Martial Soul True Body (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who were cultivating nearby, were also awakened by this aura. Sensing the increasingly unfathomable pressure emanating from Lin Yi, both women showed expressions of shock. Xiao Wu pouted and muttered to herself, "Monster..."

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered, lost in thought.

Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp yet contained, as if the phantom of an ice phoenix flashed and disappeared. Level seventy, Soul Sage realm! This was a qualitative leap, meaning he could finally unleash his Martial Soul True Body, and his strength would experience explosive growth!

As he stabilized his realm, within his Sea of Consciousness, the lazy voice of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sounded with a hint of excitement, "Congratulations, kid, level seventy! I felt your current state, tsk tsk, your physical strength, mental power, and meridian resilience are many times stronger than an ordinary Soul Sage! With your current foundation, absorbing a seventy-thousand-year-level Soul Ring is completely fine! Even... seventy-five thousand years isn't out of the question!"

Seventy thousand years!

Lin Yi's heart trembled. The limit for a normal Soul Master's seventh Soul Ring was around fifty thousand years, yet he could directly challenge seventy thousand years! This was the terrifying advantage brought by the foundation of his Three Lives Martial Soul and the modification of the million-year Soul Ring!

The seventh Soul Ring, the Martial Soul True Body, was crucial. For his Snow Lotus Martial Soul's seventh Soul Ring, Lin Yi hoped to find a Soul Skill that possessed both powerful support effects and a certain degree of self-preservation ability. Its age had to be high enough to match his foundation.

A seventy-thousand-year-old Soul Beast's strength was already comparable to a high-level Soul Douluo among human Soul Masters, even touching the threshold of Title Douluo! Such existences were undoubtedly overlords among Soul Beasts, possessing extremely high intelligence, occupying dangerous territories, and were extremely difficult to find, let alone hunt!

Relying on him alone, or with only Bone Douluo, a super Douluo, as protection, the risk remained immense. After all, hunting such a Soul Beast not only required guarding against the beast's desperate counterattack but also vigilance against other powerful Soul Beasts that might appear, or even... human powerhouses with malicious intent.

He needed stronger protective forces to ensure absolute certainty.

"A seventy-thousand-year Soul Ring..." Lin Yi pondered for a moment, then looked at Bone Douluo, "Senior Gu Rong, this junior wishes to obtain his seventh Soul Ring, targeting the seventy-thousand-year level. This matter is of great importance, and I fear it will require both Teacher and Senior to act together to have full confidence."

Upon hearing this, Bone Douluo Gu Rong's rough face also showed a hint of solemnity. A seventy-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, even he couldn't claim absolute certainty of taking it down alone, especially while needing to protect Lin Yi absorbing the Soul Ring.

"Seventy thousand years... you've got quite an appetite, kid!" Gu Rong smacked his lips, "But with your foundation, you do deserve it. Your master is fine; he just came out of seclusion and is itching for a fight. I'll send a message back to the sect now and have Fengzhi arrange for that old fellow Chen Xin to come over. With the two of us old bones protecting you, as long as we don't encounter a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, you can walk sideways across the Douluo Continent!"

Lin Yi nodded, "Thank you, Senior. As for the location... I suggest heading to the core area of the Far North. That place is a gathering ground for ice-attribute Soul Beasts, making it easier to find a top-tier Soul Beast suitable for my Snow Lotus Martial Soul."

"Far North core? Heh heh, that place is intense! Alright, it's settled!" A hint of excitement flashed in Bone Douluo's eyes. For powerhouses at their level, fighting with peers was also a rare form of tempering.

The message was quickly sent out through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's special channels.

Several days later, an unparalleled sharp sword intent tore through the sky, descending upon the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well valley. Sword Douluo Chen Xin, clad in snow-white robes, arrived gracefully. His aura was even more ethereal and profound than during the competition, his ninety-seventh level cultivation fully revealed.

"Teacher." Lin Yi stepped forward and bowed.

Chen Xin's gaze was like lightning as he swept over Lin Yi and nodded slightly, "Level seventy, foundation stable, good. A seventy-thousand-year Soul Ring, your teacher will accompany you."

Three streams of light pierced the eternally gray sky above the Far North, like blades tearing through a curtain of ice and snow. Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, one on the left and one on the right, protected Lin Yi in the middle. The auras of the three powerhouses were released without concealment, their terrifying pressure causing the numerous Soul Beasts lurking on the ice plains below to tremble, daring not to make the slightest move.

Venturing deep into the core area of the Far North, the environment became increasingly harsh. The howling cold wind was like a bone-scraping steel knife, mixed with pure extreme cold power and chaotic ice-attribute energy currents. Ordinary Soul Saints would struggle to stand their ground for long here. As far as the eye could see, there were only eternally unfrozen mystic ice and continuous white mountain ranges, with deadly crises lurking in the silence.

"Be careful, the old fellows in this cursed place don't welcome guests very much," Bone Douluo Gu Rong grinned, the space around him slightly distorting as he silently neutralized the invading cold currents and energy turbulence.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin's gaze was like a torch, his Seven Kill Sword Intent acting as the most precise radar, sweeping across the vast ice plains and deep ice rifts below: "Search for a seventy-thousand-year Soul Beast suitable for your Snow Lotus Martial Soul, preferably ice-attribute, with strong mental power, or possessing special support abilities."

The three circled and searched the core area for several days. During this time, they encountered several powerful ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, but under the terrifying auras of the two Super Douluos, none dared to approach, fleeing far away.

Finally, deep within a bottomless ice rift valley shrouded in dense blue mist, Chen Xin's sword intent locked onto an extremely hidden yet powerful icy aura.

"Found it," Chen Xin said calmly, his sharp gaze fixed on the ice valley below. "It's a 'Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion,' its cultivation... around seventy-three thousand years. This beast has extremely strong mental power, its tail stinger contains ultimate ice poison and soul-freezing power, its scorpion armor is incredibly defensive, and it excels at controlling ice power to form a domain. It's perfect for you."

Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion! One of the true overlord-level Soul Beasts of the Far North!

"Seventy-three thousand years... perfect!" A trace of heat flashed in Lin Yi's eyes.

"Old bone, seal the valley, don't let it escape, and don't let anything else disturb us," Sword Douluo Chen Xin said to Gu Rong, then pointed his fingers like a sword. A silver sword light, condensed to the extreme, like a galaxy descending from the heavens, silent yet carrying the will to destroy everything, fiercely slashed into the swirling blue mist!

"Heh heh, leave it to me!" Gu Rong roared with laughter, forming hand seals. His ninth Soul Ring suddenly lit up! Ninth Soul Skill, Bone Transformation Divine Dragon!

In an instant, countless giant bones pierced out from the ice layer like living creatures, growing and intertwining wildly. In just a few breaths, they completely sealed the entrance of the massive ice rift valley, forming a colossal bone cage! Sealing the heavens and locking the earth!

Almost the moment the bone cage took shape, a sharp, angry roar echoed from the depths of the ice valley! The dense blue mist churned violently, surging upwards like a tsunami, and an icy, violent soul pressure with mental impact erupted!

Sword Douluo Chen Xin let out a cold snort, his Seven Kill Sword Intent soaring into the sky, like an invisible giant sword, easily cleaving through the soul pressure and the mist tsunami!

The mist dispersed, revealing the scene at the bottom of the valley. A colossal creature lay coiled within, its entire body carved from the purest blue crystal, over twenty meters long. On its ferocious scorpion head, six compound eyes flickered with blue soul fire, and two giant pincers were as large as small mountains. Most striking was its high-arched tail stinger, flashing with a deadly blue light! It was the seventy-three-thousand-year Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion!

It was clearly enraged, its six compound eyes locked onto Chen Xin in the air. Its pincers swung, and terrifying cold energy condensed into countless ice spears and ice storms, sweeping towards Chen Xin. Simultaneously, a powerful soul-freezing wave, like an invisible tide, attempted to erode Chen Xin's soul.

However, it was facing a ninety-seventh level Sword Douluo!

"Petty tricks." Chen Xin's expression remained unchanged as he wielded his sword-like fingers casually.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Seven Kill True Body!"

A giant phantom of the Seven Kill Sword spanned heaven and earth, sword qi crisscrossing. The ice spears and ice storms were shredded into their most basic ice elements by the endless sword qi before they could even get close. The soul-freezing wave, upon touching Chen Xin's sword heart, tempered by countless battles, dissolved like ice and snow meeting a scorching sun!

"Eighth Soul Skill, Seven Kill Thunder Shock!"

Chen Xin's sword fingers changed, and the Seven Kill True Body giant sword slashed down. It didn't directly strike the Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion but instead drew upon the power of the entire ice rift valley's heaven and earth! Countless giant ice rocks and eternal mystic ice were manipulated by the invisible sword intent, raining down like meteorites from all directions, smashing towards the Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion!

The Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion let out an angry and terrified roar, its body glowing intensely blue. Thick eternal ice condensed on its hard scorpion armor, attempting to resist. Its pincers and tail stinger danced wildly, shattering chunks of giant ice.

But it was facing the enraged strike of a peak Super Douluo! Each ice rock, manipulated by the sword intent, contained terrifying penetration and destructive power!

Boom boom boom boom--!

Continuous loud noises echoed in the ice valley. The Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion's proud defense began to crack under such dense and terrifying attacks, and blue blood seeped from the gaps in its shell. Its powerful mental impact was useless against Chen Xin's impregnable sword heart.

"Now!" Chen Xin shouted, his gaze turning to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi had already been poised for action! Under Bone Douluo's cover, he swooped down like lightning, his target directly at the relatively vulnerable connection between the Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion's head and body, exposed by its defense against the attacks!

Protected by the Ice Phoenix Feather Garment, Spirit Detection locked onto the vital point!

Sixth Soul Skill, Ice Lotus Blessing! Speed instantly erupted!

Fourth Soul Skill, Breath of Ice Sealing! Extreme cold energy wrapped around his right arm, making it as hard and cold as eternal mystic ice!

"Die!"

Lin Yi let out a low roar, condensing all his Soul Power and Bloodline Power into his right fist. Fusing the extreme chill of the Breath of Ice Sealing with immense, crushing force, he struck like a falling ice meteor, slamming fiercely into the area beneath the Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion's head!

Crack—!

A teeth-grinding sound of bone fracturing erupted! The Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion let out a shrill, desperate wail, its massive body convulsing violently as the soul fire within its compound eyes rapidly dimmed. Its impenetrable defense had been thoroughly shattered by Lin Yi's peak strike, which had focused his essence, energy, and spirit upon the creature's relatively vulnerable internal structure!

The colossal body crashed to the ground, kicking up a sky full of ice dust. A black soul ring, deep as a sapphire and shimmering with seven distinct golden patterns along its edges, slowly emerged from the corpse, radiating terrifying energy and soul fluctuations.

A seventy-three-thousand-year soul ring!

Lin Yi took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and sat cross-legged before the soul ring. He first bowed solemnly to Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo above, then composed his mind, extending his Soul Power and spiritual energy toward the heart-palpitating ring.

Boom—!

Energy as vast as a tsunami instantly surged into Lin Yi's body! The cultivation of seventy-three thousand years was terrifyingly potent, far exceeding any soul ring he had absorbed before! The extreme cold felt as if it would freeze his soul, the violent energy battered his meridians, and the remaining brutal soul will of the Mystic Ice Emperor Scorpion pierced his sea of consciousness like an ice pick!

However, Lin Yi's foundation was truly formidable!

Tempered by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, baptized by the essence of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and strengthened by the Wisdom Skull, his body and spiritual power displayed astonishing resilience at this moment. His meridians were wide and tough, like iron pipes covered in ice crystals, steadily channeling the violent energy; his sea of consciousness was vast and stable, and the Ice Phoenix Feather Garment bloomed with brilliant light, weakening and resisting the soul impact layer by layer.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo guarded him nervously, ready to intervene at any moment. Yet, they were astonished to find that although Lin Yi's expression was grave and his body trembled slightly, he remained as steady as a rock. The violent energy and soul impact were actually being tamed and absorbed by him, bit by bit!

This process lasted for an entire day and night!

When the last trace of energy was thoroughly refined and the final shred of violent will was extinguished, the deep blue soul ring settled perfectly onto his Snow Lotus martial soul, becoming its seventh soul ring!

Lin Yi snapped his eyes open, and an aura far more powerful than before swept out like a storm! After absorbing this seventy-three-thousand-year soul ring, his Soul Power Level had broken through three levels in succession, soaring directly from level seventy to level seventy-three!

At the same time, information regarding his seventh soul skill surfaced in his mind as if by instinct—

Seventh Soul Skill: Snow Lotus True Body!

Effect: Transform into the true form of the Snow Lotus, increasing the effects of all soul skills by one hundred percent (doubled)! Duration: one quarter of an hour. While in the Snow Lotus True Body state, fifty percent of the energy from any incoming attack will be absorbed by the Snow Lotus martial soul and converted into his own Soul Power!

A total doubling of all effects! And the ability to absorb fifty percent of attacks and convert them into Soul Power!

This was a god-tier martial soul true body tailor-made for a support-type soul master! It meant his healing, shields, buffs, and domain effects were all doubled! And that ability to absorb attacks and convert them into Soul Power pushed his sustained combat capability to an unimaginable level; he could almost become a perpetual motion machine on the battlefield!

He felt the level seventy-three Soul Power surging within his body, along with the transformative changes in his Snow Lotus martial soul.

A Soul Saint! He had finally stepped into this tier, and with a dominant posture unprecedented in history!

Possessing such a seventh soul skill, combined with his other skills and trump cards, he was confident that even when facing a powerhouse at the Soul Douluo level, he would have the strength to fight!

"Teacher, Senior Gu Rong, I have succeeded." Lin Yi stood up and bowed to the two Douluo who had been guarding him for so long.