When Xu Sheng left the great hall and arrived at the academy...
he immediately saw Hulena and the others sitting cross-legged, absorbing soul rings...
Gui Mei, who was responsible for protecting them, also noticed the former and immediately said, "Xu Sheng, you're here."
Xu Sheng nodded slightly and asked in return, "Hmm, it seems they've been absorbing the soul rings for a while now, right? How are they doing?"
Gui Mei replied solemnly, "They should have started absorbing a few minutes ago. It was alright at first, no reaction."
"But as time passed, each of their faces showed some unusual expressions, more or less."
Xu Sheng nodded to show his understanding, "Hmm, this is normal. After all, the soul beasts I selected, their years are basically the limit that a Soul Elder can absorb."
"So, absorbing them will be more difficult than ordinary thousand-year soul rings!"
Gui Mei pondered, "I see, but Xu Sheng, wasn't there any less extreme choice in selecting soul rings for them?"
"Although it can maximize their potential, the risk is equally high!"
"I'm afraid Your Holiness wouldn't agree if they knew about this."
Xu Sheng didn't deny it, but frankly replied, "Indeed, if an ordinary Soul Master arbitrarily absorbs a soul ring equivalent to their limit, there might be risks!"
"But don't forget, Elder Gui, they are the Spirit Hall Golden Generation, and besides, aren't you and I protecting them?"
Gui Mei was a bit stunned by the former's words, feeling they seemed improvised but made a lot of sense!
Seeing him still somewhat doubtful, Xu Sheng reassured, "Alright, Elder Gui, there's no need to worry too much. With me here, even if something unexpected happens, it will be fine."
Gui Mei caught onto a keyword or two, incredulously saying, "Wait a minute, Xu Sheng, do you mean you can even assist them in the process of absorbing soul rings?"
It's known that absorbing a soul ring almost entirely depends on oneself, and others cannot help!
Xu Sheng glanced at Hulena and the others, saying, "More or less, but in my view, they should be able to absorb the soul rings on their own."
With Xu Sheng's assurance, Gui Mei finally felt relieved....
He believed the other party would not shoot for no reason; perhaps there's some special means for dealing with this kind of thing!
Then, the two didn't speak again, just watched Hulena and the others absorbing the soul rings....
However, reality is always full of surprises. Less than an hour had passed when Hulena's cheeks started to become hot and burning, and even her brows furrowed slightly…
She seemed to be enduring some intense pain, which was constantly increasing....
The first to notice was Gui Mei, who said seriously, "Nana's condition seems a bit off, it seems she's enduring a spiritual attack from the soul beast."
After a soul beast dies, a part of its soul remains in the soul ring, and when a Soul Master absorbs the soul ring, they endure its attack!"
If they successfully endure, the absorption process will be very smooth, but once they fail, it's almost 100% failure!
Not only will the soul ring be wasted, but even their soul power rank could plummet, or even fall!!
Xu Sheng agreed with the former's suspicion, "Hmm, but it looks like Nana hasn't reached her limit yet, she should still be able to endure!"
Just as he finished speaking, Hulena's expression changed once again...
Only to see her features twisted together slowly due to the pain, her teeth biting her lip tightly, with a thread of blood seeping out.....
This scene startled Gui Mei, who quickly said to Xu Sheng, "Xu Sheng, the Holy Daughter's face is all twisted up, isn't that a sign she can't endure?"
"If you have any methods, you'd better use them quickly, if something happens later, it'll be troublesome!"
Xu Sheng took a deep breath, his expression unchanged, "No need to rush, it's not the time yet."
Gui Mei was puzzled, "What?? Not the time yet? But the Holy Daughter looks like she can't hold on at all, as if she might fail at any moment!"
He didn't know if Xu Sheng was confident or courageous enough to say something like that!
Xu Sheng glanced at him, reminding, "Elder Gui, can you not make a fuss, or else they might fail without even being able to absorb the soul ring because of you."
"If you're worried, you can leave the academy first, with me protecting them, nothing will happen."
Gui Mei was tempted but hesitated for a moment, still standing in place, not choosing to leave....
Indeed, if he leaves now, should anything happen, the blame can all be put on Xu Sheng!
But, wouldn't this be a bit too selfish? After all, the other party recently gifted him a unique soul tool!
With this thought, he just silently closed his mouth, not uttering another word...
Seeing Gui Mei finally quiet down, Xu Sheng turned his gaze to Flame and Evil Moon...
Compared to Hulena, their situation was obviously much better. Although sweat was also trickling down their foreheads, it was clear the pain was still within bearable limits!
If all goes well, they should be able to safely complete the soul ring absorption process!
....
"Pfft!"
Unable to endure, Hulena finally couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, attempting to forcibly interrupt the process of absorbing the soul ring...
Before Gui Mei could say anything, Xu Sheng quickly rushed to her side, placed his hand on her crown, and slowly injected some soul power...
At the same time, he communicated telepathically with her using spiritual power, "Nana, I will inject soul power to alleviate your pain, do not interrupt the absorption, hold on!"
If you give up now, the consequences would be unbearable!
In her own Sea of Consciousness, Hulena hesitated for a moment upon hearing this familiar voice and then dispelled the thought of interrupting the absorption.....
Immediately, she felt a warm soul power continuously flowing into her body from her crown, then spreading to her limbs...
The previously unbearable intense pain caused by the soul ring miraculously eased...
No, rather than saying it eased, it would be better to say Xu Sheng's soul power unconsciously strengthened her Sea of Consciousness!!
Realizing this, Hulena couldn't help but feel pleased, "If this is the case, I can continue!!"
After saying this, she began to adjust her breathing and state, wholeheartedly absorbing the soul ring...
Seeing her situation improve a bit, Xu Sheng also breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, if even Nana had given up, there'd be nothing I could do."
Not far away, seeing this, Gui Mei rushed over, urgently asking, "Xu Sheng, how's the Holy Daughter's condition? Nothing wrong, right?"
Xu Sheng nodded, "Hmm, as it looks now, there's nothing serious anymore."
Gui Mei patted his chest, "That's good, that's good, I was scared to death just now when she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, I feared the absorption failed!"