Jade Mantis

Lu Lin's statement about going to hunt souls together naturally referred to his Incarnation Number 1, Ji Ming.

Unlike his main body.

Three years have passed, and Lu Lin's incarnation's strength level has now reached thirty-four.

This was still the result of deliberately "level-gating" at Si Yuan Ye's request; otherwise, his cultivation speed would have been even faster.

His third spirit ring came from a "Ghost Face Fiend Cat" with ten thousand years of cultivation.

It was a rare spirit beast that lived in the Star Dou Great Forest, known for being dark and bloodthirsty. Mo Yin had helped hunt it.

This was the benefit of having a powerful sect backing you.

This ten-thousand-year spirit beast bestowed upon him a third spirit skill called Dark Demon Nether Transformation.

Its effect was similar to the spirit skill of that "Magic Tiger" from before, granting him an extremely exaggerated boost to both attack and defense!

The terrifying foundation tempered by his Silver Awakening at the age of six, combined with the amplification provided by his super spirit, the Dark Demon Dreadclaw Bear, would truly manifest over time.

Making his strength far surpass that of his peers.

However, it was a pity that his incarnation had reached level thirty but not met the conditions to unlock a second incarnation.

It seemed his main body would have to reach level thirty first.

Not long after, Lu Lin's main body successfully arrived at Sunset Forest.

Night had fallen, and Lu Lin was walking in the outer area of Sunset Forest.

To be honest, he was quite anxious in his heart right now.

According to his plan, exploring the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes this time required Si Yuan Ye's intervention.

He wondered if Si Yuan Ye would see through the connection between him and his incarnation?

But if he didn't ask Si Yuan Ye to help, with his current strength, let alone entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, the miasma around its perimeter alone would be enough to trouble him.

Even with Ji Ming added, it wouldn't be enough.

Moreover, it was now filled with ninety-thousand-year super spirit beasts!

His only option now was to trust his golden finger, the [Incarnation Game].

Si Yuan Ye shouldn't be able to see through the connection between him and Ji Ming, right...

Lu Lin pondered this as he traveled.

Unlike the Star Dou Great Forest, where there's a soul beast every fifty paces and a hundred-year soul beast every hundred paces, the Sunset Forest has a rather limited number of soul beasts.

It makes sense when you think about it. Take a Titled Douluo as an example.

He starts cultivating from the moment he awakens his martial soul at age six, and it takes him at most a few decades to reach the Titled Douluo realm.

During these few decades, he needs to hunt at least nine soul beasts to become his soul rings.

And this is just a single case.

If you expand this to the entire soul master population, the number becomes terrifying.

Except for a very small number of special soul beasts, the cultivation of most ordinary soul beasts is largely determined by their lifespan.

In other words, how many years they've lived is how many years of cultivation they have.

If you completely disregard the cultivation talent of soul masters, the time it takes to produce one hundred-year soul beast would be enough to mass-produce several Titled Douluo...

Therefore, in the Douluo Plane, soul beasts and soul masters are naturally opposing sides.

Lu Lin only knew that the Soul Spirit system created by Huo Yuhao was originally intended to ease the relationship between soul beasts and soul masters, but unexpectedly, it accelerated the extinction of soul beasts.

By the Dragon King Legend era, there were basically only a couple of soul beasts left, like Big Cat Small Cat.

Yes, I'm talking about Di Tian. Even his own master defected...

As for whether the Douluo Plane truly resolved this issue later on, Lu Lin didn't know.

Heard that the four protagonists of Douluo were the grandson of Tang Shenwang.

Lu Lin walked along absentmindedly when suddenly he heard a rustling sound ahead.

Following that, a stern figure in black slowly emerged from the darkness.

Who else could this person be but Lu Lin's avatar, Ji Ming?

At this moment, Lu Lin's expression was extremely strange.

Because this was the first time he had met "Ji Ming" in reality.

However, since both bodies contained Lu Lin's consciousness and soul, it was a case of one soul, two bodies.

When the main body and the avatar met, apart from an inherent sense of "discrepancy" like looking in a mirror, no other dramatic plot unfolded.

Afterward, the two lit a bonfire and rested briefly.

According to Lu Lin's plan, the first step was to obtain the second soul ring for his main body.

The flickering bonfire cast shifting shadows as Lu Lin's main body sat to one side, eyes closed, concentrating, cross-legged.

He was circulating his cultivation technique, entering a state of practice, just like any other day.

Meanwhile, his avatar, clad in black with a stern face, perched on a treetop, silently guarding his main body.

The two bodies were in different states, yet the same person's name surfaced in their minds:

Tang Fozi...

The night passed without incident.

The next morning.

"Ji Ming" was the first to leap down from the treetop. He stretched his limbs, then looked at his main body, who had also opened his eyes, and asked coldly:

"What type of soul beast are you planning to hunt?"

A long silence, broken only by the rustling wind, with no answer heard.

"Ji Ming" wasn't in a hurry. He simply stared expressionlessly at Lu Lin, like a statue.

"Depends on luck."

After a long while, Lu Lin awkwardly squeezed out those three words.

Damn it!

Why was talking to himself so awkward?

Lu Lin felt he was going crazy from spending so much time with his avatar.

At this rate, Arkham would surely have a place for him.

If he'd known his cheat in this life would be like this, he should have read more books about mental illness in his previous life.

Lu Lin grumbled inwardly.

The avatar, Ji Ming, nodded slightly and coolly led the way.

A moment later, Lu Lin's main body sighed silently and followed at a leisurely pace.

Lu Lin genuinely hadn't decided on his Second Soul Ring.

The avatar Ji Ming's martial soul was suited for the assault type.

The main body's Pure Fire Green Lotus spirit is more like a jack-of-all-trades, seemingly able to go down any path.

However, Lu Lin was too lazy to dwell on it. As he said – it depends on luck!

As long as it was a soul beast around a thousand years old, Lu Lin would accept it.

Because the first two soul rings were just the starting stage for soul masters.

By the time they reached five or six rings, who the hell would still use their first soul skill? Wouldn't a ten-thousand-year soul skill be more appealing?

Lu Lin followed behind his avatar, deep in thought.

They had already reached a lush green lake, but at this moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from ahead.

Lu Lin focused his gaze and discovered a special soul beast he had never seen in his textbooks.

This soul beast resembled a mantis, its entire body like condensed white jade, crystal clear, like a work of art.

Its body was no more than two feet long, and its pair of forelimbs were like meticulously carved jade sickles, their curves elegant and perfect, currently held quietly in front of its body.

What kind of soul beast is this?

Lu Lin frowned slightly. He hadn't seen this kind of soul beast in the textbooks of his main body either.

However, by analogy, judging by its size, this mantis's cultivation should be around thirteen hundred years, which was quite suitable.

Lu Lin thought to himself, and as he stopped.

His avatar had already released the Dark Demon Dreadclaw Bear spirit, its body like lightning, charging straight towards this peculiar white jade mantis!

Lu Lin didn't know that this mantis soul beast, which resembled a work of art, was named Jade Mantis.

This kind of soul beast was extremely rare, and in this era, it was almost extinct.

The energy of the Jade Mantis was extremely pure and clean, without the slightest impurity, nor the unique savage wildness of soul beasts.

The moment the avatar Ji Ming attacked, the Jade Mantis moved.

Its left forelimb slashed horizontally, and a condensed moon-white arc of light instantly flew from its blade.

"Dark Gold Aegis!"

Lu Lin's expression was calm, and the second soul ring on his body lit up. The Dark Gold Aegis activated, and a faint flow of light, interweaving dark red and gold, circulated around him.

The Jade Mantis's attack was completely absorbed by this soul skill.

The Jade Mantis was stunned for a moment. It had considerable intelligence and naturally knew that its attack was completely ineffective, but for a moment, it didn't know why such a bizarre result had occurred!!