Qian Renheng shook his head slightly. He had yet to obtain his first Soul Ring, so strictly speaking, he was not even a true Soul Master.
He was not even a Soul Master yet, so why should he concern himself with all that?
Whoosh—
Just then, an extremely faint ripple of Soul Power suddenly spread through the previously boisterous crowd.
With his hands clasped behind his back, Qian Daoliu moved leisurely through the crowd as though no one else existed.
He had restrained his aura almost to the absolute limit, making it seem as if he had merged with his surroundings.
Those Soul Masters who usually lived with their lives on the line, their vigilance constantly at its peak, failed to notice Qian Daoliu walking past them.
"Oh?" Qian Wushuang raised his eyes slightly and teased Qian Daoliu, who was approaching them with a face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"Isn't this my useless good son? Why did you arrive so late? What, can't keep up?"
"..." Qian Daoliu was speechless. He complained, "Dad, at your age, how can you go back on your word?"
"We agreed to race, but you took off without even giving me a heads-up. Who plays like that?"
"All's fair in war, what the hell do you know?" Qian Wushuang said righteously. "You're already over a hundred years old. How can you still be so naive?"
"You don't even understand such a simple principle? I'd say our Angel High Priest doesn't seem all that impressive. Leave Spirit Hall to you, and it'll be finished!"
Listening to his father shamelessly twist logic, Qian Daoliu could only sigh helplessly. What else could he do? That was his father.
"Enough, Dad. Let's get down to business. We should head to the Star Dou Forest and obtain suitable Soul Rings for the two of them as soon as possible, then return."
As he spoke, Qian Daoliu's expression turned solemn as he began his analysis. "Xiao Xue's Martial Soul is a pure Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul."
"Her first Soul Ring should preferably possess the three attributes of holiness, light, and fire. Only then can her Martial Soul's potential be maximized!"
"Of course, Soul Beasts with all three attributes are exceedingly rare and hard to come by. If we truly cannot find one..."
"Then we'll settle for a Soul Beast with both light and fire attributes, or one with a pure light attribute."
When it came to arranging Qian Renxue's first Soul Ring, an old powerhouse like Qian Daoliu knew exactly what to choose even with his eyes closed.
"Mm, not bad." Qian Wushuang could find no fault with that. For an Angel Martial Soul, the best match was naturally a Soul Beast possessing all three attributes.
If they truly could not find one, they would use a Soul Beast with light and fire attributes. If there was still none, then a pure light-attributed Soul Beast would do.
After explaining Qian Renxue's Soul Ring arrangement, Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renheng beside him, the one who had made his teeth itch with rage last night.
He frowned slightly. "Xiao Heng's Death Angel Martial Soul is rather special. It also possesses three attributes, but they are even rarer!"
"Darkness, death, and destruction. It won't be easy to find a Soul Beast possessing all three attributes!"
"Let's handle it like Xiao Xue's. If we can find a Soul Beast with all three attributes, then we'll use one with all three!"
"If we truly cannot find one... then let a pure darkness-attributed Soul Beast serve as his first Soul Ring."
Qian Daoliu nodded slightly, his tone grave.
Pure darkness-attributed Soul Beasts were like light-attributed Soul Beasts—difficult to find, but not impossibly so.
The difficult part was the death and destruction attributes. They stood on the same level as the holy attribute and were exceptionally rare.
Moreover, Soul Beasts possessing such attributes were not only more aggressive, but also extremely scarce and tremendously powerful.
"Mm... it truly won't be easy to find a Soul Beast with all three attributes for Xiao Heng's Martial Soul."
"How about this? When the time comes, we'll fully release our senses and sweep through the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest as quickly as possible. We might find one!"
"As long as we do not cause too much commotion or trigger a beast tide in the Star Dou Forest, it will be fine."
That was Qian Wushuang's view. Rare was rare, but it was not as though such Soul Beasts did not exist. With the two of them being peerless experts and possessing such powerful senses, could they really fail to find one?!
If we cannot find a Soul Beast with the darkness, death, and destruction attributes, then a pure darkness-attributed Soul Beast can serve as my first Soul Ring.
Qian Renheng thought to himself. His Martial Soul was a god-level Martial Soul, so its requirements for Soul Ring attributes were not that strict.
Naturally, finding one would be best, but if they could not, it would not be much of a loss.
After several rounds of discussion, Qian Wushuang and Qian Daoliu stopped wasting time. They left Soul Hunting Town, bringing Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue into the Star Dou Forest.
The moment they stepped into the Star Dou Forest, Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue felt as though they had crossed a barrier through time and space, returning to a distant primordial age.
Ancient trees towered all around them, their enormous canopies blotting out the sky. Thick vines twisted around one another like coiling dragons.
The noon sun blazed overhead, yet it could not penetrate this immensely dense primeval forest, casting only mottled patches of light through gaps in the leaves.
Whoosh—
Whoosh—
Two golden afterimages flashed through the tangled forest, each man carrying a child in his arms.
Qian Wushuang and Qian Daoliu fully unleashed their vast, smoke-like sensory powers.
Like two precision radars, they swept the surroundings in search of Soul Beasts that met their requirements.
About half an hour later, Qian Wushuang frowned as he watched Qian Daoliu turn toward the depths of the forest.
He could not help asking, "Liu'er, why are you flying toward the Mixed Zone? Stop at once!"
"The Mixed Zone is where Thousand-Year and Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts live. Xiao Heng and Xiao Xue only need Soul Rings of around four hundred years."
"We have more than enough room to search the outskirts. If we enter the Mixed Zone, it might even become harder to find them!"
Qian Daoliu did not stop upon hearing that. Instead, he smiled, preparing to give his father a surprise!
You Remnant of the Old Era, you old quail whose thinking has fallen behind the times—what do you know?
"Dad, this just shows how poorly informed you are," Qian Daoliu said smugly.
"Xiao Heng and Xiao Xue possess talents that surpass the ages. I intend to have them directly absorb Thousand-Year Soul Rings!"
"So, Dad, we have to enter the Mixed Zone. Only there can we find suitable Soul Beasts for them."
"Thousand-Year Soul Rings?"
"That's right, Dad—Thousand-Year Soul Rings. You are about to witness the birth of Soul Masters whose first Soul Rings are thousand-year ones!"
Qian Wushuang felt as though he had been struck by lightning. His formerly calm eyes immediately widened with fury.
His chest heaved violently as an uncontrollable, berserk rage erupted like a volcano.
In his understanding, no matter how astonishing someone's talent was, the maximum age their first Soul Ring could withstand would never exceed five hundred years!
A Soul Master absorbed Soul Rings step by step, gradually breaking through their own limits.
The first Soul Ring could not exceed five hundred years, the second could not exceed one thousand years... yellow, yellow, purple, purple...!
This was an iron law summarized by countless predecessors through bloody lessons. No one could break it!
Qian Daoliu wanted these two six-year-old children, who had only just awakened their Martial Souls and whose bodies were still delicate, to forcibly absorb Thousand-Year Soul Rings?
And he dared call him poorly informed? This was clearly using his two precious great-grandchildren as firecrackers to throw around! Damn it, Qian Daoliu!
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