allendalepharm Chapter 7, First Soul Ring
Chapter 7, First Soul Ring
Chapter 7 First Soul Ring (Part Two)
Li Luochen hasn't been cultivating lately. Although his soul power has reached a bottleneck and he can continue to increase it, he is still young and too much soul power would be bad for his meridians.
This is why there is a consensus that Soul Masters should immediately acquire Soul Rings when they reach a bottleneck. Soul Rings can not only break through the bottleneck, but also prevent the overflowing Soul Power from damaging the meridians.
Since Flander hasn't returned to the academy, he's probably still searching for a soul beast. Although he can fly, he's not as fast as a swift, but he has the reconnaissance ability of an eagle. However, Li Luochen's requirements are a bit demanding, so it will take time to find a suitable one.
Finding a wind-attribute dragon-type soul beast that is nearly 423 years old is quite difficult.
Ten days later, Flanders returned, leaving behind a map before going to his room to sleep.
The location marked on the map is in the Soul Beast Forest raised by the Kingdom of Barak. It is a Wind Azure Dragon, which is just over four meters long and has two sharp spikes on its neck.
It was exactly 420 years old. Since it was only a hundred-year-old soul beast, the Wind Azure Dragon couldn't fly yet. Generally, dragon species can only fly after a thousand years. So Flander went to sleep as soon as he got back.
The other teachers in the academy are enough to help Li Luochen subdue the soul beast.
Li Yusong took the map and ran to find Lu Qibin and Zhao Wuji. Lu Qibin was a control-type Soul Emperor, and Zhao Wuji had a gravity compression skill that was very suitable for Soul Hunting.
"Hahaha, Xiao Chen, just wait and see what your Uncle Zhao has to do. With Uncle Zhao around, your spirit ring won't get away."
Zhao Wuji patted Li Luochen's shoulder casually. In his youth, Zhao Wuji was known for his impulsive fighting; now, with age, his temper had softened.
However, Li Luochen quite liked Lao Zhao's easygoing personality. How should I put it, it suited his temperament. Li Luochen didn't like scheming or anything like that, because it was tiring, and scheming too much would change his mindset.
Although Li Luochen could not reach the level of a childlike innocence, he could still achieve enlightenment and see his true nature.
"Alright! Uncle Zhao, let's go."
Li Luochen, along with his grandfather, Zhao Wuji, and Lu Qibin, set off for the Soul Hunter Forest, which was being tamed by the Kingdom of Barak.
It wasn't until the morning of the next day that they arrived at their destination, the Soul Hunting Forest of the Barak Kingdom.
In Li Luochen's mind, forests should be full of the breath of nature, quiet and secluded, with fresh air and few people.
But the Soul Hunting Forest before us, at least from the outside, feels like a huge marketplace.
Outside the forest, there were large houses, or rather shops. Various shouts and calls rose and fell, and simple man-made paths crisscrossed the area, creating a bustling atmosphere.
"The people here are probably just temporary teams hunting soul beasts to earn extra money. Only the Soul Hunting Forest, where they're kept as pets, could have this kind of market; in the Star Dou Great Forest, such a market would probably be very far away."
The group arrived at the edge of the forest, where a massive steel fence surrounded them, with numerous sharp spikes protruding from one side facing the forest. The fence was over ten meters high and appeared extremely sturdy.
Outside the fence, a squad of a hundred soldiers was patrolling. These soldiers were all dressed in full iron armor, carrying long spears, and their military bearing was impeccable.
Lu Qibin took out a token. The token was dark and of unknown material. The pattern on it was composed of three shapes: a sword pointing downwards in the center, and a hammer and a dragon on the left and right.
The leading soldier let them pass after seeing the token.
According to Li Luochen's guess, the three patterns above represent the Seven Kill Sword, the Clear Sky Hammer, and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, respectively.
It's quite reasonable for Lu Qibin, a Soul Emperor-level expert, to possess such a token, since he's not like Zhao Wuji, a troublemaker.
"Let's go, Xiao Chen, let's hurry and find that Azure Wind Dragon."
Li Yusong looked at the map. Feng Qinglong's location was deep in the Soul Hunter Forest, a journey that would take half a day.
However, there is one Soul King and two Soul Emperors who are not in any danger in the Soul Hunting Forest. The oldest Soul Beast in the Soul Hunting Forest is no more than two thousand years old.
The two-thousand-year-old soul beast posed no threat to Zhao Wuji and Lu Qibin.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, a gray wolf darted out of the bushes.
"Xiao Chen, this is your first lesson. This gray wolf is a ten-year-old soul beast. Go and fight it." Zhao Wuji looked at the gray wolf in front of him, wanting to give Li Luochen his first lesson. After all, soul beasts are not ordinary wild beasts; their strength far surpasses that of wild beasts.
"good!"
Li Luochen summoned the Dragon Pattern Staff and walked forward. The ten-year-old soul beast, the gray wolf, did not have much intelligence; it only had wildness. It did not attack immediately but kept walking around, looking for an opportunity to attack.
Li Luochen coldly stared at the gray wolf. He did not intend to attack first. He had no combat experience, so attacking first would easily expose many flaws. It was more suitable for him to strike back.
After a two-minute standoff, the gray wolf finally couldn't hold back and launched a charge, leaping towards Li Luochen.
"I've been waiting for you!"
Li Luochen sneered. This was the opportunity he had been waiting for. He dodged to the left, avoiding the gray wolf's charge, and then swung his dragon-patterned staff at the wolf's waist.
"Awoo—"
The gray wolf staggered from the impact. The waist is a vulnerable part of a wolf, and although the Dragon Pattern Staff didn't have any spirit rings attached, it still weighed fifty pounds, so the force of the blow was at least over a hundred pounds.
Li Luochen pressed his advantage, using his stick to lift the gray wolf into the air, sending it crashing down before finally slamming it down on the wolf's head.
Peng——
The gray wolf's skull was shattered, and a white spirit ring appeared.
"Phew—I feel pretty good."
Li Luochen muttered to himself
"Hmm? Not bad? Xiao Chen, if this is considered not bad, then what chance do ordinary people have?"
Zhao Wuji was speechless. Why was this kid so modest? Anyway, he couldn't have dealt with the soul beast so decisively and swiftly when he was level ten.
"Hehe, Lao Zhao, don't be in a hurry. I think Xiao Chen's assessment this time was perfect. He struck after the opponent and found the right opportunity to finish him off quickly and decisively without any hesitation. This is the kind of little monster we should be cultivating."
Lu Qibin stroked his goatee and said with a smile.
"Hahaha, Lao Lu, Lao Zhao, our Lao Li's precious grandson is really outstanding."
Li Yusong is a commoner who rose to prominence as a Soul Master. The fact that his first Soul Ring was only ten years old means that he had no one to help him hunt for Soul Rings. Fortunately, he met several friends who helped him establish an academy and help each other hunt for Soul Rings.
He only had this one remaining relative in his life, and he was determined to help him obtain the best spirit rings so that he could graduate with the best spirit ring configuration.
The four walked and talked as they headed toward the Azure Dragon's lair. Several hundred-year-old soul beasts broke out along the way, but they were all repelled by the aura of the Soul Emperor Zhao Wuji. Li Luochen also directly felt the aura of the Soul Emperor.
Vast, powerful, and terrifyingly boundless. If even a Soul Emperor is this terrifying, how strong must a Title Douluo be? After all, this is a real world, and there won't be any inconsistencies in the original author's settings or data.
After walking for about half a day, they finally arrived at Feng Qinglong's lair. The aura of Zhao Wuji and the other two startled Feng Qinglong, who roared and charged out of the lair.
The Azure Dragon is covered in azure scales, walks on all fours, and has small dragon wings on its forelegs. Once it reaches a thousand years old, its wings will be fully grown, allowing it to fly. On its forehead is a blue, crystal-like protrusion.
It is just over four meters long, and has two sharp spikes on the back of its neck, which means that its lifespan is around four hundred and twenty years and that it is at the limit of its soul rings.
"That's it. It's at the peak of its first spirit ring. Xiao Chen, you wait here. Uncle Zhao will subdue it first. Mighty Vajra Bear, possess me."
"Second Soul Skill, Mighty Vajra Palm"
Zhao Wuji's powerful palm strike hit Feng Qinglong, who immediately collapsed, covered in injuries. The fight was over before it even began.
"Xiao Chen, hurry! It's only got one breath left. Attack the bump on its forehead; that's its weak point."
Zhao Wuji hurriedly pulled Feng Qinglong over, having used too much force and seriously injured him.
(End of this chapter)