Golden Dragon Carp, 500,000 Years Old

If the Dragon God had even a shred of sense, he would never have done something so utterly absurd.

Whether you died or came back to life, why block off the path for those who came after you so completely?

"Finish him quickly. This guy won't last much longer."

Jiang Heng steadied his emotions and spoke to Ye Guyi.

Ye Guyi nodded forcefully. Then, with Martial Soul Possession, she unleashed a soul skill and killed Dark Cloud Douluo.

As Ye Guyi killed an Evil Soul Master at the Title Douluo level, the Godhead Fragment within her Martial Soul absorbed his power, refined and purified it, then fed it back into Ye Guyi, increasing her Soul Power.

Driven by that power, Ye Guyi easily broke through to the realm of a level-60 Soul Emperor.

Moreover, Jiang Heng could sense that Ye Guyi's improvement went beyond that. As for how much her strength had truly increased, that would have to wait until after she obtained her Soul Ring.

Observing that Godhead Fragment up close once more gave him a deeper understanding of it.

This fragment of the Angel God's godhead possessed tremendous potential for growth. If Ye Guyi proved herself capable and reached the Limit Douluo level through her own efforts, the Godhead Fragment would transform alongside her. It might even become a Semi-Divine Artifact.

A growing material with the potential to become a Semi-Divine Artifact could not have been more suitable for forging a Life Soul Tool.

He had always placed great importance on Life Soul Tools.

They far surpassed the Battle Armor of ten thousand years later.

The reason was simple: in this era, so-called four-word Battle Armor could not be created at all.

Spirit Forging and Soul Forging could still be developed through experimentation, but Heavenly Forging was out of the question.

After all, Tang Hao had not yet become the Plane Master of Douluo Planet.

The reason Heavenly Forging emerged ten thousand years later was ultimately because Tang Hao, that hammer-swinging brute, became the Plane Master and used that position to elevate blacksmiths.

And because Douluo Planet could not defeat the Abyss Plane, four-word Battle Armor was created under his arrangements to resist the Abyss Plane.

But that man also feared that if Battle Armor kept developing, five-word Battle Armor or even six-word Battle Armor might appear, allowing Quasi-Gods of Douluo Planet to unleash god-level power and deter the Abyss Plane. So afterward, he deliberately made it so there could be only one Divine Craftsman.

Battle Armor seemed extraordinary and glorious, but in truth, it was restricted at every turn.

By comparison, Life Soul Tools were the most unique creations. They should have led to an even more distant path, yet they had completely vanished ten thousand years later.

If there was no filthy scheme behind that, Jiang Heng would not believe it even if he were beaten to death.

That was also why he had been so carefully nurturing Ye Guyi.

"Let's go. I'll take you to hunt your sixth Soul Ring!"

Feeling the Godhead Fragment within Ye Guyi's Martial Soul advance even further, he became increasingly invested in it.

As for the little girl's affection, Jiang Heng genuinely did not take it to heart.

It could not be helped. Soul Beasts had no right to talk about romance.

This time, Jiang Heng took Ye Guyi out onto the Ocean to hunt the Soul Beast she needed.

Ye Guyi's Sacred Martial Soul differed from the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul of the past. Aside from its sacred attribute and the light attribute contained within that sacred attribute, it possessed no other attributes.

She could also add a fire-attributed Soul Ring, but to find one of the appropriate age, they would need to search the Star Dou Great Forest. Jiang Heng would never do something only a beast traitor would do.

Thus, he turned his attention to the Ocean and continued preying on Sea Soul Beasts.

And sure enough, the Ocean's resources were truly abundant.

The moment they arrived at an island near the sea, Jiang Heng sensed wave after wave of powerful Soul Beast auras.

There were even fire-attributed Soul Beasts hidden within underwater volcanoes.

Before long, Jiang Heng found a 60,000-year-old Radiant Orca for Ye Guyi.

It could not have been more suitable as her sixth Soul Ring.

With Jiang Heng's strength, capturing and killing it was effortless.

"This is..."

While guarding Ye Guyi as she absorbed the Soul Ring, Jiang Heng sensed turbulence in the Thunder Element between heaven and earth.

As a Soul Beast, he was exceedingly familiar with this feeling. A Soul Beast was undergoing a tribulation.

And that Soul Beast had to be extremely powerful.

Casually setting up a Soul Power barrier around Ye Guyi, Jiang Heng flashed away toward the place where the Thunder Element was most concentrated.

Though he was not particularly skilled in speed, he was still a 300,000-year Soul Beast with dragon wings. He quickly reached his destination.

The instant Jiang Heng saw the target undergoing tribulation, he began drooling instinctively.

It was actually a 500,000-year Fierce Beast.

More importantly, it possessed a Golden Bloodline, and an exceptionally pure one at that.

A 500,000-year Golden Dragon Carp.

If he could devour it, his strength would certainly improve further, and even his bloodline power might evolve.

It was simply too tempting for a Soul Beast.

Although Jiang Heng desperately wanted to treat it as food, he still held himself back.

There was, after all, another 300,000-year Fierce Beast guarding it.

With the formidable vitality of Soul Beasts, it would be difficult to kill that guardian in a short time. Once the 500,000-year Golden Carp successfully completed its tribulation, it would become a fair two-against-one fight.

Besides, this was the Ocean—their home ground.

He had no advantage whatsoever.

Jiang Heng silently memorized them. Given the chance, he would definitely taste what a 500,000-year Golden Carp was like.

Besides, this was a Golden Dragon Carp with Dragon Clan bloodline. It was certain to be a feast.

Without being noticed by them, Jiang Heng quietly departed.

On the way back, Jiang Heng could not help but sigh.

The Ocean clearly had more abundant Soul Beast resources, yet human Soul Masters focused most of their attention on land. Creatures of the same kind truly lived vastly different fates.

Ten thousand years later, on land, only the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest would remain as a tiny habitat for Soul Beasts, constantly shrouded and monitored.

Yet the Sea Soul Beasts would remain as they were.

Jiang Heng felt that if he could not improve further, or if he still could not accomplish what he wanted before death, then he would go all out. Over these ten thousand years, he would relentlessly hunt powerful human Title Douluo, sever their civilization and inheritance, and buy more time for Soul Beasts.

At least then, he would have done some of what needed to be done.

Of course, that was the most pessimistic possibility.

When he returned to the original location, Ye Guyi had already successfully absorbed her sixth Soul Ring, and her strength had reached level 65.

Jiang Heng did not care whether her Soul Power Level was rising too quickly or whether it would leave her foundation unstable. He only wanted to ripen what he needed as quickly as possible.

On the way back, Ye Guyi carefully tested the waters and asked him questions, but Jiang Heng responded with silence and a cold expression.

Amid that stifling atmosphere, they returned to Sun Moon Royal Academy.

Not long after they returned, Crown Prince Xu Tianran came calling again.