The cave was dim.
A dark green mist swirled through the air, creating an eerie atmosphere.
At one moment, a pair of jade green eyes snapped open, and a terrifying killing intent erupted within.
"Who dares kill my Yanquan Silver Snake? Seeking death!"
In an instant, the figure that had spoken vanished without a trace.
Only the lingering killing intent proved that this was not an illusion.
...
The killing intent spread wildly.
Purple light shone brightly, casting its glow on Qian Renxue face, which showed visible unease.
"How... could this be? Does this soul beast really have a problem?"
Qian Renxue frowned, her eyes locked onto Li Yu.
At this moment, Li Yu was trembling all over, his aura in disarray.
Killing intent was also uncontrollably being released.
It was clear that he was experiencing backlash.
"Just a 2,000-year-old soul ring, is it really that serious?"
Qian Renxue was both anxious and somewhat confused.
In her understanding, a Soul King at the third ring would find it easy to absorb a 2,000-year-old soul ring.
The only thing to consider was the compatibility between the soul ring and the martial soul.
And Li Yu martial soul seemed to be perfectly compatible with this soul ring.
So, why was this happening?
"Did I make a mistake? Could he really be just a waste?"
Qian Renxue couldn't help but start to doubt.
Pfft!
Just then, Li Yu, drenched in sweat, turned pale and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Soon after, the flickering purple soul ring finally stabilized and aligned with the other two yellow rings.
Qian Renxue sighed in relief when she saw this.
However, as her concern eased, she also reassessed Li Yu potential.
But just as she was re-evaluating, the soul ring, which had already settled, suddenly trembled again!
"???"
Qian Renxue looked at the scene before her, completely bewildered.
What was going on?
Li Yu, seeing Qian Renxue reaction, couldn't help but smile inwardly.
As a transmigrator, his mental strength far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Absorbing a 2,000-year-old soul ring was easy for him.
His earlier performance had been nothing more than a way to make the next steps go smoothly!
Of course, it was also to have Qian Renxue as a witness.
By doing so, no one would be able to question his actions!
With that thought, he silently muttered to himself, "Distribute 500 years to the first, second, and third soul rings!"
[Confirm?]
"Confirm!"
[Distributing...]
A system notification flashed.
Soon, an inexplicable energy flowed into Li Yu three soul rings.
Moments later, the first and second soul rings began to change!
The original yellow soul rings gradually showed a faint purple hue.
Then, within the blink of an eye, the faint purple spread rapidly, eventually engulfing the entire yellow rings!
In just a few breaths, the two yellow soul rings had completely transformed into purple!
The third soul ring showed no significant change.
This was not surprising, as it was originally a 2,000-year-old soul ring. Adding 500 years wouldn't cause a qualitative change.
[Distribution complete!]
...
[Level: 31]
[Freely Distributable Years: 0]
[Soul Rings]
[First Soul Ring] Purple (1000 years)
Water Element Control: Can control water elemental power, increasing water element affinity by 60%.
[Second Soul Ring] Purple (1000 years)
Fire Element Control: Can control fire elemental power, increasing fire element affinity by 60%.
[Third Soul Ring] Purple (2600 years)
Poison Element Control: Can control poison elemental power, increasing poison element affinity by 60%.
...
The distribution was completed quickly.
Looking at the panel that appeared after the distribution, Li Yu couldn't help but be surprised.
As he had imagined, after the soul ring quality increased, the power of the corresponding soul skills also improved.
Moreover, it was clear that the element affinities had directly increased by 10%!
A 10% increase might seem small at first glance.
But considering that this was only a thousand-year soul ring, what would happen if it reached 10,000 or 100,000 years?
Even at a million years, reaching 100% affinity might not be impossible!
In that case, the improvement would be terrifying.
However, this was all something he had anticipated.
What truly surprised Li Yu was the Poison Element Control provided by the third soul ring!
Poison... is an element?
This was something he hadn't considered before.
In his subconscious, it didn't matter what kind of soul beast the Elemental Spirit soul ring came from, because all the soul skills provided elemental control.
This point had certainly been verified.
But the element he had imagined was related to the five elements, space, and so on.
Now, with the sudden appearance of a poison element, who wouldn't be surprised?
But this didn't seem like a bad thing.
On the contrary, it made the Elemental Spirit even stronger!
While Li Yu was deep in thought, Dugu Bo, who had silently approached, along with Qian Renxue, who had been watching Li Yu the entire time, were both witnessing the transformation of Li Yu two yellow soul rings into purple ones!
"How is this possible?!"
Both of them were thinking the same thing in their hearts.
Qian Renxue didn't need to say much. She had seen the soul beast be wounded by her, and Li Yu delivered the finishing blow, witnessing him absorb it herself.
So she had no doubts about Li Yu actions but instead grew curious about the soul beast.
"What kind of soul beast could actually cause the enhancement of other soul rings?"
Qian Renxue mind was filled with excitement. If she could find more soul beasts like this, wouldn't she also be able to enhance her soul rings?
After all, a soul master's power was most directly reflected in the matching of their soul rings.
It was clear that a chance like this, which could enhance the soul ring's age, was incredibly attractive to Qian Renxue.
Such an opportunity was terrifying!
Meanwhile, Dugu Bo, who had silently hidden in the shadows, was even more shocked.
Qian Renxue didn't know the origin of the serpent soul beast, but Dugu Bo did.
Its name was Yanquan Silver Snake, and it was a creature he had personally cultivated!
Because of his martial soul, he had a natural affinity with snakes.
After being poisoned by the Bi Lin Snake, he had tried various methods while recovering in the strange Ice-Fire Pool to cure the poison.
After trying many methods, he found that using poison to fight poison was the most effective!
Thus, he had cultivated many types of poisonous snakes.
The Yanquan Silver Snake was one of them!
But he never expected that, while letting it roam free, someone would come along and kill it.
Naturally, he was furious, so he followed the trail of the snake's markings to check the area.
But before he could get close, he sensed Xue Qinghe presence.
Because of the Autumn Hunt, he knew that Xue Qinghe was likely dissatisfied with him and Emperor Xue Ye.
So, his first reaction was that Xue Qinghe had come to take revenge by killing the poisonous snake he had raised.
Though he was angry, he understood that he might be at fault, so he didn't immediately lash out.
Of course, he also knew this could be a misunderstanding.
After all, although he could sense the markings he left on the snake, others would find it hard to detect.
So, he had concealed his presence and approached to get to the bottom of the situation.
But the moment he saw this, his perception was completely overturned.
The soul rings that had already been absorbed were actually able to improve?
How could this happen?
He couldn't help but feel that his knowledge as a Title Douluo had some serious gaps. Was his Title for nothing?