A Life-Bound Soul Ring with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Limit

Even through his Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul, Xu Yuan could feel the terrifying energy contained in the red orb of light.

It was a vast power that no one but a Titled Douluo or a top-tier Soul Douluo could bear.

And Xu Yuan was only a Level 10 Soul Master, yet he wanted to make it his First Soul Ring. That was nearly impossible.

But the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul Xu Yuan had awakened did not play by the rules.

"Wish-Granting Tree, show me your limits today!"

Xu Yuan focused his mind and immediately set the Soul Power throughout his body in motion.

Buzz!

The pale-gold, glasslike Glazed Ancient Tree trembled. Its translucent leaves brushed together with a crisp rustle.

The orb of light representing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Origin transformed into a transparent Soul Ring out of thin air.

The instant the transparent Soul Ring descended onto Xu Yuan, its color rapidly solidified into white.

The white gradually deepened. Before long, a bright yellow emerged from within the Soul Ring.

Crack!

A faint cracking sound came from inside Xu Yuan's body.

The invisible shackles that had held back his advancement as a Soul Master quietly shattered.

His Soul Power surged immediately afterward.

"Level 12 Soul Power?"

"The Soul Ring's age is close to three hundred years."

"Looks like my physical strength still limited its age!"

Xu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, unable to hide the disappointment on his face.

He had expected it, but actually experiencing it was another matter.

Still...

The corners of Xu Yuan's mouth suddenly lifted.

His Hundred-Year Soul Ring was no ordinary Hundred-Year Soul Ring!

It had formed from the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Origin!

How could the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Origin amount to nothing more than a Hundred-Year Soul Ring?

"So that's how it works!"

"The Soul Ring's age will rise along with my Soul Power Level."

"Its true limit is a hundred thousand years!"

It was similar to the fifth Life-Bound Soul Ring Tang San had obtained.

Xiao Wu's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Origin had not simply vanished.

Instead, the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul had sealed it within Xu Yuan's body.

It was much like what the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would do ten thousand years later.

As his Soul Power Level and his body's capacity grew, the Hundred Thousand Year Origin would gradually unseal and release its power.

How terrifying was the power contained in the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Origin?

It could raise even a Level 90 Titled Douluo by two levels in one stroke.

From now on, Xu Yuan could easily reach Soul Saint even without working hard.

"Haah, when I put it that way..."

"Doesn't that mean I've gotten the benefits of being a Transformed Soul Beast?"

Xu Yuan could not help laughing at the thought of Xiao Wu having to toil away at her cultivation in the future.

"And there's the first Soul Skill I gained: Invincible... Wish-Granting Golden Body!"

"It starts with three seconds of invincibility and can withstand any attack below the divine level."

"And every ten levels my Soul Power rises, the duration of Invincible... Wish-Granting Golden Body increases by one second."

"Once I reach Titled Douluo, I'll have a full eleven seconds of invincibility."

"Since my Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul is support-type, I can grant Wish-Granting Golden Body to other people, too!"

"Whoa, so my first Soul Skill gives the whole group a golden body!"

Xu Yuan was stunned by the effect of the first Soul Skill granted by Xiao Wu's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Origin.

At first, he had thought it would be a Soul Skill like teleportation. As long as it was not Waist Bow, he could accept it.

He had never expected to start with an outrageous Soul Skill like Invincible Golden Body!

In the original story, Invincible Golden Body had hardly ever failed!

Just how useful was that Soul Skill?

Even at the risk of Xiao Wu's soul being scattered, Tang San could not bear to let go of that signature Soul Skill!

"I hope my second Soul Skill is teleportation or intangibility!"

Xu Yuan suddenly felt he had missed out.

Xiao Wu might have been a Soft Bone Rabbit, but she possessed no shortage of incredible Soul Skills.

Both intangibility and teleportation were extremely rare.

Unfortunately, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring granted only two Soul Skills.

"Come to think of it, is Xiao Wu's Soul Bone included in her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Origin?"

Xu Yuan rubbed his chin in thought, but the Wish-Granting Tree gave him no answer. He would have to wait and see.

"Back to cultivating. I'll aim for Level 13!"

Xu Yuan gave it no more thought and began to cultivate.

After becoming a Soul Master, every aspect of Xu Yuan's body had undergone a striking evolution and transformation!

Naturally, the age of the Soul Ring he could bear had risen as well.

He felt he was only one step away from Level 13.

At noon the next day, a travel-worn Tang San and Yu Xiaogang finally made it into the Soul Hunting Forest.

Eager to show his disciple Tang San what he could do, Yu Xiaogang looked around. His eyes suddenly lit up!

"Xiao San, this is a stalk of Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo. Its strength and flexibility make it a good fit for your Blue Silver Grass!"

Yu Xiaogang walked up to a stalk of emerald-green Lone Bamboo as he spoke.

"..."

"Then..."

Tang San seemed hesitant.

"Of course, its age is too low! Let's look elsewhere."

Yu Xiaogang missed Tang San's expression and turned to search for a suitable Soul Ring.

If Xiao San is to prove my Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls, I can't choose just any Soul Beast!

Yu Xiaogang led Tang San deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest, considering what Soul Ring to choose for him.

Ideally, they would encounter a snake-type Soul Beast around four hundred years old, with a sturdy body and potent venom.

There was one major flaw in that plan, however.

He might not be able to defeat a four-hundred-year-old Soul Beast.

So he would have to make some compromises.

"Alas, vast heavens above, why have you been so cruel to me?"

"Can't you send me a Soul Beast that meets my requirements?"

Yu Xiaogang had searched with Tang San for half the day without finding the Soul Beast he wanted most.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San made camp in the Soul Hunting Forest, where Yu Xiaogang began bemoaning his fate for no good reason.

Whether heaven heard his plea or Tang San's luck was at work, his wish actually came true!

But the moment Yu Xiaogang saw the Soul Beast, he nearly leaped out of his skin!

"What's a Hundred-Year Mandala Snake doing on the outskirts of the Soul Hunting Forest?"

They had spent the entire day wandering the forest's outskirts. No wonder they had failed to find the Soul Beast they wanted.

While Grandmaster fled for his life, the Mandala Snake caught up!

"Sanpao, hold it off!"

"Fart like a cloud of smoke, put them to sleep, Luo Sanpao!"

Luo Sanpao wheeled through the air. With a pfft, a cloud of yellow gas burst forth.

"Hiss!"

The Mandala Snake flew into a rage!

It could claim a place even in the heart of the Soul Hunting Forest, yet today it had suffered such a monstrous humiliation!

The Mandala Snake seethed in silence and kept up its relentless pursuit.

Yu Xiaogang ordered Luo Sanpao to stay behind and hold it off for a moment.

Instead, the Mandala Snake seized its chance, sank its fangs into Luo Sanpao's hind leg, and injected its venom.

"Ah..."

Yu Xiaogang fell into utter despair.

Just then, Tang San could hide his abilities no longer.

Armed with a Silent Sleeve Arrow and the Short Sword Yu Xiaogang had given him, he engaged the Mandala Snake in close combat.

With the Tang Sect's secret arts, he actually gained the upper hand.

Here's my chance!

Seeing a fatal opening in the Mandala Snake's defenses, Tang San instinctively pushed his Purple Demon Skill to its limit!

The next moment.

Tang San's eyes suddenly stung, and his Purple Demon Eye stopped working.

The forest he had seen as clearly as day plunged into darkness.

The Mandala Snake did not let that chance slip by!

It flashed between the trees like lightning and appeared before Tang San like a ghost.

Years of killer instinct drove Tang San to fire his Sleeve Arrow again.

Realizing it faced a tough opponent, the Mandala Snake twisted aside to block the Sleeve Arrow, then spat venom at him from a distance.

Though his vision was impaired, Tang San used his hearing to pinpoint its position and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to twist his body in midair.

Even so, a few droplets of the Mandala Snake's venom splashed into his eyes.

"Ah, my eyes!"