Soul Ring Direction

The Blazing Fire Wolf pack scattered in all directions, leaving behind one Blazing Fire Wolf sprawled limply on the ground.

Chen Dong stepped forward and released his Martial Soul.

A broad broadsword appeared in his hand, shrouded in dense red mist as though it had condensed from blood aura. Within the red mist, faint lightning-like shapes seemed to form.

Chen Dong held the broadsword, a bright yellow Soul Ring circling his body.

At that moment, the Soul Ring shone with a dazzling light.

"First Soul Skill, Collapsing Mountain!"

With a roar, the Wolf Lord Broadsword in his hand unleashed a powerful ripple. Soul Power passed through the blade, condensing into dense blade aura around the broadsword.

The blade aura was not sharp, instead giving off a sluggish sensation. Yet the heavy force contained within it was equally terrifying.

Chen Dong poured all his Soul Power into this strike.

With one slash, he split a massive gash across the Blazing Fire Wolf's head.

A dark yellow Soul Ring emerged from the Blazing Fire Wolf's corpse.

Chen Dong took a deep breath, sat down before the corpse, and closed his eyes to meditate. He wrapped the Blazing Fire Wolf's Soul Ring with his Soul Power.

The Blazing Fire Wolf's Soul Ring swiftly flew over and settled around Chen Dong.

Immense Soul Power crashed through Chen Dong's limbs and bones, making him bare his teeth in pain. Cracks even appeared across his skin, and thin threads of blood began to seep out.

Chen Ming watched the scene without any nervousness.

He had already sensed it. Chen Dong's current state was already at his limit.

The Soul Ring's Soul Power impact had reached the maximum damage Chen Dong could withstand, yet Chen Dong's improvement had only just begun.

Half an hour after the absorption process began, the wounds on Chen Dong's body started to heal. Two and a half hours later, he opened his eyes and moved his body. The blood scabs on his skin fell away, revealing restored flesh beneath.

He gripped the broadsword in his hand, seemingly extremely pleased with this harvest.

"How's the Soul Skill?" Chen Ming asked.

"The Soul Skill the Blazing Fire Wolf granted me is called Blazing Fire Slash. It can add flames to my broadsword, filling the blade with fire and releasing flaming blade aura. Blazing Fire Slash can also work together with my first Soul Skill, Collapsing Mountain Slash. Combined, the two Soul Skills offer both physical burst damage and fiery burning."

Chen Ming nodded.

These were both good types of Soul Skills.

They counted as versatile moves, forming a foundation and providing Chen Dong with a perfect template. Their Soul Ring age might be limited, but as Chen Dong's blade techniques improved, these two Soul Skills might not be inferior to thousand-year or ten-thousand-year Soul Skills in the future.

"Come on. My Spiritual Power just caught a rare soul beast. Its Soul Power fluctuations are at the thousand-year level. We'll judge its exact age from its traits once we see it."

A rare soul beast?

Chen Ming and Long Aotian exchanged a glance, and a delighted look appeared on Long Aotian's face.

Rare did not merely mean low in number. More often, it represented powerful innate talent.

Among soul beasts, those with the same cultivation could possess vastly different strength. Some soul beasts, such as the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, could contend head-on with most thousand-year soul beasts after only a hundred years, and could even put up a fight against some weaker ten-thousand-year soul beasts.

"It should be a Metagross. It has a trace of Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear bloodline. Its body can transform into metal elements and be reshaped, with decent burst power and defense."

As he spoke, Du Busi had already led the three of them to a spot not far from the Metagross.

"Hmph, trying to run?"

Du Busi was not about to let the Metagross escape. He immediately used Soul Power to pin it in place.

"One thousand three hundred years." Chen Ming withdrew his gaze without disappointment.

His senses were not bad. He had noticed it when Du Busi sensed the Metagross.

"Aotian, let's take this one," Du Busi suggested.

They could not judge as precisely as Chen Ming, but they had still narrowed down the Metagross's cultivation to between twelve hundred and fourteen hundred years.

"Mm!" Long Aotian nodded solemnly.

The Metagross was powerful in every aspect and exceptionally suited to a Body Martial Soul. Its age was also appropriate, so he had no reason to refuse.

With Du Busi's assistance, Long Aotian killed the Metagross and absorbed its Soul Ring.

During Long Aotian's Soul Ring absorption, Chen Dong grimaced more than once. It was simply too miserable to watch.

Blood sprayed from all over his body rather than merely seeping from small wounds.

His entire body had become a bloody mess!

Was this the normal state of Body Martial Soul masters when absorbing Soul Rings?

Chen Dong admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Long Aotian was extremely weak after absorbing the Soul Ring. His injuries had all healed. That was a soul master's trait: absorbing a Soul Ring was akin to rebirth. As long as the process did not damage one's foundation, even superficial wounds would fully recover.

"My second Soul Skill is called Golden God's Wrath. It can turn both my arms metallic and transform them into weapons."

Du Busi nodded, already very satisfied.

Body Martial Souls were fragile, but with a Soul Skill like Long Aotian's, there would no longer be any need to worry about injury.

Golden God's Wrath's effects would not be limited to transforming his arms. It should also include recovery after injury. If developed properly, it might even allow his entire body to become metallic, greatly increasing his defense.

"This soul hunt went smoothly. We've completed two-thirds of our goal in just five days," Du Busi said with a smile.

After resting, the four continued searching the surrounding area.

"Xiao Ming, your Soul Rings should be as close to elemental attributes as possible."

Chen Ming's Martial Soul possessed a Mental attribute, but Mental attribute soul beasts were extremely difficult to find. Finding one that also suited his body would be even harder.

Thus, Du Busi had chosen an elemental direction for Chen Ming.

They would look for soul beasts suited to his body that also possessed the ability to control a particular element.

This would make use of the Mental attribute within Chen Ming's body while also serving as the direction of his main cultivation.

Using his body to command numerous elements, even transforming into corresponding elemental bodies—it truly sounded powerful.

Chen Ming did not refuse.

Elemental affinity could work.

"If we're going for elemental control, then let ice and fire be the main attributes," Chen Ming said.

His Reincarnation Disk Martial Soul possessed a certain Yin Yang attribute. It had been nurtured by Sun Moon Essence, and its corresponding lower-level elements were ice and fire.

Starting with ice and fire would also make it easier for him to develop the Reincarnation Disk's abilities.

Most importantly, he wanted to use this opportunity to stir the Reincarnation Disk, attempt to draw in Sun Moon Essence, and use it to temper his body and refine his soul.

"Ice and fire?"

Du Busi strongly approved.

For Body Martial Soul masters accustomed to "seeking abuse," the combination of ice and fire was an absolute classic.

"Then we'll first find you a fire-attribute Soul Ring. When it's time for your next Soul Ring, your master will take you to the Extreme North to obtain an Ice attribute one."

Chen Ming nodded.

That was exactly what he wanted.

A fire-attribute Soul Ring would perfectly suit the supplementary Soul Ring he had urgently condensed using the Yang Spring's power before.

The four continued searching through the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Perhaps their luck had run out. They searched for more than half a month without finding a soul beast suitable for Chen Ming.

Either the soul beasts were not strong enough or their cultivation ages were unsuitable. Sometimes, they finally found one that suited him, only for its attribute to be incompatible.

After wandering around, the four arrived at a gloomy valley.

"The aura of this valley feels wrong. There probably aren't any soul beasts inside suitable for Junior Brother, right?" Long Aotian said with a frown.

Chen Ming did not agree with Long Aotian. He could sense an extremely scorching power deep within the valley.

Du Busi had naturally faintly sensed this contradictory feeling as well.