Douluo: I achieve godhood through System

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The domineering, scorching soul power surged into Wang Li's body like an insidious plague, rampaging wildly, unstoppable and reckless.

Yet, Wang Li paid it no mind. Over the past three years, he had repeatedly recovered from near-death situations. Now, he had no fear of a soul ring from a Gluttonous Root Demon that hadn't even reached ten thousand years.

Only soul rings older than ten thousand years, with the lingering resentment and unfulfilled grudges of the soul beast before its death, could pose a threat to Wang Li.

As for soul rings under ten thousand years, Wang Li had no concern. At this moment, the energy was within his body.

His soul power and physical body were tightly integrated, and his meridians seemed to be encased in a thin energy membrane—white as jade, translucent, and fragile in appearance, seemingly vulnerable. But every brutal impact of the vast soul power was easily repelled.

Wang Li remained calm, unaffected by any assault, and with overwhelming force, he seized the invading soul power, channeling it along his cultivation path through his meridians.

Finally, it reached his dantian, the starting and ending point of his soul power flow, as well as the home of his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. As the foreign soul power was gradually tamed, the Blue Silver Grass also underwent some new changes under its nourishment.

The terrifying vitality and twisted absorption abilities of the Gluttonous were successfully inherited by Wang Li's Blue Silver Grass.

One hour, an hour and a half, two hours, two and a half hours... Time passed by, and suddenly, at a certain moment, the turbulent aura around Wang Li gradually calmed.

He opened his eyes, glowing with divine light, and immediately accessed his status panel:

*[Host: Wang Li]*

*[Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass Lv3 (Evolving)]*

*[Soul Power: Level 41 (90%)+]*

*[Traits: Vitality Lv3 (Blue Silver Grass, spread throughout the continent, weak but with strong vitality, able to slowly recover from injuries)]*

*[Passive: Tenacity Lv3 (Those who cannot kill me will make me stronger. Any abnormal state will enhance my physique after recovery, as long as it doesn't result in death)]*

*[Soul Rings: First Soul Ring (Equipped) Second Soul Ring (Equipped) Third Soul Ring (Equipped) Fourth Soul Ring (Equipped)]*

*[Soul Bones: None]*

*[Battle Experience: 364488]*

Next was the "Evolving" interface:

*[Lv3 —> Lv4 Life Source (36/40)]*

He had failed to reach the next stage of evolution, but this was expected. Lastly, the fourth soul skill:

*[Soul Skill: Infinite Plunder (Can infinitely plunder energy; 100% energy plunder, 50% for foreign energy types. Plunder speed depends on soul power; stronger soul power leads to faster plunder, weaker soul power makes it slower. Be careful, don't overload your body.)]*

*[Source: Gluttonous (A root-type soul beast that can shed its branches and leaves, with a twisted ability to absorb energy, able to travel to places where it can grow quickly)]*

*[Age: 7624 (+)]*

Upon reading this, Wang Li couldn't help but feel astonished. This soul skill was extraordinary—truly an elite skill.

It could plunder energy indefinitely; 100% energy plunder meant that if he absorbed 100 units of soul power from someone like Yu Tianheng, he would gain 100 units of soul power. However, for foreign energy types, the plunder rate was only 50%. For example, if Yu Tianheng activated his soul power into lightning, he could only absorb 50% of the energy, giving him a 50% resistance to lightning.

The higher his soul power, the faster the absorption. The lower his soul power, the slower it was. As his soul power grew, this soul skill would only become more terrifying. The only caution he needed was whether his body could handle it.

Wang Li's eyes gleamed with excitement. He thought to himself:

"I'm at level 41, soon to reach level 42, and as a Soul Ancestor, with four soul skills combined, even Soul Kings could be challenged. Even Soul Emperors or Soul Saints might not be able to kill me. My revival effect can truly shine when faced with abnormal conditions."

"When I return, I'll consume the Ice Fire Immortal Herb, gaining extreme ice and fire resistance for both my body and martial soul. I'll be able to freely absorb energy from both Ice and Fire Eyes, and suppress Senior Du Gu's poison in one go."

"Ha ha, good news just keeps coming! Perhaps the fifth soul ring can be obtained by hunting a soul beast skilled in camouflage. With the ability to conceal, combined with the camouflage soul ring's soul skill, I can finally use up all my experience at once. Now that would be satisfying! As long as I don't attract the attention of those peerless powerhouses, there are few people on this continent who could stop me!"

Thinking this, Wang Li's face lit up with joy. He stood up, and as he did, a series of popping sounds came from his joints, attracting the attention of those nearby.

Dugu Yan quickly jogged over to his side, pinched him a few times, and then stared blankly at his face.

"It's fine, it's fine!" she murmured.

On the other side, Yu Tianheng's face showed reluctance. Wang Li's third and fourth soul rings both had the ability to absorb beyond the limit. At this rate, how could he possibly overcome Wang Li?

Looking at Wang Li, who had both strength and love, Yu Tianheng could only sigh helplessly. After returning to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he planned to take a leave of absence and return to his sect for closed-door training.

His goal was to break through to level 40 as soon as possible, and then, for his fourth soul ring, hunt a truly powerful soul beast.

Though he lost to Wang Li in strength and love, as a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon soul master, Yu Tianheng still had his pride. After all, "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west." He might have lost for now, but he wouldn't lose for a lifetime.

Qin Ming also let out a breath of relief. However, what concerned him more was Wang Li's fourth soul skill. This soul hunting had gone through many twists and turns, and it was only through the Forest King's strange movements that they had found the Gluttonous. He was eager to know what kind of soul skill Wang Li had gained:

"Wang Li, what kind of soul skill did you obtain?"

After comforting Dugu Yan, Wang Li heard Qin Ming's question. After thinking for a moment, he decided to share only part of the soul skill's effects, since Qin Ming was his teacher but also a fellow Shrek Academy student:

"As I expected, it's a soul skill that absorbs soul power. After capturing an enemy, I can absorb their soul power, weaken them, and reduce my own consumption. It greatly enhances my control abilities."

Qin Ming nodded thoughtfully. He recalibrated Wang Li's role in his mind, now viewing him as a control-type soul master. He responded:

"Indeed, control-type is the core of any team. Gaining stronger control capabilities is an enhancement for the whole team."

"Now that you've absorbed your soul ring, we should leave the Star Dou Forest. The movements of the Forest King are still a mystery, and we should leave early to avoid unnecessary losses."

Wang Li had no objections. It had taken him two to three hours to absorb this soul ring, and he wasn't sure if Tang San had caught up with Xiao Wu yet. As for the Eight Spider Spears, they were a bit of a gift for that guy.

Perhaps there would be another chance in the future to compete over who had the stronger devouring ability. Striking again at his pride would likely be quite amusing, Wang Li thought to himself.

Soon, their group quickly departed.

(End of chapter)