Oscar's left hand lit up with a sky blue radiance, and a jade sword instantly appeared within it, piercing directly into the head of the Mirror Beast. The beast's massive body trembled for a moment before finally collapsing and breathing its last breath.
Moments later, a pitch black ten thousand year soul ring slowly condensed above the Mirror Beast's body, radiating the unique overwhelming pressure and aura that belonged only to ten thousand year soul rings.
Oscar sat cross legged to the side. After regulating his breathing and calming his spirit, he released his Supreme Sausage Martial Spirit. Two yellow and one purple soul rings rose slowly from his body, circling around him. Oscar activated his soul power to begin absorbing his thirty thousand year fourth soul ring.
Under the pull of his soul power, the Mirror Beast's soul ring drifted above Oscar's head. A vast and terrifying pressure of soul force descended, causing Oscar to stagger involuntarily.
Fortunately, Oscar quickly steadied himself, sat upright, and actively used this immense soul force to wash through his body and temper his physique, maximizing the strength he could draw from this soul ring.
Gai Yue and Dugu Yan kept watch. One stayed vigilant against soul beasts that might recklessly attack, while the other kept her gaze fixed on Oscar, carefully observing his every movement.
Time slowly passed. Although Oscar's current body and spiritual strength were sufficient to absorb a thirty thousand year soul ring, this was still his first time absorbing a ten thousand year ring. Naturally, it took him longer than most people.
But the process went smoothly, without any accidents.
A whole day passed. By the time night fell, the black fourth soul ring had finally settled into place, merging with the other three.
As the fourth soul ring took its place, Oscar's body trembled. A terrifying wave of soul power erupted from him, instantly soaring to level forty two and it didn't stop there.
When Oscar completely refined and absorbed the energy of this fourth ring, his soul power finally stabilized at level forty three.
After a long while, Oscar opened his eyes. His beautiful peach blossom eyes sparkled with brilliance, unable to hide his excitement. Even without him saying anything, Gai Yue and Dugu Yan could already guess that his harvest was extraordinary.
After stabilizing his power, Oscar slowly stood up. Two yellow, one purple, and one black ring floated around him, marking the undeniable fact that he had become a Soul Sect.
Dugu Yan threw herself into his arms and whispered softly:
"Congratulations, Oscar"
Gai Yue nodded with gratification at the side:
"A ten thousand year fourth soul ring, Little Oscar you've once again made history in the soul master world!"
Hearing this, Oscar wrapped his arm around Dugu Yan's slender waist and replied:
"Teacher, it's all thanks to your help. Without you, obtaining my fourth ring wouldn't have been so easy."
Gai Yue waved his hand:
"I merely did what a teacher should do. Your achievements ultimately come from your own hard work.
"In fact, without you, I myself wouldn't have achieved what I have today."
Oscar grinned:
"Teacher, just like you said, I only did what a disciple should do. Your accomplishments also come from your own effort."
At this, Gai Yue rolled his eyes at Oscar, and even Dugu Yan, still in his arms, looked at him speechlessly.
Gai Yue shook his head with a sigh before asking:
"So then, tell me how strong is your thirty thousand year fourth soul ring?"
Dugu Yan let go of Oscar and added:
"Yes, since this soul ring seems so important to you, its effect must be remarkable."
Seeing his teacher and girlfriend both so eager, Oscar thought of his fourth soul skill's effect, and the smile on his face grew even wider.
"Indeed, my fourth soul ring is very powerful. With it, my strength will undergo a qualitative leap. Not only that Teacher, Sister Yan, and all my companions will also gain tremendous benefits and changes because of it." Oscar said proudly.
Hearing this, Gai Yue and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance. Gai Yue said:
"What do you mean? Could it be that this fourth skill provides us with a permanent boost? You are a food type soul master, and such a genius that your skills might mutate but still, this doesn't quite match the Mirror Beast's traits, does it?"
Oscar chuckled and explained:
"It's not a permanent buff, but a powerful skill to aid in combat."
Dugu Yan urged impatiently:
"Oh, Little Oscar, don't keep us guessing! Quickly, tell us what it does!"
Seeing her eagerness, Oscar stopped hesitating and directly activated his fourth soul skill.
The black light of his ten thousand year ring flared, and in Oscar's right hand, a silver white sausage slowly formed. At the same time, a full one third of his soul power was consumed instantly.
Sensing the enormous drain, Gai Yue was shocked he knew Oscar too well.
When Oscar had previously absorbed his third soul ring, also beyond his level, even right after advancing to Soul Elder, using his third skill had never consumed nearly as much as this fourth skill just had.
Such a drain indirectly proved how powerful the skill truly was. After all, if making just one sausage required a third of his soul power, even with all his energy, Oscar could only create three sausages of this type.
As the skill activated, Oscar's incantation rang out:
"Fourth Soul Skill: , Mirror Image Sausage!"
Having consumed a third of his power, Oscar produced his fourth skill sausage and handed it to Gai Yue:
"Teacher, eat it. You'll see the effect for yourself."
Gai Yue accepted the silver white sausage and popped it into his mouth. Like liquid mercury, it dissolved into a hot stream under the flow of soul power, entering his body. Instantly, Gai Yue understood the effect of Oscar's skill.
Silver light flickered in his eyes, and then an identical duplicate of him appeared right at his side.
Dugu Yan was dumbfounded. Two Gai Yues stood before her, completely identical. For a moment, she couldn't tell which was the real one.
Both Gai Yues turned to Oscar, eyes gleaming, and spoke in unison:
"Little Oscar, this skill is impressive but I don't think it's enough to make you that excited, is it?"
Oscar nodded:
"As expected of Teacher. I haven't even explained fully, yet you've already guessed most of it."
Watching their exchange, Dugu Yan frowned in confusion, not understanding why her teacher spoke that way.
The two Gai Yues explained together:
"Little Oscar's fourth soul skill allows the user to create a mind linked duplicate. This clone has sixty percent of the original's strength, and it can use not only the martial spirit and soul skills of the body, but even soul bone abilities.
"What's more astonishing is that the clone doesn't consume my own soul power. It remains until my energy runs out or until I willingly reabsorb it. And if I do reabsorb it, the clone's remaining soul power will flow back into me, replenishing my strength."
Hearing this, Dugu Yan stared in disbelief:
"Teacher, with a clone that has sixty percent of your strength, can even use soul bone skills, and doesn't cost your energy in fact, it can even restore your soul power how could such a skill not satisfy you? This fourth soul skill is practically top tier!"
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