A Moment's Mistake, Ye Luo Ran Away

[What Soul Beasts had Ye Luo's first four Soul Rings been absorbed from?]

[You raised the question again.]

[Dugu Bo finally gave you the answer. Ye Luo's first Soul Ring had been absorbed from a five-thousand-year-old Youlan Lingcui, a top-tier Plant Soul Beast with the rare Life Attribute.]

[It could spread a special life field that promoted the growth of itself and nearby plants. Through some method, it could connect itself to plants within the life field whose bloodlines and cultivation were lower than its own, converting their life force for its own use.]

[Besides that, the Youlan Lingcui could transform life force into powerful healing energy, releasing healing light to treat the injuries of nearby plants.]

[After hunting that five-thousand-year-old Youlan Lingcui, Ye Luo had also gained a Soul Skill with effects similar to the Youlan Lingcui's abilities.]

[Ye Luo's second Soul Ring had been absorbed from a Crystal Parasite Vine more than six thousand years old. It too was a top-tier Plant Soul Beast with the Life Attribute.]

[This type of Crystal Parasite Vine absorbed metals and minerals from the soil, condensing a hard crystal layer over its surface with astonishing defensive power.]

[At the same time, the flowers that bloomed upon the Crystal Parasite Vine gave off dazzling light and secreted juice rich in life force, drawing nearby Soul Beasts and insects over to feed.]

[Once these Soul Beasts touched the Crystal Parasite Vine's flowers, the flowers exploded, scattering the speck-like seeds within onto the feeding Soul Beasts and insects, completing their spread and reproduction.]

[In the future, these Crystal Parasite Vine seeds would parasitize those Soul Beasts and insects, turning their bodies into nutrients. They would drain their hosts to death, take root in the hosts' corpses, and continue growing.]

[After absorbing the Crystal Parasite Vine's Soul Ring, Ye Luo's vine-like "Blue Silver Grass" Martial Soul became Crystal Clear like crystal itself. A blue-silver crystal layer had also formed around its vine body, making it exceptionally tough.]

[As for Ye Luo's second Soul Skill, it had likewise originated from the Crystal Parasite Vine's parasitic ability.]

[However, once the Parasitic Seeds produced by Ye Luo's second Soul Skill were scattered onto an enemy, they immediately took root and grew, absorbing the enemy's Soul Power and life force to nourish Ye Luo in return.]

[Ye Luo's third Soul Ring came from a seven-thousand-year-old Dimai Ziling Tree.]

[This was an earth-attribute Plant Soul Beast with extraordinarily powerful life force. It grew only in places with exceptionally unique terrain, where it could absorb the power of the earth and convert it into life force and Soul Power, allowing itself to recover rapidly. It could also redirect the damage it suffered into the earth.]

[After absorbing this Dimai Ziling Tree's Soul Ring, Ye Luo had gained a similar Soul Skill as well.]

[Ye Luo's fourth Soul Ring came from a Scorching Sun Sunflower with ten thousand years of cultivation.]

[The Scorching Sun Sunflower was a Plant Soul Beast with both the Life Attribute and Light Attribute. It could absorb sunlight, transform it into life force and Soul Power to recover from its injuries, and store the solar power it absorbed to launch attacks against enemies.]

[Ye Luo's fourth Soul Skill had effects similar to the Scorching Sun Sunflower's abilities.]

What!

His fourth Soul Ring was over ten thousand years old?

Qian Renxue had already been incomparably shocked when she saw that the first Soul Ring had begun at a thousand years.

But when she saw Dugu Bo say in the Simulator that Ye Luo's first Soul Ring was actually five thousand years old—

Qian Renxue was shocked all over again.

One thousand years and five thousand years were completely different!

And in the end, when she saw that Ye Luo's fourth Soul Ring had actually exceeded ten thousand years—

Qian Renxue could not help but draw a sharp breath in her heart, finding it hard to believe.

Just what kind of monster was Ye Luo?!

His first Soul Ring had already exceeded a thousand years.

His fourth Soul Ring had already exceeded ten thousand years!

This was simply unprecedented in the Soul Master World!

And when she thought it over carefully, she realized that the effects of Ye Luo's Soul Skills all seemed capable of absorbing external power and converting it into his own Soul Power and life force. They could also increase the growth and recovery speed of Ye Luo's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

Qian Renxue was even more amazed.

Ye Luo had not simply hunted whichever Soul Beast had a suitable age and type, then absorbed its Soul Ring.

It was as though he could see what Soul Skills he would gain from absorbing which Soul Beasts.

In the end, he had selected a perfect combination of Soul Skills!

Yet for a Martial Soul to develop a set of Soul Skills that complemented one another and produced an effect where 1+1+1+1＞4, it often took several generations of people researching together to achieve results.

Yet Ye Luo had developed an impressive set of Soul Skill combinations all by himself.

He was far too talented!

[After breaking through to Soul Ancestor, Ye Luo returned to your Fief, where he continued planting Blue Silver Grass everywhere and cultivating diligently.]

[In the blink of an eye, a year passed.]

[Then one day, Ye Luo came to the Crown Prince's Mansion and made a request of you. He hoped to take half a year off because he had something to handle outside.]

[But after hesitating for a moment, you chose to refuse.]

[Because to the you of that moment, Ye Luo was simply too outstanding and exceptional.]

[You believed that with your help, Ye Luo would certainly become a god faster than in the previous simulation, help your Spirit Hall defeat Tang San, and unify the continent.]

[And it was too risky for Ye Luo to go out alone for half a year.]

[What if Ye Luo ran away?]

[Unexpectedly refused by you, Ye Luo fell silent for a moment. He did not say anything further, merely turned and left, returning to your Fief to continue cultivating.]

[You were somewhat worried, so you had Porcupinefish Douluo keep a close eye on Ye Luo to make sure nothing went wrong.]

[But less than a week later, Porcupinefish Douluo suddenly came to the Crown Prince's Mansion. Full of guilt and self-reproach, he apologized to you. He had carelessly failed to keep watch over Ye Luo and let Ye Luo escape.]

[Your expression immediately changed drastically, and you were filled with fury and regret.]

[On one hand, you were furious that Porcupinefish Douluo had failed to carry out the task you had assigned him.]

[On the other hand, you deeply regretted not agreeing to Ye Luo's request for leave in the first place.]

[After all, since Ye Luo had been capable of escaping under Porcupinefish Douluo's close watch, the reason he had not escaped before was surely because he had never intended to.]

[But this time, you had refused Ye Luo's request.]

[Ye Luo was clearly angry, which was why he chose to run away.]

[However, though you were furious, matters had already come to this. You did not harshly berate Porcupinefish Douluo. You merely sighed and said that you would immediately mobilize every force at your disposal to search for Ye Luo with all your strength.]

What! Ye Luo ran away?!

When Qian Renxue discovered in the simulation that she had refused Ye Luo's request for leave and caused him to choose escape—

She was utterly dumbfounded.

She had thought everything was going smoothly, that the future outcome of Spirit Hall would surely change this time.

But she had never expected Ye Luo to run away!

Future me, what on earth were you thinking?!

Qian Renxue was practically beside herself with anger.

Half a year off? Then let him have half a year off!

How could you refuse Ye Luo?!

Now look what happened—Ye Luo had run away!

All their previous efforts had gone down the drain!

Qian Renxue felt miserable beyond words.

(Youlan Lingcui · Concept Art)

(Crystal Parasite Vine · Concept Art)

(Dimai Ziling Tree · Concept Art)