First Soul Ring: Three-Thousand-Year Gale Eagle King!

"Mm, I'll listen to Grandpa." Ye Chen nodded happily, looking obedient.

"Good! Let's head deeper into the Mixed Zone. It'll be easier to find a powerful wind-attribute Soul Beast of a suitable age there." Qing Luan Douluo revised their route and led Ye Chen onward at a faster pace.

About half a day later, they arrived in a hilly region with high ground and fierce winds.

Qing Luan Douluo suddenly stopped, his gaze locking onto the peak of a Lone Peak in the distance.

"Found it. This fellow... is nearly three thousand years old, and its attributes are an excellent match."

Following his gaze, Ye Chen saw an extraordinary eagle-type Soul Beast standing atop the Lone Peak.

It was several times larger than an ordinary eagle, its feathers blue-gray all over, with only the tips of its wings and tail feathers glinting with a bright silver sheen.

Though it stood there silently, pale cyan air currents visible to the naked eye naturally swirled around it. Whenever it occasionally flapped its wings, the airflow below howled and formed small tornadoes.

"Three-Thousand-Year Gale Eagle King!"

Qing Luan Douluo said quietly, "The king among Gale Eagles. Not only is its speed unmatched among its kind, but its wind blade attacks possess intense piercing and tearing properties. Its offensive power is extremely formidable.

As your first Soul Ring, if you can obtain its Soul Skill, whether it is an Amplification Type Soul Skill or an offensive one, it will be top-tier."

Anticipation filled Ye Chen's eyes. "It's the one, Grandpa!"

"Good! Wait here while Grandpa captures it for you!" To Qing Luan Douluo, dealing with a three-thousand-year Soul Beast was effortless.

If a Peak Douluo could not instantly kill a thousand-year Soul Master, he would be laughed to death if word got out!

Qing Luan Douluo was not some "Supreme Elder of Holy Spirit Church."

Then,

Qing Luan Douluo's figure flickered, and in the next instant, he appeared near the Lone Peak.

He did not even release his Martial Soul. He merely raised a finger, and countless condensed wind cords formed out of thin air, instantly binding the Gale Eagle King tightly.

No matter how it struggled, it was useless. It was dragged down and thrown onto the ground before Ye Chen.

"Chen, make your move."

Qing Luan Douluo's voice sounded beside Ye Chen's ear.

"Alright!"

Ye Chen nodded and stepped forward, summoning his Qing Luan Martial Soul.

The elegant and majestic phantom of the Qing Luan emerged behind him. Its clear cry carried the pressure of a sovereign of the skies.

The already restrained Gale Eagle King revealed instinctive fear in its eyes, born from its bloodline.

"Shriek—"

"Relax. Feeling dizzy is normal."

Ye Chen gathered Soul Power in his right hand. Ultimate Wind converged upon it, then pierced straight into the Gale Eagle King's vital point.

The Gale Eagle King's body stiffened, and its life force rapidly dissipated.

This was Ultimate Wind—unmatched killing power!

Sharpness, severance!

How formidable was the physical defense of a three-thousand-year Gale Eagle King? An ordinary Soul Elder could scarcely pose any threat to it.

Yet with the Qing Luan Martial Soul that possessed Ultimate Wind,

even without having acquired a Soul Ring, breaking through its defenses was effortless!

Before long, a dazzling purple Soul Ring rose from the Gale Eagle King's corpse, radiating considerable Soul Power Fluctuation.

"The Soul Ring of a three-thousand-year Gale Eagle King!"

Ye Chen's eyes lit up. He sat down cross-legged, calmed his mind, and began drawing in the Soul Ring.

Purple light enveloped his entire body as surging Soul Power energy poured into him.

In an instant, a swelling pain spread through his Meridians.

But just as Ye Chen had expected, this body of his, altered by Zhou Lan's origin, displayed astonishing resilience. His Meridians remained extremely stable under the energy's impact, and no swelling pain appeared.

Moreover, a thousand-year Soul Ring did not bring a spiritual attack, so his Spiritual Power was completely fine!

"Not bad."

Seeing this, Qing Luan Douluo immediately recognized that Ye Chen was no longer in danger. The corners of his mouth rose, and his heart filled with pride.

A three-thousand-year first Soul Ring—just as expected of Qing Luan Douluo's grandson!

The entire process lasted nearly an hour. The purple Soul Ring finally stabilized completely and fused perfectly with the Qing Luan Martial Soul.

Ye Chen opened his eyes, a cyan gleam seeming to flash through them. "Grandpa, I succeeded!"

"How is the Soul Skill?"

Qing Luan Douluo asked directly.

"It's very good!"

With a broad smile, Ye Chen replied, "My First Soul Skill is called Wings of Gale."

"As for its effect..." Ye Chen clenched his fist. "All Attributes—including strength, defense, speed, spiritual power, and so on... are all doubled!"

Qing Luan Douluo's pupils contracted. "All Attributes? Are you certain?"

What did an increase to All Attributes mean?

Ordinary Amplification Type Soul Skills only enhanced one or two attributes. The difference was like heaven and earth!

However, Ye Chen's next words made even this well-traveled Peak Douluo reveal an incredulous expression.

"Also, attack power and speed... receive an additional one-hundred-percent increase!"

Qing Luan Douluo froze.

Amplification multipliers were generally based on one's initial attributes. In other words, when Ye Chen activated "Wings of Gale," his attack power and speed would reach three times their normal level!

Triple attack power! Triple speed!

Combined with the Qing Luan Martial Soul's innate sharpness and swiftness...

"Release it once and let Grandpa see."

Qing Luan Douluo forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and spoke in a deep voice.

Ye Chen nodded and took a deep breath. "First Soul Skill: Wings of Gale!"

Boom—

With Ye Chen at the center, violent air currents suddenly exploded outward!

A pair of light wings behind Ye Chen instantly became tangible, every feather clearly visible as silver-cyan radiance flowed ceaselessly over them.

He shot directly into the sky, flew into the air, and circled once overhead.

As one of the most elite flying-type Martial Souls, the Qing Luan Martial Soul was not something Ma Hongjun's "Mutated Grass Chicken" could compare to. It possessed innate flight capability.

The moment Ye Chen awakened the Qing Luan Martial Soul, he had been able to fly freely.

And Wings of Gale further magnified his advantage in flight, causing his speed to soar!

"This feeling..."

Feeling the power surging within him, Ye Chen said, "As expected, Amplification Type Soul Skills are still the best. This pure beauty of raw numbers is just too captivating!"

"Chen, come down."

"Alright!"

Ye Chen dove down from the sky and landed steadily before Qing Luan Douluo.

"What about its duration and consumption?" Qing Luan Douluo asked with concern.

"Half an hour."

Ye Chen answered honestly.

Qing Luan Douluo pondered. "That's enough. Normal battles do not last that long."

"Mm."

Ye Chen nodded with a smile. "Grandpa, let's keep going. I can't wait to obtain my second Soul Ring!"

Naturally, Qing Luan Douluo did not refuse. After all, the Star Dou Great Forest was not a place to linger for long.

Just as grandfather and grandson prepared to continue deeper into the forest and seek a target for the second Soul Ring, faint footsteps and voices came from a forest path ahead and to the side.

Qing Luan Douluo slightly raised his brows. With his Spiritual Power, he instantly sensed everything.

There were two people approaching: a female Soul Master whose aura was not weak, roughly at the Soul Sage level, and a little girl with weak Soul Power Fluctuation.

Soon,

two figures appeared in view.

Leading them was a beautiful woman with a gentle temperament, dressed in a water-blue long gown.

Beside her walked a little girl around six or seven years old, wearing a dress of the same color.

She had long ice-blue hair, fair skin, delicate features like a porcelain doll, and a pair of clear, crystalline ice-blue eyes. She was very adorable.