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

Chapter 33 Departure

Ding Quan looked at the documents in his hand with some disappointment, but it was also within his expectations.

Information about such an ancient and extremely powerful metal-attribute soul beast is very difficult to obtain.

Soul Masters can only plan a few soul rings for themselves; a ten-thousand-year soul ring that is perfectly suited to them is extremely rare.

The strength of an ordinary Soul Hunting Squad is only at the Soul Master level, while those at the Soul King level or above can directly become nobles with a good status in the two great empires.

While there are many records of soul beasts that are over ten thousand years old in the various forest hunting towns, the quality is relatively average.

The soul beasts needed by Ding Quan and his group are not included in this list.

Finding out the general location where metal-attribute soul beasts are concentrated is enough; it will save a lot of time.

However, the soul beasts required by the three are all unusual, and their soul vibrations should be even stronger.

"Quan, what's wrong?" Wei'er asked when she saw Ding Quan looking at her.

"Absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring requires extremely strong physical fitness and mental strength. Wei'er, your mental strength is a bit weak."

Ding Quan and the others all have extremely strong physical abilities. Wei'er has an external soul bone, which, combined with the enhancement of her body by the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, and the fact that she is considered a congenital martial soul true body, means that even a Soul King might not be as strong as her.

The Lingbing Fire Immortal Grass also has an extremely strong effect on strengthening the body, but the body strength still needs to be improved a bit after absorbing the ten-thousand-year soul ring.

Although it shouldn't be a big problem for the group to absorb the ten-thousand-year soul ring, there are still risks involved.

"My mental strength is a bit weak." Wei'er learned from Ding Quan that the ten-thousand-year soul ring contained the remnants of the soul consciousness of a soul beast.

It will cause a soul shock when a Soul Master absorbs a Soul Ring. If one's mental strength is insufficient, one may easily become an idiot when absorbing a Soul Ring.

Although their mental strength was comparable to that of ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, the soul beast they planned to hunt was very strong.

"Wei'er can have Ling use his third soul skill to temper your mental power." Ding Quan knew that Wei'er's mental power was not weak, but it was much weaker compared to the two of them.

"Don't worry, we've been cultivating like this all this time."

"However, Izumi, we're out of whale glue now, so our physical improvement will be a bit slower, and we don't have many gold soul coins left."

"That is a problem."

Most of the gold soul coins they obtained were used to buy whale glue.

Ding Quan took out a storage bag containing the immortal herbs he had obtained from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, but not many gold soul coins.

Immortal herbs are definitely not something that can be traded easily.

The group acquired most of their Gold Soul Coins in the Great Soul Arena.

In the Great Soul Arena, Wei Ling and her companion had contact with Shrek Academy members. If Flander discovered this, their rapid increase in soul power during this period would definitely have attracted his attention.

Ding Quan looked at his right leg, which contained the right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor, making it quite dangerous for him to participate in the Soul Battle.

Tang San now frequently goes to the Great Soul Arena, and Tang Hao follows him. Tang Hao possesses the Blue Silver Emperor's spirit ring, so he might be able to sense the spirit bone within him.

But then, how do we obtain Gold Soul Coins?

Should we completely distance ourselves from this Heavenly Dou Imperial City?

Ding Quan's gaze sharpened slightly; this was indeed a solution.

There's really nothing noteworthy about the Heavenly Dou Imperial City right now. The only thing that catches Ding Quan's attention is the Vast Universe Cover, a national treasure inside the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, which is the legacy of the Sea God.

Ding Quan has no contact with it yet, nor does he want to inherit the position of the Sea God.

Ding Quan took out the map he was carrying, which had a clear marker indicating the location of Soto City.

And in an inconspicuous place in the province of Fasno, not far from Soto, there is also a small mark.

This is roughly the location where Ding Quan planted the Blue Silver Emperor shrub, Ah Yin.

"Quan, are you planning to go home?" Ling looked at Ding Quan and then at a city on the eastern coast of the map. This city was marked with a symbol: Binhai City.

Ling knew that Ding Quan was born in this coastal city.

"Going home, that's a good idea!" Ding Quan nodded upon hearing this. Come to think of it, he had been away for several years, and it was indeed time to go back and visit.

Ding Quan looked towards Water City, which was not far from Binhai City. There was also a Great Soul Arena there, and no one there knew the identities of Ling Wei and her companion.

Ling Wei and the other person had never registered with the Spirit Hall, and they used code names in the Great Spirit Arena, and their ages were fabricated.

As for Ding Quan, he also didn't participate in many Soul Battles there.

It's too far from the Heavenly Dou Imperial City, so there's no need to worry about attracting attention.

In addition, Water City is located by the sea, so there is no shortage of high-quality whale glue here, which can also help me quickly improve my physical fitness.

Even if a top-tier metal-attribute soul beast cannot be found by then, it is still possible to absorb a high-age soul ring to make up for the difference in the strength of the soul beast's attributes.

"And sister, it seems there's one more thing we can settle." Vera looked toward a small town near the Snowfall Mountains, where there was also a small marker.

"That's true!" Ling glanced at the map and then looked at Ding Quan, the place where she and Ding Quan had met.

If they hadn't met Ding Quan, the two sisters might have ended up in a much worse situation and wouldn't have the strength and freedom they have now.

"It's indeed time!" Ding Quan estimated the strength of the group. Although the strength of the city lord of that small town was uncertain, he thought it was at most a Soul King.

Although the group had never fought a Soul King, the Vajra Tiger, which could fight against a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, was like a toy in their hands. A ten-thousand-year Soul Beast is equivalent to a Soul King, and its strength even surpasses that of many ordinary Soul Kings.

"Shall we pack up?" Ling asked, watching Ding Quan put the map away.

"Okay!" Now that we've made up our minds, let's set off!

As for the Shrek Seven Devils, without the immortal herbs, their strength can't improve much, but they should be able to break through to the Soul Master level soon.

However, by the time the Continental Soul Master Tournament began more than a year later, his soul power had barely increased by a few levels.

Ding Quan had no intention of participating in or watching this Soul Master Competition.

Participating in this Soul Master Competition will not improve one's own strength, and in Ding Quan's opinion, team battle spirit will also be of little use.

The stronger one's individual strength, the less important the team becomes. As for the currently recognized strongest control-type Soul Master on the continent, this can only be demonstrated in team-based Soul Battles.

Once separated from the team, the control type is arguably the weakest, except for the support and food types.

In this era, top-tier Title Douluos do not possess control abilities.

When Ding Quan and his group were rapidly moving away from the Heavenly Dou Imperial City.

Sunset Forest.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong are acquiring soul rings.

Beside Zhu Zhuqing was a soul beast that emitted a black, eerie light and resembled both a cat and a dog.

The Shadow Beast is a soul beast with a high level of dark attribute strength. Although it is not particularly powerful, it can sneak into the shadows to launch surprise attacks.

As Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the spirit ring, the ghostly light emanating from her spirit, the Netherworld Cat, deepened.

With a roar from the Netherworld Cat, a purple soul ring was directly attached to Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul.

"Zhu Qing absorbed this spirit ring so easily!" Tang San was somewhat surprised to see Zhu Zhu Qing absorb this spirit ring, which was close to the limit of its lifespan, with almost no effort.

This was much easier than when I absorbed my first spirit ring.

"Yes." This spirit ring has a higher age limit than the spirit ring that Ma Hongjun absorbed before, but it took a third less time to absorb.

Moreover, Ning Rongrong, who is currently absorbing a soul ring that has just entered its thousand-year cycle, is not even halfway there yet.

"Sure enough, that person was right!" Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes, feeling that the speed of her soul power circulation had increased.

Although it wasn't much, it still showed that his talent had indeed improved a bit.

It seems that amplifying the dark attribute is indeed more suitable for me.

"Zhu Qing, how is it? How's your soul skill?" Xiao Wu asked, pulling Zhu Zhu Qing up directly.

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"This spirit ring suits me very well. My third spirit skill, Shadow Body, amplifies my dark attribute. Releasing the spirit skill allows me to transform into a shadow, making me immune to most physical attacks and fifty percent of spirit power attacks. At the same time, I can also dive into the shadows."

As Zhu Zhuqing spoke, her third soul ring lit up, and she transformed into a black shadow, disappearing directly into Xiao Wu's shadow.

"How bizarre!" Ma Hongjun stared in disbelief as Zhu Zhuqing's figure appeared directly behind Xiao Wu.

Is it strange? Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback when she heard this; this soul skill was indeed strange.

"It's so powerful, how much soul power does it consume?" Tang San was also surprised by this soul skill and couldn't help but ask.

"It will use up about 30% of my soul power, and I can basically only use it once during a Soul Battle."

"It consumes so much power." Tang San nodded upon hearing this. A soul skill with such an effect must consume a great deal of soul power.

With this soul skill, Zhu Zhuqing's ability to protect herself has been greatly enhanced.

Moreover, this soul skill has such an effect that it can be used to catch opponents off guard during soul battles.

After all, being able to infiltrate someone's shadow means that even if the opponent knows the effect of this skill, they will not dare to be careless.

"I didn't expect it to have an attribute boost, not bad!" Flander smiled; the dark attribute was already strange.

One of the two active Title Douluos in the Spirit Hall is quite mysterious, known as someone whose spirit rings are seen but whose shadow is nowhere to be seen.

As for the power of amplified soul skills, the previous two have already taught everyone a lesson.

Attribute amplification? Zhu Zhuqing felt that her perception of shadows had become much stronger, and she could absorb a portion of the soul power that others attacked her with. Was this the ability of the dark attribute?

Moreover, glancing at Dai Mubai, who was cultivating not far away, I noticed that the connection between our martial souls had indeed weakened considerably.

Dai Mubai was defeated by Wei'er in two moves and is now trying to break through to level 40. However, it seems that it will be difficult for him to break through to level 40 in this Soul Hunting Journey.

"Zhu Qing, you want to acquire this kind of amplifying attribute soul skill, did that Tiger Soul tell you about it?" Xiao Wu asked, hugging Zhu Zhu Qing. It was Xiao Wu who discovered this Shadow Beast first.

"Hmm?" Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

"What did she tell you?" Xiao Wu had always felt regretful that she couldn't go to participate in the Soul Battle. She really wanted to fight, but she didn't expect there to be so many Soul Douluos in the Heavenly Battle City.

Fortunately, there were no Soul Master teams at the Gold Soul level in the Great Soul Arena, otherwise I would have had to go and participate in team battles.

"I asked her why all her skills were amplification skills, and she told me that she didn't want to rely on century-old skills to deal with Title Douluo in the future. Once you reach a high level, low-age skills will become dispensable."

Zhu Zhuqing turned her gaze to Flander, the strongest person present.

"Zhu Qing is right. At my level, the first four soul skills are no longer very useful."

"Then why is it that everyone else isn't like that Tiger Soul, and all of them have amplification soul skills?"

"If we don't acquire offensive soul skills in the early stages, we won't have much combat power. Having only amplification soul skills means we lack ways to deal with enemies," Flander continued.

"That's right, but think about it, without these attack spirit skills, what means do you have to fight your enemies!" Zhao Wuji said from the side, glancing at Tang San, who was an exception. Although Tang San had considerable strength even without using his spirit, he couldn't do without those skills once he used his spirit.

The Shrek members fell silent instantly.

Without offensive soul skills in the early stages, one is at a direct disadvantage in soul battles. Not everyone is like Ling Wei and her companion, who have developed their martial souls so deeply and possess such terrifying soul power control.

"Once Ning Rongrong finishes absorbing her spirit ring, we can leave this place." Flander also breathed a sigh of relief; this time, they hadn't encountered any danger.

It seems that the titled Douluo was also sent away by Tang San's father.

Tang Hao, who was not far away, nodded slightly when he heard Zhu Zhuqing's words. Indeed, at his level, not to mention the previous few soul skills, even all of his soul skills were not as powerful as the Haotian Nine Absolutes, let alone the Great Sumeru Hammer.

If one can control their martial spirit, their own strength will definitely be extremely high.

He was also curious about the two people who were talking about, both of whom had amplification soul skills. He knew the strength of the White Tiger Soul Master. He was confident that defeating him at the first level would not be difficult, but he could not defeat him in two moves.

Could these two be even more talented than himself? He quickly dismissed the thought, for he was hailed as a once-in-a-century genius of the Haotian Sect, and the Haotian Sect was the number one sect in the world.

Unfortunately, he is now seriously injured and his cultivation is difficult to improve.

Suddenly, I thought of that Poison Douluo from not long ago. He seemed to have considerable skill in medicine as well. It seems he had a residence in this Sunset Forest.

When Tang Hao arrived at the Heavenly Dou Emperor City, he learned about the several Title Douluos who had appeared there.

The two titled Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would come to the Heaven Dou Imperial City when they had business, since the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi, was the teacher of Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, and they met frequently.

Besides these two titled Douluo, there is only this Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, and this Poison Douluo is at odds with the Spirit Hall.

I can go and take a look myself, but I'll have to wait until Tang San and his group leave, because they are indeed in some danger here.

Although he was seriously injured, Dugu Bo posed no threat to him.

After Ning Rongrong absorbed her third spirit ring and received the desired boost in spirit power, the Shrek Academy group immediately withdrew from Sunset Forest.

After Ding Quan and the others left the Heaven Dou Imperial City, they used their flying abilities and, under the cover of Ling's second soul skill, quickly flew towards Binhai City.

This speed is much faster than traveling.

The distance that used to take several months to complete can now be covered in very little time.

While the three of them maintained their abundant soul power and physical strength, a towering mountain range appeared before them a few days later.

We've arrived at the Snowfall Mountains.

(End of this chapter)