"Alas, hopeless... exactly like her mother..." Qian Daoliu couldn't help but cover his face upon hearing this.
Having witnessed Bi Bidong's Love Brain firsthand, he understood its terror all too well.
Even if Ye Feng died, Qian Renxue's heart might still remain with him.
This was also the main reason he initially disliked Ye Feng.
But there was nothing he could do—Qian Renxue was his only granddaughter, and he had no choice but to indulge her.
"Boom—"
Thunder roared across the sky, shaking the heavens and earth as if enraged by Ye Feng's audacity—not only unafraid but even doubling down on absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence to condense an enormous Soul Core.
"Let's retreat further to avoid being caught in it."
Qing Daoliu's heart tightened as he pulled Qian Renxue back several thousand meters.
...
Time passed slowly until the 10th day arrived...
"Almost there..."
At this moment, Ye Feng felt the massive vortex in his dantian and couldn't help but grin.
Though the pressure from the Soul Core was still far from his limit—only two-thirds of it—he chose to stop.
After all, greed was unwise; better to avoid accidents.
In theory, a stronger foundation was better, but with his cheat ability, Ye Feng didn't need to push every step to the limit to reach the pinnacle. There was no need to take unnecessary risks.
Since this was his first time condensing a Soul Core, lacking any experience, caution was the better approach.
As Ye Feng stopped absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence, the vortex inside him began compressing rapidly.
With the compression, a silvery-white spherical orb quickly formed in his dantian.
At first, the orb was only the size of a grain of rice, but as Soul Power poured in, it grew larger and larger...
Beyond Soul Power, Ye Feng's bloodline energy also stirred, sending waves of peculiar energy into the orb. This caused silver-white halos to encircle its surface, creating a mesmerizing sight.
"What's going on... it looks like a Star Ring..."
Ye Feng was dumbfounded, unsure what was happening.
"Never mind, let's keep going."
Though confused, it didn't matter—he felt no abnormalities, so he continued.
Soon, the orb expanded to the size of a fist and kept swelling uncontrollably...
An hour later.
Ye Feng's Soul Core was fully formed.
It was a massive silver sphere, half a meter in diameter, resembling a giant stone weight.
Around it, layers of silver rings orbited, making it look like a silver planet adorned with Star Rings.
Fortunately, the dantian wasn't literally his stomach—its capacity was vast, so the Soul Core wouldn't burst his belly.
The Soul Core itself represented a transformation in life essence, akin to a golden core in cultivation realms.
From this moment on, Ye Feng was no longer an ordinary human—he had evolved to a higher tier, a completely new level of existence.
The most obvious change was lifespan extension.
For most Soul Masters, condensing a Soul Core added a century to their lifespan.
But for Ye Feng...
Sensing the vigorous vitality within him, he fell into silence...
10,000 years.
10,000 years of lifespan.
He could literally live until the era of The Unrivaled Tang Sect...
Wait, no—with him around, The Unrivaled Tang Sect wouldn't even exist.
Hell, forget the Tang Sect—this generation of Shrek was already half-ruined.
Forget ten thousand years, if Shrek still exists in ten years, that would be downright miraculous.
The reason Shrek has endured for ten thousand years isn't because of exceptional teaching methods or outstanding students, but because the Shrek Seven Devils ascended to godhood.
This became their golden ticket, continuously attracting geniuses to join.
Even without resources or decent teaching methods, with so many geniuses joining and the support of their influential families, the academy naturally thrived.
...
As his life essence evolved, Ye Feng discovered that his bloodline seal was beginning to dissolve once again!
Directly dropping from 90% to 87%!
This was equivalent to months of arduous cultivation!
At the same time, Ye Feng awakened a brand-new talent:
[Star Chain: Condenses an intangible chain that can target any entity within perception range, capable of transferring life force and Soul Power with up to 50% efficiency, decreasing with distance to a minimum of 1%.]
This support-type talent wasn't particularly powerful, so he directly fused it into his fourth Soul Ring, pushing its age limit to 99,999 years.
"Damn, still can't break through to 100,000 years..." Ye Feng scratched his head in frustration.
Clearly, breaking the 100,000-year barrier for self-condensed Soul Rings seemed extremely difficult or required specific conditions.
Or perhaps... the rules of this world simply didn't allow it.
Thinking about it, Soul Beasts needed 100,000 years to take human form, and even then, their condensed Soul Rings only totaled 100,000 years across all nine rings. If a single one of his rings neared 100,000 years, how would they even compete...
Ye Feng recalled that in the original storyline, only divine trials could grant Soul Rings exceeding 100,000 years.
Could it be that reaching 100,000 years required "divine power"?
"Where am I supposed to get divine power? Maybe I should ask Gu Yuena for some next time..."
Speaking of which, that measly Sea God just handed out 100,000-year Soul Rings like candy during his nine trials, showering the Shrek Seven Devils with divine gifts.
Gu Yuena is so much more powerful, yet she doesn't have this ability? How pathetic...
Could it be because she's suppressing her cultivation at the Near God level, making her seem weak?
"BOOM—"
As Ye Feng pondered, the thunderclouds above finally gathered enough energy.
A terrifying bolt of lightning struck, obliterating the mountain peak where Ye Feng stood, exposing his dumbfounded expression inside the shattered cave.
Small fragments of lightning scattered onto Ye Feng's body, but they couldn't harm him—instead, he absorbed them effortlessly.
After all, Ye Feng possessed the [Elemental Affinity] talent.
Wind, fire, thunder, metal, wood, water, earth, light, and darkness—he had max affinity with all of them.
He just hadn't had time to master them yet.
"If the heavens are gifting me this Thunder Tribulation, wouldn't it be a waste not to create a Self-Created Soul Skill?"
Ye Feng slowly raised his head, grinning wildly as if staring at a colossal treasure!
In the next instant, he activated Dragonification.
"CRACK—"
Dense dragon scales instantly covered his body, each one shimmering with silver streaks of light, radiant like stars.
As Dragonification took hold, Ye Feng's physique expanded slightly, becoming towering and powerfully built.
Both arms had already undergone Half-Dragonification, transforming into Dragon claws and Dragon arms. With every grasp of his hands, explosive cracking sounds could be heard.
Moreover, Ye Feng had activated his second Soul Skill, "Star Body." Enhanced to fifty thousand years, this second Soul Skill now granted him a staggering 3500% boost to all attributes!
"BOOM!!!"
In the sky above, the thunderclouds seemed enraged by Ye Feng's defiant gaze.
A purple lightning bolt over thirty centimeters in diameter came crashing down toward him.
Though lightning wasn't as fast as the speed of light, it was still something Ye Feng couldn't evade at his current level—unless he had mastered some laws of time.
Of course, he could predict its path in advance.
But Ye Feng had no intention of dodging. Instead, he threw a punch straight toward the heavens.
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