Douluo Continent: My name is Yang Jian, and I achieved sainthood through my physical body

She muttered something to herself, but was too embarrassed to ask.

Yang Jian leaned against a large tree, seemingly resting, but in reality, he was silently circulating the Eight-Nine Arcane Technique.

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, the three ate a simple meal of dry rations and continued their journey deeper into the area.

After searching for another two hours, Yue Guan suddenly stopped and turned his gaze to the dense forest ahead.

Hu Liena followed his gaze, her eyes lighting up instantly, but then a look of regret appeared on her face.

The three of them walked through a thicket of bushes and finally got a clear look at the spirit beast.

It was a huge ape-like spirit beast, with limbs as thick as tree trunks, squatting beside a fallen ancient tree, tearing apart the remains of its prey.

It wasn't particularly large, but every muscle in it was brimming with explosive power, and a deep rumbling sound could be heard emanating from its chest with each breath.

Titan Ape.

Hu Liena observed carefully for a moment, then lowered her voice and said to Yang Jian, "What a pity. This Titan Giant Ape has been cultivating for at least a thousand years. Its soul ring is indeed very suitable for you, but the age limit is too high. You simply cannot absorb it."

Yue Guan remained silent, simply watching the Titan Ape as if calculating something.

He didn't speak until after a while.

"Around 2,500 years ago."

"Yang Jian, do you want this Titan Ape?"

Hu Liena thought she had misheard.

Her eyes widened as she looked at Yue Guan in disbelief, her voice trembling: "Elder Ju, what are you saying? The first soul ring in 2,500 years! Yang Jian will explode and die if he absorbs it!"

She turned to Yang Jian and quickly advised, "Junior Brother, don't be impulsive!"

"The maximum lifespan of the first spirit ring is 423 years. This is common knowledge in the spirit master world. If you exceed this lifespan, the energy in the spirit ring will burst your meridians, and no one can save you."

"Even if your physical strength is better than the average person, it's still impossible..."

Yang Jian turned his gaze away from the Titan Ape and shook his head.

"The age limit is too short, don't want it."

His tone was flat, as if he were simply saying that the weather was nice today.

Hu Liena's mouth opened and closed repeatedly, like a fish that had been thrown ashore.

She thought she must be hallucinating.

The first spirit ring in 2,500 years is too low?

Does this six-year-old child even know what he's saying?

Chapter 16 The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Titan Giant Ape!

Yue Guan frowned slightly, turning his gaze from the Titan Ape to Yang Jian.

Two thousand five hundred years, no.

He scrutinized the child before him, his heart filled with turmoil.

Three months of physical transformation.

It's astonishing that it can now support such ambition.

He originally thought that Yang Jian would choose to absorb a soul ring that was about a thousand years old.

I never expected that they wouldn't even be interested in a soul ring that's 2,500 years old.

"Then let's keep looking."

Yue Guan nodded, said nothing more, and turned to continue deeper into the area.

He led the way, but his mind was churning with unsettling thoughts.

At six years old, his physical strength is comparable to that of a Soul King. Is this really just an effect of the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword Martial Soul?

If that's the case, its quality is not just comparable to the Haotian Hammer, it far surpasses it.

Yue Guan recalled Bibi Dong's initial assessment.

At the time, he felt that the phrase "not inferior to" was already a very high compliment.

It now appears that His Holiness the Pope underestimated the situation.

Hu Liena followed behind, glancing left at Yue Guan and right at Yang Jian, her face full of frustration.

Why are Elder Ju and Junior Brother both acting as riddle solvers?

Why not just say it directly?

She bit her lip, and her gaze towards Yang Jian held a complex mix of emotions.

When this thin, pale little boy first came to the Spirit Hall three months ago, she thought he was just a lucky commoner.

But now...

She wanted to see what this guy was up to.

He's only six years old and has level 10 soul power. Could he really be able to absorb a thousand-year soul ring despite the age limit?

……

The three continued their search, for one day, two days, three days.

Soul beasts of the Titan Giant Ape level are not commonly found.

They wandered around the central area for several days. Although they encountered a few, they were all too young, some even less than a thousand years old.

On the fifth day, Yue Guan stopped, jumped onto a tall tree, and gazed at the even denser forest in the distance.

“We can’t waste any more time on the outskirts.” He jumped down from the treetop. “We need to go deeper and get closer to the core area.”

Hu Liena's expression changed slightly.

core area.

She knew all too well what those three words meant in the world of Soul Masters.

Soul beasts with a lifespan of 100,000 years live there.

For ordinary Soul Masters, entering the core area is tantamount to suicide.

"Stay close to me, don't stray more than ten steps from my side."

Yue Guan's tone became unusually serious, "The soul beasts living in the core area are not comparable to those hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of years old outside."

"There are some beings that even I cannot defeat."

Yang Jian nodded silently, but his mind was racing with calculations.

If he remembers correctly.

The Azure Bull Python and the Titan Ape live near the Lake of Life in the core area.

One is 100,000 years old.

One is about to break the 200,000-year mark.

In addition, there are a host of ferocious beasts, such as Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, and Wan Yao Wang, in the deeper part.

Yue Guan is indeed a level 95 Title Douluo, but the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum is not a martial soul known for its attack power.

If a real fight broke out, he probably wouldn't even be able to defeat that 100,000-year-old Titan Ape.

After all, the Titan Giant Ape clan is exceptionally gifted; with only ten thousand years of cultivation, they can rival ordinary hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Be careful.

If the commotion is too great and attracts those people, forget about hunting for the spirit ring; even getting out alive will be a problem.

……

Another day of searching.

The next day at noon, Yue Guan suddenly raised his hand, signaling the two to stop.

His gaze fell on a valley to the northwest, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

"found it."

He lowered his voice, his tone tinged with surprise.

The three approached silently and stood atop a cliff, looking down.

In the middle of the valley.

Two enormous Titan Apes were devouring the corpse of a long-dead Soul Beast.

One male and one female.

The male was much larger and more robust, with thick, shiny dark gold fur all over its body, and when it sat there it looked like a small mountain.

The female was slightly smaller, but still a full size larger than the 2,500-year-old Titan ape we had seen before.

Yue Guan observed carefully for a moment, then quietly probed out with his soul power perception.

"The male one is probably around 10,000 years old."

"The female one, eight thousand years."

Hu Liena gasped.

Ten-thousand-year-old Titan Ape!

How could something like this appear at the boundary between the central area and the core area?

Yue Guan ignored her shock, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two Titan apes before finally settling on the eight-thousand-year-old female ape.

“An eight-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape is theoretically suitable for you.” He looked at Yang Jian, his tone hesitant, “but the Titan Giant Ape is much stronger than an ordinary soul beast, so it’s hard to say whether you can absorb it.”

As for that ten-thousand-year-old one, he didn't mention it at all.

The difference between a ten-thousand-year soul ring and a thousand-year soul ring is not just a matter of age.

When a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast dies, it releases a soul shock, which is a test of the soul master's soul level.