Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 14 Ice Soul!

Although it is unknown what kind of spirit beast this demonic flower is.

But its powerful strength cannot be faked.

It just demonstrated powerful ice properties, able to freeze a kaolin yak of this size into an ice sculpture in an instant.

Its vines have such powerful penetrating ability, and its icy appearance is so hard.

With its terrifying freezing ability, its ice attribute is far superior to Ling's.

It also has the ability to control the spirit of yaks, and its mental attributes are not weak.

It seems to attract soul beasts with that strange fragrance and then kill them.

Ding Quan just sensed its soul power fluctuations, which Ling can absorb; its age is around six hundred years.

Seeing that the area beneath the two spirit rings was completely white and showed no abnormalities, it was hard to imagine that there was such a terrifying man-eating flower underneath.

This may also be why it wasn't discovered in such a place.

It must have hidden itself instantly after completing its hunt.

It's also possible that they sensed the herd of yaks and then hunted them.

Now that its location has been exposed, Ding Quan is very experienced in dealing with plant-type soul beasts that cannot move.

It was hidden in snow more than two meters deep, and the vines weren't long enough to lure the yaks to its roots to hunt it.

I looked at the sun and it wasn’t going to snow, so it was time to get to work!

Ding Quan told the two of them his plan, and their eyes lit up immediately.

The two took out their storage bags, and Ding Quan also tidied up his storage soul tool before heading towards the two soul rings that had not yet dissipated.

Having confirmed the exact location of the demonic flower and the length of its vines, the group used their storage soul tools to remove the snow nearby.

Before sunset, a circle more than three meters wide and with a radius of six or seven meters was dug around the demon flower.

Fortunately, there is a storage soul guide, otherwise it would be really difficult to do it.

Ding Quan and the others looked at the pile of snow in front of them and gestured to Ling.

Ling threw a small bucket of kerosene directly onto the snow directly above the demon flower, and also threw a burning flint over it.

Boom~

Fires blazed here, and the snow began to melt.

The demonic flower hidden in the snow had long since noticed something was wrong, but since the group was outside its attack range, it had remained patient and did not make a move.

It couldn't wait any longer as the snow melted.

The snow trembled, and the demon flower shook off the snow, revealing its true form.

This is a large flower that is three meters tall, without branches or leaves, with many white bones wrapped around its blood-red vines.

Although the two yaks' corpses, now frozen sculptures, remain, the ground where the vines had embedded themselves has become a bloody hole.

Some of the flesh and blood was gone; it seemed to have been digested by the demonic flower.

It shook off the snow from its body, extinguishing the fire, but its body was completely exposed.

Ding Quan threw a bucket of kerosene directly onto the vines at the base.

"Ling!"

"Understood!" Ling threw another flint, and this time the demon flower burst into flames.

It at least has the attribute of ice, and instantly formed ice blocks on the vines in an attempt to suppress the fire.

However, the fire was extremely intense, and the ice quickly melted, burning the kerosene and making the fire even more fierce.

Ling continued to throw kerosene onto it.

Ding Quan had prepared a lot of kerosene before coming to the Snowfall Mountains, as it was very important in this cold mountain range.

The flower wilted quickly; indeed, although this demonic flower had amazing freezing power, it needed vines to be effective.

As the demonic flower withered more and more, Ding Quan and his companions became even more vigilant.

It has only used its freezing ability so far; its mental abilities have not yet been revealed.

As expected, the flower bud opened instantly under the watchful eyes of the group, and a strange spiritual wave surged out. Ding Quan felt a jolt in his mind and reacted instantly.

Similar to mind control techniques?

Ding Quan glanced at Wei'er, who had already recovered. Ling, on the other hand, seemed unaffected, just like him.

Ling threw another bottle of kerosene over, and the fire, which had started to burn weakly, flared up again.

While several people were waiting, ten minutes later, an extremely bright yellow soul ring appeared above the demon flower.

It died in a very miserable way, without even touching Ding Quan and the others.

"Ling, just absorb the spirit ring directly."

"Okay." The group extinguished the fire. Looking at the melting snow around them, Ling released his martial soul, creating an ice house on the spot. Then he used his soul power to guide the soul ring.

"You know what soul skill you need, right?"

"Of course I know. Skills that amplify one's own attributes or abilities, and enhance the strength of one's martial soul." Ling said, looking at the extremely bright soul ring.

Ding Quan had explained the effects of his soul skill to the two of them, and they were both incredibly surprised.

This passive ability, while lacking offensive capabilities, greatly enhances the strength of the martial soul; the offensive capabilities depend on how it is used.

Each of them was confident in themselves, believing they could easily defeat others even without offensive soul skills.

It is best to obtain amplification soul skills or functional soul skills for the first few soul skills. Such skills will never be eliminated at any time.

Although they may lack offensive capabilities in the early stages, they can rely on their understanding and development of their martial soul to attack or defend.

If you acquire offensive or defensive soul skills earlier, once you reach a certain level, lower-level soul skills become dispensable, resulting in a waste of soul rings.

There is also the worst kind of ability, which can be used simply by mastering the martial soul.

It can be like the entanglement of a vine-like martial spirit, or it can be woven into a cage, a fire-attribute martial spirit can spit fire, a water-attribute martial spirit can spray water, etc.

This kind of thing, which can be done without soul skills but only by mastering the martial soul, is simply a waste of a soul ring position.

Seeing Ling sit down cross-legged, Ding Quan and Wei'er stood guard for her.

The spirit beasts here aren't particularly powerful, so it's relatively safe.

Ding Quan noticed that Ling's expression changed a few times while absorbing the soul ring, but there was nothing seriously wrong. It seemed that he had passed the soul power impact stage.

The rest shouldn't be a big problem.

Late at night, a bright moon appeared in the sky.

To Wei'er's delighted surprise, an extremely bright yellow spirit ring landed steadily on Ling's Snow Lotus Martial Soul.

A splash of blood appeared on a few petals in the middle of her Snow Lotus Martial Soul.

Ding Quan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, as no accident had occurred.

Looking at the bright yellow spirit ring, I hope Ling's spirit skill is also effective. Considering the demon flower's abilities, it won't be bad either.

"Quan, I did it!" Ling opened her eyes, her face beaming with joy.

Ding Quan was startled when he saw Ling stand up; Ling, who was originally a little shorter than him, was now a little taller.

"My clothes, hmm, have they shrunk?" Ling felt a bit constricted and noticed that Ding Quan seemed to have shrunk a little.

"Ling, your body has grown taller after you absorbed the spirit ring." Ding Quan walked up to Ling and compared their heights.

"Is that so?" Ling moved around a bit, thankfully it didn't affect her much.

"Ling'er, judging from your appearance just now, your soul skill is quite good."

"Yes, I call my first soul skill Ice Soul. Its effect is to passively amplify my ice and spirit attributes by 30%, and to actively release it to accelerate the speed at which I generate ice and make the ice extremely hard."

"Moreover, my soul power is already at level fourteen, almost reaching level fifteen," Ling said happily. What Ding Quan said earlier about a soul master's mental will being able to influence their martial soul, and even soul skills, is indeed true.

That makes sense. Even if two people have the same martial soul, absorbing the same soul ring from a soul beast will produce different soul skills.

This is quite common in those families.

To obtain amplification-type soul skills, the soul beast cannot be weak, otherwise it will be impossible to strengthen the martial soul.

"Level 14." Ding Quan wasn't surprised. He didn't know how long the two sisters had been at level 10. They had recently consumed so much whale glue and possessed the soul power of a six-hundred-year soul ring. In Ding Quan's opinion, this level was a bit low.

The effect of the soul skill was beyond Ding Quan's expectations; it was a passive skill.

"Quan, my soul power level has surpassed yours, and I'll surpass yours when I absorb soul rings too," Wei'er said with a grin.

"It's alright, the stronger you are, the better." Ding Quan didn't care. Even though their soul power was higher than his, Ding Quan was confident that he could defeat them, even if the two of them joined forces.

Ding Quan also felt that he would soon be able to break through to level fourteen, and he had also taken some of the Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue.

"Quan, my martial soul has changed." Ling looked at the blood-red color in the petals of the Snow Lotus in the center of her martial soul with some doubt, but it was a good thing.

"What effect does it have?" This unknown demonic flower is no ordinary plant, capable of causing a noticeable change in a martial soul.

"I can imbue my ice attribute with mental power. If someone is hit by me, I can erode their spirit and slow down their reaction speed. Right now, my mental power is too weak, so I can't use it continuously." Ling smiled smugly.

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"No wonder your soul skill is called Ice Soul. It turns out it can attack mental power. If you can't keep using the next soul ring, then you can enhance your mental power." Ling's ability can be considered another passive ability.

The ice attribute is extremely cold. People who are frozen will already have their speed reduced, and now their reaction speed will also be reduced, making it even more difficult for enemies.

"Then I can focus on improving my mental strength for my next spirit ring, but it's not easy to find a spirit beast with the mental attribute."

"Don't worry, I already have a clear target for your next spirit ring."

"What's the goal?"

"Millennial Ice Silkworm!"

"A thousand-year-old ice silkworm? Quan, this kind of soul beast seems quite weak." The group wasn't surprised that their second soul ring absorbed a thousand-year-old soul ring, as they already knew this when they consumed whale glue.

The improvement in physical strength is now real and tangible.

"That's right. This kind of soul beast is indeed very weak, but its mental attributes are extremely powerful. After you obtain its soul ring, you can greatly enhance your mental power and gain a simulation skill that allows you to disguise yourself."

"camouflage?"

"You can let others see what you want them to see, and of course you can also make others unable to see you. In addition, you can disguise the color of your spirit ring so that no one will discover that your second spirit ring is a thousand years old."

"A functional soul skill, and it still has the same effect." Ling's eyes lit up. Although this skill lacked offensive power, it could avoid a lot of trouble.

This kind of soul beast also has ice and spirit attributes, which are a good match for me.

Although it doesn't have much offensive power, the improvement of mental strength will enhance the strength of one's martial soul.

It's a drawback that it's not a plant-type soul beast, but its advanced age is enough to make up for it.

"Quan, what about me?" Wei'er saw that the two of them had already decided on their second soul skills, but she still didn't have a first soul ring in sight.

"You should make a decision after you obtain your first spirit ring. Hopefully, you'll find your target spirit beast soon."

Their strength was too low to move freely on this mountain range.

Even with composite bows, there are still risks.

After examining the demonic flower, Ding Quan found nothing of value. He had thought that such a powerful soul beast would have a soul bone, but it seemed that he had been overthinking it.

After a successful start, their luck ran out, and more than a month later, Ding Quan and his group still hadn't found a suitable tiger-type spirit beast.

I also encountered a few Soul Hunter teams, but I avoided them by keeping a safe distance.

The group was very alert and immediately hid if anything seemed amiss.

They dared not venture any deeper, having already discovered several thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Although they encountered several tigers, they were too young, the oldest being only about 500 years old, so Ding Quan and his companions did not hunt them down.

There was also a thousand-year-old polar bear charging towards them, but after Vera shot an arrow at it and pierced it through, it fled in a sorry state.

It eventually died; the composite bow destroyed its organs. The group still managed to catch up with it and put it into a storage bag as food.

We have gained a more accurate understanding of the power of compound bows.

Even the thick-skinned bear-type spirit beasts couldn't withstand it.

These days, Ding Quan and his friends have been heading to windy places, just as the saying goes, "Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger."

Finally, while searching, I heard a tiger roar accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder in the distance.

Several people rushed towards the direction where the tiger's roar came from and found it.

Seeing the golden tiger lying asleep on the snow not far away, Ding Quan and the two sisters exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

This is already the activity range of thousand-year-old soul beasts. If they don't find a tiger-type soul beast of a suitable age soon, they won't dare to go any further.

This is a Wind and Thunder Tiger. If it hadn't let out a roar earlier, the group really wouldn't have been able to find it.

"It is nearly five meters long and about 1.5 meters tall at the shoulder. It is a hundred-year-old soul beast with nearly seven layers of spots on its nose. It is a Wind and Thunder Tiger that is over six hundred years old but less than seven hundred years old."

Ding Quan took a telescope made of ice blocks from Ling and glanced at the sleeping tiger from afar.

"Wei'er's physical condition has always been much stronger than mine, so absorbing it won't be a problem." Ling looked at the wisps of lightning appearing on the tiger's body.

"This is it, I'm fine with it." Vera smiled.

"Hmm, Wei'er's soul power is extremely masculine, and her physique is strong. The Wind and Thunder Tiger has a strong physique and has no weaknesses except for not being able to fly. The lightning it possesses is the most domineering and fierce attribute, which is suitable for Wei'er." Ding Quan patted Wei'er's head.

"It's perfect." After saying that, Wei'er took out the composite bow, and Ding Quan and the others also aimed their composite bows at the Wind and Thunder Tiger that was sleeping on the snow.

Tigers are of pure Yang nature and are not afraid of severe cold.

Taking advantage of its status as a top predator, it is indeed too lax to lie down and rest here casually.

Approaching the tiger by about fifty meters, it discovered that the group of people were weaklings, seemingly not hungry after eating, and swayed as they lay down on the snow again.

"Attack!" The three nodded sharply, and then three arrows flew out at lightning speed.

*3*

The Wind and Thunder Tiger noticed the sound and was about to get up when three arrows were already in front of it.

"Awooo~!*?" The Wind and Thunder Tiger let out a painful scream.

The arrows fired by Ding Quan and Ling instantly pierced its belly, while Wei'er's arrow was stuck directly in its head.

Seeing that Wei'er's arrow did not penetrate Fengleihu's brain, she is worthy of being Fengleihu.

The skull is as hard as some precious metals.

The arrow still pierced its brain, and electric snakes surged across its body, while a gust of wind rose around it.

The snow was blown dozens of meters high, and the surrounding trees were struck by lightning, emitting a burst of fire.

Driven by its survival instinct, it ran away into the distance, its speed actually not very fast as it darted left and right.

It appears its brain has been damaged, and it has lost its sense of direction; death is imminent.

"Wei'er, continue." Ding Quan listened to the roaring voice that kept coming out; the voice could be heard from far away.

"Alright!" Vera took out an arrow and aimed it at the target again.

The arrow struck it again, and after struggling for a few minutes, it finally collapsed to the ground and stopped moving.

Wei'er took out a storage bag, went to the dying Wind and Thunder Tiger, and put it directly inside.

The group then quickly packed up and left the area.

There are many thousand-year-old soul beasts here, but what's more dangerous than the soul beasts are the people who come to hunt souls.

The tiger's scream must have carried very far, and it might cause trouble.

Twenty minutes later, a Soul Hunter team arrived at the scene, and many trees around were still smoking.

After looking around and finding no signs of anyone leaving, the group exchanged bewildered glances.

(End of this chapter)