Seeing Someone in a New Light After Three Days

Early December, 2609th year of the Douluo Calendar.

Ling Yi, in Gengxin City, the City of Metal of the Star Luo Empire, currently possesses Soul Power of level 34 at 98%.

At this time, there were still about two and a half months until Ling Yi's nineteenth birthday.

Yang Shelly is eighteen years old, her birthday is in August, and her Soul Power has already reached level thirty-five.

Ah Yin's human age has just turned twelve, her birthday is in November, the same as Yang Shelly's, or even a few days earlier, and her Soul Power has reached level thirty-five.

Upon learning that the two women had advanced before him, Ling Yi, though outwardly indifferent, felt a sense of urgency. He withdrew some of the energy he had been focusing on the spatial Soul Guidance Array Patterns and put it back into cultivation.

On the side of the Water Wood Duchy, Li Zhishu and the others were unaware that Ling Yi, whom they had been longing for, had not only broken through to the Three-Ring Soul Elder, but his Soul Power was also just a little short of reaching level thirty-five.

Currently, Zhang Mufeng is sixteen, Long Yin is seventeen, and Dugu Xin is thirteen, all three being level twenty-seven, Two-Ring Grand Soul Master; Qingqiu Xin is fifteen, a level twenty-eight, two- Two-Ring Grand Soul Master; Li Zhishu twenty-six, a level thirty-seven, Three-Ring Soul Elder.

It's important to know that, apart from Dugu Xin, who has yet to meet Ling Yi, three years ago, in March of Douluo Calendar 2606, when the other friends first met Ling Yi, apart from Li Zhishu, who was already Three-Ring Soul Elder, Zhang Mufeng was level seventeen, Qingqiu Xin was level nineteen like Ling Yi at that time, and Long Yin had already become Two-Ring Grand Soul Master with Soul Power of level twenty-two.

Each of these individuals possesses Innate Soul Power far surpassing that of Ling Yi in the past. Especially the most talented Li Zhishu and Qingqiu Xin, Innate Soul Power has reached level five or higher!

In other words, the cultivation speed of Food System Soul Master is the slowest among all Soul Master, which is why Li Zhishu, despite being eleven years older than Qingqiu Xin, only has Soul Power level nine higher.

"Howling Wind Canyon".

Wielding his Martial Soul "Mixed Iron Staff," Zhang Mufeng, along with Long Yin in his Martial Soul -possessed state, were the first to confront the "Stone Armor Earth Dragon" charging towards them. Qingqiu Xin and Dugu Xin, on the other hand, used their Agility Attack System and Control System strengths respectively, circling the edge of the first battlefield, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Li Zhishu stood behind the group, ready to provide support at any time. Zhang Lei had the lowest Soul Power, still only a level 20 One-Ring Soul Master. In addition, he had just experienced a fierce battle in the first half of the game, which had consumed a lot of Soul Power and physical strength. Therefore, he stayed by Li Zhishu's side to rest.

Although Li Zhishu is Food System Soul Master, after mastering two moves of the advanced version of "Beast Martial Soul Xingyi Fist Soul: Xingyi Fist Style"—"Furious Horse Assaults the Pass" and "Bull Demon Great Strength"—his actual combat power is in no way inferior to that of Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder of the same level.

In the current Douluo Continent, Soul Beast under a hundred years old generally possess combat strength comparable to One-Ring Soul Master. However, different types of Soul Beast and Martial Soul masters result in varying levels of combat power. Powerful Soul Beast and Soul Master can certainly challenge and defeat Soul Beast and Soul Master of higher realms!

Soul Beast aged 100 to 999 years are generally comparable to human Two-Ring Grand Soul Master. In the original story, Yu Xiaogang, who was level 29, turned and ran when he saw the "Mandala Snake" that was nearly 400 years old. This was partly because Yu Xiaogang himself was not known for his combat strength, and partly because the "Mandala Snake's" venom was extremely terrifying, and its lethality was among the top of Hundred-Year Soul Beast.

Once Soul Beast's cultivation period exceeds a thousand years, it is generally considered invincible unless it is Soul Elder. The higher the cultivation period, the stronger the beast. Once a soul beast reaches five thousand years or more, even Four-Ring Soul Ancestor would find it difficult to escape unscathed if their own combat strength is not at the top level among their peers.

Fortunately, the "Stone Armor Earth Dragon" they were facing had only a little over four hundred years of cultivation. Although its name contained the word "dragon," it did not have dragon blood, and its combat power was still within the group's control.

Most importantly, this isn't one of those troublesome Soul Beast. Most Power Attack System Soul Master prefer dealing with Soul Beast that rely on direct, head-on combat, rather than poison-attribute Soul Beast beasts like the "Mandala Snake," "Ghost Vine," or "Man Faced Demon Spider."

As for elemental Soul Beast Soul Beast, those under a thousand years old possessing extremely strong elemental attack capabilities are extremely rare. It's almost impossible for such beings to appear in the small ' Howling Wind Canyon '.

Unless, of course, there is a protagonist among them.

Zhang Mufeng wielded the "Mixed Iron Staff" like a fan, the iron rod, with the force of a thousand pounds, heavily slammed into the back armor of the "Stone Armor Earth Dragon," shattering pieces of the palm-sized, yellowish-brown stone armor.

Before the "Stone Armor Earth Dragon" could recover from the blow, shaking its head and opening its blood-red maw in pain, its purplish-black tongue flicking out, Long Yin, who had come up with it, let out a loud shout. His body glowed with an icy blue light, and his two bear paws wrapped around his waist-thick forelimbs. With his feet firmly planted on the ground, he suddenly exerted force with his waist, flipping the behemoth, which was comparable to a 4.8-meter-long car, to the ground.

Seeing that Zhang Mufeng and Long Yin alone were beating the "Stone Armor Earth Dragon" senseless, Qingqiu Xin and Dugu Xin, who were wandering outside, did not rush to make a move. Instead, they focused most of their attention on guarding their surroundings to prevent the commotion from attracting other Soul Beast, and... Soul Master!

"Leizi, do you want to absorb the Soul Ring of this ' Stone Armor Earth Dragon '?"

Seeing that the situation was under control, Li Zhishu felt relieved and turned to ask Zhang Lei beside him.

Having been with "Blue Silver Territory" for over a year, Li Zhishu was naturally familiar with Zhang Lei.

As far as he knew, although Zhang Lei's Innate Soul Power seemed to be extremely low, and he had only cultivated to level 20 at the age of 21, he had spent an extremely long time as Soul Scholar. From the age of 6 Martial Soul Awakening to the age of 17, it took him a full 11 years to absorb his First Soul Ring, the 330-year-old "Iron Birch Tree".

With such a high-age First Soul Ring, in terms of foundation, Zhang Lei clearly inferior to everyone else among them, except for Dugu Xin. Whether it's Li Zhishu or Long Yin, they are all far behind.

Therefore, for an ordinary aspiring Grand Soul Master, the exceptionally good 400-year-old "Stone Armor Earth Dragon" Soul Ring is likely not within Zhang Lei's selection range.

As expected.

"No, Brother Li."

Zhang Lei shook his head, looking at the "Stone Armor Earth Dragon" howling in agony under Zhang Mufeng's iron rod and Long Yin's iron fist, and said, "I was in a hurry on the way and didn't have time to tell you. Before Ah Yi left last year, he told me that my first choice for my Second Soul Ring was the " Hercules Beetle " from this ' Howling Wind Canyon,' and my second choice was the " Two-Pronged Rhinoceros Beetle "..."

"Hercules Beetle... Two-Pronged Rhinoceros Beetle...?" Li Zhishu murmured the names of the two Soul Beast, pondered for a moment, and confirmed that there was no relevant information in his knowledge base.

"Yes." Zhang Lei nodded, then added, "Ah Yi said that if I can't find a suitable ' Hercules Beetle ' and ' Two-Pronged Rhinoceros Beetle ' here, which are between six and eight hundred years old, I should go to the ' Sea Breeze Rainforest ' in the southern part of the principality to find the ' Silver Star Rhinoceros Beetle '..."

"Although it is weaker in terms of attributes than the previous two, there are relatively more species of ' Silver Star Rhinoceros Beetle ', and it is also easier to find one of suitable age..."