First Soul Ring: Six Hundred Year Purple Shirt

First Soul Ring: Six Hundred Year Purple Shirt

"My Soul Power cultivation is wrong?" Su Yuntian stared earnestly at Xue Qinghe. "Please teach me, Your Highness."

His method of cultivating Soul Power had been taught to him by his brother, Su Yuntao. It was nothing remarkable. Su Yuntian simply had not expected his brother's method to become useless so quickly.

Xue Qinghe's true identity was Qian Renxue. Not only was she extraordinarily talented, but she had also received guidance from Ultimate Douluo Qian Daoliu and Pope Bibi Dong. Her understanding of Soul Power cultivation was likely stronger than that of an ordinary Soul Douluo.

If he could receive her guidance, Su Yuntian believed he would definitely break through to level 10.

But... why would Qian Renxue help him?

Then Xue Qinghe smiled and nodded. "Sure. I'll tell you now. The ultimate convergence point of Soul Power should be at the heart in the chest cavity, not the lower abdomen."

Su Yuntian frowned slightly, unable to understand.

Seeing his confused expression, Xue Qinghe continued, "Most people cultivate Soul Power according to the method of 'gathering qi in the dantian,' but Soul Power is not some kind of qi within our bodies. It truly exists in every muscle and every drop of blood. The heart is the central organ of blood circulation, the most important part of us aside from the brain."

"All circulation of Soul Power must pass through the heart. Only when the heart is strong can it condense more vigorous Soul Power."

Su Yuntian was stunned as he listened. He thought that this was quite similar to the logic of future biology and physiology, fitting perfectly with the worldview of the world before his transmigration.

However, according to Su Yuntian's memories of this life, Douluo Continent had no systematic medical physiology. Its medical standards were extremely low, roughly equivalent to medieval Europe.

The elite of the Douluo world were all Soul Masters, and Soul Masters could become immune to all illnesses simply by cultivating Soul Power. Naturally, they had no interest in developing medicine.

What Su Yuntian had not expected was that the Soul Power cultivation methods summarized by Spirit Hall were actually highly compatible with modern medicine. Perhaps all paths led to the same destination.

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness."

After hurriedly thanking him, Su Yuntian changed the route of Soul Power within his body, gradually redirecting that scattered, restless Soul Power toward his heart in the chest cavity.

Qian Renxue had not deceived him. Whenever a wave of Soul Power passed through his heart along with his blood, Su Yuntian felt a warm current that was immensely comfortable.

He continuously guided his Soul Power along the path of blood circulation. After three complete cycles, he felt that his physical strength and energy were more abundant than ever before.

When Su Yuntian completed seven cycles of Soul Power, he suddenly felt the Soul Power in his body become more resilient and enduring, like a reservoir already filled with water. It would not easily splash, with only surging undercurrents hidden within.

"I'm level 10!"

Once Su Yuntian finally realized this, he jumped up in delight.

"Congratulations, Xiaotian."

Xue Qinghe clapped vigorously, genuinely happy for Su Yuntian. Yet he was not surprised by Su Yuntian's breakthrough at all, as though in his eyes, the boy named Su Yuntian was certain to break through.

Why?

Could it be... because he thought highly of the Four-Winged Angel Martial Soul within Su Yuntian?

Only the maid Da Xue rose from the chessboard with an innocent look on her face. She had been having a sweet dream, but Su Yuntian and Xue Qinghe had woken her up. Not understanding but feeling that it sounded impressive, she could only stare blankly at the radiant pair. "Did something happen?"

Xue Qinghe answered, "Xiaotian has advanced from a Soul Warrior to a Soul Master."

Da Xue hurriedly nodded. "I know about Soul Masters. They can receive a subsidy of one gold coin from Spirit Hall every month!"

Reaching level 10 Soul Power was certainly worth celebrating, but Su Yuntian had yet to obtain his first Soul Ring, so he did not count as a true Soul Master.

Regarding this, Xue Qinghe told him that he could go to the Soul Hunting Forest outside Heaven Dou City to hunt for his first Soul Ring.

Soul Rings came from Soul Beasts, and Soul Beasts were generally found in Soul Beast forests of all sizes, or in remote places such as the deep sea, snowy mountains, and plateaus.

The larger Soul Beast forests included the Star Dou Great Forest and the Sunset Great Forest. Medium-sized ones included the royal forests of the two great empires, while the smaller ones were the Soul Hunting Forests scattered throughout the continent.

The Soul Hunting Forest outside Heaven Dou City was the nearest Soul Beast habitat. The Soul Beasts there were not of a high level, with most not exceeding a thousand years. High-level Soul Masters might disdain Thousand-year Soul Beasts and Hundred-year Soul Beasts, but everyone started with Hundred-year and Thousand-year Soul Beasts.

Heaven Dou City's Soul Hunting Forest was basically the beginner village among Soul Beast forests.

It might not seem particularly prestigious, but it was absolutely suited to Su Yuntian, whose Soul Power had just reached level 10.

After deciding on the hunting destination, Su Yuntian faced a very serious question.

What Soul Beast should he hunt for his first Soul Ring?

There were plant-type Soul Beasts and animal-type Soul Beasts, though most were animal-type, such as snakes, scorpions, and spiders. There was a wide variety, leaving plenty of room for choice.

Plant-type Soul Beasts had relatively simple attributes and lacked offensive power.

Looking at it this way, it seemed that Su Yuntian should choose an animal-type Soul Beast, as that would give him a higher chance of obtaining an offensive Soul Skill.

But was that really appropriate?

When Su Yuntian raised this question, Xue Qinghe asked him, "What exactly is your Martial Soul, the Key of Royal Law, a key to?"

Su Yuntian replied, "It's the key to a treasure vault, but I still can't open that treasure vault. I don't know why."

At that moment, Su Yuntian truly began to envy Tang San. Not only had Tang San enjoyed smooth sailing early on, but more importantly, he had theoretical master Yu Xiaogang guiding him from the side, allowing him to avoid many detours.

Xue Qinghe said, "If your key cannot open the treasure vault, then either that treasure vault does not exist at all, or your Soul Power is not yet sufficient to open it. Therefore, I suggest that your first Soul Ring should mainly increase your Soul Power."

Although Xue Qinghe said this aloud, he was also half-convinced and half-doubtful about Su Yuntian's so-called "treasure vault." In his understanding, no treasure vault could be opened using a Martial Soul.

However, Xue Qinghe knew how formidable Twin Martial Souls were. He felt that Su Yuntian could casually experiment with his golden key Martial Soul. Even if the quality of its Soul Ring was poor, it would not matter, as long as it did not affect the Soul Rings added to his Angel Martial Soul later.

And so, after much deliberation and hesitation, Su Yuntian ultimately still failed to decide which Soul Beast to hunt.

The maid Da Xue gave him a suggestion—"We'll see when we get there."

Soul Beasts were not melons at a market, where he could simply pick whichever one he wanted. Soul Beasts could run away. There was no telling what Soul Beast they might encounter.

After Da Xue's advice, Su Yuntian felt much more at ease. Three days after his Soul Power reached level 10, he arrived at the Soul Hunting Forest outside Heaven Dou City together with Xue Qinghe.

"Thank you for escorting me, Your Highness. I'm deeply honored."

Aside from two Soul Elder-level guards, Xue Qinghe had personally come along as well, which greatly surprised Su Yuntian.

He could not help but wonder whether he was truly worth Qian Renxue's attention.

Other than the Four-Winged Angel Martial Soul, Su Yuntian could not think of anything else that could make Qian Renxue value him so highly.

If that really was the case, then what relationship did Qian Renxue... have with the long-haired young lady who had saved him back then?

With such doubts in mind, Su Yuntian and his group of four entered the boundaries of Heaven Dou City's Soul Hunting Forest.

"Try to choose one with more years. At least four hundred years."

Not long after entering the forest, Su Yuntian saw a tree. It was a Six Hundred Year Purple Shirt.

Note 1: According to Master Yu Xiaogang's research, the maximum age of the first Soul Ring that a Soul Master could endure was four hundred and twenty-three years.