Douluo Continent: Blood Spear Martial Soul, Soul Rings that can unleash divine power?

Before dawn, Lin Yu was woken up by a knock on the door.

The voice of the maid from yesterday came from outside the door.

"Young Master Lin, His Holiness the Pope requests that you have breakfast."

Lin Yu responded and groggily opened his eyes; the sky outside the window was still gray.

He sat up with his eyes half-closed, changed his clothes by instinct, and pushed open the door. The maid was already waiting beside Bibi Dong.

Beside the stone table under the big tree, there were several small dishes, a bowl of hot porridge, and two sets of chopsticks and bowls.

She changed her clothes into a deep purple long dress with silver patterns embroidered on the collar and cuffs. Her hair was simply tied back, revealing a pair of small earrings on her earlobes.

Lin Yu quickly stepped forward and greeted, "Teacher."

She nodded, glancing at the stone bench beside her: "Sit down and eat, then we'll set off."

Lin Yu sat down opposite her and picked up the bowl of porridge.

Neither of them spoke.

As dawn broke, sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell onto the table.

After finishing the last bite, Lin Yu put down his chopsticks and found Bibi Dong looking at him.

Seeing that Lin Yu had finished eating, she stood up.

"Let's go."

A black carriage was parked at the bottom of the steps outside the door.

The cart wasn't pulled by horses, but by two unfamiliar spirit beasts, each a size larger than a horse, covered in fine scales, and occasionally exhaling faint white breath.

Standing beside the car was Yue Guan, still dressed in his finest clothes, with his hands tucked into his sleeves. When he saw Bibi Dong and Lin Yu approaching, he nodded slightly in greeting.

"Get in the car."

After saying that, she turned around and stepped onto the side steps of the car to enter the carriage.

Lin Yu followed and climbed onto the carriage.

The carriage was larger than it appeared from the outside, with soft couches on both sides covered with thick cushions. Bibi Dong was already seated, resting with her eyes closed.

Lin Yu sat down next to her and glanced at Bibi Dong out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that she didn't open her eyes, he turned his head and began to look at her openly.

Her eyes were closed, her eyelashes were long, and her skin was fair with a rosy glow, so delicate it seemed like it could be broken with a touch.

He suddenly remembered what happened last night.

She was completely different from the Bibi Dong in front of her.

Just as he was engrossed in watching, Bibi Dong suddenly opened her eyes.

Lin Yu didn't have time to look away before she caught him in the act.

Eyes facing each other.

Lin Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to look away when Bibi Dong spoke first.

Have you decided what type of spirit rings you want to acquire?

Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this: "I've made up my mind."

"Ideally, it should be a powerful offensive type of spirit beast, with its first spirit ring being around one thousand years old, and its second spirit ring being around two or three thousand years old."

Bibi Dong, who was about to close her eyes again, stopped upon hearing this.

"She's not very big, but she's got quite the nerve." She smiled slightly, with an ambiguous expression.

"The world believes that the maximum age a first spirit ring can absorb is 423 years."

"You've got a starting time of a thousand years, are you aiming for a ten-thousand-year timeframe for your third spirit ring?"

......

Lin Yu thought for a moment and honestly replied, "I have that idea."

"Besides, the maximum age at which one can absorb a spirit ring isn't fixed; it varies from person to person."

"I think these people are all talk and no action."

"Perhaps short hair also means short-sightedness."

Bibi Dong lifted her eyelids and said, "Who gave you the courage? Is it innate level 20 soul power or a god-level martial soul?"

Lin Yu's lips curled into a smile: "That's all my confidence, but most importantly..."

He paused, then met her gaze: "I am your student, teacher."

Bibi Dong paused for a moment, then looked away.

"Glib-tongued."

She didn't say anything more and kept her eyes closed.

Lin Yu noticed that the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

......

Starry Sky Forest.

The carriage stopped at the edge of the forest.

Lin Yu jumped out of the car and looked up.

What came into view was a boundless forest, with trees so tall they were frightening, their canopies layered upon layer, blocking out most of the sky. The depths of the forest were shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see what lay within.

Occasionally, a few muffled roars could be heard from a distance.

"Stay close to me."

Bibi Dong got out of the car and walked straight into the forest.

Yue Guan brought up the rear, and as he passed Lin Yu, he whispered, "Don't wander off. Any random one of these could eat you like a snack."

Lin Yu nodded and quickly followed, walking in the middle.

Upon entering the forest, the light suddenly dimmed.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, Bibi Dong suddenly stopped ahead.

Lin Yu followed her gaze.

In the open space ahead stood a giant rhinoceros, its entire body crimson red, its shoulders towering over three zhang (approximately 10 meters). Its thick rhinoceros hide was crackled with dark red, lava-like fiery patterns, and it had only one spiral-shaped, jet-black horn on its head.

"It's the Crimson Hell Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros, 1200 years old. Looks like you're in luck, it just happens to meet your requirements," Bibi Dong explained.

Lin Yu stared intently at the soul beast, his palms sweating. Only by getting up close to such a wild soul beast could he understand how intense the sense of oppression was.

The rhinoceros was also watching them.

No... it should be said that they were watching Bibi Dong.

The spirit beast's instinct for danger made its whole body tense. It pawed the ground twice with its front hooves and let out a low growl.

Yue Guan took a step straight forward.

The rhinoceros moved, but instead of attacking, it turned and ran, moving as fast as a red lightning bolt, covering more than ten meters in the blink of an eye.

Then it stopped.

It didn't want to stop, but it had no choice but to stop.

Bibi Dong had appeared in front of it without anyone noticing. She raised her right hand and gently touched the rhinoceros horn with her index finger. The thousand-year-old soul beast froze in place, unable to move.

"Come here." Bibi Dong turned around and glanced at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu ran over quickly.

As he got closer, he could see the full appearance of the soul beast. The single horn on its head, which Bibi Dong was holding down, was already showing signs of breaking.

"Kill it," Bibi Dong said.

Lin Yu took a deep breath to calm himself down.

It's my first time, so I'm still a little unaccustomed to it.

He then summoned the Blood Spear, gritted his teeth, and forcefully stabbed it into its head.

The spear tip pierced through the thick skin and into the flesh. The soul beast's body convulsed violently and then went limp.

A ball of purple light rose from the soul beast, hovering in mid-air and slowly rotating.

Just as Lin Yu was about to sit down cross-legged, a hand suddenly grabbed his shoulder.

"Are you sure?" Bibi Dong's voice came from above, carrying a rare hint of worry.

"The first spirit ring takes a thousand years; that has never happened before."

"I'm sure!" Lin Yu met his gaze with unwavering determination.

Seeing Lin Yu's insistence, she didn't say anything more, but she still circulated her soul power so that she could rescue him if she found anything wrong.

Lin Yu sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and his soul power surged out, like an invisible thread, wrapping around the purple ball. The soul ring was drawn closer and closer, and finally disappeared into his body.

It's hot, very hot.

It felt like something had entered my blood vessels and was flowing through my whole body with my blood, causing a painful swelling, as if something was trying to stretch my body open from the inside out.

Large beads of sweat dripped from his face, and his expression became distorted; he didn't know how long this feeling lasted.

Finally, a circle of purple lines slowly descended from the top of his head to Lin Yu's knees, then quickly faded and merged into his body.

"It's done." Yue Guan's voice came from the side. "First spirit ring, a thousand years!"

Seeing this, Bibi Dong finally felt relieved, and she slightly relaxed her hands that were hanging by her sides.

"Not bad, worthy of being my disciple, Bibi Dong." Bibi Dong patted Lin Yu's head.

Lin Yu was stunned.

Before he could react, the hand had already been withdrawn.

"It's getting late, we need to hurry and take you to find your second spirit ring."

"Yue Guan, go find a powerful offensive soul beast that suits Tianyu's style. We'll wait for you here."

"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope." With that, Moonlight turned and flew towards the horizon.

Lin Yu sensed the power within his body and felt something strange inside him, warm and comforting, yet not belonging to the realm of soul power.

"I can only study it when I get back. After all, Bibi Dong is still right next to me. If she finds out something is wrong, it will be troublesome," Lin Yu thought to himself.

About fifteen minutes later, Yue Guan returned.

"Your Holiness, two Myriad Calamity Burning Wolves have been discovered in the mixed zone, one of which is 2,500 years old and the other is 35,000 years old."

"Let's go." With that, he led Lin Yu towards the mixed flight path, with Yue Guan following closely behind.

Soon enough, they discovered the two wolves' trail.

"I'll hold off the big one for a bit. Yue Guan, you take Tian Yu to catch the little one. Once you have him, run away," Bibi Dong instructed.

"Understood."

Before the words were finished, two ferocious wolf howls suddenly rang out from the depths of the dense forest, and dark golden flames swept in, instantly scorching the vegetation black.

Bibi Dong flashed and stood directly in front of the 35,000-year-old giant wolf, her soul power overwhelming her.

Yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, red—nine spirit rings were neatly arranged on her body.

The aura of a titled Douluo caused the giant wolf to freeze in its tracks.

The giant wolf roared in fury, its claws tearing through the air as it charged toward Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong moved erratically, her figure darting around to the wolf's side like a ghost, and struck the wolf's waist with a palm.

The giant wolf howled in pain and turned to bite, but Bibi Dong easily dodged it time and time again. Spider silk continuously wrapped around and bound it, forcibly restraining it in place. No matter how it charged, it could not break free even half a step.

On the other side, Yue Guan had already approached the wolf cub.

"A Gathering of Talented Individuals!"

The countless golden petals coalesced into a giant blade, which slashed down fiercely, the blade striking the wolf cub's lower body with precision.

With a short, mournful howl, the wolf cub collapsed to the ground.

Only half a wolf cub remained.

Yue Guan flew forward and grabbed his neck.

"Your Holiness, it's done!" Yue Guan echoed in a low voice.

Bibi Dong glanced at the giant wolf, which was tightly bound by spider silk and still struggling frantically, and said calmly, "Let's go!"

At the speed of a Title Douluo, they arrived at the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest in no time.

Bibi Dong looked around and said, "This place should be safe now. Let's absorb it here."

Yue Guan threw the wolf cub on the ground, where it was still bleeding and struggling.

Lin Yu raised his spear and ended its life with a single strike, then sat cross-legged on the ground to absorb the soul ring.

The familiar feeling returned, but it was several times more intense than last time, a feeling that my bones were about to shatter.

However, whenever I feel like I can't hold on any longer, a warm current surges through my body to soothe the fierce energy.

Lin Yu guessed that it was the power he gained when absorbing the first spirit ring.

By the time Lin Yu finished absorbing the spirit ring, the moon was high in the sky, and a campfire had been lit nearby.

Seeing that Lin Yu had woken up, Yue Guan handed him a skewer of meat.

"Here, handsome young man, have a taste."

Lin Yu took it.

"Absorbing someone's spirit ring and then eating their flesh, that's just too much..."

"Mmm~ This smells amazing!"

"Boom!"

Just as the three of them were enjoying their meal, a tremendous, earth-shaking sound came from afar, and the ground trembled.