Da Fei Chu's voice sounded like a burly strong man.
The fox mask's narrow, slanted fox eyes lit up with a faint green glow. He said with a grin, "Another rough guy. My voice is still the best."
The ape mask snorted, "Ignorant. A middle-aged voice is the most stylish."
Da Fei Chu: "?" When did my colleagues become so childish?
And...
"What's wrong with a masculine voice? This is called presence!" Da Fei Chu retorted, a masculine voice was so good!
The fox mask flew to Tang Sui's side, circling her, "Little Master wants a male mother?"
Suddenly asked, Tang Sui: "......"
Her small face darkened slightly, and before she could speak, the system let out a sarcastic snort. The three masks bickering immediately fell silent.
The system was satisfied.
The heavy atmosphere lightened considerably thanks to the interruption from the three masks.
Tang Sui agreed to the system's suggestion and opened her personal panel, her eyes widening slightly, "I've already reached Soul King?!
[Name: Tang Sui]
[Race: Half-blood (Almost there~)]
[Soul Power Level: 52 (This is a blessing in disguise)]
[Demon Power Level: Endangered (Go find food, cub, or you'll fall below your limit and get the "confused" debuff)]
[Health: 13000/13000 (Hello, Platinum King)]
[Mental Power: 1375/14000 (Anger can also be a buff, it just consumes mental power)]
[1 Martial Soul: Spirit Mask
First Soul Ring: Thousand-Year Soul Ring (Purple)
Soul Skill: Spirit Infusion (Group buff of 25% Defense, 40% Mental Power, 8% Speed)
(Restrictions: After use, valid until the third soul skill is unleashed;
Each amplification level difference within 10 levels consumes 20 mental power, 30 for 20 levels, n+1 increments)
Second Soul Ring: Thousand-Year Soul Ring (Purple)
Soul Skill: Benevolent Mask (Complete single-target heal, restores 50% soul power, clears all negative buffs)
(Restrictions: Each cast is for a single person only, Cooldown: 2 minutes)
Third Soul Ring: Thousand-Year Soul Ring (Purple)
Soul Skill: Void Mask (Ignores all physical attacks, deals a mental shock to stun enemies for 3 seconds, reducing their mental power by 18%, Duration: Six minutes)
Fourth Soul Ring: Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring (Black)
Soul Skill: Existence Annihilation (Soul skill lock-on, guaranteed hit. Those hit will suffer 3 times their total soul power in critical damage)
(Additional Condition: Critical damage multiplier increases with the number of awakened demon masks)
Fifth Soul Ring: Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring (Black)
Soul Skill: Samsara Mask (Further amplifies speed by 15%, critical damage by 10%, defense by 10% on top of the base layer; encircling white masks can absorb 10% of damage;)
(Restrictions: After use, valid until the third soul skill is unleashed.)
2 Martial Soul: Clear Sky Hammer (No soul rings, net weight 500 jin. Pick up the hammer, cub.)
[Demon Power Development: Fox Mask (It is said the Fox Mask symbolizes wisdom)
Ape Mask (It is said the Ape Mask brings fear)
Da Fei Chu (It is said Da Fei Chu signifies anger)]
[Equipment: Amethyst Jade Bracelet (Once a lifesaver, now a vase)]
[Soul Coins: &*# (You'd better rely on your brother to support you, too lazy to display you poor ghost)]
"I actually broke through to Soul King and already obtained my fifth soul ring? Why? A mere soul of a hundred-year-old shouldn't be enough, right? And this time I didn't feel any refining pain." Tang Sui murmured, looking at her panel.
System: [A mere hundred-year-old is certainly not enough. The hundred-year-old was just my energy supplement. Your fifth soul ring was filled by me using my stored energy plus most of your demon power.]
Tang Sui blinked, a look of understanding dawning on her.
So... that's why it was so exhausted...
"Are you alright now?" Tang Sui asked worriedly.
The system's voice was filled with deep weariness. In an instant, she felt the system seemed even more human.
[Go to the Soul Beast Forest and catch some soul beasts to replenish yourself. My energy is linked to your demon power. I'll go into hibernation for a while. When your energy is replenished, I'll naturally wake up.]
Tang Sui nodded, "Okay, I'll go after I adjust my breathing."
In that dream, a mix of reality and illusion, her emotions had synchronized too much. She needed some time to adjust now.
Otherwise, if she went out, her brother and the others would immediately notice the changes in her...
Thinking this, Tang Sui closed her eyes and adjusted her mindset. Her entire aura began to ripple from its calm state, fluctuating like a lake surface stirred by the wind, unable to return to its original peace.
...
On the other side, Tang San, who had killed Shi Nian with the Yan Wang Tie, slowly walked towards the academy with his gaunt shadow stretched long by the sun, clutching his chest and enduring the surging counter-flow of blood.
Xiao Wu and the others, who should have been in the spectator seats of the Douluo Arena competition, met Tang San at the main entrance.
Because when Tang San fell under Shi Nian's seventh soul skill, the Acacia Red on Xiao Wu's body had lit up with a bloody glow. Xiao Wu and her companions, concerned about Tang San's safety, immediately came out.
The group waiting anxiously at the academy's main entrance finally saw Tang San, who was walking with difficulty.
Before they could ask what happened, Tang San's knees buckled, and he collapsed. Dai Mu Bai, quick to react, caught him.
However, Xiao Wu noticed that the bloody glow of the Acacia Red had not stopped, as if warning her of something, her face immediately changed.
"If Xiao San is okay... then Sui Sui... something happened to Sui Sui?!"
Supporting the unconscious Tang San, Dai Mu Bai said uncertainly, "Wait, Xiao Wu, isn't Sui Sui in seclusion in the academy now? She should be fine."
"But... Xiao San and Sui Sui are the people I care about most. The Acacia Red has recognized me as its master, it's probably warning me!" Xiao Wu was at a loss. Ning Rongrong patted Xiao Wu's shoulder to comfort her and offer support:
"Xiao Wu, I believe your intuition. Let's go to the training room where Sui Sui is in seclusion and try to call her out."
—Author's Notes—
Note: At first glance, the amplification effect seems overpowered, but there's still a restriction. After using the first and fifth soul skills, if Sui Sui uses any soul skill other than the mask's basic attack, the effects of the first two amplifications will disappear, and she will revert to her original state.
She's strong but not completely strong, there are still limitations.