Two Soul Skills: Void Leap, Void Imprisonment

"There's a Three Thousand Year Silverlight Leopard King cub!"

"Fortunately, this family isn't very strong. Even if they use spatial abilities, they can't escape this old man's senses."

Du Busi immediately locked onto the Silverlight Leopard King cub.

Although there were also two Thirty Thousand Year Silverlight Leopard Kings beside it, Du Busi did not take them seriously at all.

The cub was exactly what he wanted to capture, perfectly suited for Ye Chen to absorb its Soul Ring.

"Teacher, then I'll take that cub."

Ye Chen felt that his physical body should be able to absorb a Soul Ring of over two thousand years.

With the Nine-Hearted Begonia keeping him alive, absorbing a Three Thousand Year Soul Ring would not be a problem.

After all, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's tempering had increased his body's endurance by roughly two thousand years.

The difficulty of absorbing Soul Rings for him had risen from the original five or six hundred years to the thousand-year level.

Ye Chen's spiritual power was now enough to rival that of a Soul Douluo, making the absorption of a Three Thousand Year Soul Ring entirely feasible.

"Wait here."

Du Busi's figure flashed, and he appeared at the Silverlight Leopard King's cave.

Then, two yellow, two purple, two black, and three red Soul Rings descended. The aura of a level 98 Peak Super Douluo swept outward.

The immense pressure was like a mountain crushing down upon the three Silverlight Leopard Kings.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two of the Silverlight Leopard Kings activated their innate spatial abilities.

They had no intention of facing him head-on. Instead, they wanted to flee with the cub.

"Stay here for me."

Du Busi overpowered them through sheer force.

The space around the Silverlight Leopard King cub was forcibly distorted by his aura.

Even though the two Silverlight Leopard Kings excelled at spatial ambushes, they did not dare emerge now. Otherwise, they would be crushed directly into dust.

"The cub is mine."

Du Busi grabbed the back of its neck.

Powerful Soul Power sealed the Silverlight Leopard King cub, preventing it from activating its spatial ability.

If Du Busi were a level 99 Ultimate Douluo and had condensed a spatial Soul Core, dealing with this whole family would have been far easier.

Unfortunately, the gap between level 98 at the peak and level 99 was tiny in measure but vast in reality.

"Let's go."

Du Busi carried Ye Chen and swiftly left the Silverlight Leopard Kings' territory.

Only after confirming that the two Silverlight Leopard Kings could no longer interfere did he toss down the cub.

"Xiao Chen, are you really confident you can absorb three thousand years?"

"If not, we'll find a two-thousand-year Soul Beast with a powerful bloodline."

Du Busi was still worried.

Throughout history, no one had ever absorbed a Three Thousand Year Soul Ring as their first Soul Ring.

Soul Rings gained through sacrifice naturally did not count.

"Teacher, don't worry at all. I'm ninety-eight percent confident."

Ye Chen took out a soul tool dagger and slit the Silverlight Leopard King cub's throat. A purple Soul Ring rose from the dead Soul Beast's body.

Immediately afterward, Ye Chen sat cross-legged, suspended the Nine-Hearted Begonia above his head, and a layer of silver light appeared in his eyes.

He drew in the Silverlight Leopard King cub's Soul Ring and officially began absorbing it.

Gradually, fine beads of sweat appeared on Ye Chen's forehead, while Du Busi could only worry helplessly.

Fortunately, Ye Chen's spiritual power was strong enough to suppress even the soul shock of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, let alone a Three Thousand Year Soul Ring.

As time passed, blood began to seep from Ye Chen's body, as though his body were about to burst apart.

The suspended Nine-Hearted Begonia cast down streams of radiance, restoring his cracked body to its original state.

Only after activating the Nine-Hearted Begonia three times in succession did Ye Chen's aura finally stabilize.

First Soul Skill: Void Leap.

Ye Chen vanished from where he stood and appeared eight meters away.

A silver afterimage remained in his original position, only disappearing a second later.

This Soul Skill was absolutely top-tier for saving his life and confusing enemies. Moreover, the distance of his teleportation could increase along with his Soul Power.

"Xiao Chen, this Soul Skill of yours is much stronger than Xiao Wu's teleportation."

Du Busi knew the Soul Skills of the Shrek Seven Monsters well.

Xiao Wu's third Soul Skill allowed her to teleport within five meters, and it did not leave behind a silver afterimage to confuse enemies.

As expected of a spatial Body Martial Soul. Even its Soul Skill effects were extraordinary.

"Teacher, my Soul Power has reached level 20."

Even Ye Chen had not expected it.

After absorbing two immortal herbs and a Three Thousand Year Soul Ring, his Soul Power had risen directly to level 20.

Although this was Soul Power made up after birth, with Ye Chen's talent, he should not be inferior to Qian Renxue's innate level 20 Soul Power.

"Then what are we waiting for? I'll take you to find your second Soul Ring. This time, we'll find a control-type or attack-type one."

Du Busi took Ye Chen along and wandered through the mixed zone once more.

As long as Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts did not appear, he could roam the Star Dou Great Forest without restraint.

After searching for seven consecutive days, Du Busi finally discovered a Void Python King coiled beside an underground cavern.

It was more than twenty meters long, its scales black as ink, even capable of devouring the light around it.

"A Five Thousand Year Void Python King. Its Soul Skill should lean toward the offensive type."

Du Busi still unleashed his full aura, crushing the Void Python King with absolute strength.

This Void Python King was not skilled at escaping, making it even easier to capture than the Silverlight Leopard King.

"Then it's the one."

Ye Chen decisively chose to absorb the Void Python King.

Over the past seven days, they had not failed to encounter spatial Soul Beasts.

Either their age was unsuitable, or their Soul Skills were of the wrong type. They had only found this suitable Void Python King with great difficulty.

"Go kill it."

Du Busi forcefully suppressed the Void Python King.

Whoosh!

With a flick of his wrist, Ye Chen drove his dagger into the Void Python King's vital spot.

A purple Soul Ring rose up. Only then did Du Busi release his suppression, confirming that the Soul Beast was dead.

Immediately afterward, Ye Chen began absorbing the Soul Ring once again. This time, it was even more difficult than before.

Because the improvement to his physical body after absorbing the first Soul Ring had been limited, his body cracked seventeen times during this attempt. Fortunately, he completed the absorption of the Five Thousand Year Soul Ring without danger.

According to Yu Xiaogang's theory, a Soul Master could only absorb a Five Thousand Year Soul Ring for their fourth Soul Ring, yet Ye Chen had done so two Soul Ring slots early.

"You brat nearly scared me to death. Luckily, you can use the Undying Family's Nine-Hearted Begonia even while absorbing Soul Rings."

The reason Du Busi had agreed to let Ye Chen absorb a Soul Ring beyond his level was because he possessed the Nine-Hearted Begonia Martial Soul. As long as his Soul Power was not exhausted, he would not burst apart.

If a real crisis arose, Du Busi would interrupt Ye Chen's absorption. In any case, with the Nine-Hearted Begonia Martial Soul keeping him alive, Ye Chen could still recover completely.

Second Soul Skill: Void Imprisonment!

Ye Chen activated his Soul Skill on Du Busi.

His own teacher was a level 98 Super Douluo, so under normal combat conditions, he certainly could not imprison him.

Fortunately, Du Busi was helping Ye Chen test his Soul Skill, so he naturally had to experience it carefully.

"With your level 24 Soul Power, you can at most imprison a Soul King for no more than one second."

Du Busi gave his assessment seriously.

Void Imprisonment sealed the space within a one-meter radius; it did not merely target a single person.

"Then it has a perfect suppression effect against opponents of the same level."

Ye Chen's second Soul Skill was also a growth-type ability.

As his Soul Power increased, the strength of enemies he could imprison would also increase, while the imprisonment duration could reach up to five seconds.

Ye Chen's second Soul Skill would remain useful even in the later stages, unlike those of most Soul Masters, whose earlier Soul Skills became almost insignificant later on.

Therefore, many far-sighted Soul Masters would choose to absorb enhancement-type attributes for their first few Soul Skills.