Chapter 22: The Second Soul Ring
Yang Xiong sat cross-legged beside the yellow soul ring, preparing to absorb it. The expressions of the people around him were filled with worry, as this soul ring was extremely close to the thousand-year level. No one had ever reached such an age for their second soul ring before. If it weren't for Yang Xiong's insistence and his assurances that he would successfully absorb it, no one would have agreed.
However, Yang Xiong was resolute. He summoned his Body Martial Soul and used his soul power to gradually draw the soul ring closer to his body.
As the soul ring encircled his body, a familiar yet unfamiliar force surged into Yang Xiong's body, making him feel as though his body might explode.
But this power was completely different from the first soul ring. If the first soul ring's power was mysterious and unusually fiery, this time, it felt as if an endless vitality was being injected into his body, but the power was also filled with rage. Every drop of blood and every cell felt as if it might burst.
After a full three hours, Yang Xiong's face slowly regained its calm. The people around him let out a sigh of relief. Clearly, the absorption of the soul ring beyond its expected age had been successful.
As Yang Xiong opened his eyes, Yang Lin quickly spoke up: "Xiong, how do you feel now? Is there any discomfort in your body?"
Yang Xiong smiled and said, "Mom, Dad, I feel great. My body feels much stronger."
Yang Xiong carefully checked his body. After absorbing the incredibly powerful and wood-attribute soul ring, his body seemed to have grown taller. He also felt that his body had gained some kind of life energy, and his recovery ability seemed to have greatly improved.
Furthermore, after absorbing the soul ring, Yang Xiong's soul power reached an astonishing level of 23, meaning that one soul ring had increased his soul power by three levels. Normally, soul masters would only gain one level of soul power with each absorbed soul ring, so this increase of three levels indicated just how powerful the Golden Spirit Cypress' vitality and soul power were, and even its bloodline was incredibly strong.
When he returned home, Yang Xiong carefully assessed the new soul ring ability he had obtained.
The second soul skill was called "Golden Heart." When using this skill, it could quickly heal injuries and disperse negative effects on the body, bringing the body to its optimal state. It also granted the recovery ability of the Golden Spirit Cypress for a period of time.
This soul skill appeared to be a healing-type ability, but it was not just a simple healing ability. When activated, the soul ring injected vast amounts of life energy into the body, and the more severe the injuries, the more soul power it consumed.
Especially notable was its ability to dispel negative states in the body and its powerful healing effect, making the user almost invincible for a period, like an indestructible cockroach.
Yang Xiong even tested it, and no matter the harmful effects of ice, fire, or poison, they could be dispersed. Truly a top-tier plant-type soul beast.
Moreover, after absorbing the soul ring, Yang Xiong felt that his strength had increased by a full 30%, which exceeded the usual increase from absorbing a normal strength-based soul ring.
Yang Xiong was very satisfied with this soul skill. It greatly improved both his combat and survival abilities. Furthermore, this skill wouldn't lose its effectiveness once he became a high-level soul master. In fact, it might become even more powerful at that stage.
After absorbing the second soul ring and reaching the Great Soul Master level, Yang Xiong felt his soul power had once again greatly increased, allowing him to continue developing his Spiral Sphere.
Gu Douluo, who had been secretly observing Yang Xiong's absorption of the second soul ring, was also surprised. He hadn't expected Yang Xiong to succeed.
After hearing Gu Douluo's description, Ning Fengzhi was equally stunned: "Uncle Gu, what do you think Yang Xiong's intention is? According to you, he didn't seem to suffer much pain during the soul ring absorption. Doesn't that mean with his body's physical strength, he could even absorb a regular thousand-year soul ring?"
"We've also conducted numerous whale glue experiments, but the results haven't been as good as Yang Xiong's. Even Rong Rong's second soul ring only reached eight hundred years. Could there be something hidden about him? This shouldn't be the case."
Gu Douluo thought for a moment before responding: "Fengzhi, it seems we've underestimated Yang Xiong's martial soul. While body-based martial souls are extremely rare, I've recently looked into it, and in terms of soul power, Yang Xiong is already quite good, ranking among the top five in the class. He has spent a lot of time training his body, while Rong Rong and the others focus more on meditation at home."
Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but sigh: "It seems I've underestimated this Yang Xiong. Maybe he really can forge a path by training with a body-based martial soul."
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After about another month, Yang Xiong was alone at home, practicing.
He held a basketball-sized ball with soul power in his right hand, and countless amounts of energy surged into the ball. The energy seemed to be spinning inside.
The ball rapidly rotated under the influence of this power. It seemed to start expanding, and as the spinning speed increased, the surface of the ball appeared to bulge and then quickly recover as if it was reacting to the power being applied.
As Yang Xiong injected more soul power into it, eventually, just before his soul power was nearly depleted, the ball couldn't bear the internal force and exploded.
Yang Xiong, filled with excitement, said, "It worked! The third step is finally complete. It seems like it's only a matter of time before I truly develop the Spiral Sphere."
The success of the Spiral Sphere's developmental phase greatly boosted Yang Xiong's confidence. His self-created soul skill had finally reached the cusp of success.
However, Yang Xiong knew that the most difficult part of the Spiral Sphere was still ahead. The final step was to make the soul power truly take shape and develop its destructive power.
The Spiral Sphere wasn't just a simple soul power attack; it was about quickly rotating the soul power to form a hurricane-like sphere in the hands, causing devastating damage to enemies.
And this was just the basic Spiral Sphere. If it could incorporate soul ring attributes, the power could almost double. Unfortunately, Yang Xiong had only absorbed a wood-type soul ring and a space-type soul ring, which weren't ideal for fighting with the Spiral Sphere.
Training Distraction Control was the foundation of it all. Only by mastering Distraction Control could he finely manipulate his soul power and properly infuse it into the Spiral Sphere.
The Body Martial Soul also had a significant advantage: after absorbing the soul ring of a certain attribute, Yang Xiong could master that attribute's power to a certain extent. The versatility of the Body Martial Soul allowed different types of energy to coexist within him without rejection.
If others wanted to learn the Spiral Sphere, they could only learn the most basic version, and they wouldn't be able to create the same variations or develop its potential as Yang Xiong had. After all, soul masters typically wouldn't have so many attributes in their soul rings.
(END CHAPTER)
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