Douluo Dalu: The World Suppressing Douluo

Bang!

With a single decisive strike, Lin Ye's sword sliced through the Bloodthirsty Wolf King. The massive creature fell with a resounding crash.

The echoing bang! caught the attention of the entire wolf pack, and every Bloodthirsty Wolf turned to look. When they saw the lifeless body of their leader, the wolves froze for a moment. Then, the strongest among them threw back its head and let out a long, mournful howl.

As if receiving a signal, the pack—which had been furiously pursuing a herd of Horned Deer—hesitated briefly, whimpered, and scattered in all directions.

When dealing with soul beasts that form hierarchical packs, the best strategy is to eliminate the leader. The rest of the pack will then break ranks and flee. Without the ability to overpower them all, trying to fight an entire pack would only lead to being exhausted or torn apart in an ambush.

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With the wolves gone, the deer herd had escaped far into the distance. By the babbling stream, only Lin Ye and the fallen, seven-meter-long body of the Bloodthirsty Wolf King remained.

Since Lin Ye had already killed it, faint purple motes of light began to drift from the wolf's body, slowly converging above it as a soul ring began to take shape.

Seeing it would still take some time for the soul ring to fully form, Lin Ye turned to a small creature trembling up in a nearby tree. He reached up, retrieved the shivering Tang Yuan, and set him gently on the ground.

"Alright, stay put here and don't run around. I'm going to absorb the soul ring, understand?"

As Lin Ye spoke, Tang Yuan, who had begun darting back and forth, responded with a sharp squeak, as if he understood.

A few moments later, the soul ring finally solidified above the wolf's corpse. It was a deep purple ring, roughly two meters in diameter.

Lin Ye took a deep breath, raising his right hand as a faint white glow appeared, conjuring his Nine Spirits Immortal Camellia into his palm.

Focusing intently, he activated his Nine Yang Divine Art, channeling his energy to draw in the soul ring. The ring drifted slowly toward him before settling above his outstretched hand. Then, with a sudden contraction, it shrank and wrapped around his Nine Spirits Immortal Camellia. Immediately, a surge of soul power poured into Lin Ye's body.

He swiftly sat down on the ground, closing his eyes to steady himself. Activating his Nine Yang Divine Art, he began channeling his energy to withstand the intense influx of power from the wolf king's soul ring.

Thanks to his recent breakthrough in the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique, Lin Ye's physical strength had soared, allowing him to exert around ten thousand pounds of force with just one arm.

With his current physique, he could rival Soul Saints with high-tier beast martial souls, though only if they hadn't activated their spirit attachments. Once they did, Lin Ye would be outmatched.

Yet, with this physique, Lin Ye could theoretically absorb soul rings between fifty thousand and one hundred thousand years without significant difficulty—even though he wasn't aware of it himself.

Unconsciously, his formidable physique had minimized any discomfort from the soul power emanating from the wolf king's seven-thousand-year-old soul ring. Within less than half an hour, he had passed the first challenge of the soul ring absorption process.

For soul masters, the first test of absorbing a soul ring lies in the body's endurance, but the second is a trial of the mind.

Within his sea of consciousness, dark energy began to condense—a manifestation of the Bloodthirsty Wolf King's unwilling spirit.

The energy swirled together, eventually forming a spectral image of the black-furred wolf king, which glared at Lin Ye's Nine Spirits Immortal Camellia with hateful eyes, seemingly eager to shred it to pieces.

Yet, Lin Ye remained calm. He had gone through this once before and knew that within his consciousness dwelled a mysterious dragon spirit, capable of shattering any resentful remnant of a soul beast with just one roar.

And, as expected, just as the wolf's spirit surged forward to attack Lin Ye's camellia, his dragon spirit stirred and let out a thunderous roar.

The wolf king's spirit was visibly shaken, its expression turning to terror. It tried to flee but was swiftly torn apart by an unknown force, dissolving into countless wisps of black energy before vanishing entirely.

Though the dragon's roar didn't carry outside Lin Ye's consciousness, the aura it exuded burst forth, spreading outward in an intimidating wave of dragon might.

Nearby, Tang Yuan felt the terrifying presence wash over him. He squeaked in fright, pressing himself flat against the ground, burying his head in his furry belly as if hiding could make him invisible.

The dragon's aura continued outward, sweeping over the landscape. Every soul beast within its reach, whether herbivorous or carnivorous, on land or in water, cowered, letting out frightened cries before bowing toward Lin Ye in worship.

Back in his consciousness, after the dragon spirit dealt with the wolf's lingering spirit, Lin Ye opened his eyes and rose from his seat.

"It's finally over!"

He looked at his right hand, where a new purple soul ring shimmered around his Nine Spirits Immortal Camellia. "Second soul skill... complete," he murmured to himself.

"Chirp, chirp!"

Seeing Lin Ye stand, Tang Yuan, who had been trembling on the ground, seemed to find his courage and scrambled up onto Lin Ye, burrowing into the front of his shirt.

"You little scaredy-cat!"

Assuming Tang Yuan had only been scared by his prolonged stillness, Lin Ye gently patted the small creature poking its head from his shirt and chuckled softly.

After calming Tang Yuan, Lin Ye turned his attention back to the new soul ring on his Nine Spirits Immortal Camellia. Closing his eyes, he focused, reading the information conveyed by his second soul skill, which left him both stunned and thrilled.

The skill granted a twofold increase in both attack and speed to a single target, with a onefold boost in strength! For multiple targets, the effect would be halved—but even then, it was still incredibly powerful.

A twofold enhancement on a single target was a feature typically exclusive to ten-thousand-year soul rings!

Lin Ye had only expected a modest boost given that his soul ring was a mere seven thousand years old. But perhaps because it originated from a mutated, king-class soul beast, it had the power equivalent to a ten-thousand-year soul ring. Lin Ye was genuinely satisfied.

Experimenting with his new ability, he found that when activated, the Nine Spirits Immortal Camellia emitted a scarlet glow, forming a crown over the target's head that bestowed them with its empowering effect.

The skill's visual manifestation inspired the perfect name for it.

Lin Ye smiled, mentally dubbing it: Blood Crown of the Spirits.

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