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

Chapter 18 Entering the Stars

Ding Quan felt as if his soul had been freed from its shackles and his consciousness was no longer restrained.

Everything around was incredibly clear and real; even what was behind the wall was perfectly visible.

But he couldn't wake up at all.

And he actually saw his own entire body?

Feeling a wave of fatigue, Ding Quan regained his composure.

Suddenly, his consciousness arrived at a place where the Dragon Abyss Sword appeared in front of him.

The place was shrouded in mist, only a few square meters in size, but its height seemed endless.

Looking at this cramped space and perspective, is this the space between my eyebrows?

This is the Sea of ​​Spirit! Ding Quan realized.

Unexpectedly, his action opened up his spiritual sea, which requires a very high level of spiritual power to open.

Or perhaps they had a special adventure, like Huo Qun absorbing a million-year soul ring.

My spiritual world is far inferior to his.

My spiritual sea is pitifully small and completely unworthy of this title.

Seeing the Dragon Abyss Sword here, he realized that he had opened the gate with the help of the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Its physical body is its scabbard, and its martial spirit is a part of itself, so it's normal for it to appear here. In addition, its own spiritual power has been influencing it.

Ding Quan focused his spirit into the Dragon Abyss Sword before him, and instantly a sharp aura emanated from the sword.

It seems the Dragon Abyss Sword has become slightly stronger? Ding Quan felt the golden dragon tattoo still moving around his body.

This is using the body as a sheath and the spirit to nourish the sword!

The feeling of the Dragon Abyss Sword becoming stronger... Could it be that Ji Juechen, ten thousand years later, broke through the shackles of his talent in this way?

With that thought, Ding Quan's consciousness faded away.

"Sister?" A sharp aura flashed from Ding Quan, and Wei'er was startled, so she couldn't help but look at her sister.

"It's nothing! It's probably because Quan's spiritual power has broken through." Ling sensed that Ding Quan's breathing had accelerated a moment ago, but it had now calmed down.

Moreover, this sharp aura comes from his mental power, which suggests that Ding Quan's mental power has made a great breakthrough.

"He's gotten stronger again." Wei'er smiled as she looked at Ding Quan lying on the bed.

"Yes! This is a good thing. Keep cultivating." Ding Quan's mental strength used to be only slightly stronger than mine, but now the gap seems to have widened considerably.

Ding Quan's improvement was not in his soul power, but in his mental power.

Knowing that the two possessed powerful mental strength, they knew that Ding Quan's strength would definitely increase significantly by then.

Having strong mental power greatly helps in cultivation, as it allows one to perceive the flow of soul power more clearly.

One year later!

Two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, were attached to a crystal-clear snow lotus with a few petals tinged with blood. This was Ling's martial spirit.

Ling looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, but her delicate face appeared somewhat childish, indicating that she was not very old.

Moreover, he has an extremely well-proportioned figure, with muscular lines on his arms, which are not slender. If it weren't for his martial soul being the Snow Lotus, people would think he was a beast martial soul master.

The tense look on his face disappeared after successfully absorbing the spirit ring, and some ice crystals formed on his silver hair from sweating during the absorption.

"Quan, Sister did it!" Looking at the two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, on Ling Wuhun, Wei'er was full of excitement.

The second soul ring, nearly two thousand years old, is still incredibly old, even though the Ice Silkworm is extremely weak and its soul rings are easy to absorb.

Thinking about the whale glue Ling absorbed and the crazy training he underwent over the past year, it was only then that he was able to absorb it.

The most dangerous moment of absorbing the spirit ring has passed.

Although I knew my sister was able to successfully absorb it, witnessing it with my own eyes was still extremely shocking.

The best soul ring configuration for soul masters in this era is two yellow, two purple, and five black (four black and one red). A thousand-year soul ring is something that a soul master can only absorb with their third soul ring.

Once Ling's spirit ring configuration is revealed, it will definitely attract the attention of spirit masters across the continent.

"I hope I can get that soul skill." Ding Quan also took a deep breath. The news of his second soul ring after a thousand years must not be exposed, otherwise it would be too dangerous.

Even if they are exposed, they will have to wait until they have the ability to protect themselves.

Ding Quan dared not gamble with the conscience of those powerful forces.

"Quan, you can rest assured. As the lowest level of soul beasts in the Ice Plains, the Ice Silkworm is weak and only has one talent. Also, due to your sister's mental influence, it can only provide your sister with this skill."

Wei'er looked at the huge cocoon next to Ling, walked up to it, gathered her energy in her palm and formed a blade, and cleaved it in two.

Ding Quan smiled upon seeing this, wondering if there was a soul bone among them. However, the probability was too low.

Since opening up his spiritual sea a year ago, Ding Quan has had extremely strong spiritual perception abilities.

There is currently no fluctuation of soul power inside this giant cocoon.

As expected, Vera checked and found nothing.

Ling slowly opened her eyes, glanced at the two people beside her, and then slowly stood up.

"The Spring is the Soul Skill we want."

With a thought, the originally purple soul ring slowly turned yellow, and then he spoke to Ding Quan.

"What about the specific effects?" Ding Quan was certain upon seeing this.

"Soul Skill Simulation: It distorts space through mental simulation, creating various illusions within a three-meter radius centered on me. It can also simulate the aura and momentum of others, but I cannot be affected by it, and it will be interrupted if attacked by others."

As Ling spoke about using his mental power, Ling's figure disappeared before Ding Quan's eyes.

Since it simulates various illusions, it means that the ability to make oneself disappear is also an illusion.

Ding Quan nodded in agreement. It seemed that the effect of this soul skill was even similar to Huo's, but Ling's ability to develop it was superior.

Although Huo Gua is also a simulation skill, it seems to be only used to hide his martial soul, soul ring color, and intimidation. He hasn't really developed this soul skill much, but he has too many trump cards and doesn't need them.

Then, in Ding Quan's sight, her figure appeared, only now it looked exactly like Wei'er's.

"How long can it last?" Ding Quan asked the most important question.

"If there's no battle, I can maintain this state. After absorbing this spirit ring, my mental strength increased by more than 50%, and my ice attribute improved slightly, but there were no other enhancements," Ling Bian returned to his original state and continued. "Moreover, illusions should be able to be seen through by beings with strong mental strength, which would probably require a Soul Saint or higher, but I can't be sure."

The Soul Saint realm serves as a watershed moment for the strongest individuals on the continent; after breaking through to the Soul Saint realm, the difference in strength between each level becomes extremely significant.

"Is that so?" As an existence at the bottom of the food chain, the Ice Silkworm needs to use this ability constantly in order to avoid its natural enemies, so its consumption must be very low.

Furthermore, the lower a soul beast is in the food chain, the better it is at surviving, even if it doesn't have much offensive ability.

As for being exposed, the fact that even a Super Douluo like Huo Gua couldn't see through it is probably because he has a Tianmeng in his mind. Although Tianmeng's combat power is weak, its mental power is extremely strong, providing Huo Gua with super strong mental power.

"But that's enough. Besides, Quan, didn't you say you needed to use your mental power? You can't become a Soul Master without reaching the Soul Douluo level." With that, Vera pulled the two of them out of the cellar.

"Vell is right, we can just verify it then."

"How do I verify it?"

"That White Tiger Martial Soul Master will be competing in the Great Soul Arena, and the teacher who brought him here is a Soul Saint!" Ding Quan said, glancing at Ling.

"You mean, I'll participate in the Soul Battle while that person is participating, and if his teacher can't see through my Soul Skill, then..." Ling thought for a moment and nodded.

"That's right!"

"But what if that Soul Saint sees through it?"

"That person is the dean of an academy, and at most he will ask Ling to join his academy." Hearing Wei'er's question, Ding Quan knew that Flander was a dean of Shrek Academy.

Being able to absorb a second soul ring from a thousand years ago makes one a true monster. Although Flander lacks teaching ability and is quite stingy, he is a good person.

"That solves the problem."

The next day.

night.

In the Soto City Grand Arena, Ding Quan and Wei'er watched a fat man with red hair engage in a battle on a fighting platform.

Looking at the fat, chicken-like martial spirit behind it, yet it radiated extremely strong flames, and the sound of a phoenix's cry could be heard when the martial spirit released its soul skills.

Two yellow spirit rings rotated around him; Ma Hongjun's spirit power was around level twenty-three.

With such a level of soul power, he was able to overpower his opponent, who was level 29, indicating that his martial soul strength was very high.

Ding Quan looked around and sure enough, Flander was in a corner of the stands. He was so recognizable, even with a mask on.

"Quan, is this the worst soul skill you mentioned?" Wei'er watched as the little fat boy's first soul ring flashed and a line of fire shot out from his mouth.

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Isn't fire-breathing an instinct of its martial soul?

"It's still somewhat useful; it seems to have added damage to the flames," Ding Quan said, but it's still not as good as directly increasing the flame damage.

"That still has some effect, and the power of his flames is indeed very strong, worthy of being a phoenix." Wei'er watched as he released his second soul skill, directly forcing his opponent off the battle stage.

Ma Hongjun's strength is indeed among the best in his class, and he has always been the ranged damage dealer in the subsequent Shrek Soul Battle Tournament.

"Dear viewers, breaking news! *2, the Sixth Soul Arena will soon host a Soul Master Battle Tournament at the Gold Soul level! The Sixth Soul Arena!"

"The Ice Spirit, who has won over twenty consecutive matches, will face off against the Gold Soul Fire Wolf King of our Grand Soul Arena!"

Just as the Soul Battle was ending, an exciting voice came from the loudspeaker of the Great Soul Arena.

Upon hearing this news, the Great Soul Arena immediately erupted in chaos.

A Soul Fighting Tournament at the Gold Soul level is quite rare.

Upon hearing this, Flander stopped in his tracks, glanced at Dai Mubai, and then headed towards the No. 6 Soul Arena.

Dai Mubai probably left to go find Ma Hongjun.

Ding Quan smiled upon seeing this. Flander probably had no interest in fighting spirits, but since he had brought his disciple Ma Hongjun with him, he would probably take Ma Hongjun to broaden his horizons.

On the audience platform of Arena No. 6.

Flander and his two students stood in a corner, watching the two great soul masters in the arena with great surprise.

It's that Ling Wei group. No wonder we haven't seen their fighting spirit for so long; they've broken through to level 20.

"The battle begins!" With the referee's command, two yellow spirit rings rose from the Fire Wolf King's feet, and a fire wolf appeared behind him, making him seem as if he were on fire.

Seeing this, Ling also released his martial spirit, and a lotus flower appeared in his hand and then landed above his head.

Soul power surged, and an exquisite longsword formed from condensed ice appeared in his hand. Two yellow soul rings slowly rotated beneath his feet.

Ding Quan glanced at Flander from the side and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Flander had no reaction.

It's best to avoid contact with Shrek if possible.

Ling nodded slightly, and then instantly charged towards the Fire Wolf King Soul Master.

Ling is actually best at using elemental attacks, but now she's actually using melee combat.

Thinking of Vera beside him, she was skilled in close combat, but always wanted to use elemental attacks.

These two are always trying to improve their weaker area.

Ding Quan didn't bother with them at the time, after all, he knew how strong the two of them were in their respective areas of expertise.

Sometimes you can have your cake and eat it too. When two people fight each other like this, their strength increases very quickly, which can better train their mental power.

"Wow, this Bingling is terrifyingly powerful." Ma Hongjun watched as the Fire Wolf King Soul Master had already unleashed two Soul Skills, but Bingling simply used ice to condense a set of ice armor on his body, rendering the skills completely ineffective.

Instead, he was struck several times by the sword in Bing Ling's hand, and immediately cried out in surprise.

"This Fire Wolf Soul Master is somewhat countered; even the ice armor on Bing Ling's body cannot be melted." Dai Mubai saw that the Fire Wolf King's flames had no effect whatsoever.

"Mu Bai, it's not that the ice armor can't melt! It's that it was re-condensed by that ice spirit master before it could melt!" Flander pushed up his glasses, his tone somewhat incredulous.

During the battle, he kept his ice armor from melting and prevented any excess soul power from leaking out.

Such astonishing control over soul power.

Most importantly, this icicle hasn't used its soul skill yet!

To achieve this level solely through his control over his martial soul, and considering his previous speculation that his first soul ring came from a top-tier soul beast.

This icicle definitely comes from some powerful force.

"How is this possible!" Dai Mubai knew that Flander wouldn't lie to him.

"This Fire Wolf King's fire attribute isn't very strong. If it's Hongjun's Phoenix Flame, this Ice Ling won't be able to withstand it." Ice Ling's ice attribute isn't strong, but Ma Hongjun's flame attachment ability is extremely strong, which can suppress its ice attribute.

"Of course, I am a Fire Phoenix Soul Master!"

"Looks like it's about to end." Flander saw Ling's first spirit ring flash, and an ice phoenix suddenly appeared in front of Ling.

The ice phoenix did not rush towards the fire wolf king, but stopped in front of Ling. Ling then quietly looked at the fire wolf king.

When the Fire Wolf King saw the majestic Ice Phoenix made of ice, he broke out in a cold sweat and immediately admitted defeat.

However, he didn't feel like he lost badly, since he was the first person to force out the Ice Spirit Skill.

Unexpectedly, its first soul skill came from a top-tier soul beast like the Ice Phoenix. No wonder it is so powerful.

Flanders nodded in agreement, confirming that it was indeed the case.

It's normal for someone to become powerful after absorbing such a spirit ring, but it's the same old story.

Such talent is not enough for him to be a student at Shrek Academy.

Watching Flander leave with the two students, Ding Quan felt relieved.

It seems that Ling's soul skill has fooled this Soul Saint. The Ice Phoenix was actually simulated by Ling's second soul skill; it was just an illusion.

This made his soul-hunting journey much safer, and also ensured his safety when he went to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

Next, prepare for the Soul Hunt. Gather your resources, and you'll break through to level 20 during this time.

The Starry Sky Forest is unlike other primeval forests; it is teeming with insects and teeming with poisonous creatures, which can easily take a person's life if one is not careful.

Entering this area requires thorough preparation, and you can also coat the arrows of your composite bow with deadly poison. That way, even if you can't kill those powerful soul beasts with arrows, you can at least poison them to death.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Three young people arrived outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

Feeling the primal, vibrant energy emanating from the Star Dou Great Forest, Ding Quan felt his soul power circulating at an accelerated pace.

As expected of the Star Dou Great Forest, cultivating here is twice as effective with half the effort.

They took out a map, found their bearings, and plunged straight into the depths of the towering forest.

(End of this chapter)