Chapter 16 Brothers and Sisters
'Bang--'
Ye Chen was directly punched off the bed by Xiao Wu.
"Damn it, Xiao Wu, are you trying to kill me for my money?!"
If he hadn't been cultivating the Creation Body Tempering Art for nearly a year, greatly improving his physical fitness, that one punch alone would have kept him in bed for days.
"Hmph, who told you to talk nonsense!"
Xiao Wu wrinkled her cute nose, but she also noticed that Ye Chen's skin seemed even thicker than last time?
Xiao Wu used to think of Ye Chen as a weakling, but after one incident where Ye Chen's sleeping posture was bad and he pressed his leg on her, Xiao Wu taught Ye Chen a harsh lesson.
It was after that incident that Xiao Wu discovered that although Ye Chen's spirit power level wasn't high, his resistance to strikes and strength were excellent, and his recovery from injuries was also very fast.
You ask how Ye Chen's injuries came about? Naturally, it was from being beaten by Xiao Wu after crossing the line due to his bad sleeping posture at night.
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Early the next morning, Ye Chen took Xiao Wu and left Notting College, walking towards his home.
"Xiao Chen, is your home in Nuoding City?"
Xiao Wu, having left Notting College, was in a very cheerful mood, even skipping as she walked.
"Mm, it's in the south of the city."
"Oh right, Xiao Chen, aren't you an orphan? How are you so rich?"
Xiao Wu remembered something and immediately asked Ye Chen with a curious expression.
One must know that during this academic year at Notting College, Xiao Wu ate delicious food every day, so her expenses should not have been small, yet Ye Chen showed no signs of going bankrupt?
If Ye Chen knew that Xiao Wu wanted to eat him into bankruptcy, he would definitely laugh.
Are you kidding? Would a big rich guy like him, Ye Chen, ever go bankrupt from eating?
Let alone just eating and drinking, the gold coins Ye Chen had stored in the System Shop were more than enough to buy the entire Notting College.
It's just that Notting College would practically never be for sale, after all, it was a junior Spirit Master academy officially established by the Heaven Dou Empire.
"That's a secret~ Anyway, you can't eat me poor."
"Hmph, fine if you won't tell me. Don't get too smug. It's the holidays, so I'm going to eat lots of delicious food and eat you poor then!"
"Mm-hm, when I'm too poor to eat, we'll go beg for food on the streets together!"
Ye Chen nodded, saying it in all seriousness.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, Xiao Wu Jie wouldn't go begging for food!"
"Don't worry, no matter how much you eat, you won't eat me poor."
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
"Xiao Chen, honestly, did you find some treasure?"
Suddenly, Xiao Wu's head moved closer, and she whispered.
"... What are you thinking?! Treasure? If you have the ability, find one and show me?"
Ye Chen rolled his eyes. This little rabbit was really fanciful.
"Could it be that you have a super rich relative?"
"I'm an orphan. Alright, enough talk, we've arrived at my house."
Ye Chen pointed to a small courtyard ahead.
"Is this your house?"
The courtyard wasn't luxurious, and because it hadn't been cleaned in a long time, the main gate was covered in dust.
"Mm, but I haven't been back for almost a year. If we don't clean it, it definitely won't be habitable."
"Don't worry, Xiao Wu Jie will help you clean!"
Xiao Wu patted her chest, guaranteeing.
...
After half a day, the two of them worked diligently, finally cleaning the house.
"Ah~ So tired~"
Lying on the soft sofa, Xiao Wu said weakly.
"Hey, hey, hey~ Xiao Wu, you're exaggerating~ It's just a big clean-up, how could it exhaust you?"
Ye Chen complained.
"Hmph~ I'm just tired. Hurry up and get the ice cream out, or Xiao Wu Jie won't forgive you!"
Xiao Wu threatened with a 'fierce' expression.
Ever since Ye Chen treated Xiao Wu to ice cream on a very hot day, this little rabbit had fallen in love with the sweet, cold ice cream.
"Here you go, here you go~"
It was just ice cream. Although delicious, it wasn't anything valuable. In the System Shop, an ice cream stick only cost a few bronze coins, and when bought, it seemed as if it had just been taken out of the refrigerator.
"Mmm~ So delicious~"
Eating the ice cream, Xiao Wu didn't forget to praise it.
...
In the evening, Ye Chen and Xiao Wu sat on the second-floor balcony, watching the fiery red sunset.
"Xiao Wu, do you still have any relatives?"
"No~"
Da Ming and Er Ming: We're not people!
"Then I don't have any relatives either. How about you be my younger sister? Your birthday is at the end of August, and mine is at the beginning of August, so it's perfect for me to be the older brother."
"Dream on! I'm Xiao Wu Jie, I don't want to be a younger sister! You being the younger brother is more like it."
Xiao Wu immediately retorted, tilting her head.
"Xiao Wu, if I were the older brother, I would protect you~"
"Hey, hey, hey~ Xiao Chen, does Xiao Wu Jie need your protection? With your scrawny arms and legs, even two of you wouldn't be my match."
Xiao Wu said with a playful expression.
"Hmph, don't underestimate me. Once I cultivate to become a Spirit Master, my cultivation speed will definitely be incredibly fast!"
"Really?"
Xiao Wu looked curious. Ye Chen, this little good-for-nothing, still wanted to soar?
Although to others, Ye Chen's innate spirit power of level 3 was considered good, in the eyes of Xiao Wu, a genius equivalent to innate full spirit power, it was not much different from trash.
"How about this, let's make a deal: in the future, whoever has the higher spirit power level will be the older brother or older sister, and whoever has the lower spirit power level will be the younger brother or younger sister! The younger brother or younger sister must listen to the older brother or older sister!"
"Really?"
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up.
Ye Chen, this little good-for-nothing, still thought he could surpass her in spirit power level?
Xiao Wu was confident that with their current ten-level spirit power gap, even if she lay dormant for three years, Ye Chen wouldn't be able to catch up.
"Mm-hm."
Ye Chen nodded.
"Okay, let's pinky swear~ Pinky swear, a hundred years, no changing! Or else you're a puppy!"
"No~ A hundred years is too short, I want it to be forever, no changing!"
"Haha~ Little Brother Xiao Chen, hurry and call me Xiao Wu Jie! You've never called me Xiao Wu Jie before!"
After pinky swearing, Xiao Wu immediately beamed with joy.
"Ahem, Xiao Wu~ I'll give you a gift!"
The little rabbit's attention was very easily diverted. So, Ye Chen thought of using the topic diversion method. Anyway, he wouldn't call her Xiao Wu Jie, otherwise, these would all become embarrassing memories in the future.
"What gift?"
Xiao Wu asked curiously.
"Close your eyes!"
"I have to close my eyes too? Hmph hmph~ If I'm not satisfied with the gift later, Xiao Wu Jie will get angry!"
"Mm-hm, hurry and close them~"
Hearing this, Xiao Wu closed her eyes.
And Ye Chen glanced at the balance of over thirty million gold coins in the System Shop, then looked at something that was extremely important to Xiao Wu.
[Disguise Necklace]Price: Ten million gold coins. PS: Can disguise appearance, spirit rings, aura, etc. Cannot be seen through by anything below the God-level.Chapter 17 Three years, three years, and three years again, finally reaching level 10!
The Disguise Necklace can conceal Xiao Wu's Spirit Beast aura, and unless a Divinity witnesses it with their own eyes, her true identity absolutely cannot be seen through.
Although it's basically impossible for a Spirit Douluo or Titled Douluo to appear in Nuoding City, Ye Chen felt it was better to be cautious.
Otherwise, if something unexpected really happened, he would have no place to regret it.
Anyway, the price of the Disguise Necklace was only ten million gold coins, a significant difference from the Immortal Herb's price of a small target.
Moreover, Ye Chen estimated that even if he bought the Disguise Necklace, by the time he advanced to a Spirit Master, he would almost have enough money to buy an Immortal Herb.
'There are also multiple styles?'
Looking at the various styles of Disguise Necklaces, Ye Chen thought for a moment and bought one that was overall pink with a small carrot-shaped pendant.
Immediately, Ye Chen put it on Xiao Wu.
"Huh? A necklace? And a carrot necklace? So pretty~"
Just then, Xiao Wu opened her adorable big eyes and saw the pink carrot-shaped necklace.
"It's good that you like it, but this isn't an ordinary necklace~"
"What's it for?"
"Xiao Wu, the purpose of this necklace is to freely change your body's appearance, spirit ring color, spirit power level, and your own aura, and even a Titled Douluo can't see through it.
Your talent is so good, what if someone gets jealous? To prevent jealousy, this necklace is for you."
Ye Chen didn't say it was to conceal her identity; he was afraid of scaring Xiao Wu.
"Really?"
Xiao Wu's eyes widened.
If this necklace could really change her aura, and even a Titled Douluo couldn't see through it, wouldn't she be safe in the human World?
"Mm-hmm, this is my family heirloom, how could it be fake?"
"Family heirloom?"
"That's right, my mother said this was for her daughter-in-law~"
"Bah~, Xiao Wu Jie isn't your wife!"
"Alright, let's not talk about that.
Xiao Wu, I'm going to teach you our Ye family's inherited Cultivation Method now, you must learn it seriously~"
"Another family heirloom?"
"Mm-hmm, our Ye family's inherited Cultivation Method is divided into a Cultivation Method, Body Tempering Art, and Soul Forging Art, which respectively increase spirit power, physical fitness, and mental force."
"No wonder Xiao Chen you're 'thick-skinned and robust,' so you've been cultivating your family's Body Tempering Art."
Xiao Wu suddenly understood. She had long noticed that Ye Chen's physical fitness was severely inconsistent with his spirit power level. If it weren't for his poor innate spirit power and his Spirit being a Bamboo Staff, Xiao Wu would have thought he was a hundred-thousand-year power-type Spirit Beast in human form!
"What do you mean 'thick-skinned and robust'? Can you even talk? This is called strong physique!"
After cultivating the Creation Body Tempering Art, he wouldn't develop into a huge bodybuilder, he would just appear strong.
...
Time flew by, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.
That night, in Dorm Seven of Notting College, Xiao Wu was holding a tablet computer, watching the cartoon "Boonie Bears."
Needless to say, this tablet computer was definitely given by Ye Chen.
To prevent Xiao Wu from disturbing his cultivation, Ye Chen had to give her something to pass the boring time.
Although there was no internet on Douluo Continent, Ye Chen could buy USB drives with those animations. As for electricity, there was already a miniature solar power generation device on the roof of the dormitory building.
And Ye Chen, next to her, was diligently cultivating.
Suddenly, a wave of spirit power emanated from Ye Chen's body, and his spirit power level broke through from Spirit Scholar Level 9 to quasi-Spirit Master Level 10.
"Eh? Xiao Chen, you've broken through to Level 10?"
Xiao Wu, who was watching Xiong Da and Xiong Er tricking Baldy Qiang, noticed the movement beside her and immediately turned her head to ask.
"Yes, I've advanced to Level 10."
Three years, three years, and three more years. He had been on Douluo Continent for nine and a half years, and he could finally go attach a spirit ring. It wasn't easy~!
"Xiao Chen, are you going to hunt Spirit Beasts?"
Xiao Wu was originally happy for Ye Chen, but when she thought of him going to hunt Spirit Beasts, she felt a little sad.
"For a Spirit Master to advance, they naturally need to acquire a spirit ring. Isn't that how you got your second spirit ring? Besides, my targets are all plant-type Spirit Beasts. Don't you usually like to eat stir-fried Blue Silver Grass?"
Xiao Wu was a rabbit; carrots and Blue Silver Grass were her favorites, especially aged carrots and Blue Silver Grass.
"Is that so?"
"Mm-hmm, my Spirit is a Bamboo Staff, I don't need animal-type Spirit Beasts, only plant-type ones are enough."
Although some animal-type Spirit Beast spirit rings could also be attached to his Bamboo Staff Spirit, plant Spirit Beasts were definitely more compatible, especially bamboo types.
However, bamboo-type Spirit Beasts rarely seem to have high cultivation years. One probably couldn't find a hundred-thousand-year bamboo-type Spirit Beast even if they searched the entire continent, which was a bit of a pity.
"Xiao Chen, how about I take you to get a spirit ring tomorrow?"
Xiao Wu said to Ye Chen.
Xiao Wu cultivated the Creation Meditation Method. Now, after more than three years, she was a Level 24 Spirit Grandmaster, and her second spirit ring was a purple thousand-year one.
Having a purple thousand-year second spirit ring was naturally thanks to the Creation Body Tempering Art that Ye Chen taught her to cultivate.
With her current strength, Xiao Wu was confident that as long as the opponent wasn't a thousand-year Spirit Beast, she could handle it.
"You take me?"
Ye Chen raised his eyebrows. He had originally planned to spend some gold coins to hire a reputable Spirit hunting team.
This wasn't because Ye Chen couldn't kill the target, but because at the critical moment of absorbing a spirit ring, he would have no ability to resist and needed someone to guard him.
"Mm-hmm, Spirit Beasts below a thousand years are definitely no match for your Xiao Wu Jie!"
Xiao Wu patted her chest and promised.
"Alright then, we'll set off tomorrow."
Ye Chen nodded.
He didn't plan to have the college teachers accompany them, because this time he went to the Hunting Soul Forest, it was very likely he would need to attach two spirit rings.
With his current physical fitness, although he couldn't guarantee a purple thousand-year spirit ring for his first spirit ring, as long as he absorbed a hundred-year spirit ring of over five hundred years, he would definitely be able to advance to Spirit Master Level 12.
And the medicinal power of the Immortal Herb was immense. Even if his level was too low and the absorption efficiency wasn't high, most of the Immortal Herb's medicinal power would lie dormant in his body, but he thought it could still directly raise him to quasi-Spirit Grandmaster Level 20, right?
In the original work, after Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing consumed Immortal Herbs, their spirit power increased by six to seven levels. This was at the three-ring Spirit Elder realm. In his one-ring Spirit Master realm, even if the Immortal Herb types were different, there was no reason for the increase not to reach 8 levels.
As early as after obtaining his 'son's cheat,' Ye Chen had been coveting the many Immortal Herbs in the System Shop.
After a general understanding, Ye Chen made up his mind to choose the Mo Yu Divine Bamboo.
After all, his Spirit was a Bamboo Staff, and obviously the Mo Yu Divine Bamboo of the same type was the most compatible with him.
Perhaps after consuming the Mo Yu Divine Bamboo, the quality of his Spirit could also evolve, and he could save the Spirit Upgrade Card, which also cost a small target.Chapter 18 Soul Hunting Forest
Early the next morning, after taking leave, the two left Notting College.
The nearest Hunting Soul Forest to Nuoding City was four hundred li away.
Hunting Soul Forest was different from wild Spirit Beast forests like Sunset Forest and Star Dou Great Forest; the Spirit Beasts within Hunting Soul Forest were raised by humans to facilitate low-level Spirit Masters in obtaining spirit rings.
Moreover, in a typical Hunting Soul Forest, Spirit Beasts of very high age generally did not appear; thousand-year Spirit Beasts were relatively rare, with most being hundred-year or less Spirit Beasts, suitable for Level 10 or Level 20 Spirit Masters to acquire spirit rings.
However, entering Hunting Soul Forest required a Hunting Soul Token. As long as one's spirit power reached a multiple of ten, they could go to Spirit Hall and get one for a few gold coins.
And obtaining a Hunting Soul Token also required three nobles to vouch for it? That was simple; there were simply too many nobles in the Heaven Dou Empire.
As long as one was a three-ring Spirit Elder and joined the Heaven Dou Empire's official ranks, they could obtain the title of Baron.
However, most noble titles did not come with a fief, and these landless noble titles were one of the Heaven Dou Empire's best methods to win over Spirit Masters.
Ye Chen and Xiao Wu left Notting College and walked directly towards Spirit Hall.
After spending some gold coins at Spirit Hall to get a Hunting Soul Token, they hired a carriage and set off in the direction of Hunting Soul Forest.
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The carriage's speed was not fast, and there were no highways on Douluo Continent. From their departure in the morning, it wasn't until noon the next day that Ye Chen and Xiao Wu arrived at Hunting Soul Town, located at the entrance of Hunting Soul Forest.
Hunting Soul Town was a bit noisy, with many people coming and going. Ye Chen felt it was even livelier than Nuoding City, though the population was smaller.
The two had come by carriage, so they didn't feel tired. Plus, Ye Chen had made preparations in Nuoding City beforehand, so they didn't need to buy supplies in Hunting Soul Town.
Therefore, Ye Chen and Xiao Wu went directly to the entrance of Hunting Soul Forest.
From a distance, Ye Chen saw a huge circle of steel railings on the outskirts of Hunting Soul Forest, with many sharp spikes pointing towards the forest. The railings were over ten meters high and looked extremely sturdy.
That wasn't all; outside the railings, a team of a hundred soldiers patrolled. These soldiers were all clad in fine iron full-body armor, held long spears, and maintained strict military discipline. A hundred steel warriors standing together gave off a chilling aura.
At this moment, Ye Chen was a bit confused. Was this Hunting Soul Forest ultimately Spirit Hall's property or the Heaven Dou Empire's property?
However, he thought that perhaps initially, this was Heaven Dou Empire's territory, and then Spirit Hall developed and utilized it, with both parties cooperating in business?
After presenting their Hunting Soul Token, the soldiers guarding the entrance to Hunting Soul Forest allowed the two to pass.
Although they were somewhat surprised that only two children had come to Hunting Soul Forest, they knew that those who could attach spirit rings at such a young age were not simple individuals, and they didn't need to worry about them.
...
As soon as they entered Hunting Soul Forest, looking at the towering trees around them and feeling the quiet atmosphere of the forest, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a moment of enchantment.
"Xiao Chen, you must be careful. This is Hunting Soul Forest, and it's very dangerous! But you don't need to be afraid; Xiao Wu Jie is here and will protect you!"
Xiao Wu said to Ye Chen.
"Cough, cough, Xiao Wu, I'm not as weak as you think. Bringing you along is just to avoid any accidents when I absorb a spirit ring."
"Uh, you don't think Spirit Beasts are all weak, and that a mere Spirit Scholar like you can hunt them, do you?"
Xiao Wu widened her eyes and said, surprised.
"Watch closely~, let me show you my little darling!"
With that, Ye Chen pulled out a Type 95 automatic rifle from his storage necklace.
The reason Ye Chen chose this weapon was because the Type 95 was not large, its length was only about seventy-odd centimeters, its caliber was 5.8 millimeters, and he could currently withstand its recoil, making it very suitable for him.
Moreover, the Type 95's bullets had considerable power, enough to penetrate 8mm steel plates from over a hundred meters away. He believed blowing off a four-ring Spirit Ancestor's head with one shot would not be difficult.
"What is this thing?"
Looking at the black iron lump Ye Chen pulled out, Xiao Wu was somewhat confused.
"This thing is called a firearm. Let alone hundred-year Spirit Beasts, even some thousand-year Spirit Beasts probably can't withstand its power."
To be honest, using firearms against Spirit Beasts was much less effective than against Spirit Masters.
Because Spirit Beasts' defenses were generally much stronger than Spirit Masters', and some scale-armored Spirit Masters were practically born with bulletproof vests. Ye Chen also didn't know if the firearms in his hand could break through the scales of a thousand-year defensive Spirit Beast.
Moreover, many Spirit Beasts were quite large. Even if a bullet penetrated their defense, if it didn't hit a vital spot, it would be almost like tickling them.
"You're saying this firearm can kill a thousand-year Spirit Beast?"
Xiao Wu was full of disbelief and quickly leaned her head forward, looking at the somewhat dark muzzle, wanting to see what was so special about it.
Seeing Xiao Wu's head under his muzzle, Ye Chen immediately twitched his mouth and moved the muzzle away.
One should know that as self-defense weapons, the firearms in Ye Chen's storage necklace were all already loaded. Although they wouldn't easily misfire due to their good quality, who could say for sure?
If it misfired, wouldn't this adorable little rabbit be shot in the head?
"Be careful. Never put yourself in front of a muzzle; bullets don't have eyes."
Xiao Wu: "..."
Then, seeing Xiao Wu's expression that clearly said she didn't believe him, Ye Chen directly fired a shot at a towering tree nearby.
"Bang--"
A flash of fire from the muzzle, and the bullet shot out at an invisible speed, deeply burrowing into the tree trunk, scattering many wood chips.
Although the bullet's effect was not flashy, ordinary Spirit Masters below five rings would definitely not be able to withstand it, unless they used defensive Spirit Abilities or dodged in advance.
"Hiss~, such powerful might."
Seeing that Ye Chen could cause such a commotion with just a light squeeze of his finger, it completely refreshed Xiao Wu's worldview.
"Now you believe me, right~"
"Mm-hmm, what a powerful firearm!"
Xiao Wu had to admit that the firearm in Ye Chen's hand was extremely powerful.
"Alright, I'm going to start looking for Spirit Beasts now."
Saying that, Ye Chen opened the System Shop and bought a lucky card worth a million gold coins.
Although the annotation behind the lucky card only said it slightly increased luck, it still provided a bonus, didn't it?
With the luck bonus, he might be able to find a Spirit Beast more compatible with himself more easily and obtain a top-grade Spirit Ability more readily.
Furthermore, Ye Chen speculated that there might be a greater chance of Spirit Bones dropping.Chapter 19: First Soul Ring (Part 1)
Ordinary Spirit Bones were not rare for Ye Chen.
High-grade Spirit Bones might not be available in major auction houses, but low-grade Spirit Bones could still be bought with gold coins, whereas external Spirit Bones were something money couldn't buy.
Moreover, the external Spirit Bone, after Ye Chen advanced to a Titled Douluo in the future, could be upgraded to a 100,000-year Spirit Bone, and even if Ye Chen became a 99th Level Peerless Douluo in the future, it could transform into a Spirit Bone of over 900,000 years.
Looking at the golden Lucky Card in his hand, Ye Chen didn't hesitate and used it directly.
Instantly, the golden Lucky Card transformed into a golden ray of light and merged into Ye Chen's body.
Hmm, he felt nothing!
Indeed, luck, such an ethereal thing, was not something Ye Chen, a mere Level 10 quasi-Spirit Master, could perceive.
...
More than three hours later, in the Hunting Soul Forest.
'Didn't I use a Lucky Card? Why haven't I found a suitable target yet?'
Ye Chen was a bit depressed; although he had encountered many other Spirit Beasts along the way, none of them were what he needed. Had his one million gold coins been spent in vain?
One must know that one million gold coins might not be much to Ye Chen, as his cheat-like son would earn it for him in a dozen days, but for ordinary people, it was an astronomical sum.
So many gold coins, even if thrown into water, would splash a lot. Was this Lucky Card a useless waste product? Or was it that his luck was still not enough?
As he thought this, unknowingly, Ye Chen discovered a clump of gray weeds, taller than a person, to his front right.
He was about to go around from the left, but suddenly found that his body seemed to be out of control, walking straight towards the patch of weeds on the left.
!!!
Fortunately, Ye Chen reacted and recognized what it was, immediately stopping his steps.
"Oh? Xiao Chen, you reacted quite quickly, didn't you?"
Watching Ye Chen stop, Xiao Wu said teasingly from the side.
"Tch~, do you think I didn't recognize this as Chaos Grass?"
Ye Chen curled his lips in disdain. He had just not been concentrating, which was why he hadn't noticed this Chaos Grass immediately.
As the name suggests, Chaos Grass, this plant-type Spirit Beast, could make people or Spirit Masters passing nearby lose their sense of direction, but besides that, it had no other abilities, a typical piece of trash.
Chaos Grass was neither poisonous nor did it suck blood or attack; it only caused a state of Hun Luan (Chaos). That's why Xiao Wu didn't remind Ye Chen, just wanting to watch him make a fool of himself.
'Hmm? Hun Luan (Chaos) state? That's quite suitable for me!'
For his Bamboo Staff Spirit, Ye Chen planned to go the control system route. Since the innate ability of this Chaos Grass was Hun Luan (Chaos), it was quite suitable, and choosing it would be a good option.
However, after Ye Chen observed it carefully, he discovered that this Chaos Grass was actually a rare thousand-year Spirit Beast in this Hunting Soul Forest.
Although Ye Chen practiced the Creation Body Tempering Art and was already nine and a half years old, his upper limit for enduring the first spirit ring far exceeded four hundred years. Still, he didn't want to try a thousand-year spirit ring.
Because there were spirit ring year upgrade cards in the System Shop, Ye Chen didn't place much importance on the level of the spirit ring's years; anyway, it could be upgraded later.
However, given that in the original work, Little San, through the God's Examination, upgraded a spirit ring that was not originally 100,000 years old to 100,000 years, but it still only had one 100,000-year Spirit Ability. This made Ye Chen worry whether his situation would be the same?
Therefore, he didn't care about the years of the spirit rings he needed to attach below 100,000 years, but once he was capable of enduring a 100,000-year spirit ring, he would definitely go for one.
After all, a Spirit Master's Spirit Abilities were not many to begin with, and it was naturally better to have one more if possible.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Chen decided to designate this Chaos Grass as the target for his second spirit ring and temporarily let it go for now.
...
Good luck, after searching for another two hours, Ye Chen finally found a more than six-hundred-year-old Climbing Tiger at the foot of a small mountain.
The Climbing Tiger was not a tiger-type Spirit Beast, but a plant-type Spirit Beast primarily focused on Binding and Binding. It was somewhat similar to the ordinary Climbing Tiger from his previous life, but its roots and stems were much thicker.
"Very good, my first spirit ring will be this Climbing Tiger!"
Looking at the Climbing Tiger in the distance, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction.
"Xiao Chen, you want this Climbing Tiger? This doesn't suit your Bamboo Staff, does it? Could it be that your Bamboo Staff will grow vines to bind enemies?"
At this moment, Xiao Wu's mind imagined Ye Chen's Bamboo Staff growing long vines to tie up opponents.
"... I won't stoop to your level~!"
Ye Chen rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu, who was uncultured and disinclined to learn.
Who stipulated that a control system Spirit Master could only rely on Binding to fight enemies? That was just one way of expressing it.
"Alright, as long as you're happy~, but how do you plan to deal with this Climbing Tiger? Your firearms aren't suitable for dealing with this kind of vine-type Spirit Beast. Why don't you beg Xiao Wu Jie to help you?"
"There's no need to trouble Xiao Wu Jie, just watch from the side!"
In fact, Ye Chen had more ways to deal with immobile plant-type Spirit Beasts. Although firearms weren't suitable, who said he only had firearms as external items?
Immediately, Ye Chen purchased a white phosphorus incendiary grenade from the System Shop.
For dealing with plant-type Spirit Beasts, using fire attacks was the most effective method.
Perhaps this white phosphorus incendiary grenade posed no great threat to high-grade plant-type Spirit Beasts, but he believed it would definitely be effective against this Climbing Tiger.
Then, ripping off the grenade's fuse, Ye Chen immediately threw the white phosphorus incendiary grenade towards the Climbing Tiger in the distance.
His luck was good; although it didn't land directly at the core root of the Climbing Tiger, it was very close.
And plant-type Spirit Beasts, compared to animal-type Spirit Beasts, lacked more intelligence. Moreover, this Climbing Tiger was only over six hundred years old and had no intelligence, so it had no idea that danger had arrived.
Just as Xiao Wu was about to tease Ye Chen, she saw a burst of fire suddenly explode in the distance, igniting yellow flames. The Climbing Tiger, being scorched by the hot flames, immediately sent its vines flying, struggling in the sea of fire.
"Hiss~, is it that terrifying?"
Although Xiao Wu was quite a distance from the point of ignition, she still felt a wave of heat washing over her.
The flames produced by white phosphorus combustion were different from ordinary flames, with temperatures reaching up to 1000 degrees Celsius. Moreover, when white phosphorus came into contact with an object, if it couldn't be removed in time, it would continue to burn until all the white phosphorus was completely consumed.
Even the most resolute steel warriors would not want to encounter this thing.Chapter 20: First Soul Ring (Part 2)
'Tsk tsk, if this were my previous life, doing something like this in a wild forest would surely land me in jail~'
Ye Chen couldn't help but think to himself as he watched the roaring flames.
Thankfully, this was the Douluo Continent, and there was no such thing as arson in a wild forest. Otherwise, fire-type Spirit Masters would be the first to object!
Soon, the Climbing Tiger in the midst of the great fire completely stopped moving. Through the thick smoke, Ye Chen saw a dazzling yellow spirit ring emerge.
On the Douluo Continent, to determine if a Spirit Beast has died, one only needs to see if a spirit ring appears. As long as a spirit ring appears, it is definitely dead; playing dead is not an option.
"Xiao Chen, it's still burning over there, so hot. How will you absorb the spirit ring?"
Xiao Wu raised a question.
"That's easy, just wait a little while~"
White phosphorus incendiary bombs have a low ignition point and burn quickly. Plus, it was just one grenade, so the white phosphorus content wasn't much, and it would burn out quickly.
As for the spirit ring, although it would dissipate after a certain amount of time, it wouldn't be in a hurry for this short while.
Before long, the flames gradually extinguished. Aside from the ground still being somewhat scorching, it did not cause a forest fire.
On the Douluo Continent, fires are not that easy to happen. Many of the plants in the Soul Beast Forest are Spirit Beasts, and they are not very afraid of flames. Coupled with the humid air, large-scale fires are basically non-existent.
Afterward, Ye Chen stepped forward, came to the edge of the Climbing Tiger spirit ring, and his Bamboo Staff Spirit appeared, beginning to draw in the spirit ring.
As soon as the Climbing Tiger spirit ring was drawn in, it immediately fell onto Ye Chen's body, then rapidly shrank and settled on his Bamboo Staff Spirit.
Instantly, Ye Chen felt a massive spirit power surge from the spirit ring, through his Spirit, and into his body.
Daring not to delay, Ye Chen immediately fully activated the Creation Meditation Method, beginning to refine the spirit power flowing into his body.
This Climbing Tiger spirit ring was only over six hundred years old, and it was a relatively easy-to-absorb plant-type spirit ring. Furthermore, after Ye Chen cultivated the Creation Body Tempering Art, his physical quality far surpassed that of Spirit Masters of the same rank. Absorbing it was not difficult at all; in fact, it could be said to be quite simple.
What Yu Xiaogang said in the original work, that the limit for the first spirit ring is 423 years, is absolutely wrong.
Everyone's physical condition is different, so it must vary.
Six-year-old Little San could absorb a four-hundred-year-old Datura Snake. So, if Little San's Spirit was not a Tool Spirit, but a Beast Spirit that significantly enhanced physical quality, or if he waited until he was a bit older, his endurance limit would definitely exceed 423 years.
Hmm, Yu Xiaogang's theories can be listened to, but not taken seriously. Those who understand, understand.
Speaking of which, Yu Xiaogang is still muddling through life at Notting College!
Ye Chen and Xiao Wu had seen him before, but Yu Xiaogang was reclusive and had a cold expression. Apart from the dean of Notting College, no one paid him any attention.
And this was because the dean of Notting College knew that Yu Xiaogang was the biological son of Yu Yuanzhen, the clan leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Otherwise, he would have long since expelled the freeloading Yu Xiaogang from Notting College.
...
Time gradually passed. After half a day, Ye Chen finally finished refining this Climbing Tiger spirit ring, and his rank broke through to the one-ring Spirit Master realm.
'Open the attribute panel.'
Immediately, a golden light curtain, invisible to others, appeared before Ye Chen's eyes.
[Attribute Panel]
[Host: Ye Chen]
[spirit power: Level 12]
[Spirit: Bamboo Staff]
[spirit ring: Yellow]
[Spirit Ability: First Spirit Ability, Binding]
As Ye Chen had previously expected, after attaching the over six-hundred-year-old spirit ring, Ye Chen's spirit power level directly rose to Level 12 Spirit Master, and he was more than halfway to reaching Level 13 spirit power.
Of course, even though it was only half a level of spirit power, if Ye Chen's talent hadn't changed, it would still require more than half a year of cultivation.
After all, the higher the level, the more difficult it is to increase spirit power.
During the Spirit Scholar period, Ye Chen could increase one level per year on his own, and with the Creation Meditation Method, he could increase two levels per year.
But by the one-ring Spirit Master period, it was estimated that even with diligent cultivation, increasing three levels of spirit power in two years would be considered hard work for Ye Chen.
But then again~, when Ye Chen clicked on the System Shop and saw his balance exceeding a small target of gold coins, he thought to himself: 'It's time for me to take off!'
Additionally, after being promoted to a one-ring Spirit Master, Ye Chen discovered that his 'dear son' originally paid him one gold coin per second, but now it had doubled to two! How delightful~.
"Xiao Chen, don't just stand there. How is it, what's your Spirit Ability?"
Xiao Wu, who was beside him, saw that after Ye Chen woke up, his eyes were staring blankly ahead, and she thought he was in a daze, so she quickly reminded him.
"Why don't you try it?"
Looking at Xiao Wu, Ye Chen's heart stirred with a mischievous impulse.
Over the years, due to his poor sleeping habits, Ye Chen often received punches from Xiao Wu.
Actually, after Xiao Wu knew that Ye Chen wasn't short on money, she could have bought another quilt, but for some reason, she didn't mention it, so Ye Chen naturally pretended not to know!
"Tsk tsk, Xiao Chen Zi, are you itching for a beating? You're just a one-ring Spirit Master, who gave you the confidence to challenge Xiao Wu Jie?"
"..., I just asked you to try the Spirit Ability, I didn't say challenge you!"
Although he thought that, Ye Chen chickened out and decided not to argue with the adorable little rabbit~
"Alright, then you try it~"
After thinking about it, Xiao Wu still agreed. Anyway, it was a control-type Spirit Ability, and most control-type Spirit Abilities don't have much attack power.
"First Spirit Ability, Binding."
Instantly, Ye Chen activated his First Spirit Ability. The only yellow spirit ring on his body flashed slightly, and Ye Chen swung his Bamboo Staff at Xiao Wu.
A phantom of a Bamboo Staff, formed by spirit power, emerged from Ye Chen, quickly came above Xiao Wu's head, and struck her head.
"Dong——"
A dull thud sounded. Xiao Wu first felt a pain in her head, dazed by the Bamboo Staff's strike, and then she discovered that there were three azure light circles on her body, Binding her in place and preventing her from moving.
"Huh? I can't move anymore~"
After struggling for a bit, Xiao Wu found that she really couldn't do anything about these three light circles.
"It's a hundred-year Spirit Ability after all. Since it doesn't have much attack power, its control effect must be excellent."
Ye Chen was very satisfied with his First Spirit Ability, Binding.
Although it was purely for Binding and couldn't prevent the opponent from using Spirit Abilities, it was still good.
After all, this was only a hundred-year Spirit Ability, yet it could bind Xiao Wu, whose spirit power level was more than one major rank higher than his. If its age were to increase to a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even a million years in the future, even a Divinity probably wouldn't be able to break free, right?