After Ning Tian condensed her eighth soul ring, this demonstration also came to an end. Afterward, Chen Junting handed over the four great self-condensing soul ring methods to the sect. As for when to popularize them...
Since all four self-condensing soul ring methods required the assistance of arrays, truly letting this self-condensing soul ring method spread would still require waiting some time. Moreover, the introduction of this method was no less than a heaven-and-earth-changing reform, and sufficient preparation needed to be made in advance.
...
"Tsk tsk—Old Gu, so this is a self-condensed soul ring."
Wu Feng examined Gu Tianchen's eighth soul ring while also displaying her own seventh soul ring, constantly comparing them.
Compared to Wu Feng's liveliness, the others were considerably calmer. But without exception, they all gathered around Gu Tianchen to observe, wanting to see how this differed from soul beast soul rings. At the same time, they also asked him about his experience with self-condensing soul rings.
As for Chen Junting and Ning Tian, they came to Ye Guyi's side, "How is it? Did you obtain a suitable spirit soul?"
Soul beasts suitable for the Holy Angel martial soul were already rare. If there were any, most were also powerful races, and for soul beasts of these races to die of old age or be severely injured and dying was even rarer. In these short few days, Di Tian probably couldn't find a suitable one either.
Who would have thought...
"I found one." Ye Guyi's usually cold voice rarely revealed a few notes of joy, "It's a Blazing Light Tiger around eighty thousand years old. With its powerful fire and light attributes, its combat power reached the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. When we encountered it, it was already severely injured and dying. However..."
Speaking to this point, Ye Guyi suddenly showed a hint of hesitation. "May I ask, if a spirit soul has resentment, will there be aftereffects?"
"Has resentment?" Chen Junting frowned, "Then how did you make this Blazing Light Tiger willingly become your spirit soul?"
"The problem lies here."
A distressed expression appeared on Ye Guyi's face, "Although it has resentment, it was willing to become a spirit soul. But looking at its injuries, they seem to have been caused by the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear."
This was really...
Chen Junting gradually came to understand.
This Blazing Light Tiger was probably persecuted by the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. If it were an ordinary soul beast, it wouldn't be like this.
But if we speak of tiger-type soul beasts...
Then this wasn't strange.
Because tiger-type soul beasts were naturally domineering. According to Di Tian, without special circumstances, as long as a tiger-type soul beast broke through a hundred thousand years, it would be attacked by other soul beasts of the same level. For example, Bear Lord and Myriad Demon King would absolutely not allow a tiger-type soul beast to break through two hundred thousand years of cultivation. Because once they grew up, they would likely threaten the ruling position of the rulers.
Even Di Tian, as the Beast God, unless there were special circumstances, wouldn't have the thought of "soul beast symbiosis" at this moment. Just like an emperor—no matter how much the emperor loved his people, he would absolutely not allow anyone to challenge his rule.
Moreover, what those above do, those below follow. Tiger-type soul beasts with insufficient strength and talent were treated the same as ordinary soul beasts, but as long as they were like the Blazing Light Tiger, they would be extremely unwelcome. Plus, Blazing Light Tigers were like lone rangers, so no matter how strong its strength was, suffering such heavy injuries was normal.
Realizing this, Chen Junting understood in his heart, then said to Ye Guyi, "Rest assured. Since you have already contracted with each other, it won't cause you any negative effects. Moreover, you know its resentment isn't directed at you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Guyi also breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterward, Chen Junting shifted his attention to the others. Because among those who had broken through, only Huo Yuhao and Dugu Xin remained without soul rings.
"Yuhao, have you decided? Which soul beast will you choose?"
Facing Chen Junting's question, Huo Yuhao nodded.
"I've decided. For the Spirit Eyes martial soul, I plan to contract with an Evil Eye Tyrant. As for the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul..." Huo Yuhao hesitated slightly, then continued, "I plan to take a look at the Ice Sea."
Actually, for the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul, the Extreme North was the best location. However, that place was after all the hometown of Brother Tian Meng, Ice Empress, and... Snow Empress. Going there wouldn't be good.
If it was below a hundred-thousand-year level, it would still be manageable, but now he could already withstand the hundred-thousand-year level, and not a single hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the Extreme North had died of old age.
Unless, he was willing to abandon the hundred-thousand-year spirit soul and choose a ten-thousand-year spirit soul, then upgrade it later using the spirit ascension method. However, the seventh soul ring concerned the martial soul true body and required careful consideration.
Fortunately, afterward, Ice Empress gave him a suggestion.
Go to the Ice Sea!
The Ice Sea didn't belong to the Extreme North, but to the ocean.
As everyone knew, the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the ocean far exceeded those on land. And the Ice Sea had quite a few ice-attribute sea soul beasts.
Perhaps, there would be something suitable for Huo Yuhao there.
If there really weren't any that died of old age or were severely injured and dying...
Heh!
Anyway, when the agreement was reached back then, Di Tian hadn't counted sea soul beasts. Even at that time, this Beast God hadn't gone to notify them—he only took care of the soul beast settlements on land.
(Di Tian: Those sea soul beasts only worship the Sea God, the vast majority are just like the Sea God's dogs, not the same path as the continent soul beasts at all. Want me to go notify them? Forget it!)
So under Ice Empress's persuasion, Huo Yuhao planned to try his luck at the Ice Sea and obtain a suitable seventh soul ring.
"That works too."
Chen Junting nodded, "You plan to go alone?"
"I previously invited Elder Zhi Yong to go with me."
"When do you depart?"
"In half an hour."
"That's fine then."
Chen Junting nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Dugu Xin. "Since Yuhao is about to go obtain his soul ring and spirit soul, then we'll also set off for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well shortly to condense your Poison Pill for you, and then conveniently absorb your seventh soul ring. If you have no objections, then prepare and we'll depart, how about it?"
Regarding this, Dugu Xin naturally had no objections.
After a brief ponder, he said, "I don't really have anything to prepare, so if we depart now, it's fine."
Seeing Dugu Xin himself say this, Chen Junting couldn't say much more. He nodded, then turned to look at Ning Tian, wanting her to go with him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Because Ning Tian's newly obtained soul skill could add an extra layer of insurance for Dugu Xin, to prevent accidents during the Poison Pill condensation.
After all, once an accident occurred, it was a matter of "death."
Seeing this, Ning Tian naturally nodded in agreement.
Thus, after bidding farewell to everyone, Chen Junting reported to the sect. After the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, three figures walked out of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then flew toward the direction of the Sunset Forest.
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A/N: Some may question the matter of tiger-type soul beasts, such as Lan Hudie in Ultimate Douluo. My explanation here is: Di Tian, repeatedly frustrated and aware that his own chances of successfully transcending the tribulation to become a divine beast were extremely low, and constrained by the extreme scarcity of true dragon soul beasts, didn't want the soul beasts to lose their backbone. He had no choice but to select a successor from among the tiger-type soul beasts.
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