Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 32 Starry Sky Forest, Obtain the Fifth Ring (3)

You Chen gave Diwan a list of soul beasts in three tiers.

The first tier consists of targets that You Chen considers most suitable. If they are encountered, it doesn't matter if the age is slightly lower. Diwan will notify You Chen as soon as he finds them, so that You Chen can accurately determine the age.

The second tier is a better choice; the compatibility and quality of the soul beasts are practically perfect for most soul masters. It's just that You Chen has a discerning eye, which is why he placed them in the second tier.

The third tier is a choice that You Chen can barely accept when there are no soul beasts in the second tier. But for ordinary elite soul masters, this is about the best compatibility of their soul rings.

Further down the line, those are wind-attribute soul skills that can bring good results, but they don't have any special qualities. They can neither significantly improve the martial soul nor enhance You Chen's special abilities. These are the preferred choices in the eyes of ordinary soul masters, but You Chen completely disregards them.

With You Chen's personal abilities, he could even set a goal that perfectly matches his own needs, a goal that could be described as tailor-made.

However, the Star Dou Great Forest is vast, and the number of soul beasts within it is countless.

Even with Divan's abilities, finding a specific soul beast that meets the requirements for the Wandering Dust Age is like finding a needle in a haystack.

In the world of Soul Beasts, Soul Beasts that live for ten or a hundred years are like the vast majority of ordinary people in ancient times—they are plentiful, and as soon as one batch dies, another immediately springs up.

A thousand-year-old soul beast is like a constable or a minor official—a low-level staff member. If you were to focus on a specific area, you could count them on one hand. But if you were to look at the entire soul beast world, they would just be consumables.

But it's different for ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Each ten-thousand-year-old soul beast belongs to a regional overlord. If a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast is a feudal lord, like Liu Bei, Sun Quan, or Cao Cao, then a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast is like Liu Biao, Guan Yu, or Lü Bu…

This only refers to a general position, just to indirectly illustrate the level of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast in the food chain.

You could also say that Liu Biao, Sun Quan, and Cao Cao were ferocious beasts that had existed for hundreds of thousands of years, while Liu Biao, Guan Yu, and Lü Bu were spirit beasts that had existed for hundreds of thousands of years, and Lü Bu was a spirit beast with top-tier bloodlines that had existed for hundreds of thousands of years...

That's roughly the idea.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, killing some ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts can even attract the hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts above them.

For example, if you kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, wouldn't Liu Bei fight you to the death?

Even without a 100,000-year-old soul beast, a 50,000- or 60,000-year-old one would be enough to give most soul masters who come to hunt 10,000-year-old soul beasts a hard time.

Just like Soul Masters, those who reach a certain level will have a high-grade Martial Soul.

The same principle applies to soul beasts. Those that can cultivate for ten thousand years, or more than ten thousand years, are at least at the Soul King level in terms of combat power.

A lifespan of 20,000 to 30,000 years is comparable to that of a Soul Emperor, and over 50,000 years is at least equivalent to that of a Soul Saint.

The good thing about having a fast Soul Douluo like Devan leading the team is that there's no need to worry about being entangled by Soul Beasts that are over 50,000 years old.

Even with You Chen in tow, Divan could easily escape.

As long as you don't encounter a 100,000-year-old soul beast, you can basically be worry-free.

Of course, there is still a small chance of failure, but if a Soul Master wants to advance, it is impossible not to take this risk.

You Chen was cautious, not cowardly.

Rather, it is precisely because of ambition and desire that every step is fraught with danger.

About half a day had passed, and the sky had darkened. Divan slowed down again and stopped in mid-air.

Even with You Chen's keen eyesight, he could see the target at this distance.

In a secluded valley, dozens of semi-transparent creatures with heads resembling green lotus leaves leisurely communicated in a language only they could understand.

"A colony of wind spirits."

The Wind Spirit, also known as the Fairy of Wind, is a spirit beast of the Elf and Mythical Beast type. It almost never lives with other races, which greatly avoids the situation of fighting off the younger ones and then the older ones coming.

Moreover, it ranks in the second tier of the list given by You Chen.

"So, do you want me to keep helping you look?" Devan asked.

You Chen shook his head: "That kind of perfect choice is rare and hard to come by. Finding a Wind Spirit of that level in just one day is already incredibly lucky. I estimate that even after searching for another week, I'll at most be on par with it. If there aren't any other hidden leaders, then this leader is probably the target that meets my criteria."

After observing for a while, You Chen quickly came to a conclusion.

"It's all here."

Divan asked succinctly, "What are the characteristics of the leader you're referring to?"

You Chen naturally wouldn't explain to Diwan that he needed to look at the lotus leaf on the Wind Spirit's head to determine its exact age, and said, "The one with a slightly pinkish torso, the largest and plump one."

"receive."

The next moment, Devan grinned, and a black spirit ring suddenly lit up.

In an instant, a gale swept across the sky.

As spirits who summon wind, the wind spirits, who control wind-based powers, immediately noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky.

The largest Wind Spirit leader was the first to raise its lotus leaf head.

Then they saw the endless raging wind gather in Divan's hand, condensing into a huge spear with a vaguely visible outline.

Sixth Soul Skill, Weapon Soul Skill, Storm Ruler!

Ugh!

The air seemed to be wailing.

By the time the leader of the Wind Spirits looked up, it was already too late.

With two more spirit rings lit up, Devan had already thrown out the invisible spear.

The supersonic attack left the Wind Spirit leader pinned to the spot before it could even react.

Immediately afterwards, the wind bindings that had been enveloping the spear suddenly exploded, creating a violent air explosion. While inflicting secondary damage on the Wind Spirit leader, the aftershocks blew away the younger Wind Spirits around them.

tread.

Devan stepped on the handle of the spear that had revealed its form, and the powerful fluctuations of his soul energy became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The Wind Spirits, who had originally intended to rescue their leader, realized the enormous difference in strength and fled in disarray.

"You're being too violent!" You Chen retorted at the opportune moment.

To this, Divan raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "But this is quick, isn't it?"

A Wind Spirit with over 24,000 years of cultivation could be easily defeated by Diwan even without using his soul skills, let alone with them.

With such a bodyguard around, it would be difficult for You Chen to have any accidents.

He successfully finished off the final blow and then began absorbing the fifth spirit ring.

After yawning, Divan found a stone stool, moved it to a tree that was still intact, and sat down to rest.

Compared to the effort required to defeat the target soul beast, the search that lasted most of the day consumed far more energy and soul power.

Even as he was quietly recovering, his attention never left You Chen. If anything went wrong, he could immediately interrupt You Chen's process of absorbing the soul ring.

Meanwhile, You Chen had once again entered the process of "creating his own soul skill".

(End of this chapter)