At those words, both grandfather and granddaughter looked at Su Ye in surprise.
Dugu Yan especially had not forgotten how Su Ye had torn into Yu Xiaogang before.
Hadn't he said that choosing Spirit Rings was extremely important, that they had to be compatible?
So why were his requirements suddenly so low?
Su Ye could tell what they were thinking from their expressions. After a brief pause, he explained.
Perhaps because he had transmigrated, he was somewhat different from the native Soul Masters of Douluo Continent. His Martial Soul was highly adaptable.
For example, he did not need to specifically seek out Soul Beasts with spatial attributes.
If he hunted an auxiliary Soul Beast, the resulting Spirit Skill would be spatial enhancement.
If it was an offensive Soul Beast, it would result in offensive Spirit Skills such as spatial strangulation or spatial severing.
The same went for defensive attributes.
"Oh, so that's how it is." Dugu Bo nodded in realization, inwardly letting out a sigh of relief.
Su Ye had done their family a great favor and was also the grandson-in-law he had his eye on.
He would definitely cover all of Su Ye's future Spirit Rings.
He had been worried before. Things were manageable for now, but once Su Ye's Soul Power rose, where would he find high-year spatial Soul Beasts?
And because of their unusual attribute, even if he found one, successfully hunting it would likely be difficult.
Now that he had heard Su Ye say this, he was completely at ease.
As long as it was not a spatial Soul Beast, even if it was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, he was confident he could handle it for Su Ye.
That was right. This fellow was getting carried away again.
After his Martial Soul Evolution, Dugu Bo felt terrifyingly powerful. Forget his old rival Old Chrysanthemum—even that old dragon from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect was no longer worth his attention.
Besides, it would still be many years before Su Ye could absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring. By then, his strength would have risen further.
So, in a sense, he was not blindly confident. He truly had the strength to back it up.
"So, how many years are you planning to absorb?"
"With Yan Yan's current condition, she should be able to try a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. As for you, it should be significantly higher, right?"
As a beneficiary of the Nirvana Creation Pill, Dugu Bo naturally understood its power—the all-around transformation it brought.
At the same time, he knew that the standards for absorbing Spirit Rings depended on the Soul Master's own condition.
If one's physical constitution and spiritual power met the requirements, what was wrong with having a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring as the fourth ring?
He was not some master who only knew how to stubbornly cling to book knowledge.
Su Ye felt somewhat emotional at that and silently complained in his diary.
[See? Anyone with any knowledge knows there is no fixed standard for a Soul Master absorbing Spirit Rings. It all depends on the individual's condition.]
[Yu Xiaogang, on the other hand, only knows how to cling to theories copied from Spirit Hall. He even came up with some limit figure, claiming that anyone who exceeds it will definitely explode and die. It's utterly ridiculous.]
[What's even more ridiculous is that he narrowed it down to the exact year and claimed it was a theory he researched himself.]
[No, seriously, how did he come up with the figure of 423 years? And exceeding it really means exploding to death?]
[Then what about 424 years? Or 425?]
[More importantly, how could anyone even distinguish something like that? Who could hunt Soul Beasts with that level of precision?]
[And yet Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong never questioned such a nonsensical theory. Instead, they fell for it completely and thought Yu Xiaogang was talented. That's just absurd.]
Women all across the continent hurriedly opened their diaries when they saw them update again.
When they saw Su Ye mocking Yu Xiaogang once more, they were speechless.
Not because of Su Ye, but because they realized Yu Xiaogang really was capable of coming up with nonsense.
423 years? A limit Spirit Ring?
Damn it, that was obviously fake at a glance.
Just as Su Ye had said, who could be that precise?
Even if they could, was that something a Soul Grandmaster could accomplish?
How exactly had he researched it?
At that moment, the women's recognition of the title Blind Douluo rose another notch.
To believe in such an outrageous theory, Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong truly deserved to be the members Su Ye had personally chosen. The label had real weight.
At that moment, Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong both wore expressions of utter misery.
They had no strength to argue, and they were also speechless at their former selves.
Yes, how had they been so foolish back then? They had believed whatever Yu Xiaogang said.
Looking back now, everything about it was full of holes.
After silently complaining for a while, Su Ye did not immediately answer Dugu Bo's question. Instead, he took out a bracelet and put it on.
"What are you..."
Dugu Bo looked utterly confused. He had asked how many years of Spirit Ring Su Ye could absorb, so what was he doing?
Dugu Yan also wore a puzzled expression, unable to figure out what Su Ye was up to.
"Didn't you ask how many years of Spirit Ring I can absorb, Senior? To be honest, I don't know myself, but that's fine. We can just test it."
"Test? How..."
Dugu Bo failed to keep up with Su Ye's train of thought and was about to ask again.
But then Su Ye tapped the bracelet, and a light screen suddenly appeared before the three of them.
[Ding! Test results are as follows!] [Based on the target's physical constitution, spiritual power, and Martial Soul strength, the conclusion is that the target can withstand a Spirit Ring of up to 31,045 years.]
"This..."
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were both dumbfounded. What the hell was this? Black tech?
Just a few taps could test all that information?
Was this for real?
Dugu Yan's eye twitched. They had just mocked Yu Xiaogang for being overly precise, and now Su Ye was doing the same thing?
And he had made it look so professional. What, was he trying to steal Yu Xiaogang's livelihood?
"You can treat it as a Soul Tool. Don't worry, the data on it is absolutely accurate," Su Ye said.
This was the reward he had received that morning.
For someone who had finished laying his foundation and was preparing to level up like crazy, it was indeed a timely gift—safe and efficient.
Speaking of which, Su Ye found it rather regrettable.
If this thing had arrived earlier, his first three Spirit Rings would not have been limited to such conventional configurations.
Dugu Bo stood there in a daze for a moment before composing himself and nodding. "This thing is quite practical, especially for you and Yan Yan."
He did not doubt it. It was a Soul Tool, after all. Though he had never seen one like this, he could still understand it.
As for Dugu Yan, there was even less need to mention her. Though she had not known Su Ye for long, he was so handsome, had helped evolve her Martial Soul, and she had even seen him naked not long ago.
Her heart had long since begun to race. With her lovestruck mind acting up, she believed anything Su Ye said.
After also testing Dugu Yan's limit, the three continued searching for suitable Soul Beasts.
Because the Soul Beast Su Ye needed had to be somewhat older, they had to search deeper in the forest. Thus, their first priority was arranging one for Dugu Yan.
Although Sunset Forest could not compare to the Extreme North, it still had its share of high-quality ice-attribute Soul Beasts.
The three moved quickly, and before long, they arrived near a Cold Pool close to the depths of the forest.
Perhaps they had simply gotten lucky. Just as they approached, a Soul Beast burst out from within.
This Soul Beast was covered from head to toe in pale cyan ice-jade armor. The patterns on its scales resembled natural frost veins, while a row of sharp ice spikes ran down its back from its head to the tip of its tail.
Its limbs were thick and powerful, its hoofed claws coated in white frost. Its eyes were icy blue, and cold mist billowed from its nostrils and mouth. It was a full size larger than an ordinary rhinoceros, and a thin layer of ice formed across the ground wherever it stepped.
When it saw the three of them, the Soul Beast seemed stunned as well.
It had only come out to look for food, yet three strangers had somehow blocked its way out.
How could it tolerate that?
The Soul Beast roared, and a powerful, oppressive aura spread outward. Its presence was no weaker than that of a high-ranking Soul Emperor.
Dugu Bo had restrained his aura, so after sensing no danger, it froze for only an instant before charging straight at the three of them.
Dugu Bo's gaze remained calm as he slowly withdrew one hand from behind his back. He was about to make a flashy move and show off before his granddaughter and grandson-in-law.
But at that moment, the surrounding space suddenly twisted.
High in the void, an incomparably enormous energy palm condensed out of thin air. Its five fingers were distinct, its lines like ancient, forceful seals, carrying an aura capable of suppressing everything.
The palm was not physical, yet it was solid as crystal, glowing faintly with Soul Power and runes as it crashed down from the sky.
Before the palm wind even reached the ground, the surrounding grass and trees were bent beneath the pressure, while the earth sank slightly.
Boom!
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