Though Ning Chen wanted a top-tier, hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring as the final ring for his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Unfortunately, he was not strong enough to take on the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.
He could only settle for hunting a top-tier Soul Beast around eighty or ninety thousand years old.
Of course, if his Thousand Mountains Formula advanced another step, he might still be able to seize Xiao Wu from the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.
But that would take more time.
And time was what Ning Chen lacked most.
In five years, the Shrek Seven Devils would reunite. A few years after that, the Three-God Era would begin.
Without enough strength by then, he would be a fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of others. Ning Chen could never accept that.
So he had to raise his strength as much as possible over the next three years.
That meant training his Second Martial Soul, the Heart Martial Soul, had to become a priority.
In fact, his Heart Martial Soul was the best match for the Thousand Mountains Formula. Once he trained it, his combat strength would rise further.
Moreover, when Ning Chen had consumed an Immortal Herb, a twist of fate had triggered the Second Awakening of his Heart Martial Soul. It had been a silver-grade awakening, granting him the exceptionally powerful innate ability Endless Life.
That alone showed the Heart Martial Soul's immense potential.
That potential came not only from Ning Chen himself, but also from the Nine Yang Divine Skill and the Thousand Mountains Formula.
The effect of those formidable powers combined could far surpass even Du Busi, the Body Sect leader in Douluo II who possessed a Body Martial Soul.
The Heart Martial