Dragon Shadow Devour, a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, and the Idea of Spiritual Domination

Yan Jingchuan followed Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui as they left the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters.

The three first searched around the Evil Forest, but as expected, they found no suitable soul beasts.

"There are quite a few with dark attributes, and their cultivation is sufficient, but none are the most suitable for you."

With better options available, Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui naturally did not want Yan Jingchuan to settle carelessly.

"For Soul Masters with our Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul, Soul Rings produced by dragon-type soul beasts are the first choice. Whether it is the soul skills gained or the improvement to one's physique, they are the best."

As someone who had personally cultivated the Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul to rank ninety-nine, becoming a Limit Douluo through his own strength, Long Xiaoyao's experience was undoubtedly the most useful guidance he could offer Yan Jingchuan.

"Unfortunately, the Sun Moon Empire does not have that many dragon-type soul beasts. It seems we'll have to make a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Ye Xishui's suggestion was not a problem, but Yan Jingchuan felt inexplicably guilty when he heard they were going to the Star Dou Great Forest.

He had hunted a Golden Tortoiseshell in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest and escaped not long ago. Going back there now gave him the strange feeling of a criminal returning to the scene after committing a crime.

He just did not know whether those ferocious beasts had lowered their guard. If he really encountered them, Yan Jingchuan was not particularly afraid. With two Limit Douluo on his side, none of the other ferocious beasts besides Di Tian posed any threat.

Even if Di Tian truly appeared, Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui joining forces could leave whenever they wanted. It would not be able to stop them.

What truly worried Yan Jingchuan was not safety, but the trouble that would follow if he drew their attention. It would be difficult for him to return to the Star Dou Great Forest for Soul Rings afterward.

Once they had decided to head to the Star Dou Great Forest, Yan Jingchuan immediately caught a glimpse of the strength of a Limit Douluo.

At a Limit Douluo's speed, the outline of the Jingyang Mountain Range vanished in an instant. In less than half a day after crossing the Ming Dou Mountains, they had already arrived above the Star Dou Great Forest.

Upon reaching the level of a Limit Douluo, one could utilize the power of space to a certain extent.

Swallowing hard, Yan Jingchuan truly experienced the capabilities of the mortal limit beneath godhood. They were far beyond what ordinary Titled Douluo or even Hyper Douluo could compare to.

No wonder people said that after rank ninety, every single rank brought a qualitative leap in strength.

Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui spread out their immense spiritual power as they approached the core region.

With two Limit Douluo searching for Soul Rings on his behalf, Yan Jingchuan had nothing to worry about. He leisurely began considering his plan against Shrek.

When he saw Yan Feng, Yan Jingchuan had already thought of infiltrating Shrek from the bottom up.

Zhang Lexuan was already crippled. Whether she could recover after being modified remained unknown.

Without Zhang Lexuan, the senior disciple of the Inner Court, as their main force, it was difficult to say whether Shrek could cultivate someone capable of leading a team to win the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament in a little over a year.

Since Spirit Hall was destroyed ten thousand years ago, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament had not ceased to exist. Instead, it became an event hosted in rotation by the various nations.

It was probably from that time onward that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, whose championship had once been dominated by Spirit Hall, became Shrek's domain.

For ten thousand years, it had remained that way. Shrek had practically become another kind of Spirit Hall.

From the perspective of a transmigrator and the overall situation of the continent, no matter how Yan Jingchuan compared them, Shrek was not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Spirit Hall.

Just Spirit Hall awakening Martial Souls for commoners across the continent free of charge was enough to utterly crush Shrek.

No matter what Spirit Hall's intentions had been, it had truly done practical things. Unlike the current Shrek, which charged commoners ten Gold Soul Coins just to awaken their Martial Souls, completely blocking their chance to change their fate.

Even many ordinary soldiers did not know what a Martial Soul was. One could imagine the kind of role Shrek's existence had truly played.

This Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament was being held in the Dou Ling Empire. If Shrek could not retain its championship because of Zhang Lexuan's absence—

—it would undoubtedly be a severe blow to Shrek's reputation. Those ignorant people who blindly believed Shrek to be invincible would surely begin to question it.

Even if Shrek desperately held on to the championship this time, it would not matter much.

As long as Shrek's shortage of new talent remained unresolved, it would inevitably be desperate for a genius who could shoulder great responsibilities in the future.

Yan Feng was the lifesaving medicine Yan Jingchuan had carefully selected for Shrek.

As the owner of a Bone Dragon Martial Soul with a clear inheritance and immense symbolic significance, as long as he was connected with the Nine-Treasure Glazed Sect beforehand and then entered Shrek Academy, the old fellows of Sea God Pavilion would definitely not reject him.

As for Yan Feng being an Evil Soul Master, Yan Jingchuan was not worried in the slightest. With the example of Bone Douluo Gu Rong from ten thousand years ago, along with the Nine-Treasure Glazed Sect's backing, who would dare call him an Evil Soul Master?

The only problem before Yan Jingchuan was how to make Yan Feng serve him.

Before he could come up with a definite answer, they found a suitable soul beast for Yan Jingchuan first.

At the outskirts of the core region, Long Xiaoyao casually struck a Bloodraged Earth Dragon and left it half dead.

"This dragon-type soul beast is known for its ferocity and strength. It is very suitable for you, and its cultivation is sufficient as well—around sixteen thousand years."

Ye Xishui brought Yan Jingchuan down before the soul beast.

Yan Jingchuan did not hesitate and decisively ended its life.

A black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring slowly condensed into shape.

He sat cross-legged and formally began absorbing it, yellow, purple, and black Soul Rings circling around his body.

Within his Sea of Spirit, the Bloodraged Earth Dragon's resentment attempted to attack Yan Jingchuan.

A Soul Shock from a soul more than sixteen thousand years old was still far too insignificant before Yan Jingchuan's Titled Douluo-level spiritual power.

He easily shattered it, and the Bloodraged Earth Dragon's resentment could only disperse unwillingly.

Outside, Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui watched Yan Jingchuan frown briefly, and then nothing else happened. The absorption of the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring settled into a steady state.

"What a monster among monsters!"

Even as he sighed, Long Xiaoyao could not suppress the upturned corners of his mouth.

Ye Xishui said nothing, but other thoughts quietly arose in her heart.

Five hours later, Yan Jingchuan finished absorbing the Soul Ring, and his Soul Power reached the peak of rank thirty-three.

"How was it? What is your third soul skill?"

Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui both looked over.

"Great-Grandfather, Great-Grandmother, my third soul skill is called Dragon Shadow Devour. It is an instant burst-type offensive soul skill."

There was no need to hide anything. Yan Jingchuan explained the effects of his third soul skill.

Dragon Shadow Devour condensed Soul Power into the physical form of a massive Dark Sacred Dragon and launched a surprise attack against the enemy. Derived from the Bloodraged Earth Dragon's lurking burst, this soul skill possessed tremendous power and could devour other soul skills to strengthen itself.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao nodded. There was indeed nothing to criticize about such a third soul skill.

"Great-Grandmother, I have a question I'd like to ask."

At that moment, Yan Jingchuan suddenly asked Ye Xishui a rather baffling question.

"What soul beasts can our Demon Puppet Martial Soul hunt to obtain spiritual control-type soul skills?"

His question left Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui stunned.

Ye Xishui quickly reacted and frowned slightly.

"Xiaochuan, are you planning to add Soul Rings to the Hell Demon Puppet? Do you want to take the control-system path?"

Yan Jingchuan had not asked this on a whim. After comparing several ways to control Yan Feng, it was the best method he could think of.

He truly intended to develop the Hell Demon Puppet toward the control system. In terms of offense, he had the Dark Sacred Dragon, his first Martial Soul, a power-attack type. The two could complement each other with different focuses.

Yan Jingchuan intended to personally carry out the plan to infiltrate Shrek. Naturally, he also needed to personally control Yan Feng, making it easier to maintain control and adapt to changing circumstances.

Spiritual Control was hidden and difficult to detect. It was Yan Jingchuan's final answer.

And without question, the person who understood the Demon Puppet Martial Soul best was Ye Xishui. Asking her could not be wrong.