Douluo Dalu: The Eyes That Defy Fate

Chapter 9 The Second Soul Ring
After a week of continuous practice, Lin Po's life in the Holy Spirit Church began to get on track.

Daily practice, fighting, and learning took up most of Lin Po's time. Although it was boring, he felt quite fulfilled and at ease now. It was much more comfortable than his days in Shrek. If one excludes the evil-filled followers of the Holy Spirit Church that he occasionally encountered.

That night, Lin Po, who had completed a day of training, sat cross-legged in the medicinal bath, pinching the Tai Chi seal, healing his injuries while quickly absorbing the medicinal power in the barrel.

With a muffled sound, Lin Po broke through level 20. He was only one spirit ring away from becoming a great spirit master.

Lin Po opened his eyes with joy, feeling the soul power flowing in his body.

"Finally a breakthrough, a little faster than expected."

The bottleneck that originally required a month or even longer to break through was completed in just one week through the combined effects of the Yin-Yang Meridian, world consciousness, and medicinal baths.

"Now I only need one spirit ring. I heard from Zhang Peng that the teacher has already prepared the second spirit ring for me." Lin Po whispered.

"I heard it's a very rare spiritual spirit beast, the kind that would suit me. Never mind, I'll find out when I go see the teacher tomorrow."

The continuous medicinal baths, coupled with meticulous care, made Lin Po gradually accept Zhongli Wu as his teacher.

He also decided that as long as Zhongli Wu did not do anything to let him down, Lin Po would definitely protect him in the future, and even lead him to become a god.

After drying himself, Lin Po lay down on the bed and said, "After obtaining the second soul ring, I will strengthen it again. In the short term, there shouldn't be anything else that can be strengthened."

Have a night's rest.

. . .

Early the next morning, Lin Po packed up and went to Zhongli Wu's courtyard to inquire about the second soul ring.

"Teacher, disciple Lin Po requests to see you." Lin Po stood in front of Zhongli Wu's door and said respectfully.

Zhongli Wu's voice sounded, "Come in."

When Lin Po arrived, Zhongli Wu was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard drinking tea.

Lin Po stepped forward quickly, bent down and said: "Teacher.

Zhongli Wu waved his hand, stared at him and said, "Alright, don't go through this kind of empty formality in the future. There's no need for such alienation between you and me as master and disciple."

"Yes." Lin Po nodded with a smile.

"Okay, sit down and have a cup of tea."

Zhongli Wu asked Lin Po to sit down and looked his disciple up and down. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became. After seeing Lin Po sit down, he poured him a cup of tea.

"Come on, have a taste."

"Yes,"

Lin Po picked up the teacup and took a sip. After savoring it carefully, he said to Zhongli Wu, "It has a refreshing aroma, a soft taste, and a lingering fragrance. It's a bit like the tea specially supplied by the Tianhun Empire."

Zhongli Wu looked at Lin Po in surprise.

"I didn't expect you to know so much about tea. This tea is indeed specially supplied to the royal family of the Tianhun Empire. Even I, your teacher, don't have much."

Lin Po smiled and shook his head: "I don't really know much about tea. It's just that I had a chance to drink a little before, but I just swallowed it without thinking, and I didn't taste anything special."

Zhongli Wu nodded, unable to deny it. After all, this disciple of his had escaped from Shrek. Although Shrek hadn't treated him well, he should have had some contact with these material possessions.

After a moment, Lin Po put down the teacup and spoke.

"Teacher, I have already broken through to level 20 last night. Now I need a spirit ring to break through the bottleneck."

Zhongli Wu released his soul power, which circulated within Lin Po's body, and nodded, saying:
"Well, not bad. Your soul power is solid, your physical strength exceeds that of an ordinary Soul Sect, and your mental strength is particularly outstanding, close to that of a Soul Emperor. It's even better than what Zhang Peng said. The maximum age of the soul rings you can absorb should be around 8,000 years. There is a soul beast that is just right."

After hearing this, Lin Po said happily: "Thank you, teacher." Zhongli Wu stood up and said to Lin Po: "Let's go, the spirit rings you need are ready."

Lin Po followed Zhongli Wu closely, and soon they arrived at the place where the Holy Spirit Sect imprisoned the soul beasts.

The gatekeeper Soul Douluo saw Zhongli Wu and quickly bowed his head and said, "Greetings, Master, and His Highness."

"Hmm. Where's the soul beast I asked you to prepare yesterday?"

Zhongli Wu didn't look at them. Two Soul Douluos whose talents had been exhausted were not worth Zhongli Wu's attention.

One of the Contras quickly responded.

"It's ready. I will take the Master and His Highness there right away."

Zhongli Wu and Lin Po followed the leading Soul Douluo and after passing through several doors, they arrived at a dark courtyard. In the courtyard, a dying soul beast was locked in a cage.

Lin Po searched his memories of the past few days and quickly recognized the soul beast.

"Psychedelic Ghost Butterfly? This kind of soul beast is not extinct yet?" Lin Po whispered in surprise.

Zhongli Wu smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's right. It's the Psychedelic Butterfly. We encountered it a while ago when we were out with the two Soul Douluos. We found it quite rare, so we caught it and it's now in great use."

"It's a good opportunity to test you. What are the characteristics of this soul beast?" Zhongli Wu asked Lin Po with a testing look.

Lin Po pondered for a moment before replying, "The Psychedelic Phantom Butterfly is a spiritual soul beast, skilled in illusions. Few can regain consciousness after being bewitched by it. Once trapped in an illusion, the Psychedelic Phantom Butterfly will drain the target's vital energy and blood through its mouthparts. The victim often dies with a smile on their face, in a beautiful environment. It can be said to be an evil soul master among soul beasts, not inferior to the Man-Faced Demon Spider."

Zhongli Wu nodded in satisfaction. "Indeed, it is precisely because of this characteristic that this soul beast is notorious in the soul beast world. Hundreds of years ago, it was massacred by those high-aged soul beasts, and then slaughtered again by powerful humans. I didn't expect there are still some left now. It's a good thing you've got it."

Lin Po shrugged, "I am also thankful for the teacher's blessing, otherwise I would not be lucky enough to encounter this kind of soul beast."

Zhongli Wu laughed out loud.

"Go ahead, it's yours now."

Lin Po nodded in agreement, took out a second-level soul guide long sword from the storage soul guide, and walked towards the dying psychedelic butterfly.

With a wave of his hand and a slash of his sword, a deep purple soul ring floated out.

Lin Po sat cross-legged on the ground and began to absorb the soul ring.

The soul ring is nearly nine thousand years old and of very high quality. Even for Lin Po, it took some effort to absorb it, but fortunately, he escaped unharmed.

An hour later, the soul ring was absorbed successfully.

Lin Po opened his eyes. A chilling aura emanated from his body as his spirit possessed him. Furthermore, his Sharingan had transformed into a double-jawed form.

After seeing Lin Po successfully absorb the energy, Zhongli Wu asked, "Tell me about your harvest."

Lin Po nodded, sensed it, and said to Zhongli Wu: "The soul power is now level 23. It could have been increased further, but part of the soul power was used to strengthen the body. In the future, the third soul ring will be able to absorb the ten thousand year soul ring, and the age should not be short."

"My martial soul has also been further liberated. It is now a two-magatama, which has amplified my abilities in all aspects, especially my mental strength, observation, and soul control.

"And the name of my second soul skill is Illusion. It releases an illusion on one or multiple targets. Everything within the illusion is controlled by me. As long as their mental strength does not exceed mine, they will basically be unable to wake up."

Zhongli Wu was very satisfied after hearing this, "As expected of a rare soul beast, its soul skills are quite good."

Zhongli Wu said, releasing a wisp of soul power to check Lin Po's body, and continued: "Your basics have also improved a lot. Your physical fitness has surpassed that of a Soul Sect, and your mental strength has reached the level of a Soul Emperor. As long as you continue to improve, it is estimated that your third soul ring should be able to absorb a soul ring of about 20,000 years."

After Zhongli Wu finished speaking, he burst into laughter.

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