Chapter 52: Dragon Soaring Seven Stars!

"Today this old man has opened his eyes; I never imagined that besides hundred‑thousand‑year spirit beasts, even seventy‑thousand‑year spirit beasts could use the sacrificial ability."

Gazing at that figure within the magnetic field, Dugu Bo was extremely shocked in his heart.

"Grandpa, what is sacrifice?" Du Gu Yan asked doubtfully.

"Normal spirit beasts killed by human soul masters truly die, and the soul master who absorbs this spirit ring will suffer attacks from the beast's physical and even spiritual resentment; if they can endure it, it's fine, otherwise they perish."

"Sacrifice is a unique ability of hundred‑thousand‑year spirit beasts; they automatically choose death to become a soul master's spirit ring, in which case the soul master need not endure physical energy attacks nor spiritual resentment from the beast, and the beast's soul is retained within the spirit ring, not truly dying."

Dugu Bo spoke.

"Grandpa, how do you know this?" Du Gu Yan suddenly realized after hearing it; it seems her Ah Fei is currently undergoing the spirit beast's sacrificial trial, so Ah Fei will be safe.

"I've read it in ancient texts; I used to think it was a joke, after all how could a spirit beast willingly sacrifice its life to perfectly aid a soul master with the sacrificial ability?"

"Every spirit beast that reaches a hundred thousand years is proud and cannot tolerate humiliation; even if they self‑destruct, they would never become a human soul master's spirit ring, so Grandpa always thought it was just a legend, never expecting to encounter one today."

"Truly an eye‑opener."

Dugu Bo muttered to himself.

While they were chatting, Li Fei had already completed the fusion.

Hum! A very rich, deep black spirit ring appeared on his body.

This is precisely the fifth spirit ring bestowed by the Heaven‑Swallowing Black Emperor: seventy‑thousand‑year!

And he also obtained the inherited soul skill granted by the Azure Dragon of the East: Dragon Soaring Seven Stars!

Upon activation, it lights up the seven natal constellations belonging to the Azure Dragon of the East, transforming into a virtual‑substantial form of the Azure Dragon; externally it can slay foes, internally it can defend and protect the body.

Of course, this virtual‑substantial form is naturally not the true body of the Azure Dragon of the East; it is merely one of its avatars.

Even so, its power remains extremely formidable! Li Fei inwardly inspected himself and found that seven stars had been lit up within his dantian.

This is the Azure Dragon of the East's natal seven stars.

After possessing these seven stars, it not only grants him soul skill abilities but also gives him a passive: he can survive in any vacuum environment.

Furthermore, he also gained two great talents bestowed by the Heaven‑Swallowing Black Emperor: Devouring Power and Spacetime Power.

However, these two abilities are still in their infancy; they need continual development to grow into the Devouring Law and Devouring Rules.

But this is a lengthy stage, after all, the power of law and the power of rules are extremely difficult to cultivate and directly control by humans.

Now these two abilities remain limited; they cannot devour all things in the world—for instance, they cannot fully devour a force that vastly exceeds their own strength.

This is the drawback of Devouring Power; however, if one can advance to become Devouring Law, they can easily devour force attacks that exceed their own strength by countless times.

As for Spacetime Power, it can briefly tear space, allowing one to go from one point to another, but it requires leaving a coordinate marker at the destination beforehand.

A convenient point is that wherever Li Fei travels, he automatically leaves a spacetime marker that others cannot see.

'This is much more useful than Xiao Wu's instant movement.'

Li Fei thought to himself.

With this ability, even if he can't win, he can still run away.

Even when facing a god, he can still flee.

Unless that god masters spacetime imprisonment, sealing, or similar abilities, otherwise he cannot be caught.

However, in the Divine Realm of the Dou Luo Continent, he had never seen a god possessing such ability in his previous life.

In other words, in this world he can act as he pleases! 'Not bad.' Li Fei is very satisfied.

Moreover, he also obtained an external soul bone granted by the Heaven‑Swallowing Black Emperor.

On the outside of his body, a set of azure armor bone appeared on his upper torso, abdomen, and back; the original Black Emperor mark disappeared, replaced by a azure dragon insignia.

This external soul bone is named Azure Dragon Armor Bone.

With a thought, the Azure Dragon Armor Bone merges into his body.

This time, he has received an epic‑level enhancement.

Possessing the body of a Soul Douluo, plus all those means, this five‑ring Soul King is terrifyingly strong! Even if he encounters a Title Douluo, he can still fight them! As long as his defense and endurance are sufficient, even in a war of attrition he can literally wear down a Title Douluo to death.

At present his spirit ring configuration is: purple‑black black black black black.

Five spirit rings appear around him, dragon might vast, extremely stunning.

Magnetic field news.

Dugu Bo and Du Gu Yan walked over.

"Little monster, was that just now an external soul bone?" Dugu Bo spoke first.

"Yes." Li Fei nodded.

"Tsk tsk, your luck is really good."

Dugu Bo was envious to the extreme.

Previously it was a dragon spine; now it is armor.

Moreover, they are both external soul bones, capable of growing together with their owner.

This guy's luck is truly damn good.

While Du Gu Yan was happy for her boyfriend, she also felt a sense of urgency.

She didn't want the gap between them to grow too large, so she must strive harder in her cultivation from now on.

Living in the same era as Li Fei truly is the sorrow of those heaven‑chosen prodigies.

"Old Poison Thing, can you sense what level my soul power has reached now?" Li Fei asked.

Dugu Bo carefully sensed: "Fifty‑five."

"Such a small increase? It seems the higher the rank, the slower the gain, plus my martial soul's special nature."

"But that's still great—a six‑year‑old fifty‑five‑level Soul King with a heaven‑defying configuration; what more could you want?"

In Li Fei's somewhat disappointed gaze, a hint of hope soon appeared.

"A six‑year‑old fifty‑five‑level Soul King possessing such a heaven‑defying configuration is terrifying." Dugu Bo sighed.

Dugu Yan was stunned after hearing: "What!? You're only six years old!"

She still didn't know Li Fei's true age until now.

She was completely dumbfounded.

She had thought Li Fei was fifteen or sixteen.

Dugu Yan is now only about twelve years old.

At first she thought the other person was older than her.

Because she had a sense of it, she never bothered to ask his age.

But now her grandfather dealt her such a heavy blow.

The other person is actually six years younger than her?

Doesn't that make it a sister‑brother romance? But the other person certainly doesn't look six at all.

Moreover, after absorbing the fifth soul ring, Li Fei's height reached 1.8 meters, his build is strong, his muscles are not overly bulky but very well‑balanced; every muscle and every cell is filled with a sense of solid power! Giving a feeling of great safety.

The clothes he wears have become short and small because he has grown taller and stronger.

Looking at him now, he looks even less like a six‑year‑old.

"Old Duwu, didn't you tell her?" Li Fei blinked, looking at Dugu Bo.

"Uh, no," Dugu Bo rubbed his nose, because he also felt embarrassed to say it.

For a moment, the three of them stared at each other, falling into silence.

(End of chapter)