First Soul Ring: Ice Soul Flood Dragon

A Soul Douluo's flying speed was not to be underestimated.

After flying for some time, the two of them finally arrived at the outskirts of the Great Star Dou Forest.

As the largest soul beast forest on the continent, it contained an exceptionally complete range of soul beast species.

Even though this was not the icy, snowy climate of the north, they could still find some ice-attributed soul beasts here.

Shui Qingrou and Bing Yekong's goal on this trip was to find an ice-attributed soul beast of a suitable age.

Because of the special role whale gelatin played in this era, Bing Yekong had not eaten much of it. He had only secretly bought a little for himself to strengthen his physique.

Every time he ate it, his body would burn with heat for a long while, leaving him miserable.

Not having eaten much whale gelatin also meant that his physical condition had not been greatly enhanced through external means.

Yet Bing Yekong remained confident that he could absorb a Soul Ring between six hundred and eight hundred years old.

After all, since his body could withstand two Ultimate attribute martial souls, absorbing a Soul Ring of that age surely would not be too difficult.

After he told Shui Qingrou what he thought, she was clearly shocked.

The absorption limit for a first Soul Ring was only a little over four hundred years. Bing Yekong had exceeded that limit by quite a bit the moment he opened his mouth, forcing Shui Qingrou to consider the matter carefully.

But seeing the determination in Bing Yekong's eyes, Shui Qingrou ultimately could not persuade him otherwise.

After all, it was still only a Hundred-Year Soul Ring. There should not be much danger.

With a clear objective, their search became much more convenient.

Finally, on the afternoon of the third day, Shui Qingrou stopped beside a small lake.

She sharply noticed faint ice crystals hanging from the grass around the lake.

That indicated an ice-attributed soul beast must have been living nearby.

Taking the lake beside them into account, Shui Qingrou quickly reached a conclusion.

The spiritual power of a Soul Douluo spread out swiftly and soon locked onto the target.

The Ice Phoenix martial soul appeared behind Shui Qingrou, followed by two yellow, two purple, and four black Soul Rings.

Shui Qingrou's gaze sharpened as she suddenly fired a stream of soul power at the lake.

The soul power transformed into an ice-blue phoenix and sank into the lake.

Powerful ice-attributed soul power rapidly spread through the water, and the entire lake surface began freezing over.

As the lake froze, a roar came from beneath its surface.

A huge ice-blue creature burst through the ice and reached the shore, glaring furiously at Shui Qingrou and Bing Yekong.

Shui Qingrou took a closer look, then smiled. "Wonderful, Little Yekong. It's an Ice Soul Flood Dragon, perfectly suited to your martial soul."

The enormous creature before them resembled a dragon, its entire body ice-blue and covered in diamond-shaped scales.

The Ice Soul Flood Dragon was an ice-attributed soul beast. Among soul beasts of the same rank, its offensive power was extremely strong, and it wielded ice attributes with exceptional mastery.

Shui Qingrou looked at the Ice Soul Flood Dragon and frowned. "What a pity. It looks to have more than seven hundred years of cultivation, close to eight hundred. That's a little too high and not quite suitable for you, Little Yekong."

Just as Shui Qingrou was about to leave with Bing Yekong, he grabbed her hand.

"Aunt Shui, let's choose this one. I can do it!"

Hearing this, Shui Qingrou was visibly stunned.

"Little Yekong, you're not joking, are you? That's an eight-hundred-year Ice Soul Flood Dragon. For an ordinary ice-attributed Soul Master, being able to absorb it as a second Soul Ring would already be a blessing, and you want to absorb it as your first Soul Ring?!"

Bing Yekong was not surprised by Shui Qingrou's shock.

For an ordinary person, being able to absorb a four-hundred-year Soul Ring as their first Soul Ring was already a blessing. Naturally, Bing Yekong wanting to absorb an eight-hundred-year one went against all common sense.

But his desire to absorb this Ice Soul Flood Dragon was neither baseless nor arrogant. He was confident.

His body could withstand two Ultimate attribute martial souls, one of which was a beast martial soul like the Ice Dragon King. That alone proved that his physique far surpassed those of his peers.

That was why Bing Yekong was completely confident he could absorb this Ice Soul Flood Dragon's Soul Ring.

Seeing Bing Yekong's resolute expression, Shui Qingrou was moved as well.

If the Shui Family could produce a genius whose first Soul Ring was eight hundred years old, that would also be a good thing for Shui Qingrou.

In any case, it had not yet reached a thousand years. It had not undergone a complete qualitative transformation, so there should not be any serious problem.

For safety's sake, Shui Qingrou still used her soul power to inspect Bing Yekong's body once more.

To Shui Qingrou's surprise, Bing Yekong's physique truly was terrifyingly strong.

With that, Shui Qingrou had nothing left to worry about.

The one most speechless at the moment was the Ice Soul Flood Dragon.

It could only watch as these two humans discussed, right in front of it, whether they should absorb its Soul Ring.

Although it could not understand the humans' words, it could still sense that it was being looked down upon.

The Ice Soul Flood Dragon was enraged and roared as it charged at them.

But it was merely a Hundred-Year soul beast. How could it possibly compare with a Soul Douluo like Shui Qingrou?

Shui Qingrou raised a hand and sent out a stream of soul power, instantly suppressing the Ice Soul Flood Dragon.

"Do it, Little Yekong. Kill this Ice Soul Flood Dragon and absorb its Soul Ring."

Bing Yekong nodded, then summoned his martial soul.

The Heavenly Frost Sword appeared in his hand. As Ultimate Ice spread out, even the surrounding air seemed on the verge of freezing.

He walked over to the Ice Soul Flood Dragon, which had been pinned to the ground.

The Ice Soul Flood Dragon was unable to move under the suppression, yet the fury in its eyes had not diminished in the slightest.

But beyond being angry, it could do nothing.

The human woman before it was far too powerful. Before her, it was no different from a crawling insect.

Bing Yekong raised the Heavenly Frost Sword in his hand, aimed at the Ice Soul Flood Dragon's forehead, and stabbed down fiercely.

The sword instantly pierced its brain, and blood splattered everywhere.

The Ice Soul Flood Dragon's body convulsed for a moment before going still.

With its death, a dark yellow Soul Ring floated out from its corpse.

An eight-hundred-year Ice Soul Flood Dragon Soul Ring.

Without hesitation, Bing Yekong walked to the Ice Soul Flood Dragon's corpse, sat down cross-legged, and began circulating his soul power to absorb the Soul Ring.

Drawn by Bing Yekong's soul power, the dark yellow Soul Ring settled around his body.

Vast, ocean-like soul power instantly surged into his body, rampaging through his meridians as it tried to wreak destruction.

Hundred-Year Soul Rings did not possess soul shock, so as long as Bing Yekong's physical condition was sufficient, he could successfully absorb this Soul Ring.

How could Bing Yekong, who possessed two Ultimate attribute martial souls, be defeated by a mere eight-hundred-year Soul Ring?

The soul power rampaging through his body was helpless against meridians far tougher than those of ordinary people and could not inflict any real damage at all.

Seeing how relaxed Bing Yekong appeared, the weight in Shui Qingrou's heart finally lifted.

While she was happy for Bing Yekong, she was also happy for the Shui Family.

The Shui Family was about to produce a genius whose first Soul Ring was eight hundred years old.