Chapter 41: The Terrifying Dragon's Roar and First Soul Skill: Purifying Light

In the Soul-Hunting Forest, atop a century-old tree whose thick branches spread wide and green, Lin Ye sat cross-legged, absorbing the soul ring.

As the soul power of the Jade Aurora Bird's ring surged into him, waves of potent energy rushed through his body. Deep within his consciousness, in a pitch-black sea of awareness, the bird's lingering will began to coalesce.

When a soul master absorbs a soul ring, they face two challenges: the overwhelming soul power coursing through their body—if they can't endure it, they risk exploding—and the remnant will of the soul beast. If the remnant will is not suppressed, it can cause a backlash, leading to the same devastating result.

In Lin Ye's consciousness, as dark energy gathered, the shape of the Jade Aurora Bird appeared, its body as black as night, its eyes filled with venomous hatred. It glared at the glowing Nine-Spirit Sacred Camellia floating in the darkness. This was the bird's lingering will, driven by resentment.

It had been close to capturing its prey when it was struck down, killed by a surprise attack. The fury it felt in its final moments was boundless. Now, this remnant will of the bird, merged with its resentment, was Lin Ye's greatest test.

"Caw!"

"Caw!"

The bird screeched in fury within the darkness, fixating on the holy glow of the Nine-Spirit Sacred Camellia. Its wings beat violently, and like a deadly arrow, it shot toward Lin Ye's martial spirit, intending to strike it down.

But just as the bird was about to reach the Camellia, a deep and majestic dragon's roar suddenly echoed through the sea of consciousness.

"Roaaar!"

The entire sea seemed to tremble with the sound. The Jade Aurora Bird, once filled with wrath and malice, froze. Terrified, it tried to flee, its wings flapping in desperation. But a mysterious force drew it back.

In a final shriek of despair, the bird's remnant will dissolved into a cloud of black smoke and was pulled into the void, vanishing from Lin Ye's consciousness.

In the outside world, as the bird's remnant will dissipated, Lin Ye's eyes shot open, a glint of uncertainty flashing in them. He, as the master of his body, could sense everything that had occurred within his mind during the soul ring absorption.

Originally, his plan had been simple: confront the bird's remnant will with his Nine-Spirit Sacred Camellia, leveraging his home-ground advantage to gradually erode and wipe out the lingering consciousness. Yet, unexpectedly, a dragon's roar erupted from the depths of his consciousness, instantly obliterating the bird's will.

Lin Ye knew where the dragon's roar had come from—his third, as-yet dormant, martial spirit: an unknown dragon spirit. But to wipe out a nearly thousand-year-old soul beast's will with just one roar? His third martial spirit was clearly something extraordinary!

This realization weighed heavily on Lin Ye's mind. What kind of power lay dormant within him?

But even now, Lin Ye was still underestimating his third martial spirit. When that dragon's roar had sounded, it wasn't just the bird's remnant will that was eradicated. The entire Soul-Hunting Forest had trembled.

At the same moment the roar echoed in Lin Ye's consciousness, a terrifying pressure exploded from his body, rippling outwards. Wherever the pressure reached, every soul beast—whether it flew in the sky, ran on land, swam in the rivers, or burrowed beneath the earth—collapsed in terror, trembling uncontrollably.

Especially the serpentine creatures, they were so petrified by the overwhelming force that they could barely move.

Once the pressure subsided, countless soul beasts, particularly snakes, began frantically fleeing in the opposite direction of Lin Ye. A mere few hundred meters away, under a large boulder, a five-meter-long Mandala Snake, its body emerald green, darted away in a mad dash, spurred on by the lingering terror.

Several kilometers away, Tang San had just finished sprinkling sulfur powder around their campsite. He too had felt the pressure released by Lin Ye, though not as intensely as the soul beasts.

"Teacher, did you feel that just now...?" Tang San hesitated, turning to the Grandmaster.

"You mean that uneasy feeling?" Grandmaster's expression was serious. "It felt like a soul power suppression."

Hearing this, Tang San's brow furrowed in concern. His teacher's martial spirit, the Luo San Pao, possessed traces of dragon lineage, making Grandmaster even more sensitive to the pressure Lin Ye had released. Though his mind had instinctively interpreted it as soul power suppression, he didn't recognize it as the bloodline suppression of dragons.

"Teacher, are you saying this was a soul power suppression from a powerful soul master?"

Grandmaster nodded solemnly. "That's right. To produce such a powerful suppression, the source must be incredibly strong. But we didn't see any major disturbances in the area, which means the source is quite far from us. To feel such an effect from this distance, it's likely a titled Douluo."

"A titled Douluo? How could there be a titled Douluo in the Soul-Hunting Forest?"

Tang San was taken aback.

"Perhaps just passing through. No need to worry. If there was any danger, we would've noticed by now. Relax."

Grandmaster offered calm reassurance, though the weight of his words lingered.

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Meanwhile, on Lin Ye's side.

Still reeling from the revelation of his third martial spirit's power, Lin Ye slowly eased his mind. After all, it was ultimately a good thing. Now, he turned his attention to something more pressing—his new soul skill.

He summoned his Nine-Spirit Sacred Camellia once again.

As the pure white martial spirit materialized in his right hand, a deep yellow soul ring rose from the ground, encircling him. The moment the ring appeared, a surge of information flooded Lin Ye's mind.

It was the knowledge of his first soul skill, derived from the Nine-Spirit Sacred Camellia.

As expected, the skill was indeed purification. But to Lin Ye's surprise, this purification wasn't limited to removing poison. It could also dispel other negative effects, such as weakness, charm, and many others!

This was beyond Lin Ye's expectations. The skill's versatility was impressive—one purification skill that could clear a range of negative states. Naturally, this was an excellent outcome.

Now, for the name of this soul skill.

After considering its effect and the way his Nine-Spirit Sacred Camellia would unleash the purifying power in the form of light, Lin Ye made his decision. His first soul skill would be named Purifying Light.

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