Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 17 The Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm (New author asking for votes!!! TvT)

During this tedious search, Ye Wen recalled the comics he read when he first became a fan of Douluo Continent in his previous life.

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang told Tang San not to kill spirit beasts indiscriminately, but to leave a way for future generations. However, when he first hunted spirit rings for Tang San, he farted and killed dozens of wolf spirit beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest to educate Tang San. His double standards were truly outrageous.

It got even more outrageous with Tang Buddha. After that, every soul beast he killed was labeled evil. But soul beasts don't distinguish between good and evil; it's all about the survival of the fittest. Using human laws to control wild animals is like Qing Dynasty officials using Ming Dynasty laws to govern people!

What's wrong with you! Want to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming, and rebel against the Heavenly Gang?!

"Hehe~" Ye Wen chuckled to himself.

Suddenly, Ye Wen discovered another hole. He fiercely chiseled it open and saw a snow-white ice silkworm, a meter long, sleeping inside. But it had just woken up and had obviously discovered Ye Wen, the uninvited guest.

There are two silver-white stripes on its back, and the third stripe hasn't started to change yet. This should be an ice silkworm from around 1200 years ago. Although it was originally planned to have just broken through a thousand years, my current strength of 1300 jin is more than enough to absorb it.

Even for spirit-attribute soul beasts, there's no such thing as soul shock before they reach ten thousand years old. As long as they can withstand the energy of the soul ring and their physique meets the requirements, they can absorb it directly.

After analyzing the pros and cons, Ye Wen fired an arrow directly.

"The Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm—Fallen!"

Without any suspense, this ice silkworm with a cultivation of a thousand years died directly at Ye Wen's hands.

Ye Wen couldn't help but sigh, the cultivation rules of this world really favor humans. If this were in the novels of his previous life, a 1200-year-old soul beast would at least be able to earn the title of a great demon—tsk.

Carefully covering the small opening with ice and snow, Ye Wen entered the cave. Watching the purple thousand-year soul ring slowly rise, Ye Wen took a deep breath. Even though he knew that he should theoretically be able to absorb this soul ring, it was still the first time a bride had ridden in a bridal sedan chair, which made him a little nervous.

But practice makes perfect, and with his understanding of the original work, Ye Wen quickly calmed down and guided the purple spirit ring to his martial soul. Just like when he absorbed his first spirit ring, the energy that seemed to be pulling at his body from his cells reappeared. Ye Wen frowned slightly, feeling some swelling and pain, but it was still within his tolerance range.

Furthermore, at this moment, his soul power began to circulate spontaneously, helping Ye Wen alleviate this pressure. It seems that when ordinary soul masters absorb soul rings, soul power acts as a slow-release agent.

After all, traditional Soul Masters don't put much effort into physical training; only some aristocratic families care about this aspect. However, it's mostly the old-fashioned methods like running and blacksmithing, which aren't exactly excellent training methods.

Ye Wen silently refined this energy. His physical strength, which was already capable of exerting a force of 1,300 jin, experienced another leap: 1,500 jin, then 1,800 jin, and finally 2,000 jin. Towards the end, the sense of advancement in his physical body diminished. Ye Wen estimated that his current strength was around 2,500 jin.

After several hours of effort, Ye Wen finally succeeded in absorbing the second soul ring, a thousand-year soul ring that astonished the world.

"It's still within the calculation range. The lingering feeling in my body suggests I can absorb a spirit ring of a slightly older age. However, the extra boost would be very limited. It seems my 'Physical Strength and Spirit Ring Absorption' should be fine."

Soul power can play a certain role in absorbing soul rings, but it seems to be closely related to the quality of the martial soul. The soul power of a beast martial soul and a weapon martial soul cannot be compared.

However, my main focus is on physical enhancement. My soul power cultivation seems to lag behind my physical cultivation, and the physical body's limits are roughly equal to the number of years a soul ring can absorb. My soul power cultivation is stuck there, and unless I acquire a soul ring of the next level, it won't provide much of an advantage. Therefore, in my theory, soul power isn't that important.

However, this thousand-year soul ring seems to have amplified more than just my physical strength. Perhaps due to the Ice Silkworm's spiritual attribute, my five senses are more sensitive than ever before; I can even detect the slightest movement of cold air in the air.

And my second soul skill

Is it a simulation? Compared to Huo Yuhao's simple simulation of changing one's aura, my soul skill seems to be able to create a simulated cultivation environment, and it can also hide the color of my soul rings. It's truly my dream skill!

That way I won't have to hide my spirit rings anymore.

Furthermore, Nabu's space has been expanded to five cubic meters, not bad at all!

A satisfied smile appeared on Ye Wen's face. He then summoned his martial soul, Nabu, which was still the same pitch-black cloth as before. However, the two spirit rings that emerged from it were yellow.

"Perfect mimicry, flawless to the naked eye. Unless you're a high-level spirit master or a titled Douluo, there's absolutely no way you can see through my spirit ring disguise."

Ye Wen then took out his soul power crystal ball to check his soul power. After being stuck at level 20 for so long, Ye Wen didn't know what level he was now.

"Level 29!? How is that possible?" Ye Wen exclaimed in surprise.

Half a year ago, he had only broken through to level 20. In just one year, no matter how fast he went, he shouldn't have reached level 29. Is the bonus from absorbing the millennium soul ring beyond the limit really that high?

At this moment, Ye Wen was completely baffled. In the original story, even when Tang San absorbed the two-thousand-year-old human-faced spider of the third ring beyond his limits, he didn't improve this much. According to his own calculations, he would be lucky to reach level 26.

Just as Ye Wen was lost in thought, his eyes suddenly fell on the long-dead Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm. There seemed to be something hidden beneath it. He pulled the ice silkworm's corpse aside and saw a blue-white object that looked like jade.

"What is this?" Ye Wen examined the jade in front of him and picked it up. Suddenly, his brows furrowed, and a strong chill surged out from the jade.

Seeing this, Ye Wen seemed to remember something. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he exclaimed, "This is ten-thousand-year-old ice!"

To put it simply, this piece of jade in front of us seems insignificant, like many rare and precious materials in fantasy novels. However, in Douluo Continent II, such rare and precious materials appear most frequently and are the most important.

Both the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow consumed by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ten-Thousand-Year Frost Jade Marrow Bed collected by the Haotian Sect belong to the same category of rare and precious materials. They can greatly enhance the cultivation speed and cultivation level of soul beasts and soul masters, and there are no side effects.

At this moment, Ye Wen held a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice. There was a barely perceptible crack on it, and looking at the hollow inside, it was probably originally a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow.

The cause of the crack is currently unknown, but the essence flowing out of it must have been absorbed by him during the absorption of the spirit ring, otherwise his cultivation level wouldn't have increased so much. However, due to the extreme cold around him, Ye Wen's senses were greatly limited, and coupled with his complete concentration while absorbing the spirit ring, he didn't notice the abnormality of his rapid advancement in cultivation.

Overjoyed at this situation, Ye Wen couldn't help but want to shout, "Destiny is in my hands!"

But after glancing at the thin layer of ice above, he decided against the idea to avoid being buried alive.

Ye Wen, whose soul power was as high as level 29, had no intention of going home for the time being. He had a plan to break through level 30 here and then obtain his third soul ring.

The target for the third spirit ring remains the Ice Silkworm.

As for why, it's because Ye Wen discovered that he could summon multiple Naboos at this time, and he could summon them remotely.

But that's not enough. Ye Wen needs more precise control, so the third soul ring must be a spirit-type soul beast. And what spirit-type soul beast is easier to hunt than the Ice Silkworm?

(End of this chapter)