Choosing the Third Soul Ring

"Grandpa Guang Ling, let's go hunt my Third Soul Ring!" Qin Heng said as he rose to his feet.

"You brat, you succeeded?"

Qin Heng nodded. "Grandpa Guang Ling, my spiritual power is now comparable to that of a Soul Douluo. It's enough to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring."

"A Soul Douluo? How is that possible?" Guang Ling Douluo's face was filled with shock. He stepped forward, intending to examine Qin Heng's condition, but Qin Heng directly refused him.

"Grandpa Guang Ling, just trust me. I wouldn't joke around with my own life."

Guang Ling Douluo fell silent for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Afterward, Guang Ling Douluo informed Dugu Bo and left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with Qin Heng.

"Xiao Heng, what type of Soul Skill do you want for your Third Soul Ring?"

"Grandpa Guang Ling, I want a multi-attribute or Full Attribute Amplification Soul Skill."

"A Soul Skill with multi-attribute or Full Attribute Amplification? Then the White Tigers raised in the Star Luo Imperial Family's Soul Hunting Forest would be a very good choice."

Hunting this kind of White Tiger could grant the Star Luo Imperial Family's White Tiger Martial Soul a Third Soul Skill called White Tiger Vajra Transformation.

The effects of this Soul Skill were exceptional. For half an hour after transforming, resistance to abnormal conditions, attack power, defense, and strength would all be doubled.

"Grandpa Guang Ling, my First Soul Skill is already a Strength Amplification-type Soul Skill," Qin Heng reminded him.

"Is that so? Then the White Tigers raised by the Star Luo Imperial Family aren't quite suitable. Other than White Tigers, there are four Soul Beasts I know of that can reliably grant multi-attribute or Full Attribute Amplification and are fairly compatible with you.

"The first is called the Five-Colored Dragon Sparrow. This Soul Beast possesses a faint trace of phoenix bloodline. Hunting its Soul Ring has a high chance of granting a Full Attribute Amplification Soul Skill, and the skill will give your Soul Power a special attribute for a short period of time, usually ice or fire.

"The second Soul Beast is called the Ice Mist Frost Butterfly. It often appears in the Ice-Sealed Forest near Skywater Academy of the Four Element Academies, and it can also be found in the Extreme North. Hunting its Soul Ring has a high chance of granting a Soul Skill that amplifies all attributes and spiritual power. My Fourth Soul Ring came from hunting this kind of Soul Beast, granting me a Soul Skill that boosts all attributes by fifty percent and spiritual power by thirty percent for twenty minutes.

"The third Soul Beast is called the Golden Armored Mad Dragon. This Soul Beast is distributed throughout the Mixed Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest and possesses a trace of True Dragon bloodline. Hunting it also has a high chance of granting a Full Attribute Amplification Soul Skill. However, its Third Soul Skill only provides Full Attribute Amplification without any additional attributes, though it lasts somewhat longer.

"The last Soul Beast is called the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. This Soul Beast is the rarest of them all. It is a top-tier attack-type Soul Beast, known as the strongest bear on land. It possesses absolute strength, and its pure physical power surpasses all Soul Beasts. It can collapse mountains and split the earth. Its fur is like diamond, providing extremely strong physical defense and high resistance to energy attacks.

"There is a chance of obtaining its berserk Soul Skill from its Soul Ring. This Soul Skill has the strongest Full Attribute Amplification effect, but it leaves the user weakened for a period afterward.

"Moreover, this Soul Skill is not guaranteed, nor is it even likely to be obtained. Combined with how difficult Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears are to find, I don't recommend choosing this Soul Beast."

After hearing Guang Ling's options, Qin Heng lowered his head and pondered for a long time before saying, "Grandpa Guang Ling, I want to choose the Ice Mist Frost Butterfly for my Third Soul Skill."

Qin Heng's reason for choosing the Ice Mist Frost Butterfly was simple. The Soul Skill granted by this Soul Beast not only provided Full Attribute Amplification but also amplified spiritual power. Spiritual power became more important the further one progressed, so Qin Heng believed this Soul Beast suited him better than even the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

"Good! Then we'll go to the Ice-Sealed Forest. That place is freezing, so let's first head to Heaven Dou City and buy some things, especially cold-weather clothes."

After saying that, Guang Ling wrapped Qin Heng in Soul Power and flew straight toward Heaven Dou City.

The two went on a massive shopping spree.

It was worth mentioning that Qin Heng's father had left him a Storage Ring containing ten cubic meters of storage space. The twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins in compensation from Spirit Hall were also inside the Storage Ring, along with the wealth his father and mother had accumulated while alive. Altogether, there were more than twenty-four thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Now that Qin Heng had the Worship Hall behind him, he naturally did not lack money. He paid for the cold-weather clothing and all kinds of food himself. Guang Ling Douluo was already taking him Soul Ring hunting; he could hardly make the man pay as well, could he?

After preparing everything they needed, Guang Ling Douluo hired a carriage and headed toward the Ice-Sealed Forest with Qin Heng.

After more than half a month of travel, the carriage finally arrived at Skywater City.

Guang Ling Douluo and Qin Heng got off nearby. Then, Guang Ling wrapped Qin Heng in Soul Power and flew directly toward the Ice-Sealed Forest.

"Xiao Heng, I intend to give you a task for this Soul Ring hunt."

"What task?" Qin Heng asked.

"I'll leave you at the entrance to the Ice-Sealed Forest. After that, you'll need to find an Ice Mist Frost Butterfly of a suitable age yourself. Unless you encounter a life-or-death crisis, I will not intervene."

Qin Heng nodded upon hearing this. He had recently gained some insight into Taiji True Meaning, and with the Asura Armor, he likely would not lose even against a Soul Ancestor. He had simply never experienced actual combat before. Now that he had the chance to test himself, there was no harm in trying.

Seeing Qin Heng agree, Guang Ling Douluo directly left him at the entrance to the Ice-Sealed Forest.

There was a village of moderate size here, with many Soul Masters setting up stalls.

Qin Heng did not linger in the village and walked directly into the Ice-Sealed Forest.

The moment he entered the Ice-Sealed Forest, Qin Heng took out the Summoner and fused with the Asura Armor.

Maintaining the Asura Armor required Soul Power, but after Qin Heng's Pure Yang Infinite Skill broke through, it was already able to circulate on its own. It could continuously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and convert it into Soul Power, perfectly offsetting the Asura Armor's consumption.

In other words, as long as he did not expend Soul Power in battle, Qin Heng could maintain the Asura Armor's fused state indefinitely.

With the Asura Armor's defenses, attacks from Soul Beasts below two thousand years could basically be ignored. Thousand-year Soul Beasts were also relatively rare in the outer regions of the Ice-Sealed Forest, so Qin Heng initially moved extremely quickly. Using the Cloud Ladder Step, he darted and shifted through the forest, swiftly passing through the outer region and reaching the central area.

The Soul Beasts found in the Ice-Sealed Forest's central region were at least thousand-year level, and Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could also be encountered, though they were relatively rare.

At this point, Qin Heng had no choice but to slow down and heighten his vigilance, carefully scouting his surroundings as he advanced.

Of course, Qin Heng had not forgotten the main purpose of his journey. Based on what he had learned about the habits of Ice Mist Frost Butterflies along the way, he deliberately headed toward areas of the Ice-Sealed Forest where the mist was thick or where there were Ice Springs. Such places were the Ice Mist Frost Butterfly's favorite habitats.

Guang Ling Douluo had once hunted an Ice Mist Frost Butterfly. He had told Qin Heng about it, and it was invaluable Soul Ring hunting experience.