In the original story, Tang San had found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well because Shrek Team had encountered the Imperial Fighting Team. He had broken Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Purple Poison by burning realgar liquor, which had drawn Poison Douluo Dugu Bo to him.
But now, if Shrek Team encountered the Imperial Fighting Team again, Tang San could just wait for misfortune to strike!
Still, Tang San was, after all, a false child of destiny brought here by the Asura God. With the blessing of fortune, he might yet find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Speaking of which, this place was very suitable for plant growth. Now that Ah Yin had taken human form again, would the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well be even more beneficial to her martial soul cultivation?
With that thought, Link began meditating.
His first martial soul was also the Blue Silver Emperor, a plant-type tool martial soul!
But Link soon deflated. He could not feel any increase in his soul power at all.
He had shared in the cultivation of so many people, especially Pope Bibi Dong, a level-ninety-nine Peerless Douluo. If not for the restrictions of soul rings, Link would definitely have possessed the strength of a level-ninety-nine Titled Douluo by now. He might even have become the first god in the entire history of the Douluo World to reach level one hundred without relying on faith or a Godhood Inheritance!
Soul rings!
Link finally realized what he ought to do now.
He needed soul rings to rapidly unseal his strength.
"You want to find plant-type soul beasts over ten thousand years old?"
"Yes!"
"You're only level thirty. Can you..."
Poison Douluo suddenly fell silent, recalling Link's Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill. The might it had unleashed in that instant had unsettled even him, a Titled Douluo.
"Here in Sunset Forest, I know of only three plant-type soul beasts over ten thousand years old!"
"One is a Thunderclap Fruit Tree with over fifty thousand years of strength!"
"One is a Lie Yan Vine in the crater of an extinct volcano!"
"The last is a Death Demon Vine. That Death Demon Vine in particular is terrifyingly powerful!"
Even as Poison Douluo spoke of the Death Demon Vine, he still looked shaken by the memory.
"I happened to pass through that swamp. I was trying to capture a Jade Phosphorus Snake of nearly two thousand years alive for Yanyan's third soul ring, but I almost died there!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Having obtained the precise locations of the three plant-type soul beasts, Link set out.
He did not even have Porcupinefish Douluo or Snake Lance Douluo accompany him, charging off alone toward the nearest thunderclap fruit.
A swift battle, a swift finish!
He activated the Six-Zhang Golden Body. In just three punches, the Thunderclap Fruit Tree died, dropping a black-and-red soul ring.
His Blue Silver Grass's third soul ring was secured!
There was no suspense whatsoever in absorbing the soul ring.
The soul shock of a ten-thousand-year soul beast?
Before Link's Great Dream Heart Sutra, the Thunderclap Fruit Tree's resentment could not stir even a ripple.
A fifty-nine-thousand-year third soul ring!
Just short of sixty thousand years!
The soul skill, Thunderclap Purgatory!
An area-of-effect attack!
When the soul skill was unleashed, numerous strands of Blue Silver Grass would grow from underground. Each strand would release lightning while emitting rolling thunder, which had the effect of shaking the mind.
This was a soul skill combining area attacks and control!
Supported by the soul power of a fifty-nine-thousand-year soul ring, the power of this soul skill was absolutely terrifying.
After absorbing his third soul ring, Link made a brief adjustment before setting out to find the Lie Yan Vine.
His soul power had broken through once more to level forty. All he lacked was a soul ring!
The Lie Yan Vine was even older than the Thunderclap Fruit Tree. However, its main root was anchored in the magma beneath the crater, making it difficult to hunt down.
Moreover, without the Lie Yan Vine absorbing the heat inside the volcano, this extinct volcano would become active in time.
The force of an active volcano erupting would be absolutely devastating.
"This is a little troublesome!"
After inspecting the Lie Yan Vine's condition, Link found himself torn.
If he killed the Lie Yan Vine and absorbed its soul ring, this volcano would become a hidden danger.
But if he allowed the Lie Yan Vine to continue growing, once it became a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, it might take human form. When that happened, the extinct volcano could likewise become active.
The difference between the two was merely now or in the future.
Link hesitated only briefly before making up his mind.
Since it was merely a matter of sooner or later, there was no need to agonize over it.
Kill!
A quarter of an hour later, the Lie Yan Vine turned to ash, leaving behind another black-and-red soul ring, and even a soul bone!
The Lie Yan Fire Domain left leg bone!
It came with the soul skill Lie Yan Fire Domain!
A soul ring and soul bone from the same soul beast were the best match, but Link did not choose to fuse with this soul bone, which was fully seventy thousand years old.
The key was not to rush!
The Blue Silver Emperor martial soul was not Link's primary combat martial soul, so he had to be cautious in choosing soul bones.
Although all his soul bones would separate from him when he became a god and ultimately evolve into divine armor, why settle for whatever was at hand when he could use better soul bones?
However, after Link found the third plant-type soul beast, the Death Demon Vine, he did not attack.
The Death Demon Vine's attributes did not suit the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul. It was more suitable as a martial soul for the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel.
Thus, if Link wanted to find other plant-type soul beasts over ten thousand years old, he could only head to Star Dou Great Forest.
Besides that, Link also wanted to try hunting a Thunderclap Hell-Prison Vine.
Although plant-type soul beasts such as the Thunderclap Hell-Prison Vine rarely survived beyond ten thousand years, the Thunderclap Hell-Prison Vine's life attribute was still terrifying.
After all, if you claimed that a plant-type soul beast capable of withstanding constant lightning strikes as it grew had poor vitality, you would be telling lies with your eyes wide open.
As for the Thunderclap Hell-Prison Vine not being old enough?
No problem. How about those sign-in rewards!
Five days later, Link returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
He was now a Soul Ancestor with four black soul rings!
He was the first in the entire history of the Douluo Continent.
Had Yu Xiaogang seen this, he would surely have insisted that Link possessed twin martial souls!
After all, only a Titled Douluo with twin martial souls could possibly have such a soul ring configuration on his second martial soul.
At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Qian Renxue and the others had already left. They had left Link a letter telling him that he could return directly to Heaven Dou City after he came back.
"Perfect. I'll stop by to see Ning Rongrong on the way!"
She was also a member of the protagonist's group!
And the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul was a rather special martial soul. Perhaps he could even obtain a fourth martial soul!
Link moved swiftly. After leaving Sunset Forest, he soon hurried back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
When A Luo saw Link return, she immediately sent someone to prepare food while personally preparing warm bathwater for him.
"Thank you, Sister A Luo!"
Link was still very polite.
As someone who had earned little red flowers for moral conduct, Link was fairly decent in his dealings with others.
At least, in his eyes, people were not divided into higher and lower ranks.
A Luo said nothing. She merely felt that Link was growing more and more handsome, and his bearing was exceptionally outstanding.
Had A Luo known the ancient saying, she would have said: "A man like jade upon the path, a young lord without equal!"
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