Rumors outside grew louder and louder. It was only after Feng Qingluan abused his position to dispatch more than twenty Soul Saints and three Soul Douluos to Lost Canyon that the gossip gradually died down.
Lost Canyon had been turned into a training ground by Spirit Hall, and was also known as one of the "forbidden zones of humanity."
Anyone who went there was truly risking nine deaths for one chance of survival.
Though some people had been itching to make a few snide remarks, not many were willing to pay for it with their lives.
With the voices outside silenced, Feng Baiyu devoted himself to diligent training at home.
Obtaining his second Soul Ring in two and a half years was an immense challenge for someone like Feng Baiyu, whose Innate Soul Power was only 2.5! Thankfully, his grandfather had provided him with the best training grounds, giving him a slim chance of success.
Another two and a half months passed, and Feng Baiyu's Soul Power finally reached level ten!
"Grandpa, my Soul Power's reached level ten!" As soon as he broke through, Feng Baiyu immediately shared the good news with his grandfather. "Now I can go get my First Soul Ring!"
"Haha, wonderful." Hearing that his grandson had reached level ten, Feng Qingluan beamed with delight. "You've only been cultivating for a little over five months since awakening your Martial Soul, and you've already reached level ten. I bet people would believe you if you said your Innate Soul Power was seven or even eight!"
Even a Soul Master with Innate Soul Power of eight from a minor faction might not reach level ten in five months. They might not manage it even after a whole year.
But with the cultivation resources of a Titled Douluo behind him, Feng Baiyu had gone straight from level 2.5 to level ten in five months!
Feng Baiyu knew that the Whale Rubber he'd taken over the past five months was the cheapest part of the expenses. The medicinal meals and that Green Maple Phoenix Tree were all incredibly valuable treasures!
The resources they'd invested were probably enough to help ten people with Innate Soul Power of five reach level ten within five months.
"I don't need them to believe anything." Feng Baiyu shook his head. "Grandpa, once I get my Second Soul Ring, they'll have nothing left to say!"
The Phoenix God required him to obtain two Soul Rings within two and a half years. In other words, he had to become a Soul Grandmaster before he turned eight and a half!
That rate of progress had already caught up with the Golden Generation, hadn't it?
Of course, those three weren't the Golden Generation yet. They were merely talented Soul Masters studying at Spirit Hall Academy. Only after they broke through to Soul King would they be given the title "Golden Generation."
Feng Baiyu intended to get two Soul Rings, then use the increase in Soul Ring age from his trials to push them to the thousand-year level. Two thousand-year Soul Rings would be enough to shut everyone up!
"Haha, that's certainly true!" Feng Qingluan smiled at his grandson's words. "Baiyu, it's getting late today. I'll take you to Spirit Forest tomorrow. There are plenty of Soul Rings there that would suit you!"
Over the past five months, Feng Qingluan had looked through a great deal of information while his grandson trained. Naturally, the best Soul Rings for his grandson's Martial Soul would come from Soul Beasts with Phoenix bloodlines!
Pure-Blooded Phoenixes were rare, but there were plenty of Soul Beasts that carried Phoenix blood.
The grandfather and grandson were in complete agreement on that. What was the point of inheriting the Phoenix God's Godhood without a Phoenix bloodline?
However, they had a slight disagreement over the Soul Beast's element.
Feng Qingluan felt that since their family's inherited Martial Soul was wind-attribute, his grandson's Martial Soul must also carry the wind attribute. So, more than anything, he wanted to choose a top-tier Soul Beast like an Azure Luan for his grandson's First Soul Ring!
Feng Baiyu, on the other hand, thought his Phoenix was fire-attribute!
Feng Baiyu knew that "Phoenix" was just a general term for a variety of creatures with different attributes: the Red Phoenix, Azure Luan (Azure Phoenix), Yuan Chu (Yellow Phoenix), Hong Hu (White Phoenix), Zhuo Zhu (Purple Phoenix)...
His grandfather's Azure Luan was a wind-attribute Phoenix, Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix was an ice-attribute Phoenix, Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul was the Evil Fire Phoenix, and there was also Yan Shaozhe's Radiant Phoenix, Ma Xiaotao's Dark Phoenix after her transformation, and Lan Mengqin's Emerald Phoenix...
They were all Phoenixes; their attributes were simply different.
But Feng Baiyu felt that since Ma Hongjun would eventually inherit the Phoenix God's legacy, the Godhood was most likely fire-attribute!
After Feng Baiyu stood his ground, Feng Qingluan eventually agreed.
After discussing it, they finally decided to give Feng Baiyu a First Soul Ring from the Blazing Spirit Kite, which carried the bloodline of a Fire Phoenix!
Well... it was the same Martial Soul as Spirit Kite Douluo of Spirit Hall.
The Blazing Spirit Kite was a top-tier Soul Beast, especially among fire-attribute flying beasts. It was absolutely one of the top three.
Unless they found a Fire Phoenix, nothing else would be more suitable!
As for finding a Fire Phoenix... Feng Baiyu would gladly take one, but only if they could actually find it!
In Spirit Forest near Spirit City, there were Blazing Spirit Kites of various ages, but not a single Fire Phoenix!
The next morning, Feng Qingluan set off for Spirit Forest with Feng Baiyu.
Spirit Forest was a place where Spirit Hall kept Soul Beasts. It was home to all kinds of low-level Soul Beasts.
From Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo to thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spiders, you could find them all here.
As for Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, there were very few in the forest.
Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were extremely dangerous, both to people and to the other Soul Beasts living here. If one of the Soul Beasts here happened to break through to ten thousand years, a Quasi-Soul King at level fifty would be sent to hunt it for its Soul Ring!
As the "second strongest under heaven," Feng Qingluan was naturally very fast. The two set out in the morning and reached Spirit Forest before noon.
Feng Qingluan led Feng Baiyu along the route he remembered and said, "I've come here four times over the past two months. Taking your constitution into account, I've picked out three suitable Blazing Spirit Kites. They're 680, 720, and 760 years old."
"At first, I wanted to capture them and take them home to raise. But that 680-year-old Blazing Spirit Kite was too fierce. It killed itself on the way back."
"So now only the 720-year-old and 760-year-old ones are left."
"I'll take the 760-year-old one." Feng Baiyu made his decision without hesitation.
His First Phoenix Trial could increase his Soul Ring's age by 250 years. With that boost, the 760-year-old Soul Beast could completely enter the thousand-year range.
What good was the 720-year-old one?
Even after his first trial, it would still be a Yellow Soul Ring. That just didn't suit his style!
Feng Baiyu understood that his later God Trials would surely increase his Soul Rings' ages too, but that wouldn't happen for at least another four years. It didn't meet his immediate needs.
"I knew you'd pick the older one." Feng Qingluan wasn't surprised by Feng Baiyu's choice in the least. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. I marked both Soul Beasts. If anyone else comes in to hunt Soul Beasts, they'll see my mark and won't dare to... Damn it!"
Before Feng Qingluan had even finished speaking, he hurriedly activated his Martial Soul Avatar. He grabbed Feng Baiyu and flew forward.
As he flew, he roared, "Leave the bird alone!"
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