Douluo: Starting by Forging a Gun Chapter 28

"This type of soul beast is called a White Jade Bee. Its entire body is as white and pure as jade, and after death, its surface undergoes jadeification, making it look just like a piece of fine craftsmanship."

"White Jade Bees feed on nectar and have a habit of hoarding honey."

"The honey they produce is known as White Jade Healing Honey. Consuming it not only heals wounds and dispels toxins, but it also has a miraculous effect on recovering mental energy. Its potency is absolutely no less than the soul skill of a healing-type soul master of the same rank."

"The one in the Dean's hand is a ten-year White Jade Bee. If Xiao Ao absorbs a thousand-year White Jade Bee soul ring, then his third soul skill will very likely possess one to three of these effects: healing, detoxifying, and mental energy recovery."

"Regardless of how many effects he can inherit, it will make Xiao Ao's soul skills much more comprehensive, allowing him to handle logistical support with greater ease in the future."

"I have to say, the Dean has really brought a great gift for Xiao Ao this time."

Oscar's eyes lit up: "Haha, in that case, what are we waiting for? Let's hurry and find the White Jade Bee's nest."

Flender smiled slightly: "Follow me. The White Jade Bee's nest is on a large tree about thirty miles away from us."

It seemed that without Dai Mubai, everything for the group had started to go smoothly.

Shen Feng took the lead to clear the path, Oscar filled in Shen Feng's original position, and the positions of the others remained unchanged.

The group covered the thirty-mile journey in less than an hour.

Passing through the dense jungle, the view before them suddenly opened up.

A massive tree with a diameter of over ten meters and a height of forty to fifty meters occupied a space nearly a hundred meters in radius all by itself.

Within the area covered by its lush canopy, not a single blade of grass grew on the ground.

A giant white jade-colored beehive, over twenty meters in diameter and nearly thirty meters high, was fixed in the middle of the giant tree's thick trunk like a massive tumor.

Thousands of White Jade Bees constantly shuttled in and out of the giant hive, their violently vibrating wings emitting a buzzing sound that made one's ears ring.

"Holy crap!" Ma Hongjun couldn't help but let out an exclamation from the depths of his heart.

Oscar shook his head with a bitter smile: "How about we just give up? With a White Jade Bee hive this big, who knows how many bees are inside?"

"If so many White Jade Bees swarmed us, I'm afraid even a Soul Douluo would have to flee in a panic."

"Other soul beasts' soul rings should also be able to achieve the effects of healing wounds and recovering mental energy. Why don't we go look for something else?"

When hunting soul beasts, the thing soul masters fear most is encountering such large colonies. It's not that they can't win, but that they simply can't kill them all.

No matter how powerful a soul master is, the soul power within their body is limited. Once their soul power is exhausted, they are no different from a tiger stripped of its claws and fangs, left to be slaughtered by others.

Zhao Wuji waved his hand: "Eh~ such a good soul ring, wouldn't it be a pity to give it up?"

"Don't forget that my martial soul is the Vajra Bear."

"A White Jade Bee is still a bee, and as long as it's a bee, it falls under my jurisdiction."

"Wait a moment, and watch as I, Old Zhao, use a little trick to secure this soul ring for you."

As he spoke, a heavy aura suddenly rose from Zhao Wuji's body: "Vajra Bear, Martial Soul Avatar!"

The next moment, Zhao Wuji's height of just over 1.6 meters suddenly shot up. Under the effect of his Martial Soul Avatar, he transformed in the blink of an eye into a burly man standing two and a half meters tall.

His muscles bulged all over his body, and his brownish-yellow eyes released an extremely domineering aura.

Seven soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—rose one by one from beneath his feet. A majestic surge of soul power erupted from his body, causing the air to ripple.

Sensing the threat, the White Jade Bees that had been flying around busily instantly stopped in their tracks, turned in unison, and charged fiercely toward Zhao Wuji and the others.

The corners of Zhao Wuji's mouth curled up slightly as his third soul skill suddenly lit up.

"Third Soul Skill: Gravity Enhancement."

Shen Feng felt his body suddenly sink, as if he were instantly carrying a thousand-pound weight, or as if he had fallen deep into a swampy mire. The suddenly increased gravity caused Shen Feng, who was unprepared, to have his legs go weak, nearly collapsing to the ground.

Turning his head to look, Oscar was already sitting flat on the ground.

Ma Hongjun was even worse off, lying directly on the ground like a salted fish, unable to even manage a simple roll.

At this moment, besides Zhao Wuji, the one who activated the soul skill, the only ones still able to stand upright were Flender and Shen Feng.

Those White Jade Bees that had been swooping in were also instantly pulled toward the ground the moment they entered the range of the Gravity Enhancement. Under the suppression of gravity, they were stuck to the ground, unable to be pried off.

As expected of a Soul Saint, his understanding of soul skills is truly different. As long as a restrictive soul skill is used at the right time, it can exert miraculous effects even when released on allies.

Just like now, dealing with these numerous, low-intelligence, and hard-to-exterminate White Jade Bees by setting a trap and waiting for them to come was the best strategy.

A single gravity trap caused the White Jade Bee colony to lose more than a fifth of its numbers instantly.

The death of a large number of White Jade Bees caused the swarm to fall into chaos. They dared not charge again, yet they were unwilling to abandon their hive and flee.

Helpless, they could only circle slowly around the invisible Gravity Enhancement zone, attempting to surround these mysterious intruders.

"Amazing, truly amazing, Teacher Zhao! With just a slight move, you've easily handled these White Jade Bees."

Seeing that the White Jade Bees' offensive had been halted, Ma Hongjun, who was lying on the ground, immediately shouted excitedly.

The corners of Zhao Wuji's mouth curled up: "Haha, this is just a small matter, a small matter."

With the ten-year White Jade Bees unable to break through, the Bee Queen finally released the combat units from the hive: hundreds of hundred-year White Jade Bees and over a dozen thousand-year White Jade Bees.

The hundred-year White Jade Bees were over fifty centimeters long, with sharp tail stingers over ten centimeters long that shimmered with a dark green luster—they clearly weren't things to be trifled with.

The thousand-year White Jade Bees were over a meter long, their bodies a pale green that looked like aged jade, with ink-black tail stingers that showed no reflection at all.

Seeing the thousand-year White Jade Bees appear, Shen Feng's eyes lit up: "Teacher Zhao, the big matter has arrived!"

"Those big guys with black tail stingers are the thousand-year White Jade Bees. The third one from the right is between 1,600 and 1,800 years old, making it the most suitable for Xiao Ao's spirit ring."

Zhao Wuji chuckled, "Got it, watch me handle this with ease!"

Extending his right hand, the fifth black spirit ring on Zhao Wuji's body suddenly lit up.

"Fifth spirit ability: Gravity Squeeze!"

The next moment, a powerful suction force erupted from the palm of Zhao Wuji's right hand. The intense gravity transformed into a pair of invisible hands, precisely grabbing the thousand-year White Jade Bee that Shen Feng had pointed out from the dense swarm.

"Come here, little darling!"

Zhao Wuji flicked his fingers slightly. The thousand-year White Jade Bee, outmatched in strength, couldn't even react before its body was compressed by the invisible gravity and sent flying toward him.

But a White Jade Bee that had reached a thousand years of cultivation was not one to sit and wait for death, and the swarm had a tradition of sacrificing their lives for the collective.

Even though it was a thousand-year White Jade Bee, it still couldn't defy the instinct of life.

Under the pressure of Zhao Wuji's gravity, although the White Jade Bee couldn't escape, it adjusted its body at the last moment, aiming its jet-black, highly toxic tail stinger at Zhao Wuji's palm.

"Shock!"

Zhao Wuji gave a light laugh and clenched his right hand into a fist. The gravity squeezing the thousand-year White Jade Bee suddenly intensified and became extremely violent and chaotic.

Hiss—

With a shrill hiss, the fragile wings and slender jade legs of the thousand-year White Jade Bee snapped instantly. The jade-colored scales on its body shattered, body fluids seeped out, and it immediately fell into a near-death state.

With the thousand-year White Jade Bee dying, the White Jade Bee swarm instantly boiled over. Thousands of ten-year, hundred-year, and thousand-year White Jade Bees rushed toward the group from all directions, disregarding their own lives.

Zhao Wuji's pupils contracted as he reached out and scooped the dying thousand-year White Jade Bee into his hand. "Target spirit beast acquired, no need to get entangled, retreat!"

Flender nodded, his spirit power surging wildly as he instantly entered his Martial Soul Avatar state.

The wings on his back vibrated, lifting him into mid-air.

"Sixth spirit ability: Hurricane Assault!"

His sixth black ten-thousand-year spirit ring lit up. Flender flapped the pair of giant wings on his back, sending two wind tornadoes sweeping toward the White Jade Bee swarm behind them.

"First spirit ability: Phoenix Fire Line!"

Ma Hongjun followed closely, using all his spirit power to unleash his first spirit ability.

The wind fueled the fire, and a wall of purple-black flames successfully delayed the counterattack of the White Jade Bee swarm.

"Palm Thunder!"

Shen Feng threw the crackling purple-black thunderball in his hand. A large number of ten-year White Jade Bees fell to the ground in plumes of black smoke, successfully opening an escape route for the group.

"Retreat!"

With a loud shout to retreat, the group ran for their lives for thirty miles.

Only when they could no longer hear the buzzing of the White Jade Bees' wings overhead did the group stop, gasping for breath.

Zhao Wuji released his perception to carefully scan the surroundings, and after finding no danger, he tossed the nearly dead thousand-year White Jade Bee onto the ground.

"Finally shook off those troublesome bees. It's safe enough here, Xiao Ao, go ahead and absorb your spirit ring."

Oscar nodded, pulled out a short blade, and plunged it into the brain of the thousand-year White Jade Bee.

Before long, purple light spots began to drift from the White Jade Bee, converging in mid-air into a brilliant purple spirit ring.

Oscar let out a long breath and sat cross-legged on the ground. "God of Sausages, bless me with the greatest third spirit ability in history."

He raised his hand to summon his Big Sausage martial soul. Enveloped in a pale pink glow, Oscar guided the thousand-year White Jade Bee's spirit ring toward his martial soul and began to absorb the third spirit ring of his life.

As Oscar entered a meditative state to absorb the ring, Shen Feng and the other three stood guard around him.

Absorbing a thousand-year spirit ring was not easy. Several hours passed, and it wasn't until the light in the Star Dou Forest dimmed once more that Oscar slowly opened his eyes.

A violent fluctuation of spirit power surged within his body, and a burst of pink light erupted from him, instantly dyeing his entire body a beautiful shade of pink.

Slowly standing up, two yellow and one purple spirit ring rose slowly from beneath Oscar's feet. The unique spirit power fluctuation of a Soul Elder spread out unrestrainedly.

The corners of Shen Feng's mouth curled up slightly as he looked at Oscar and congratulated him, "Congratulations, Xiao Ao. A 12-year-old food-type Soul Elder—that is truly unprecedented."

Oscar was full of excitement. "Xiao Feng, if I could break through so quickly, you deserve the most credit."

"Ten levels in three years; if it weren't for your help with my cultivation day after day, I probably wouldn't have broken through so quickly on my own."

Shen Feng waved his hand. "That is incorrect."

"The cause planted in the past leads to today's result. The main reason you were able to break through to level 30 at 12 is your own outstanding talent and the results of your daily efforts. My help was merely a push in the right direction and is not worth mentioning."

Oscar shook his head. "No, the me before eight years old and the me after you arrived at eight years old are two completely different Oscars."

"Before eight, I gained five levels in two years. After eight, I gained four levels a year, and after level twenty, I could still gain three levels a year."

"With such a huge gap, how can you say that doesn't prove your help?"

"I can firmly say that without you, Shen Feng, there would be no Oscar today!"

Shen Feng shook his head helplessly. "Xiao Ao..."

"Ahem!"

Just as Shen Feng was about to say something, he was interrupted by Zhao Wuji's light cough.

"You two, stop blowing smoke at each other here."

"Aside from this kid Ma Hongjun, who among us doesn't know you two inside and out?"

"Rather than listening to you two praise each other's excellence, I'm much more interested in knowing what kind of incredible effects your third spirit skill has, Xiao Ao."

Oscar scratched his head, looking slightly embarrassed: "Since Teacher Zhao wants to know, I'll demonstrate it for everyone."

"I can guarantee that this time, the taste of the sausage will definitely not disappoint anyone."

Raising his right hand, Oscar chanted his unique spirit incantation: "Laozi Has a Sweet Sausage."

A pinkish-white light bloomed from Oscar's palm, and a crystal-clear, exquisite sausage, white as jade, was condensed in his hand.

"What kind of sausage is this? It certainly looks quite refined."

To be honest, Zhao Wuji had never seen a jade-white sausage before.

Oscar chuckled: "I call it the White Jade Healing Spirit Sausage."

Flender raised an eyebrow: "White Jade Healing Spirit Sausage? White Jade Healing Honey!"

"Xiao Ao, could it be that your third spirit skill has perfectly inherited all the effects of the White Jade Healing Honey?"

Oscar nodded excitedly: "Blessed by the God of Sausages, it detoxifies, heals wounds, and restores mental power—it inherited everything."

"You could also say that my White Jade Healing Spirit Sausage is just an alternative form of White Jade Healing Honey."

"Damn—" Ma Hongjun used a single, simple word to express the extreme shock deep within his heart.

"One spirit skill, three properties. Brother Ao, you're really going to reach the heavens with this!"