"Okay."
Yu Tianchen nodded.
Then he wandered around the spot where the Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lions were sprawled, studying the purple markings on their bodies as he searched for a suitable Soul Beast.
Most of the Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lions in the area were between 500 and 900 years old.
Yu Tianchen searched for a long time.
There were hardly any older than 950 years, let alone any over a thousand.
"Finding one at just the right age really isn't easy."
After circling the area, Yu Tianchen scratched his head helplessly.
He turned to Yu Yuanzhen, who had followed him the whole time without saying a word, and spoke:
"Grandpa, I think we should keep going forward."
"All the Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lions here are between 500 and 900 years old. According to what you told me earlier, Soul Beasts divide their territories by age."
"So if we go farther ahead, we should reach an area where the Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lions are over 950 years old, around a thousand."
Hearing Yu Tianchen's assessment, Yu Yuanzhen smiled in satisfaction.
"Good. It seems you really did remember what Grandpa taught you."
"Xiao Chen, when you enter the Star Dou Great Forest, especially this area near the Mixed Zone, remember to judge the territories of the Soul Beasts carefully."
"You judged correctly this time. Up ahead should be the territory where Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lions over 950 years old, around a thousand, roam."
"Let's go."
With that, Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Tianchen deeper into Thunder Pattern Cliff.
They had only walked a short while when a roar caught their attention.
An Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion was roaring in their direction, as if warning them not to trespass on its territory.
Yu Yuanzhen smiled.
"Xiao Chen, looks like you're about to make history today!"
That was right. The Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion before them had exactly ten thunder markings!
That meant it was between 1,000 and 1,049 years old!
Just within the limit Yu Tianchen could withstand.
Excitement appeared on Yu Tianchen's face, too.
He hadn't expected to get so lucky.
They had barely taken a few steps before finding an Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion of just the right age!
Yu Yuanzhen raised his hand and clenched it sharply toward the thousand-year-old Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion.
He didn't even use a Soul Skill.
Under the crushing force of a Super Douluo's mighty Soul Power,
the thousand-year-old Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion—which had been roaring arrogantly and warning Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianchen to stay out of its territory—was captured and brought before Yu Yuanzhen almost without resistance.
Thousand-Year Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion: Is there still a chance we can work this out, meow?
Smack!
With a crisp slap,
Yu Yuanzhen struck the Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion, leaving it half-dead.
"All right, Xiao Chen. Finish it off and claim your First Soul Ring."
Yu Yuanzhen took a finely crafted dagger from the Storage Soul Tool at his waist and handed it to Yu Tianchen.
Yu Tianchen nodded, took the dagger, and approached the Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion, which could barely draw breath.
Under its resentful, hateful gaze,
Yu Tianchen raised the dagger and plunged it into a weak spot on its skull.
The Azure Thunder Purple-Patterned Lion didn't even have a chance to struggle. It died from that single stab.
A pale purple Soul Ring slowly appeared around its body.
Without hesitation, Yu Tianchen sat cross-legged on the ground, summoned the Five Thunder Shock Drums, and circulated his Soul Power.
As if drawn there of its own accord, the Soul Ring floated above Yu Tianchen's head.
At once, Yu Tianchen felt a surging torrent of energy pour into his body.
It felt as if his body were about to burst.
Without hesitation, he began circulating the Great Sun Thunder Body cultivation method, using the Soul Power rushing in from the Soul Ring to begin unblocking his meridians.
Yu Yuanzhen watched anxiously as Yu Tianchen absorbed the Soul Ring, observing every change.
A thousand-year Soul Ring as his First Soul Ring!
Though he knew that, given Yu Tianchen's current physique, absorbing a Soul Ring that had just reached a thousand years shouldn't cause any problems,
Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help feeling nervous.
After an unknown length of time,
when Yu Tianchen had successfully unblocked his tenth meridian,
the torrent of Soul Power from the Soul Ring finally began to weaken.
It wasn't until Yu Tianchen had unblocked his thirteenth meridian
that the violent Soul Power pouring into his body finally vanished completely, becoming his own Soul Power as it flowed through him.
He slowly opened his eyes.
The pale purple Soul Ring revolved beneath him, glowing softly.
His first thousand-year Soul Ring—acquired!
Nearby, Yu Yuanzhen had been watching Yu Tianchen absorb the Soul Ring. The moment he saw him wake, he hurriedly asked:
"How are you, Xiao Chen? Do you feel any discomfort?"
Yu Tianchen slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, dismissed his Martial Soul and Soul Ring, and looked at Yu Yuanzhen.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. I feel better than ever!"
As he spoke, he stood up and clenched his fist, his bones grinding audibly.
Feeling the flow of Soul Power within him and the improvement to his physique, Yu Tianchen smiled with satisfaction.
This time, his Soul Power had not only reached level fifteen, but he had also successfully unblocked the thirteenth meridian of his Great Sun Thunder Body!
How could anything feel better than this?
"Hahaha, good! Excellent!"
"A first Soul Ring of a thousand years, Xiao Chen—you've made history on the continent!"
Seeing that Yu Tianchen was perfectly fine, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help bursting into hearty laughter.
Innate Full Soul Power!
A first thousand-year Soul Ring!
At last, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had produced a peerless genius!
"Come on, this isn't the place to talk. Let's get out of here first."
After laughing heartily, Yu Yuanzhen carried Yu Tianchen into the air and left.
When they reached a relatively open area in the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Yuanzhen set Yu Tianchen down and said:
"Come on, Xiao Chen. Try out your First Soul Skill here."
"No problem."
Yu Tianchen nodded and smiled at Yu Yuanzhen.
"Then I'll have to trouble you to spar with me, Grandpa."
With that, he clapped his hands, and Soul Power surged around him.
"Five Thunder Shock Drums, appear!"
Five strange little drums crackling with lightning appeared behind him out of thin air.
At the same time, a pale purple Soul Ring rose beneath his feet.
"Come on, let Grandpa see just how powerful the Soul Skill from your thousand-year First Soul Ring is!"
Yu Yuanzhen didn't move or summon his Martial Soul. He simply watched Yu Tianchen expectantly.
As if. As a Super Douluo, if he had to summon his Martial Soul and Soul Rings to face a kid who was only at level ten-something,
he might as well give up his place among the Titled Douluo.
"Then, Grandpa, here I come!"
Yu Tianchen grinned. The pale purple Soul Ring circling him suddenly lit up.
The moment it glowed, pale purple markings appeared across his skin, while the five little drums crackling with lightning behind him linked together into a lightning chain.
"First Soul Skill—"
"Azure Thunder Tyrant Body!"
Yu Tianchen's voice carried a faint electric buzz. He clenched his fist before him, and lightning flickered across his knuckles.
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