Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 73 The Body Sect Master, Poison Undying
Tian Dou City, the Imperial Palace of the Tian Hun Empire.

The magnificent palace does not feel overly extravagant at all; its simplicity is imbued with a profound historical heritage.

Although the current rulers of the Heavenly Soul Empire are not of the royal bloodline of the Heavenly Dou Empire ten thousand years ago, they have inherited almost all of the legacy of the former Heavenly Dou Empire, including this Heavenly Dou City and its palace, and have always been regarded as the legitimate successors of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

On the other hand, the royal family of the Douling Empire, who are the direct descendants of the Tiandou Empire, lost their troops and armor in the war of division back then, and eventually fled to the far east to establish the Douling Empire in Lingdou City.

Vina always appears gentle and approachable in front of outsiders, and tonight, dressed in a magnificent bright yellow palace gown, she is equally able to carry off the dignity and majesty befitting a princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Her long, silvery-white hair was piled high at the back of her head, adorned with various rare jewels, which complemented her exquisite, flawless face and snow-white neck. Her bare arms were exposed, her hands clasped on her flat stomach, and she stood quietly and politely in the courtyard outside the palace.

Deep within the palace, two blurry figures could be vaguely seen conversing. The soft soul-guided light elongated their shadows, further highlighting a mysterious and elusive atmosphere.

Not long after, a tall, elderly man emerged from the palace. He had long, dark green hair that cascaded down his back, but somewhat comically, he was bald on top of his head.

The old man's face was rosy like a baby's, with hardly any wrinkles. The only thing that revealed his age was the hint of vicissitude in his equally dark green eyes.

Vina quickly stepped forward and bowed slightly to the old man.

"Grandpa".

From Vina's way of addressing the old man, it's not hard to guess his identity: he is none other than the current sect master of the Body Sect, Poison Undying!

To outsiders, the sect leader of the Body Sect was always domineering, but his attitude towards Vina was unusually gentle and kind, purely the kind of affection an elder has for a junior. However, he could never change his straightforward nature.

While supporting Vina with his soul power, he said impatiently, "I know all about those things from your father. Let me see the effects of those four soul skills that the so-called million-year soul ring grants you."

"Yes." Vina replied respectfully and immediately prepared to release her martial soul. Born into the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire and backed by the Body Sect, she naturally didn't need to deliberately conceal her secrets like Huo Yuhao in the original story and put on a show of pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

She revealed all her secrets to both her father and the Body Sect without any concealment. In this way, she could better utilize these powers to help her fuse with the most powerful ice-attribute martial soul.

Vina's emerald green eyes suddenly turned into a strange bright silver, and then a faint white-gold spirit ring rose from beneath her feet.

Compared to a ten-year-level white spirit ring, the color of her spirit ring is closer to a yellow hundred-year spirit ring, but it looks more translucent and crystalline, almost invisible without close inspection. This could also be because she is currently unable to unleash the true power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year spirit ring.

A faint golden light flickered deep in Vina's eyes as she softly introduced the poison-free spirit.

“Grandpa, this is the first soul skill, Spirit Detection, that million-year soul ring that granted me, followed by the second soul skill, Spirit Sharing.” “This is…” Poison Undying’s body trembled in the next moment. Even with his knowledge, a look of shock appeared in his eyes.

In his vision, the flow of time around him seemed to slow down, and an area with a diameter of over two hundred meters became exceptionally clear, covering most of the courtyard. Everything within his sight instantly generated a vast amount of information in his mind.

He didn't need to use his eyes at all; all the scenery would appear in his mind in three dimensions, and he could immediately perceive any subtle change.

"Then comes the third soul skill, Soul Impact, and the fourth soul skill, Mental Interference." Vina continued to demonstrate the effects of the other two soul skills to Poison Undying, using them directly on him. With her current cultivation level, she had no need to worry about potentially harming a top-tier expert like Poison Undying.

After a long while, Du Busi muttered to himself, "These are all the innate soul skills of the Ice Silkworm clan in the far north. How could such a weak Ice Silkworm be able to cultivate to the level of a million years?"

"Grandpa, and my second spirit." Vina switched spirits and slowly raised her right hand. A dazzling ice crystal condensed in her palm, but it had no fixed shape. Moreover, the three spirit rings she had fused with her Snow Lotus spirit had all been washed away, turning into pure energy and merging into the origin of her formless ice-attribute spirit.

"Incredible, truly incredible!" Poison Immortal immediately recognized the specifics of Vina's second martial soul and exclaimed with joy and excitement.

"What that ice silkworm said is true. As long as you fuse with a soul ring from an ice-attribute soul beast, your second ice-attribute martial soul will immediately take shape. Moreover, the Ice Jade Scorpion with its extreme ice attribute is indeed your best choice. If everything goes smoothly, your future achievements will definitely not be inferior to Ao Tian's!"

Although Vina previously possessed twin martial souls, her primary support-type martial soul was her biggest weakness, ultimately making her unable to compare with the top-tier twin martial souls.

However, the situation is now completely different. Vina has the potential to become the number one young person in the Body Sect.

The only concern Poison Undying has now is that, even so, he cannot be certain whether Vina will be able to achieve a second awakening of her Gold-level Body Martial Soul in the future. The conditions for the Body Sect to find a suitable successor are still too stringent.

Vina couldn't help but ask Poison Immortal, "Grandpa, do you think I should go to the far north now?"

"No rush!" Poison Undying suppressed his excitement and waved his hand.

"Since you've decided on the ice-attribute martial soul as your second martial soul, you can first add a few suitable soul rings to your main spirit-attribute martial soul. Only after your spiritual power and physique have improved can you absorb the Ice Jade Scorpion soul ring with a higher cultivation level. At least it should be an Ice Jade Scorpion with a cultivation level of ten thousand years, so that it won't hold your second martial soul back in the future."

As is well known, when the owner of twin martial souls cultivates the second martial soul, they are usually at the Soul Saint level or above.

Adding a soul ring of less than ten thousand years to a second martial soul would be an absolute waste.

(End of this chapter)