Obtaining Spirit Rings

After entering the forest, an endless sea of lush greenery stretched before them. A winding path led deep within, and the forest air was exceptionally fresh. Di Hong felt utterly refreshed.

Since it was early morning, many Spirit Masters had already come to obtain Spirit Rings.

Following the path deeper into the Spirit Beast Forest, Di Yuan, as the King, was extremely familiar with this place. Many of his Spirit Rings had been obtained here, and he knew exactly where to find suitable spirit beasts.

On this trip, Di Hong intended to obtain two Spirit Rings at once.

Di Yuan had already decided on the first and second Spirit Rings. For the first, he had chosen a four-hundred-year Fire Feather Bird; for the second, an eight-hundred-year Fire Feather Bird.

This was because there was a Fire Feather Bird Flock within the Spirit Beast Forest, and the oldest among them was a Sixty Thousand Year Fire Feather Bird King.

By noon, they had arrived at the Fire Feather Birds' Habitat. This was already the deepest part of the forest, where no fewer than ten Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts lived.

Looking at the flock of Fire Feather Birds in the distance, Di Hong was already growing impatient. As their name suggested, Fire Feather Birds were covered in fiery red feathers, with flame-like crests atop their heads.

Di Yuan quickly fixed his gaze on two of them.

"Wait here."

As he spoke, a Black Spirit Ring lit up around him. At the same time, he rose into the air and transformed into an enormous Vermilion Bird.

The sudden appearance of the Vermilion Bird startled the entire Fire Feather Bird Flock. But before they could react, Di Yuan flapped his wings and dove down. At the instant he swooped down, he unleashed his Fourth Spirit Skill—Deter.

Although this spirit skill seemed somewhat useless, it had a suppressive effect on avian Spirit Masters whose Martial Soul quality and Soul Power Level were weaker than his. Naturally, Fire Feather Birds were no exception.

The Fire Feather Bird Flock had no power to resist against Di Yuan, a Level 82 Soul Douluo. After seizing two Fire Feather Birds, Di Yuan left with Di Hong.

Just as the Fire Feather Bird King was about to react, Di Yuan had already flown far away.

After arriving at a safe location and setting down Di Hong and the two spirit beasts, Di Yuan dispelled his Martial Soul Avatar.

"Alright, while these two Fire Feather Birds are unconscious, go finish them off and absorb their Spirit Rings."

Di Hong nodded, stepped forward, and took out a dagger to kill the four-hundred-year Fire Feather Bird first.

After killing the Fire Feather Bird, a yellow Spirit Ring condensed above its corpse.

Di Hong sat down cross-legged and began absorbing the Spirit Ring. Under his guidance, the Spirit Ring slowly approached him. Absorbing it was not as difficult as he had imagined, nor did it put him under much pressure. He soon completed the absorption.

After absorbing the first Spirit Ring, he killed the other eight-hundred-year Fire Feather Bird and began absorbing the second Spirit Ring.

He did not choose to take the risk of absorbing two Spirit Rings at the same time.

Absorbing the second Spirit Ring likewise did not put him under much pressure, and the process went very smoothly.

After absorbing the Spirit Rings, his Soul Power Level reached Level 22.

He stood and moved his body a little. Feeling the growth in his Soul Power Level, Di Hong was very satisfied.

"So this is what power feels like."

"It feels great."

Having a powerful father really was wonderful. Obtaining Spirit Rings did not need to be so troublesome at all.

In his previous life, he had merely been an ordinary person. Yet in this life, he had become a Spirit Master capable of cultivation. Although people online in his previous life had said that fantasy was beneath even the bottom rung, even the bottom rung was still fantasy.

"How is it? Do you feel any discomfort?" Di Yuan walked over and asked.

Di Hong shook his head. "No."

"Good. Show me your spirit skills."

Di Yuan took a few steps back.

After moving a little, Di Hong released his Vermilion Bird Martial Soul. Once again, Di Yuan felt the suppressive force emanating from the Martial Soul, but the absolute advantage in Soul Power Level allowed him to ignore that suppression.

"Come." Di Yuan beckoned.

Then, a Purple Spirit Ring lit up around him, followed by a layer of flames covering his body. This was his Third Spirit Skill, Flame Bodyguard.

"Second Spirit Skill: Fire Feathers!"

Di Hong's second Spirit Ring lit up, and flames gathered around him into countless burning crimson feathers. The feathers then flew toward Di Yuan.

The feathers were extremely fast, streaking through the air like trails of fire.

The feathers struck Di Yuan, but they were mostly blocked by the flames around him.

"They can burn Soul Power." Di Yuan clearly felt his Soul Power being burned away. Though the effect was very weak, it was still noticeable.

"Not bad." Di Yuan nodded in satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, the Soul Power around him directly scattered the fire feathers.

"What is your First Spirit Skill?"

Di Hong had only demonstrated his Second Spirit Skill, not his First Spirit Skill.

"Father King, my First Spirit Skill is a defensive spirit skill."

"It is called Li Fire Bodyguard," Di Hong replied.

There was no need to demonstrate a defensive spirit skill. It was not as if Di Yuan could release a spirit skill and hit him with it—the gap of sixty levels in Soul Power was right there.

Afterward, the father and son left the Spirit Beast Forest. Once they had left the forest, they did not return directly, but rested in a small town for the night before setting out again the next day.

Two days later, they returned to Silvis City.

Now that the Spirit Rings had been obtained, it was time to cultivate.

Di Hong's martial soul was a top-tier one, and he possessed an affinity for the fire element. Cultivating in places rich in fire elements was much faster for him than in other places, and he also had Fire Immunity. In other words, flames were basically ineffective against him.

No matter how powerful a Spirit Master's flames were, they probably could not surpass his Vermilion Bird Li Fire—not even Phoenix Flame.

It could be said that as long as he was able to grow, he would become the strongest fire-attribute Spirit Master on Douluo Continent, without question.

Moreover, his Vermilion Bird Li Fire was the bane of all evil entities, especially Spirit Masters like Gui Mei. It was simply like a father meeting his son—a natural suppression.

In the garden.

Di Hong sat there with his index finger extended, a tiny flame dancing at its tip. With a light flick, he sent the flame flying toward a nearby tree. The instant it touched the tree, roaring flames erupted, and before long, the tree had burned to ashes.

His Vermilion Bird Li Fire was exceedingly difficult to extinguish—perhaps even impossible to put out. However, high-level Spirit Masters could still resist it, especially water-attribute Spirit Masters. After all, he was only Level 22 now. Once he reached the Soul Saint level, or even the Titled Douluo level, his flames would become even more powerful.

By then, even if Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi drew upon the power of the sea, she would likely find it difficult to extinguish his Li Fire.

Burning the heavens and boiling the seas was no mere figure of speech.

After obtaining his Spirit Ring, he became even more diligent in cultivation. Having experienced the feeling of power, he naturally desired even greater strength. This was what every Spirit Master wanted.

Aside from cultivating Soul Power, he also continued studying knowledge and personal combat in parallel, especially swordsmanship. Although he did not possess a Weapon Martial Soul, that did not prevent him from practicing.

Although he had less time to rest, he did not feel the slightest discomfort. Instead, he found cultivation deeply satisfying and felt incredibly fulfilled. Everything else was empty; only the increase in strength was real.