Seeking Opportunities on the Way to Find a Soul Ring (Please Bookmark!!!)

There was a reason Notting City was so backward.

This place was truly remote, surrounded by huge rivers and mountains. Finding a valley was far from easy.

"With my current Physical Fitness, I can't even cross most of these mountains."

These weren't the mountains from his previous life, where roads had already been developed. Without paved roads, one careless mistake could send Su Wen tumbling to his death—or straight into the jaws of a Soul Beast.

That was the true reason Su Wen had abandoned his grand idea.

It wasn't that he didn't want the One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. He simply didn't have the ability to obtain it.

"If I could finish developing Sword Flight, a few mountains wouldn't be enough to stop me."

Unfortunately, flying by stepping on his own martial soul wasn't scientific in the slightest. It was like trying to step on one's left foot with one's right.

If he really wanted to fly, he would have to rely on an external force.

For example, he could flap wings and use the air to lift himself. Unfortunately, despite his actual attempts, Su Wen had never truly succeeded.

There was another way to gain the ability to fly: Soul Power.

After all, this was a supernatural world.

Fly?

Aside from using the force of air to fly through scientific means, one could also use Soul Power to achieve flight.

Su Wen still didn't understand the principles behind it, but that didn't stop him from guessing that, through some technique, Soul Power could exert force on some medium in the outside world, causing the Soul Master to be lifted by that force and fly.

In short, Su Wen couldn't fly. Neither his development of Sword Flight nor his paper wings had succeeded.

"There's no way for now." Su Wen could only temporarily give up on his plan to find the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.

Temporarily!

"I'm two years older than Tang San, and I graduated early from the Junior Soul Master Academy. There are still three whole years before Tang San graduates and goes to Shrek."

Three years!

Su Wen believed that within three years, he could at least become a Soul Elder. If everything went smoothly, there was even hope of breaking through to Soul Ancestor within three years.

As long as Tang San went to Shrek, Tang Hao would inevitably follow him there. At that time, he would have another chance to steal the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.

"Let's obtain the Second Soul Ring first!"

Su Wen stopped letting his thoughts run wild. He packed his belongings, bundled up the Little Sweet Potatoes Old Jerry had prepared for him, and headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

One month later.

Su Wen arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

After staying overnight in a small town outside the forest to rest and recuperate, he entered the Star Dou Great Forest alone.

He took out a small bottle of powder and sprayed it over his body.

This powder could conceal his aura as much as possible. Even if a trace of his aura still leaked out, it wasn't a major problem. Powerful Soul Beasts wouldn't take notice of him, while weak Soul Beasts wouldn't be able to sense him.

"Most Soul Beasts with the Mental Attribute are animal-type Soul Beasts. Although they don't fundamentally match with the book and would be difficult to absorb and fuse, I can try using Inclusivity Trait."

The book's Inclusivity Trait was immense.

By recording the bloodlines and abilities of Soul Beasts in the form of a book, it might even be a perfect way to absorb the soul rings of animal-type Soul Beasts.

Of course, these were merely concepts that seemed feasible.

Everything still had to be tested in practice.

The Star Dou Great Forest was the largest settlement of Soul Beasts on the entire Douluo Continent, and it was also where the continent's Primordial Qi gathered.

It could be said that this was the center of the entire continent.

There were many Soul Beasts, but that didn't mean one would encounter them every few steps.

"The density of Hundred-Year Soul Beasts is far higher than in the Soul Hunting Forest."

Unfortunately, even after searching the outskirts for half a month, Su Wen still hadn't found his target.

Soul Beasts with the Mental Attribute were too rare.

Moreover, acting alone meant he had to be cautious. He couldn't truly conduct a carpet search.

"The only thing worth celebrating is that the current Star Dou Great Forest hasn't been damaged too severely yet. The variety of Soul Beasts is extremely rich. Even Soul Beasts with the Mental Attribute, which make up only a small portion of the population, are still fairly numerous."

Su Wen had learned about relevant information from the Spirit Hall and knew that there were still quite a few Soul Beasts with outstanding Mental Attributes in the current Star Dou Great Forest.

"Heaven hasn't treated me unfairly after all."

His gaze locked onto a distant figure, and Su Wen did his best not to make a sound.

It was a Lucid Ape.

One could tell from the name of the Soul Beast that it possessed a certain Mental Attribute.

However, Su Wen wasn't happy because it had a Mental Attribute.

"Although the Lucid Ape has a Mental Attribute, it ultimately isn't especially compatible with me. If I really can't find another target with a Mental Attribute, coming back for this Lucid Ape wouldn't be a bad option."

Su Wen sprayed more medicinal powder over his body and quietly followed the Lucid Ape.

He couldn't simply follow it the entire way. Instead, he kept searching for opportunities nearby. After three days, he figured out the location of the Lucid Ape's cave.

"Monkey-type Soul Beasts are all skilled at brewing wine. They gather various spiritual herbs and medicines to brew Monkey Wine. The Lucid Ape has even greater intelligence, so I wonder how effective the Monkey Wine it brews is."

After patiently waiting until the Lucid Ape left, Su Wen quietly entered its cave.

"Tsk, joining the Spirit Hall has so many hidden benefits."

The medicinal powder Su Wen used to conceal his aura had come from the Spirit Hall. It was used by low-level Soul Masters of the Spirit Hall to help them hunt Soul Beasts in groups.

As for the other factions, large factions had powerful experts leading their teams, so they had little need for such auxiliary tools and wouldn't devote themselves to researching and improving them. Small factions, meanwhile, weren't as wealthy as the Spirit Hall, and the things they developed naturally didn't work as well.

Going deeper into the cave, Su Wen saw quite a few precious ores. Unfortunately, he didn't have a Storage Soul Tool and couldn't take them away.

At the very deepest part was a small pool one meter in diameter, with a rich fragrance lingering inside.

Su Wen looked toward the many stone "jars" beside the pool.

"These should be the Monkey Wine brewed by the Lucid Ape."

They were called jars, but their shapes were bizarre. Even so, it was easy to tell they were sealed containers.

Su Wen opened one of the "jars." The smell of alcohol immediately rushed into his nose. He didn't feel dizzy; instead, his mind became completely clear.

"Hiss~~~"

Top quality!

"It definitely has the effect of increasing spiritual power!" Su Wen exclaimed excitedly.

He put the lid back on the jar.

"Not having a Storage Soul Tool really is inconvenient, but it's not a big problem."

After checking the area around the cave and finding no sign of the Lucid Ape's return, Su Wen scattered medicinal powder around him, chose the largest stone jar, and carried it away.

Fortunately, there were no other Soul Beasts nearby.

After moving the stone jar out, Su Wen found an empty cave a fair distance from the Lucid Ape's cave.

"There's no need to look for Soul Beasts for now."

He would drink first.

"This jar holds at least ten pounds. If that isn't enough, I'll go get more."

Ten days later.

"The effects of this Lucid Wine are truly excellent. My spiritual power has increased by at least fifty percent."

In between, Su Wen had gone back and stolen two more jars. He had drunk a total of about twenty pounds, refining the medicinal power within. By now, he could already mobilize his spiritual power.

"Unfortunately, after drinking too much, the effect is no longer obvious."

Su Wen wasn't greedy. After adjusting his condition, he prepared to head out and continue searching for a Soul Beast.

Three days later.

"A Flame Cloud Fox?"

The Flame Cloud Fox possessed the Mental Attribute, though it was extremely weak. It leaned more toward and excelled at the Fire Attribute.

Su Wen shook his head and was about to leave when he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

He carefully observed the Flame Cloud Fox's footsteps.

"So weak."