Chen Ming's Seventh Life

Every time a Body Sect disciple sought a soul ring, they had to spend a considerable amount of time searching for the most suitable age—one that exceeded their body's limit of endurance without surpassing it by too much.

This time, Du Busi planned to personally lead the team in searching for soul rings for his two disciples.

Long Aotian had successfully broken through two days ago and was already level twenty. He likewise needed a soul ring over a thousand years old.

Besides Chen Ming and Long Aotian, Chen Dong would also take part in this Soul Hunting Operation.

That was right, Chen Dong had broken through as well.

After awakening his martial soul, he had only absorbed a four-hundred-year soul ring, yet his Soul Power had directly reached level nineteen. He had only been one level away from obtaining his second soul ring, and a month of cultivation at the Body Sect had allowed him to break through smoothly.

The effects brought by Yang Spring were astonishing.

Shrek's teaching principles were not wrong. During the early stages of a soul master's cultivation, the most straightforward physical training was beneficial to the growth of Soul Power.

However, Shrek had always had only the most traditional morning runs. Their so-called training was limited to tormenting people and was far from optimal in terms of efficiency.

A body-tempering treasure ground like Yang Spring was the sort of environment a faction ought to provide for soul masters' cultivation.

In the Soul Master World, the age of a soul beast was generally judged by its characteristics. However, those characteristics made it difficult to determine a soul beast's age precisely, and there was usually an error of one or two hundred years.

But Chen Ming was not worried.

Having experienced a portion of a deity's divine power, Chen Ming possessed a method of sensing a soul beast's exact age.

Of course, at its root, the key to Chen Ming's ability to sense a soul beast's precise age was that he had once reincarnated as a soul beast.

That had been during his Seventh Life, when he had reincarnated as a Water Qilin.

Yes, a qilin!

Its bloodline had been exceptionally pure.

That was also the key to his reincarnation as a soul beast that time.

It was through cultivating in the body of a soul beast for a full thousand years, attaining the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and then taking human form that he first conceived the idea of creating an Innate Spiritual Body, born of heaven and earth, from nothing.

Unfortunately, he had not Become a God in his Seventh Life. At the time, he had exhausted every effort only to reach level ninety-nine. After one final charge, he ultimately died, ending that long Seventh Life.

Yet it was also that final charge that allowed him to glimpse an opportunity—the God Realm had then been under the control of the Destruction God King, who wielded the God Realm Central Hub!

So he reincarnated once more. Five hundred years later, he made another charge, condensed half a god position, gained Destruction's recognition, and was permitted to enter the God Realm and slowly condense a complete god position.

"This time, we're going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts."

The Star Dou Great Forest had the most comprehensive variety of soul beasts. It lacked no soul beasts of any stage, making it the best choice for obtaining soul rings.

Compared to smaller soul beast habitats, the Star Dou Great Forest's greatest drawback was its danger.

Any ten-thousand-year soul beast that happened to emerge from its depths would deal an extremely severe blow to a soul hunting party.

However, Chen Ming's group of four had no such concern.

It could be said that as long as Di Tian did not personally make a move, Du Busi feared no accident.

The four made good progress and reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest in three days.

"Chen Dong, your soul ring's age will be the lowest. We'll look for yours out here first."

Chen Dong's eyes widened.

What was going on?

He had shown off his absurd cultivation speed to Chen Ming more than once along the way.

Three months after awakening his martial soul, and already level twenty—easy as pie~

He made sure he had not misheard, then looked at Chen Ming with utter suspicion.

You brat, what good stuff have you been secretly eating?

This past month, Chen Dong had not merely soaked in Yang Spring to cultivate. He had also made up much of his common knowledge about soul master cultivation.

The first soul ring's age was supposed to exceed his second soul ring's?

"Kid, don't force yourself. This isn't something to joke about."

Long Aotian also looked at his junior brother in astonishment.

He realized that this junior brother's talent would not be inferior to his own.

"Both Aotian and Xiao Ming need thousand-year soul rings, and I've tested them both. They can withstand them."

"Their soul rings can only be found deeper within, and the ages of their soul rings need to be selected carefully. Aotian's soul ring should ideally be between eleven hundred and fourteen hundred years old. The closer to fourteen hundred, the better."

"As for Xiao Ming..."

Du Busi glanced at Chen Ming before continuing.

"The soul ring he needs must be between seventeen hundred and two thousand years old. The closer to two thousand, the better."

"What!"

The two cries of alarm did not surprise Du Busi.

Their shock was only natural.

Long Aotian looked at his teacher and confirmed that he was not joking. A monstrous wave immediately surged through his heart.

His first soul ring would be older than Long Aotian's second soul ring?

Long Aotian looked at Chen Dong beside him and immediately felt that they were brothers in misfortune.

"Enough talk. You three, stick close to me. Don't get more than a hundred meters away from me."

The four entered the Star Dou Great Forest.

Five days later.

"Up ahead is a pack of Blazing Fire Wolves, ranging from a few hundred to a thousand years old. Let's first see whether there's one suitable for your age limit."

Du Busi did not conceal himself. He openly led Chen Ming and the other two into the wolves' territory.

"Blazing Fire Wolves form one cluster of blazing fire patterns for every hundred years. After a thousand years, those patterns begin to link together. There are three Blazing Fire Wolves here with six, seven, and eight clusters of blazing fire patterns respectively."

After observing carefully, Long Aotian waited for Chen Dong to make his choice.

Although Chen Dong did not possess a Body Martial Soul, he was already an adult and fully developed. Naturally, his physique was somewhat stronger than that of an ordinary child. In addition, he had tempered his body in Yang Spring, so perhaps he could attempt the eight-hundred-year Blazing Fire Wolf soul ring.

"That Blazing Fire Wolf with seven patterns isn't right. Its Soul Power fluctuations are stronger than the eight-hundred-year one's," Chen Ming reminded them.

Du Busi gave Chen Ming a surprised look.

What keen senses!

"Correct. This seven-hundred-year Blazing Fire Wolf may have mutated. There are two exceptionally obvious crystals of Soul Power in its body, which should represent its new cultivation. Together with its seven blazing fire patterns, it has already reached nine hundred years."

After speaking, Du Busi looked at Chen Dong.

So, what did he say? Did he want to try this eight-hundred-year soul ring?

Chen Dong's gaze flickered as he struggled inwardly.

Having just entered the Soul Master World, he held its established practices in great respect.

Yet precisely because he had only just entered the Soul Master World, he had not formed any fixed notions in his heart.

Gritting his teeth, he decided to go for it!

Chen Ming did not try to dissuade him.

His Spiritual Power had sensed Chen Dong's physical condition. He truly could attempt this eight-hundred-year Blazing Fire Wolf.

The Wolf Lord Broadsword naturally suppressed wolf-type soul beasts, which could lessen some of the soul ring's impact.

With that advantage, absorbing an eight-hundred-year Blazing Fire Wolf soul ring was not impossible for him.

The Body Sect had always been a group of soul masters who pursued soul rings of higher ages. At this moment, they did not hesitate in the slightest. Once Chen Dong made up his mind, they immediately acted—Du Busi released his Soul Power, and with a boom, pressed the eight-hundred-year Blazing Fire Wolf to the ground. The other Blazing Fire Wolves glared furiously, yet they did not dare step forward.

It was too terrifying.

That aura stirred their instincts for survival.

The eight Blazing Fire Wolves decisively abandoned their companion.

"Awoo~ Awoo, awoo~"

Before leaving, they howled loudly, as though making threats.

"We'll be back!"