Dai Mubai did not answer immediately, but fell into thought.
In the original novel, Oscar's Sixth Soul Ring came from a 20,000-year-old Mirror Shadow Beast. He not only gained a copying Soul Skill, but also obtained a Head Soul Bone from the Mirror Shadow Beast, which was a qualitative leap for Oscar.
The fifth Soul Ring that Oscar needs right now is the right age, so he can definitely get the Mirror Shadow Beast ahead of time.
Thinking of this, Dai Mubai said, "I know there's a kind of Soul Beast living in the Frozen Forest called the Mirror Shadow Beast. I think it would be perfect as your fifth Soul Ring."
" Mirror Shadow Beast?" Oscar was taken aback.
The eyes of everyone else in the carriage turned to look, clearly they were all hearing about this kind of Soul Beast for the first time.
Dai Mubai nodded and slowly explained, " The Mirror Shadow Beast is a very rare Soul Beast. It's not large, about one meter long, and its entire body is covered with triangular scales that are between white and transparent. Its core ability is transformation and imitation, allowing it to replicate the Soul Skill of other Soul Beast and even Soul Master."
Oscar's eyes widened. "A replicated Soul Skill?"
"Yes." Dai Mubai looked at him, his tone serious. "If you absorb the Mirror Shadow Beast's Soul Ring, there's a high chance you'll gain a copying sausage-type Soul Skill. For example, if you can copy any one of our Martial Soul and Soul Skill, then you'll have the strength of Battle Soul Master."
There was a moment of silence in the carriage.
Oscar sat bolt upright, his voice trembling with excitement. "Really? Boss Dai, you're not kidding me? I... I'm a food-type Soul Master, I can fight like Battle Soul Master?"
Dai Mubai smiled and said, "When have I ever lied to you?"
Oscar, his face flushed with excitement, slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "I absolutely have to choose this one! I don't want anything else! The Mirror Shadow Beast, that's it!"
Ma Hongjun chuckled from the side, " Oscar, what are you getting so excited about? Even if you can copy Soul Skill, who can you beat?"
Oscar rolled his eyes at him. "What do you care if I can win or not? As long as I can fight, that's all that matters! Who doesn't want to Battle Soul Master? What's the difference between a person without ideals and a salted fish?"
"At least a salted fish won't get beaten up if someone protects him," Ma Hongjun added, delivering another blow.
Dai Lingling glared at Ma Hongjun: " Ma Hongjun, what did you just say? How about we have a spar? Let's see who can beat whom."
Ma Hongjun shrank back, his smile instantly freezing on his face. He hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, no, Fourth Princess, I was wrong! Please forgive my rudeness... Fourth Princess is mighty! Fourth Princess is the best in the world!"
"Puff!"
Shui Yue'er was the first to burst out laughing, and the carriage immediately erupted in laughter.
Dai Mubai shook his head and raised his hand to quiet them down. "Alright, alright, everyone calm down."
He looked at Oscar and said, "Although I know that Mirror Shadow Beast exist, the Frozen Forest is vast and boundless. Whether we can find them depends on our fate."
"Yes!" Oscar nodded solemnly.
Dai Mubai's gaze swept over each face, and he said earnestly, "Also, Fatty, Pojun, and Niu Zhen, the three of you are all level 49 now. I hope that during this trip, you can all break through to level 50."
Ma Hongjun, Yang Pojun, and Niu Zhen nodded in unison. "Yes!"
"There's one last thing," Dai Mubai continued solemnly, "This time, we're hunting for Soul Ring without any elders accompanying us; we'll have to do it all ourselves. Everyone, please don't let your guard down."
"Yes!" everyone responded in unison, their voices filled with eagerness.
The wheels rolled on, and the carriage traveled smoothly along the official road.
Two months later, in a cave deep within the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, the group sat together.
A month and a half ago, after arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, the group immediately entered the forest.
For more than a month, they have been venturing deeper into the mixed zone in search of suitable Soul Beast.
Bai Chenxiang, Shui Yue'er, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing successively obtained their own Soul Ring.
The Bai Chenxiang was the first to be obtained.
Within five days of entering the forest, the group discovered a 7,000-year-old Gale-Splitting Eagle on the edge of the mixed zone.
The Gale-Splitting Eagle is entirely bluish-gray, with a wingspan of four to five meters, and moves at an extremely fast speed.
Its attacks are extremely penetrating; the wind blades generated by the flapping of its wings can cleave a tree trunk as thick as a human body in two. Coupled with its sharp and powerful claws, it is an extremely ferocious high-level Soul Beast.
With Oscar's Swift Flight Sausage, Dai Mubai led the group to surround and block the eagle, Ma Hongjun pressed forward from the front, and Niu Zhen blocked the retreat, finally subduing the Gale-Splitting Eagle.
Such a large force wasn't because they couldn't defeat the seven-thousand-year-old Gale-Splitting Eagle, but mainly because they were afraid it would escape or that they might accidentally kill it.
In the end, Bai Chenxiang personally killed the Gale-Splitting Eagle.
After absorbing the Soul Ring, Bai Chenxiang's Soul Power broke through to level 42, and her fourth Soul Skill became " Sky-Splitting Wings ". When activated, her speed increased by two times, and the penetrating power of the wind blades emitted by her wings increased by 50%.
Half a month later, Shui Yue'er also found a suitable Soul Beast.
Near a natural lake on the edge of the mixed zone, they discovered a seven-thousand-year-old Jadewater Spirit Turtle.
The Jadewater Spirit Turtle is entirely emerald green, with ripple-like patterns flowing across its shell. Lying on the lakeside, it resembles a moss-covered reef, possessing astonishing defensive capabilities.
But none of them could swim, and they were at a loss when faced with the vast lake.
Fortunately, Shui Bing'er was there. The Ice Phoenix unleashed its icy power, freezing the Jadewater Spirit Turtle and the entire lake surface with a single Ice Seal Ice Seal Control.
The Jadewater Spirit Turtle was frozen in the ice, unable to move. Shui Bing'er's control over the water was terrifying.
After Shui Yue'er absorbed the Soul Ring, and with the residual medicinal power of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone completely activated, her Soul Power jumped directly to level 46.
A Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, a 7,000-year-old Soul Ring, and the 30,000-year-old left leg bone from the Star Luo Royal Family helped Shui Yue'er directly level up from level 37 to level 46, a total increase of nine levels.
The fourth Soul Skill is called " Jade Wave Spiral ". When activated, the body spins, using water attribute Soul Power to form a high-speed rotating water curtain around the body, which can both defend and repel approaching enemies.
The next step is to obtain the fifth Soul Ring for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
Both of them needed Soul Beast that were over 20,000 years old to obtain their fifth Soul Ring, so the group gradually ventured deeper into the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Soul Ring for Ning Rongrong's Nine-Treasure Glazed Pagoda do not have high requirements for the attributes of the Soul Beast.
The fifth Soul Skill of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda is usually an attack booster, so Dai Mubai set her target as Soul Beast with attack power as the primary objective.
Ten days later, Ning Rongrong successfully obtained a fifth Soul Ring with an age of 20,000 years, and her Soul Power increased to level 52.
The fifth Soul Skill is " Five-Day Attack ", which increases attack power by 60%, and the amplification of the first four Soul Skill is also increased to 60%.
The Nine-Treasure Glazed Pagoda's amplification effect is so overpowered; with each additional Soul Ring, the amplification of all Soul Skill increases by ten percent.
Zhu Zhuqing's target Soul Beast, however, has much higher requirements.
Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Soul, the Nine Nether Spirit Cat, possesses extreme darkness and speed attributes, and the age requirement for her fifth Soul Ring is between 20,000 and 30,000 years.
This kind of Soul Beast is not only rare, but also very good at hiding and escaping, making it both difficult to find and difficult to catch.