At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's eyes burned with an almost pathological fervor.
He was still using that hollow slogan to frantically brainwash himself, as though repeating it a few more times would turn his Luo Sanpao into a true dragon.
Meanwhile,
after leaving the endless mountain ranges of the Thunder Mountain Range,
Yu Tianqing bought a carriage in the nearest town at the foot of the mountains.
The family of three boarded the carriage, with Yu Tianqing personally acting as the driver. They urged the horses onward at full speed, racing toward the Star Dou Forest.
More than half a month later,
after a long and arduous journey, the Star Dou Forest finally came into Yu Changge's view!
On the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, towering ancient trees blotted out the sky.
Yu Tianqing did not let down his guard in the slightest. Though he was a Soul Saint above level seventy and could practically roam unchecked through the outer region, he still had to protect his son.
Yu Shuyao held Yu Changge's hand tightly, her spiritual power fully focused as she kept watch over every movement around them.
The family of three began searching through the outer region before gradually making their way into the Mixed Zone.
The process of finding a suitable Soul Ring was far more tedious and difficult than they had imagined, especially since their target this time was an exceptionally rare Light Attribute Sub-Dragon Spirit Beast.
If the cultivation age were higher, they might have had an easier time finding one. But with the age limited to below a thousand years, encountering a suitable one was no simple matter.
For the first three days, they found nothing. Every spirit beast they encountered was an ordinary ten- or hundred-year creature, not even a Sub-Dragon.
It was not until the evening of the fourth day that they made their first worthwhile discovery beside a concealed swamp.
It was a giant snake covered in white scales, with a small fleshy bump on its head. Its scales emitted a faint pearly glow amid the dim forest.
"It's a Holy Light White-Scaled Snake." Yu Tianqing crouched on a tree branch and lowered his voice. "According to Elder Yu's list, it ranks eighth among Light Attribute Sub-Dragons."
Yu Shuyao examined it carefully. "Judging by its size, its cultivation should be around five hundred years. Its age is just right."
However, Yu Tianqing shook his head. "No. The Dragon Clan bloodline in this beast is too thin. Changge's First Soul Ring will be used to lay his foundation. How can we make do with something ranked at the bottom?"
"Come on, let's keep looking. The Star Dou Forest is so vast; I refuse to believe we can't find something better!"
Yu Tianqing's old-father obsession had flared up. His son had finally gained hope of becoming a Battle Spirit Master, so he had to equip him with the finest possible Soul Ring as a foundation.
With Xiao Huang's Innate Half-Level Soul Power, if his First Soul Ring was chosen well, not only could he gain a decent Soul Skill, but there was also a high chance that Xiao Huang would undergo a certain degree of evolution!
Naturally, Yu Changge himself wanted something better as well. If he wanted to manifest dragon claws, then the Sub-Dragon Spirit Beast he hunted had to at least possess claws and powerful offensive ability, right?
This snake was obviously unsuitable. If he absorbed it, there was a high chance he would gain a speed-type Soul Skill.
Thus, the family of three abandoned the Holy Light White-Scaled Snake and continued deeper in.
But over the following days, their luck seemed to have run out, and they fell into an infuriating vicious cycle.
They either encountered spirit beasts with perfectly suitable cultivation ages but low rankings and poor bloodlines,
or they finally came across a somewhat higher-ranking Sub-Dragon, only for its cultivation age to be absurdly high.
For instance, just yesterday, they had encountered a Radiant Terrestrial Dragon ranked third, but that dragon's cultivation had been at least two thousand years.
Yu Changge had practically drooled at the sight, but he could only watch helplessly as his father pulled him away to take a detour.
After all, no matter how tempting it was, he had to survive long enough to absorb it.
In truth, given Yu Changge's current physical condition, the limit for his First Soul Ring had long surpassed that of ordinary people.
Before the effects of Whale Rubber were discovered, the maximum age for a first Soul Ring on the continent had been around four hundred years.
Yet for the past year and a half, he had trained his body every day, soaked in medicinal baths at night, and consumed Whale Rubber.
Now, Yu Changge's physical strength could fully withstand a Soul Ring of around eight hundred years.
Therefore, Yu Tianqing did not even want to spare a glance at any spirit beast below six hundred years.
In the blink of an eye, they had been wandering through the Star Dou Forest for a full ten days.
In their search for high-quality spirit beasts, they had unknowingly entered the Mixed Zone.
The Mixed Zone was a high-risk area where Thousand-Year Soul Beasts roamed everywhere and ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts frequently appeared.
At noon that day, the sunlight was somewhat scorching.
Yu Tianqing, who was clearing the path ahead, suddenly stopped and raised his right hand in a sharp gesture for silence.
Yu Shuyao reacted instantly, pulling Yu Changge behind her as she vigilantly scanned their surroundings.
"There's movement ahead. Very intense Soul Power fluctuations. Spirit beasts are fighting."
Yu Tianqing sensed the situation, and a glint flashed through his eyes. "Let's go take a quiet look."
Before long, they lay prone atop a high earthen slope. Parting the weeds in front of them, they saw the scene ahead clearly.
In the clearing below, two enormous spirit beasts were locked in a fierce, inseparable battle.
When Yu Tianqing and Yu Changge saw the appearance of one of the spirit beasts, their eyes lit up at the same time!
It was a strange Sub-Dragon nearly four meters long, with a pair of wings growing from its back!
Its entire body was covered in brilliant golden scales, radiating an exceptionally dazzling Light Aura beneath the refracted sunlight.
Most eye-catching of all were its wings, which looked as though they had been cast from gold. Every flap stirred up a visible storm of holy light.
"It's a Radiant Holy Winged Dragon!" Yu Changge felt excitement rise in his heart as he stared fixedly at the spirit beast.
It was the very Light Attribute Sub-Dragon ranked first on the list his teacher had given him!
Moreover, Yu Changge quickly judged the age of this Radiant Holy Winged Dragon.
"Over three meters long, with a four-meter wingspan, and its golden scales haven't fully covered its abdomen yet. This dragon's cultivation should be between seven hundred and eight hundred years!"
Yu Changge said in a low voice, "Dad, Mom, this is the one!"
At that moment, the Radiant Holy Winged Dragon was fighting another spirit beast.
It was a pitch-black Nether Shadow Leopard. Judging by the black panther's size, its cultivation had definitely just passed a thousand years!
Under normal circumstances, when a spirit beast of over seven hundred years faced a Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the latter would most likely win.
Yet in the battle before them, the Radiant Holy Winged Dragon was completely overwhelming the Nether Shadow Leopard. This was the terrifying power of superior species and attribute suppression.
The Dragon Clan bloodline within the Radiant Holy Winged Dragon was exceptionally pure, and it possessed an innate, powerful restraint against darkness-type spirit beasts.
After Yu Tianqing and the other two observed for a while, the Nether Shadow Leopard let out a miserable shriek. One of the Radiant Holy Winged Dragon's claws brutally pierced its throat, silencing it forever.
However, though the Radiant Holy Winged Dragon had won, it could never have expected human Soul Masters to be waiting nearby to reap the reward.
"Now!"
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