Depths of the Sunset Forest.
Dugu Yan looked at the dark black soul ring rising in front of her, her eyes full of expectation.
Soul Saint. At only twenty-five years old, she was about to become a Soul Saint powerhouse. Even though the soul ring was right in front of her now, Dugu Yan still found it somewhat incredible.
"Lu Feng, you are really amazing, actually able to kill a sixty-thousand-year-old Jade Phosphor King Snake," Dugu Yan praised, stars filling her eyes.
Lu Feng patted her head and said dotingly, "Absorb the soul ring. I'll protect you."
Dugu Yan nodded, sat cross-legged, and guided the soul ring to the top of her head.
Normally, a Soul Master's seventh soul ring could only absorb a fifty-thousand-year-old soul beast. But Dugu Yan's body, improved by two immortal herbs, had far exceeded ordinary Soul Douluo.
If this soul beast wasn't extremely suitable for her, Lu Feng would have wanted to find one with a higher age.
Sure enough, Dugu Yan's absorption process was exceptionally smooth.
In just one hour, she obtained her seventh soul ring.
"How do you feel?" Lu Feng asked with concern.
Dugu Yan's eyes curved as she smiled. "Lu Feng, thank you. This soul ring is really great. My soul power suddenly broke through to level seventy-three."
"Level seventy-three? How is this possible?"
Lu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. Suddenly, he thought of a possibility and blurted out, "Soul bone!"
Dugu Yan nodded. "I obtained a right leg bone; my soul power increased by an extra two levels. Lu Feng, meeting you is truly my luck."
"Yanyan, I'm also very lucky to meet you."
The two looked at each other and smiled, then hugged tightly.
"Lu Feng, when you fought with Grandpa, was that transformation move your seventh soul skill? It was so cool," Dugu Yan asked doubtfully.
Her eyes were full of amazement. Recalling Lu Feng's figure at that time, she still felt her heart pounding.
Lu Feng nodded and smiled. "My first soul ring came from a Mirror Image Beast. I can absorb others' Martial Soul characteristics through battle."
As he spoke, Lu Feng's [Knuckle Duster] Martial Soul possessed him.
Dugu Yan looked closely; the pitch-black rings looked very heavy, as if full of explosive energy.
Immediately after, a layer of golden light covered Lu Feng's whole body. The [Knuckle Duster] Martial Soul disappeared, replaced by the Golden Saint Dragon Armor covering his whole body.
"This is the ability I obtained after absorbing the Golden Saint Dragon Martial Soul," Lu Feng smiled faintly.
From a small pair of rings 'evolving' into armor, it looked incredible.
But this was a Martial Soul.
"I also possess armors of other forms. In a sense, I possess multiple Martial Souls," Lu Feng explained with a smile.
With his current strength, he didn't really need to hide himself anymore.
It was just that explaining the Golden Finger was too troublesome, so Lu Feng switched to a statement generally accepted by Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent.
Dugu Yan touched Lu Feng's chest, her face turning slightly red.
Growing up, what Dugu Yan admired most was powerhouses. Looking at Lu Feng's majestic appearance, her heart couldn't help trembling.
Lu Feng grabbed her hand and smiled. "My current move of armor possession is actually the second form of the Martial Soul Avatar. How about it, want to learn? I'll teach you."
"I want to!"
The moonlight was quiet and secluded.
Dugu Yan stood under the moonlight. Her body surface was covered with a layer of scales, looking like she was wearing a suit of armor.
The helmet was shaped like a snake head, with dark green gem snake eyes reflecting her exquisite face. The armor fit tightly to her waist and abdomen, outlining her slender and powerful waist.
"Lu Feng, I finally succeeded!"
Dugu Yan shouted excitedly, the emerald gem inlaid on her chest rising and falling slightly with her breathing.
"Yanyan, you are really amazing! When I practiced this move, it took me a full three or four days."
"Hmph!"
Dugu Yan snorted lightly, her slender neck instantly held high.
"Hehe, Yanyan, since you have learned this move, how do you plan to reward me?" Lu Feng looked Dugu Yan up and down, his eyes unabashedly showing appreciative light.
Dugu Yan puffed out her chest, looking straight at Lu Feng. "Oh, then what reward do you want?"
Lu Feng's soul power surged, and his sixth soul ring lit up without warning.
Instantly, Dugu Yan found herself and Lu Feng in a gray world.
"What soul skill is this?" Dugu Yan was surprised.
Lu Feng chuckled. "This soul skill of mine is called: Little Black Room. Hehe, Yanyan, even if you scream until your throat breaks, no one will come to save you."
Dugu Yan looked at Lu Feng flirtatiously and licked her lips. "Come on, Big Sister is afraid of you?"
Looking at Dugu Yan's appearance, an ominous premonition rose in Lu Feng's heart.
He suddenly felt that he seemed to be the one being teased.
Seven days later.
Heaven Dou City, Ao Residence.
Oslo looked at Lu Feng and Dugu Yan holding hands, his eyes almost falling to the ground.
"Brother Lu, you actually really conquered Sister Yan?"
Saying this, he actually ran directly to Lu Feng's side, squatted down, and hugged Lu Feng's thigh. "Benefactor! This is great; I'm finally freed from the sea of bitterness!"
It was hard to imagine that the heir of a ducal residence would make such a comical move.
"Oslo, go to hell!"
Dugu Yan puffed out her cheeks and kicked Oslo's butt.
"Ow ow ow~"
Immediately, a sound like a pig being slaughtered rang out.
"Haha." Lu Feng looked at Oslo's funny appearance and couldn't help laughing out loud.
He heard Oslo had already married several wives; unexpectedly, he was still this cynical look.
After playing around for a while, Lu Feng cupped his hands and said, "Brother Ao, why did you come to find us today?"
Hearing this, Oslo's face instantly became heavy.
He cupped his hands slightly. "Brother Lu, Sister Yan, actually this time, I, your brother, am just acting as a middleman. It's someone else who wants to see you two."
Lu Feng looked at Oslo's serious expression, straightened his body, and said seriously, "Who is it?"
"The Fourth Prince, Xue Beng."
"Xue Beng?" Lu Feng's eyes rolled, and a guess instantly formed in his mind.
It seemed that after Xue Qinghe facilitated the border trade between the two countries, Xue Beng couldn't sit still anymore. He planned to no longer hide and enter the arena to confront the Crown Prince?
"Correct. The Fourth Prince found me and hopes to meet you two."
Lu Feng smiled and said, "I wonder what the Fourth Prince wants to see us for? And what is Brother Ao's opinion?"
Oslo scratched his head and said casually, "What opinion do I have? I just collect money; the rest is up to you."
Hearing this, Lu Feng instantly shook his head helplessly.
The Ao family could be the Imperial Family's staunch loyalists and continue for so many generations; sure enough, none of them were simple.
Oslo's appearance as a hedonistic son all day was mostly his disguise, although he also enjoyed it tirelessly.
"Alright, Brother Ao, lead the way."
Oslo nodded. Under his leadership, the two turned left and right, entering a study.
At this moment, the young man sitting in the main seat hurriedly got up and cupped his hands. "Two, Xue Beng greets you."