The Unicorn's Secret, Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?

After a long moment, Du Bùsǐ's agitated emotions slowly settled, and he pulled his thoughts back to the matter at hand.

"In the past records of our Body Sect, there have indeed been those who awakened a heart martial soul."

"But the heart martial souls they awakened were all of the spiritual attribute—either control-type or support-type."

"A sacred-attribute heart martial soul—this is the first time it's appeared."

Du Bùsǐ frowned in deep thought, a hint of hesitation in his expression.

There was no doubt that the sacred attribute was an extremely dominant offensive attribute.

Leaving aside its absolute suppression of evil martial souls, even against other soul masters, its combat power was exceptionally formidable.

But the problem was that Ye Linyuan's innate martial soul was a heart.

In the Body Sect's historical records, there had never been a precedent for using a heart as a means of attack. They couldn't exactly have Ye Linyuan dig his heart out and throw it at people to play with, could they?

After mulling it over, Du Bùsǐ could only shake his head helplessly. "Linyuan, it seems you'll have to lie low for a while longer."

"I suggest you make the Exquisite Sacred Heart your primary cultivation martial soul, focusing on a support, amplification, and control path."

"Given the importance of the heart among innate martial souls, it should at least have the potential for a silver-grade second awakening."

"Once you've cultivated the Exquisite Sacred Heart to the eight-ring Soul Dou Luo level, you can start adding soul rings to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."

"By then, with your physical condition, you should be able to withstand the burden of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring."

"As the Sect Master of the Body Sect, I would hope you'd save the chance to attach high-level soul rings for the Exquisite Sacred Heart."

"But I have to admit, the combat potential of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial soul absolutely surpasses that of the Exquisite Sacred Heart, and its evil attribute is in no way inferior to the sacred attribute."

"Saving the opportunity to fuse a hundred-thousand-year soul ring for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger should be the better choice."

"But that means, before you reach eight rings, your combat power will be significantly weaker, and you'll have to focus mainly on secluded cultivation."

"Still, you can rest assured," Du Bùsǐ paused briefly, then said firmly, "Once you're at eight rings, even if it means risking another beast tide, I'll do my utmost to equip your other martial soul with a full set of hundred-thousand-year soul rings!"

He clenched his fist slightly, a fervent gleam suddenly flaring in his dark green eyes. "If your Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial soul can gather nine hundred-thousand-year soul rings, then across the entire continent, no one will be your match!"

Ye Linyuan pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Following Du Bùsǐ's advice and cultivating the Exquisite Sacred Heart first was indeed the best choice.

Even though it would severely impact his combat power in the early and mid stages.

As long as he endured this period, once he started adding soul rings to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, his strength would instantly undergo a qualitative transformation, evolving on the spot into a cheat-level existence.

This was the true path of accumulating strength for a late bloomer!

If it were any other six-year-old child, they might not be able to endure such a long period of dormancy.

But he was different.

With the experience and resilience of having lived two lives, he could afford this bit of patience.

And don't forget, he could still intercept the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well!

With that treasure site aiding his cultivation, the time needed for early-stage stealthy development would surely be greatly reduced.

As for the poisonous miasma surrounding the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.

It might be tricky for other Titled Dou Luos, but Du Bùsǐ himself was an expert with poisons, and with his rank-98 cultivation, breaking through shouldn't be too much of a problem.

"Teacher's reasoning is sound."

"In that case, I'll take the Exquisite Sacred Heart as my primary cultivation martial soul for now."

Ye Linyuan nodded in agreement, while silently lamenting in his heart, "Too bad, if my heart martial soul had been of the spiritual attribute, I might have been able to intercept that licking dog bug."

Seeing Ye Linyuan agree, Du Bùsǐ nodded and said, "To maximize your early cultivation speed, Linyuan, your first soul ring should focus on amplifying your body and spirit."

With that, Du Bùsǐ's gaze flickered, as if he were considering what soul beast to choose for Ye Linyuan's first soul ring.

After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up. "Got it!"

"I once saw a Unicorn in a remote deep valley of the Star Dou Great Forest. That creature had a cultivation of ten thousand years. If you could obtain its soul ring, it would be a tremendous help to your training!"

Ye Linyuan asked in surprise, "A ten-thousand-year soul beast? Teacher, this is my first soul ring. How could I possibly absorb a ten-thousand-year soul beast?"

Du Bùsǐ said excitedly, "Linyuan, there's something you don't know."

"The Unicorn is an extremely special soul beast. Like your Exquisite Sacred Heart, it is of pure sacred attribute."

"Moreover, this soul beast is blessed by fortune and the laws. Its soul ring energy has the heaven-defying effect of nourishing the soul and purifying the body."

"Because its energy is extremely gentle, soul masters of any rank can absorb a Unicorn's soul ring without any risk of backlash."

"But the prerequisite is that you must possess the sacred attribute!"

"Haha, this soul ring is practically tailor-made for you!"

Ye Linyuan looked astonished.

No absorption restrictions?

Soul masters of any rank could absorb it?

This is way too heaven-defying!

This information wasn't even mentioned in the original texts—how did Du Bùsǐ know about it?

Seeing Ye Linyuan's confusion, Du Bùsǐ smiled and explained, "Our Body Sect had an elder who was once friends with a descendant of the Angel Family. This secret was accidentally let slip by that Holy Angel Spirit Master."

Ye Linyuan suddenly understood upon hearing this.

So it was a secret of the Holy Angel Family—no wonder no one else knew.

Smack!

Du Bùsǐ slapped Ye Linyuan on the shoulder, laughing enviously as he scolded, "You little brat, I have to say, your luck is really something!"

"Unicorns are extremely rare—even the Angel Family can barely find one, and now it's fallen into your lap."

"A first soul ring starting at ten thousand years—across the entire continent, you're probably the only one!"

Ye Linyuan's expression turned odd.

He muttered inwardly: If you knew that some cheater started with a first soul ring of a million years, you'd be jealous out of your mind.

Half an hour later.

"Hee-hee-hee—!"

A soul beast, pure white all over with a spiral horn on its head like white jade, was pinned under Du Bùsǐ's foot.

Du Bùsǐ looked at Ye Linyuan with eager anticipation and urged, "Linyuan, make your move."

Ye Linyuan nodded slightly and activated his martial soul.

"Roar—!"

With a low, deep growl, a pitch-black giant tiger suddenly materialized behind Ye Linyuan.

The giant tiger was pure black without a single trace of other colors, with a pair of bat-like black wings on its back.

Its eyes were blood-red, and its aura was sinister.

The strangest part was its tail.

Its tail was much longer than that of an ordinary tiger soul beast, standing upright and composed of countless bone segments.

At the tip was a massive hooked barb, like a scorpion's stinger, looking exceptionally ferocious.

This was Ye Linyuan's martial soul—the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!

As the martial soul was released, a strong evil aura enveloped the surroundings, making even the air turn cold.

With a thought from Ye Linyuan, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's tail barb lashed out, piercing through the Unicorn's eye socket, extinguishing its life.

A pitch-black soul ring emerged from the Unicorn's corpse.

Ye Linyuan was about to absorb the soul ring.

Just then.

The clear sky suddenly darkened with clouds, and a thunderous explosion rang out from high in the sky, countless kilometers away.

The surrounding light abruptly dimmed, and an immense, suffocating pressure inexplicably descended.

The next moment.

A gray stream of light, like a meteor from beyond the heavens, suddenly fell from the sky, as if drawn by something, and shot straight toward Ye Linyuan!