Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix

"Let's keep moving forward! Based on your physical condition, I've chosen a Soul Beast between three and four thousand years old for you. Since you want to add a soul ring to your Sharingan martial soul first, we need to find a spiritual-type Soul Beast!"

Ling Yu nodded and followed beside Bibi Dong as they continued deeper into the forest.

"Only Soul Masters who have made outstanding contributions to Spirit Hall are allowed to hunt Soul Beasts here. Take the Wind Wolf you killed earlier—such a Soul Beast would already be an extremely rare species in an ordinary Soul Hunting Forest, but here, it can only be considered the lowest tier! Also, every so often, Soul Masters at the level of Platinum Bishop and above capture Soul Beasts from other gathering grounds and release them here, so the oldest Soul Beasts here are only around thirty thousand years old!"

At this point, she gave Ling Yu a proud look. "So with me here, just relax!"

If this had been you a month ago, I'd have believed you!

Now? Heh heh!

The two continued onward. Every Soul Beast they encountered along the way was casually driven off with a wave of Bibi Dong's hand, but she did not harm their lives. After all, all the Soul Beasts here had been captured—kill one, and there would be one less.

But spiritual-type Soul Beasts were simply too rare. They searched from morning until afternoon without finding a single suitable one. Though they encountered super Soul Beasts like the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear and Titan Giant Ape, their attributes did not match, so they could only pass them by.

"Teacher, are there really any Soul Beasts suitable for me here? As the Pope, don't you know something about the Soul Beasts in this place?"

Bibi Dong glanced at the youth behind her and replied casually, "What's the rush? I do know about some of the Soul Beasts here, but I can't remember every single one. Be patient and trust me. I have a feeling we'll find one soon. My intuition tells me it's up ahead!"

Intuition! You're actually talking to me about intuition!

Ling Yu was speechless. Your Holiness the Pope, you've changed so much so suddenly that I'm having trouble getting used to it!

Give me back my Secret Chamber Douluo! Give me back my goddess!

I really brought this on myself. I'm such an idiot. If I'd known, I never would have chatted with her and poured my heart out. Of all things, why did I have to feed her that chicken soup for the soul?

Look what happened now. She drank it and turned out like this!

But there was nothing he could do. Who was he to fight her? She was stronger than him, so whatever she said was right!

Ling Yu watched the relaxed woman ahead of him, who would occasionally pluck a flower from the bushes at the side and hold it beneath her nose for a sniff.

You're the one who looks like she's sightseeing!

They searched for another two hours. Just as even Bibi Dong began to think they might return empty-handed this time, a clear bird cry rang out from the woods not far away!

That cry instantly lit up both Ling Yu and Bibi Dong's eyes!

They exchanged a glance and, in perfect understanding, said nothing. Bibi Dong grabbed Ling Yu's hand and enveloped both their bodies in her immense Soul Power as they flew swiftly forward.

Their figures streaked through the forest. A minute later, a bird-type Soul Beast appeared before them—its entire body was gold and crimson, a pair of dazzling golden wings grew from its back, several tail feathers burned with golden flames, and three eyes sat upon its head!

"It's a Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix!"

Ecstasy filled Ling Yu's eyes, while Bibi Dong wore an equally excited smile. This was an exceptionally rare Soul Beast: the Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix. It was a direct relative of the phoenix and possessed a rich phoenix bloodline. Moreover, it had undergone a beneficial mutation on top of that.

Just as martial soul awakenings could result in either beneficial mutations or inferior mutations, beneficial mutations made a martial soul even more powerful! The Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix belonged to the former, and its mutation was incredibly potent. Whenever one appeared, every major faction would scramble to claim it. That was because consuming its eyes could greatly enhance a Soul Master's Spiritual Power, while its tail feathers could be preserved for years and used as winter heating. Combined with strength no weaker than a phoenix's, it was an extremely powerful Soul Beast.

At the same level, it was not even weaker than the Titan Giant Ape or the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear!

This was because it possessed an innate soul skill, a rule-type control skill that had always been called the strongest control technique in the Soul Master world!

No matter how much stronger someone was than it, as long as they were struck by its skill, their body would be forcibly controlled! The duration was not long, but for a Soul Master, even one second was enough to do many things!

"You lucky brat! You actually ran into this kind of Soul Beast. It's even rarer than a phoenix! If you can obtain that soul skill, you might even be recognized outright as the strongest control-type Soul Master of the future!"

Ling Yu knew what his beautiful teacher meant. Over the past month, he had read quite a few books from Spirit Hall's archives, including an introduction to the Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix.

"Judging by the tail feathers, this Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix is around three thousand years old. Perfect! It suits you very well!"

Bibi Dong looked at the gold-and-crimson bird constantly wheeling through the sky ahead and smiled at Ling Yu. "Wait here. Your teacher will catch it for you!"

With that, her body instantly vanished from where she stood. When she reappeared, she was already above the Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix's head, standing in midair.

One yellow, two purple, five black, and one red—nine soul rings emerged from her body. The immense pressure of a Titled Douluo directly forced the Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix, a three-thousand-year Soul Beast with strength no weaker than an ordinary thirty-thousand-year Soul Beast, from the air to the ground.

Its body was pressed against the earth as it continuously let out miserable cries, desperately trying to flap its wings and lift itself back into the air.

But how could a mere three-thousand-year Soul Beast resist the full pressure of Bibi Dong, who was already close to a Limit Douluo? Before it could release its innate soul skill, Bibi Dong waved one hand, and a stream of gray energy instantly entered its body, causing the great bird below to cease struggling at once.

"Xiao Yu, come quickly. Kill this Soul Beast!"

Seeing that everything was ready, Bibi Dong called out to Ling Yu in the distance.

Ling Yu hurriedly got up and rushed toward the Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix. Its entire body was trembling incessantly. The poison from his beautiful teacher's martial soul had paralyzed it, leaving it unable to move.

"Quickly. Its weak point is its neck. Finish it in one strike!"

Taking a dagger from Bibi Dong, Ling Yu took a deep breath, raised both hands high, and plunged it directly into the Soul Beast's neck.

The giant bird beneath him gave a violent shudder. Not long afterward, a purple soul ring rose from its body.

"Sit cross-legged, focus your mind on your martial soul, and use your thoughts to draw the soul ring onto your body!"

When Bibi Dong saw the soul ring appear, she instructed Ling Yu.

Ling Yu nodded and sat cross-legged on the ground. His pupils shifted into Sharingan as he worked to adjust himself to peak condition. Then, with a thought, the purple soul ring before him instantly settled around his body.

A three-thousand-year soul ring from a Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix. I wonder whether he can obtain this Soul Beast's innate soul skill!

Bibi Dong watched the youth absorb the soul ring, her expression solemn.

He was about to absorb his first soul ring, and his first soul skill was coming! If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to share them. Aike will adopt any good ideas!

Finally, thank you all for your support!