Chapter 219: Absorbing the God-Bestowed Soul Ring

"Hoo!"

Shi Quan slowly opened his eyes from his meditative state; within his pupils, it was as if there were an endless starry sky, deep and bottomless.

The Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone brought Shi Quan two powerful auxiliary soul skills.

The first soul skill is named Blue Silver Light; this soul skill manifests the life force of the Blue Silver Emperor to the fullest. The brilliant Blue Silver divine light will stimulate the life force within the body, rapidly recovering injuries and eliminating negative states. As long as one is not dead, one can recover as before. When the Blue Silver Light completely envelops the body, it can also grant immunity to one instance of damage; it is an extremely powerful healing and protective skill.

The second soul skill is named Blue Silver Contract; this soul skill is very special and cannot be released independently. It requires a contract target. After contracting with the target, the two share their life force. Shi Quan can transfer the injuries he sustains onto the contract target. The contract target must be willing of their own accord, otherwise, the contract cannot be formed.

Blue Silver Light is just an upgraded version of "Spring Breeze Blows Again," but this Blue Silver Contract is quite interesting. It feels like the appearance of this soul skill should have a certain connection with the Immortal Herb Lovesickness Heartbroken Red.

Besides the soul skills, this Blue Silver soul bone provided him with an unexpectedly large boost, and it also allowed him to condense a Life Soul Core.

Logically speaking, even the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor soul bone, the 100,000-year Blue Silver King soul bone, and the life force contained within the Immortal Herb Lovesickness Heartbroken Red would not be enough to help Shi Quan directly condense a Soul Core.

"Is it because of the Reincarnation Soul Core inside my body?"

Shi Quan recalled the various events while condensing the Life Soul Core; if it weren't for the Reincarnation Soul Core suddenly vibrating, his Life Soul Core would likely not have been so easy to condense.

It stands to reason that it is because his body had already been transformed by the Samsara Power, and the appearance of the Blue Silver Right Leg Bone was just a catalyst.

A person has three energy centers in their body: the Upper energy center is at the Yintang point on the Governing Vessel, also known as the "Mud Ball Palace"; the Middle energy center is at the Danzhong Acupoint in the chest; the Lower energy center is at the Guanyuan point on the Conception Vessel, three inches below the navel.

The location of the Life Soul Core is three inches below Shi Quan's navel, which is the Lower Dantian. The location of the Reincarnation Soul Core is in the Middle Dantian in the chest.

The positions are not the same, so naturally, they do not affect each other.

The different positions of these two Soul Cores reminded Shi Quan of descriptions in some novels from his past life: a person has three treasures, called Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

The Upper Dantian is the place where the spirit is condensed, the Middle Dantian is where Qi gathers, and the Lower Dantian is the place where essence is stored.

It does match up quite a bit.

With his strength increased once again, Shi Quan is even more confident about absorbing the God-Bestowed Soul Ring next.

"Xiao Quan, have you finished absorbing the soul bone?" Just as Shi Quan woke up, the figure of Dugu Bo arrived in front of him.

"Yes, I am prepared to absorb the soul ring next." Shi Quan nodded, raised his hand to touch it, and the golden crystal ball transformed from the Dragon God's dragon soul appeared in Shi Quan's hand.

Dugu Bo looked at the golden crystal ball in Shi Quan's hand and nodded, "You made quite a commotion when you were absorbing the soul bone just now. I thought you had run into some trouble. You aren't even sure about this God-Bestowed Soul Ring yourself, so you still need to be careful."

"Mm." Shi Quan replied, "Don't worry, Grandpa Dugu, I will be careful. Besides, you don't need to worry too much; with the two seniors here, I won't have any problems."

Shi Quan's gaze fell upon the two great Dragon King dragon souls.

The Water Dragon King also said, "This is indeed a God-Bestowed Soul Ring. It contains the power of the Master. The power within it will bestow upon you the soul skills you need most and the highest-level soul ring you can withstand."

Shi Quan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Senior, is there a limit to this maximum degree?"

The Water Dragon King was stunned for a moment, then said, "The Master's power can be called infinite, but the power of this God-Bestowed Soul Ring is limited. However, up to now, there has never been a situation where the power bestowed by the Master was completely absorbed."

Hearing this, Shi Quan understood in his heart and sat down cross-legged again, "Grandpa Dugu, I will absorb the soul ring now. Please look after Zhuqing. Don't worry, I won't have any problems."

Dugu Bo nodded upon hearing this.

Shi Quan then summoned his Spirit Soul Martial Soul, his mental aura restrained, and the martial soul merged into Shi Quan's body.

His fingers moved slightly, and with a light flick, a "click" sound rang out; the golden bead shattered, and the dense nine-colored light in the crystal ball spread like a pour to every corner of Shi Quan's body, covering his figure.

Just as the golden bead shattered, one yellow and one blue halo were released from Shi Quan's body at the same time.

The two halos only floated on the surface of Shi Quan's body, and the aura full of life force and the heavy, thick aura instantly filled the space.

The absorption of a God-Bestowed Soul Ring changes according to one's own endurance; these were described in the original work, and Shi Quan naturally knew them by heart.

The release of the Earth Domain and the Blue Silver Domain could allow Shi Quan to accept the God-Bestowed Soul Ring before him in his best state.

The two great domains appeared, and the nine-colored light surrounding Shi Quan suddenly became even denser. Within that nine-colored mist, one could vaguely see strands of golden thread beginning to surround Shi Quan's body, constantly squeezing.

At the same time, golden light flashed behind Shi Quan, and the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears and the Dragon Spine emerged. Simultaneously, his chest, right arm, and right leg all released faint halos. Through the stimulation of Internal Energy, the two External Spirit Bones and the three soul bones within his body all exerted their effects.

Shi Quan prepared to see if he could directly absorb all the power in the God-Bestowed Soul Ring condensed by the Dragon God's dragon soul.

Therefore, he released his full strength without reservation from the very beginning.

Sure enough, when his five soul bone abilities were released, the nine-colored mist surrounding his body had already completely changed.

All the nine-colored mist dissipated, and the mist condensed into countless nine-colored threads, circling the previous golden light as if weaving, constantly shuttling around Shi Quan's body. Accompanied by the shuttling of these nine-colored threads, the soul power within Shi Quan was released without any reservation.

The Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone provided load-bearing and stabilization attributes, making Shi Quan's body as firm and unyielding as a towering giant mountain.

The powerful life force in the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone was constantly nourishing Shi Quan's body at every moment. Facing the powerful pressure brought by the God-Bestowed Soul Ring, as long as there was any damage, the power of the soul bone could quickly repair it.

As for the Phantom Dragon Right Arm Bone and the two External Spirit Bones, the Dragon Spine and the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears, they all provided extremely powerful amplification to Shi Quan's body.

Five soul bones, layer upon layer, constantly assisted Shi Quan in resisting the pressure brought by the God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

As time passed, the nine-colored energy around Shi Quan changed again. The golden light in the middle had condensed into a golden ring, and the nine-colored energy condensed into nine single-colored rays of light. The nine rays of light were like lively elves, constantly jumping and colliding on the golden ring.

Every time they collided, the golden ring would emit a faint golden halo that gathered toward Shi Quan in the middle. The gathered halo seemed to carry majestic power; every time a halo touched Shi Quan's body, Shi Quan's figure would move slightly.

It was fine at the beginning, but as the number of collisions became more frequent and faster, sweat began to appear on Shi Quan's forehead, and the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears and Dragon Spine behind him also began to tremble.

The inner circle of the golden ring gradually turned blood-red, yet this was only the beginning.

Under the powerful impact, the dantian in Shi Quan's lower abdomen emitted bursts of emerald green light, with green light and blue light interlacing.

Although this made Shi Quan's swaying figure steady, this was still far from the limit of the golden ring.

The brilliant golden light shone even brighter, and the impact of the nine-colored light became even more ferocious. Even with the support of the Life Soul Core, fine beads of blood began to emerge on the surface of Shi Quan's body.

Under the flashing blood light, the golden ring was gradually occupied by more and more blood color.

The two great Dragon King dragon souls watched this scene with burning eyes.

The golden ring represented all the energy of the God-Bestowed Soul Ring; if Shi Quan could convert all the power of the golden ring into red, it would mean that Shi Quan had absorbed all the energy of the God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

A normal Spirit Master could at most absorb a 100,000-year soul ring, yet for Shi Quan, 100,000 years was only a beginning.

When the inner circle of the golden soul ring turned red, the energy within it had already reached the 100,000-year level.

100,000 years did not even force out all of Shi Quan's power.

It is enough to see just how thick and deep Shi Quan's current strength has become.

They were also curious whether Shi Quan could surpass his limits; how could the energy bestowed by the Dragon God be so simple?

The Dragon God's bestowing of power must also be based on the situation of the recipient themselves. In other words, the power within the God-Bestowed Soul Ring must exceed Shi Quan's range of endurance.

However, they could see that Shi Quan's strength had just increased significantly, and in this situation, he had a chance to fully absorb the power of the God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

As time quietly slipped away, half of the golden ring had already turned blood-red.

Blood mixed with sweat had also dyed Shi Quan's entire body red.

What followed next was a test of perseverance and temperament.

"Senior Dragon Kings, is Xiao Quan going to be alright?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan's blood-red figure, his eyes unable to hide his worry, and he could only raise his hand to ask the two Dragon King souls.

Upon hearing this, the two Dragon Kings did not respond, only the Water Dragon King gently shook its head.

Zhu Zhuqing, who had just awakened from her cultivation, was also startled by this sight; she watched the scene with red eyes, her gaze unable to hide her worry.

Previously, she had been able to cultivate with a calm heart, but now, seeing Shi Quan in such a state, her beautiful eyes never left him again.

The fine beads of blood on Shi Quan's body gradually turned into a continuous flow of fresh blood, and every drop of blood that spilled out made the golden Soul Ring turn even more vivid red.

Pfft!

Suddenly, Shi Quan seemed unable to withstand the powerful impact of the God-Bestowed Soul Ring and violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

Dugu Bo and Zhu Zhuqing's expressions changed drastically, but the next second, they saw the sprayed blood completely dye the last bit of gold red!

"He actually succeeded!" the two Dragon Kings whispered in astonishment.

Nine-colored rays of light merged into the blood-colored ring.

The powerful impact dissipated, Shi Quan's aura began to return to calm, and a blood-red Soul Ring floated quietly above the four silver Soul Rings...