What is the Minimum Soul Beast Age an Ultra Ball Can Capture? Capturing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast

Lin Hui was left with only two choices.

First, throw the Ultra Ball at a soul beast with a few hundred years of cultivation.

Second, throw the Ultra Ball at a soul beast with several thousand or even tens of thousands of years of cultivation.

He would have to observe the results of each.

Lin Hui instinctively felt that his Ultra Ball would only function against high-level soul beasts. However, a new problem arose here.

First, the Soul Hunting Forest was only a relatively small soul beast forest; thousand-year soul beasts were already rare, and there were likely no soul beasts over ten thousand years old.

Second, he couldn't defeat high-level soul beasts, and Teacher Li Chun might not be able to either.

Therefore, Lin Hui felt he could only try throwing the Ultra Ball by increasing the cultivation years one by one.

"Teacher, perhaps because my martial soul is quite special, I saw another method of absorbing soul rings in an ancient book. I want to try and see if that method might work," Lin Hui said to Li Chun.

"An ancient book? Are there other methods?" Although Li Chun was surprised, he recalled how Lin Hui had debated Yu Xiaogang in class with such logical arguments, and he felt that Lin Hui must have his own extraordinary qualities.

"I have only seen it, but I haven't tested it yet. I can only draw a conclusion after experimenting," Lin Hui said.

"Very well, we have time anyway. Do as you say and give it a try." Li Chun had no choice but to trust Lin Hui; after all, he felt that in the field of martial soul research, Lin Hui's understanding was likely higher than most people's.

Next, they found a soul beast of about five hundred years.

The moment he saw the soul beast, Lin Hui released his Ultra Ball martial soul and threw it out.

The Ultra Ball split from its center line into two hemispheres, and after opening, it emitted a beam of light that sucked the five-hundred-year-old soul beast inside.

Li Chun stood there, stunned. "That soul beast was actually absorbed by your martial soul?"

The Ultra Ball fell to the ground, rolling once, then rolling again.

There was a red dot in the center of the Ultra Ball, which flashed with red light every time it rolled.

Finally, after the third flash of red light—

The Ultra Ball opened again, and a beam of light shot out.

The five-hundred-year-old soul beast crawled out and appeared before the two of them once more.

"It seems it failed, Teacher. I'll have to trouble you to hold it off now," Lin Hui said.

Li Chun was still in shock. Although Lin Hui's martial soul hadn't been able to permanently contain the soul beast, the mere ability to suck a soul beast inside, even for a few seconds, was already extraordinary!

With just this effect, whether they were fleeing from a powerful soul beast or hunting for a soul ring in the future, they could design a dozen different combat strategies based on it.

This child, Lin Hui, definitely had a limitless future!

Even if his level remained stuck at ten, just this one effect of his martial soul would allow him to survive in the soul master world and be needed by other soul masters.

"Alright, leave it to me!" The irritated soul beast lunged forward, and Li Chun charged to meet it.

Li Chun was one of the strongest teachers at Notting Academy. Although it took some effort, he soon beat the five-hundred-year-old soul beast until it was on the verge of death.

Following that, Lin Hui threw his Ultra Ball martial soul at the soul beast again.

After the soul beast was sucked into the ball, the Ultra Ball fell to the ground, shaking continuously as the red dot flashed with light.

A few seconds later, the soul beast crawled out of the ball again.

Even though this soul beast no longer had any strength to resist, it simply could not be captured by Lin Hui's Ultra Ball.

Next, they found a few more soul beasts to test, gradually increasing the cultivation years from five hundred to over a thousand.

Yet, not a single soul beast could be subdued by Lin Hui.

Every time a soul beast was locked inside the Ultra Ball, it would escape after only a few seconds.

"Even if I could capture a thousand-year soul beast, its combat power would be roughly equivalent to an ordinary human Soul Grandmaster. If the first soul beast I captured was a thousand-year one, even at level ten, I would have the strength to fight an ordinary Soul Grandmaster."

"Such strength is already terrifying!"

"Unfortunately, I cannot capture them. It seems the cultivation level of soul beasts my Ultra Ball can capture must be even higher!"

"I cannot capture low-level soul beasts, and thus I cannot absorb their soul rings."

"Then, what exactly is the minimum cultivation level of the soul beasts that the Ultra Ball can capture?"

Lin Hui now deeply realized the power of his Ultra Ball martial soul, but this power was currently bringing him deep distress.

In the game, the success rate of the Ultra Ball in capturing ordinary pets was only 0.1 times, but in this world of Douluo Dalu, the success rate for capturing low-level soul beasts was already close to zero!

However, Li Chun was only a level thirty-seven assault-type Soul Grandmaster; he could barely handle soul beasts over a thousand years old, and if they encountered a soul beast over two thousand years old, both of them would be in mortal danger.

Thus, Lin Hui had entered a paradox.

He could not capture low-level soul beasts to obtain soul rings, and he could not defeat or capture high-level soul beasts to obtain them either.

If he couldn't solve this problem, his soul power level would be stuck forever at—

Level ten.

Lin Hui no longer possessed the high spirits he had when standing up to Yu Xiaogang yesterday; he was even looking a bit dejected.

"Teacher Li Chun, I don't think there's any need to continue testing. Let's head back."

Li Chun wiped his sweat and said, "We've only tested a dozen or so soul beasts. Shouldn't we keep trying?"

Li Chun was actually exhausted himself, but he didn't want to sadden Lin Hui, so he offered this advice.

"No, there's no need," Lin Hui said.

Just as the two were on their way back, they passed a cave and unexpectedly discovered a dying ten-thousand-year-old turtle-type soul beast inside.

This caught Lin Hui by surprise; he hadn't expected a ten-thousand-year soul beast to exist within the Soul Hunting Forest, let alone that they would happen to stumble upon it.

This ten-thousand-year soul beast had suffered severe injuries years ago and had been hanging on by a thread ever since. By the time Lin Hui and Li Chun discovered it, the beast was already on the verge of death, lacking even the strength to attack, and by the looks of it, it only had a few days left to live.

Lin Hui took a deep breath.

If I can capture this soul beast, perhaps the Ultra Ball can heal its injuries. After all, Poké Balls have the effect of restoring a Pokémon's stamina and health, Lin Hui thought to himself.

Try one more time!

The lower limit of the soul beast age that his Ultra Ball could capture couldn't possibly exceed ten thousand years!

Lin Hui threw the Ultra Ball toward the dying ten-thousand-year soul beast once more. The Ultra Ball flew from his hand, tracing a perfect arc through the air.

If I can truly tame this ten-thousand-year soul beast, then even at level ten, I would have the strength to put up a fight against an ordinary Soul King!

That would be truly terrifying!