"Brother Feng, you finished absorbing it so quickly! This 33,000-year soul ring doesn't seem to be your limit after all."
Hu Liena said jealously from the side, her face full of disbelief.
Normally, absorbing a soul ring way above your level takes a long time, but Jiang Xiaofeng surprisingly finished in such a short period.
Jiang Xiaofeng nodded and said, "Hmm, it did take quite a bit of time. If the age were any higher, my soul power probably wouldn't hold. Even though the time I spent wasn't long, I did consume a massive amount of spiritual energy. Let's rest for a while; I want to recover my spirit."
Mo Bot and Yue Guan both sighed with relief. Thankfully, this guy was a monster no ordinary person could understand.
"We'll rest for now, as per His Highness the Sacred Prince's wishes."
The others all nodded and didn't dare disturb Jiang Xiaofeng's rest.
Only after an hour did Jiang Xiaofeng slowly open his eyes.
"Sorry for keeping you all waiting!"
Hu Liena said, "Waiting here or anywhere else is the same. We're even more curious about your fifth soul ring skill! Hurry up and tell us, I've been wondering for an entire hour!"
Jiang Xiaofeng grinned and replied, "You're the impatient one, huh? Then watch closely!"
"The Zhuxian Sword, Fifth Soul Skill — Dragon Roar!"
"Roar~"
Jiang Xiaofeng's Zhuxian Sword descended from the sky, and as it did, a dragon's roar echoed from the sword's blade.
Everyone present except for Yue Guan painfully covered their ears.
Even Yue Guan furrowed his brows slightly.
No one expected Jiang Xiaofeng's fifth soul skill to be a sonic attack.
After the roar ended, everyone experienced temporary tinnitus — they couldn't hear what others were saying at all. They could only see mouths moving but couldn't understand a word.
"What did you say??? I can't hear you!!!"
"Why are you all mouthing words? If you want to talk, just say it already! Why is everyone acting like mute?"
"What the heck, am I deaf now? I can't hear a thing!"
As they shouted loudly, their hearing suddenly returned, shocking them all.
"Why are you shouting so loud? I'm not deaf!"
"You're shouting just as loud! Like it's my problem!"
Jiang Xiaofeng laughed and said, "You asked to see my fifth soul skill, so how do you feel about it?"
Tiger Boss was the first to give a thumbs-up.
"Brother Feng's work is always top-notch!"
"Brother Feng, your skill actually causes temporary deafness???"
Jiang Xiaofeng nodded, "Yep, besides the sonic attack, it causes five seconds of hearing loss! Also, you haven't noticed another feature — when I activate the skill, my eyes turn purple!"
Everyone shook their heads; they hadn't noticed, having been too distracted by the painful roar.
The Purple-Eyed Demon Dragon indeed gave Jiang Xiaofeng a unique effect, but purple eyes seemed somewhat useless. Nobody knew if there was a deeper use.
Also, the purple eye effect lasts only five seconds, matching the skill's duration.
When the purple eyes appeared, Jiang Xiaofeng could see the soul power contained in everyone present—not their soul power rank, but the current soul power reserves of each soul master.
This lets him gauge whether opponents have leftover strength. For someone as experienced as Jiang Xiaofeng, this skill was somewhat trivial but still better than nothing — and it didn't require much brainpower.
Overall, this skill is good for pushing back enemies, chasing, or saving your life. Especially when opponents lose hearing for five seconds, it's easier for them to make critical mistakes.
Hu Liena clutched her head and came over to Jiang Xiaofeng.
"Brother Feng, my head's spinning! You shook my brain loose, I'm about to pass out!"
She flopped on top of Jiang Xiaofeng and refused to leave.
Jiang Xiaofeng was stunned.
"You're being way too blatant! You were only shaken by the sound, not blasted by a shockwave!"
Ignoring that, she clung to him like a big spider and wouldn't let go no matter what.
"Xie Yue, look at your sister! Aren't you going to do anything?"
Xie Yue looked up at the sky.
"She's my sister, but I can't control her. Usually, she controls me — I have no say. You deal with it yourself."
Jiang Xiaofeng tried to ask for help from others, but everyone turned their heads away.
"Sister Ling."
Feng Lingling smiled and shook her head.
"Enough, Nana, a hug is enough. You're overacting! Your acting skills are terrible!"
Hu Liena laughed and jumped off Jiang Xiaofeng.
"Hehe, Brother Feng's been dodging me a lot lately, hmph!"
Jiang Xiaofeng shook his head helplessly. Thankfully, there was a big sister in the team — otherwise, handling Hu Liena would be a nightmare.
"Alright, everyone, your soul rings have been replenished. Next, we head to Tiandou City!"
Tiandou City? Everyone was confused. Weren't they supposed to go to the Douhun Arena for training?
"Tutor Mo Bot, why suddenly Tiandou City? Shouldn't we return to Wuhun City first?"
Mo Bot shook his head.
"Your strength journey isn't over yet. Since the Shrek team is at the Sotuo City Douhun Arena, we choose to avoid them—not because we're afraid, but because we want to hide our strength."
Eventually, the Shrek team would go to Tiandou City. To participate in the advanced Soul Master tournament, they needed the support of a local power.
Ning Rongrong from their team was the perfect bridge, so they would definitely represent the Tiandou Empire.
Ning Rongrong's Qibao Liuli Sect had close ties to the Tiandou royal family.
They might even become the official royal team.
Tiandou City was also relatively close to Wuhun City, so the final training location was set there.
Jiang Xiaofeng said, "They're just defeated foes, nothing to worry about. I still prefer the big Douhun Arena in Sotuo City; the teams there are much stronger!"
Jiang Xiaofeng disagreed with heading to Tiandou City.
Mo Bot was a bit troubled — he didn't like that Jade Xiaogang guy.
If they stayed in Sotuo City's arena, they'd probably meet him again.
But Jiang Xiaofeng had his own plan. He wanted to stay and fully observe that reborn Tang San, to understand this person who, like himself, unexpectedly came to this world.
"Sacred Prince, this might not be a good idea!"
"There's nothing wrong. We know what they want, and they know what we want. Even if we go to Tiandou City, so what? They already know we're from the Wuhun Palace team. They'll try to get our information anyway. So, better to just be upfront and let them see. What they make of it is their own skill. As for them, I don't care. My target isn't them, but a higher existence!"
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(End of Chapter)