Under the night sky, the Yun Tian Mountain Range was even more desolate, constantly torn by howling winds and snow, with houses whimpering under the battering.
Aromas of food wafted from the room. Mu Xi, Chu Shanhe, and the Great Elder sat around the table, wearing aunt-like smiles as they watched the figure devouring food ravenously.
Having been hungry for three whole days, Chen Yi no longer cared about his image. His chopsticks kept shoveling rice into his mouth, cheeks bulging, wolfing it down as if to make up for all the lost energy these days.
Snap—
Only after swallowing the last piece of braised beef did Chen Yi finally put down his bowl and chopsticks, patting his now round belly with an expression of utmost satisfaction.
Seeing Chen Yi finally finish eating, after Mu Xi cleared the dishes, the Great Elder set down his teacup, cleared his throat, and said:
"You now have innate level 20 super full soul power. Normally, as soon as you obtain your first soul ring, you can immediately get your second."
"Additionally, based on my and the Sect Master's assessment, your current physique is equivalent to a top beast Soul Elder. That means your first soul ring can absorb one around 2,000 years, and for the second, we estimate above 4,000 years, but it's hard to exceed 5,000."
Even the Great Elder, who had seen many geniuses as a Titled Douluo, was inwardly shocked. A first soul ring over a millennium— at this pace, it's highly possible to attempt absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring by the seventh ring. Upon breaking through to Titled Douluo, there would be three 100,000-year soul rings, and the strength would be terrifyingly unknown.
Exchanging a glance with Chu Shanhe, both had unconcealed excitement in their eyes. An body martial soul Titled Douluo with three 100,000-year soul rings, combined with secondary awakening, would be ridiculously exaggerated. Even at initial Titled Douluo, the strength could surpass most Super Douluos.
Coming back, Chu Shanhe added: "Your martial soul is your body, so normally, the best choice is a top power-type soul beast; but your martial soul also carries extreme thunder attributes, so the optimal selection is soul beasts that combine power and thunder attributes. Secondary choices are power-type or thunder-attribute soul beasts."
Ultimate thunder—this was Chen Yi's description of his thunder attribute's level, the extremity of thunder attributes, far surpassing other thunder martial souls. Having felt that thunder up close, the two agreed it was indeed so and accepted the term.
Chen Yi stroked his chin. A top soul beast combining power and thunder—in his impression, there really was one.
He shook his head; that guy wasn't something he could covet now, and even if killed, he couldn't absorb its soul ring.
Chu Shanhe and the Great Elder didn't know this kid had already planned his future soul rings and continued:
"The sect is closer to the Extreme North, where there are many ice, water, and wind attribute soul beasts. Thunder-attribute ones are few and of average quality. There are plenty of power-type soul beasts, but to find the most suitable soul ring for you, we still need to make a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest."
The Star Dou Great Forest, as the gathering place with the most diverse soul beasts on Douluo Continent, satisfied at least 70% of soul masters' soul ring needs, no exaggeration.
"Star Dou Great Forest!"
Chen Yi's eyes finally lit up. Having been in Douluo Continent for six years, seeing nothing but ice and snow every day, it would be a lie to say he didn't yearn for the outside world. But due to his age, he could only suppress the idea. Now that Chu Shanhe said he would take him to hunt souls in the Star Dou Great Forest, it gave him the excitement of a country bumpkin heading to the city.
Seeing the sparkle in the little guy's eyes, the three smiled knowingly but didn't find it strange. Living in a place forever covered in ice and snow for six years, anyone would want to go out and see.
"In that case, tomorrow morning, I'll personally lead the team to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts," the Great Elder decided.
Chu Shanhe nodded. Yuan Hua was one of the sect's rare wise men, with level 93 strength combined with silver-level secondary awakening, able to fight even against level 95 Titled Douluos. Plus, his strong mental power would give a significant advantage in soul hunting.
"By the way, three years ago, you contributed the whale glue method to the sect, a tremendous contribution. But at the time, you were still young, so we only gave you access to the Body Secret Realm. Now that you've awakened your martial soul, it's time to give you this."
As Chu Shanhe spoke, a pitch-black iron box appeared in his hand. The box was entirely dark, emanating cold air, clearly forged from some extreme cold metal.
Looking at the box, a flash of pain crossed Chu Shanhe's eyes before he placed it on the table and said to Chen Yi: "My suggestion is to absorb this after obtaining your soul rings, though you could absorb it now, which would greatly increase your success rate in absorbing soul rings."
Hearing Chu Shanhe's words, Chen Yi finally felt a spark of curiosity. He had heard from his father Chen Zhen about the Sect Master's promise back then. His parents had confidently said the sect's reward would definitely be a soul bone, and a ten-thousand-year one at that, since the Body Sect was always generous to its own.
From Chu Shanhe's words now, it was indeed a soul bone, and more importantly, Chen Yi noticed a clear shock on the Great Elder's face when Chu Shanhe took it out. Clearly, this soul bone was no ordinary item.
With curiosity, Chen Yi opened the box on the table. Immediately, a barbaric aura hit him. What met his eyes was a complete human left leg bone covered in diamond-like crystalline facets. The entire crystal refracted colorful, chilling lights under the lamp, as if sealing the aurora of the ice plains within, both gorgeous and carrying the intimidating force of a prehistoric beast.
"This... this is"
In recent years, the Body Sect had been hunting sea soul beasts extensively, naturally harvesting many soul bones. So Chen Yi had seen soul bones before. Two years ago, his father Chen Zhen had sent back a 20,000-year Ice Frost Sword Shark right arm bone as a birthday gift for his mother, who then broke through from level 73 to 75 after absorbing it.
But that soul bone was incomparable to the one before him, whether in completeness or aura.
According to Chen Yi's guess, this was highly likely a top-quality soul bone dropped by a top soul beast over 50,000 years old. In terms of quality, it even surpassed most inheritance soul bones of the upper three sects and would be a foundational treasure even in the unfathomable Spirit Hall!
Seeing Chen Yi's shocked expression, a smile appeared on Chu Shanhe's face. You little punk, always acting so calm—now you can't keep it up, huh?
Cough cough.
Clearing his throat twice, Chu Shanhe put on a nonchalant expression and said lightly:
"This is the sect's reward for you—a left leg bone from a 90,000-year Diamond Mammoth."