Am I Hunting a Sub-Dragon Species?

"Increase a soul ring's age by 500 years?" "And there's no upper limit?!" Ao Yin felt incomparable joy in his heart. Generally speaking, once a soul master obtained a soul ring, the soul ring's age became fixed and would no longer undergo any changes. Yet here with him, there was no such restriction; soul ring age could be increased without an upper limit, which was simply too defying of the heavens. "In other words, even if the initial soul ring I obtain has only ten years of age, I can still use check-ins to increase the soul ring's age to ten thousand years, one hundred thousand years, or even one million years!" The more Ao Yin thought about it, the more excited he became. He possessed twin martial arts souls and innate level-twenty soul power, yet currently did not have a single soul ring, and his cultivation had also fallen into a bottleneck. "A soul ring! I'll set off for the Soul Hunting Forest to take a look tomorrow and acquire my first soul ring," Ao Yin thought to himself. Afterward, his gaze once again looked toward the system prompt. [Remaining check-in attempts: 1.] [Whether to check in] Without the slightest hesitation, Ao Yin chanted inwardly once again. "Check in!" [Ding! Check-in at the Notting Academy cafeteria successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a tier-one reward: a clue to the soul beast "Fire Glass Vine Serpent"!] Ao Yin was slightly stunned. Not only was it not a soul ring age reward, but it couldn't even be called a complete reward, yet it was a soul beast... clue? Just hearing the name Fire Glass Vine Serpent carried a trace of world-scorching malevolent Qi. He immediately clicked on the clue details to read through them carefully. [Fire Glass Vine Serpent: Belongs to a sub-dragon species fierce beast, flowing with a trace of pure dragon bloodline within its body, possessing nine heads, with scales and feathers as crimson as magma. By nature tyrannical and bloodthirsty, it is born wielding innate Southern Bright Lihuo. It manifested and caused chaos during the ancient era of Yao, with blazing flames destroying mountains, rivers, and villages, bringing disaster to the entire land. The Human Emperor dispatched Da Yi holding a divine bow to execute it, severely damaging its ethnic group, and today surviving numbers are extremely few.] [Habitat clue: Within the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire, Soul Hunting Forest.] "A sub-dragon species soul beast, born with Southern Bright Lihuo, its tribe severely damaged by ancient Da Yi?" Hiss— Ao Yin drew in a cold breath of air. Could it be that this was a clue to an ancient soul beast? "System! What are you giving me a clue to this kind of fierce beast for?" Ao Yin was on the verge of tears. Could the system possibly think that relying on his level-twenty innate soul power, he could slay such an ancient fierce beast to use as his own soul ring? Although this kind of sub-dragon soul ring was indeed extremely compatible with his [Coiling Dragon Staff] martial soul, playing was playing and joking was joking—he wouldn't make a joke of his life! To be able to cause the ancient Human Emperor to send out Da Yi, who grasped a divine bow, to personally eliminate the pest, the terrifying degree of the Fire Glass Vine Serpent was evident. The so-called Da Yi was a mighty figure from the ancient period of the Douluo Continent who had once shot down nine Golden Crow Demons. Ao Yin had a clear understanding of his own strength; even with innate level-twenty soul power, without the blessing of soul rings, this kind of fierce beast was not something he could slay. Therefore, Ao Yin basically judged that this tier-two reward clue was basically useless to him. He sighed, saying, "Pity. It seems I can't get a soul ring age reward every time from checking in." There was no help for it. As early as Holy Soul Village, Ao Yin had known that these check-in rewards were numerous and miscellaneous. To rely on check-ins to obtain ten-thousand-year, hundred-thousand-year, or even million-year soul ring ages required not only persistent check-ins but also luck, and the time consumed might stretch as long as one or even several years. "No matter what, I'll acquire my first soul ring first and talk then," Ao Yin murmured to himself. After eating dinner, Ao Yin, Xiao Wu, and Wang Sheng returned in company. On the way, Ao Yin had Wang Sheng help him ask the academy for a few days of leave. Even Wang Sheng was slightly stunned. Previously, the strength Ao Yin displayed had given Wang Sheng the illusion that he had long possessed a soul ring. Until he heard that Ao Yin was going to acquire his first soul ring, he reacted and realized that Ao Yin didn't have a soul ring yet! At this moment, Ao Yin's strength became even more unfathomable in his heart. ... ... Early the next morning. Ao Yin shoved away Xiao Wu, who was sleeping soundly on top of him, and headed toward the Soul Hunting Forest alone. The Soul Hunting Forest was not very close to Notting Academy, but neither was it very far. About half a day later, an ancient forest appeared. Iron fences over ten meters high stood all around the forest, the steel pillars thick, with both sides covered in barbed thorns, and armor-clad guards stood guard at the entrance. "Halt!" Just as Ao Yin approached, he was met with a light snort from a guard. "Show your token!" "A token?" "Hahaha, isn't this little Ao?" Just as Ao Yin was blocked by the guards, a familiar voice came from behind him. He turned back to look and saw Yu Xiaogang walking slowly toward him, followed behind by Tang San. Tang San sneered, Ignorant. Wanting to enter the Soul Hunting Forest without a token from a large clan or major sect? Truly wishful thinking! As early as on the road here, Tang San had already learned from Grandmaster that although the Soul Hunting Forest formed naturally, if hunted wantonly without restriction, the soul beasts inside would have long since perished. The reason it still existed here now was the result of deliberate human captivity, which simultaneously meant it was treated as a resource and wasn't free. Wanting to enter without a background simply wouldn't work! Therefore, seeing Ao Yin arrive alone, Tang San anticipated that he was destined not even to be able to enter the gate. "Little San!" Yu Xiaogang softly reprimanded him, somewhat dissatisfied with Tang San's arrogant personality. Clearly, he had just given him instructions yesterday that minor patience would forestall great disruption, yet today he still treated his words as wind past the ear. He smiled beamingly as he looked at Ao Yin, saying, "Little Ao, you're also here to acquire a soul ring, right? If you want to enter, Teacher can help you!" "Teacher!" Tang San behind him frowned. From the very beginning, Ao Yin had never given Teacher a shred of respect, yet Teacher seemed to harbor a partiality toward Ao Yin. "Help me?" Ao Yin sneered, naturally knowing there was no free feast in the world. Yu Xiaogang was already accustomed to Ao Yin's cold attitude, but he didn't mind it, instead pulling out a token. Looking closely, there were also three totoms on it, respectively a sharp sword, a small hammer, and a dragon beast! "This token is the clan token of my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Relying on this, one can freely enter and exit the Soul Hunting Forest!" "Teacher can take you in and help you acquire the most suitable soul ring, but the premise is that you agree to become my student!" The corners of Yu Xiaogang's eyes narrowed slightly, his tone carrying enticing encouragement. After all, Ao Yin was a millennium-rare Innate Full Soul Power genius, and his martial soul was even a top-tier martial soul, having respective advantages with the twin-martial-soul Tang San. If he could take both of these people under his tutelage, it would be of great use for proving his martial soul theory! "Teacher! You..." Only then did Tang San realize Grandmaster had yet to give up on Ao Yin. Seeing that Tang San was about to suffer a mental breakdown, Ao Yin's voice suddenly rose by several octaves as he abruptly said, "Take you as master? It's not entirely out of the question..." "However, between Tang San and me, you can only choose one!" Hum— Tang San's head at the side buzzed with a ring, and he immediately cursed, "Ao Yin, you base seed born of a father with no mother to raise you, don't even think about driving a wedge between Teacher and me!" "Teacher, not a single word out of this brat's mouth can be trusted. Don't let him hoodwink you!"