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The Comet Snow Wolf was incredibly fast.
With a single burst of acceleration, a comet-like trail of flame appeared behind it.
These ice-blue flames weren't actual fire, but rather a unique phenomenon formed by highly active ice-attribute energy manifesting as flickering flames. In a sudden flash, the Comet Snow Wolf reached Xiao Lin, its gaping maw descending to crush him.
"Naive!"
Xiao Lin hadn't made a single move to dodge, allowing the Comet Snow Wolf to close the distance in the blink of an eye.
However, that didn't mean his reaction speed was lacking. In truth, with his Tool Soul Avatar secretly activated, Xiao Lin's speed actually surpassed that of the Comet Snow Wolf.
He chose not to dodge its attack specifically so he could defeat the creature in a single strike. In the next instant, Xiao Lin actually thrust his head forward toward the wolf's open mouth, while simultaneously jabbing the Horned Dragon Staff toward its torso.
This bizarre maneuver left the Comet Snow Wolf momentarily bewildered.
Did this human not even know how to perform a sliding tackle? Was he just delivering himself into its jaws? Or did he think those flames would burn it to death? Even if it were Ultimate Fire, given enough time, the wolf could eventually adapt to it.
Before that happened, Xiao Lin would surely be bitten to death.
In less than half a second, the Comet Snow Wolf processed these thoughts and resolutely clamped its jaws down on Xiao Lin's head.
"No!"
In the distance, Ye Lingling was terrified by Xiao Lin's actions.
Seeing him on the verge of death, she cried out and squeezed her eyes shut. She couldn't bear to see a companion sacrifice his life before her.
The others, however, didn't share her fear.
Xiao Lin's defensive power was the highest among them; he had to have a reason for doing this.
Indeed, he did.
As the Horned Dragon Staff shattered the Comet Snow Wolf's ribs, the Vajra Giant Ox Horns secretly sprouted from Xiao Lin's head within the creature's mouth. In an instant, two beams of light pierced directly through the Comet Snow Wolf's brain and shot into the sky.
From the perspective of Ye Lingling and the others, they saw a golden flame ray and an ice-blue freezing ray. Both beams were as thick as a thumb, and they easily bored through the wolf's skull.
"Thank goodness, Xiao Lin is fine."
Seeing Xiao Lin alive and well, firing lasers like that, everyone's racing hearts finally settled.
As expected, Xiao Lin loved these eccentric methods of attack. If this Comet Snow Wolf had been ten meters tall and swallowed him whole, he probably would have pulled a "Great Sage" stunt from inside its belly.
Xiao Lin pried the wolf's jaws apart, retracted his head, and began to gasp for fresh air.
Dammit, that stunk!
Xiao Lin looked disgusted as he gave a thumbs-up to Ye Lingling and the rest. He had chosen this specific method just to ensure the Comet Snow Wolf's meat remained edible and high-quality. He hadn't expected the experiment to succeed so easily.
Effective! I love it! I'm doing this again next time!
His external soul bone had already retracted into his body the moment the task was done, so the others didn't know exactly what had happened. They simply understood that Xiao Lin still had trump cards up his sleeve.
In reality, Xiao Lin could now fire those lasers from his hands or through the Horned Dragon Staff, but the soul power requirement was high, and the power didn't match the output of the Vajra Giant Ox Horns. Therefore, under normal circumstances, he avoided using them.
A few moments later, after trying in vain to use its abilities to adapt to the fatal brain trauma, the Comet Snow Wolf's eyes filled with resentment as its breath faded away. Soon, a soul ring as black as ink drifted up from the Comet Snow Wolf's corpse.
Looking at the ring, Xiao Lin couldn't help but break into a smile.
He had gone through so much on this journey just for this one soul ring. Seizing the moment, Xiao Lin immediately sat cross-legged and planted the Horned Dragon Staff firmly in front of him. He then used his spiritual power to draw in the soul ring of the Comet Snow Wolf.
This time, Xiao Lin knew the Horned Dragon Staff would help share the burden of the soul power impact, but he still didn't dare underestimate the consciousness shock of a ten-thousand-year soul beast especially since the Comet Snow Wolf's cultivation had already exceeded twenty thousand years.
Inside his consciousness space:
"This isn't looking good. This Comet Snow Wolf's cultivation is actually over twenty-seven thousand years. I wonder if Xiao Lin can handle the absorption," the Ice Dragon King remarked, a look of worry crossing his face as he monitored Xiao Lin's condition.
"Relax. If he can withstand the two of us entering his mind, you think he can't handle a little wolf?" the Fire Dragon King countered immediately.
Then, before the incredulous eyes of the two great Dragon Kings, the Horned Dragon Staff within the ocean of ice and fire suddenly siphoned off the vast majority of the soul power.
It perfectly neutralized the soul power impact and consciousness shock that Xiao Lin was supposed to endure. In the eyes of the two Dragon Kings, Xiao Lin's Horned Dragon Staff was becoming increasingly extraordinary.
The Comet Snow Wolf's consciousness was perfectly preserved, flying up toward the sky of the consciousness space to become a star, flickering with its own unique light.
"Awesome! That's what Xiao Lin says, right?" The Ice Dragon King was at a loss for words to describe what he was seeing and could only borrow Xiao Lin's favorite slang.
"Hahaha! This is exactly why we chose him!" The Fire Dragon King laughed heartily.
He realized Xiao Lin had even more potential than they thought. At this rate, he might truly surpass them, perhaps even attaining the power of the Dragon God—or even surpassing the Dragon God himself...
Though the idea of surpassing the Dragon God was still something the Fire Dragon King didn't dare to fully imagine yet.
"I thought Xiao Lin's Horned Dragon Staff was already unusual, but it seems it's even more formidable than a Divine Tool!" the Ice Dragon King said, hitting the nail on the head regarding the weapon's true nature.
A growth-type ability, a protective nature, and the capacity to house multiple distinct powers... if this wasn't a Divine Tool, what was?
"We need to step up Xiao Lin's training," the Fire Dragon King added. "We can't believe him when he says he 'can't take it anymore' and give him breaks."
The two great Dragon Kings met each other's gaze, reading the shared resolve in their eyes, and came to an agreement.
Poor Xiao Lin—because this soul ring absorption was going so smoothly, he had no idea that the two Dragon Kings were planning a much more rigorous training regime for him.
In the real world:
Tang Ni and the others were standing guard for Xiao Lin.
The four of them watched as he absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring without even knitting his brows, inwardly calling him a monster.
Fortunately, they didn't know the exact cultivation of the Comet Snow Wolf, assuming it was only around fifteen thousand years. Only Tang Ni suspected that the Comet Snow Wolf's cultivation was definitely over twenty thousand years.
Xiao Lin never failed to shatter her worldview.
About fifteen minutes after he began, Xiao Lin slowly opened his eyes. Seeing his companions protecting him, a wave of gratitude washed over his heart.
"Alright, the absorption is complete. Thank you for the hard work, everyone."
As Xiao Lin's voice fell, the others stared at him in shock.
That fast? Has a ten-thousand-year soul ring become that easy to absorb?
Ye Lingling and the Shi brothers couldn't help but wonder, but they quickly shook their heads. Remembering their own soul ring absorptions, which took over an hour, they realized a ten-thousand-year ring should have been impossible to finish so quickly.
"How is it?" Tang Ni asked with sudden concern, momentarily catching Xiao Lin off guard.
However, Xiao Lin quickly understood what she was asking.
"Oh! My fourth soul skill is incredibly strong."
"Comet Star Strike!"
"This is my first true offensive soul skill, but its capabilities go far beyond just attacking."
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