Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 106 Yu Xiaogang = Mediocre and Unproductive

Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's question, Yang Ping'an inwardly sneered: It seems Yu Xiaogang is still unwilling to give up and has been trying to break through the bottleneck of level 29. Unfortunately, he is too old now, and he has already absorbed the first two soul rings. The ninth-grade purple fungus that can defy fate has long been hidden away by him.

However, Yang Ping'an remained calm: "The changes in my martial soul are actually very simple, mainly due to the issue of absorbing soul rings."

Yu Xiaogang started to get anxious: "What does this have to do with spirit rings? The two spirit rings I absorbed back then were top-grade dragon attribute spirit rings, how come it's all nonsense?"

Yang Ping'an couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Yu Xiaogang, you should also know very well that your martial soul was originally an incompletely evolved golden holy dragon, and all of this is because the dragon attribute in your bloodline is insufficient, which led to the malignant mutation."

Yu Xiaogang was a little puzzled: "So what? Adding a dragon-attribute soul ring is just increasing the strength of my bloodline, isn't it?"

Yang Ping'an shook his head: "A Soul Master's first and second Soul Rings are only hundred-year Soul Rings. They offer very limited improvement to the user and do not significantly enhance the dragon attribute in their bloodline. They cannot support the positive mutation of the Martial Soul at all."

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang seemed to realize something: "I remember your first spirit ring was the Xuanjin Mingjia Turtle, so you chose a metal-attribute spirit ring?"

Yang Ping'an nodded: "That's right. For a commoner soul master like me, it's simply unrealistic to find a dragon-attribute soul ring among the hundred-year soul rings. So, based on the attributes of the Golden Sacred Dragon, I chose the metal attribute for all my soul rings."

"So from my first spirit ring to my fourth spirit ring, I chose spirit beasts with the metal attribute, and I tried to choose spirit beasts with the gold attribute as much as possible."

"Especially the fourth spirit ring, I searched for it for months in the Star Dou Great Forest, and finally, by chance, I found a Golden Crocodile King. I almost lost my life because of it."

Upon hearing this, Long Gong's eyes twitched slightly. He had followed Yang Ping'an into the Star Dou Great Forest the entire time and naturally knew the level of danger back then.

Yu Xiaogang seemed somewhat stunned: "Metal-attribute spirit rings... Absorbing a metal-attribute spirit ring can indeed lead to cultivation in that direction, but it's only a hundred-year or thousand-year spirit ring. How could such a drastic change occur?"

Yang Ping'an smiled and said, "This is not just a matter of spirit rings, but also a matter of the limits of one's own body."

Seeing the puzzled expressions on Yu Xiaogang and the others' faces, Yang Ping'an continued, "As we all know, after we absorb a spirit ring, the power within the spirit ring will modify our bodies. The extent of the modification depends on the attributes and age of the spirit ring."

"I have been training my body like crazy since I was a child, and my physical fitness is much higher than that of people of the same level. So every time I absorb a spirit ring, it exceeds the spirit ring age limit. All four spirit rings I absorbed exceeded the spirit ring age limit table."

Yu Xiaogang shook his head: "That's impossible. My Soul Ring Age Chart is based on countless data statistics. It can basically ensure that every Soul Master can safely absorb a Soul Ring, and there will absolutely be no errors."

Yang Ping'an couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Yu Xiaogang, the spirit ring age limit table you provided is indeed very good. For ordinary commoner spirit masters, it can basically eliminate the possibility of their bodies exploding."

"But everyone's physical condition is different. Some people eat soul beast meat for a long time and their physical condition is relatively strong. Not to mention some scions of large families, who can improve their physical condition through medicinal baths and other methods. Therefore, their lifespan is slightly longer than the macro lifespan table."

"Take Yu Tianheng next to you for example. He has been training his body since childhood and also has a secret method passed down by the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family to improve his physical fitness. If he were to absorb a soul beast below the limit of the soul ring age table, it would be a waste of his body."

Yu Xiaogang was a little puzzled: "Isn't the priority for Soul Master cultivation safety? Absorbing Soul Rings beyond the age limit can easily cause the body to explode."

Yang Ping'an shook his head again: "That's true, but if you want to keep pushing your limits, taking certain risks is definitely worthwhile."

"You can ask your nephew if he would risk exploding his body to absorb a spirit ring beyond his lifespan in order to become stronger."

Upon hearing Yang Ping'an's words, the surrounding geniuses became even more excited, each wanting to push their limits.

Yang Ping'an chuckled inwardly: if Yu Xiaogang dared to publish his ambiguous remarks, things would get really interesting.

It is indeed possible for a physically strong genius to absorb a spirit ring beyond its lifespan, but very few can absorb one without exploding their body, and the number of years they can exceed the lifespan is extremely small. Moreover, this process cannot be achieved simply by training the body and taking medicinal baths.

In order to strengthen his physique, he not only used ice and fire to temper his body, but also absorbed the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, which made his physique truly incredibly powerful.

Yu Luomian, standing to the side, seemed to have noticed something: "Yang Ping'an, what kind of spirit beasts did you absorb for your four spirit rings? What are their specific ages?"

Yang Ping'an quickly said, "Senior, my first soul ring was the Xuanjin Mingjia Turtle, which is about 400 years old. My second soul ring was the Zijin Longwen Python, which is about 800 years old. My third soul ring was the Dark Gold Demon Bear, which is about 2,000 years old. My fourth soul ring was the Golden Crocodile King, which should be about 7,000 years old."

"However, the process of absorbing a higher-level soul ring is extremely painful, and there is a risk of the body exploding at any time. I do not recommend that others absorb soul rings according to my soul ring age."

Everyone was shocked again upon hearing this. Although Yang Ping'an's words were only half true, they still stunned everyone.

The four soul beasts that Yang Ping'an found were all top-grade metal-attribute soul beasts, which are extremely rare and hard to come by. In particular, the Golden Crocodile King is a legendary soul beast that has probably not been seen for decades.

Yu Xiaogang's face seemed filled with doubt again: "Aren't you really afraid of your body exploding when you absorb a spirit ring that's way above your level? You should know that if you're not careful, you'll be doomed forever."

Yang Ping'an's expression had become somewhat serious: "Our cultivation as Soul Masters is inherently defying the heavens, especially since my innate Soul Power is too poor and my talent is also very poor. If I don't give it my all, I'm afraid I'll live a mediocre life."

Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but tremble a little: "A life of mediocrity, isn't that a perfect description of him?"

Although he was known as a master in the Soul Master world, he became a laughing stock among countless people because he could not break through level 29 in his entire life. His theories were not recognized by anyone, and he was even expelled by the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan. What difference is there between this and being mediocre?

However, Yu Xiaogang seemed to have thought of something and quickly spoke again: "Then why isn't your soul skill after absorbing the soul ring just farting?"

I've always considered the risks of participating in the Soul Master Competition; they are indeed significant, but it's also worthwhile to set some traps. The real goal behind all this will basically be revealed tomorrow. I only said I wouldn't actively join the Spirit Hall, but I will use the Spirit Hall's strength to take revenge. This is unavoidable, since even the protagonist can't outpace Tang San and the others' seemingly rapid cultivation in the later stages.

(End of this chapter)