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

Chapter 15 Arrival in Soto

Near the edge of the Snowfall Mountains, there is an igloo made of ice.

Vera has already begun absorbing the spirit ring. Looking at the color of Vera's spirit ring, its yellow hue already surpasses that of most spirit masters' second spirit rings.

This is a soul ring produced by a Wind and Thunder Tiger that is over 600 years old, perhaps even close to 700 years old.

Seeing that Vera looked somewhat pained, it was clear that absorbing this spirit ring was difficult for her.

"Quan, don't worry, Wei'er will be fine." An ice block rapidly changed shape in Ling's hand, appearing in the forms of various soul beasts he had seen before, such as fox, bear, and tiger.

"Yes, the age of this spirit ring is indeed a bit high, but it's not a big problem." Although Vera looked a little uncomfortable, there was nothing unusual about her.

"This spirit ring will definitely give her a huge boost."

"Of course, and it's also a tiger-type spirit, just like Wei'er's, so it should be a good match." Ding Quan smiled as he saw that Wei'er's expression had calmed down.

Its absorption speed of the spirit ring was actually faster than Ling's.

A gentle breeze appeared around Vera, followed by faint arcs of electricity that seemed to have passed, indicating that the most dangerous impact of the soul force had subsided.

Vera's body began to absorb the attributes carried by her spirit ring.

Moreover, these two attributes are extremely compatible with Wei'er's martial soul, the Fierce Tiger, so it seems that Wei'er can inherit these two attributes.

When absorbing a spirit ring, the power of the spirit ring will be transferred to the martial soul accordingly. If it is compatible with the martial soul, the attribute will be absorbed; if it is not compatible, the attribute will be weakened.

Tang San's first spirit ring was absorbed from the Mandragora Serpent, and its toxicity was not compatible with his Blue Silver Grass martial soul.

Therefore, the terrifying venom of the Datura snake is greatly weakened by the Blue Silver Grass, only having a paralyzing effect.

The subsequent toxins were not inherited by the Blue Silver Grass, indicating that the Blue Silver Grass was not suitable for that path.

If it weren't for the subsequent awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor, which gave it a profound foundation, this martial soul would have been completely ruined.

The Blue Silver Overlord Spear, the innate soul skill obtained after awakening the Blue Silver Emperor, is not used for spear techniques but rather as a throwing weapon, so the soul skill is not very useful.

However, Tang San came from a sect specializing in hidden weapons, so he naturally valued hidden weapons.

Looking at the increasingly powerful wind and thunder attributes on Vera, it seems she has perfectly inherited them.

However, clouds follow dragons, and wind follows tigers.

Tigers are naturally a perfect match for the wind attribute, and Wei'er's masculine soul power is also compatible with the lightning attribute.

Now we'll see what kind of boost this spirit ring will give Vera.

Half an hour later, Wei'er's aura stabilized, and a yellow spirit ring appeared under her feet, slowly rotating.

"Quan, sister, I did it!" Wei'er stood up and felt her own soul power.

"You're at level 15?"

"Hmm." It seems that this spirit ring has given Vera at least two levels of spirit power.

"How are your soul skills?" Ling asked directly.

"I call my Soul Skill Wind and Thunder Transformation. Its effect is to increase my attack power, strength, defense, speed, and reaction speed by 50%. At the same time, my attacks are imbued with the power of wind and thunder. Consuming Soul Power can increase the power of wind and thunder. Moreover, I don't seem to need to release Soul Skills."

Vera explained the effects of her soul skill.

Such a large increase, is this the effect of a century-old soul ring?

It is a fact that beast-type martial souls provide a much greater boost to the user than weapon-type martial souls, which is why beast-type martial souls have an advantage in the early stages.

However, once the level is high, the destructive power of the weapon spirit will become terrifying.

After all, a beast spirit's flesh and blood body is not good at fighting against weapons.

However, the improvement in its five attributes is quite terrifying.

I remember Dai Mubai's third soul skill, which doubled his four attributes.

Thinking about it this way, it's normal for a spirit ring that's been around for nearly seven hundred years to have improved so much... what a load of rubbish!

This soul skill can achieve this level without using soul power, an effect that some thousand-year-old soul skills cannot achieve.

The difference between a thousand-year soul ring and a hundred-year soul ring is not as simple as just increasing the age; more importantly, it is a qualitative improvement.

Even though a 999-year-old spirit ring is still a 999-year-old spirit ring, although it may have a rich purple hue, it is still a yellow spirit ring.

And if you don't need to use your soul skills, then you're completely passive?

I saw the tiger tail with electric sparks behind Vera and the tiger ears on her head.

Could it really be as I thought, that I am a half-innate martial soul true body while Wei'er is a complete innate martial soul true body?

"Such a strong boost? And you don't even need to actively release it?" Ling was somewhat surprised. Being able to use a soul skill without activating a soul ring was quite outrageous.

In a battle of spirits, the opponent continuously deals with an enemy who is always at the peak of releasing spirit skills, without consuming spirit power.

If the opponent cannot defeat Vera immediately, they will be worn down by her.

"No need," Vera said with a smile, looking at the two of them.

"The significant increase in power is probably because the Wind and Thunder Tiger is extremely suitable for Wei'er, and Wei'er has perfectly inherited its abilities." Ding Quan reached out and touched the tiger ears on Wei'er's head, and continued, "And perhaps Wei'er's existence is a kind of talent, just like the Martial Soul True Body of a Soul Saint."

"Martial Soul True Form!" Ling and Wei'er paused for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded.

"It does indeed resemble a Martial Soul True Body." As a Martial Soul True Body is equipped by powerful figures on the continent, everyone knows the effects of its soul skills.

After releasing the Martial Soul True Form, the user transforms into Martial Soul form, gaining a huge boost to all attributes. Furthermore, the cooldown of the first few Soul Skills is greatly reduced or even eliminated, and their power is greatly increased.

The Wind and Thunder Tiger's spirit is compatible with Wei'er's, so it makes sense that its spirit skill has no cooldown.

However, being able to have a terrifying boost to five of one's own attributes without consuming soul power is a bit too strong.

This greatly improves Wei'er's physical attributes, and the age of the spirit rings she absorbs in the future will definitely be extremely high.

"No matter what, it's a good thing." With a 50% increase in all five attributes, Ding Quan is now having trouble getting a feel for Wei'er's strength.

Although her attack power may not be as strong as his, he might not be able to catch her if she wanted to run away.

The wind and thunder attributes greatly enhance speed. Most importantly, after absorbing this soul ring, Wei'er's own basic attributes also increased significantly.

Even without the effects of soul skills, it can easily crush ordinary one-ring soul masters.

With this terrifying boost, even a Grand Soul Master might not be as fast as Vera.

After all, many great soul masters may not have as many years of experience with their two soul rings as Wei'er.

"Hehe, and also, I can control my tail and ears now." Vera said, closing her eyes. In the eyes of Izumi and Vera, the tiger ears and tail on her head slowly disappeared.

"That's it?" Ding Quan patted Wei'er's head.

"But I can also make them appear at any time." Wei'er met Ding Quan's gaze, as if Quan liked to pat her head, but she had never seen him pat his sister's head, so she hurriedly said.

"I see."

"Also, after I put it away, my strength decreased quite a bit." Vera felt a little regretful, but if she was truly in the Martial Soul True Body state that Quan had described, then it was understandable.

Although its strength has decreased somewhat, it can still travel outside. It can be released during battles.

"Alright, let's go. It's not safe here after all."

"Alright!" With the activation of Linghun Power, the igloo vanished in an instant.

After glancing at the sky, the group headed directly out of the Snowfall Mountains, moving much faster than before they arrived.

The group headed directly towards Soto City.

On the way, Ding Quan looked at the snow-covered mountains in the distance, which were getting farther and farther away. That little city lord was going to let him live for a while longer.

However, their strength is indeed lacking now, and they are not confident in dealing with a Soul King. Even with the composite bow, they cannot risk their lives.

Thinking back on the experiences of this period, although it took some time, I also gained a lot.

He glanced at the two sisters beside him, whose figures had become even more developed due to absorbing spirit rings.

An ice block in front of Ling rapidly transformed into various soul beasts, while a small ball of soul power in Wei'er's hand stirred up a gentle breeze.

Both of them were training their mental strength and attribute control.

These two truly deserve to be called geniuses who can learn to gather energy into blades in their hands with just one glance.

I just told them what direction they could take, and they were able to do this much.

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Even without soul skills, these two sisters are still the strongest among their peers.

This is also why Ding Quan considered Ling'er and Wei'er to be extremely talented.

Although he is not a top genius in terms of innate soul power level, his use of martial soul is absolutely top-notch.

With their current strength, if they were still in that manor, they could definitely fight their way out.

Outside the city of Soto, in the Kingdom of Barak.

Ding Quan looked into the distance, where the largest gathering place of soul beasts on the Douluo Continent was located, and the Star Dou Great Forest was in that direction.

As the largest gathering place for soul beasts in the Douluo Continent, countless soul masters go there to hunt souls.

And the city of Soto, which is close to the Star Dou Great Forest, is frequented by countless Soul Masters who are going to hunt Souls.

This place is also where the two great empires of Tiandou and Xingluo meet, serving as the gateway for the Tiandou Empire to face the Xingluo Empire.

It is also a renowned granary on the mainland, making it an extremely prosperous place.

"Quan, we've finally arrived." Vera looked at the endless stream of pedestrians ahead; this place was indeed extremely bustling.

"Let's go in!" Ding Quan turned his gaze to a building that was a hundred meters tall in the center of Soto City.

"Quan, we've used up almost all our gold soul coins buying whale glue along the way. Should we go to the Great Soul Arena?" Ling looked at Ding Quan, referring to the Great Soul Arena.

Ding Quan had told them that he obtained his Gold Soul Coins in the Great Soul Arena.

Over the past few months, the group has clashed with each other.

While Vera's attack power was indeed inferior to his Dragon Abyss Sword, it had virtually no weaknesses. Her speed was faster than his, and her lightning-attribute attacks were the first time he had ever felt paralyzed by them.

The first soul skill must be used to dispel the paralyzing effect.

As expected of the domineering lightning attribute, the power that Vera unleashed definitely surpassed that of an ordinary Great Soul Master.

After realizing that she couldn't break through Ding Quan's soul skill with a direct attack, Wei'er is now focusing on developing the power of wind and thunder attributes.

He attempted to defeat Ding Quan using the power of attributes.

Ling was easily defeated by her sister after being brought into close combat, and the same was true when she fought Ding Quan.

Although she has strong ice control abilities, the two are very fast, making it difficult for her attacks to hit and easy for them to get close.

She was completely powerless against the two extremely skilled close-combat fighters.

Therefore, he is now using the soul skill "Frozen Ice Blade" to fight close combat with Wei'er. He has also discovered that if he releases his mental energy in this way, he will always have enough mental energy. After the opponent's reaction speed is slowed down by the mental energy attack, it becomes unstoppable.

Now, in close combat, he can hold his own against Vera.

Both of them were very strong, and after Ding Quan systematically taught them his soul power control training methods over the past few months, their strength increased rapidly.

Moreover, their relationship has become closer.

"We can give it a try, but let's find a place to settle down first, since we'll be staying here for a long time." Ding Quan walked directly into the city.

"Let's go!" Vera pulled the two of them forward.

Although the Ling sisters were very beautiful and attracted a lot of attention, there were many Soul Masters here, and just as many beautiful women.

Moreover, their attire clearly indicated they were Soul Masters, so they didn't cause any trouble.

Just as Ding Quan was about to enter Soto City, his eyes fell upon a man with golden hair just like Vera's.

He was somewhat listless, but very handsome.

The blond hair wasn't what caught Ding Quan's attention; the blond man had heterochromia (different colored pupils).

At this point in time, Ding Quan could only think of one person in Soto City who possessed this trait.

Sensing the other party's soul power, I realized they were a second-ring Great Soul Master.

It should be right.

Dai Mubai!

"Quan, what's wrong?" Ling noticed that Ding Quan had slowed down.

"It's nothing, I just saw someone."

"Do you know him?" Vera followed Ding Quan's gaze and saw a guy with blond hair whose soul power level was much higher than hers.

"I don't know them, let's go." Ding Quan pulled the two away.

The blond man with heterochromatic eyes noticed someone watching him and was startled. Could it be one of his boss's men?

This person was none other than Dai Mubai, who had just escaped from the Star Luo Empire to this place.

However, the thought of being in the Heaven Dou Empire now brought a sense of relief.

He turned his head and saw a man younger than himself, with delicate features, looking at him. Beside him were two women with very different temperaments, but they looked remarkably similar.

Watching the group glance at him and then disappear into the crowd, Dai Mubai looked on with envy.

I want to find a pair of twin sisters for myself!

I heard there's a Shrek Academy here, and it seems they're recruiting right now. I have nowhere else to go, so should I go check it out?

Dai Mubai headed towards the address he had found out.

Ding Quan watched as he walked out of the city, and the gears of fate began to turn.

The future leader of the Shrek Seven Devils, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, has arrived, and the Shrek Seven Devils will be formed three years later.

Ding Quan spent most of his remaining savings to buy a large courtyard in Soto City, not too far from the city lord's mansion.

Soto City, one of the two top cities in the Kingdom of Barak, is also known as the granary of the continent, and the area around the city lord's mansion is extremely safe.

This courtyard is large enough that Ding Quan and the others have enough space to cultivate and even fight.

The only downside is that my wallet is empty.

However, considering I'll be staying here for a few years, a safe environment is important, and that money has to be spent.

I glanced at the recruitment posters that people were handing out on the street, and Shrek Academy's recruitment period should be around this time as well.

(End of this chapter)