Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 341 A Bountiful Harvest of Soul Rings

After securing Zhu Zhulin's soul ring, Ye Liangchen activated his spatial teleportation skill again, leading everyone directly away from the Soul Hunter Forest. The soldiers guarding the forest's perimeter were completely unaware of his presence. Strength is indeed advantageous; one can appear and disappear without a trace.

"Whoosh..."

"Flying on a Sword"

Ye Liangchen summoned the Chun Jun Sword Martial Soul and activated the Sword Flight skill from his second Soul Skill.

"Clang..."

The red soul ring lit up, and in an instant, the sword martial soul transformed into a three-meter-long giant sword, hovering in front of Ye Liangchen.

"Everyone, come on up. I'll show you what it's like to fly high in the sky." Ye Liangchen jumped to the front of the giant sword, ready to take everyone flying.

"Young master, your skill is amazing!"

"I heard from my elders that the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School also has a sword flight skill. I never expected that you, young master, would also have this soul skill."

"The key is that this skill of yours is a 100,000-year-old soul skill."

The Zhu sisters looked at Ye Liangchen's impressive flying skills with envy, their eyes sparkling with hearts.

"Don't be surprised, this sword-flying skill is actually quite ordinary, it just looks cool."

Ye Liangchen revealed a Versailles smile. The power of his soul skill was not important; as long as he looked cool, that was all that mattered.

"Pfft...!"

Yingmei, the Zhu sisters, and Xiaoli felt both annoyed and amused that Ye Liangchen was only concerned with the coolness of his soul skills.

"Handsome my foot! Hurry up and take us flying."

"Whoosh..."

Seeing Ye Liangchen's smug look, Poseidon was both amused and exasperated. She then led the girls onto the giant sword and urged the little guy to fly.

"Alright, everyone, hold on tight."

"Whoosh..."

Ye Liangchen immediately activated his soul power, leading the women straight into the sky, streaking across the heavens like shooting stars, flying towards the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom.

"Wow, it's so high!"

It was the first time the Zhu sisters and Xiaoli had flown thousands of meters into the air, and they were a little afraid of heights. Xiaoli hugged Poseidon's waist, and Xiaoling, Xiaoyun, and the Zhu sisters also hugged each other's waists one after another, closed their eyes, and dared not look down.

"Haha...! Why are you all so scared?"

"Look boldly downwards; the mountains and rivers seem to recede into the distance—it's breathtaking."

Shadow Demon stood at the back of the group, protecting the girls with her soul power, and occasionally letting out cheerful cries.

"Ladies, hold on tight, I'm about to speed up."

"Whoosh..."

Ye Liangchen unleashed his full soul power, pushing his speed to its maximum to give everyone a more thrilling flight experience.

"Ahhh...! Young master, you're going too fast, I can hardly stand up."

The three girls, Xiaoli, Xiaoling, and Xiaoyun, are too weak and can't keep up with the high speed of flight.

"Stop playing around, fly normally. We're all thousands of meters above the ground right now! Don't scare them."

Poseidon reminded Ye Liangchen, then reached out and placed his hand on the little guy's back, channeling a large amount of soul power into his body to ensure that the guy had enough soul power to maintain flight.

……

After two days of intermittent flight, Ye Liangchen and his group arrived at Hanhai City in the Kingdom of Häagen-Dazs. After disguising themselves, they headed towards the headquarters of the Tenglong Ocean Fleet.

"Is this the Vast Ocean City?"

"What does this taste like?"

The Zhu sisters and Xiao Li, wearing sun hats, looked around curiously. It was their first time in Hanhai City, and the salty smell of the ocean made them feel quite strange.

"This is the taste of the sea. You'll get used to it eventually."

Poseidon told the girls that having lived on Poseidon Island for a long time, she felt a sense of familiarity upon smelling this scent.

As they walked, they admired the scenery of Hanhai City. Before they knew it, they had arrived at the entrance of the Tenglong Ocean Fleet headquarters building.

"Xiao Chen, you're here."

"Sect Master, Senior Sea God Douluo, please come in."

When Su Lin, Luo Hao, and the others saw Ye Liangchen and his group arrive, they were overjoyed and quickly welcomed them into the hall.

"See the High Priest."

"Greetings, Young Master Ye"

Upon entering the hall, the two Seagod Island Soul Douluo powerhouses immediately paid homage to Poseidon and Ye Liangchen. Ye Liangchen now holds a very high position on Seagod Island, and the islanders respect him greatly.

The two people in front of me are Ouyang and Skachi, respectively. They are subordinates of Seahorse Douluo and Sea Dragon Douluo, and are also the people in charge sent by Seagod Island.

"Get up! How many people did we bring from Poseidon Island this time?" Poseidon waved her hand and used her soul power to help Ouyang and Skach up, then inquired about the situation.

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, besides us, there are 3 Soul Emperors and 20 Soul Masters, and 60 sailors, all of whom are Great Soul Masters. They are now mixed together with the Purple Pearl's sailor group, responsible for transporting goods between Seagod Island and the mainland."

Ouyang respectfully reported to Poseidon Island on the personnel sent and their work progress.

"Gentlemen, are you settling in well since coming to the mainland?"

Ye Liangchen looked at the two middle-aged men in front of him. He had never seen them before on Seagod Island. He never expected that they were actually Soul Douluo powerhouses.

"We feel great."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ye, for creating this opportunity for us."

These two Contras have spent their entire lives on Poseidon Island. This time, coming to the mainland has broadened their horizons, and everyone can make money too. It's just too awesome.

"You are welcome."

Ye Liangchen then convened a gathering of all the core members of the fleet headquarters.

Through his understanding, Ye Liangchen now knows that the fleet's business has begun to get on track. The specialty fruits and delicious seafood of Poseidon Island have started to be sold to the two great empires. In just over half a year, they have already earned tens of millions of gold soul coins. After deducting costs, they have made a net profit of several million, which feels pretty good.

As evening fell, the banquet ended, and Su Lin and Purple Pearl took Poseidon, Shadow, the Zhu sisters, and Little Fox out shopping.

Ye Liangchen went to the rooftop balcony of the building alone, poured himself some wine, and enjoyed the night view by himself.

"Tap tap tap..."

Just then, footsteps sounded, and Luo Hao, Cheng Qi, the Spirit Hall Platinum Master Lordiara, and the two leaders of Seagod Island came to the rooftop balcony, wanting to see what Ye Liangchen's plans were for the future of the fleet. After all, everyone had guessed that Ye Liangchen had used the experts from Icegod Island to kill Emperor Xueye some time ago.

"Gentlemen, come and have a few drinks."

Ye Liangchen stood up and poured wine for the group.

"Thank you, Pavilion Master."

"Master, our fleet's business is growing bigger and bigger. I wonder what your plans are for the future?"

The old men took the wine glasses and then asked Ye Liangchen about his future plans.

"No for now, just maintain the status quo. Also, every time we go to sea, we need to send high-level Soul Masters to escort us. After all, we killed Emperor Xueye using our identity as Ice God Island. Sooner or later, the Heaven Dou Empire will guess that I did it. They can't deal with me, so they might target our fleet."

Ye Liangchen reminded the group that the Ice God Island disguise couldn't be kept hidden for long and would eventually be exposed by the world.

"Don't worry, Master. Safety is not a big problem. Every time our fleet goes to sea, there is a Title Douluo and two Soul Douluos to keep watch. Each ship has at least one Soul Emperor level expert and five Soul Kings to escort it, ensuring absolute safety."

"The Spirit Hall and Seagod Island have now openly cooperated with the Tenglong Pavilion. No matter how bold the Heaven Dou Empire is, it would not dare to offend two super powers at the same time."

Luo Hao and the others slowly explained the fleet's security arrangements to reassure Ye Liangchen.

……

The next morning, Ye Liangchen and his group set off for Poseidon Island. They arrived at the port, ordered a 20-meter-long boat, and took a few sailors from Poseidon Island with them to Poseidon Island.

"Bon Voyage."

Su Lin, Zi Zhenzhu, Luo Hao, and the others saw Ye Liangchen and his group off onto the ship. Then they stood quietly at the dock, watching the ship sail into the sea before returning to headquarters to begin their respective tasks.

As they entered the deep sea, the wind and waves gradually increased, causing the large ship to begin to rock.

"Ugh..."

The Zhu sisters and the girls, including Xiao Li, couldn't stand the rocking of the large ship and started to get seasick. They clung to the deck and vomited into the sea. Even Ying Mei, a 100,000-year-old soul beast, couldn't stand it.

"Are you guys still able to hold on?"

Poseidon found it very amusing to watch the girls vomiting so violently.

"We can manage," the girls replied while vomiting.

"Young Master Ye, Grand Master, would you like some medicinal soup brewed for the young ladies?"

Seeing the women vomiting so badly, the sailors on Poseidon Island felt a pang of sympathy and prepared to cook them some medicinal soup to treat seasickness.

"No need, they'll get used to it after throwing up a few more times."

Ye Liangchen told everyone not to worry about the girls vomiting, then lay down on a rocking chair at the bow of the boat, basking in the sun comfortably.

"Master, I never expected to get seasick at sea."

"Awoo..."

After vomiting for a while, Shadow Demon revealed its true form as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which made it feel a little better.

"Ah...! She... is actually a big tiger."

The sailors on Poseidon Island were terrified by Shadow's eight-meter-long form. A stunningly beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure suddenly transforming into a frightening tiger was quite a shock.

"What are you afraid of? Doesn't your Seagod Island have a 100,000-year-old guardian beast called the Demon Soul Great White Shark? I am my master's bodyguard, just like your Seagod Island's guardian beast."

Seeing the sailors' frightened expressions, making her look like a man-eating tigress, Yingmei was speechless. She then lay down next to Ye Liangchen, becoming a quiet and docile big cat.

"Like Little White, Shadow Demon is also a 100,000-year-old soul beast. She can briefly transform into human form, but she can only maintain it for 12 hours. Once the time is up, she has to return to her original form."

"Shadow Phantom is now as intelligent as us humans, and she is also my pet. She obeys my commands in everything, so you don't need to worry about her hurting anyone."

Ye Liangchen told the sailors not to be afraid, then reached out and stroked the soft hair on Yingmei's forehead, feeling its silky smoothness.

"So that's how it is."

The sailors were incredulous to find that this enormous tiger was actually Ye Liangchen's pet.

The days at sea were both thrilling and exciting. After a few days, they entered the sea area where the ancient sea spirit beast lived.

"Splash...squeak..."

There were many dolphins in the sea. When they saw the large ship, they happily followed and swam alongside it.

Wow! So cute!

"White dolphins, these few look like ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts."

After several days of sailing at sea, Yingmei, Xiaoli, and the others had gotten used to it. At this moment, the girls stood on the deck, watching the dolphins in the water, and found it particularly fun.

"Huff huff..."

"Smell..."

That morning, the group arrived at a sea area. Suddenly, a sea breeze blew by, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur.

"What's this smell? It's a bit pungent." Yingmei sniffed, finding the smell unpleasant.

"This is volcanic gas ejected from a volcanic eruption deep in the ocean."

Poseidon stood at the bow of the ship, looking into the distance, but did not see any signs of a volcanic eruption.

"Buzzing..."

Ye Liangchen closed his eyes, used his divine sense to create an avatar, and quickly flew towards the depths of the sea to find the location of the volcanic eruption, so as to avoid affecting everyone.

Half an hour later, Ye Liangchen's divine sense emanated from a reef a hundred miles away, where flames were shooting out and lava was constantly gushing out and flowing into the sea. Moreover, there were two powerful fire-attribute soul beasts fighting, which were estimated to be over 80,000 years old.

The two spirit beasts are the Crimson Flame Demon Dragon and the Crimson Feather Eagle. They are currently fighting fiercely on this island reef, and countless sea spirit beasts within a radius of a thousand meters have also been killed or injured.

"Whoosh..."

Upon discovering this situation, Ye Liangchen's divine avatar immediately returned to his main body, then got up and flew towards that sea area.

Poseidon also got up and flew away with Ye Liangchen. Seeing the little guy suddenly fly away, he must have discovered something.

"Shadow Demon, protect everyone, we'll be right back."

Ye Liangchen instructed Yingmei to stay on the big ship. With this tigress around, those powerful ten-thousand-year-old sea spirit beasts wouldn't dare approach the ship.

"Master, please be careful."

Although Yingmei also wanted to join in the fun, she dared not disobey Ye Liangchen's orders and had no choice but to stay obediently on the big ship to protect everyone.

"Xiao Chen, what did you find?" Poseidon asked Ye Liangchen as she flew.

"My divine sense detected an island a hundred miles away, where two fire-attribute soul beasts, each eighty thousand years old, were fighting, which triggered a volcanic eruption."

Ye Liangchen told Poseidon what he had observed.

"Could it be Crimson Flame Island? It is indeed a volcano, and I've heard that a powerful fire-attribute soul beast lives there."

Poseidon immediately recalled the volcanic island that the Poseidon Island fleet encountered twenty years ago when they set sail.

"It was indeed a Crimson Flame Demon Dragon, and there was also a Crimson Feather Eagle. They were both 80,000 years old, and the two soul beasts fought fiercely, turning the world upside down."

"Then what are we going there for?"

"The battle between the two great soul beasts killed many soul beasts in the surrounding sea. Those soul rings were such a waste. I need to collect them and put them in my treasure space."

"Can you still store soul rings in your spatial treasure?"

"Yes, last time Shadow Demon killed that 50,000-year-old human-faced demon spider. I tried it and found that the spirit ring can be inserted."

"Xiao Chen, your methods are truly amazing."

Upon hearing about Ye Liangchen's amazing feats, Poseidon felt that this little guy was becoming more and more mysterious.

"I'm going to unleash my ultimate move to prevent those spirit rings from disappearing."

"Space travel".

Ye Liangchen summoned his martial soul and activated the Space Dragon King's Space Travel Soul Skill, quickly heading towards that sea area with Poseidon.

"Sizzle..."

A few minutes later, a crack appeared in a space far away from Crimson Flame Island, and Ye Liangchen and Poseidon walked out of it. The two then landed on a reef in the distance.

"Roar..."

"Chirp chirp..."

At this moment, on Crimson Flame Island, two powerful fire-attribute soul beasts are locked in a fierce battle, with large amounts of lava flowing into the sea. Countless sea soul beasts within a radius of two thousand meters have been killed or injured, and soul rings have appeared one after another.

At this moment, the two soul beasts paid no attention to the arrival of the two humans and continued their life-or-death battle.

Crimson Flame Island is a small island, about five or six kilometers in circumference. Because it is a volcanic island, it has several kinds of fire-attribute spiritual herbs, which are also the favorite spiritual herbs of fire-attribute soul beasts. Originally, these fire-attribute spiritual herbs were exclusively enjoyed by the Crimson Flame Demon Dragon, but when an 80,000-year-old Crimson Feather Eagle flew over this place, it naturally did not want to let go of such a treasure, so it fought with the Crimson Flame Demon Dragon.

"These two soul beasts are very powerful, no less than a 100,000-year-old soul beast."

"Sister Bobo, I'm going to collect spirit rings on the sea first. You stay here and keep watch."

Ye Liangchen ignored the battle between the two soul beasts, flew directly to the sea, placed his hand on the soul rings, and put them into his game backpack space.

"This little guy's methods are truly amazing."

Poseidon was dazzled to see Ye Liangchen collect the spirit rings from each sea spirit beast corpse he passed by.

"What a great harvest of spirit rings! This is awesome!"

In just a few minutes, Ye Liangchen collected 40 soul rings, ten of which were 3 years old, another ten were between 1 and 2 years old, and the rest were thousand-year and hundred-year soul rings.

"Xiao Chen, show me the soul rings you've collected."

When Poseidon saw Ye Liangchen collecting so many spirit rings, he thought: Could it be that the little guy has a way to let people absorb these spirit rings at will?

"Sister Bobo, when I put a spirit ring into my treasure space, it will turn into a ball of energy. When I take it out again, it will turn into a spirit ring, and anyone can absorb it at will, just like a spirit ring bestowed by a god."

"Buzz..."

With a thought, Ye Liangchen took out a spirit ring and showed it to Poseidon.

"That's great! Then you can keep it for me. I'll give it to the Soul Masters on Seagod Island to absorb later, so they won't have to go out to sea to hunt Soul Beasts."

When Poseidon saw that the spirit ring, after being stored in Ye Liangchen's spatial treasure, was just like the divine spirit ring, she was overjoyed.

"Of course, no problem. I came here to collect these spirit rings." Ye Liangchen nodded.

(End of this chapter)