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

Chapter 6 Departure from Soto

Ding Quan had a general understanding of his current strength.

It's roughly equivalent to a power-type Soul Master, probably similar to an ordinary Great Soul Master.

Ding Quan's strength was not actually greater than that of Tie Niu, but Ding Quan had a strong control over his own soul power.

Soul power has a very strong amplifying effect on the body, which is why soul masters are far stronger than ordinary people.

By precisely attaching soul power to the body's muscles, the body's potential can be maximized.

A normal person can only use 30% to 40% of their muscle strength, but Ding Quan's soul power greatly enhances this percentage.

That is to say, the opponent used five points out of ten of his strength, while Ding Quan could use seven points.

"Drink! First Soul Skill: Mighty Force!"

Iron Bull's soul power surged instantly, his body glowed, his size increased, and his strength suddenly increased significantly.

Ding Quan immediately felt a tremendous force coming towards him, and he stopped resisting and separated from him with a single step.

It seems that although his strength is stronger than many other Soul Masters of the same level due to the amplification of his Soul Power, he is still no match for Soul Masters with such a power attribute when using Soul Skills.

Looking at the other person's height, I realized that my own body hadn't fully grown yet, so I could only say that the future was promising.

Yu Gang and Ding Quan, the Hummer Soul Master, didn't disturb him. Yu Gang had never participated in Soul Battles, so it would be good for him to gain some practical experience.

It's clear that Yu Gang has improved rapidly, going from being constantly attacked to now defending in an organized manner.

They weren't worried about Yu Gang getting injured. The two were participating in a competition, so there wouldn't be any danger. Even if they got injured, there would be healing soul masters in the arena.

It’s better to end it as soon as possible. Ding Quan no longer hesitated and stabbed Tie Niu with the Longyuan Sword.

clang!

"Ah~!"

The Dragon Abyss Sword clashed with Iron Bull's iron fist. The moment they made contact, even with the protective effect of the soul skill, it still instantly pierced a wound.

Ding Quan also sheathed his sword in time, then stood up and kicked the other man.

Tie Niu looked at the wound on his fist and was shocked that Ding Quan's sword was so sharp that one of his feet was already on his chest.

Its massive body lifted slightly off the ground, and Ding Quan quickly pushed up to it.

Boom!

Tie Niu's seemingly massive body was pushed off the Soul Fighting Platform by Ding Quan, causing a loud thud.

Seeing Ding Quan eliminate one person so quickly, Yu Gang stopped defending and went all out to attack, feeling his blood boiling as he fully activated his soul power.

Seeing Yu Gang's flushed face, Ding Quan stopped making a move and simply watched the Hummer Soul Master quietly.

Seeing Ding Quan staring at him from the side, and Yu Gang who was only attacking, Hummer Soul Master also raised his hand to admit defeat after a few exchanges.

Yu Gang was also excited when he saw Hummer jump off the fighting arena.

He felt extremely excited at the end, and his cultivation speed seemed to have increased significantly.

Ding Quan and Yu Gang went to the settlement table and collected their Gold Soul Coins and the money they won from betting. Now they had more than two thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Seeing so many gold soul coins, which were not easy to take away, Ding Quan directly exchanged them for chips and deposited them in the Soul Arena, his heart filled with even greater longing for a storage soul tool.

On the other side, in the stands high above the Great Soul Arena.

"The profits have been much better than before, not bad," a manager of the Soul Arena asked, looking at the Soul Battle tournament taking place on the arena below.

"Sir, it's currently the academy's enrollment period, and the profits are much better than before."

"It seems so." The supervisor nodded as he looked at the several Soul Masters battling on the Soul Arena below.

One-ring Soul Masters are rarely seen participating in Soul Battles, and since they only have one ring, they are not very entertaining to watch. Moreover, their Soul Battle level is very low, with even Silver Soul Battles being extremely rare, so not many people watch them.

The most numerous battles in the Grand Soul Arena were between two-ring Great Soul Masters and three-ring Soul Venerables. Among these Soul Masters were many Gold Soul Masters, making for very exciting battles.

"Supervisor, a first-ring Soul Master recently arrived, and his combat power is extremely strong."

"Oh, really?"

"The opponent has won six consecutive matches. His martial spirit is a sword, but he hasn't used it much."

"Sword Martial Soul?"

"Yes, his martial spirit is very powerful, and he was able to easily injure Tie Niu when he released his soul skill."

"Any powerful martial spirit can do this, it's nothing special." The supervisor smiled upon hearing this.

Although Tie Niu is considered quite good among first-ring Soul Masters, his Martial Soul level is not high, and his innate Soul Power is only level one. Given his age, he will most likely only be a Great Soul Master in his lifetime.

"Furthermore, he's been betting on himself to win, and he's already won two thousand gold soul coins. If this continues, his profits will..."

"Heh! Only two thousand gold soul coins? Our Great Soul Arena doesn't care about that. Besides, no one can keep winning forever." The manager's tone was very contemptuous, clearly not taking that amount of gold soul coins seriously.

"I was overthinking it." Winning six games in a row isn't difficult. But once you have more points, the opponents you're matched with will be at the same Soul level, making it much harder to maintain a winning streak.

"He's just a one-ring Soul Master. Besides, when has our Great Soul Arena ever lost?" A one-ring Soul Master can't cause any trouble in the Great Soul Arena. As for the Great Soul Arena, the bookmaker, no matter how much others bet, they've never lost.

Ding Quan left the Great Soul Arena with dozens of gold soul coins and chips, while Yu Gang, standing beside him, also had dozens of gold soul coins, most of which were given to him by Ding Quan.

Looking at the gold soul coins in his money bag, he realized that his tuition problem had been solved so easily.

He also understood that this was all thanks to Ding Quan's strength.

Now, it's becoming increasingly difficult to assess Ding Quan's abilities.

However, thinking about it this way, the job I introduced to Ding Quan was indeed the best thing I ever did.

"Brother Gang, you could also try participating in the Soul Battle. Your Soul Skill is a status-based Soul Skill. To unleash its power, you need to be able to control your Martial Soul like an extension of your own arm."

Yu Gang's soul skill, which sharpens martial souls, is very effective, but the user's execution is poor.

The simplest way to improve operational skills is through actual combat.

"I'll give it a try." Yu Gang touched his money bag again. He would get ten gold soul coins for each win, which would take him almost a year to collect from the Spirit Hall.

Losing in a gambling competition won't result in any significant loss; at most, you might suffer some minor injuries.

"Let's go, let's find a place to rest for a while."

Three months later.

Ding Quan looked at Jinshi Village behind him, touched a bracelet on his wrist, injected his soul power into it, took out a map from it, and then looked at the marked place on the map.

Soto City, the place where the Shrek Seven Devils met.

Ding Quan had no intention of joining Shrek Academy, but in order to obtain the most easily obtainable soul bone at present, he needed to know Shrek Academy's enrollment time and the location of Holy Soul Village.

Furthermore, the location of the soul bone also needs to be determined, which will take time. Getting there sooner will allow us to make plans earlier.

Ding Quan glanced at Jinshi Village one last time, thinking of the money and gifts he had left with the villagers. He suppressed his emotions and looked once more at the weapons he had crafted during this time in his storage soul tool.

A strangely shaped bow and arrow.

The composite bow was the most lethal weapon that Ding Quan could access in his previous life.

The composite bow, crafted from materials found in the Douluo Continent, possessed a destructive power that shocked even Ding Quan.

With the ability to shoot straight through an ironwood tree that two people could barely encircle, Ding Quan believed that even a Soul King would be unable to escape death if hit in a vital spot.

After tidying up, I headed off into the distance before sunrise.

After winning twelve consecutive games in Water City and also achieving a winning streak with Yu Gang in duo queue, Ding Quan had enough Gold Soul Coins.

After purchasing the storage soul tool, I still had a considerable amount of money left over.

So he bought two pieces of Millennium Whale Glue and some special metals in Water City, and after saying goodbye to Yu Gang, he returned to Jinshi Village.

Although whale glue was sought after by many nobles during this era, it was regarded as an aphrodisiac.

Its price is not too high, and since Watertown is close to the sea, whale glue is very common.

After returning to Jinshi Village, Ding Quan built a stove and used it to heat and consume the two pieces of whale glue.

The effects of whale gelatin were indeed very strong. After eating the first piece of whale gelatin, Ding Quan felt that his physical fitness had indeed improved significantly.

However, the effect of the second piece showed signs of weakening.

Ding Quan also confirmed the extent of his physical strength increase, and as he had expected, it had not reached the point where the lifespan of the soul ring absorption period could be increased by 500 years.

However, this is normal. If it is possible to increase the absorption period by 500 years, then the second soul ring after 10,000 years will not be Ding Quan's. In his memory, apart from Huo Gua, only that daughter of the God King has achieved this.

Even those few Limit Douluos couldn't achieve the level of a second spirit ring after a thousand years.

As a descendant of the Limit Douluo in the original work, Bei Bei possesses a top-tier martial soul and would not lack whale glue, but he still has a standard soul ring configuration.

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Therefore, it seems that whale glue does have some effect, but it is by no means that powerful.

The daughter of the God-King was only level 20 at the age of twelve; such talent was clearly unworthy of her status.

Perhaps raising the age limit by 500 years is only for those above the Great Soul Master level, or perhaps there are other restrictions.

This is not important to Ding Quan. He glanced at the tattoo on his body and felt that the thousand-year-old second soul ring was no pressure for him.

But is it really necessary to absorb the second soul ring of a thousand years?

This would be quite dangerous if exposed in this era, as it would be too conspicuous.

Tang San's fourth ring after ten thousand years is astonishing, but he has the titled Douluo Tang Dachui behind him, which is why no one dares to mess with him.

Ding Quan pondered for a long time, deciding to wait and see if he could encounter a suitable soul beast before making a decision.

Walking on the road and looking at the distances marked on the map, I realized that the Douluo Continent is much larger than what is described in the book.

Thinking about the various contradictions in the book, it seems that to translate them into reality, everything must conform to the facts.

Thinking about it this way, the information in the book can only be used as a reference, and some of the data may not be useful.

Jinshi Village is located in the east of Douluo Continent, while Soto City is near the Star Dou Great Forest, in a location more central to the continent.

It would take almost half of the Heavenly Dou Empire to reach the destination, and Ding Quan estimated that it would take several months.

"Level thirteen." Ding Quan opened his eyes. He had almost reached level twelve after absorbing his first spirit ring.

On the way to Soto, Ding Quan found a convoy traveling in the same direction as him, and it seemed they were almost at their destination.

Nearly half a year has passed since I obtained the Soul Ring, and after consuming two pieces of Millennium Whale Glue, I finally reached level thirteen about ten days after setting off.

Ding Quan thought about the time since his martial soul awakened, and it had been about two and a half years, during which he had increased his soul power by nine levels.

This is quite fast, but it is helped by a few pieces of whale glue.

"Everyone, we've arrived!"

One of the team members called out, and Ding Quan left the team again. This was a remote little town, still far from Soto City.

The Heavenly Dou Empire is divided into ten provinces. This place is the border between Ding Quan's principality and another kingdom. This caravan will not cross the border.

Although both belong to the Heavenly Dou Empire, the Heavenly Dou Empire has now almost lost actual control over these two kingdoms, and these two countries can be said to be completely autonomous.

This area is not prosperous due to its location at a border and poor geographical environment.

They arrived at a nearby post station, which was crowded with people. Many people were surprised to see Ding Quan alone.

After all, he looked quite young, and his clothes were nice, with a handsome appearance.

I remembered someone in the caravan saying that this place is the border between two major duchies, so we need to be careful, as people often go missing, but Soul Masters don't usually get into trouble.

Ding Quan didn't pay much attention; nowhere in the fantasy world is truly safe, but he still had to be careful.

Night fell, the moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, and two people, one tall and one thin, slowly approached Ding Quan's room.

Is this the place?

"Um."

"That's good." A somewhat alluring female voice came from the slender figure.

"Don't worry, it won't be wrong!" The tall man revealed a greedy look, then looked at the tightly locked door.

The frail woman instantly possessed a martial spirit, and a martial spirit resembling a wildflower appeared in her hand, while two spirit rings, one white and one yellow, appeared at her feet.

"Second Soul Skill - Psychedelic Pollen".

A yellow spirit ring flashed, and a wisp of pink pollen seeped into Ding Quan's room through the crack in the door.

While cultivating, Ding Quan felt a fluctuation in his spiritual power and sensed a surge of soul power in the room. He couldn't help but look towards the source of the soul power.

Outside the door? This is a released soul skill.

Ding Quan held his breath. Was he being watched?

I never expected that I would encounter trouble here when I arrived, even though I didn't run into any problems on the way.

The door lock clicked, and Ding Quan hurriedly lay down on the bed. Where was he being watched?

The guy who released the soul skill wasn't very strong. Although there seemed to be another person with him, that person was even weaker than the guy who released the soul skill.

As the door was unlocked, two people walked in.

"This little guy is quite good-looking!"

With the help of the faint moonlight, the two nodded slightly after seeing Ding Quan's appearance.

Ding Quan has a delicate appearance. Although he is young, he looks handsome.

Ding Quan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. They've taken a liking to my appearance?

"He should be worth a lot of money, but his most valuable possession should be his storage soul tool."

"That's right, are you sure there's no one else with him?"

"Don't worry, he came with a caravan, he's not from around here. If we act quickly, we'll be fine."

Old Xiong pulled up Ding Quan's sleeve, revealing a storage soul tool.

Their eyes lit up immediately; a storage soul tool was a treasure!

"Old Bear, you guessed right."

"What do you mean by guessing? He came from afar but had no luggage. Judging from his clothes, he's not short of money."

Ding Quan was also somewhat surprised to hear this. He had not used his storage soul tool recently, but he did not expect that this soul master could analyze his situation just by looking at it.

However, if this mindset is used on oneself, it leads to one's own demise.

"These clothes are indeed quite nice; he doesn't even take them off to sleep." The woman reached out to take the storage soul tool from Ding Quan's hand.

Just as she touched the storage soul tool, a look of fear appeared in her eyes!

A long sword, blending seamlessly with the night, came hurtling towards his neck.

(End of this chapter)