A Chance Encounter with Shi Nian
Lu Xuan explained calmly and patiently, "My bucket is now completely filled with the power of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring and Inner Core, leaving no room for a new Soul Ring."
"After absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring and Inner Core, my physical body only managed to push my cultivation level up a notch by virtue of this power." Lu Xuan continued patiently, "Under normal circumstances, barring any unforeseen events, my Sixth Soul Ring could only support Soul Ring of ten thousand to twenty thousand years at most. But, unexpected events just kept happening."
At this point, Lu Xuan paused slightly, turned to look at the two people beside him, and asked with a smile, "Yanyan, Lingling, guess what kind of surprise I'm talking about?"
Ye Lingling frowned slightly, her clear voice ringing out, "Brother Lu Xuan, I know! It's those two External Soul Bone that were born together!"
Dugu Yan immediately chimed in, a look of realization flashing in her eyes. "And the Titan Giant Ape's sacrifice! That immense power was also an accident!"
"That's right, it's these two!" Lu Xuan nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the two girls in front of him, and slowly explained, "The two External Soul Bone of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, plus the Soul Ring and Left Leg Soul Bone from the sacrifice of the Titan Giant Ape, are continuously transforming my physical body, raising my foundation once again. Correspondingly, the upper limit of my physical body being able to bear a Soul Ring has also increased accordingly."
"Even so, if I were to forcibly absorb the Sixth Soul Ring now, I could only withstand Soul Ring that is 60,000 to 70,000 years old at most." Lu Xuan had already repeatedly calculated and analyzed this matter in his mind, and calmly stated his conclusion. "This age limit would be considered an enormous opportunity for other Soul Master. But for me, my target has long been set on the Hundred Thousand Year Mirror Shadow Beast."
"So before that, I need to continue honing my cultivation and tempering my physical body." Lu Xuan spoke slowly, his tone somewhat calm. "Otherwise, starting from the Sixth Soul Ring, the lifespan of the subsequent Soul Ring will at most be stuck at a little over 100,000 years, making it very difficult to break through."
"Theoretically, combining the Inner Core Azure Jade Bird's inner core with the Ring Fusion could increase the age of my Soul Ring, but no one can guarantee that transforming a ten-thousand-year soul ring into a hundred-thousand-year one will grant me additional Soul Skill."
"Therefore, I plan to do it all at once."
If Lu Xuan wants to equip his First Martial Soul with all the Soul Ring that are over 100,000 years old, he must first solidify his foundation.
Before reaching the Level 90 Titled Douluo, he had no way to add any Soul Skill to his Second Martial Soul.
Of course, Lu Xuan was not without options.
The first approach is to rely on one's own surging spiritual power to forcibly suppress Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and guide it to complete the sacrifice.
The second method involves collecting the three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from both arms and the right leg, using the power of the Soul Bone' origin to transform the physical body, raising the physique to the standard capable of supporting a 100,000-year-old Sixth Soul Ring. Later, when the cultivation level increases, the method of replacing bones with shorter limbs can be used to replace them with even better ones.
The first method is barely feasible and has a chance of success.
As for the second point...
Lu Xuan shook his head, admitting that it would be difficult to find Soul Ring that suited him so well.
His First Martial Soul currently only has five Soul Ring, the first four of which are of extraordinary origin: they are the rare Emerald Demon Bird, the even rarer Rainbow Dragon and Rouge Dragon, and a mutated Peach-Rhyme Immortal Bamboo. As for the Fifth Soul Ring, it is an 80,000-year-old Soul Devouring Demon Spider.
Such Soul Beast that is so perfectly suited to one's Martial Soul is already one in a million; to find another of the same level and matching attributes would be extremely difficult.
I'm currently missing my Sixth Soul Ring. Should I leave that spot open to replace my Soul Bone later?
Mirror Shadow Beast are extremely rare, with a pitifully small number existing in the world! To waste them like this would be putting the cart before the horse, and he would never make such a losing choice.
Therefore, Lu Xuan is not in a hurry to acquire his Sixth Soul Ring.
He planned to steadily temper his physical body and continuously raise his own tolerance limit while slowly searching for traces of the Hundred Thousand Year Mirror Shadow Beast.
Lu Xuan even tried to get his first Soul Core before attaching his Sixth Soul Ring.
Lu Xuan's current foundation is fully capable of condensing Soul Core. What he lacks now is only a complete and reliable method for condensing Soul Core.
Based solely on the few scattered fragments recorded in "The Unrivaled Tang Sect," how could one rashly attempt such an endeavor?
Lu Xuan wouldn't be so reckless.
The Soul Core was indeed crucial to him, but he wasn't in a hurry. He had plenty of time and there was no need to risk his life for that one last chance.
As for simply attaching a few Soul Ring within his capacity to quickly reach Level 90 and participate in the Divine Trial, Lu Xuan had carefully considered this path, but ultimately chose to abandon it.
Even if you successfully break through Level 90 and trigger the Divine Trial, what then?
Lu Xuan didn't think this so-called divine test could compare to the divine inheritance he had inherited from his past life, which required Level 99 to unlock.
Even the greatest benefit of the God's Trial is nothing more than bestowing upon the Soul Master a 100,000-year-level Soul Ring upon completion of the trial, thus increasing their lifespan.
Lu Xuan's ambition was never to enter the Divine Realm and vie for power within the Divine Realm.
Ever since he discovered the inheritance that accompanied him during his transmigration, whose level and foundation even surpassed those of the Douluo God Realm, he had already understood.
For him, the Douluo God Realm was merely a stepping stone to a higher realm.
As for this Douluo Continent... it was merely a training ground for him.
"Quick! Grab it!"
"Don't let it get away!"
Three days later, Lu Xuan, along with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, were traveling through a forest of Soul Beast when they suddenly heard urgent shouts ahead. They saw several Soul Master chasing and hunting a Soul Beast that was a little over a thousand years old.
It was an Amethyst Rat, small in size but incredibly fast. With a few quick maneuvers, it managed to evade the layers of people blocking its path behind it.
The group chasing the Amethyst Rat was led by a Soul Sage, with a Soul King also joining the attack. It seemed they were there to help some young man obtain his Third Soul Ring.
However, the Amethyst Rat was too agile. The group chased it relentlessly, panting and exhausted, and were unable to catch it.
Lu Xuan and his companions had witnessed many scenes of Soul Master Soul Hunting Beasts on the road, and as long as it didn't affect them, they usually didn't bother to get involved, and this time was no exception.
The three rode on the back of the Clear-Verdant Spirit-Horned Deer, quietly observing the chase.
As Ye Lingling's cultivation level improved day by day, the age of her External Soul Bone also increased considerably, and now the Clear-Verdant Spirit-Horned Deer has grown much larger.
Lately, they have been traveling on this spirit deer.
Lu Xuan sat in the middle, with a young girl in front of and behind him, and he traveled in a comfortable and pleasant manner.
"What are you doing?!"
Just then, the Soul Sage suddenly stepped forward, venting all his anger at failing to catch the Amethyst Rat on Lu Xuan and his companions, and shouted angrily, "You let the Soul Beast escape right before your eyes, ruining our hunting plan! Do you know your crime!"
Lu Xuan glanced at him indifferently, his tone calm but tinged with mockery. "A Soul Sage, unable to even subdue a thousand-year-old Soul Beast? Instead of reflecting on your own inadequacy, you take your anger out on us mere passersby?"
"Shi Nian, you seem to be regressing with age."