Snake Lance Douluo looked at Qin Tian, then quickly strode over, grabbed him by the shoulders, and sent his Soul Power into Qin Tian's body to examine him.
"Xiao Tian, don't resist. I'm going to check your body and Soul Power."
Hearing Snake Lance Douluo's words, Qin Tian half-closed his eyes and didn't resist, simply letting him examine him.
He wasn't worried that Snake Lance Douluo would discover his Soul Bone. Even if he did, he wouldn't do anything to Qin Tian.
A Soul Bone so soon after awakening—there was no need to guess how it had come about. How could Elder Snake Lance not know?
After examining him, Snake Lance Douluo looked at Qin Tian as if he were a monster.
"What a powerful physique. Your body is already comparable to that of a high-rank Soul Ancestor. What a pity your mental strength doesn't meet the requirements. Otherwise, you could absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring right away."
"Xiao Tian, the Young Master treats you so well. He even gave you a Soul Bone."
"A four-thousand-five-hundred-year Soul Ring, the energy from Whale Rubber, a Soul Bone, and level-twenty Soul Power. Truly..."
By the end, Snake Lance Douluo sounded rather moved. A Soul Bone was a treasure beyond price; even a Thousand-Year Soul Bone, once it appeared on the market, could bring about a bloody storm.
Thinking of how he himself had only a few Soul Bones, while Qin Tian had received one just after awakening his Martial Soul, he felt...
Hearing Snake Lance Douluo's words, Qin Tian only chuckled and said nothing.
"Xiao Tian, with your physique, you can absorb any Soul Ring under ten thousand years. What do you have in mind for your Second Soul Ring?"
Qin Tian didn't answer Snake Lance Douluo right away. Instead, he fell into thought.
As he understood it, by the time Soul Masters became Titled Douluos, they barely used their first few Soul Skills. There was no other reason—their offensive power was simply too weak.
If he chose an attack-type Soul Skill, it would surely become obsolete later. To maximize its value, the best choice was to get another enhancement skill.
An enhancement skill would still bring him great benefits even after he became a Titled Douluo.
After pondering for a while, Qin Tian made up his mind.
"Elder Snake Lance, I want another enhancement skill. As for the Soul Beast, I'd prefer a tiger-type one."
"My Martial Soul is the Holy Light Tiger King, so I have a natural advantage over tiger-type Soul Beasts."
Hearing Qin Tian's words, Snake Lance Douluo glanced at him and began to consider the matter.
"An enhancement skill from a tiger-type Soul Beast. That's a good choice. Your Martial Soul is the Holy Light Tiger King, so choosing a tiger-type Soul Beast for your Soul Ring would be ideal. But tiger-type Soul Beasts with enhancement skills are extremely rare. I'll have to think carefully."
A moment later, his eyes lit up.
"I've got it. The Star Luo Imperial Family's inherited Martial Soul is the Evil Eye White Tiger. It's not as powerful as your Holy Light Tiger King, but one of their first three Soul Skills has always come from a Diamond Tiger. And that skill provides a percentage-based enhancement."
"Xiao Tian, how about choosing a Diamond Tiger for your Second Soul Ring?"
Thinking of Dai Mubai's third Soul Skill, Qin Tian immediately nodded in agreement.
"Elder Snake Lance, then I'll choose a Diamond Tiger for my Second Soul Ring. As for its age, I'd like one around nine thousand years old."
Snake Lance Douluo gave a slight nod and swept his gaze around, his eyes gleaming.
"There should be Diamond Tigers in the Sunset Forest. We'll have to search carefully for one that's nine thousand years old."
After saying that, Snake Lance Douluo grabbed Qin Tian by the collar and flew into the sky.
As Snake Lance Douluo carried him through the air, Qin Tian wanted to point out that he could fly too after using Martial Soul Possession. But after thinking it over, he kept quiet.
If he flew by himself, it would consume quite a bit of Soul Power. Even though he was already at level twenty, they were in the Sunset Forest, a gathering place for Soul Beasts. Saving even a little Soul Power was worthwhile.
After all, no one knew what might happen the next second.
High above, Qin Tian looked down at the Sunset Forest, his eyes constantly scanning the ground.
If he remembered correctly, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was in the Sunset Forest, but he didn't know its exact location.
The Sunset Forest wasn't as large as the Star Dou Great Forest, but it was still vast, and its core area was enormous.
Now that Snake Lance Douluo was carrying him through the air in search of Soul Beasts, Qin Tian could use the opportunity to look for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
A poisonous miasma surrounded the area near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and the aura it gave off had to be unusual.
With that in mind, Qin Tian began searching.
After they had spent half an hour looking around the central area, Qin Tian spotted the poisonous miasma below and felt a sudden jolt.
A mountain shrouded in poisonous miasma, surrounded by Green Scale Seven Absolute Flowers—and in great numbers. At that moment, he was certain: the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was there.
Qin Tian steadied his emotions, glanced at Snake Lance Douluo, then looked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After memorizing its location, he stopped thinking about it.
"Xiao Tian, I found one."
Snake Lance Douluo spotted the Diamond Tiger below and immediately swooped down.
After landing, Qin Tian looked at the Diamond Tiger not far away and furrowed his brow.
The Diamond Tiger before him stood more than eight meters tall. Its limbs were thick, and its body was covered in brownish-yellow fur that looked as if it had been cast from iron. Some of its fur was dark gold. Its head was broad, its white forehead fur formed the character for "king," its fangs were bared, and its eyes were golden and exceptionally fierce.
"Xiao Tian, the Diamond Tiger's hide is as tough as iron, and its defenses are extremely strong. With its sharp claws and fangs, this one should be over nine thousand five hundred years old. But with its powerful defense and offense, even Soul Kings would go out of their way to avoid it, and Soul Emperors wouldn't want to provoke it."
The Diamond Tiger stared at the two humans who had appeared before it and was completely bewildered. It had only been patrolling its territory as usual—how had two humans suddenly barged in?
"Roar!"
It stared at the two humans, one big and one small, and sensed a threat from the taller one.
Snake Lance Douluo paid no attention to the tiger's roar. To him, a Diamond Tiger that was only nine thousand years old was something he could kill with a casual strike.
"Elder Snake Lance, sorry to trouble you. Let's finish this quickly and head back."
Hearing Qin Tian's words, Snake Lance Douluo turned toward the Diamond Tiger and released the full pressure of his Titled Douluo aura. The immense force crashed down on the tiger, making it tremble.
Under Snake Lance Douluo's control, his terrifying Soul Power pinned it firmly in place.
Seeing this, Qin Tian took a short sword from his Storage Soul Tool and walked toward the Diamond Tiger.
The Diamond Tiger stared fixedly at Qin Tian. If it could, it would have swallowed him whole.
Qin Tian looked at the Diamond Tiger without hesitation, plunged the short sword into its eye, and twisted it hard.
When he was done, he pulled out the short sword and stepped back several paces, waiting quietly.
A moment later, specks of purple light began to rise from the Diamond Tiger's body. They gathered in the air and formed a ring.
This ring was different from the one before. The previous ring had been pure purple, but this one was black with a hint of purple. Black made up most of it, and there was very little purple.
"A Soul Beast over nine thousand five hundred years old, only a few hundred years short of ten thousand. Could there be lingering resentful souls inside its Soul Ring?"
While Snake Lance Douluo was pondering this, Qin Tian had already sat cross-legged and begun guiding the Soul Ring into himself.
Seeing this, Snake Lance Douluo sighed helplessly. It was too late to stop him now. All he could do was wait patiently. If Qin Tian encountered danger while absorbing the Soul Ring, he would step in and forcibly stop him.
But if that happened, Qin Tian would inevitably be affected. At best, his meridians would be injured; at worst, the damage could reach his foundations. Still, that was better than having his body explode.
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