Go Wild with Lin Ye!

Since this was Shui Bing'er's first time absorbing a Soul Ring above her level, Lin Ye chose a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring to be safe. If they took a risk, thirty thousand years was not out of the question.

"All right!"

"I'll listen to you!"

Shui Bing'er was not someone who liked taking risks.

But today...

Today, she had decided to go wild with Lin Ye.

The reason for this unusual decision was that seeing Lin Ye absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring had stirred something in her.

That night,

she had gone back and thought about it for a long time.

Why was Lin Ye so strong?

One crucial reason was that he had absorbed every Soul Ring above his level.

A thousand-year Second Ring!

A Ten Thousand Year Fourth Ring!

His Sixth Soul Ring had even reached the monstrous age of a hundred thousand years.

So...

If Lin Ye could absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring above his level, why couldn't she challenge a twenty-thousand-year one?

"Then this is the one!"

Whoosh—

A pair of icy-white Dragon Wings spread from Lin Ye's back.

With a single beat,

Lin Ye rose above the Cold Jade Eagle.

He stamped down from midair!

His foot landed squarely on the Cold Jade Eagle's head, and the tremendous force drove it downward.

Screech—

The Cold Jade Eagle tried to struggle.

But the Ice Dragon King's overwhelming aura left it unable to move. It could only watch helplessly as the ground rushed toward it.

Bang—

Lin Ye slammed the Cold Jade Eagle into the ground beneath his foot.

That one blow left it sprawled there, utterly unable to fight.

"Amazing!"

Shui Bing'er gave him a thumbs-up.

A twenty-thousand-year Cold Jade Eagle had been reduced to its last breath by a single stomp from Lin Ye.

She stepped closer.

She sent Soul Power into the Cold Jade Eagle's head with a palm strike, ending its twenty-thousand-year life.

"I'll be counting on you to guard me now."

Shui Bing'er smiled faintly.

Then she sat cross-legged on the ice and drew the Soul Ring toward herself.

In an instant!

A bone-piercing chill swept through every limb and bone. It felt as though water from the Far North Ice Spring were rushing through her meridians.

The sensation filled Shui Bing'er with excitement.

It meant she was about to break through to Soul King.

Lin Ye was not idle, either.

He built a campfire nearby, cut off the Cold Jade Eagle's legs, and set them over the flames to roast.

Just then,

his expression abruptly tightened.

Since advancing to Soul Emperor, his mental strength had grown considerably.

He had sensed someone approaching.

"Whoa—"

"That smells good!"

"Nice work, young man."

As the voice spoke,

a team of Soul Masters emerged from the woods.

Every eye was fixed on the eagle legs sizzling over the fire.

"We came into the Frozen Forest looking for Soul Beasts and still haven't found any. It's been over ten days since we've had a bite to eat."

"Could you spare us a leg?"

"We won't take it for free!"

"..."

As he spoke, the Soul Master team's leader took out two jars of strong liquor.

Lin Ye thought for a moment, then said, "There's half an eagle on the ground. Take it and roast it yourselves."

He did not share his food with them.

Nor did he take their liquor.

In fact...

he wanted nothing to do with them at all.

The Frozen Forest was fraught with danger. Humans and Soul Beasts alike could pose a threat.

"Thanks!"

The leader said no more.

He picked up the half of the Cold Jade Eagle on the ground and carried it back to his team.

"Great!"

"We finally get to eat meat."

"Without this half eagle, we'd probably have had to leave tomorrow."

"Boss!"

"That kid's no ordinary guy."

"That was a twenty-thousand-year Cold Jade Eagle, and the two of them managed to kill it."

"Wait... twenty thousand years?"

"That girl's absorbing a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring as her fifth?"

"How is she doing that?"

"I only just noticed the girl back there. Damn, she's gorgeous."

"You like her?"

"Don't you?"

"Keep dreaming!"

"Have you ever heard of a Soul King absorbing a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring?"

"She must come from some great family. She'd never look twice at a toad like you."

"Enough, all of you!"

The leader's words cut off the laughter at once.

Then,

he said, "The girl is certainly gifted, but that young man is the truly formidable one."

After all...

could a Soul King without a fifth Soul Ring kill a twenty-thousand-year Cold Jade Eagle?

Obviously not!

The man must have been the one who killed it.

The others nodded at that.

Hmm...

That made sense!

"Is the information about the eighty-thousand-year Glazed Vine reliable?"

"How could it not be?"

"Over twenty people went with Li Laowu, and only two came back. What better proof do you need?"

"Even Li Laowu couldn't handle an eighty-thousand-year Glazed Vine."

"And you think we can..."

"What the hell are you afraid of?"

"Since when was Li Laowu's lot a match for us?"

"We've got thirty brothers this time. Are we supposed to be scared of a vine that can't run or fly?"

"Once we get our hands on the Glazed Vine and send it to the Auction House, we'll be set for food and drink for the rest of our lives."

"..."

At that, the men all broke into sly grins.

"Shh—"

"Keep your voices down."

"Don't let that kid over there hear."

"..."

The leader was wary of Lin Ye.

Likewise!

Lin Ye was wary of these Soul Masters who had appeared out of nowhere.

And he was doing more than keeping watch.

He had pricked up his ears and heard everything they had just discussed.

"Glazed Vine?!"

It was a Plant-type Soul Beast whose every part was a treasure.

Beyond the Soul Ring it was guaranteed to yield,

its vines had a natural ice-binding effect and were often used as ropes to restrain Soul Beasts.

Eating its leaves could cleanse impurities from the meridians and remove Fire Poison and internal injuries from a Soul Master's body.

Most precious of all was the Vine Heart!

Swallowing it could not immediately increase a Soul Master's cultivation, but it could speed up future cultivation.

For that reason...

countless Soul Masters throughout the history of Douluo Continent had entered the Frozen Forest in search of the Glazed Vine.

Nowadays,

this Plant-type Soul Beast was nearly extinct.

"An eighty-thousand-year Glazed Vine?"

"Could that be real?"

He had read plenty of ancient texts at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

According to the records...

the last time a Glazed Vine had appeared was a hundred years ago.

"What's going on?"

Shui Bing'er had successfully absorbed her fifth Soul Ring.

She came out of Meditation...

and froze!

The Frozen Forest, where there had been only her and Lin Ye, was now as bustling as a marketplace.

"Shh—"

Lin Ye raised a finger to his lips.

Then...

he told Shui Bing'er what he had overheard about the Glazed Vine.

She was just about to speak.

He immediately covered her mouth!

"Don't say anything."

"Let's act like we know nothing about this."

"Understand?"

He knew Shui Bing'er must have the same questions and was already imagining them finding the Glazed Vine.

Shui Bing'er nodded emphatically.

Then she looked at Lin Ye, silently asking what he planned to do next.

"We'll follow them tomorrow."

An eighty-thousand-year Glazed Vine!

Whether the information was true or not, he had to find out.

"Mm!"

Shui Bing'er nodded again.

She had been thinking the same thing.