6 Chapter 6: Absorbing Soul Rings and Immortal Plants 2

It only took 30 minutes after the process started, the yellow soul ring that was above Shirou's head turned into a purple soul ring which represented the lifespan of the soul ring from 1000 years to 9999 years. Shirou's face still looked relaxed after going through the pressure of the 100 years to 999-year soul ring.

It took over 7 hours for the soul ring that Shirou had absorbed to begin to enter 5000 years. After the soul ring above Shirou's head entered the 5000-year-old age, Shirou's body began to tremble because the pressure released by the 5000-year soul ring was already very heavy. Shirou frowned as he gritted his teeth firmly against the pressure of the 5000-year soul ring. Shirou continued to force himself to withstand the 5000-year pressure of the soul ring.

The absorption process continues until the soul ring begins to enter the age of 7000 years. Shirou's body started to shake violently as some parts of his body began to bleed and condense around him. Shirou continued the absorption process. Shirou did this because he had been aiming to obtain a third soul ring at 100,000 years of age so that his strength could increase very quickly.

As soon as the soul ring had entered its 8000-year lifespan, Shirou was already unable to withstand the pressure exerted by the 8000-year-old soul ring and above. Shirou quickly instantly finished the soul ring absorption process.

BOOM!!!!...

The shockwave instantly swept across the surrounding area. The soul ring tool that was in front of Shirou instantly shattered, the purple soul ring with a faintly black color slowly began to merge with Shirou's body. Shirou had also finished absorbing the first soul ring feeling an increase in his soul power as well as an increase in martial soul power thanks to the passive ability he got in his first soul ring absorption.

After Shirou finished absorbing the 8000-year soul ring, Shirou's physical fitness, which was previously the level of a late-border Soul Elder, had risen to the level of a Late-level Soul Sect. Shirou slowly opened his eyes again and checked his physical condition.

A touch of joy appeared on Shirou's face, he quickly calmed his emotions while taking a deep breath and exhaling it again while muttering softly, "As expected. With the absorption of the soul ring that exceeded the limits that the humans of the Douluo world had known. My current combat strength is not as a Soul Master at the same level as mine. At least for now, I can easily compete with a Great Soul Master, and even defeating them doesn't rule out the possibility."

Shirou sighed again and mumbled, "The soul ability I got was also to my liking. 300% passive increase to the strength of the first martial soul. It's just, it seems that with this increase in martial soul power, my control over the lightning martial soul is becoming more difficult than before." Shirou immediately extended his hand forward while summoning his lightning martial soul as he tried to manifest into a small needle.

However, what appeared in Shirou's hand was not a small needle but a needle 5 times the size of the previous needle. Shirou kept trying to control his martial soul. It took about 15 minutes for Shirou to be able to manifest his martial soul into tiny needles like before.

Shirou retracted his martial soul with a sigh and muttered under his breath, "Huu~ With a mark like this, it's likely that every time I increase the power of my soul ring or get a new soul ring, I will need to do some martial soul control training. Well~ At least the effort I will put in will be balanced with the results I will get"

"In addition, by absorbing the two immortal plants before and gaining additional soul power through the soul ring I absorbed earlier. It seems that by the time I absorb the second soul ring for the second martial soul, there is a chance that my soul force will rise to level 30 directly. I need to condense my soul force at that time" Shirou said seriously as he tried to calm his emotions back down.

With the physical fitness that Shirou had now that he had completed the absorption of the first soul ring, Shirou was now able to absorb a 10,000-year-old soul ring without any problems at all. Thinking of that, Shirou became very happy. However, his pleasure was immediately stopped by the sound of his stomach.

*Stomach* *Stomach* Stomach*

Shirou reflexively touched his stomach as he raised his head to look at the control panel "Half-past four in the morning? Well~ No longer than before. I also didn't think that it would take this long to absorb a soul ring. The food I prepared was also completely exhausted. Then, let's go to the kitchen to prepare some food first and also some supplies to prepare for further absorption."

Shirou slowly stood up from his position and immediately walked out of the practice room without turning off the control panel because he would return immediately after replenishing his energy and food after each time he finished absorbing the soul ring.

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Some time passed.

After Shirou finished getting the latest energy and prepared more food supplies than before, Shirou didn't choose to go straight back to the training room but instead cleaned his body and changed into the gym clothes he was wearing. Finished with the business, Shirou immediately walked back to the practice room and sat in the middle of the practice room in a meditation position.

Shirou took a deep breath and muttered "Ok~ After this, I will get a 10,000-year-old soul ring for the first martial soul second soul ring. However, after that, I had to quickly condense my soul force. Let's get started." Shirou immediately took out a soul ring tool from the storage room and was now right in front of him.

Shirou instantly summoned his first martial soul and soul ring. Shirou's body was immediately surrounded by a lightning current that was stronger than the first time. Under Shirou's feet was a purple ring with a faint black color floating under his feet.

" Agh! ~" Shirou gritted his teeth and started trying to control the power of his martial soul. It took some time for Shirou to restore control of the power of the lightning currents surrounding his body back to its original state. Shirou heaved a sigh of relief as he said "Huu~ After this, I need to focus on starting to control the soul power and martial soul. Otherwise, I will have many problems to face in the future."

Shirou who had finished controlling his martial soul back directly injected his soul force into the soul ring tool. The soul ring device immediately responded to the soul force released by Shirou and slowly floated in front of him. From within the soul, the ring tool came out as an extremely beautiful yellow soul ring and slowly floated over Shirou's head.

Seeing this, Shirou knew that the soul ring absorption process was about to begin. Shirou closed his eyes and started the process of absorbing the second soul ring for his first martial soul. It only took 15 minutes for the yellow soul ring that was above Shirou's head to turn into a purple soul ring that represented the 1000 year to 9999-year soul ring.

Shirou's face was still very relaxed in the process of withstanding the pressure from the yellow soul ring from 100 years old to 999 years old. After changing the soul ring from yellow to purple, it took 5 hours for the soul ring above Shirou's head to reach 7000 years.

By the time the soul ring had entered its 7000-year-old, Shirou's body began to tremble due to the pressure released by the 7000-year-old soul ring. Shirou frowned and gritted his teeth, holding back the pressure of wanting to obtain a 10,000-year-old soul ring. Gradually the age of the soul ring began to rise until it was 9900 years old which made Shirou's body begin to tremble violently.

Shirou didn't stop the process because he could still withstand the pressure from the soul ring even higher. Shirou continued to force himself until the soul ring that was above Shirou's head turned instantly into a 10,000-year-old black soul ring. However, Shirou did not stop the process but continued the process of absorbing the soul ring to the limit he could bear.

As the soul ring entered the age of 12,500 years, blood slowly leaked out of Shirou's body and began to wrap around Shirou's area. However, the process continues until the soul ring stops growing at the age of 15,000 years. Shirou's face was already very pale from the exhaustion and pressure his body had received in the 15,000-year soul ring. Shirou instantly finished the process of absorbing the soul ring.

BOOM!!!!...

The shockwave swept the surrounding area. The soul ring tool that was in front of Shirou instantly shattered after the absorption process was complete. The 15,000-year-old black soul ring that was above Shirou's head slowly began to fuse with his first martial body and soul. Shirou's soul force that was previously at level 20 upon awakening instantly rose to level 30 after the absorption of the second soul ring was completed.

This increase in level was because Shirou had obtained an upgrade through the two immortal plants he absorbed before absorbing the soul ring, the 8000-year-old soul ring, and the 15,000-year-old soul ring. Because of that Shirou's soul force which was at level 20 instantly rose to level 30 after the absorption process of the second soul ring for the first martial soul was completed.

Shirou who sensed this instantly condensed his soul force. The soul force that was previously at level 30 slowly started to drop all the way to level 24 until Shirou sensed that his current density of soul force was good enough.

With the physical fitness that Shirou had now, it was quite possible to condense the soul force. If this was done by an ordinary Soul Master, there was a possibility that the Soul Master's body would be instantly destroyed as a result of not being able to withstand the condensation of the soul force. However, it was different from Shirou who had trained his physical fitness and received baptism from an immortal plant before.

Shirou slowly opened his eyes again, a touch of joy on his face "Not bad~ For a 10,000-year soul ring, I got a massive increase of 500%. Looking at the effect I got, it seems that for the yellow soul ring I will get a passive increase of 100%, the purple soul ring by 300%, the black soul ring by 500%, the red soul ring by 700%, and there is a possibility for the gold soul ring by as much as 900% or maybe 1000%. Hmm~ Forget it~ I can also confirm that later after I get the soul ring" Shirou muttered under his breath.

Instantly Shirou summoned his first martial soul. Shirou's body was immediately surrounded by a lightning current that was stronger than ever, from beneath Shirou's feet two purple and black soul rings floated while rotating clockwise. Shirou tried to control his soul force to manifest a small needle-like before in his right hand.

However, the difficulty in the process of controlling his martial soul was twice as much as before. On top of Shirou's palm was not a small needle that appeared but a very large 2-meter long needle. Shirou frowned and started trying to make the large needle shrink in size.

It took more than 30 minutes for the needle to turn into the tiny needle Shirou wanted. Shirou sighed as he retracted his martial soul and soul force, "The power of the martial soul has indeed increased very frighteningly. However, the control of the martial soul became more chaotic than before. It seems that to get the third ring, I'd better delay before I can fully control my martial soul" Shirou muttered under his breath.

*Stomach* *Stomach* *Stomach*

At the same time, Shirou's stomach growled again. Shirou reflexively grabbed his stomach and lifted his head to look at the control panel that showed 2:30 in the afternoon. Shirou sighed as he said, "Looks like the absorption process for this second ring is longer than before. Then, let's rest and recharge. I also need to restore focus to be able to control the power of the second martial soul during the soul ring absorption process. It will be very dangerous if I accidentally release the power of the second martial soul and destroy this house."

Shirou immediately sat down casually while taking out the various foods he had prepared earlier. The smell of the food instantly covered the entire practice room. If someone was in the room, it was likely that that person wouldn't be able to withstand the smell of the food Shirou made.