Chapter 15 Soul Power Soars, 100,000-Year-Old Soul Beasts Serve as Free Labor – Why Not Use Them?
In fact, Xiao Wu doesn't know how to face Ye Tianchen right now. She is heartbroken by the sacrifice of Da Ming, but she can't blame him for this. It can only be considered a beautiful misunderstanding.
"Da Ming's sacrifice to you is a done deal, there's no point in saying more. But I want you to promise me that you will not leave the Star Dou Forest before you have the ability to protect yourself, and you will not reveal your spirit rings in front of others."
Xiao Wu stared intently at Ye Tianchen opposite her, her agate-like light red eyes filled with seriousness.
Ye Tianchen was not stupid; after some thought, he understood what Xiao Wu meant.
For an ordinary Soul Master to obtain a 100,000-year spirit ring, they not only need divine blessing but also the strength to kill a 100,000-year soul beast. Therefore, only powerful individuals or those with powerful forces can possess a 100,000-year spirit ring.
But what about Ye Tianchen? His soul power level is level 20, and he even reached level 10 after absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring.
In other words, his starting point is the end point for 99% of titled Douluo.
However, having a first spirit ring that takes 100,000 years is a unique opportunity for Ye Tianchen, but it is also a fatal curse.
Because a 100,000-year soul ring represents a 100,000-year soul beast offering itself up, and a 100,000-year soul beast means that a 100,000-year soul bone will definitely appear.
Once a soul ring is absorbed, it cannot be replaced, but a soul bone is different. A hundred-year soul bone is enough to make soul masters turn against each other and fathers and sons become enemies, let alone a hundred-thousand-year soul bone.
If Ye Tianchen dares to reveal his first spirit ring in front of a spirit master, he will be met with endless pursuit!
After a moment of silence, Ye Tianchen finally nodded.
Admittedly, he didn't want to stay in the Star Dou Forest forever, but his current strength was indeed insufficient to protect himself. Although he had trump cards that were enough to deal with Title Douluo, they were not permanent, and he could not easily use his trump cards unless it was a life-or-death crisis.
Seeing that Ye Tianchen listened to her words, Xiao Wu breathed a small sigh of relief and her impression of him improved considerably.
Then, as if she had thought of something, Xiao Wu plucked a strand of hair from the Titan Ape's shoulder, wove it for a moment, and handed a bracelet with blue scales hanging from it to Ye Tianchen.
"This is a bracelet woven from the scales of Da Ming and the hair of Er Ming. It carries their aura. With it, you can move freely in the Star Dou Forest. Even ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts will not dare to attack you. Of course, the premise is that you do not provoke them."
Realizing that this was a powerful tool for roaming freely in the Star Dou Forest, Ye Tianchen reached out and took it, putting it on his wrist. Although it was woven from hair, its texture was incredibly smooth, comparable to ordinary silk, and it even carried a slight coolness.
"Let's go, Er Ming."
Xiao Wu patted Er Ming on the shoulder and immediately prepared to leave.
"Wait."
Ye Tianchen called out to the man and beast who were about to leave.
"Is there anything else?"
Xiao Wu turned her head to look at Ye Tianchen, a hint of doubt on her delicate face.
"Help me hunt for my second spirit ring."
Ye Tianchen spoke in a deep voice, his expression one of utter self-righteousness.
"???"
Xiao Wu looked completely bewildered.
"Help me obtain a spirit ring."
Fearing that Xiao Wu hadn't heard him clearly, Ye Tianchen repeated it again.
"I heard you. Why don't you get your own spirit ring? Don't tell me you can't beat a hundred-year-old spirit beast."
Xiao Wu looked amused and exasperated. Ye Tianchen possessed a 100,000-year soul ring, a 100,000-year soul bone, and a total of four 100,000-year skills. He could easily deal with even a 1,000-year soul beast, let alone a 1,000-year soul beast.
"Didn't you forbid me from revealing my spirit rings and spirit bones at will?"
Ye Tianchen spread his hands, his answer impeccable.
"You....."
Xiao Wu's face turned red, whether from anger or anxiety, it was hard to tell.
"Sister Xiaowu, you did say that he shouldn't use Big Brother's soul bone and soul ring casually."
The Titan Ape scratched its head, its voice booming.
Faced with the Titan Ape's perfectly timed assist, Ye Tianchen gave it a thumbs up without hesitation.
"The Titan brothers are the most reasonable ones."
"That's right. Er Ming is the most sensible soul beast. He's not brainless like Sister Xiaowu said. You're great. Er Ming likes you."
Faced with Ye Tianchen's praise, the Titan Ape showed a human-like joy.
"You're brainless!"
Xiao Wu stomped her feet lightly, grabbed the Titan Ape's ears, and vented her dissatisfaction with all her might.
...
Faced with the millennia-old Thunderflame Lizard Dragon, the Titan Ape merely slapped it lightly. The Thunderflame Lizard Dragon, the size of a horse, with its massive skeleton and covered in silver-red scales and obsidian-thick bone armor, shattered instantly. Hot, molten blood sprayed out, and the ground covered with a layer of grass turned scorched black in an instant.
Looking at the Thunderflame Lizard Dragon that was barely clinging to life, Ye Tianchen took out a dagger from his Mustard Seed Sumeru Ring. With a flash of cold light, it pierced into the Thunderflame Lizard Dragon's increasingly dim crimson vertical pupil.
"Roar!"
With a roar of resentment, the life of the Thunderflame Lizard Dragon came to an end. Firefly-like purple lights flew out from its broken body and eventually gathered into a pale purple soul ring.
"Sanpao, go!"
Luo Sanpao, who had already transformed into a sky-blue python, roared and charged straight at the purple soul ring.
Under Luo Sanpao's guidance, the purple soul ring was firmly attached to Luo Sanpao's slender python body. Luo Sanpao roared, and a pale purple light instantly illuminated its body.
Just as I thought, as a detached martial soul, Sanpao will share the pressure from the soul ring with me when absorbing the soul ring. Although it seems to be absorbing the soul ring beyond the limit, it is actually still within my tolerance range.
A sudden realization dawned on Ye Tianchen, and he accelerated the absorption of the soul ring.
Unlike absorbing the 100,000-year soul ring offered by the Azure Bull Python, this time, Ye Tianchen absorbed the 1,000-year soul ring in just two hours.
At the same time, with the breakthrough of the bottleneck, the surging soul power accumulated in Ye Tianchen's body erupted once again.
21.....22.....30!
It eventually soared all the way up and stayed steadily at level 30.
When Ye Tianchen opened his eyes again, Xiao Wu and the Titan Ape had already disappeared.
"Why are you walking so fast? Are you afraid I'll keep getting freebies?"
Ye Tianchen rubbed his chin, a mixture of helplessness and regret in his expression.
"Aww~"
With a slight slump in his arm, Luo Sanpao, having finished absorbing the energy, once again hovered on Ye Tianchen's wrist. The originally dark blue scales now had some crimson stripes, and even its temperature had increased considerably, no longer feeling as cool as before.
"The free labor force has run away, so we'll have to rely on ourselves to hunt for spirit rings from now on."
Ye Tianchen gently stroked the increasingly swollen lump on Luo Sanpao's head, then turned and walked into the depths of the forest.
[end of the chapter]