Chapter 84: Dragon Hunt Destiny, the Shaken Soul Master World!
After more than ten days of painstaking searching, a soul beast with the features of a dragon head and eagle wings came into their sight.
"Grandmaster, it's been over ten days. We finally found it. Good thing we didn't give up earlier."
After locating the Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk, Yun Yuan let out a long breath and sighed repeatedly. At the same time, his gaze kept sizing up the Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk as if he were examining some rare treasure.
Hearing Yun Yuan's words, the nearby Qian Daoliu also relaxed his brows, feeling a burst of satisfaction in his heart.
"Xiao Yuan, watch as your grandmaster captures that soul beast for you."
As his words fell, in the sky not far ahead, a gigantic palm spanning a hundred meters appeared. A terrifying fluctuation of soul power instantly enveloped several thousand meters.
Naturally, the Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk beneath that massive palm sensed the disturbance. It had just tried to flap its wings and flee, but once locked onto by an Ultimate Douluo, escaping was no easy task.
This Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk was roughly fifty thousand years old. Though it was a top-tier flying-type soul beast, with strength comparable to a Soul Douluo, in front of Qian Daoliu, it was no different from a fledgling that could fly.
In the next moment, that golden giant palm directly grabbed the Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk and brought it before Yun Yuan.
"Bang—!"
The sound of the Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk crashing into the ground rang out. At this moment, it had already been seized by Qian Daoliu and brought before Yun Yuan, suppressed by soul power and utterly unable to resist.
"Xiao Yuan, you can make your move now."
Hearing this, Yun Yuan nodded. His gaze locked tightly onto the Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk's head. A razor-sharp spear light flashed, and the Atlas Spear had already appeared in his hand, thrusting straight toward where his eyes were fixed.
The fifty-thousand-year Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk's physical defense was like paper in front of Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear.
Before long, a black soul ring appeared above the corpse of the Heavenly Mark Dragon Hawk.
Seeing this, anticipation flashed in Yun Yuan's eyes. He sat cross-legged and began absorbing his fifth soul ring.
As time passed, a full three hours went by before Yun Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
"Xiao Yuan, how is it?"
The moment Yun Yuan awakened, Qian Daoliu could not wait to ask, eager to know what he had gained.
After carefully sensing the changes in his body, Yun Yuan said to Qian Daoliu with a face full of delight:
"Grandmaster, after absorbing the fifth soul ring this time, my soul power level has reached Rank 54. And this fifth soul skill suits me perfectly. Not only is it a locking-type offensive soul skill, but it also has an additional effect."
"The fifth soul skill is called 'Dragon Hunt Destiny.' It's a rule-type soul skill that possesses destiny-level locking. Once marked, it will hit without fail, and the marked target's attributes are reduced by 20%."
After Yun Yuan finished speaking, Qian Daoliu was slightly shocked. His grand-disciple's luck was truly exceptional, directly obtaining the soul skill he wanted, along with an extra effect.
Nodding in satisfaction, Qian Daoliu continued to ask about the changes in Yun Yuan's body and martial soul, checking whether any previous issues had reappeared.
Sure enough, after obtaining the fifth soul ring, Yun Yuan once again summoned his martial soul, the Atlas Spear. Compared to before absorbing the soul ring, the quality of his martial soul had increased somewhat.
"Seeing it once is better than hearing it a hundred times. Xiao Yuan, your changes are truly astonishing. I can't even imagine how strong your martial soul will be after nine rings."
With Qian Daoliu's insight, he could naturally tell that Yun Yuan's martial soul quality had already far surpassed the inherited martial soul of their Spirit Hall, the Six-Winged Angel.
Moreover, Yun Yuan's martial soul could continue to grow stronger. There were still four more opportunities to obtain soul rings, meaning his martial soul would improve four more times.
Feeling the transformation of his martial soul, Yun Yuan was the happiest. Perhaps when he reached nine rings, his martial soul level could rival that of the strongest martial soul throughout history, the Dragon God.
The Dragon God, a legendary deity, had once opened the Divine Dragon Realm at the peak of his power. Even the current Douluo God Realm had inherited most of the Dragon God's legacy.
After obtaining the fifth soul ring, Yun Yuan and Qian Daoliu left the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to Spirit City.
Back in his palace, Yun Yuan had just wanted to get some proper sleep and relax when he saw his teacher, Qian Xunji, walk in from outside.
"Teacher, what brings you here?"
Seeing Qian Xunji arrive, Yun Yuan felt puzzled, his wide eyes fixed on him.
"Xiao Yuan, I've come to talk to you about the matter of whale rubber."
"In the past two or three years, our Spirit Hall has not only monopolized whale rubber across the continent but also established an integrated sea-to-inland whale rubber industry chain. The major forces across the continent have already begun to notice. So I'm thinking of revealing the matter and starting to reap the benefits."
"Additionally, I want to publish the fact that you discovered the effects of whale rubber so that the entire soul master world will remember your contribution. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Yun Yuan nodded repeatedly, a bright smile appearing on his face as he wholeheartedly agreed with Qian Xunji's decision.
If Qian Xunji hadn't brought it up, once the matter of whale rubber was exposed, Yun Yuan would have discussed it himself.
After all, this was a great reputation that could promote the development of the soul master world, and it would greatly help him achieve godhood through the path of faith in the future.
Such a valuable reputation was something Yun Yuan would naturally not give up. Moreover, in the future, he also wanted to perfect the alchemy system on the Douluo Continent and become the progenitor of the alchemical path.
In that case, he might be able to rely on the power of faith to create a God Position for himself and become a long-lived deity.
Of course, this was only one way to become a god. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Angel God and, thousands of years ago, the Sea God, both achieved first-class godhood through this method.
There was another method Yun Yuan knew, which was to inherit an existing god's divine position. The Sea God and the Asura God were two such deities, currently known to him, whose positions could be inherited.
However, what made Yun Yuan uneasy was whether the Asura God and the Sea God would pass their divine positions to him.
After all, Tang San's emergence seemed to be the work of the Asura God, and the Sea God and Asura God were closely aligned, sharing intertwined interests.
Therefore, Yun Yuan chose to prepare in advance. Only by first mastering the path of faith himself would it be most secure.
Aside from these two methods of becoming a god, there might be other, better paths, but those would require Yun Yuan to explore in the future.
"Alright, since you have no objections, your teacher will announce these two pieces of news to the continent in the coming days."
After discussing with Yun Yuan, Qian Xunji left his palace and began preparing for how to handle the upcoming upheaval in the soul master world.
A few days later, the true effects of whale rubber spread throughout the Soul Master world. The major forces across the continent also learned of its tremendous utility, as it could allow soul masters to absorb soul rings beyond their normal limits.
Just as they wanted to purchase high-year whale rubber, they discovered that all whale rubber across the entire continent had been monopolized by Spirit Hall. If they wanted it, they had to buy it from Spirit Hall at a high price.
At the same time, the fact that the effects of whale rubber were deduced by Yun Yuan based on his theoretical knowledge also spread widely throughout the soul master world.
With Spirit Hall fanning the flames behind the scenes, Yun Yuan faintly gained the title of "Grandmaster." Discovering such a treasure that advanced the development of the soul master world was enough to earn him that title.
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