First Soul Ring Purple, First Soul Skill!

Dai Yunzhao had searched for so long without finding a soul beast, yet Qian Renxue had delivered one right to his doorstep.

Moreover, the Blood Scale Beast had willingly surrendered its life after being intimidated by two Title Douluo, offering up its Soul Ring.

Under such circumstances, Dai Yunzhao could absorb this Soul Ring far more smoothly.

At the very least, he would suffer much less of that tearing pain.

Dai Yunzhao sat cross-legged on the ground while Shadow prowled around him.

If it had been anyone else, they might have stopped Dai Yunzhao long ago.

But Shadow would not.

Shadow himself was a puppet. He only acted according to his own understanding.

His first Soul Ring had been purple, so he believed everyone could do the same.

Dai Yunzhao gave a bitter smile. "It had to be Shadow. He never saw me as useless... but he never saw me as a person either!"

Dai Yunzhao had to verify what he suspected.

So he had directly chosen a thousand-year Soul Ring for his first ring!

If his theory proved successful, then the Soul Rings he absorbed in the future would only be of even higher age.

If he failed, then so be it—death was death, and if he survived, he would live for ten thousand years!

A glint flashed through Dai Yunzhao's eyes as he controlled his Soul Power and began absorbing the purple Soul Ring floating before him.

The Soul Ring offered neither resistance nor any pulling force as it smoothly entered Dai Yunzhao's body.

But before Dai Yunzhao could celebrate, violent energy surged through his body the next instant!

His body was incapable of absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring as his first Soul Ring!

Shadow noticed what was happening. With a flash, he moved to help Dai Yunzhao.

But he did not know what he should do.

Beads of sweat as large as beans rolled down Dai Yunzhao's forehead, yet his resolve only grew firmer.

"Storm Nebula Split!"

"Wild Thunder Vajra Fist!"

Following Dai Yunzhao's two furious roars, the Martial Souls of the two War Kings appeared behind him.

This Soul Ring was being absorbed by Dai Yunzhao for Fierce Tiger King.

The level above Fierce Tiger King's head suddenly jumped.

Lv6!

This was not Fierce Tiger King's own level, because Fierce Tiger King was already a fully leveled War King.

It was the level of the Storm Nebula Split being unleashed!

The three great War Kings of the Machine Beast Race, both their ultimate techniques and they themselves, were Lv20!

What Dai Yunzhao needed to verify was whether the ultimate techniques of the two War Kings could level up.

His own Soul Power could be cultivated and raised by hunting Soul Rings.

But what about the levels of the two War Kings' ultimate techniques?

Those could not be gained through cultivation.

Therefore, he could only absorb Soul Rings far stronger than himself, allowing the overflowing Soul Power to be directly devoured by the ultimate techniques.

The fiercer and more powerful Soul Power was swallowed by Fierce Tiger King.

What remained was only gentle Soul Ring energy and Soul Power!

Sweat dripped from Dai Yunzhao's brow, and his body was no longer taut.

A purple Soul Ring floated up from his body.

His Soul Power also rose to level twenty-nine!

Dai Yunzhao rose to his feet, his purple Soul Ring casting shifting reflections over the surroundings.

He suddenly swung both hands forward. "First Soul Skill, War King Blood Wheel Mark!"

A pair of blood wheels appeared in Dai Yunzhao's hands.

They were Fierce Tiger King's weapons!

Yet there was one difference: in Dai Yunzhao's hands, the orange wheel claws had turned blood-red!

The next moment, Dai Yunzhao's body suddenly vanished.

When he reappeared, he was already before a tree!

He swung both blood wheels at once, causing the huge tree already marked with Soul Power to crash to the ground!

The wheels were simply too fast!

The Blood Scale Beast was originally a soul beast capable of rapidly traveling beneath the ground.

Once its Soul Ring had been absorbed, that speed was inherited by Dai Yunzhao.

No!

This was not speed!

It was short-range spatial travel!

Dai Yunzhao looked toward Shadow, and Shadow's voice rang out. "Your strength is six times greater than before, and you can perform short-range spatial travel within a radius of thirty meters."

Shadow's assessment was entirely fair.

A sixfold increase in his own strength, concentrated through the two blood wheels and unleashed in an instant!

That short-range spatial movement gave Dai Yunzhao the confidence to come and go as he pleased.

Qian Renxue truly knew how to send him good things.

Dai Yunzhao had no reservations as he took out the Blood Scale Armor.

"Shadow, can you use this soul bone?"

Shadow pondered for a moment. "An External Soul Bone can be used by anyone. Master should keep it for yourself first."

Dai Yunzhao looked at the soul bone in his hand and let out a soft sigh.

External Soul Bones truly were exceedingly rare.

Dai Yunzhao had also harbored a trace of wishful thinking.

He always felt that he could find an even better External Soul Bone.

But Shadow's words woke him up.

External Soul Bones were things that anyone could equip.

If he gave this one up now, he might never find another in the future.

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

Dai Yunzhao put away the Blood Scale Armor, planning to absorb it after returning.

There were more important matters at hand.

"Shadow, can you follow those people from earlier? I mean... without being discovered."

Shadow nodded.

"Yes. My Soul Power is inherently unlimited; I am merely restricted to the Soul Emperor realm."

Unlimited Soul Power!

Puppets really were great—they could keep going without ever tiring.

Dai Yunzhao had previously thought that Shadow was merely an accessory among the three options he had chosen.

But now, it seemed that Shadow was his greatest support!

Dai Yunzhao steadied himself. "Follow them. The soul beasts they do not need for their killing aura are exactly what I need."

The Blood Scale Beast truly was a good thing.

As long as he could kill them, Dai Yunzhao could absorb Soul Rings of any age.

He only feared that their age would not be high enough!

Shadow pressed a hand to Dai Yunzhao's shoulder and leaned backward. The two of them fell into the shadows.

Within the shadows, Shadow continuously traveled through space.

This was also Dai Yunzhao's first time observing the world from such a perspective.

Before long, the two caught up with that group.

They were still pressing ever deeper.

Xue Qinghe walked quickly, forcing Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo to keep up.

But Snake Lance Douluo spoke anxiously. "Young Master, we have been out for too long this time. I fear that old fellow will grow suspicious."

Xue Qinghe halted.

"The mere Heaven Dou Empire will sooner or later fall beneath our iron hooves."

"There is no need to care. What we need now is to search for Immortal Herbs as much as possible."

Pufferfish Douluo seemed to want to speak but stopped himself.

Snake Lance Douluo was still the more straightforward one. "Young Master, you should focus on your own cultivation. To be honest, once one reaches the Title Douluo realm, Immortal Herbs no longer provide much enhancement."

Dai Yunzhao, hiding in the shadows, froze for a moment.

Searching for Immortal Herbs?

Who was Qian Renxue searching for Immortal Herbs for?

Could it be for Qian Daoliu?

Wasn't that completely idiotic?

Spirit Hall lacked nothing. Besides, what level of Title Douluo was Qian Daoliu? Why would he need her to search for Immortal Herbs?

The two conversed within the shadows, where no outsider could hear them.

Shadow's voice sounded. "She is searching for Immortal Herbs for a Title Douluo?"

Dai Yunzhao sneered. "Pure self-indulgence. As expected of Douluo Continent, where everyone is brainless!"

As the two spoke, Pufferfish Douluo in the distance suddenly acted as if facing a great enemy!

"Young Master, that person has come!"