Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 16 Self-created Soul Skill?

Yin Chen listened to Xu Jiujiu's detailed and patient explanation and nodded in agreement.

Although he already knew this information from the original work, hearing it from Xu Jiujiu's own mouth now was more in line with his current persona as a six-year-old child, and it also made him feel better about the princess.

She is indeed fulfilling her role as a guide diligently.

"Understood, Your Highness, I will follow you closely."

Yin Chen responded obediently.

At this moment, Nebula Douluo Manyi also quietly arrived beside the two. Her seemingly cloudy old eyes swept across the forest ahead, and an invisible, reassuring power was faintly emanating from her.

"Let's go, Your Highness. Little Yin Chen, I hope we can find suitable soul rings for you as soon as possible."

Manyi spoke calmly and unhurriedly.

Uncle Hui is old and his cultivation level is only Soul Venerable. Entering the perilous Star Dou Great Forest would not only be of no help, but might even become a burden.

He stayed on the outskirts of the forest with the other guards to watch over the carriage and silently prayed that his young master would return safely and successfully obtain the soul ring.

Meanwhile, Nebula Douluo Manyi, along with Xu Jiujiu and Yin Chen, stepped into that primordial realm that blotted out the sky.

As soon as we entered the forest, the light suddenly dimmed.

The canopies of the towering ancient trees overlapped in layers, like a huge green dome, allowing only a few dappled points of light to stubbornly penetrate down and cast swaying spots of light on the thick layer of humus that had accumulated over countless years.

The air became humid and stuffy, filled with a complex smell of soil, decaying leaves, and various strange plants, mixed with a faint, fishy odor belonging to soul beasts.

The ground is covered with tangled tree roots and soft moss, so you have to be extra careful when walking.

The surrounding silence was tinged with a cacophony of sounds—the distant growls of unknown soul beasts, the chirping of insects and birds, and the rustling of the wind through the forest all blended together to create the unique background music of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Thick vines hang down from the branches, some bearing brightly colored flowers that may contain deadly poison.

Strange-shaped fungi quietly grew beside the tree roots, emitting a faint glow.

Nebula Douluo Manyi walked at the front. She seemed to be walking with ease, but an invisible spiritual perception had already spread out like mercury, alerting her to every little movement around her.

Xu Jiujiu followed closely behind, his purple eyes filled with caution as he constantly observed his surroundings.

Yin Chen walked in the middle, his white hair standing out conspicuously in the dim forest.

In order to adapt to the environment as quickly as possible and to deal with possible sudden dangers, Yin Chen's mind stirred slightly. He did not fully release his martial soul, but the clock-like markings in the depths of his eyes had quietly appeared, and a layer of subtle, almost imperceptible, strange fluctuations, as if in sync with the flow of time, swirled around his body.

After they had been carefully moving forward for about half an hour, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes to their side.

"Be careful."

Manyi gave a low shout as a reminder, but she herself did not make any move.

The next moment, a swift blue figure suddenly darted out; it was a lithe, glossy-furred wind jackal with a single horn on its forehead.

Judging from its aura, its cultivation level was around five hundred years. It was extremely fast, baring its teeth as it pounced on Yin Chen, who appeared to be the weakest.

Because Nebula Douluo Manyi concealed her aura, this hundred-year-old soul beast dared to attack.

As for why they needed to conceal their aura, they were there to hunt for spirit rings, not to show off. If they didn't conceal their Title Douluo aura, the spirit beasts would be scared away before they even got close. How could they then obtain spirit rings? "Seeking death."

After a long while, he let out a cold snort, and the dazzling Star Crown Martial Soul appeared above his head, with specks of starlight beginning to condense.

However, Yin Chen was faster than her.

Facing the oncoming wind monster, Yin Chen advanced instead of retreating, his small body displaying extraordinary agility.

He didn't use any soul skills, of course, he didn't have any soul skills. He simply raised his right hand and flicked it in mid-air at the rushing figure.

A strange scene happened.

The air around him seemed to be stirred by an invisible force, and wisps of wind, imperceptible to the naked eye yet carrying a rhythmic flow like the passage of time, were generated out of thin air. They were not violent or fierce, but rather carried a binding force, like countless delicate threads of time, cleverly wrapped around Feng Bei's limbs and joints.

"Ugh——!"

The wind jackal's forward momentum suddenly halted, as if it had sunk into an unseen swamp. Its movements instantly became sluggish and awkward, and it let out a terrified whimper, its originally smooth attack trajectory completely disrupted.

This is one of Yin Chen's martial soul talents—the Wind of Time.

It is not wind manipulation in the traditional sense, but rather the influence of the flow of time on the movement itself, thereby indirectly interfering with the airflow and forming a unique ability that appears to be wind.

Just as fire-attribute soul masters are born with the ability to control flames, this is his instinct as the owner of the Time-Ruling Martial Soul.

Almost simultaneously, the hands of Yin Chen's clock eyes trembled slightly, and a faint sense of mental energy depletion came through.

In his vision, the trajectory of the Wind Wolf's next attack, which was about to be launched due to its frustration, the point of force of its muscles, and the angle of its claws—appeared clearly in his mind as if it were a rehearsal.

Foreseeing the future, another powerful martial soul talent.

With that fraction of a second of 'sight', Yin Chen moved lightly, and in a way that seemed risky but was actually just right, precisely avoided the wind jackal's follow-up, even more cunning bite, which was launched in a fit of rage.

"Starfall Technique".

At this moment, Xu Jiujiu's soul skill was ready. A dazzling starlight descended from the sky, accurately striking the wind wolf that was disturbed by the wind of time and whose movements were in disarray. It knocked the wind wolf back and made it briefly dizzy.

Only then did Nebula Douluo Manyi, who had been watching from the sidelines, wave her arm, and a chain formed of starlight firmly bound her.

The reason she didn't subdue the wind jackal immediately was to observe Yin Chen's reaction, and also to test Xu Jiujiu's abilities.

After all, Soul Masters are trained in battle. A mere pretty face cannot grow. Even if it does grow, it will be exposed in an instant when it encounters a strong opponent of the same level.

Xu Jiujiu's performance was within her expectations, after all, she had raised Xu Jiujiu and had been teaching her all along, but Yin Chen gave her a surprise, or rather, a shock.

At this moment, both Xu Jiujiu and Nebula Douluo Manyi looked at Yin Chen, their faces showing undisguised shock.

"That was... a self-created soul skill?!"

Xu Jiujiu's voice was filled with disbelief and astonishment.

The only soul skill she could think of that could be used without a soul ring was a self-created soul skill.

(End of this chapter)