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

Chapter 38 Departure

A Soul Saint has arrived in Water City!

The Soul King teacher at Bilge Advanced Soul Master Academy looked at the Soul Master who flew away from his head with a very awkward expression. The person had seven Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, and three black.

A Soul Saint with a perfect Soul Ring configuration! Looking at those three jet-black Soul Rings, the Soul Saint's Soul Ring age was much higher than that of Earl Luo Xue.

Moreover, its martial soul is the most troublesome flying martial soul, and it is the extremely powerful eagle among them.

What shocked him were the two women the other party was carrying, one with blonde hair and the other with silver hair.

The two women seemed to glance at him, but didn't stay, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

Needless to say, the students from Bilge Advanced Soul Master Academy only came to their senses after the figures disappeared.

Those people were indeed extraordinary; a Soul Saint personally escorted them away.

A seventh-ring Soul Saint can receive good treatment anywhere, even from top-tier forces.

After their battle at the Great Soul Arena in Water City, it was assumed that they might also be geniuses who came to the Great Soul Arena for training. After inquiring, it was discovered that both of them were at the Gold Soul level and had never been defeated.

A terrifying genius! The students at Bilge Academy also put aside their thoughts.

With such formidable strength, becoming a Soul Saint in the future seems like a piece of cake, and it could even be said that they can go even further.

Therefore, it is quite normal for a Soul Saint to be present.

"Spring, is that Jinshi Village?" Wei'er looked at a small mountain village not far away.

"This is where you grew up." Ling was quite surprised. Seeing this mountain village, she felt a pang of emotion. Was Ding Quan's knowledge and theories about soul masters really summarized from data?

Ding Quan knew quite a bit about the Title Douluo, after all, he knew that Poison Douluo owned a medicine garden, and even knew about the rare flowers and herbs in the medicine garden.

However, seeing Ding Quan holding her now, Ling stopped thinking about it.

"Let's go! From now on, we'll focus on our cultivation here and strive to reach level 40 as soon as possible." Ding Quan looked at the two of them, and the group landed directly in a certain place after flying over.

Jinshi Village seemed unchanged, still the same as before, and Ding Quan felt a sense of familiarity with the place.

Walking along the familiar path, Ding Quan felt his heart calm down considerably.

He took a deep breath and quickened his pace slightly.

Seeing a hint of joy on Ding Quan's face, Ling Wei and the other woman smiled and hurriedly followed.

"Uncle Wang, I'm busy!"

"You are... Ding Quan? It really is you!" A man working in the field was surprised to hear someone greet him and to see the group of people.

After seeing Ding Quan, she looked at him for a while before speaking with some doubt. Although Ding Quan's appearance had changed somewhat, one could still see traces of his former self.

However, there was still some uncertainty. It was only after seeing Ding Quan nod that he was certain he hadn't mistaken the person.

"it's me."

"Sigh, it's been so many years. I didn't expect you to have grown so tall. You're going to find Old Ace, right? He should be home right now."

"Okay, Uncle Wang, we'll talk later!"

"OK!"

After saying goodbye to Uncle Wang, Ding Quan went to his old residence and also visited the old village chief.

Uncle Wang watched Ding Quan and his group leave, never expecting that Ding Quan would return with two such beautiful women.

Thinking that Ding Quan was already a Soul Master when he left, a hint of envy flashed in her eyes. She wondered if her child would have innate Soul Power and be able to become a Soul Master.

Ling and Wei'er watched with some surprise as Ding Quan greeted the villagers from time to time, as Ding Quan was not usually a very enthusiastic person.

However, this was Ding Quan's home, and the two of them watched Ding Quan, who seemed to have relaxed, with great interest.

The three of them arrived at the thatched hut where they used to live. As Ding Quan had expected, it was uninhabited and dilapidated.

It needs to be tidied up before it can be used as a place to live.

Then we came to a nice house not far away, where two elderly people in good spirits were tidying up their things in the yard.

"Grandpa Ace, and Grandma, it's been a long time!"

"Ding Quan? You're back!" The village chief recognized Ding Quan at a glance; he had practically watched Ding Quan grow up.

"Come in quickly, and the two young ladies come in quickly too." The old lady was the village chief's wife; their children were helping out in Binhai City and didn't seem to be home right now.

"It's me. I didn't expect you to recognize me so easily."

"All these years, you're the only one who's called me 'Grandpa.' Looks like you've been doing well these past few years." Village Chief Ace led the group into the courtyard, looking at the men who were much taller than him with a face full of satisfaction.

"fine!"

Village Chief Ace put down his work and led the group into the house.

"That's good. You're one of the few Soul Masters from Jinshi Village who has managed to make it out in all these years."

……

At night, Ding Quan, who was cultivating, suddenly shuddered and slowly opened his eyes.

I thought it would take some more time to break through, but I didn't expect it to happen at this time.

I'm level 38 now. After becoming a Soul Master, the speed at which I level up has slowed down considerably. It's only been a few months since I absorbed Soul Rings and reached level 37.

Feeling the speed at which his soul power is circulating, it seems that his talent is much stronger than he had expected.

Reaching level 40 may not take long.

"Quan, you've broken through?" Ling opened her eyes, sensing that Ding Quan's soul power had just increased.

"Yes, it was much faster than I expected, and this breakthrough came without warning."

"No signs at all? I think it's quite normal, you just haven't realized it." Vera also stopped cultivating.

"Really?" Ding Quan looked at Wei'er with some surprise.

"Don't you think you've changed since you came here? Your mood has improved a lot," Wei'er said, getting up and coming to Ding Quan's side.

"Feeling better now?"

"Yes, you've become much more enthusiastic since you came here. You're usually not very talkative."

"Vell is right."

"Really?" Ding Quan thought about it and realized it was true. Returning to Jinshi Village did make him feel much more relaxed.

"You're not usually this talkative. You chatted with Grandpa Village Chief for a long time today." Vera and Ling also addressed Ace and his wife as Grandpa and Grandma, just like Ding Quan did.

Ding Quan told Ace that he was friends with Ling and Wei'er, but Ace just smiled at them and told them not to explain.

"Quan, you used to be so serious, but now you seem like a normal person." Ling Ke knew that Ding Quan cultivated whenever he had time and had never really relaxed.

"Is that so?" Ding Quan scratched his head.

It seems that returning to Jinshi Village has indeed calmed my mind considerably.

I took a deep breath; it seemed I had indeed been too tense.

Having transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, I learned where the opportunities lay, and that gods existed in this world.

When one awakens their Martial Soul and possesses considerable innate Soul Power, their only goal becomes godhood.

However, with Tang San standing in his way, his transmigration might be part of a divine scheme, and his time as a god was too short.

I don't have much time left for myself, so I used to have to just keep my spirits up.

"Quan, I think we can take a good rest and relax a bit recently," Ling said, looking at Ding Quan with a sigh of relief.

"That's true!" Ding Quan felt that even though there was no time for deliberate cultivation, the speed of his soul power circulation did not slow down.

I haven't had a proper rest during these past few years of cultivation; I've basically replaced sleep with meditation.

"Then!" Wei'er's gaze changed, and her eyes turned dangerous as she looked at Ding Quan. She stood up and grabbed Ding Quan, as this thatched hut only had this one room.

"Don't overthink it." Ding Quan patted Wei'er's head.

"All right."

Time flies.

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On a towering mountain peak far from Jinshi Village, a sharp burst of soul power erupted, and streaks of sword energy shot out from the body of a tall and upright man.

Swish swish!

Sword marks instantly appeared on the surrounding trees.

Ding Quan looked at the sword marks on the trees and sighed slightly. His aura attack, composed of essence, energy, and spirit, was indeed much less powerful without the Dragon Abyss Sword.

but!

Ding Quan's spiritual power surged, and as his soul power circulated, the Dragon Abyss Sword appeared in his hand.

The ink on the Dragon Abyss Sword faded, and without any movement, it slid directly onto the boulder beneath it.

Whoosh~

A deep sword mark instantly appeared on the boulder beneath him, its depth exceeding the length of the Dragon Abyss Sword.

This is an attack launched by Ding Quan by combining his mental attack and soul power attack, using his own martial soul.

However, it can only be used through physical attacks, which is indeed similar to the "Reign of the World" event ten thousand years later.

Ding Quan was too lazy to come up with a name, so he simply used "Ruling the World" as his name.

Ding Quan's mental strength and soul power are extremely strong among those of the same level. When he awakened his martial soul, he was able to influence it through his mental strength. However, it still took him quite a while to understand its theory and create it.

However, probably because his mental strength is not strong enough, although this combat skill can enhance his own attack power, the intensity of his mental attack is far less than that of his Xuanhuo Pupil. It can only interfere with the mind of others.

This conclusion was drawn after actual combat with Ling and Wei'er.

To Ding Quan's surprise, after he explained the idea behind this combat technique to Ling Wei and the other person, Ling actually managed to fuse her mental power and ice-attribute soul power in the past year or so, and the effects of Ice Soul and Mental Slowing have now reached a new level.

Furthermore, Ling's ice attribute strength has become even stronger than before with the support of her mental power.

Vera's attacks were equally ferocious, but she couldn't use them continuously.

Sheathing the Dragon Abyss Sword, Ding Quan leaped off the mountain and flew towards Jinshi Village.

"Quan, I think we can set off now," Ling said with a smile after seeing Ding Quan return.

"Level 40!" Ding Quan said after sensing Ling's soul power.

"You've both reached level 40 for a while now, but I'm a few months behind you." In the past year or so, Ding Quan and Wei'er have reached level 40, and their soul power is one level higher than Ling's after consuming the immortal herbs.

After consuming the immortal herb, the talents of the group are now roughly the same, and the speed at which their soul power increases is also similar.

Ling had consumed the Ice and Fire Immortal Herb and often cultivated in the vat of spring water he had taken with him, making him the fastest among the group.

Furthermore, the group's cultivation speed after consuming whale gelatin was not slow.

"Where should we go first?" Wei'er asked Ding Quan. There might be a super soul beast with a lifespan of ten thousand years on that island overseas, and its attributes would be extremely suitable for her.

Wei'er had already learned from Ding Quan that it might be a super soul beast, the Thunderous Hell Vine, which possesses extreme attributes and is said to have the bloodline of the Thunder God.

However, that soul beast was extremely terrifying, far beyond what the group could handle at present.

Moreover, its ultimate attribute suppresses all other attribute powers and grants immunity to poison.

If it really is the Thunderous Hell Vine, the group only has level 40 soul power now, so they have no way to deal with it.

However, the soul beasts suitable for Ding Quan and Ling have not yet been determined. The soul beasts that Ding Quan needs can only be found in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Quan, let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest first and get me a spirit ring!" Ling said as he watched Ding Quan deep in thought.

"How so?"

"It seems that my spirit ring is the easiest to obtain. We can now combine mental and physical attacks, so my fourth spirit ring is still best for improving mental attributes."

"The ten-thousand-year-old spirit-attribute soul beasts we need right now are the easiest to hunt. Our mental strength is very strong now, so we are not afraid of mental attacks. Once a spirit-attribute soul beast's mental attack is ineffective, it will be very easy for us to deal with it." Ling continued after seeing Ding Quan signal him to continue.

"My ice attribute is extremely strong, and it's not easy to find a soul beast that can amplify my ice attribute. Quan, you said that it's basically in the far north. Going to such a place now would be a death sentence."

Few dare to enter the far north now, and the frozen forests surrounding it are already forbidden territory for Soul Masters.

"Furthermore, after my mental strength is enhanced, I can also use mental strength to enhance my attack when using the 'Reign of the World' skill. Enhancing mental strength will also make my second soul skill more effective, allowing me to go deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest. After all, the kind of soul beast that Quan needs is not easy to find."

Ling glanced at Ding Quan and knew what kind of soul beast Ding Quan wanted for his fourth soul ring: the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, another super soul beast.

Although this kind of soul beast does not have ultimate attributes, it has the physical strength to rival a giant dragon, and has no weaknesses in attack or defense.

Fortunately, this spirit beast is a bear, an animal. Although it is dangerous, the group actually has a way to hunt it down.

"As for Wei'er, if the soul beasts on that island are really as you predicted, Quan, then we definitely can't compete with them right now. Let's wait until Quan and I obtain our fourth soul rings and our strength increases before making any plans." Ling tugged at her sister's sleeve, then looked at Ding Quan.

"Sister is right," Wei'er echoed. The strength of the group was far too great to deal with a soul beast that could alter the weather.

"Then let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest first." Ding Quan stopped worrying about it.

"It seems that this soul hunt will take us quite a while." The soul beasts they need are all hard to find.

Putting aside the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, suitable spirit attribute soul beasts for Ling are already rare, and those over ten thousand years old are hard to find.

"The thing we have plenty of right now is time." Ding Quan glanced at the time. The Soul Master Competition had already started accepting applications. He wondered how far Shrek Academy could go without consuming the immortal herb.

However, these things are irrelevant to me now; I should focus on improving my own strength first.

After packing their things, Ding Quan and the others bid farewell to Village Chief Ace, leaving behind some belongings before heading to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ding Quan took out a map he had prepared long ago, which marked some gathering places of metal-attribute soul beasts.

Looking at the general distribution, it's located in the western part of the Star Dou Great Forest. It seems this time it will take a bit longer.

Soto City is located to the east of the Star Dou Great Forest, and we have indeed never encountered these soul beasts there.

Thinking this, Ding Quan and the others left Jinshi Village and, under the cover of Ling's second soul skill, soared into the sky, heading rapidly towards the western part of the Star Dou Great Forest.

(End of this chapter)