Dreaming of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring

Lu Xuan was still considering the matter of the Blue Silver King when Ye Renxin, beside him, slowly finished cultivating and emerged from refining the pill.

"The power of this pill far exceeded my expectations!" Ye Renxin carefully examined the surge of Soul Power within him and could not help exclaiming, "I haven't even added a Soul Ring yet, but my foundation is already at least level ninety-two. Once I hunt a Soul Beast and absorb its Soul Ring, I'll break through to level ninety-three and become a Titled Douluo!"

"Brother Ye, level ninety-three is only an estimate of where you stand now, not your limit!" Dugu Bo cut in, his eyes bright with anticipation. "If you can find a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a matching Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, reaching level ninety-five will be a breeze!"

"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone? As if they were so easy to find." Ye Renxin shook his head helplessly. His eyes remained clear and measured.

As a veteran Soul Master, he knew how rare and dangerous such an opportunity was. He had never dared to hope for a stroke of fortune so hard to come by.

"Hahaha! Why not?" Dugu Bo laughed heartily, his voice bold and confident. "Even I made it all the way to level ninety-seven. Brother Ye, are you telling me you don't dare aim for level ninety-five?"

"Brother Dugu, you..." Ye Renxin stared at him, speechless with disbelief.

A moment ago, he had marveled at the pill's miraculous effects, believing his own leap in cultivation to be an extraordinary blessing. He had never imagined Dugu Bo's advancement would be even more astonishing!

"Haha." Dugu Bo merely smiled and turned toward Lu Xuan.

A faint smile touched Lu Xuan's lips. "Master, it's only a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Of course you'll have your chance."

Warmth spread through Ye Renxin's heart at those words.

Taking on a disciple like this had made his life worthwhile.

"It seems that if I don't pursue a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, I'll be letting Xiao Xuan's efforts go to waste!" Ye Renxin sighed with feeling, then turned to discuss the matter quietly with Dugu Bo.

The two weighed which Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would suit Ye Renxin and also considered the path ahead for his son-in-law, Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan had worked tirelessly without complaint for years. It was time he received an opportunity of his own and enjoyed better days.

"Two years ago, while traveling in search of a suitable Soul Ring, I never encountered a true Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast," Dugu Bo said, recalling his search. "But I did come across an exceptionally rare plant-type Soul Beast: a Blue Silver King with ninety-five thousand years of cultivation!"

He paused, then continued, "That Blue Silver King is still a little short of the full hundred thousand years, and its quality isn't quite at the pinnacle. But with careful nurturing, it may well break through and reach the hundred-thousand-year level! Most importantly, its innate attributes are pure and gentle, a perfect match for your plant-type martial soul."

"Ninety-five thousand years?" Lu Xuan froze for a moment, startled by Dugu Bo's words.

The Blue Silver King he remembered should have had eighty-five thousand years of cultivation.

If Dugu Bo had identified the Soul Beast correctly, then the two of them had encountered different Blue Silver Kings!

"A Blue Silver King with ninety-five thousand years of cultivation?" Ye Renxin nodded slightly. "I've studied Soul Beasts like Blue Silver Grass. Ordinary Blue Silver Grass is the weakest Soul Beast on the continent, bar none! But once it evolves into a Blue Silver King, it joins the ranks of high-level Soul Beasts. I've never seen a Blue Silver Emperor myself, but I imagine it must be considerably stronger still!"

"If we help it reach a hundred thousand years, it should evolve into a Blue Silver Emperor. It would indeed make an excellent ninth Soul Ring for me." Ye Renxin nodded, accepting Dugu Bo's recommendation.

Only Lu Xuan, standing beside them, did not know what to say.

He knew perfectly well how powerful a Blue Silver Emperor was. But Ah Yin, the previous Blue Silver Emperor, was still alive, and Tang San, the Blue Silver prince, was doing just fine.

Even if they raised this Blue Silver King to a hundred thousand years, could it truly evolve into a Blue Silver Emperor?

Lu Xuan had plenty of doubts, but he kept them to himself.

If this Blue Silver King really broke through and became a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor, even their combined strength might not be enough to kill it for good.

A Blue Silver Emperor's life force was inexhaustible. Burn the grass to the ground, and it would grow again with the spring breeze.

If it refused to sacrifice itself willingly, wiping it out completely would be nearly impossible!

But if its evolution failed and it remained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver King, hunting it would be much less troublesome.

In that case, it might even be weaker than a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit.

"We have a Soul Beast in mind for Brother Ye, but I still don't know which one would suit young Zhao Yan," Dugu Bo said. "I've heard there are two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest: a Titan Giant Ape and a giant python of unknown origin. I knew I was no match for them, so I didn't search there."

"Those two Soul Beasts have lived together for years, and both are exceptionally powerful. Even if we both become Titled Douluo, hunting them together for young Zhao Yan would be next to impossible."

"Leave that giant python for your son or Yanyan," Ye Renxin said with a gentle shake of his head. "Once we have three Titled Douluo, we'll have a chance of fighting it. As for Zhao Yan's Soul Beast, if we truly can't find a suitable one with a hundred thousand years of cultivation, we should look for a high-quality ten-thousand-year Soul Beast and raise it ourselves!"

"Me?"

Dugu Xin had been listening to their discussion. When the subject suddenly turned to him, he was taken aback.

He had not even obtained his seventh Soul Ring, yet they were already setting aside a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for him?

The prospect was an astonishing surprise.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, medicinal herbs of the ice and fire attributes were especially abundant. Many spirit herbs there had not reached the grade of Immortal Herbs, but they were ideal for nurturing Soul Beasts.

Dugu Xin had learned a great deal about medicinal plants over the past two years. He hurriedly joined in. "There's still plenty of Fire Ganoderma at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. If we feed it to ten-thousand-year fire-type Soul Beasts, there's enough to raise ten Soul Beasts from fifty thousand years to eighty thousand. But a hundred thousand years is a tremendous barrier. I can't say whether they'd break through it."

The other three nodded. If they could not find a Soul Beast of the required age, they could feed one spirit herbs over time and try to raise it.

"For Uncle Zhao, an Infernal Spirit Kite, a Crimson Flame Phoenix Falcon, or a Three-Legged Golden Crow would all be excellent choices," Lu Xuan said, joining the discussion. "But flying Soul Beasts with so many years of cultivation are rare. Finding one won't be easy."

Lu Xuan looked at his master. "Uncle Zhao's eighth Soul Ring came from a sixty-thousand-year Infernal Spirit Kite. If we search the same habitat again, might we find one with even more years of cultivation?"