Choosing the First Soul Ring's Attribute

In Great Desolation Mythology, the Twelve Ancestral Witches did not cultivate the Primordial Spirit, focusing solely on the physical body.

Born from Pangu Essence Blood combined with turbid qi, they innately wielded a Law Power.

Ye Ling's Martial Soul, the Ancestral Witch Battle Body, had fused the abilities of all twelve Ancestral Witches. In other words, he could also command twelve Law Powers.

However, under the restrictions of Douluo Continent's world rules, this so-called command over Law Power would likely have to be achieved by absorbing Soul Rings.

"Young Master's physique is exceptionally strong with the enhancement of his Martial Soul, and from what I've observed, he has likely taken Whale Rubber as well."

Seeing Ye Ling lower his head in thought, Du Busi continued.

"So the attribute of your First Soul Ring still depends on your own choice, Young Master."

"It's fine."

Ye Ling suddenly smiled.

"When selecting a Soul Ring, I can choose multi-attribute Spirit Beasts that match the attributes within my body."

Ye Ling had figured it out. At worst, when absorbing Soul Rings, he could pair up the twelve attributes two by two.

For example, Qiangliang, the Ancestral Witch of Thunder, and Xizi, the Ancestral Witch of Lightning—their attributes were practically the same.

Then there were Xuanming, the Water Ancestral Witch, and the Ice Ancestral Witch. Their attributes could likewise be combined through a Soul Ring.

"That could be considered a solution, but spreading your attributes too thin may limit Young Master's future development."

Du Busi frowned slightly, clearly not in favor of Ye Ling's idea.

The Body Sect's cultivation of Body Spirits actually leaned more toward an ultimate single attribute.

Take Du Busi before him, for instance. He had continuously tempered his body with deadly poison, eventually fully merging the toxins into his Body Spirit.

Only then had he completed the Golden Second Awakening of his Body Spirit.

"I understand what Old Poison means."

Ye Ling nodded.

"But my Martial Soul is special. Therefore, when I absorb Soul Rings, all twelve attributes in my body must be involved."

"An Innate Full Soul Power Body Spirit has never appeared in the Body Sect before. Perhaps it truly has some unusual qualities."

Du Busi did not force Ye Ling to accept his view.

No matter what, the person who understood one's own Martial Soul best was always oneself.

"Then does Young Master have any thoughts about the attribute of your First Soul Ring?"

Du Busi asked.

"For my First Martial Soul, I want a Spirit Beast with both space and wind attributes."

Ye Ling had clearly considered this question before. When he spoke, he did not hesitate in the slightest.

The highest-ranked among the Twelve Ancestral Witches was Dijiang, the Space Ancestral Witch, and the attribute most compatible with space was the wind attribute of Tianwu, the Wind Ancestral Witch.

Moreover, although Spirit Beasts possessing both attributes were rare, they were by no means nonexistent.

"Spirit Beasts with space and wind attributes?"

Du Busi stroked his dark green beard.

"Spirit Beasts with space attributes are already exceptionally rare. But after all, this is not Ten Thousand Years Later. If we search seriously, we should be able to find one."

Ye Ling nodded slightly at that.

With this Level 98 Titled Douluo by his side, he was not worried at all about failing to find a suitable Spirit Beast. It would merely take more time.

Since the two had reached an agreement, they did not linger there any longer.

Du Busi was nothing like Kong Deming in temperament. He simply abandoned the carriage, grabbed Ye Ling, and flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Nuoding City was more than a month's journey from the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yet under the rapid flight of Du Busi, a Level 98 Super Douluo, the two reached the Outer Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest in only three days.

"Old Poison, I nearly died in the sky these past few days."

The instant he landed, Ye Ling's face turned pale as he bent over and vomited violently.

It was thrilling. Far too damn thrilling.

Wouldn't anyone find it thrilling to be carried by the neck through the air hundreds of meters above the ground for days on end?

Of course, Du Busi was not a pervert. Whenever they rested each day, he still brought Ye Ling down to the ground.

Even so, the past few days had left Ye Ling physically and mentally exhausted, his entire body aching.

"This is actually one of the Body Sect's methods of tempering the body."

Du Busi spoke with a perfectly serious expression.

"The hurricane winds at high altitudes are at their fiercest. Tempering the body with wind can also improve one's physical condition."

It sounded somewhat reasonable at first, but the more one thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed.

Ye Ling waved his hand. He did not want to argue about such things anymore.

"Old Poison, where are we going next?"

"To the Mixed Zone first."

Du Busi answered directly.

"Young Master can fully withstand a Thousand Year Spirit Beast for your First Soul Ring. And space-attribute Spirit Beasts are rare, so we will likely only encounter one in the Mixed Zone."

"Alright, then let's get going."

Ye Ling said nothing more and followed Du Busi toward the Mixed Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The two were currently in the Outer Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, the largest region in the entire forest.

However, the Spirit Beasts here were mostly ten-year and hundred-year ones.

Under Du Busi's aura, no foolish Spirit Beast dared provoke them, so naturally, they traveled at great speed.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Du Busi came to an abrupt halt, and Ye Ling, who had been walking beside him, stopped as well.

"What is it, Old Poison?"

Ye Ling asked in confusion.

They were currently at the boundary between the Outer Zone and the Mixed Zone.

They had already encountered quite a few Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, but none met Ye Ling's requirements.

"Someone is hunting a Spirit Beast."

Du Busi pointed in a certain direction.

"If someone is hunting a Spirit Beast, then they're hunting a Spirit Beast. What does that have to do with us?"

Ye Ling frowned.

They had encountered quite a few Spirit Masters hunting Spirit Beasts along the way, yet Du Busi had never stopped before.

"That Spirit Beast seems quite suitable for you, Young Master."

Du Busi added.

Ye Ling's eyes lit up. "Why don't we take a look?"

Du Busi nodded. Then he grabbed Ye Ling by the neck and, after several leaps, brought him onto a towering tree nearby.

This position offered an excellent view, allowing them to take in the surroundings at a glance.

Ye Ling focused his gaze in one direction and saw two Four-Ring Soul Masters surrounding and attacking a snow-white mantis-type Spirit Beast over a person's height tall.

Several corpses, each split in two, lay around the two humans and the beast.

"This is... a Void Mantis Beast?"

Du Busi's voice beside him carried a trace of surprise.

"Old Poison, you recognize this Spirit Beast?"

Ye Ling's heart stirred as he asked Du Busi.

"I have only seen it in the sect's records."

Du Busi nodded.

"Apparently, this Spirit Beast grows in another space and possesses the power to travel through space. It only appears during each molting period. It is a mysterious Spirit Beast that almost exists only in legends."

"Another space? That sounds doubtful."

Ye Ling was clearly unconvinced.

"That is what the legends say. This is my first time seeing one too."

Du Busi looked somewhat embarrassed. He pointed at the Void Mantis Beast below, which was still fiercely battling the two Four-Ring Soul Masters.

"But this Void Mantis Beast truly does possess the power to travel through space."

In truth, Du Busi did not need to point it out. Ye Ling could already see it clearly.

Whenever the attacks of the two Spirit Masters were about to strike the Void Mantis Beast, it would instantly vanish.

Then it would emerge from somewhere unknown and suddenly launch a vicious attack at the two Spirit Masters.

However, the Void Mantis Beast's skill resembling Instant Movement could not carry it very far.

Its means of attack consisted of wind blades swung from its scythe-like forelimbs.

"This Void Mantis Beast looks to be around two thousand years old, and it matches your needs particularly well, Young Master."

Du Busi delivered his final conclusion.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's take it!" Ye Ling said without the slightest moral burden.