Drawing Cards Begins in the Douluo World

The group of five spent three days in the Star Dou Great Forest, searching every area Li Fu remembered as frequented by sub-dragon species.

Either there was no trace of them, or their attributes did not match.

During that time, they even helped Li Yang obtain his second Soul Ring.

Li Yang's second Soul Ring came from a Gem Turtle around seven hundred years old. There was no special reason for choosing this soul beast; it was simply mild-tempered, and its Soul Ring was easy to absorb.

After all, once Li Yang's Mirror of Reflection had evolved into the Void Mirror, the path of his future soul skills had already been determined and would not be affected by the type of soul beast.

But pleasant surprises always came along when least expected.

As Li Yang absorbed the Gem Turtle's Soul Ring, a crystalline ring radiating sea-blue light formed at the base of the middle finger on his right hand.

This change immediately caught Dai Weisi and Li Fu's attention.

An External Soul Bone!

There was only one explanation for something that appeared during the absorption of a Soul Ring and manifested externally on a soul master's body.

Even Dai Weisi, who had just acquired a heaven-defying soul skill, could not help envying Li Yang's incredible luck.

A treasure second only to Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and soul bones had actually dropped from a mere hundred-year soul beast?

When Li Yang woke up and saw the speechless expressions on his prince and grandfather's faces, he was startled. He thought there was something wrong with the Soul Ring he had absorbed.

Only after they explained it all to him did he realize just how ridiculously lucky he had been.

After checking himself over, Li Yang described the changes in his body.

First, his Soul Power had risen to level 25.

Originally, with the Soul Ring and the lingering medicinal effects of the Aromatic Silk Beauty, he should only have reached around level 24. Yet the appearance of the External Soul Bone had forcibly raised his level by another rank.

His second soul skill was called "Void Gate."

Within the range covered by his spiritual power, he could freely open Void Gates.

His teammates could use these Void Gates to travel freely between the "Mirror World" and the "Real World."

As for the ring-shaped External Soul Bone at the base of his middle finger, Li Yang named it the Spirit Turtle Treasure Diamond.

When Li Yang used soul skills, it could reduce the consumption proportionally while increasing the power of the soul skills he unleashed.

Its current effect was to reduce Soul Power consumption by 10% and increase soul skill power by 10%.

The boost might not seem impressive, but this was an External Soul Bone that would grow alongside the soul master's own Soul Power.

By the time Li Yang became a Titled Douluo, the effect of this External Soul Bone would probably be equivalent to having a high-level support-type soul master by his side twenty-four hours a day. Calling it an absurdly overpowered divine artifact would not be an exaggeration.

On this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, Li Yang was probably the biggest winner.

After taking stock of Li Yang's gains, the group continued onward in search of a suitable soul beast for Liu Yunying. Finally, another day later, Dai Weisi found their target.

It was not the fire-attributed sub-dragon species they had initially expected, but a plant-type soul beast.

A 990-year-old Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood.

Although it was indeed a soul beast with extremely dense fire attributes and, strictly speaking, possessed dragon attributes as well, since when were plant-type soul beasts suitable for assault-type soul masters?...

Liu Yunying was somewhat confused.

Dai Weisi patiently explained, "Yunying, your martial soul is the Crimson Flame Overlord Spear, and you have great talent with the spear. But let me ask you: do you know what the best material is for making the shaft of a fire-attributed spear-type Soul Tool on the Douluo Continent?"

Liu Yunying shook his head blankly, then immediately realized something. Looking at the Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood before him, he asked in disbelief, "Don't tell me it's this?"

Li Yang nodded, wearing an expression that said, "You're teachable."

"I read in an ancient book from the royal collection that using Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood to make fire-attributed spear-type Soul Tools can effectively reduce their Soul Power consumption and greatly increase the power of the soul skills used."

"Unfortunately, the Soul Engineers of old exploited them without restraint. In order to make high-level Soul Tools, they nearly drove the Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood, a top-grade material, to extinction. Even after countless years of recovery, it has only gone from endangered to rare."

Liu Yunying was already tempted after hearing just the first sentence.

He summoned his Crimson Flame Overlord Spear and wanted to charge forward, not even caring whether this 990-year-old plant-type soul beast could harm him.

Then...

Dai Weisi grabbed him by the back of the neck and hauled him back with one hand.

The Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood was not a completely harmless species like Blue Silver Grass. It was among the most unusual plant-type soul beasts and possessed exceptionally powerful fire-attributed attack skills—Fire Rain Technique and Crimson Flame Storm.

If Liu Yunying, a level-20 aspiring Soul Grandmaster, really charged in so foolishly, he would be lucky to escape with only extensive burns across his body.

"Grandpa Li, I'll have to trouble you."

Still gripping Liu Yunying by the collar, Dai Weisi nodded at Li Fu.

Li Fu smiled and agreed. With a casual flick of Soul Power, without even using a soul skill, he severed every branch of the Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood, leaving behind only its battered, nearly toppled trunk.

The Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood, which had stood tall only moments ago, immediately drooped after Li Fu's strike, no longer possessing even the slightest ability to resist.

He had grievously wounded it without killing it, yet had not wounded it too lightly either.

The terrifying Soul Power control of a Titled Douluo was displayed before everyone's eyes.

Having come to his senses, Liu Yunying felt a little embarrassed. But to prevent the Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood from dying on its own, he immediately stepped forward with his spear and delivered the final blow.

A yellow Soul Ring tinged with purple appeared and was drawn toward Liu Yunying by his Soul Power.

Plant-type soul beasts' Soul Rings were relatively easier to absorb. Moreover, Liu Yunying's body had been tempered by the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. Though it was a near-thousand-year Soul Ring, he completed the absorption in a short time.

Fueled by the near-thousand-year Soul Ring, Liu Yunying's Soul Power reached level 23.

After absorbing the Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood's Soul Ring, Liu Yunying could clearly sense that the fundamental nature of his Crimson Flame Overlord Spear martial soul had received another slight improvement.

Lower consumption and greater power—it truly matched the traits of the Golden Sun Flame Dragon Wood Dai Weisi had described.

The soul skill he gained was also highly satisfying.

Second Soul Skill: Blazing Sun Startled Dragon Burst!

Every time he struck an enemy, including when the attack was blocked, one Blazing Sun force would accumulate on the Crimson Flame Overlord Spear, up to a maximum of nine. Liu Yunying could detonate all accumulated Blazing Sun force at any time, gathering it into a raging flame dragon that dealt massive damage to the enemy!

The more Blazing Sun force accumulated, the greater the damage. If all nine charges could be stored, the damage unleashed in a single burst would receive an additional massive increase.

Seeing Liu Yunying's delighted expression, it was obvious just how satisfied he was with this second soul skill.

If they had not been in the accident-prone Star Dou Great Forest, he would have wanted to immediately start another friendly match with Dai Weisi and settle who was stronger.

But for now, he could only restrain himself and wait until they returned to Star Luo City to issue his challenge.

The goals of all five members had been fulfilled, and this soul-hunting journey had come to an end.

Under Li Fu's guidance, the group returned to Star Luo City in the shortest possible time.