The Ye Qing You Know Is Only One-Third, Eleven Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings' Ambition
A month later.
Night raids by Soul Beast have become commonplace.
Shadow Wolf, Ironback Scorpion, Bone-Eating Ant... the nocturnal predators of Sunset Forest take turns appearing, with a variety comparable to a gacha pool.
Ye Qing still mostly refrained from taking action, remaining on the sidelines as his "golden observer."
But the effect is visible to the naked eye.
From the initial chaotic and disorganized efforts to the current situation.
Now, Yu Feng's flank early warning and Osler's guerrilla infiltration can be seamlessly integrated.
The Shi Brothers learned how to cover for the moving defensive line.
Ning Rongrong's multi-target support is becoming increasingly stable.
Dugu Yan's battlefield command skills have become increasingly sophisticated.
A month of blood and fire honed the skills of this cobbled-together student team.
The second month.
Ye Qing an upgrade to the special training program.
"From today onwards, we will no longer be passively attacked, but will instead take the initiative."
He held up one finger in front of everyone.
Daily Quest: Venture deep into the Forest and defeat the Soul Beast of a specified age.
"Note that it's 'defeat,' not 'kill.'"
"Just be able to drive the Soul Beast away, don't go looking for trouble and beat them to death."
"Why can't we kill him?" Yu Feng asked, puzzled.
Ye Qing said calmly, "Winning and being able to escape unscathed is much easier than killing."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Hunting mode is now officially open.
On this day,
Yu Feng and Osler are ordered to track down a two-thousand-year- Cave Demon Spider.
The two walked through a dense forest, one after the other.
Yu Feng, he locked onto the direction using his sense of wind, while Osler, possessed by the Ghost Leopard, sped along the ground.
They coordinated quite well.
"It's right ahead!"
Before Yu Feng could finish speaking,
Suddenly, an unusual tremor came from the ground beneath my feet.
The two froze simultaneously.
A cloyingly strong floral fragrance filled the air.
That wasn't the aura of the Cave Demon Spider.
But something more dangerous.
Behind the bushes, a huge snake's head slowly rose.
Its entire body was emerald green, and its snake eyes held a pure, cold killing intent.
Mandala Snake!
And it will be at least ten thousand years!
"Run!!!"
Osler didn't hesitate for even a second.
The two turned around and left.
But the speed of the Mandala Snake far exceeded their expectations.
With a sweep of its massive tail, several large trees, each as thick as a person's embrace, snapped in two.
As Yu Feng released the signal flare...
Before long, Dugu Yan was not far away to begin with, led her entire team to attack.
Seeing the two being chased by the Mandala Snake, Dugu Yan immediately commanded, "Save them!"
The Shi Brothers' Black Tortoise took the blow head-on from the snake's tail.
Boom!
The two men, along with the tortoise shell, were thrown seven or eight meters, leaving two deep furrows in the ground.
"The hardness of Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast is on a completely different level!"
Shi Mo gritted his teeth and got up from the ground, his arms trembling.
Ye Lingling did everything she could to treat her.
Ning Rongrong's support skills are maxed out.
But faced with an absolute disparity in strength, all efforts are merely delaying the collapse.
Just as the Mandala Snake opened its massive jaws again, preparing to spew forth a cloud of Poison Fog...
"Buzz--!"
A giant, Cyan Lotus appeared out of thin air before everyone.
The lotus petals unfold layer by layer, forming a protective halo that covers all angles.
The Poison Fog from the Mandala Snake struck the lotus petals, only to be absorbed one by one, without even a ripple spreading.
This is the Green Lotus Body Protection!
Everyone turned around abruptly.
Ye Qing had appeared behind the group without anyone noticing.
His expression was calm, his eyes reflecting the image of the raging, 20,000-year-old venomous snake, showing no sign of tension.
"Brother Ye! Help!" Yu Feng's voice trembled with excitement.
Ye Qing didn't look at him; her gaze was fixed on the Mandala Snake, and her right hand slowly clenched into a fist.
"Just watch quietly."
The next instant, four Soul Ring appeared beneath Ye Qing's feet.
The first three are the familiar Purple Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
But the fourth one was a dazzling, jet-black Soul Ring.
Ten thousand years!
The fourth Soul Ring is actually ten thousand years!
Yu Feng was completely dumbfounded. "Brother Ye has Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?!"
Ye Qing spread his five fingers and pressed down.
"Chaos Lotus Prison!"
Centered on the Mandala Snake.
Within a radius of tens of meters, countless illusory blue lotus petals surged from the void, intertwining to form an impenetrable lotus prison.
The moment the barrier closed, a burst of Azure Flame erupted within the prison.
The temperature soared to a terrifying extreme in an instant.
The intense Azure Flame, imbued with extreme power, frantically burned the scales and Soul Power of the Mandala Snake.
"Hiss!!!"
The Mandala Snake let out a shrill roar and writhed wildly in the sea of fire.
Three breaths later.
The fire element subsided.
Ice phase is coming!
Absolutely low temperatures rapidly swept through the interior of Lotus Prison.
The Azure Flame wound was instantly frozen.
The Mandala Snake's Soul Power stagnated, and its movements visibly slowed down.
The alternation of ice and fire repeatedly erodes the environment.
In less than a minute,
The 20,000-year-old Mandala Snake lay limp in the Lotus Prison.
The murderous intent in the snake's eyes was completely replaced by fear.
The crowd fell silent.
Everyone remained frozen in their fighting stances, completely still.
Yu Feng was the first to come to his senses, his voice trembling. "Brother Ye... what level are you exactly?"
"Well, you can try to guess."
Ye Qing smiled but did not give a direct answer.
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. "Wow, that's amazing!"
A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill was used to easily subdue a twenty-thousand-year-old Soul Beast.
She had seen quite a few geniuses at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
But no one has ever achieved this level of accomplishment at this age.
The Shi Brothers looked at each other in shock.
Dugu Yan leaned against a tree with her arms crossed, a slight smile playing on her lips.
She was the only one in the room who wasn't surprised.
After all, she had personally witnessed Ye Qing daring to challenge even her grandfather.
They were shocked by Ye Qing's power.
But they didn't know that the person in front of them wasn't the real Ye Qing.
The Seventh Soul Skill, One Qi Transforms Three Purities.
An avatar possesses the same strength as the main body, sufficient to handle most crises in Sunset Forest.
Meanwhile, the real Ye Qing was currently deep within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hundreds of miles away.
Extreme cold and extreme heat converge in a small space, with visible ice crystals and sparks filling the air.
Dugu Bo sat cross-legged on a blue stone, comfortably practicing his poison skills.
Then he saw Ye Qing's smiling face.
"... Why are you here again?"
Dugu Bo's temple throbbed.
"Senior Dugu!"
Ye Qing clasped his hands in a fist salute, smiling like an insurance salesman.
"Long time no see! You look even more radiant than before. Your poison skills must have improved quite a bit, haven't they?"
"Don't try to fool me."
Dugu Bo glared at him, annoyed.
"I've already created a poison barrier for you, what are you doing here again?"
"You think my life is too leisurely?"
"How could that be?"
Ye Qing found a rock opposite and sat down.
His smile faded slightly, and his tone became serious.
"Senior, regarding my Eighth Soul Ring... have you made any progress?"
Dugu Bo's expression froze.
He knew it!
That brat never brings anything good when he comes.
Eight out of ten times, they come to collect the Soul Ring.
"Hey kid Ye..."
Dugu Bo sighed, looking helpless. "It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that your request... is too difficult for me."
He extended a withered finger, his tone complex.
"Your Eighth Soul Ring will take at least 80,000 to 90,000 years to grow."
"Do you know how many Soul Beast, eighty or ninety thousand years old, exist in the entire Sunset Forest and even the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"Even if it does, its attributes still have to match those of your evil Chaos Green Lotus."
"These criteria combined make it even more selective than choosing a concubine for the royal family."
Ye Qing was also somewhat helpless.
He was well aware that he was making things difficult for someone.
But there's no way around it.
The Seventh Soul Ring is already 90,000 years old.
Once this psychological starting point is set, it's impossible to go any lower.
Moreover, his true goal was far more insane than Dugu Bo had imagined.
The next eleven Soul Ring,
Each one is over 100,000 years old!
Even millions of years!