The First Soul Ring and Soaring Soul Power

The Star Dou Great Forest is situated directly south of the Heavenly Dou Empire, spanning across both the Heavenly Dou and Star Luo Empires; it is one of the largest and most ancient human forbidden zones on the Douluo Continent.

Qin Yuan and Li Fu stepped onto this land, entering the Star Dou Great Forest and venturing deep within.

Qin Yuan's target was a top-tier power-type spirit beast, and it had to be at least five thousand years old; he would have to go deep to find it.

The environment within the Star Dou Great Forest was tranquil, with temperatures significantly lower than the outside world; a gentle breeze brushed past, bringing wisps of chill as the vegetation swayed.

Beneath his Golden Dragon Mask, Qin Yuan's clear, bright eyes brimmed with curiosity and anticipation as he surveyed the environment of the Star Dou Great Forest for the first time.

To avoid exposing his own abnormalities, he chose to wear a mask to prevent being recognized.

Naturally, Li Fu, who followed closely by his side, also wore a Black Panther Mask.

Although this made them more conspicuous, as long as they weren't identified, it was fine.

The Star Dou Great Forest was vast, and they encountered many spirit beasts, including several powerful power-type ones, but Qin Yuan didn't want them—he wanted the best!

Thus, after searching for seven consecutive days, he finally found the spirit beast he desired.

It was a dragon-type spirit beast, dark gold all over, five meters in length, and possessed three claws; its savage, sharp maw was currently tearing into its freshly hunted prey, its mouth stained with blood.

Hidden in the shadows, Qin Yuan's eyes shone with excitement.

Having read and memorized the entire Heavenly Dou Royal Library, he recognized it instantly as a Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon.

The Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon is an extremely rare power-type dragon spirit beast; according to records, even top-tier spirit beasts like the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear are slightly inferior to a Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon of the same level.

The attribute of the Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon is the Ultimate Power! It was a perfect match for the attribute of Qin Yuan's Golden Dragon Martial Soul.

Furthermore, a Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon grows one meter every thousand years; this one was five meters long, meaning its cultivation had reached the five-thousand-year level!

It met his requirements perfectly!

This was nothing short of a godsend!

Qin Yuan dared not show the slightest hesitation and immediately ordered Li Fu to strike.

Having learned from Qin Yuan that the Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon was a top-tier martial soul even more powerful than a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and that its cultivation was as high as five thousand years—meaning its strength likely approached that of a Spirit Saint—Li Fu dared not underestimate it. He activated his third spirit skill, Shadow Concealment, hiding himself within the shadows as he quietly approached the Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon, which was currently enjoying its meal.

When the distance was less than three meters, Li Fu erupted instantly.

An ambush!

Revealing his true martial soul form, Li Fu unleashed his fourth, fifth, and sixth spirit skills simultaneously, the terrifying attacks slamming into the back of the Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon's head.

BOOM--!!!

"ROAR!!!!"

The Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon let out a shrill, miserable cry as a bloody hole was blown directly into the back of its head. The entire dragon was sent flying like a bag of blood, shattering countless giant trees before crashing to the ground, emitting pained groans.

Well-versed in the principle of striking while the enemy is down, Li Fu did not give the Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon time to react. In his Shadow Leopard martial soul true form, he let out a roar, leaped instantly, and pounced onto the dragon, biting and clawing.

Soon, the Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon was covered in wounds, blood flowing freely, and was on the verge of death. It hadn't even seen who had ambushed it; it only felt darkness before its eyes and a dizzying sensation in its head.

In its final moments, it vaguely heard an old voice:

"Young Master, hurry, it's finished."

Immediately after, it heard the sound of rapid footsteps approaching.

It understood—it had been hunted by human spirit masters.

Squelch!

It felt a sharp weapon pierce the bloody hole in the back of its head, penetrating straight through its brain. After the intense pain came endless darkness.

This five-thousand-year-old Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon died in such a stifling manner.

It never would have imagined that a dignified Spirit Saint would resort to an ambush to deal with a five-thousand-year-old spirit beast!

You bastards, you don't play fair!

Watching the deep purple spirit ring rapidly condense above the corpse of the now-dead beast, Qin Yuan let out a sigh of relief:

"Phew, that was dangerous."

He had truly been afraid that if Li Fu's ambush failed, the dragon would either entangle Li Fu in a fight, attract other spirit beasts, or choose to flee—and then he would have nowhere to cry.

"Uncle Fu, guard me."

After giving the order, Qin Yuan stared at the wide-eyed, dead Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon with excitement and anticipation, then immediately sat cross-legged on the ground.

Following the method for absorbing spirit rings, he circulated his spirit power. The deep purple spirit ring above the dragon's corpse, drawn by his spirit power, slowly floated toward the top of Qin Yuan's head.

Then, it descended abruptly, settling around Qin Yuan's body.

Qin Yuan let out a muffled groan as a heat flow, hot as molten lava, surged into his body from all directions.

This power, coming from a five-thousand-year top-tier spirit beast, surged through his body like a wild horse, as if seeking revenge on the human spirit master who had killed it.

However, even if the Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon was a top-tier spirit beast with five thousand years of cultivation, it had to bow and submit before Qin Yuan, who had luxuriously consumed Whale Rubber for eight years.

Beside him, Li Fu's aged eyes were filled with solemnity and worry.

Absorbing a five-thousand-year spirit ring as his first spirit ring was, in his view, sheer madness; one had to know that even a Spirit Ancestor who had just broken through to level forty could only absorb a five-thousand-year spirit ring at most!

But he was merely a subordinate, how could he stop his master's actions? He could only carry out orders.

He silently prayed in his heart, hoping his young master would succeed.

Actually, he had an even bigger question in his heart: his young master's martial soul was clearly just a Little Grass Snake, how did it suddenly become a top-tier dragon-type martial soul?

However, if his young master didn't say anything, he wouldn't dare to ask.

This was also why Qin Yuan only brought Li Fu to hunt soul beasts. Even if Li Fu knew about his martial soul, Qin Yuan wouldn't have to explain.

But it would be different if Qian Renxue knew. She would definitely question him, and Qin Yuan couldn't possibly not explain, so he had to temporarily conceal it from her and inform her at a more appropriate time.

Qin Yuan, who had closed his eyes to refine the soul ring, frowned slightly. Refining a five-thousand-year soul ring was not as easy as he had imagined.

But it was only a little pressure.

Time ticked by, and after about two hours, Qin Yuan opened his eyes. His clear black eyes had turned into dazzling golden eyes.

At the same time, his Soul Power began to surge like a volcanic eruption!

Level twelve... Level fifteen... Level eighteen... Level twenty...

Still rising, with no signs of stopping.

Level twenty-two... Level twenty-three... Level twenty-four...

Level twenty-five!

Yes, level twenty-five! After absorbing the five-thousand-year cultivation soul ring of the Three-Clawed Dark Gold Dragon, Qin Yuan's Soul Power directly surged from level eleven to level twenty-five!

Li Fu, standing beside him, watched this scene with a dumbfounded expression.

Even though he had weathered many storms, his calm and steady heart couldn't help but churn with turbulent waves at this moment.

Although he couldn't accurately identify his young master's Soul Power Level at the moment, it was definitely above level twenty!

This meant that Qin Yuan's Soul Power had increased by at least ten levels after absorbing the five-thousand-year soul ring!

Was this the benefit of surpassing the level when absorbing soul rings?! It was too terrifying!

At this moment, Li Fu felt his worldview collapse.