Special Ability

After more than ten hours of travel, the carriage arrived beneath the stars at a small town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, within the Heaven Dou Empire.

This town had developed thanks to the Star Dou Great Forest's abundant soul beast resources.

In the original novel, Yu Xiaogang had once told Tang San that wherever there were soul beasts, there would be profit.

Even a small forest like the Soul Hunting Forest could attract large numbers of soul masters seeking Soul Rings, let alone the largest gathering place of soul beasts on the Douluo Continent.

This was the final stop for Heaven Dou Empire soul masters entering the Star Dou Great Forest, making it extremely important for both supplies and the gathering and dispersal of personnel.

After the carriage entered the town, Wang Jingyu curiously watched the shops along the streets, their lanterns still lit as they conducted business.

Wang Jingyu estimated that it was already well past midnight. He had not expected these shops to still be open.

It seemed the entire town was a city that never slept. From time to time, Wang Jingyu spotted adventure groups of various sizes gathered by the roadside.

Such adventure teams often included specialists in assault, agility, control, support, defense, and other disciplines.

Moreover, they were generally permanent teams. Just like the Shrek Seven Devils in the original novel, only through long-term cooperation and reaching a point of mutual trust could one confidently leave one's back to one's teammates.

The reason Wang Jingyu had refused Bibi Dong's proposal during the day was partly because he did not want to reveal too many of his secrets, and partly because he did not trust the people of Spirit Hall enough.

Rather than entrust his back to teammates he did not trust, he would rather work alone. If possible, Wang Jingyu also wanted to form a team he could truly trust.

The carriage stopped outside the entrance of an inn. The coachman lifted the curtain and smiled obsequiously at Wang Jingyu.

"Guest, you should spend the night at this inn. I've stayed here before. The owner is an honest man without any ulterior motives, and the rooms are kept very clean. It's quite comfortable to stay here."

Wang Jingyu nodded and stepped down from the carriage. When he saw the words "Home Inn" written above the entrance, his expression instantly became rather colorful.

That familiar inn name reminded Wang Jingyu of an online saying: "Your home, my home, or Home Inn."

Could this innkeeper also be a transmigrator? Otherwise, how could he come up with such an ambiguous name?

Whatever. Since he was here, he might as well settle in. Just as Wang Jingyu was about to enter the inn, he noticed the coachman staring at him eagerly, as though expecting something.

Wang Jingyu smacked his forehead, suddenly realizing what was going on. He took out twenty Gold Soul Coins from his pocket and handed them to the coachman.

The coachman's eyes immediately went wide at the sight of the twenty Gold Soul Coins.

His face broke into a broad smile as he repeatedly thanked Wang Jingyu and accepted the coins, loudly praising the guest's generosity and asking him to patronize his business again in the future.

Wang Jingyu could not be bothered to argue with him. The jolting journey had nearly shaken him apart.

Now that he had arrived at the inn, all he wanted was to get a room quickly, take a proper bath, and collapse into bed.

After booking a room, Wang Jingyu impatiently urged the attendant to lead him there.

Just as the coachman had said, the room was exceptionally clean. Its pink color scheme made the whole place feel warm and cozy.

After the attendant left, Wang Jingyu locked the door from the inside, took out a change of clothes from his storage space, and headed for the bathroom.

After blissfully soaking in a warm bath, Wang Jingyu jumped onto the bed to rest. However, before sleeping, he still intended to write in his diary and claim today's reward.

Finally reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. That bumpy journey nearly cost me my life.

Once I wake up in the morning, I'll head straight into the Star Dou Great Forest. Soul beasts, you'd better wash yourselves nice and clean and wait for this young master to favor you.

But honestly, I'm somewhat uneasy. Heading alone into the outer soul beast region...

If I accidentally run into a pack of soul beasts, I'll probably be in grave danger.

There's no helping it. Who told me I have no trustworthy teammates? I've been transmigrated for a full half year now, yet my soul is still lonely.

Once I've obtained my Soul Ring, I must go to Suotuo City and find Bibi Dong. I need to ask whether she's a transmigrator. If she is, that would be wonderful...

After Wang Jingyu clicked upload, a system notification sounded beside his ear.

"Congratulations, host. Diary upload successful. Reward: one selectable special ability. Constitution +10 obtained. First Soul Ring age limit increased by 100 years."

A selectable special ability? What the hell was that?

This system sure liked making things complicated. He just did not know whether these complicated things would be useful enough.

After pondering for a moment, he used his consciousness to select "Selectable Special Ability" on the illusory screen.

Four options appeared before him: A. Brain, B. Eyes, C. Hands, and D. Feet.

Based on what he had read in the original novel, he could basically conclude that choosing A or B would definitely grant abilities similar to enhanced spiritual power.

The difference was that A would likely purely enhance spiritual power, allowing him to create illusions, similar to Shi Nian's Dream Remnant in the original novel.

Besides enhancing spiritual power, option B would probably also improve eyesight. As for the extent of that enhancement, he had no idea.

If he chose C, it would basically enhance the strength of his hands or grant some special offensive skill, similar to Wang Yanfeng in The Unrivaled Tang Sect.

If he chose D, it would definitely enhance agility or grant some special skill focused on escaping. There was no similar example in the original novel.

After a brief consideration, Wang Jingyu decided to choose option B: eyes.

Ever since transmigrating, Wang Jingyu had been quite envious of Tang San's Mustard Seed Purple Demon Eye and Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes.

Both abilities could counter illusions. For example, Shi Nian's Dream Remnant had been ineffective against Tang San, which led to Shi Nian dying beneath Yama's Invitation.

Now that he had an opportunity to obtain a special eye-type ability, how could Wang Jingyu possibly throw it away? No way.

After choosing option B, four new options appeared before him.

A. Mustard Seed Purple Demon Eye, B. Spirit Eyes after Second Evolution, C. Perfect-State Red Lotus Eye, D. Three Tomoe Sharingan.

Both A and B were powerful ocular techniques from the Douluo series. Whether it was the Mustard Seed Purple Demon Eye or the twice-evolved Spirit Eyes, both were extremely strong.

Especially in the later stages, after Huo Yuhao acquired the Aura of Chaos, his Spirit Eyes evolved four times and could be called a super divine artifact.

However, it was best to possess both A and B simultaneously to achieve the mutually reinforcing effect Huo Yuhao had.

C referred to special ocular techniques that appeared in other anime. Wang Jingyu did not know what they actually did, so he skipped them outright.

As for option D, the Sharingan was a special ocular technique from the manga Naruto. Like the Spirit Eyes, it became absurdly powerful in the later stages!