The Sky Dome Silver Peng watched as it was gradually petrified, letting out a cry of unwillingness and resentment.
"De~!"
As the Sky Dome Silver Peng was slowly turned to stone, the force behind its Sky Dome Dragon Suppression Claw grew weaker and weaker. Yang Wutian's Soul Breaking Spear gradually overpowered its claw strikes, until Yang Wutian finally roared.
"Break!"
The black-red spear light of the Soul Breaking Strike completely pierced through the silver claw light of the Sky Dome Dragon Suppression Claw, stabbing directly into the left claw of the Sky Dome Silver Peng.
As the Soul Breaking Spear entered its body, the bone in the Sky Dome Silver Peng's left claw began to crack, and the flesh on the claw burst apart, spraying blood across the earth. More importantly, the Sky Dome Silver Peng's spirit was struck by the soul-breaking attribute, causing it to lose control over its soul power. It could no longer resist the erosion of the Petrification Light, and finally, it turned completely into a grey-white stone statue, crashing to the ground.
Seeing the dust settle, Yun Ming and Yang Wutian finally let out a breath.
Dugu Bo also retracted his Jade Scale Serpent Emperor Avatar, descending from the sky to stand beside Yun Ming. Looking at Dugu Bo, whose green robes were stained with blood, Yun Ming sighed in admiration; the Sky Dome Silver Peng truly lived up to its reputation as the hegemon of the sky!
Even though Dugu Bo's fighting style today had primarily been about entanglement, avoiding excessive physical collisions with the Sky Dome Silver Peng, he had still been injured, which showed just how formidable its combat power was.
Dugu Bo also looked at the stone statue of the Sky Dome Silver Peng with lingering fear, feeling that the battle against this beast had been even more perilous than his fight against Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.
Yang Wutian was also stunned by the beast's immense combat strength, and he asked Yun Ming with some concern.
"Ming Er, the strength of this Sky Dome Silver Peng is too great. I fear absorbing its soul ring will not be as simple as absorbing a normal sixty or seventy-thousand-year ring. Do you want to reconsider?"
Yun Ming understood Yang Wutian's concern, but he was determined to absorb the ring. If there was the best option available, Yun Ming would not settle for a secondary choice. Yun Ming reassured Yang Wutian.
"Fifth Grand Uncle, every one of my soul rings has come from a top-tier soul beast, and they have all far exceeded the age limits for their respective soul ring slots."
"I have tamed them all, one by one."
"Don't worry! This Sky Dome Silver Peng soul ring will be no exception!"
Yun Ming's tone and expression were calm, but the content of his words displayed his confidence to the fullest.
Seeing that Yun Ming's mind was made up, Yang Wutian still felt some worry, but he decided not to dissuade him further. Although he could not understand Yun Ming's path as a soul master, since Yun Ming had said so, he was willing to believe him!
After nodding to Dugu Bo, Yun Ming walked up to the stone statue of the Sky Dome Silver Peng. Golden soul power began to circulate through the Atlas Divine Spear in his hand. Once he had finished gathering his strength, Yun Ming swung the spear with all his might, stabbing straight at the Peng's head.
Dugu Bo was quite curious to see Yun Ming actually attempting to attach this super soul ring to his Fourth Soul Ring Slot. If Yun Ming succeeded, he would be witnessing history.
Simulation Soul Skill, Soul Breaking Spear, 'Bao' technique.
The spear tip pierced completely into the head, and soul power was poured into it.
"Boom!"
The petrified head of the Sky Dome Silver Peng no longer possessed the toughness of flesh and blood and was blown to pieces. Seeing this, Dugu Bo shot white soul light from his eyes directly at the Sky Dome Silver Peng to dispel the petrification.
Once the petrification was lifted, the Sky Dome Silver Peng's vitality, which had been sealed, began to drain rapidly now that its vital point had been destroyed. After its flesh-and-blood body thrashed involuntarily on the ground, it finally went completely still. Pitch-black spots of soul power drifted up from the corpse, eventually condensing into a jet-black soul ring with mysterious patterns.
Yun Ming sat cross-legged on the ground, guiding the soul ring into his body, and officially began to refine it.
Just like Yun Ming's previous experiences refining soul rings, as the massive energy of the soul ring surged into his body, his initial refining speed began to fall behind the rate at which the energy was pouring in.
As more and more energy accumulated, the familiar pressure on his physical body began to increase once again.
Just as Yun Ming was bracing himself as usual, waiting for the Atlas Divine Spear to come to his rescue, an accident occurred.
This time, the Atlas Divine Spear did not manifest its searing white flames to refine the energy; instead, it began to devour the soul ring energy on a massive scale. Seeing this anomaly within his body, Yun Ming's thoughts were in a whirl, and a conjecture formed in his mind: could it be...
Yun Ming's contemplation did not affect the Atlas Divine Spear's consumption of the soul ring energy. In just a short moment, twenty to thirty percent of the originally massive soul ring energy had been devoured. It wasn't just the energy; the remnant soul of the Sky Dome Silver Peng hidden within the ring was also directly pulled out and consumed by the Atlas Divine Spear.
Without the Sky Dome Silver Peng's remnant soul to mobilize the ring's energy, the Atlas Divine Spear's consumption speed became even faster.
Outside, Yang Wutian and Dugu Bo watched as the black soul ring, which had only just settled onto Yun Ming, began to fade in color. It shifted from black to purple, then to yellow, and finally to white. Eventually, as the soul ring energy dwindled, the entire ring shattered, turning into points of light that surged into Yun Ming's body.
Seeing this happen during the absorption process, Yang Wutian and Dugu Bo were both dumbfounded. Dugu Bo asked Yang Wutian in disbelief.
"Is this how he usually refines soul rings?!!"
Yang Wutian replied uncertainly.
"Maybe...?"
The main issue was that Yang Wudi had always taken Yun Ming to hunt for soul rings in the past, so he didn't know! But seeing that Yun Ming's complexion, body, and soul power showed no abnormal changes, Yang Wutian could only assume this was Yun Ming's standard procedure.
Inside Yun Ming's body, after the Atlas Divine Spear finished consuming the last bit of soul ring energy, a wave of soul fluctuation revived. Sensing this familiar fluctuation, Yun Ming's earlier conjecture was verified, and his heart was filled with joy. His soul spirits were still there; this was truly wonderful!
Perhaps hearing its master's inner voice, a high-pitched Peng cry echoed from within the Atlas Divine Spear.
"De~!"
A golden light flew out from the Atlas Divine Spear and appeared before Yun Ming's soul form. As the golden light faded, Yun Ming saw his familiar old partner and asked with joy in his heart.
"Tian Ling, long time no see!"
The one Yun Ming called 'Tian Ling' was his first soul spirit from his previous life, which had reached the hundred-thousand-year level. It was a Peng bird that looked very similar to the one outside, but far more magnificent. Its feathers were not pure silver-white, but silver with gold edges, and the patterns on its body were far more complex and profound than those of the beast outside. Overall, it looked exceptionally majestic.
Hearing Yun Ming's greeting, the golden Peng bird's form shifted into a young man wearing gold and silver armor, with thick eyebrows, tiger-like eyes, and a square jaw.
Tian Ling looked at the younger version of Yun Ming before him, and a deep, resonant voice sounded.
"Master, has it been a long time? And why do you seem so much younger? Your cultivation is only... a Soul Ancestor?"
Seeing Tian Ling's confused expression, Yun Ming was also puzzled and quickly asked about his last memories.
Hearing Yun Ming's question, Tian Ling answered truthfully.
"..."
After hearing Tian Ling's final memories of Yun Ming burning everything to resist the God Slaying Soul Missile, and considering the anomalies during the recent Spirit Ring absorption, Yun Ming deduced the truth in his heart.
So, the soul origins of Tian Ling and the others were burned and merged into the Atlas Spear at that time, and their soul imprints were preserved by the Atlas Spear, which had become a divine artifact, remaining in a deep slumber ever since. Now, because I absorbed the Sky Dome Silver Peng Spirit Ring, which is of the same origin as Tian Ling, Tian Ling directly devoured the energy of these Spirit Rings and was reawakened?
The facts were exactly as Yun Ming had deduced; the three great Soul Spirits whose origins had completely merged into the Atlas Divine Spear now had their soul imprints residing within the weapon, and they only needed to replenish their origin energy to be fully awakened.
Seeing that Yun Ming's soul body and Spiritual Power were exceptionally active, Tian Ling knew his master was deep in thought and waited quietly by his side.
After clearing his thoughts, Yun Ming answered Tian Ling's questions, telling him about his rebirth and the era they were currently in. Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment appeared on Tian Ling's face; Yun Ming's experiences were truly fantastical.
Looking at Tian Ling, a warm smile appeared on Yun Ming's face as he said softly.
"Since we are here, we shall settle here!"
"I am very happy to know that you are still alive."
Hearing Yun Ming's words, Tian Ling recovered from his shock, the corners of his mouth curling into a faint smile.
"I am as well, Master!"
After catching up for a while, Yun Ming looked at the Atlas Divine Spear, which only had three Spirit Rings, and said helplessly.
"It seems I still need to find another Spirit Ring to break through my bottleneck!"
Upon hearing Yun Ming's words, Tian Ling spoke up.
"Master, I can bestow a Spirit Ring upon you."
Yun Ming had considered having Tian Ling bestow a Spirit Ring upon him. However, the reason he hadn't brought it up was that he was unsure of Tian Ling's current specific state and whether doing so would have any negative impact on him. Seeing Tian Ling offer it voluntarily, Yun Ming asked seriously.
"Will bestowing a Spirit Ring upon me in your current state affect you?"
Tian Ling shook his head and replied calmly.
"It won't, and it will actually help stabilize my origin better, but..."
"I seem to only be able to bestow one Spirit Ring upon you, Master."
Hearing Tian Ling say this, Yun Ming agreed decisively. Not to mention the quality of the Spirit Skill Tian Ling would grant him, the mere fact that it could help stabilize his origin made the Spirit Ring slot worth it to Yun Ming, even if it provided no skill at all.
Seeing that Yun Ming had agreed, Tian Ling's body surged with golden and silver soul light, which poured into the Atlas Divine Spear. It finally condensed and took shape, forming a dazzling Spirit Ring that was primarily silver-white with golden patterns; if one didn't look closely, it looked a bit like a low-year Century Spirit Ring.
Seeing the color of the new Spirit Ring, Yun Ming thought to himself, It seems it isn't just the Atlas Divine Spear that has evolved.
As the Spirit Ring stabilized, Yun Ming's Soul Power also rose to Level 45.
Under Yun Ming's deliberate control, the medicinal power of the Immortal Herb he had previously consumed was primarily used to clear his Meridians and enhance his blood energy and Spiritual Power. From the time Yun Ming consumed the Immortal Herb until now, his total Soul Power had increased by nine levels; six levels came from clearing his Meridians, and the remaining three were achieved through the combined efforts of the feedback from the new Spirit Ring energy and Yun Ming's meditation over these past few days.
Feeling the Spirit Skill Tian Ling had bestowed upon him, Yun Ming was very satisfied and said to Tian Ling.
"Atlas Overlord Spear, is it?!!"
"I really like this Spirit Skill!"
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