During Huo Yuhao's era, Xiong Jun had not even seemed to be at the limit. Otherwise, how could Xian Lin'er, who was merely a Super Douluo, have fought him for so long?
The gap between the increase in cultivation years and the increase in strength was simply too great, making the hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation that came later feel fake.
It was precisely because of this that Jing Chen had not considered raising Yi Yi to two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand years.
That would have been all effort for little gain. The investment and return were fundamentally disproportionate, making it something not worth doing.
As for a Super Soul Beast like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Jing Chen had also considered whether, after breaking through to two hundred thousand years, it might surpass its limits and gain god-level combat power.
The answer was no. The fact that soul beasts in this world could not become gods had sealed their upper limit in a single sentence.
Forget two hundred thousand years—even if it reached a million years, it would still be impossible to become a god. The rules were there; no amount of time would matter.
Jing Chen even felt that the minor increase in soul beasts' strength at major stages like two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand years was related to the God Realm forbidding soul beasts from becoming gods, deliberately restricting their power.
After returning to Shrek City this time, Jing Chen did not sell the Soul Tools himself. Instead, he paid someone to sell them for him.
After selling all forty Soul Tools, he obtained two thousand four hundred Gold Soul Coins.
Rather than saving the money he earned, he spent it all on metal and materials needed to make control systems.
For the following period, Jing Chen's life became fairly routine: selling Soul Tools and buying materials in the city.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, he made Soul Tools, conducted research, cultivated, and lived. His life was busy and monotonous, with little leisure time.
This busyness paid off. Constantly making Soul Tools steadily improved his Soul Tool crafting ability.
Before even reaching level twenty, he was already able to make second-grade Soul Tools suited for Soul Grandmasters.
At that time, he had not yet turned seven. In other words, he was a second-grade Soul Engineer at the age of six.
At such an age, with such attainments in Soul Tools, no one like him had ever appeared even in the Sun Moon Empire, which was famed for its Soul Tools.
Aside from his improvement in Soul Tool crafting, Jing Chen's Soul Power also rose rapidly.
By coincidence, the day Jing Chen broke through to level twenty was exactly his seventh birthday.
He regarded this breakthrough as a birthday gift to himself. He wished himself a happy birthday, deliberately adding "for the third time" in front of it.
That was right. This was his third seventh birthday. The rejuvenation and reversal of age that others envied had become reality for him.
Yet this reversal of age did not make him happy. Instead, a sense of loneliness washed over him.
Ever since Blue Star, he had been alone. His unusual method of reincarnation had left him without father or mother, entirely by himself.
Back on Blue Star, he had friends who would wish him a happy birthday. Now, only he could say it to himself. Who could understand that loneliness and solitude?
Fortunately, Yi Yi was there with him, easing his emotions somewhat. At least he had someone to talk to.
After reaching level twenty, Jing Chen and Yi Yi once again went to the Far North and obtained his second Soul Ring.
He obtained his second Soul Ring in the Ice Sea, from a thousand-year Ice Sea Profound Kun.
It was a top-tier water-element soul beast. Though its quality could not compare to a Super Soul Beast like the Ice Crystal Behemoth, it ranked among the very best of water-element soul beasts.
If water-element soul beasts were ranked, this soul beast could place in the top ten. It was an excellent choice for a second Soul Ring.
After absorbing this thousand-year Soul Ring beyond his level, Jing Chen's Soul Power reached the peak of level twenty-two.
During this trip to the Far North, Jing Chen considered having Yi Yi hunt and devour soul beasts here.
In such an icy environment, his cultivation speed would certainly surpass that in the Star Dou Great Forest.
After careful consideration, he still chose not to do so. Yi Yi was not suited to this snowy environment and would have a harder time fighting here.
Moreover, the soul beasts of the Far North were relatively united. He worried that if they hunted too many soul beasts here, they might draw Snow Empress's attack.
If Snow Empress set her sights on them in such an icy environment, then even though Yi Yi had already reached ten thousand years of cultivation, there would be absolutely no chance of survival.
With safety as his top priority, Jing Chen obediently left with Yi Yi after obtaining his second Soul Ring, without lingering.
After returning to Shrek City, Jing Chen rested for a day before heading back to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Time flew by. Three years had passed in this manner, and Jing Chen had celebrated his ninth birthday a few days ago.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, a nine-year-old boy rode a black tiger as it raced through the forest.
The boy had well-defined features. Though he had not yet shed all his childishness, he could already be considered handsome.
His early development had given him a height of one and a half meters. His body was well-proportioned, and his black clothes made him look energetic and spirited.
This boy was none other than the now nine-year-old Jing Chen, while the Black Tiger beneath him was naturally Yi Yi.
After remaining in the Star Dou Great Forest for three years, Yi Yi could be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes.
These changes were mainly reflected in its cultivation and battle form. In its miniature form, it was still the same lazy, adorable, silly-looking creature.
After devouring soul beasts for the past few years, Yi Yi's cultivation had reached over forty-three thousand years, more than twenty-one times what it had been three years ago.
With more than forty thousand years of cultivation, it already possessed Titled Douluo-level combat power, comparable to a Super Douluo.
This was not an unfounded guess but something verified through actual experience, because more than ten days ago, they had encountered a Super Douluo-level powerhouse.
This Super Douluo was not a human soul master, but a Ferocious Beast from the Great Danger Land of the Star Dou Great Forest: the Hell Demon Dragon King Zi Ji.
Yi Yi had fought Zi Ji for a long time and had only been at a slight disadvantage. It had not been defeated by Zi Ji, who was at the Ferocious Beast level.
Only after that battle did Jing Chen gain a relatively clear understanding of Yi Yi's strength. It should have been equivalent to a level ninety-seven Super Douluo, with strength close to level ninety-eight.
At the same time, he learned some bad news: their hunting of soul beasts in the Core Zone had drawn the attention of those Ferocious Beasts.
More precisely, it had drawn their killing intent.
Encountering Zi Ji had not been an accident, but an inevitability, because she had come specifically for him and Yi Yi.
That group of Ferocious Beasts would never allow a soul beast like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to continue living. It was a massive threat to the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
Therefore, the moment they sensed the aura of a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, they came to kill it.
When Yi Yi had fought Zi Ji, several powerful auras had also surged forth from the Great Danger Land. Clearly, Ferocious Beasts such as Di Tian had wanted to take action as well.
Fortunately, they could hide inside the Time and Space Divine Tower, allowing them to escape disaster. Otherwise, Yi Yi and he would already be dead.
At the time, he had Yi Yi attack the ground and send dirt and sand flying everywhere, confusing those Ferocious Beasts' senses and preventing them from discovering the Time and Space Divine Tower.
After Jing Chen entered the Time and Space Divine Tower, it shrank to roughly the size of a grain of sand. With no energy fluctuations whatsoever, it was practically impossible to distinguish amid the dirt and sand.
After narrowly escaping, Yi Yi and he remained inside the Time and Space Divine Tower for more than ten days before daring to come out.
The moment they emerged, Jing Chen and Yi Yi quickly fled the area. They remained on edge the entire way, terrified of encountering Ferocious Beasts like Di Tian again.
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