Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 101 Good Luck

In the next instant, all the symbols surged into Jiu Li's body like rivers flowing into the sea. A black spirit ring, slightly reddish and at least a size larger than a normal spirit ring, suddenly rose from beneath his feet. Moreover, during its ascent, his original five spirit rings all dimmed considerably.

Immediately afterwards, a giant dragon emerged from her body.

It was the same Blazing Sword Dragon from before, which landed obediently on Jiu Li's shoulder.

Although its appearance has shrunk a bit, a piece of soul bone has fallen from its original body—a left arm bone that is 50,000 years old.

This is incredible luck! A 50,000-year-old soul beast and a 50,000-year-old soul bone.

As for what this situation is, Xia Die explained that it is a spirit. There was also a teacher there before, but Xia Die didn't tell them too much. She could only say that it is a spirit, and the two coexist.

Seeing that Xia Die didn't reveal much, they didn't ask any more questions, but instead inquired about Jiu Li's soul skills.

"By the way, Xiao Li, what is your sixth soul skill?"

"My sixth soul skill is inherited from the Lava Crack, World-Burning Judgment, and Blade Storm of the Blazing Sword Dragon. I will name it Heavenly Fire Judgment."

Jiu Li also demonstrated it, which involved condensing a sword imbued with the power of heavenly fire and causing it to fall down, resulting in extreme fire damage. The ground cracked open, producing magma, and small earthquakes occurred within the area, which could be controlled. Not only that, but a fire storm was also generated. Finally, another sword imbued with the power of heavenly fire appeared, and the two swords clashed, performing a holy judgment, creating an extremely powerful force. It can be said that the explosive power contained in this sixth soul skill is terrifying.

Upon hearing about the effect, everyone gasped in astonishment.

You're telling me this is a 50,000-level Soul Skill, or even a 100,000-level Skill?

Although this soul skill has certain drawbacks, it is still very painful to be hit by even one of its attacks.

Moreover, the Blazing Sword Dragon is of the fire attribute, while Jiu Li is of the ultimate fire attribute.

Over the next few days, even with the assistance of the extremely wide-range mental detection shared by Xia Die's second martial soul, they still couldn't find the required soul beast.

As night fell, Twilight Island was enveloped in darkness, with stars and the bright moon illuminating the entire forest. Moonlight filtered through the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground. Occasionally, the low growls of spirit beasts would break the silence, startling night owls into flapping their wings, the sounds mingling with the chirping of insects, echoing in the damp air. Wisps of steam rose from the volcano, mingling with the moonlight and adding to the island's mystique.

"Ah Die, what I'm saying is, we haven't even seen a single hair of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast in the past few days."

"I don't know either. Let's see tomorrow. If it doesn't work, we can go deeper. For us, even if we encounter a 100,000-year-old soul beast, we can fight it."

Xiao Hongchen and his companion exchanged a glance and said, "That's the only way."

Meng Hongchen also came over and said, "Speaking of which, Adie, I've always had a question: what year were the first spirit rings of you two sisters?"

“Yes, me too. Ah Die, although your soul rings are purple, one has a butterfly pattern and the other has a flower pattern. We never know what year they are.”

Everyone except Polycia, Diqiu'er, and Guyuena was looking at Xia Die and Polycia.

Meng Hongchen showed no curiosity when she saw Di Qiu'er, as if the other party already knew about Xia Die.

I remember Adie said that Di Qiu'er and Gu Yue Na were the first to know Adie, and in their impression, Adie was very aloof and didn't communicate with them much, except for chatting for a long time with her sister, Bolysia.

"Qiu'er, do you know?"

Di Qiu'er did not answer Meng Hongchen, but instead focused her gaze on Xia Die.

Xia Die nodded slightly and said, "Ten-year soul rings are white, hundred-year soul rings are yellow, thousand-year soul rings are purple, ten-thousand-year soul rings are black, and one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings are red. Of course, there are also half-red and half-gold soul rings. These are the soul rings you already know. There are also million-year soul rings, which are golden. Of course, they are still blood and qi soul rings. Qiu'er and Na'er are like that, they are both like that. As for my sister and me, you can probably assume that my martial soul comes with its own soul rings."

They don't need to be hunted; they will automatically condense upon reaching a certain level, without requiring absorption. Some specific martial souls can also do this.

Hearing Xia Die's words, they stared at her with wide eyes, never expecting that someone would think that way.

"Oh right, there's another type, which is when a ferocious beast-level spirit gives you a spirit ring that's gold in color."

In summary, Soul Spirits are a superior alternative to Soul Rings, causing less damage to Soul Beasts and maximizing the enhancement of Soul Masters' abilities. High-level Soul Spirits can simultaneously grant Soul Masters multiple Soul Rings and Soul Skills, and they are inheritable, allowing them to be passed down to future generations. However, implementing Soul Spirits necessitates the creation of artificial Soul Bones; otherwise, it could lead to a repeat of the events of Douluo Continent III, where human greed is unleashed, resulting in the rampant hunting of Soul Beasts.

However, the concept of spirits in the original work needs to be revised. The appearance of spirits, on one hand, frees spirit masters from relying on killing spirit beasts to obtain spirit rings and break through cultivation levels; on the other hand, it indirectly enslaves spirit beasts. While spirit beasts retain their lives, they lose their physical bodies and can only reside within the spirit master's body, following the spirit master wherever they go—a form of imprisonment. Even after the spirit master dies, the spirit beast can only choose to sign a contract with another spirit master to continue serving them, forever deprived of freedom. Therefore, apart from spirit beasts nearing the end of their lifespan, the vast majority of spirit beasts become spirits under duress.

Therefore, Xia Die should make some appropriate changes.

First, a soul has the right to break free, but it needs to enter into a contract with the other party, and it will not affect its cultivation level.

Second, the soul and spirit coexist, sharing both prosperity and adversity. Once the soul and spirit are bound together, the soul and spirit will not die as long as the host does not die. However, if the host dies, the soul and spirit will not die, but their cultivation level will be lower.

This ensures that such a situation won't occur. In the original work, the evil spirit master used Huo Gua's soul to his advantage, turning the souls of the mermaid race into weapons.

This situation cannot be allowed to occur this time.

They were also amazed, as the appearance of spirits had drastically changed the situation.

They also asked the spirit.

The butterfly was just talking, but at that moment, the breeze stirred and a figure made the grass rustle.

"who."

Everyone became alert as a sudden chill emanated from the surroundings, plunging the area into an endless cold.

Everyone activated their martial spirits, but no one knew what was happening. However, one thing was certain: danger was imminent.

An attack streaked across the night sky like a meteor, the chill intensifying, causing the temperature within a hundred meters to plummet below zero, and snowflakes suddenly began to fall, freezing into sharp icicles in the air. Tang Yi moved swiftly, and the ground froze into a mirror-like smooth surface.

At the same time, the earth suddenly trembled, and countless metal fragments were stripped from the ancient trees, coalescing into a golden vortex in the air. A lion appeared, riding on a phantom of lightning, arcs of electricity crackling and leaping from its mane. It raised its head and roared, the sound waves carrying a metal storm that shredded the surrounding trees into pieces.

These two spirit beasts came into view. Each was over thirty meters long, their bodies covered in translucent ice scales that refracted iridescent light under the sunlight. They possessed a pair of enormous, crescent-shaped ice horns on their heads, radiating a chilling aura. Their wings, composed entirely of ice element, could reach fifty meters in length when spread, their edges as sharp as blades. Their eyes were deep blue, like a profound, icy lake.

The other lion was about eight meters tall, with a robust build and a golden mane covering its entire body. Each hair was as hard as a metal wire and shimmered with lightning. Its head was enormous, with sharp golden fangs filling its mouth, and its eyes were like two burning golden flames. It had a pair of golden wings on its back, the edges of which were inlaid with metal feathers like sharp blades. Its tail was like a golden iron chain, with a metal ball at the end.

These are the Ice Crystal Spirit Dragon and the Thunderous Golden Lion.

The Ice Crystal Dragon raised its head, a ghostly blue light emanating from its throat, and suddenly unleashed a frost-white ray as thick as a bucket. The extreme cold energy tore through the air as if it were a physical entity; wherever it passed, the verdant leaves of ancient trees instantly turned deathly pale, spiderweb-like ice patterns forming between the veins, before shattering into dust with a cracking sound. The moment the ray touched the ground, the land within a ten-zhang radius cracked rapidly, ice shards emerging like sharp swords from the earth, reflecting a chilling, eerie light under the moonlight.

After Xia Die and the others managed to hold them off, Jiu Li made her move directly, unleashing a dazzling, fiery spear blade that melted away the ice and snow.

Meanwhile, another golden lion roared and stomped its foot, its front paws suddenly bursting with blinding golden light, each knuckle crackling with electric arcs. The instant it swung its paw at the boulder, golden lightning shot out like living things, the air distorted by the intense heat, and even before the claws reached it, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the stone's surface. With a muffled boom, the ten-foot-tall boulder was shattered into dust, but the golden claws didn't stop—as the lion swung its paw, lightning condensed into tiny balls at the claw tips, exploding upon impact and creating scorched craters. Metal particles in the soil, drawn by magnetism, gathered around the claw marks, forming sharp metallic thorns.

Meng Hongchen said, "Sister Ali, please help me."

"it is good."

Jiu Li came to Meng Hongchen's side and briefly boosted her fire element to the ultimate fire attribute.

Seeing this, the two spheres of ice and fire fused together were thrown towards the Thunder Lion.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, Lei Yao Kuang Shi was sent flying a hundred meters away, suffering severe injuries, but he still managed to stand up with great difficulty.

The Thunderous Golden Lion roared, shaking the earth. Its golden mane stood on end, flowing like liquid metal and covering its entire body. Fine golden scales spread from its back to its limbs, each scale engraved with ancient thunder patterns. Strands of electricity overflowed from the seams of the scales, weaving a crackling electric net on its body.

Another ice crystal dragon raised its head and let out a clear dragon roar. Ice elements gathered wildly around its body, and a semi-transparent ice crystal shield spread out on its surface like a blooming lotus flower. This shield shone with a cold, eerie blue light, and its surface was covered with countless hexagonal ice patterns. Each pattern flowed with tiny, starlight-like rays of light, as if it had condensed the chill of the entire glacier into it.

(End of this chapter)