Douluo's Soul Power increases by two levels every year

Chapter 363 The Stingy Ice God

"Elder Yu, speaking of divinely bestowed soul rings, I suddenly thought of a question..." Han Feng said somewhat embarrassedly.

The God of Defense raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Han Feng chuckled, his eyes darting around, and said, "Elder Yu, look, it's like this: I started with the Soul Sect and received the Divine Test for Defense. Then my fifth soul ring was a God-given soul ring. Now, from what you're saying, the sixth soul ring for the Blazing Sky Shield will also be a God-given soul ring. But I received the Ice God's inheritance when I was a Soul King, and now I'm already a Soul Emperor..."

"Wait, wasn't it said that during the Divine Trial, the spirit rings needed for breakthroughs in cultivation levels would be bestowed by the gods?"

"I don't ask for too much. Zhen Bing already has four spirit rings, right? She still needs two more. I only obtained the Ice God's inheritance after breaking through to the Soul King realm, so I only need one God-given spirit ring!"

The mention of the God of Defense and the God-given Soul Ring immediately made Han Feng realize that since he had broken through to the Soul Emperor realm, the Ice God should have bestowed the Soul Ring upon him long ago!

According to the God of Defense, the sixth spirit ring for the Shield of Blazing Sky will probably be bestowed upon him only after he completes the third trial of the Ice God. But Zhenbing's spirit ring doesn't have this problem!

Admittedly, it wouldn't be too difficult for Han Feng to add a spirit ring to Zhen Bing. With Chen Xin and Gu Rong as his backers, hunting a few spirit beasts with ten thousand years of cultivation in the far north wouldn't be difficult—after all, for a titled Douluo, the most dangerous being in the far north, the Snow Empress, wouldn't pose a threat to Han Feng!

But how can a spirit ring you hunt yourself compare to a spirit ring bestowed by the gods!?

The divinely bestowed soul ring is more of a prototype of a divine skill than a soul skill. Even the age limit is tailor-made for Han Feng, infinitely close to the upper limit of the age limit that Han Feng can absorb. The soul ring's cultivation level can even be accurate to the year!

Hunting soul beasts on his own would be time-consuming and laborious, and Han Feng didn't think he was lucky enough to find one that he could absorb and whose cultivation level was between 80,000 and 90,000 years!

The God of Defense understood Han Feng's meaning, but he remained silent for a while.

"Um..." Seeing that the God of Defense didn't reply, Han Feng opened his mouth and tentatively asked in a low voice, "Elder Yu, is there some trouble?"

"Hmm!" Upon hearing this, the God of Defense nodded and pondered, "Actually, the God of Fire and I were already aware of this matter. Let me tell you the conclusion first!"

"The Ice God can't help you with your second spirit, including all your spirit rings and spirit bones. You'll have to acquire them yourself!"

"What!?" Han Feng's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this!

Other divine trials at least grant a divinely bestowed soul ring, but when it comes to the Ice God, he's utterly stingy!

So stingy!?

"So impetuous! Listen to me!" The God of Defense grunted unhappily, and Han Feng immediately quieted down.

"Please say it, sir! I'll shut up right now!" Han Feng said with a forced smile.

"Hmph!" The God of Defense snorted before explaining, "You know the situation of the Ice God, kid. He's been guarding the Endless Ice Prison. If it weren't for your appearance, the Ice God wouldn't have even considered passing on his legacy. That's why the Ice God's divine power is far inferior to that of the Fire God!"

"Furthermore, she is in the Endless Ice Hell, a completely different plane from the God Realm. Even simply issuing a divine decree would require a massive amount of inherited divine power, let alone a divinely bestowed soul ring!"

"Last time, to bestow the inheritance upon you, the Ice God expended nearly half a level of divine power!"

"And since you simultaneously bear the inheritance of both the Ice and Fire gods, if the difference in divine power between the two gods is too great, it will be more harmful than beneficial to you when you inherit the divine position in the future. Therefore, we can only instruct the Ice God to preserve the inherited divine power as much as possible!"

"Do you understand what I'm saying?!"

Han Feng understood, a look of realization dawning on his face. He murmured, "No wonder the Ice God never contacts me!"

"Tsk!" The God of Defense clicked his tongue lightly, then snapped in displeasure, "I'm asking you a question!"

Han Feng trembled with fear at the sight of the God of Defense, and quickly said, "I understand, I understand! You explained it so clearly, how could I not understand!? But Elder Yu! Next time, could you please not start with the conclusion..."

Out of the blue, the Ice God said that he wouldn't be responsible for any spirit rings or spirit bones. Han Feng thought that the Ice God didn't intend to let him inherit the godhood!

The God of Defense has absolutely no talent for the art of speaking!

Just look at the God-Kings like the God of Destruction. If the God of Defense could speak, he wouldn't have angered several God-Kings who had cultivated themselves for tens of thousands of years to the point of rage with just a few words!

Of course, the God of Defense wouldn't realize his mistake. Seeing Han Feng's good attitude, he said, "It's good that you understand!"

"As compensation, the God of Fire will give you two divinely bestowed soul bones as a reward for your divine trial: a right leg bone and a right arm bone. To maintain the balance of ice and fire power within you, you'd better find two high-quality ice-attribute left leg and arm bones. Based on your current physique, it would be best to take at least 100,000 years, with no upper limit!"

"As for the torso bones..."

After pondering for a moment, the God of Defense said, "Things will work themselves out. The location of your torso bones is extremely important, but the only thing we can be sure of is that your torso bones absolutely cannot be a single ice or fire attribute. Ideally, they should be dual ice and fire attributes, with attribute-less soul bones being the next best option!"

People who think far ahead will inevitably have immediate worries; the God of Defense and his team had already considered these things for Han Feng!

In short, everything is for the sake of coexisting with fire and ice!

If this goal cannot be achieved, then the so-called uncrowned god-king is just a pipe dream!

"A torso bone with both ice and fire attributes..." Han Feng muttered, his eyelids twitching and his lips twitching.

Han Feng has lived for so long and has never seen a soul beast that can possess both ice and fire attributes at the same time, let alone one whose cultivation has exceeded 100,000 years!

Whether such a soul beast even exists is still uncertain!

"I understand!" Despite saying that, Han Feng sighed inwardly but nodded outwardly.

Han Feng didn't dare to dream of a torso bone with both ice and fire attributes; he'd rather aim for a torso bone with no attributes!

As the saying goes, one should not enjoy all blessings. It is said that life is full of disappointments, and nothing is perfect. Han Feng understands the principle of moderation.

"Alright, I will now pass on the Soul Refining Secret Technique to you. Do not slack off!" Having finished explaining everything, the God of Defense said to Han Feng with some impatience.

Han Feng nodded, feeling the Divine Ancient Pearl in his sea of ​​consciousness tremble slightly, a cool sensation coming from between his brows, and a series of divine patterns appearing out of thin air in his mind. At first glance, they seemed very unfamiliar, but upon closer inspection, a profound aura flowed naturally within them.

Having had experience before, Han Feng wasn't surprised. He took a deep breath, focused his mind on the divine runes, and his pupils became unfocused.

It took Han Feng about fifteen minutes to finally extricate himself from this soul-refining secret technique.

Like the previous body-refining secret method, it is an incomplete version, and even the cultivation method is almost the same - the body-refining secret method is to refine qi into essence, while this soul-refining secret method is to refine qi into spirit!

"Hehe... For the next two years, I won't need to break through my cultivation level again!" Han Feng chuckled dryly, making a self-deprecating joke.

With this Soul Refining Secret Technique, Han Feng already knew his cultivation level two years from now!

Level 66!

The extra level was a bonus from absorbing spirit rings!

Refining Qi into Spirit, as the name suggests, involves refining soul power to enhance mental strength. Its drawback is similar to that body-refining secret technique; it cannot be used indefinitely. The God of Defense probably did this intentionally, just enough to allow Han Feng to cultivate his mental strength to the Soul Emperor realm!

Thankfully, the Ice God didn't let him raise his mental power to the same level as his soul power!

"It seems I need to finish the fifth test of defense as soon as possible! Otherwise, without proper body and soul refining techniques, my spiritual power and blood energy will always be a step behind my soul power!" Han Feng sighed and muttered to himself.

More than a year has passed since the start of the fifth divine trial. Two years later, after completing the third trials of the Ice God and the Fire God, Han Feng will begin preparing for the fifth divine trial!

After absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring, Han Feng was confident that he could go toe-to-toe with a 100,000-year soul beast!

(End of this chapter)