Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring! Thunderclap Inferno Vine's Message

"Lin Ya! Your strength... can you actually stand toe-to-toe with a Soul King now?!" Prince Xue Xing cried out in shock, his gaze locked firmly onto Lin Ya, his voice filled with incredulous astonishment.

Lin Ya merely smiled faintly and turned his gaze toward the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear not far away, which was hungrily devouring the soul ring.

That Void Spirit Leopard had possessed a cultivation of eighteen thousand years. Once Bear Two fully absorbed it, its rank would certainly enter the ten-thousand-year tier!

A ten-thousand-year Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear!

Forget ordinary Soul Kings—even against a Soul Emperor, Lin Ya would have the strength to fight!

The only pity was that he was only level 32 right now, and his soul power was somewhat insufficient. Otherwise, with this ten-thousand-year Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear, he would even dare to trade blows with a Soul Sage!

It'd be great if I could get Qi Body Source Flow or Six Treasury Immortal Thief.

In the end, he simply lacked too much soul power, which limited what he could do.

"ROAR—!!"

On the other side, Bear Two completely devoured the soul ring!

A terrifying aura abruptly exploded outward. Its body swelled at a visible rate, growing larger as its presence surged to the peak!

Its already burly frame became even more imposing. Its dark-gold fur gleamed blindingly, its muscles bulged with explosive power, and its pair of terror claws shimmered with icy light. Simply standing there, it radiated overwhelming dominance that no one could suppress—a true overlord among bears!

Looking at the fully evolved Bear Two, Lin Ya smiled in complete satisfaction.

The ten-thousand-year Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear was his!

Lin Ya recalled the still-excited Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear. The next moment, three entirely black ten-thousand-year soul rings slowly rose beneath his feet!

Three black rings!

All ten-thousand-year soul rings!

"Hahaha! Good! Excellent!" Prince Xue Xing's blood boiled at the sight. He immediately waved a hand and shouted to all his subordinates, "Once we return, everyone can come to me for ten thousand gold soul coins! Consider it compensation for your hard work!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The group of Soul Masters immediately burst into delighted cheers.

Ten thousand gold soul coins was not an enormous fortune, but who would turn down money given for free?

Even Flanders, a Soul Sage, could be happy for half a day after winning five thousand gold soul coins at the Grand Soul Arena, let alone them.

Everyone was jubilant as they turned around and headed straight for Nuoding Province.

Inside the carriage, Prince Xue Xing continued staring at Lin Ya. The more he looked, the more pleased he became. "Lin Ya, once we get back, you'll be almost nine years old. It'll be time for you to enter fourth grade. What are your plans for the future?"

The academies of Douluo Continent were divided into elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels. Each stage lasted six years, for a total of eighteen years. Students could repeat at most one year and generally graduated at around twenty-five, barring special circumstances.

These rules were later changed. By the third era of Douluo, elementary academies lasted only three years. If one could not become an eleventh-level Soul Master within those three years, they would essentially remain stuck below level 29 for life, making further study at an intermediate academy unnecessary.

"I want to go to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy," Lin Ya said without hesitation.

He definitely would not attend Spirit Hall Academy. Shrek was of no use to him whatsoever, and Star Luo Imperial Academy would be nothing short of courting death. All things considered, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was the best choice.

The moment Prince Xue Xing heard that, his expression immediately became conflicted.

Of course, he wanted Lin Ya to attend Heaven Dou Academy. It would keep him nearby and make it easier for Prince Xue Xing to look after him. But the problem was that Lin Ya's face was growing more and more like Xue Beng's!

Once they arrived at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, if the two of them met and stood side by side...

Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

The moment Lin Ya saw his expression, he laughed. Raising both hands to his face, he said, "Uncle, look."

As he spoke, he gently kneaded his face with his hands, and a miraculous scene unfolded!

His face actually began changing bit by bit under Twin Hands. By the time he lowered his hands, he looked completely different from before!

The Heaven Dou Imperial Family's signature reddish-brown hair and red eyes had turned into pure black hair and black eyes;

His facial features retained only fifty percent of their former resemblance. Even if he stood beside Xue Beng, others would only think him a distant relative of the imperial family.

It perfectly suited his current identity—a viscount of the empire and a junior member of Prince Xue Xing's family. As for whether he possessed imperial blood?

Wasn't that simply a matter of one word from Emperor Xue Ye?

"What?!"

Prince Xue Xing nearly leapt out of his chair. He stared at Lin Ya with wide eyes. "Lin Ya, your soul skill can change your appearance too?"

"This isn't ordinary disguise." Lin Ya smiled confidently. "This is a genuine transformation. Even if an Ultimate Douluo capable of seeing souls came here, they still wouldn't detect the slightest flaw!"

Twin Hands brought true changes from the soul all the way to the flesh. Other than being unable to turn someone into a sparrow, it could basically accomplish anything.

"Hahaha! Wonderful!"

Xue Xing excitedly patted Lin Ya on the shoulder, then suddenly pulled a small bottle containing Black Silver Liquid from his soul tool. "Come, put a drop of blood in here."

Lin Ya: "..."

Seriously? Did this man have persecution paranoia?

"Uncle! Have you lost your mind?! You suspect me? Can you find a second person on the entire continent my age with twin martial souls?"

"You said it yourself—martial souls can deceive people too. Come on, just one drop. It won't hurt." Xue Xing looked utterly serious.

Lin Ya was completely speechless and could only obediently drip a drop of blood into it.

Only after seeing Lin Ya's blood merge with his own in the Black Silver Liquid and confirming it, did Xue Xing finally let out a huge sigh of relief and pull Lin Ya into an embrace:

"Xiao Ya, don't blame your uncle. That fake crown prince incident really scared me!"

A fake crown prince? So Emperor Xue Ye already knew that Xue Qinghe was an impostor?

Knowing that, Lin Ya could finally rest easy.

As for what if Emperor Xue Ye had been poisoned...

With Twin Hands and the Emerald Swan, as long as he still had a breath left, Lin Ya could save him!

With that in mind, Lin Ya waved a hand.

"Alright, alright. What you did seriously traumatized my young heart. Tell me, how are you going to compensate me?"

"Uh... how about a batch of ores?"

"You already promised me those!"

"Then... I'll find you a few pretty maidservants?"

"How old am I? You're ruining the future flower of Heaven Dou... We can talk about that in a couple of years."

"Then how about cash? Gold soul coins?"

"I'm not short on money. Forget it." Lin Ya waved his hand, then turned serious. "Just keep an eye out for two things for me. First, soul beasts with domains. Second, places where lightning and thunder strike year-round. It's related to my next soul ring."

By Lin Ya's guess, domain-type soul beasts corresponded to the Fenghou Strange Gates, while lightning-type soul beasts were definitely related to lightning techniques. There were only eight extraordinary techniques, yet he could have nine soul rings.

And places filled with lightning were very likely to contain Thunderclap Inferno Vines. During the era of Soul Land 3, Zhang Geyang, the deputy master of the Spirit Pagoda, had possessed a forty-thousand-year Thunderclap Inferno Vine soul spirit. Calculated for the present era, it would be around twenty thousand years old—perfectly suited for his fourth soul ring!

Mm, Lin Ya planned to go for a twenty-thousand-year soul ring for his fourth one.

Seeing how serious Lin Ya was, Xue Xing also grew solemn and nodded heavily.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Finding two specific soul beasts on the continent was no different from searching for a needle in the sea.

But as long as Lin Ya needed them, even if he had to mobilize the entire Heaven Dou Empire, he would find them for Lin Ya!