Yang Podi looked at the fire dragon's corpse and couldn't help but shake his head. This fire dragon was indeed very strong, probably reaching the level of a level Level 98 Titled Douluo, especially since it possessed the Ultimate Fire. However, it was still a bit weaker than himself.
After adjusting himself for a while, Yang Podi began absorbing the Soul Ring again. This was the sixth Soul Ring of his Body Martial Soul.
A mere 300,000-year-old Soul Beast posed little threat to Yang Podi. In just one day, Yang Podi had already completed the absorption of the Soul Ring.
With the absorption of this Soul Ring complete, Yang Podi's Soul Power officially reached Level 99.
As the Soul Ring was fully absorbed, Yang Podi opened his eyes and felt that everything around him had changed. His perception of Soul Power had become more subtle, as if he could see the essence of Soul Power. This was probably the difference between Limit Douluo and an ordinary Titled Douluo.
In particular, at this moment, the dual cores within Yang Podi's body seemed to be operating much faster, absorbing the surrounding Soul Power like a whale swallowing it whole. Yang Podi felt that his physical body and Divine Power had greatly improved, and his combat power had even increased several times compared to Level 98.
No wonder it's said that the improvement after becoming Titled Douluo is huge, especially after entering the Super Douluo, where each level is like an insurmountable chasm. According to Yang Podi's current estimation, he could easily defeat even Qian Daoliu, who is at Level 99.
Yang Podi carefully sensed the changes in his body. Since acquiring this fire-attribute Soul Ring, his body seemed to have become more compact, and his Body Martial Soul had become much stronger. However, from a mental perspective, he felt that his Body Martial Soul now had a great flaw.
According to Yang Podi's own estimation, by absorbing six Soul Ring in succession, the attributes of these six Soul Ring are the six main attributes of space, darkness, metal, wood, earth, and fire, with a small amount of strength and wind attributes as well.
However, the foundation of attributes should be the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Now, the lack of a water attribute Soul Ring makes the original sense of incompleteness even more obvious.
Just as Yang Podi predicted, the five elements are mutually generating and restraining. Only by gathering all five elements can one achieve true perfection and a true cycle, at which point one's strength will truly increase significantly. And this last water-attribute Soul Ring will be of paramount importance.
Yang Podi even felt that once the five elemental Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring were all gathered, unexpected changes might occur, and they might even become unexpectedly powerful.
Yang Podi couldn't help but shake his head. He was already Level 99, and only the final level 100 barrier remained. It seemed he needed to find his divine position as soon as possible, or it would all be for nothing.
After collecting the fire dragon's corpse, they found a fiery red Torso Soul Bone inside. This Soul Bone was excellent in terms of both age and attributes, especially the dragon attribute it contained, which was extremely powerful. There probably wasn't Soul Bone of this level in the entire Douluo Continent.
Yang Podi thought about it and decided to put the Soul Bone away. He didn't lack strength for the time being, and he might get a better Soul Bone in the future. He felt that this Soul Ring was still a bit of a waste for him.
Yang Podi also obtained two decent Soul Ring skills.
The Sixth Soul Skill of the Body Martial Soul is: Flame Dragon Claw. It can summon a huge dragon claw to attack enemies, especially since the dragon claw has strong power and extreme fire attribute. Moreover, this move seems to be very compatible with the Body Martial Soul, and the Flame Dragon Claw can be directly applied to the Body Martial Soul, with one hand directly transforming into a dragon claw.
The Sixth Soul Skill of the Body Martial Soul is: Fire Prison, which is similar to the Flame Domain used by the fire dragon. It can control all flames, and everyone inside the Fire Prison is attacked by a wide range of flames, as if they are in a raging hell.
Surprisingly, Fire Prison is somewhat like a domain-type skill, but it's more like a control skill.
During the battle with the fire dragon, if Yang Podi hadn't been so incredibly strong, he probably wouldn't have won so easily. Especially considering the fire dragon's Ultimate Fire, which could probably suppress all fire-attribute Soul Master in the world, and the Fire Prison had a similar effect.
Yang Podi these two Soul Skill. From now on, no fire-attribute Soul Master or Soul Beast will be his match, and they will be greatly restrained by him.
Moreover, these two Soul Skill have a very special feature: if they really have such intense flames, then their effect on restraining water-attribute Soul Master will be even greater, which will be even better for my future plans.
After organizing his Soul Ring, Yang Podi began exploring the entire underground space.
Surprisingly, even though Yang Podi fought so fiercely with the fire dragon and even activated his Ninth Soul Skill, the underground space did not collapse.
Yang Podi and the Fire Dragon's attacks left various pits in the underground space, but they did not damage the overall structure of the space, which is somewhat unbelievable.
Yang Podi carefully examined the ground and the surrounding walls, and was immediately shocked. He had never imagined that these walls and the ground were made of Black Crystal Stone. No wonder they were so strong that they could even withstand the scorching magma.
The central cave dwelling is relatively simple, resembling a small, unassuming courtyard. There is a plaque in the middle of the main gate that reads " Soul Suppression Courtyard," and these four characters appear exceptionally ancient, as if they have witnessed countless years of vicissitudes.
Yang Podi carefully examined the small cave dwelling, but something seemed strange. How could there be a cave dwelling beneath such a magma layer? Moreover, given the heat of the magma and the presence of a 300,000-year-old Soul Beast nearby, the cave dwelling was completely undamaged.
Yang Podi prepared to push open the door, but to his surprise, it was unlocked. However, the door was very heavy, unlike ordinary wooden or iron doors.
Yang Podi carefully observed the cave dwelling. It was a small courtyard structure, just like a typical family courtyard. However, after observing it closely, he discovered that the walls, bricks, tiles, gate, and plaque were all made of Soul Suppression Stone. Soul Suppression Stone are known as the hardest of all rocks, and they have a special effect of stabilizing the mind. They can even suppress some dark attribute Soul Master, making them a top-grade treasure.
It's important to know that Soul Suppression Stone are extremely rare and valuable on the market. Their value is comparable to that of expensive jade, and their hardness is no less than that of so-called Deep Sea Sunken Silver. Although this courtyard is not large, it is still over a hundred meters long and wide. The cost of using so many Soul Suppression Stone is probably comparable to that of a large city.
Moreover, it would be extremely difficult to create using Soul Suppression Stone. Both the hardness and value of Soul Suppression Stone are beyond imagination. Even for myself, it would probably take countless hours to complete.
Yang Podi found it increasingly strange; how could something of this caliber exist so deep underground?
Upon entering the courtyard, Yang Podi was completely shocked. In this underground world, the reliability of light was extremely low. When he first came in, he only knew that there was a giant tree and a cave, but now he could truly see the giant tree clearly.
This giant tree was entirely golden yellow, even every single leaf was golden yellow, and it exuded an infinite life force that even surpassed the core area of Star Dou Great Forest.
Yang Podi couldn't help but swallow hard. Could this giant tree be the legendary Golden Ancient Tree?
But that doesn't make sense. Shouldn't the Golden Ancient Tree be deep within the Star Dou Great Forest? And even after ten thousand years, the Golden Ancient Tree has always been the foundation of the Shrek Academy. How could it possibly be here? Yang Podi had previously explored the core area of Star Dou Great Forest many times but hadn't found any trace of the Golden Ancient Tree. He even thought it was hidden in the hands of those Ferocious Beast.
Moreover, this small courtyard and the Golden Ancient Tree seem to have become one, making it difficult even for someone like me to move it.
What's even stranger is that everything in the courtyard is made of Soul Suppression Stone- Soul Suppression Stone Stones, even the floor, walls, a pavilion, and tables and chairs.
Who has such a grand scheme to do something like this? And if they wanted to live in seclusion, there was no need to use the Soul Suppression Stone.
Yang Podi carefully walked around the courtyard and was even more surprised. In the center of the courtyard was a small spring, and this spring actually had an extremely strong life force, which was obviously very unusual.
Yang Podi scooped up a ladle of spring water and observed it carefully for a while. The life force in the spring water actually surpassed that of the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest. Moreover, there was Golden Ancient Tree next to the spring water. This was probably the legendary Water of Life.
Yang Podi carefully took a sip and instantly felt extremely comfortable throughout his body, as if filled with the breath of life. This was the Water of Life.
Yang Podi was even more puzzled. Ordinary Soul Master shouldn't be able to build a place like this; perhaps only a god could do it. But even a god, why would they build this courtyard here? Why would they plant the Golden Ancient Tree here?
Judging from the situation here, we are already thousands of meters underground. If it weren't for the aura emanating from this fire dragon, I probably wouldn't have noticed it. You should know that Yangpo Podi was already a Level 98 Titled Douluo at that time, and this fire dragon seemed to have great awe for this courtyard.
What's even stranger is that this courtyard seems to have some special function, as it can even conceal the aura of the Golden Ancient Tree.
Yang Podi suddenly thought of something, and his entire expression changed instantly.
In the Douluo World, the Abyss Plane is a terrifying existence. It didn't appear Abyss Plane Douluo I, but it appeared in Douluo II due to the collision of continents. Judging from the current situation, it's possible that the Soul Suppression Courtyard Abyss Plane located beneath the so-called Abyss Plane. The Soul- Soul Suppression Courtyard, built with Soul Suppression Stone and the Golden Ancient Tree, is probably intended to suppress the Abyss Plane.
If we look at it this way, there must be a large array beneath the cave and even the entire rocky space, with the Golden Ancient Tree at the core of the array.
No wonder the entire Flowing Fire Mountain Range is prone to volcanic eruptions; it turns out there's something terrifying hidden beneath Flowing Fire Mountain Range.
Yang Podi stayed in the entire Soul Suppression Courtyard for half a month without any other gains. However, all the Water of Life was taken away. As for the courtyard built with the Golden Ancient Tree and the Soul Suppression Stone, Yang Podi was unable to move it with his current strength, and he dared not move it either.
However, cultivating under the Golden Ancient Tree is indeed excellent, about 50% faster than usual. It is truly a peerless treasure land for cultivation. Unfortunately, the only entrance is covered by lava, so probably no one can get in.
To truly enter, one must either Ice and Fire Body Tempering within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, or reach the realm of Ultimate Fire or Ultimate Ice, or perhaps even reach the Limit Douluo. There are probably no other ways.
Yang Podi ultimately decided to leave. He had other matters to attend to, and he could return to cultivate here later. Even the Golden Ancient Tree couldn't truly make him a god.
As for the interior of this cave, Yang Podi has no intention of telling anyone for the time being. This place will serve as his secret base and his last trump card. If he really cannot find the divine position in the future, this place will probably be the best way out.
This part somewhat fictionalizes the origin of the Golden Ancient Tree, and the original work doesn't describe it clearly either. Consider it a small foreshadowing for later in the story.