Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 12 The Azure Ivy of 999 Years

Two days later, Ye Liangchen and his companions finally found the Azure Vine Soul Beast in a small valley.

Azure Vine is a top-tier plant-type spirit beast. Its vines are emerald green and crystal clear. The vines of this plant-type spirit beast are very resilient, becoming more resilient with age. It generally relies on its vines to entwine and strangle its prey, and after killing the prey, it absorbs the nutrients from the prey to grow stronger.

Ye Liangchen remembered that the three teaching committee members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy were all Soul Douluo level, and among them, Zhi Lin's Soul Douluo martial soul was the Azure Vine, which was also very powerful.

"Sister! This Azure Vine is almost 1000 years old, what should we do? It's already past the age limit for the second ring of a Soul Master." Lan Xiaoling asked her sister.

"Then let's look again." Lan Xiaodie and Su Lin didn't want Ye Liangchen to risk absorbing a soul ring that was nearly a thousand years old.

"Aunt Lan! I'll choose this as my first spirit ring."

Ye Liangchen immediately suggested hunting the spirit beast in front of them. Although he really wanted to get a thousand-year spirit ring, it was too difficult to find one. He was only six years old now and couldn't take too many risks. He could slowly increase the age of his spirit ring by taking a divine exam later.

"No! Xiao Chen! This Azure Vine is at least 990 years old. You can't withstand the energy impact of this kind of soul ring right now."

Lan Xiaodie and her sister, along with Su Lin, unanimously rejected Ye Liangchen; this little guy was simply too bold.

"Swish..."

Ye Liangchen summoned the Chun Jun Sword directly, and as soon as his external soul bone was activated, a pair of golden wings surrounded by lightning appeared behind him.

"Aunt Lan! Teacher Su Lin, I'm serious, I'm determined to have this spirit ring."

Ye Liangchen brandished the Chun Jun Sword and, with the added boost of his external soul bone's flight skill, charged towards the Heavenly Green Vine.

When Tang San next door was six years old, he could use the martial arts from the Xuan Tian Bao Lu to single-handedly kill the 400-year-old Mandala Snake.

Ye Liangchen also wanted to test the results of his cultivation over the past two years. Besides, he had the support of a 15000-year-old external soul bone. How strong could the mere Qing Teng, which was less than a thousand years old, be?

"Xiao Chen!"

"Swish, swish, swish..."

The three women cried out in surprise and immediately dashed in front of Ye Liangchen.

"Silly child! Even if you really want this spirit ring, you should at least wait until we injure that Green Vine." Lan Xiaodie looked at the little guy's determined expression and felt helpless.

"Aunt Lan! I want to test the power of this Azure Vine." Ye Liangchen was also speechless. He wanted to show off his strength, but the three women stopped him.

"Could Xiao Chen's wings be external soul bones?" Su Lin was very surprised because she had never seen the little guy's soul bones before.

"That's right! This is the soul bone left by his parents, and it's a 15000-year-old external soul bone," Lan Xiaoling explained to Su Lin.

"Since Xiao Chen wants to absorb the 900-year-old Azure Vine Soul Ring, let him try. If it doesn't work, we can interrupt him."

Lan Xiaodie finally decided to let Ye Liangchen give it a try; she felt that the little guy would create a miracle.

The group quickly flew towards the location of the Azure Vine, but the twenty-meter-tall Azure Vine sensed the danger and immediately waved several vines at them.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

The crystal-clear azure vine, like a steel whip, possesses immense power.

"Aunt Lan! Let me try first."

Ye Liangchen took a step forward, brandishing his Chun Jun sword and quickly slashing at the vines.

"Clang, clang..."

Block, chop, slash...

The Chun Jun sword flashed with sword flowers as it struck the vines, producing a crisp sound. Ye Liangchen's pair of golden wings also flapped continuously, making him extremely agile.

"This kid's strength is beyond our imagination!" the three women exclaimed in amazement. His combat ability was probably better than some second-ring Soul Masters.

"You think your vines can withstand the power of my Chun Jun sword? Watch me cut you down."

"Plum blossoms fill the sky"

"Click, click..."

Ye Liangchen suddenly quickened his pace, his Chun Jun sword dancing faster and faster, the sword flowers like plum blossoms, severing the vines that approached him.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

At this moment, several emerald-green vines stretched out from the mother root of the Azure Vine and lashed towards Ye Liangchen.

"Come on!" Ye Liangchen shouted, and continued to cut down the vines.

"Xiao Chen! The huge mother root at the very bottom of the Azure Vine is its spiritual core."

Lan Xiaodie reminded her from the side, and to prevent any accidents, she directly summoned her martial soul and launched a soul skill attack at the bottom of the Heavenly Green Vine.

"Mystic Ice Thorn".

"Bang…"

An ice spike pierced the mother root of the Azure Vine, which was as thick as a water bucket, instantly severely injuring the Azure Vine and rendering it unable to fight.

"Xiao Chen, deliver the final blow to that sphere in the center so you can absorb this soul ring," Su Lin shouted from the side.

Ye Liangchen charged forward, thrusting his sword towards the sphere in the center of the Heavenly Green Vine's mother root.

"Swish..."

The vines of the Azure Vine suddenly deflated as if they had lost their breath, and immediately went limp. Strands of soul power emanated from the Azure Vine, gradually condensing into a large, deep yellow circle.

"Xiao Chen! The spirit ring has been formed. Summon your other spirit and absorb the spirit ring with your mind. Focus your mind on your dantian. No matter how the power in the spirit ring impacts your body, you must stay awake and try your best to hold on." Lan Xiaodie and the other two girls reminded them from the side. To be honest, they were both scared and looking forward to it at this moment.

"I see."

Ye Liangchen retrieved the Chun Jun Sword, summoned the Goddess of Life Martial Soul, and communicated with the Soul Ring using his mind.

"Buzzing..."

As Ye Liangchen communicated with the spirit, the spirit ring, drawn by the goddess's spirit, floated over and attached itself to the spirit.

"Boom..."

In an instant, Ye Liangchen felt a powerful force impacting every part of his body, as if someone were hammering every muscle, but it didn't feel very painful, and even felt somewhat comfortable.

"Oh…"

Ye Liangchen let out a long roar, using his powerful physical strength to withstand the force. After two years of cultivation, his body had been honed to a very strong state. In addition, he had taken the Body Tempering Pill these past few days, making his physical body even stronger. Although the force was very powerful, it was still within his tolerance range.

Ye Liangchen diligently used the power within his spirit rings to refine his physical body. This exhilarating experience was incredibly satisfying, a bittersweet feeling.

Lan Xiaodie and her sister, along with Su Lin, surrounded Ye Liangchen. Seeing the little guy's persistent expression, they were extremely anxious. At this moment, they were ready to cut off Ye Liangchen's absorption of the soul ring at any time, fearing that he would explode and die.

Time passed slowly, and four hours later, Ye Liangchen's soul power gradually stabilized, and his soul ring stopped fluctuating. It was placed on the goddess martial soul and perfectly integrated with it. The deep yellow circle shimmered and was very beautiful.

"Swish..."

A powerful aura surged from Ye Liangchen, instantly propelling his soul power to level 14. This was due to the absorption of a 1-year-old external soul bone, coupled with the enhancement of this nearly 5-year-old soul ring, which directly allowed him to break through to level 14.

"It worked! This little guy almost scared me to death." Lan Xiaodie breathed a sigh of relief.

"His first spirit ring was nearly a thousand years old, which allowed him to break through to level 14 spirit power. Xiao Chen broke the record and created a miracle."

"The Soul Masters of this world only focus on cultivating Soul Power, but neglect physical cultivation, which is why no one can break the record. It seems that we are too conservative and it is time to change our cultivation methods."

The miracles that happened to Ye Liangchen shattered Lan Xiaodie and the others' understanding and gave them hope.

After perfectly absorbing the Azure Vine Soul Ring, Ye Liangchen felt that his current strength was very powerful, so he directly activated his first Soul Skill to see how effective it was.

"Strangulation of life."

"Swish..."

Several emerald green vines shot out from the Life Martial Soul's hand, wrapping around a few trees as thick as bowls in the distance.

"Click..."

With a burst of force from Ye Liangchen, those trees were snapped in two.

"Aunt Lan! Teacher Su Lin. I told you I could break the record, now you believe me, right? This spirit ring has reached 999 years of age, just one year away from becoming a thousand-year spirit ring." Ye Liangchen put away his martial spirit and showed off his achievement to the three women.

Reborn as a child, he regained the innocent and lively personality he had as a child, and it felt great to share his achievements with his elders.

"Xiao Chen! You're amazing! Your aunt is so proud of you."

Lan Xiaodie excitedly picked up Ye Liangchen, kissed him on the cheek, and didn't care that the little guy was covered in sweat.

"Aunt Lan! Put me down quickly, my clothes are soaked with sweat, they'll get your clothes dirty." Ye Liangchen struggled, feeling very uncomfortable.

"Pfft...! This little guy actually knows how to care about people."

"It took Xiao Chen a full four hours to absorb the soul ring. It's getting late, so let's find a place to camp."

The group wandered around in the forest until they found a small river. They then set up their tents in an open area by the river and started a fire to cook.

Meanwhile, a few miles away from Ye Liangchen and his group, a barefoot, white-haired beauty, accompanied by two powerful experts at the Title Douluo level, stood on a tree several hundred meters tall, quietly observing Ye Liangchen and his party in the distance.

The white-haired woman was the divine beast Silver Dragon King, and the two powerful figures behind her were Di Tian and Bi Ji. Both of them were ferocious beasts who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Previously, when Ye Liangchen's Life Martial Soul was absorbing its first soul ring, the Silver Dragon King was awakened by the aura of the Life Goddess Martial Soul. Then, she used a divine artifact to cover her aura and came out of the Lake of Life to take a look.

"My lord! This little guy is extraordinary! His first spirit ring is already nearly a thousand years old." They watched the entire process of Ye Liangchen obtaining his first spirit ring and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"He is indeed a super genius. No wonder the Goddess of Life pays attention to him. If nothing unexpected happens, he will inherit the position of God King of Life in the future. Moreover, the other sword spirit in his body has also reached the level of a god-level spirit. It's really incredible."

"The God of Destruction is henpecked and always listens to his wife. Since the Goddess of Life has passed on her divine position, that guy will probably do the same. That means this human kid has a bright future ahead of him!"

The Silver Dragon King analyzed the future based on Ye Liangchen's situation, which greatly surprised Di Tian and Bi Ji.

"So, does that mean that little guy might become one of the two God-Kings in the future?"

"That's true."

After thinking for a moment, the Silver Dragon King took out a silver-white scale and handed it to Di Tian.

"Di Tian! You're giving this scale to that little guy. I have a feeling that he will change the entire landscape of the God Realm in the future. For our future, I'm going to take a gamble."

Di Tian and Bi Ji exclaimed in alarm, "My lord! This is your Achilles' heel!"

"My mind is made up, Di Tian. You entrust the Reverse Scale to that little guy. If he encounters any danger, you should lend him a hand."

"This little guy is very likely the child of that couple from six years ago. His parents were also killed by the Asura God. In that case, we have a common enemy with him."

The Silver Dragon King, recalling the sword strike that the Asura God had inflicted upon her, decided to help the little guy. If the little guy truly achieved dual godhood, then she could use him to take revenge.

After speaking, the Silver Dragon King returned to the Lake of Life to continue recuperating.

"Di Tian! Our lord is gambling the fate of our soul beast race on that little boy."

"Since our Lord has made his decision, we'll gamble with him."

The two ferocious beasts shook their heads helplessly. They couldn't disobey their master's arrangement, so they could only quietly rush towards Ye Liangchen and the others.

(End of this chapter)