Chapter 68: Sovereign of the Heavens and Blue Silver Bond

As Tang Wulin approached the central area of the swamp, the Deep Marsh Ghost Vine's attacks became increasingly dense and fierce.

Facing its attacks, Tang Wulin used the Ghost Shadow Wandering Step, dodging when he could and using the Golden Dragon Claw to deal with those he couldn't dodge, thus sustaining no injury.

When he reached the core area, the Deep Marsh Ghost Vine visibly grew anxious, and more vines began to surge out from the depths of the swamp, lashing toward Tang Wulin.

Only then did Tang Wulin understand why Gong Changlong had said he had already wounded this Deep Marsh Ghost Vine.

It was clearly visible that many of the newly emerged vines bore burn marks, obviously because Gong Changlong's attack came before it could activate its talent to share damage, causing many vines to suffer severe burns.

If it weren't for Gong Changlong's weakening, the pressure Tang Wulin faced would definitely be much greater than now.

Unfortunately, there are no 'ifs'; these severely burned vines have virtually no attack power, and after activating his Golden Dragon Body, Tang Wulin can even withstand their lashes unharmed.

After standing firm in the swamp's core area, Tang Wulin took a deep breath, and streams of golden airflow began to emanate from his body.

At the same time, his aura began to rise at an astonishing speed, like a sovereign who stands between heaven and earth.

Witnessing this, Gong Changlong almost fell from the tree.

"Sovereign of the Heavens? Did Elder Mu even teach him that?!"

That's right; Tang Wulin is currently using Mu En's signature absolute skill, Sovereign of the Heavens.

The original Sovereign of the Heavens combined mental power and soul power to erupt with astonishing power as a technique; to better suit Tang Wulin, Mu En spent two months refining his famed absolute skill into a technique that merges qi and blood, soul power, and mental power, which he then imparted to Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

Perhaps because they already frequently fused these three during their martial soul fusion, the two learned this technique unexpectedly quickly; in less than a year, they had become quite proficient in its use.

However, they had never demonstrated this technique before others, after all Tang Wulin could sweep through all first-year opponents even without Sovereign of the Heavens, and it is well known that Huo Yutong is under Tang Wulin's protection, so no one dares to provoke them.

Now this is Tang Wulin's first time using this technique in front of anyone other than Mu En.

"Roar—"

Accompanied by a resounding dragon chant, the golden light emanating from Tang Wulin's body swiftly twisted, turning into many small golden dragons that swirled rapidly around him.

Perhaps because the fusion of qi and blood, soul power, and mental power closely resembles martial soul fusion, once these three merge they form a new kind of energy, just like martial soul fusion, which Tang Wulin can freely use for shape-shifting attacks.

Furthermore, due to the influence of the Golden Dragon King bloodline, the manifestations of his Sovereign of the Heavens energy always take a dragon form, whereas Huo Yutong differs—she is far more flexible, basically able to assume any form she wishes.

Tang Wulin controlled these golden dragons, swirling them to his palm, then leapt high into the air and fiercely punched downward toward the swamp.

This punch not only carried a shattering property, but also sent those several small dragons flying together, creating a tremendous momentum.

This is already the strongest attack-type skill Tang Wulin can currently use.

Perhaps sensing the extraordinary nature of this strike, the Deep Marsh Ghost Vine's vines hastily darted aside, trying to evade it.

But how could Tang Wulin let it have its way? Countless Blue Silver Emperors shot out, each wrapping around those vines.

In terms of hardness, the Blue Silver Emperor naturally cannot match the strength of this thousand-year soul beast Deep Marsh Ghost Vine, yet they only need to entangle it for a moment.

"Boom—"

Tang Wulin's attack landed thus upon the Deep Marsh Ghost Vine, smashing it fiercely into the swamp. As the booming sound rang out, the Deep Marsh Ghost Vine's vines could no longer bear the weight, beginning to break apart layer by layer; all its branches flailed wildly everywhere, yet they could not withstand the might of Tang Wulin's attack, gradually collapsing under the tremendous impact.

Finally, when everything returned to calm, a purple soul ring slowly rose from the swamp's bottom, silently floating above the swamp.

The victor of this battle was Tang Wulin.

A sound of breaking space rang out, and Gong Changlong's figure appeared beside him, patting his shoulder.

"You did well; hurry up and absorb it. Although your feeling may not be obvious, this Deep Marsh Ghost Vine is a remarkably powerful existence among plant-type soul beasts of the same rank."

His gaze toward Tang Wulin was filled with admiration.

Even though the Deep Marsh Ghost Vine belongs to the plant system and is considerably weaker than top-tier animal-type soul beasts, and even though it was initially wounded by him, it remains a seven-thousand-year-old soul beast.

To defeat an opponent of this level, at the very least one needs a Soul Ancestor–level expert, and specifically one of the type like Bei Bei and Xu San Shi; even they might not be able to win as easily as Tang Wulin did.

Heaven's Pride is practically tailor-made for this child; Gong Changlong has never seen such a genius of this caliber in his lifetime.

Tang Wulin nodded, sat down where he was, and began to absorb the soul ring.

This is also his first time absorbing a soul ring in this era; I must say the feeling is still quite fresh.

Leaving other aspects aside, unlike many soul spirits that burden mental power, when absorbing a soul ring Tang Wulin first feels the burden on his body.

Of course, what he fears least is bodily strain, so he merely frowned slightly and suppressed the impact of the soul ring's energy on his body.

The subsequent absorption process went extremely smoothly; in less than half an hour, Tang Wulin finished absorbing the soul ring, and when he opened his eyes, a faint blue-gold flickered in his gaze.

Seeing that he had finished absorbing, Gong Changlong eagerly asked, "What soul skill did you obtain?"

Tang Wulin slightly sensed it and then said:

"The name of the soul skill I obtained is Blue Silver Bond; its effect is to link the Blue Silver Emperor with my body during use, allowing damage sharing like the Deep Marsh Ghost Vine, with a maximum of fifty percent shared between them."

"Excellent!"

Gong Changlong slapped his palm fiercely.

Thus the Deep Marsh Ghost Vine's greatest talent was inherited by Tang Wulin.

This soul skill is extremely practical; for example, when Tang Wulin faces an attack, he can release this soul skill while emitting the Blue Silver Emperor, transferring part of the damage to the Blue Silver Emperor to reduce his own injury.

Conversely, he can also use this soul skill while using the Blue Silver Emperor to entangle an opponent, transferring part of the damage the Blue Silver Emperor suffers onto himself, thereby greatly enhancing the Blue Silver Emperor's flexibility to better control the enemy.

As a second soul skill, its strength is absolutely exceptional.

Affected by Gong Changlong's emotional display, the corner of Tang Wulin's mouth also rose slightly.

He couldn't help but look toward the distance.

His side is progressing very smoothly; I wonder how Huo Yutong's side is doing.

(End of chapter)