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The Void Devouring Flame floated to the edge of the three thousand year old soul ring.
Xiao Mu hesitated for a moment and did not forcibly interfere with Void Devouring Flame to absorb another soul ring.
The flames of the Void Devouring Flame rolled up, and the purple soul ring was tightly wrapped in black flames.
Rather than absorbing the soul ring, the Void Devouring Flame is more like devouring the soul ring.
When the Void Devouring Flame devoured the soul ring, a burst of energy appeared in Xiao Mu's body.
Although the soul ring chosen by Void Devouring Flame was a three thousand year old soul ring, the energy after it was devoured and refined became pure and gentle, making it particularly easy for Xiao Mu to absorb it.
After a while, Xiao Mu completely absorbed this energy, and his soul power also increased a lot.
When he was about to take back the Void Devouring Flame and check his first soul skill, Xiao Mu found that the Void Devouring Flame, after devouring one soul ring, floated towards another soul ring.
"Could it be..."
Void Devouring Flame did the same thing and swallowed another purple soul ring.
The familiar energy surged into his body, and Xiao Mu, with confusion and joy, began to refine this energy again.
In the end, all three soul rings were swallowed by the Void Devouring Flame, and Xiao Mu's soul power also increased significantly.
"return."
Xiao Mu waved his hand, and Void Devouring Flame obediently returned to his hand.
Xiao Mu looked at the Void Devouring Flame carefully. At this time, the Void Devouring Flame had almost no changes except that it had become a little bigger.
"Huh? Where's the spirit ring?"
Soul rings usually surround the martial soul. Void Devouring Flame swallowed three soul rings in succession, but the first soul ring disappeared.
Xiao Mu carefully sensed the state of Void Devouring Flame.
"I see."
Xiao Mu's mind moved, and a purple soul ring appeared around the black Void Devouring Flame.
The Void Devouring Flame has the ability to devour everything. Even illusory soul rings are difficult to emerge on their own under the influence of its devouring ability.
If Xiao Mu hadn't actively controlled it, this soul ring would have remained hidden.
"As expected of you, Void Devouring Flame, you really gave me quite a few surprises."
Hiding soul rings is not an incredible ability, but the ability to devour soul rings is somewhat incredible.
After swallowing three soul rings in succession, Xiao Mu's first soul ring had reached about five thousand years, and compared to the danger of directly absorbing a five thousand year soul ring, this kind of swallowing was much easier.
"I wonder how much the devouring power of the Void Devouring Flame can increase the age of the spirit ring?"
If it could be improved endlessly, that would be terrifying. Xiao Mu could increase the age of his soul ring by himself without having to participate in any divine test.
Xiao Mu decided to find a few more rock-swallowing fire lizards to try again.
Not long after, Xiao Mu found another nest of rock-swallowing fire lizards.
"Go and devour it." Xiao Mu released the Void Devouring Flame.
This time, Void Devouring Flame's movements were not as eager as before, and the speed at which it devoured the soul ring was also a bit slow, just like a person who was 80% full and whose desire for food was suddenly reduced a lot.
Finally, after devouring two more soul rings and raising the age of Xiao Mu's first soul ring to more than seven thousand years, the Void Devouring Flame completely stopped.
"Is the current limit seven thousand years?"
Xiao Mu could feel that although the devouring of the Void Devouring Flame could greatly reduce the pressure on his body, it did not completely eliminate it.
After the spirit ring reached seven thousand years, Xiao Mu felt that the pressure he was under increased rapidly with every increase in the spirit ring age.
However, Xiao Mu did not feel disappointed. The reason he could not continue to increase the age of his first soul ring was because his physical strength was not enough, not because the devouring ability of the Void Devouring Flame had reached its limit.
"It seems that when choosing spirit rings in the future, I will have to choose those spirit beasts with larger numbers." Xiao Mu said thoughtfully.
Even a very weak soul beast will undergo incredible changes after reaching a hundred thousand or even a million years.
If you absorb the spirit rings of extremely rare spirit beasts, it will be difficult to increase the age of the spirit rings, and it will be more harm than good.
Xiao Mu retracted the Void Devouring Flame, and with a thought, he used his first soul skill.
A black vortex rose with Xiao Mu as the center, circling quietly.
This is Xiao Mu's first soul skill - Devouring Vortex.
"Palace Master, is your first soul skill a defensive soul skill?" Zhan Kaishan asked.
Xiao Mu nodded.
"Come and attack my Devouring Vortex."
Zhan Kaishan suppressed his soul power to about level 20, and the Kaishan Divine Axe chopped out a blade of light.
The moment the light blade came into contact with the devouring vortex, there was no sound at all. The light blade was quietly swallowed up by the devouring vortex.
Xiao Mu said, "Use more soul power."
"Okay, Palace Master, be careful."
Zhan Kaishan received Xiao Mu's order, his soul body was improved a bit, and he attacked the Devouring Vortex again.
After several consecutive attempts, when Zhan Kaishan increased his soul power to about level 40, the defensive ability of the Devouring Vortex finally reached its limit.
"Palace Master, this should be enough. Attacks below the Soul Sect level are basically unable to break through your defense."
"Let's do this one last time. The Devouring Vortex's defense is at its strongest when it is breached."
Zhan Kaishan was not the kind of person to hesitate, and he chopped at Xiao Mu with his axe again.
This time he used soul power close to level fifty, and the bright and sharp axe light was not swallowed up, but instead split the devouring vortex.
But at the moment the devouring vortex was broken, the entire vortex turned into a pitch-black hole, and Zhan Kaishan's attack fell into the hole without causing any movement.
Three seconds later, the hole disappeared and Xiao Mu stood there spotless.
"Palace Master, what was that hole just now?"
"After the Devouring Vortex is breached, it will transform into a hole capable of swallowing any attack, providing me with three seconds of absolute defense."
Zhan Kaishan's brows twitched slightly.
No matter what soul skill it is, it is extraordinary if it involves the word "absolute".
Three seconds of absolute defense can mean the difference between life and death at a critical moment.
"Let's go, I should go get my second spirit ring."
Xiao Mu was very satisfied with his first soul skill. Although the Devouring Vortex was a defensive soul skill, he had many soul attack methods and was not lacking in offensive capabilities.
The two continued to move forward and encountered many fire-attributed soul beasts along the way, but they all had various problems that could not satisfy Xiao Mu.
Finally, on the third day after setting foot on the Tianhuo Plain, Xiao Mu and Zhan Kaishan saw a forest in the distance, which seemed to be a burning forest.
The interwoven red and black flames drifted over the forest, creating a spectacular spectacle on the Skyfire Plain.
"Palace Master, this is the Demon Flame Sophora Forest. Every tree in it is home to a soul beast."
There are almost no forests in the Tianhuo Plain, not only because of the high temperature, but also because of the existence of magical beasts such as the Demon Flame Sophora japonica.
As a plant-type soul beast, the Demon Flame Sophora has a strong sense of territory. As a fire-attribute soul beast, it will use flames to attack other trees.
In their presence, ordinary trees simply cannot grow.
"Let's go, it looks like I've found a place for my second spirit ring."
Although the Demonic Flame Sophora japonica is a plant-type soul beast, its fire attribute is very pure and its attack power is also very good. In addition, there are quite a few of them, making it the best choice as Xiao Mu's second soul ring.