Sky-Propelling Spear's First Soul Ring, Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff

The outskirts of the Great Star Dou Forest.

Tang Wutong descended from the sky with Lu Yuan in her arms, landing in an open clearing among the trees as her butterfly wings folded away.

Lu Yuan had been carried by her the entire way, looking somewhat embarrassed as he lowered his head slightly.

"Hehe, the little master can get shy too?"

Tang Wutong could not help covering her mouth as she giggled.

Lu Yuan immediately flew into a rage from embarrassment and smacked her pert backside. "You little Tang Wutong, how dare you tease me?"

Tang Wutong's ears heated up, and a rosy flush spread across her cheeks. "My Lord, stop fooling around. We should go hunt a Soul Ring."

Although that slap had not hurt, having her butt smacked by a six-year-old boy was truly humiliating.

"Hmph, let's see if you dare tease me again."

A faint smile tugged at Lu Yuan's lips as he snorted and strode straight into the Great Star Dou Forest.

Tang Wutong hurried after him.

After that brief bout of playfulness, neither of them seemed as reserved as they had been when they first met.

Lu Yuan asked, "Wutong, can you tell what the maximum age of Soul Ring I can absorb for my first one is?"

"I examined your physique with my spiritual power, My Lord. The limit for your first Soul Ring should be around seven hundred to eight hundred and fifty years."

After thinking for a moment, Tang Wutong added, "However, that is not absolute. Some Soul Beasts possess extremely violent energy, making their Soul Rings harder to absorb than those of ordinary Soul Beasts."

After hearing Tang Wutong's words, Lu Yuan immediately gained a clear understanding of his body's limits.

After some thought, he said, "Let's look for Soul Beasts with strong offensive power and powerful bloodlines."

The Sky-Propelling Spear itself was a heavy spear, so its Soul Rings naturally needed to focus on offense and penetration.

This martial soul itself did not possess any special attribute, but it came with a Flight-Ban Domain.

This domain had nothing to do with space.

It simply meant exactly what it said.

Flight-ban—prohibiting flight.

It suppressed all flying objects within its range, stripping opponents of their ability to fly and forcibly dragging them to the ground.

Tang Wutong walked beside Lu Yuan, searching for suitable Soul Beasts while keeping watch over their surroundings and protecting him at close range.

Before they knew it, the two of them had entered the mixed zone of the Great Star Dou Forest.

The Soul Beasts here were considerably stronger than those in the outskirts.

Before long, they spotted a golden-furred, ghost-faced Soul Beast with the head of a lion and body of a mastiff in a dense forest, locked in battle with two thousand-year Soul Beasts.

In only a few moments, the two thousand-year Soul Beasts had their heads smashed apart by the golden-furred Soul Beast and became its meal.

"A Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff? To actually encounter this kind of Soul Beast in the Great Star Dou Forest, our luck is incredible!"

A sharp gleam flashed through Lu Yuan's eyes, and he could not hide his excitement.

The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff was a beast-king-class Soul Beast with absurdly powerful stats.

This Soul Beast was born with immense strength and possessed its exclusive domain—the Overlord Domain—from birth.

It was fierce and battle-hungry by nature. Once it entered combat, its Overlord Domain activated immediately.

It became immune to bloodline suppression, and its body would expand in size.

Its attack and defense would rise dramatically, and it would enter a painless combat state, with the power of all its additional abilities increasing by more than fifty percent.

The Soul Ring produced by this Soul Beast was perfectly suited to his spear!

"Wutong, can you tell how old this Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff is?" Lu Yuan turned to Tang Wutong beside him.

Although his home contained Soul Beast encyclopedias left behind by his parents, none recorded information about this Soul Beast.

Golden-Haired Lion Mastiffs were simply too rare. Ordinary Soul Beast encyclopedias could not possibly contain such records.

Tang Wutong said, "Around seven hundred and forty years, I think. My Lord, do you intend to absorb its Soul Ring?"

"Seven hundred and forty years? No problem. It's the one!"

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up. He did not want to miss this Soul Beast.

"Alright, I'll capture it for you."

Tang Wutong spread her butterfly wings and rushed toward the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, which was feeding in the distance.

Although the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff possessed astonishing combat strength and was even stronger than a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear of the same age, it only had seven hundred and forty years of cultivation. How could it possibly be a match for a level ninety-seven Super Douluo?

A moment later, Tang Wutong flew back with the barely breathing Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff dangling from one hand.

"My Lord, do it. I'll stand guard for you." Tang Wutong gently set the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff down and raised a hand in gesture.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Lu Yuan smiled faintly and summoned his Sky-Propelling Spear, thrusting it into the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff's eye.

After a violent twist, the little lion with the ghostly face finally lost its life completely.

A yellow Soul Ring rose from its corpse.

Lu Yuan used his soul power to draw the Soul Ring toward himself, then sat cross-legged and focused on absorbing it.

The moment the Soul Ring fused with him, a scorching, violent energy like molten lava surged madly into every part of his body.

Lu Yuan suffered miserably.

Fortunately, although it felt as if his entire body was being roasted by flames and the pain was excruciating, his life was not in danger.

Lu Yuan gritted his teeth, firmly guarding his mind as he slowly guided the Soul Ring into fusion with his martial soul.

Six hours later.

A yellow Soul Ring circled Lu Yuan's body, slowly rising and falling in a rhythmic pulse.

Lu Yuan opened his eyes, exhaled, and rose to his feet.

"My Lord, how are you feeling?"

Tang Wutong quickly stepped forward, her face full of concern.

"I feel great right now."

The corners of Lu Yuan's lips lifted slightly.

He was extremely satisfied with the first soul skill he had gained.

Yes, the first soul skill of his Sky-Propelling Spear was precisely the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff's exclusive domain—the Overlord Domain.

There was naturally no need to say more about how powerful this domain was.

Not only that, Lu Yuan's soul power cultivation had risen to level fourteen.

"Wutong, let's return to Notting City."

"My Lord, do you need me to carry you while we travel, like on the way here?"

"Ahem, since you're offering, I'll have to trouble you."

"You little pervert."

"What did you say?!"

Back in Notting City.

After stabilizing his cultivation for a while, Lu Yuan practiced his spearwork in the small courtyard.

When he chose the Sky-Propelling Spear martial soul, he had not only obtained Yun Ming's talent, but also the supreme art known as the Sky-Propelling Nine Styles.

The Sky-Propelling Nine Styles was a spear technique with nine moves in total.

Every move was a self-created soul skill. The stronger the user became, the greater the power each move could unleash.

Unfortunately, he had not mastered all the moves at once.

Only by attaching a Soul Ring to the Sky-Propelling Spear could he unlock one move.

After absorbing his first Soul Ring, he unlocked the first style of the Sky-Propelling Nine Styles—Sky-Propelling: River Severance.

The Sky-Propelling Spear swept across with full force, tearing apart energy attacks launched head-on by enemies while also shattering the ground and cleaving through obstacles.

Tang Wutong walked out of the house and stood quietly to the side, watching him practice his spearwork.

Lu Yuan repeated the spear technique dozens of times, breathing heavily as he sat down on the ground.

Seeing that he was somewhat tired from training, Tang Wutong walked over and handed him a towel.

Lu Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, then looked up at Tang Wutong. "Wutong, you know how to use a spear too. Spar with me later."