master in history whose first soul ring exceeds five hundred years."
At this moment, a figure quickly appeared in the space. This person looked extremely tall, especially his figure, which was like a huge skeleton. It was the Bone Douluo they had seen before.
Everyone quickly bowed. "Greetings, Bone Elder."
Bone Douluo's face was also a little serious. "Everyone present today, listen up. Yang Xiong absorbed a four-hundred-year Dark Tortoise soul ring. No one is to reveal a single word of this to anyone else. Otherwise, it will be treated as leaking sect secrets."
Bone Douluo was renowned throughout the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, a guardian deity of the sect revered by all. His words were like a sacred decree within the entire sect.
Everyone quickly nodded. Clearly, Bone Douluo's words were beyond question for anyone.
Even Yang Xiong was a little strange. Absorbing a soul ring was just a small matter, so why would it attract a big figure like Bone Douluo? And it seemed he had been present the entire time.
However, Yang Xiong didn't have the energy to think about that much right now. All his attention was on the First Soul Skill he had obtained, because this First Soul Skill was much better than he had imagined, even worthy of being called a divine skill.
Yang Xiong didn't make any noise, just followed his parents back home. Lin Gong, on the other hand, had a rather unpleasant expression. He had witnessed a miracle in the Soul Master world, something that might even change the history of the Soul Master world. Unfortunately, being within the sect meant he couldn't publish this research.
After Yang Xiong returned to his room at home, his originally calm face instantly became contorted. He directly spat out a mouthful of blood, and the soul power in his body seemed to be completely out of control.
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