Once Tang Lan had fully absorbed the energy,
The remaining power beneath him began condensing into a soul ring!
Two more days passed—
A deep black soul ring formed, settling into the fifth soul ring slot.
Tang Lan opened his eyes.
The nine Blue Silver Kings, now visibly weakened, knelt before him one last time—
Before dissipating into slumber.
Tang Lan's body had been further refined,
And the fifth soul ring turned out to be so powerful that it nearly drained them completely!
They would probably need to hibernate for a while.
But Ning Fengzhi wasn't the type to just sit idly by—
He would definitely use his "pay-to-win" skills to nurse them back to health.
Not a big deal.
Assessing the Gains
Tang Lan activated his Flying Soul Bone Skill, hovering in mid-air, and carefully examined his new gains.
Spirit Power Level – 51!
A 4-level increase, saving him over half a year of training!
Don't underestimate this!
Tang San took five years to go from Rank 43 to Rank 59—
And that was considered extremely fast!
That meant his average rate was only 3.2 levels per year.
Physical Reinforcement & Soul Ring Evolution
With his physique massively enhanced,
His fifth soul ring had reached 50,100 years!
That was an increase of 15,000 years.
Now, all five of his soul rings were at 50,000 years each!
His soul ring power was already rivaling a seven-ring Soul Sage!
And finally—
His Fifth Soul Skill – Heart of the Soul Emperor!
This ability allowed him to actively store his soul power, internal energy, spiritual energy, and life force within his heart.
At any moment,
He could extract and use these reserves on demand!
His endurance and longevity had multiplied several times over.
And when paired with his Evil Eye Soul Bone Skill: Reset,
His ability to sustain fights had reached a completely different level!
Tang Lan was now confident—
If an ordinary seven-ring Soul Sage fought him without using Martial Soul Avatar,
He could fight them head-on!
And if the opponent's attack power wasn't strong enough to break free from his Life Martial Soul: Blue Silver Emperor's bindings—
They were as good as dead.
And even if they did use Martial Soul Avatar?
Tang Lan could use his soul bones to go all-in and take them down!
The BUG-Level Ability
But could a 50,000-year soul ring really have only this much effect?
Of course not!
Once the Heart of the Soul Emperor had fully charged,
It could be paired with his fourth soul skill, Soul Seed Puppet,
And implanted into another person's soul.
But this wasn't to boost their strength—
It was a backup body!
If Tang Lan's main body were ever killed,
The Heart of the Soul Emperor would instantly activate,
Taking over the host and replacing them!
That's right—
Another resurrection skill!
And unlike before—
This wasn't a fixed-point or on-the-spot resurrection—
It was remote resurrection!
As long as Tang Lan planted enough of these "hearts",
Who in this world could possibly kill him?!
Absolutely broken!
Honestly,
The effects of this skill had already surpassed the limit of a 50,000-year soul ring.
It was closer to a 100,000-year soul ring!
But why?
Because don't forget—
Tang Lan had only absorbed 0.1% of the Blue Silver Energy!
The remaining 99.9% had been completely devoured by his Life Martial Soul: Blue Silver Emperor!
And its effect?
It granted his Life Martial Soul the Ultimate Attribute: Life!
The Ultimate Life Attribute
Just like his Ultimate Soul Attribute,
This new Ultimate Life Attribute enhanced all his life-based abilities to absurd levels.
And this was precisely why his fifth soul skill had become so ridiculously overpowered.
"Damn!"
"The only downside is that if I revive using Heart of the Soul Emperor, all my soul bones and storage rings will drop."
"Otherwise, this would be absolutely perfect."
Tang Lan was grinning like a villain.
Right now—
He could say with absolute confidence—
No one below Title Douluo could kill him anymore.
"Maybe I should find a Soul Douluo and test it out?"
As he was contemplating this,
Ning Fengzhi and his group hurried over.
"AHEM—!"
From a distance, Ning Rongrong let out a startled scream,
Covered her face, and spun around in place—
Refusing to look.
Tang Lan glanced down at himself.
His "assets" were completely exposed, swaying freely in the air.
Well, damn.
His clothes and training weights had all been disintegrated.
Luckily,
His soul tool, Blue King, was still intact.
He quickly retrieved a long robe, put it on, and descended from the air.
Meeting Ning Fengzhi and the others.
"Congratulations, little brother! Your strength has taken another huge leap!" Ning Fengzhi congratulated him.
"It's nothing much, really." Tang Lan said modestly. "Just reached Rank 51 and obtained another soul ring."
Even though he downplayed the results,
Ning Fengzhi was still deeply surprised—
Soul rings could be obtained like this?!
But after thinking about Tang Lan's special identity, he understood.
—100,000-year transformed soul beasts naturally condensed their own soul rings.
At that moment,
Ning Rongrong, who had just recovered, suddenly perked up with interest.
"Uncle Tang, how strong is your new soul ring?"
Tang Lan glanced around.
Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong.
All of them were trusted allies.
Since they were all trusted allies,
Tang Lan didn't bother hiding anything.
"Around 50,000 years."
Even the knowledgeable and experiencedNing Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong couldn't help but flinch.
Ning Rongrong, mouth covered, was utterly shocked!
A 50,000-year soul ring?!
That was an age limit only a seven-ring Soul Sage could withstand!
And that was for their seventh soul ring!
But Tang Lan had this as his fifth soul ring?!
This was completely ridiculous!
But thinking back to the massive phenomenon during his absorption process…
It all made sense now.
"Congratulations, little brother! With this level of strength, there's no doubt—Tang Sect will take the championship in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament!" Ning Fengzhi praised sincerely.
"Then I'll take that as a good omen." Tang Lan smiled. "Since Rongrong will be participating too, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan can have its name tied to the victory."
"That's a great idea!"
After exchanging some polite words,
Sword Douluo spoke up.
"Dugu Bo will be returning to Heaven Dou City in three days. Want me to set up a meeting?"
"You arranged a meeting with Poison Douluo?" Ning Fengzhi was surprised. "That man is naturally withdrawn and extremely proud—he's not easy to deal with. Do you need me to…?"
Tang Lan waved his hand dismissively.
"I have business to discuss with him. There won't be any issues."
Ning Fengzhi still looked a bit worried.
"Don't worry," Sword Douluo said. "I'll go with him that day."
At that, Ning Fengzhi suddenly remembered something.
"Little brother, three days from now is also the date of your Tang Sect Academy team's match against Heaven Dou Imperial Academy."
"Poison Douluo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan, is in their team."
"Why not schedule the meeting at the match venue? I, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo will all be there—it'll be perfectly safe."
Tang Lan paused.
So it's already been a month, huh?
He had been so absorbed in cultivation that he had lost track of time.
"Alright then, I'll go with your plan. I'll leave it in your hands, Sword Uncle." Tang Lan nodded.
"No problem." Sword Douluo nodded.
"A small matter." Ning Fengzhi smiled, then added, "By the way, Xue Qinghe has been asking about you for the past half month. He told me to let you know that when you wake up, you should see him as soon as possible."
Ning Fengzhi pulled out a golden command token and handed it over.
"This is Qinghe's personal token. With it, you can enter and leave the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace freely."
Tang Lan's eyes lit up!
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud—was it finally within reach?!
"Alright! I'll head there immediately!"
"Brother, can you arrange a golden-winged bird to take me back to the city?"
But Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
"Your recent breakthrough caused quite a stir, attracting some unwanted attention. I'm not comfortable letting you travel alone."
"Coincidentally, Rongrong needs to return to Tang Sect Academy as well."
"Sword Uncle, escort them for me."
Sword Douluo raised a hand.
His Seven Kill Sword transformed into a massive greatsword, floating horizontally in the air.
He leapt onto it first, then gestured for Tang Lan and Ning Rongrong to get on.
Ning Rongrong hopped up immediately.
Tang Lan turned back.
"Alright then, Brother Fengzhi, Bone Uncle, I'll take my leave."
"By the way, I've given the blueprint for the communication soul tool chips to Qian and the others. Once they recover, they can begin working on it."
"I trust you completely, little brother." Ning Fengzhi smiled, nodding.
As the Seven Kill Sword ascended, flying out of the estate—
Sword Douluo maintained a slow and steady pace.
Tang Lan, however, was growing impatient.
He wanted to get his hands on the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as soon as possible!
After all—
That was the "Heart of the Sea God", the core of the Super Divine Trident, and the key to unlocking the Sea God's Nine Trials!
If he stole it first…
The system rewards would definitely be insane!
But even though he was itching to hurry,
He couldn't exactly tell Sword Douluo to speed up.
Just as he was about to bring it up subtly,
He suddenly froze.
He had just realized Sword Douluo's true intention.
Because ahead of them—