Douluo Continent: The True Self of Martial Soul, Infinite Awakening

Poison Undying stood still, his chest heaving violently a few times.

He stared intently at the swirling golden liquid in Ye Yuan's palm. The golden light was so pure that even without any hostility, just as it floated there quietly, the surrounding space hissed under the strain of its extreme purity.

This level 98 Super Douluo vigorously rubbed his face, forcibly clearing his mind of those distant and crazy grand plans about the "future" and the "great cycle".

"Alright, stop making empty promises to this old man!" Poison Undying strode across the cracked, scorched earth and stopped in front of Ye Yuan.

His deep green eyes were filled with barely suppressed fervor and eagerness. He stretched out his large, fan-like hand and pointed at the deep black ring on Ye Yuan's back, which was slowly pulsating.

"We'll talk about the future later. What I want to know now is, what kind of first soul skill has this nearly 20,000-year-old mutated soul beast, combined with the origin of your ultimate light, given you?"

Huo Yuhao also ran over quickly and stood beside Du Busi.

The boy tilted his head back, his bright eyes, which shone with a faint golden light, sparkling with undisguised curiosity.

The million-year soul ring gave him four mental divine skills. What kind of earth-shattering killing move will Brother Yuan's unprecedented ten-thousand-year first ring be?

Seeing the eager expressions on the faces of the old man and the young man, Ye Yuan's lips curled into a slight smile.

He stopped keeping everyone in suspense.

With a slight thought, the soul power dormant deep within his bones and blood suddenly began to circulate.

A sudden, loud popping sound filled the air.

Behind Ye Yuan, the towering, faceless phantom of his "true self" solidified once more.

The jet-black, ten-thousand-year-old soul ring slowly emerged with a muffled whistling sound, then hovered steadily in mid-air.

As the spirit ring lit up, the liquid golden light that had been dancing only at Ye Yuan's fingertips instantly spread up his right arm.

"My first soul skill doesn't have any fancy names." Ye Yuan raised his right arm, golden fluid surging beneath his skin, making his entire arm appear as if it were cast in gold.

"I call it—[Divine Blaze]."

"Divine Blaze?" Poison Immortal's brows instantly furrowed into a tight knot.

In the traditional understanding of Douluo Continent, the name of a Soul Skill often directly corresponds to its form of expression.

For example, "White Tiger Blazing Light Wave" and "Dark Gold Terror Claw".

What kind of soul skill is Divine Blaze?

"What exactly does it manifest in? Attack? Defense? Or some kind of extreme physical enhancement?" Poison Undying pressed, his thick, dark eyebrows twitching.

Huo Yuhao scratched the back of his head, looking completely bewildered.

Seeing the puzzled expressions on their faces, Ye Yuan slowly lowered his raised right arm, his five fingers casually opening and closing in front of him.

"It has no fixed form of expression." Ye Yuan stared directly at Poison Undying. "Its true core is the absolute and unrestricted control over this ultimate light."

Eyes wide open.

Poison-ineffective's deeply lined old face froze completely.

No fixed format? This completely overturned his understanding of the Soul Master system that he had held for nearly a century.

Soul rings grant soul skills; this is the law of heaven and earth, an ironclad rule.

Which soul skill directly grants absolute control over a certain element?

"You're thinking too rigidly about soul skills."

Ye Yuan knew that verbal explanations were too weak, so he simply demonstrated with practical actions.

He opened his right hand, palm facing up.

The golden fluid that was originally attached to the arm quickly gathered in the palm.

Amidst the rolling golden light, a sharp "clang" rang out, and a three-foot-long sword, entirely formed from pure golden light, instantly took shape.

At the edge of the sword, even the air itself was cut with tiny black cracks by its extreme sharpness and high temperature.

Ye Yuan flicked his wrist, and the longsword drew a dazzling golden light in mid-air.

The golden light dissipated in the next instant, only to rearrange and recombine in a flash.

A massive hexagonal light shield, carved with intricate and ancient patterns, stood prominently in front of Ye Yuan.

The surface of the light shield exudes an indestructible texture, as if it could easily withstand the impact of even mountains.

The demonstration did not stop.

The light shield collapsed once again.

This time, the golden light spiraled upwards from Ye Yuan's feet, transforming into an extremely form-fitting set of golden armor that covered his chest, arms, and joints.

"Swords, shields, spears, armor, and even a rain of hidden weapons." Ye Yuan removed the light armor covering his body, letting the golden light float again in his palm.

"As long as my soul power is sufficient, and as long as my mental power can support the framework I construct, this [Divine Blaze] can transform into any form I can imagine in my mind."

His five fingers suddenly clenched, crushing the golden light.

"Moreover, each transformation, each attack and defense, inevitably carries the unparalleled armor-piercing, purifying, and incinerating power of the ultimate light attribute." Ye Yuan's gaze swept over the two of them.

"It's not just a single soul skill, but a collection of countless soul skills. Its extremely high flexibility means that as long as I continue to develop it, and as rich as my imagination, its upper limit will be just as high."

The basin fell into a stillness that lasted for more than ten breaths.

Poison Undying's eyes widened even more.

His rough hands opened and closed uncontrollably at his sides, his knuckles cracking.

Huo Yuhao was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

At the White Tiger Duke's mansion, he had witnessed the direct descendants of the Dai family showing off their soul skills. Those rigid, straightforward skills were nothing compared to Brother Yuan's ever-changing and unpredictable [Divine Blaze], which was like the difference between a clay toy and refined steel.

"Pervert...this is a fucking perverted soul skill!"

Du Busi finally managed to utter a sentence, his voice hoarse and split due to extreme excitement.

He slapped his bald head hard, the crisp sound echoing in the empty basin.

How can this be considered a first-class soul skill?

This is clearly a weapon arsenal that can grow infinitely, directly given to Ye Yuan!

The Body Sect's physical combat skills are unparalleled, but its biggest weakness is its limited methods, making it vulnerable to being kited by control or elemental soul masters with a wide variety of techniques.

Now it's great, this kid can fight hand-to-hand with his light armor in melee combat, throw light spears in ranged combat, and defend with a light shield.

It's practically a flawless fighting machine!

"Good! Excellent!" Poison Immortal laughed loudly, his voice booming like a bell, causing the surrounding cliff walls to shatter and fall down again.

The laughter stopped abruptly. Du Busi leaped in front of Ye Yuan, his legs slightly apart, and he assumed an extremely steady horse stance.

He patted his broad chest, which seemed to be cast from iron, with a muffled "thump, thump."

"Talk is cheap. Come on! Let this old man personally witness just how powerful your [Divine Blaze] truly is!" Poisonous Undying raised his chin, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

"There's not even a single intact rock around here; I'll be your live target!"

Ye Yuan looked around at the devastation. The battle between the Blazing Golden Crystal Hou and the Poison Undying had indeed leveled this place.

Without any hesitation or refusal, he slightly parted his feet, assuming a perfectly standard attack stance.

"Sect Master, you'd better activate your soul power shield." Ye Yuan reminded him, looking at Du Busi's unguarded chest.

Even if the opponent is a level 98 Super Douluo, whose physical body has already transcended the ordinary, the destructive power of the ultimate attribute cannot be judged by common sense.

"Bullshit!" Poisonous Immortal glared, his thick eyebrows bristling.

"I, a dignified Super Douluo, would have to activate my soul power shield to receive the first soul skill of a mere level ten kid? If word got out, would I still be able to keep my position as the sect master of the Body Sect? Enough nonsense, put all your strength into it and attack this way!"

Poison Undying jabbed his chest again with all his might.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan said no more.

He stomped his right foot backward, and the vitrified rock beneath his feet instantly blasted open a deep crater.

Without using any complicated weapon forms, Ye Yuan chose the most direct method, which was also the best way to test basic destructive power.

The black, ten-thousand-year-old soul ring shone brightly.

The blazing white flames that had once spewed from the mouth of the Blazing Golden Crystal Hou, burning the basin into glass, now reappeared on Ye Yuan's right fist.

No, this light is even purer than that of the Blazing Golden Crystal Hou.

Its size was compressed to the size of a fist by Ye Yuan's extremely abnormal control, and the golden and white flames clung tightly to Ye Yuan's finger bones.

Not a single ounce of heat escaped; all the rage and destruction were forcibly confined within that small space.

Ye Yuan's figure left an afterimage in place, his true form had already broken the sound barrier, carrying a piercing sonic boom, and slammed a heavy punch into Du Busi's chest.

"Bang!"

A very dull thud.

There was no earth-shaking explosion, nor any dazzling light and shadow effects flying everywhere.

The instant the fist makes contact with the chest.

Poison-ineffective's previously indifferent old face suddenly twitched violently.

His dark green pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.

At the point of contact, the highly compressed, extreme flame on the surface of Ye Yuan's fist erupted with a roar the instant of impact.

Instead of spreading outwards, the flames resembled countless tiny, indestructible steel needles, carrying terrifyingly high temperatures that could incinerate everything, frantically drilling into the depths of the poison-free flesh.

The Douluo's skin, which was strong enough to withstand a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball, emitted a hissing burning sound that made one's teeth ache when penetrated by this ultimate light.

The intense stinging sensation instantly shot through the nerve center to the brain of the poison-resistant patient.

He gasped sharply, instinctively mobilizing the vast, dark green soul power within his body, which surged back towards his chest like a tsunami, attempting to extinguish the piercing golden-white flames.

However, a shocking scene unfolded.

The moment Du Bu Si's soul power came into contact with the flame, the flame was not extinguished immediately. Instead, it burned fiercely along the edge of Du Bu Si's soul power, like oil being poured into a raging fire.

It's burning away soul power!

Poison Undying's expression changed drastically, and he no longer cared about his Super Douluo status.

He roared, and the terrifying blood energy belonging to a level 98 expert exploded, forcibly shattering and dispelling the extreme flames in his chest that were like a bone-deep affliction.

The air surged, and Ye Yuan used the recoil to perform a light somersault in the air before landing steadily.

Poison Undying stood still, looking down at his chest.

There, his coarse cloth shirt had already been burned with a hole the size of a fist.

On the skin beneath the hole, a deep, charred mark was clearly visible.

Although there was no broken skin or bleeding, the muscle had clearly suffered a significant burn.

"hiss--"

The sound of Du Busi gasping for breath was exceptionally clear in the quiet basin.

He gently touched the charred skin with his rough fingers, and felt a piercing pain.

"Such domineering penetrating power! Such terrifying burning properties!" Poison Undying suddenly raised his head, looking at Ye Yuan as if he were looking at a monster in human skin.

Instead of being annoyed by the setback, he was so excited that his eyes lit up.

"The sheer intensity of this flame completely overwhelms that 20,000-year-old alien! Not only did it completely ignore my physical defenses and burn me directly, it even ignited my soul power!" Poison Undying strode forward, slapping his thighs forcefully with both hands.

"Armor-piercing, soul-burning! The power of that punch you just delivered would have been enough to instantly incinerate an ordinary Soul Master or even a Soul King!"

Challenging opponents of higher levels is as easy as eating and drinking. This is the terrifying dominance of having ultimate attributes combined with a ten-thousand-year-old soul ring.

"It's not over yet, Sect Master."

Ye Yuan adjusted his breathing slightly and raised his hand again.

For the next half hour, this basin, now reduced to ruins, became an excellent training ground for Ye Yuan to familiarize himself with the [Divine Blaze].

The golden spear of light pierced the sky, its sharpness capable of penetrating everything, and aimed directly at Poison Undying;

Although the heavy light shield shattered under Poison Undying's casual strike, the exploding light fragments clung to Poison Undying's arm like maggots, continuing to burn.

Ye Yuan even used the ultimate light to condense a huge light net. Even with Du Busi deliberately holding back, the extremely strong contractile force and purification properties of the light net made this Super Douluo feel a sense of restraint.

Weapons, defense, restraint, assassination.

The transition between each form was extremely smooth, without the slightest stagnation.

Each of these uses, taken individually, is absolutely no less powerful than the ten-thousand-year-old soul skills of those top-tier martial souls.

What's more, this is only the first day since he obtained the spirit ring.

As Ye Yuan's soul power increased and his control over the ultimate light deepened, the potential of this [Divine Blaze] was immeasurable.

perfect.

Besides those two words, "poison-indestructible" is the only word that can describe this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Alright, alright! Stop it!"

While using his soul power to extinguish the few golden sparks that clung to his body, Du Busi waved his hand to signal a halt.

His already tattered clothes had now been burned into a beggar's outfit.

Although he didn't suffer any real harm, it was still quite embarrassing for the head of a sect to be made to look so disheveled.

Ye Yuan readily accepted the suggestion and withdrew his martial spirit, the golden light instantly receding.

He patted the dust off his clothes and let out a long breath. The series of high-intensity tests had also greatly depleted his soul power.

Huo Yuhao quickly ran forward and handed over a water pouch.

Poison Immortal strode up to the two of them, put his hands on his hips, and looked around at the Starry Sky Forest that had witnessed the miracle.

"I don't want to stay in this damned forest for another second." Poison Undying grinned, revealing an extremely carefree and arrogant smile.

A million-year wisdom soul ring, the prototype of the second martial soul, the ultimate ice; the first ring of the ten-thousand-year ultimate light, a mysterious and unpredictable remnant consciousness from another world.

This time, the Body Sect can be said to have thoroughly exploited the resources of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Let's go! Back to the sect!"

Du Bu Si made no attempt to hide his good mood, and suddenly swung his wide sleeves.

A dense, dark green soul power surged out of thin air like a giant cloud, instantly enveloping Ye Yuan and Huo Yuhao.

The wind howled, and space distorted.

Accompanied by Poison Undying's earth-shattering laughter, a dark green meteor rose from the ground, tearing through the clouds with a domineering and reckless manner, and sped toward the direction of the Heavenly Soul Empire's Body Sect.