socalfunplaces Chapter 12 The Power of the Fusion Ring
Chapter 12 The Power of the Fusion Ring
Sunset Forest is different from Starry Sky Forest.
This place is mostly inhabited by ten-year and hundred-year-old soul beasts, with thousand-year-old soul beasts being rare, while ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are already overlord-level existences.
Therefore, this place has always been the first choice for Shrek Academy's lower-level students to train.
Lin Feng and his two companions searched the outer area for a long time but failed to find a suitable two-thousand-year-old soul beast, so they had no choice but to venture deeper into the central forest.
Just as they stepped into a clearing in the sparsely wooded forest, Lin Feng, who was using his mental detection, suddenly said, "I have a bad feeling. There are many dilapidated spider webs and caves here, but no powerful soul beast aura. Logically speaking, individual cave spiders in Sunset Forest are usually very powerful beings."
"Oh no, it's an anthill!" Lin Feng's pupils contracted, and he shouted, "Retreat!"
The next moment, a massive swarm of ants surged out from the underground caves from all directions like a tidal wave.
Their entire bodies are covered with dark gold or black carapaces, thick like armor, gleaming with a cold, hard metallic luster.
The massive jaws opened and closed, producing a grinding sound that made your teeth ache.
The ant colony mainly consists of worker ants with a cultivation level of at least ten years, mixed with many soldier ants with a cultivation level of at least a hundred years.
The queen ant, the largest of them all, possessed a cultivation level exceeding two thousand years.
The cuckoo has taken over the magpie's nest!
The cave spiders in this area were completely wiped out by the swarms of giant ants long ago.
"A single thousand-year-old ant is not scary, but if you encounter a swarm... even a Soul King or Soul Emperor might be worn down to death." Ning Tian said, trembling.
At this moment, the ant colony clearly regarded the three as intruders.
The enormous queen ant raised its mandibles and emitted a sharp hiss.
The entire ant swarm instantly formed a closing encirclement.
"To catch the thief, catch the leader first! You guys find a chance to break through, I'll draw their fire!"
Lin Feng didn't look back and rushed straight towards the Queen Ant.
In an instant, a large number of ants, like a black tide, converged around the queen, forming a surging barrier.
"Ning Tian, you go first, don't worry about us!" Wu Feng gritted his teeth, his body surging with red light, the Red Dragon Martial Soul possessing him, and followed closely behind Lin Feng.
"I'm not leaving!" Ning Tian said without hesitation, his soul rings lit up, and the amplifying light fell directly on Wu Feng.
If there are enough ants, they can really kill an elephant.
Lin Feng unleashed his soul skills one after another, and the fire lotus exploded in the ant swarm, but the Thousand-Pound Ants continued to come and could not be killed.
His soul power was rapidly depleted, and he was soon surrounded.
Even with his strong physique, he couldn't withstand hundreds or thousands of frenzied bites.
Wu Feng's situation was equally critical; his old wounds had not yet healed, and he was now trapped by layers of ants.
"Lin Feng! Wu Feng!" Ning Tian cried out, pouring out his soul power, but felt utterly powerless.
She has not yet broken through to the Soul Venerable level, so she cannot use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's secret technique "Distraction Control" to simultaneously amplify multiple people.
Ning Tian's soul tool flashed frequently as he struggled to kill the worker ants that were attacking him.
Just then, the queen ant hissed, and three burly soldier ants suddenly turned around and rushed toward Ning Tian, who was isolated and helpless.
"It's too late... I must unleash my strongest attack. This attack will be enough to kill the queen ant, but it may also consume my lifespan."
Lin Feng steeled his heart, a resolute glint in his eyes.
He decided to use a portion of the life essence to empower the fire lotus, hoping to kill the ant queen in one strike.
A terrifying aura began to rise from his body.
The queen ant sensed a deadly threat and hissed sharply. The century-old soldier ants that had been surrounding Ning Tian and Wu Feng retreated and surrounded Lin Feng.
"No—!" Ning Tian cried out in a pitiful voice, tears blurring his vision.
"Listen to me... Go!" Lin Feng roared, fine cracks already appearing on his soul rings, and destructive energy was about to be unleashed.
Ning Tian's mind went blank, with only one thought remaining.
That is to unleash the legendary Fusion Ring!
This is a secret technique that only a very few genius direct-lineage soul masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can master.
Her ancestor, the Nine-Colored Goddess Ning Rongrong, once mastered it, but in the past thousand years, no one has been able to master it.
"Ugh—!"
Ning Tian almost ground his teeth to powder, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth, as his soul power was being compressed and fused within his body in an unprecedented way.
She forcibly merged all the soul power stored in her second soul ring into her first soul ring.
The first spirit ring began to crack, showing signs of disintegration.
"Fusion Ring! Seven Treasures have names, the first being: Strength!"
The dazzling seven-colored light shone like never before, and a beam of light, so solid it was almost tangible, crossed the ant colony and landed on Lin Feng.
The power increase is nearly three times the original!
A surge of power instantly filled Lin Feng's limbs and bones.
This is?
A turning point!
Lin Feng made a quick decision to withdraw the portion of his life essence power that he had released, since this would deplete his lifespan.
"Red Dragon - Heart Lotus!"
The blazing flames, like blooming red lotuses, exploded in front of the queen ant, instantly engulfing all the Thousand-Pound Ants within sight.
This attack successfully and severely injured the thousand-year-old ant queen!
What a terrifying fire lotus...
Ning Tian and Wu Feng stared at the dense white and yellow soul rings, as well as the fallen and struggling queen ant, their faces turning pale with shock and lingering fear.
"Ning Tian! Quickly finish off the Queen Ant!" Lin Feng shouted.
This is not the time to be dazed. The queen ant is not dead, and many worker ants and soldier ants are swarming towards this place from afar.
Ning Tian snapped out of his daze, immediately drew the Soul Guidance Dagger bestowed upon him by the sect, rushed forward, and pierced the head of the Thousand-Pound Ant Queen with a single blow.
A deep purple soul ring slowly rose up.
The remaining worker and soldier ants, seeing their queen die, were leaderless and in chaos.
After Lin Feng killed more than a dozen century-old soldier ants that were eyeing the queen's corpse, the remaining Thousand-Pound Ants finally dispersed.
Strike while the iron is hot.
With Lin Feng's help, Ning Tian successfully absorbed the soul ring and advanced to the Soul Master level.
She also became the third Soul Master in Class 9, following Lin Feng and Wu Feng.
With three Soul Masters in one family, Teacher Mu Jin must be laughing in her dreams.
And her chances of winning the bet with the group of old ladies, including Zhou Yi, increased even further...
"Lin Feng, I don't know how to thank you... If it weren't for you, Wu Feng and I would probably be in grave danger today..." Ning Tian's eyes were slightly red, and his voice choked with emotion.
"I'm happy and content that you've stayed by my side and never abandoned me. Besides, the key to obtaining this spirit ring lies with you."
"I owe you a huge favor. I'll invite you to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as a guest sometime, and my father will definitely repay you handsomely, okay?"
"Hmm?" Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, looking at her with a half-smile. "Take me to meet your father? Ning Tian, you wouldn't actually have taken a liking to me, would you? And want to use this opportunity to make me your live-in son-in-law?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Ning Tian's face flushed instantly. She stomped her foot, both embarrassed and annoyed, and grabbed Wu Feng's wrist. "I'm not talking to you anymore!"
After saying that, she pulled Wu Feng back without looking back.
"How about you offer yourself in return?" Lin Feng's voice came leisurely from behind, tinged with laughter. "Anyway, I'm not considering marrying into your family."
Ning Tian paused, but didn't turn around; his ears, however, turned bright red.
She grabbed Wu Feng, who was trying to suppress his laughter, and walked even faster.
Lin Feng watched the two figures hurrying away, shook his head and chuckled, then followed them at a leisurely pace.
Although the battle was fraught with danger, it also gave Lin Feng a glimpse of enlightenment.
He witnessed firsthand the power of fusion that Ning Tian unleashed in the face of adversity.
That was not a simple accumulation of soul power, but rather a fusion and sublimation of the soul ring's origin.
Different flames have different characteristics.
The Phoenix Flame of Nirvana never dies, the Mystic Ice Spirit Flame is fierce, and the Crimson Lotus Heart Flame burns intensely...
If a balance can be found, allowing them to blend together and become one, the resulting power will be unimaginable.
That will be the ultimate trump card after the ring-breaking attack.