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

Chapter 34 An Encounter

Ding Quan looked at the silvery snow-covered mountain range before him. When he left this place, he was still a one-ring Soul Master, but now he had become a three-ring Soul Venerable.

Furthermore, he has now obtained the greatest opportunity in Douluo Continent, and the shackles of his talent have disappeared.

Ling and Wei'er also stared for a long time; this was the place where the two of them became Soul Masters.

"Let's go, we're running low on supplies, this is a good time to resupply." Ding Quan watched as the snow on the Snowfall Mountains was blown by the wind toward Snowfall City not far away.

"Okay, let's take a break while we're at it." The group had been traveling for days and weren't feeling too well.

"We're very close to that small town now. When are we going to settle things?" Wei'er asked as she walked along the road with Ding Quan.

"The opponent is a Soul King, and we won't be able to deal with him easily." Ling glanced at the two of them. Although they were all quite strong, they had never fought a Soul King before.

"Moreover, the other party is a nobleman of the Heaven Dou Empire, so even if we take action, we cannot leave any trace."

The other party is a nobleman of the Heavenly Dou Empire. If it is discovered that I was the one who did it, it will be very troublesome.

"That's easy. Ling and I will just use mental attacks," Ding Quan said. Since none of them have ever used mental attacks in public, it would be difficult for others to detect and suspect them.

"Mental attacks are indeed difficult to resist." Without mental defenses, one can only endure mental attacks head-on.

The two had no doubt about Ding Quan's mental attack capabilities. Ding Quan's mental strength had surged again since he was able to suppress them.

Moreover, Ling can also use mental attacks. If the two of them attack at the same time, even the Soul King's mental strength will not be enough.

With Ling's second soul skill as cover, it wouldn't be a problem for the group to approach the Soul King.

Ding Quan walked into Snowfall City, and it seemed no different from before.

Arriving at a place to buy supplies, the group didn't actually plan to buy many items, since it wasn't far from Icesea City.

"Quan! Look over there!" Just as Ding Quan was shopping for supplies, Ling's somewhat shocked voice rang out.

Hmm? Ding Quan was somewhat surprised, as Ling Yi had always been very composed.

"This is it!" Ding Quan looked in the direction Ling was looking, and his eyes involuntarily widened.

A woman who looked to be in her thirties with a slender figure and another woman who was about the same age as Ling Wei were also shopping for supplies.

The older woman was very tall, while the woman who was about the same age as her was not tall, and was even considered short in the context of Douluo Continent.

Ling wouldn't have been so agitated if it were two women, but both of them possessed ice-attribute soul power.

The woman, who was in her thirties, had long, light blue hair, but Ding Quan didn't sense any imposing aura from her.

However, this person is very strong, Ding Quan thought to himself.

What surprised Ding Quan was the woman with short, ice-blue hair and ice-blue eyes beside her.

This person's martial soul possesses an extremely strong ice attribute, even surpassing Ling's in strength.

The color of her eyes and hair is influenced by her martial soul, and her soul power level is higher than his.

Despite his young age, his soul power level is already at level forty.

Ling's gaze remained fixed on her, indicating that he sensed her strong attributes.

When martial soul attributes are the same, the stronger one will suppress the other.

Given the person's age and hair color, is this the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul Master?

Shui Bing'er?

After all, Ding Quan could only think of one person with such looks and strength.

The other person's face, while not stunning, was definitely pleasing to the eye; it couldn't be wrong.

"Huh?" The beautiful woman in her thirties lit up when she saw Ling, and then instantly appeared beside him.

"I never expected that my trip would lead me to such a promising talent!" came the excited voice.

This person is very fast and far more powerful than the others.

"I am the dean of Tianshui Academy. Have you joined the academy?"

The Dean of Tianshui Academy! Ling looked at the Dean of Tianshui Academy who had suddenly appeared in front of her with some surprise.

The three knew about the major advanced soul master academies on the mainland, and Tianshui Academy was one of them.

The deans of these advanced soul master academies are almost all at the Soul Saint level or above.

Is this a Soul Saint?

Upon hearing this, Ding Quan immediately confirmed the identities of the two people. Dean Tianshui, then this person was indeed Shui Bing'er, whose soul power level was still no weaker than that of the Shrek Seven Devils even without consuming the immortal herb.

I remember that her level was 43 in the Soul Master Competition a year later, so it's normal for her to reach level 40 now.

"no."

"Would you be interested in joining my academy?" Dean Tianshui asked with a delighted expression. Although the silver-haired woman in front of him was about the same height as him, her face was very youthful, and she was definitely not very old.

He was even about the same age as the student behind him.

She knew how talented her student was. At only fifteen years old, his soul power had already reached level forty, and he was just one soul ring away from becoming a Soul Master.

And now, another one has appeared before us. This person's soul power level is now that of a high-level Soul Venerable, and he still has such solid soul power.

"I'm sorry, I have no plans to join the academy." Ling looked at the other person's delighted eyes, then turned to Ding Quan beside her and said.

"Is that so?" Dean Tianshui was somewhat surprised. Tianshui Academy was the best academy for all ice and water attribute soul masters to cultivate.

Then he turned his gaze to Ding Quan, his expression becoming serious, and when he saw Wei'er walking over from not far away, he was startled again.

Are these two twins?

Although their hair color and temperament are different, they look extremely similar to Vera, almost like they were made from the same mold.

It's a bit of a shame that this blonde woman doesn't have the attribute of ice and water.

Moreover, the way this person looked at the other man was strange. This man was also quite young, and all of them were extremely talented.

Three top geniuses suddenly appeared. Are they from a powerful force?

"Take this. If you change your mind, you can come to Tianshui Academy to find me." Dean Tianshui handed Ling something that looked like a business card.

Ling breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the business card in her hand. The other party was a Soul Saint, and if the other party insisted on her joining the academy, she really wouldn't be able to refuse.

"This is my student, Shui Bing'er. You can get to know her." Dean Tianshui looked at Shui Bing'er as she walked forward and pulled her in front of Ling, saying this.

"My name is Shui Bing'er, what's your name?"

"My name is Ling, and this is my younger sister, Wei'er." The two shook hands as Shui Bing'er extended her hand.

"And what about this one?" Shui Bing'er looked at Ding Quan. She noticed that when this person refused her teacher's invitation, he only glanced at Ding Quan.

"My name is Ding Quan, and I'm their friend. You two chat." Shui Bing'er, who will become the captain of Tianshui Academy a year later, has an ice-attribute martial soul but possesses a strong sense of affability.

Seeing the other person chatting idly, Ding Quan went directly to purchase supplies.

Now that we know the other party's identity and they don't seem to be forcing Ling to join, that's fine.

Tianshui Academy is an academy that only admits female students, and requires that their martial soul attribute be ice or water.

Dean Tianshui probably realized that Wei'er's martial soul attribute did not have the ice attribute, so he did not force her to pursue it.

Watching Ding Quan leave, the dean of Tianshui Academy observed him with great interest.

It seems that this man is the one in charge among the three, and he is also the one she can least understand.

The solidity of this person's soul power was something she had never seen before, and she couldn't quite see through him.

Such solid soul power must indicate considerable strength.

Moreover, Ling and Wei'er both possess powerful souls. Are they from some powerful family?

Ordinary families and powerful organizations cannot cultivate such talents.

This is why she didn't invite him again after he refused.

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However, it would be good to let Shui Bing'er get to know them. With Shui Bing'er's talent, they wouldn't refuse to be her friend once they find out.

After watching Ding Quan and the others leave, the Dean of Tianshui finally withdrew his gaze.

"Quan, that Shui Bing'er is incredibly strong, and her ice attribute is even above mine." Ling shook hands with Shui Bing'er, and she sensed her soul power slightly.

"Moreover, her soul power level is also much higher than ours."

"Hmm, now that she's here, she's probably planning to go to the Snowfall Mountains to obtain her fourth spirit ring." Ding Quan glanced at the towering mountains not far away.

Although the ice-attribute soul beasts in the Frozen Forest are of higher quality, they are also farther away.

Although there aren't many ice-attribute soul beasts in the Snowfall Mountains, there aren't a few either. More importantly, Dean Tianshui is a Soul Saint.

Hunting souls in the Snowfall Mountains is not dangerous, but powerful soul beasts are not uncommon in the Frozen Forest, making it more risky.

The fourth spirit ring only needs to be a spirit ring that is four or five thousand years old, so there is no need to go to the Frozen Forest to find one.

"Yes, level 40. I don't know how long it will take me to reach level 40." Vera is now fourteen years old and has a soul power of level 37.

At the current cultivation speed, it will take about a year to break through to level 40.

After all, level 40 is a minor bottleneck, and it takes quite a bit of time to reach.

Reaching level 40 in a year or so might not be enough.

Whether he can break through to the Soul Master level by the age of fifteen is still unknown.

The two also knew Shui Bing'er's age; she was only fifteen years old.

"However, Quan, although I feel that Shui Bing'er's ice attribute is much stronger than mine, it doesn't seem to suppress me at all." Ling looked at Ding Quan with some doubt.

"Really?" Shui Bing'er's martial soul is the Ice Phoenix. In terms of strength, this kind of martial soul is almost at the level of the ultimate martial soul.

"That's right, I shook hands with her, and there was something incongruous about her martial soul!" Ling Weiwei said after thinking for a moment.

"Incongruous?" Ding Quan was taken aback by this. Incongruous?

"Quan, do you have any guesses?" Ling looked at Ding Quan, who was deep in thought, but then nodded, as if he had thought of something.

"I think it's because she chose the wrong path to becoming a Soul Master."

"The Soul Master route?"

"Shui Bing'er's martial soul is the Ice Phoenix, but the soul master path she follows is the control path." The others had already learned from Shui Bing'er that her martial soul was the Ice Phoenix.

It possesses strong ice-attribute attacks, defense, and control abilities.

Ling was quite surprised when he heard about the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.

After all, according to what Ding Quan said before, the Phoenix, a soul beast with the bloodline of a divine beast, is undoubtedly a super martial soul in terms of martial soul strength.

Such a martial spirit is extremely powerful, and its attributes are very likely to reach the level of ultimate attributes.

However, despite Shui Bing'er's powerful ice attribute, Ling did not feel any attribute suppression from her.

"Given the strength of the Phoenix Martial Soul, it is only suitable for a power-attack style. The Phoenix Martial Soul's enhancement of the body and its powerful attribute strength make it difficult for any other Martial Soul to compete with it in a power-attack style."

"That's true." The enhancement of the body by a powerful martial soul is unmatched by that of an ordinary martial soul.

"As the king of birds, the phoenix is ​​extremely proud and requires someone with the same spirit and will to control it. Shui Bing'er is a control-oriented person and doesn't have that kind of arrogance," Ding Quan thought for a moment and continued.

"Hehe, Quan, you said before that in order to unleash the true power of a martial soul, one must acknowledge and understand one's own martial soul."

Wei'er used to be somewhat self-conscious about having tiger ears and a tail, but after obtaining her first spirit ring, she was able to hide them and only then did she come to understand and appreciate her spirit.

He glanced at Ding Quan again; Ding Quan seemed to be the first person who didn't care about having tiger ears and a tail, and even seemed curious about them.

"So, Shui Bing'er doesn't understand her martial soul?"

"That's roughly the idea. Once a Soul Master's cultivation reaches a certain level, they need to comprehend their own Martial Soul. If their spiritual will and Martial Soul are not in harmony, their cultivation will hardly make any progress."

Ding Quan had also researched this, but the "after a Soul Master cultivates to a certain level" refers to becoming a Super Douluo.

Ordinary titled Douluo simply accumulates soul power, but after reaching level 95, breaking through to the next level is no longer something that can be achieved through accumulating soul power.

Instead, one needs to comprehend one's own martial spirit.

Simply put, one's mental will must be in harmony with one's martial spirit; otherwise, it is impossible to break through.

Moreover, if one's mental will and martial soul characteristics conflict, then one's strength will also be affected.

Just like the former Pope of the Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, whose own spirit was a six-winged angel of light and holiness, but whose spirit was not bright, he could not unleash the power of the six-winged angel.

Those whose spirit and will are in harmony with their martial soul can greatly unleash the power of their martial soul. Tang Hao is such a person. Although he is not very bright, he acts domineeringly, which is very much in line with the characteristics of the power of the Clear Sky Hammer, so he is extremely strong.

Ding Quan realized that Shui Bing'er and one of her teammates seemed to have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but they were unable to fully control it.

It seems that Shui Bing'er's mental will is incompatible with her martial soul, and she cannot control her martial soul.

"And it's always been like this; her martial spirit sometimes even goes out of control." Ding Quan said calmly, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"If this is going to happen again, then she should just go for an offensive playstyle."

"It's no use. If she doesn't change her mind, it won't matter which faction she joins." Ding Quan slowly withdrew his spiritual power.

(End of this chapter)