Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Qian Renxue suddenly lowered her head and whispered in his ear, "Aren't you tempted? Although it is related to the power of the sun, its main ability is fire, which is quite suitable for you."

Yan felt like he was being suffocated by this woman. She was already holding him very tightly, and now she was bringing her head closer, filling his nose with her body fragrance. This woman was clearly seducing him and taking advantage of his youth and weakness.

Hearing Qian Renxue's words, he could only roll his eyes. "I'm level 20, okay? At most, I can only absorb soul beasts that are close to a thousand years old. This soul beast has at least five thousand years of cultivation. Do you want me to be burst out of it?"

Qian Renxue chuckled, "Hehe, why are you so angry, little one? Just because you can't use it now doesn't mean you won't be able to use it in the future. Call me 'good sister,' and maybe I'll let you have it."

Yan shook his head. "Forget it, we don't need it now. We might meet a better one in the future. There's no need to decide on the next soul ring so early."

"The little guy just can't resist being teased."

Yan's indifferent reaction disappointed Qian Renxue, but she didn't continue playing around. While talking to Yan, she slowed down and slowly descended from the sky, intending to put Yan down first and then approach to find an opportunity to hunt down this soul beast.

Yan had been gazing in the direction of the fire insect when he suddenly noticed something. Sensing movement in the dense forest, he quickly stopped Qian Renxue. "Wait, don't move. It seems to be hunting, and its prey also seems to be of the fire element. It's about to come out. Let's see what it is."

Qian Renxue's body stopped, and the two continued to float in the air, maintaining a safe distance from the flame insects. At this moment, in the dense forest below, as large swaths of flame intertwined and spread, one after another, soul beasts scattered out.

"Flamingo, Flame Sparrow, Flame Demon Tiger, Blazing Monkey, there are quite a lot of these last ones, but none of them are its targets? The Flame Demon Tiger is close to the bloodline of top-tier soul beasts. The original essence of this hundred-year-old Flame Demon Tiger should be enough for it to hunt."

Yan watched as fire-attribute soul beasts with strong fire resistance emerged from the thick smoke, including some formidable top-tier magical beasts like the Flame Demon Tiger.

Like the Flame Demon Lion that Yan had hunted, the Flame Demon Tiger was a powerful soul beast with top-tier bloodlines. However, the best of the latter contained the bloodline of a king and possessed the aura of a king, while the Flame Demon Tiger that Yan saw was just ordinary, with only a hundred years of cultivation, which made him quite disappointed.

"Wow!!!"

Suddenly, a sharp bird cry rang out from the thick, billowing forest, and a ball of fire suddenly shot up from the sky below, staring at the fiery insect from afar, as if two suns coexisted in the sky.

"This is... a nearly thousand-year-old Golden Bird. I never expected to encounter such a top-tier soul beast. I thought this kind of soul beast had become extinct."

Yan gazed at the Fiery Sun Bird soaring into the distance. Its body was golden, incredibly beautiful and dazzling. Its golden feathers clanged and clattered, and wisps of golden flame emanated from its body.

Yan recognized it as an extremely rare soul beast, the Fiery Golden Bird, a very peculiar flying soul beast. Legend has it that the Three-Legged Golden Crow, one of the ancestors of bird soul beasts, had many descendants, and this Fiery Golden Bird was one of them. It possesses both metal and fire attributes, and also has extremely powerful solar true fire.

The Golden Bird soared straight into the sky amidst the raging flames, but as it appeared, the Flame Insect also made a move. Centered on itself, it suddenly shot out thousands of beams of intense light, illuminating the entire sky into a brilliant golden-red world.

Qian Renxue felt a blur before her eyes, and the blinding light made her quickly close them. While turning to control her position, she also reached out to shield Yan's eyes.

"This power is the True Fire of the Sun. This insect also controls the True Fire of the Sun. No wonder it has its eye on the Golden Bird. It turns out it's after the source of the True Fire of the Sun."

Qian Renxue landed behind a large tree with Yan, carefully put the latter down, and then looked up and squinted. The sky was not very clear, but she could sense two flames, one large and one small, with very similar origins, colliding.

"True Sun Fire... Could this soul beast be a Sun Worm? But that shouldn't be the case. How could it be in Douluo Continent?"

When Yan heard Qian Renxue mention the True Fire of the Sun, his heart stirred slightly. He then searched through his mind and finally found some relevant information.

This type of soul beast has appeared in several subsequent installments of Douluo Continent. It is an extremely powerful soul beast called the Sun Worm. It is quite powerful and can absorb the power of the sun to strengthen itself. It also possesses the True Sun Fire, which is comparable to the ultimate fire, making it a perfect match for the Sun Martial Soul of the Sun Moon Empire.

More importantly, this should be a soul beast unique to the Sun Moon Continent. It's just a mystery how it ended up in the Douluo Continent.

Chapter 57 The Gaze of the Sun

"Sun worm? Didn't you say you didn't recognize this kind of soul beast?"

Qian Renxue heard Yan's mutterings and couldn't help but look at him. This kid is not honest. He just told her that he didn't know this kind of soul beast, but now he even knows its name.

Yan responded by explaining, "I'm not sure if this soul beast is a Sun Worm. I only saw a description of it in an ancient book, which said that a soul beast called the Sun Worm is a top-tier existence among insect soul beasts, and it controls the power of the true fire of the sun."

"Is that so? Does that ancient book contain any other records about this Sun Worm? What are the characteristics of this soul beast, and what powerful soul skills does it possess?"

Qian Renxue nodded in agreement with Yan's statement, and then asked again. She was quite satisfied with this soul beast and did not intend to let it go. The best way to refine a soul ring and obtain a soul skill was to understand the characteristics of the soul beast. This way, it would be easier to resonate with the martial soul when obtaining the soul skill and achieve the goal of 'getting what you want'.

After thinking for a moment, Yan said, "There are very few records about the Sun Worm, a kind of soul beast. The ancient book I read only mentioned a powerful soul skill called Sun Gaze."

This soul skill is a rare multi-ability attack soul skill. It should be a ranged control skill that can gather the power of the sun to continuously manipulate and change, and can be used in conjunction with light attribute soul skills, such as the transformation of skills like "Radiant Light" and "Solar Divine Light".

Furthermore, it possesses formidable offensive power, which, combined with your Angelic Domain, can compensate for the lack of power in your domain.

"I understand now."

After hearing Yan's introduction, Qian Renxue's eyes lit up, and she became even more determined to obtain the Sun Worm. The soul skill Yan introduced, called Sun Gaze, was very suitable for her current situation, allowing her to better develop her domain and soul skills, and directly enhance her combat power.

"A five-thousand-year-old sun worm is probably no less powerful than an ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. Plus, there's a nearly thousand-year-old golden bird next to it. You can't be too impulsive. You should wait until they're both exhausted."

Yan noticed that Qian Renxue had a sword in her hand and knew that she was about to make a move, but he couldn't help but worry. The two soul beasts were fighting fiercely, and the best opportunity would be when they reached their limit.

Qian Renxue's decision to act now is risky. If the two soul beasts sense a threat, they will likely join forces out of instinct, which could cause trouble.

"These two soul beasts are quite intelligent; they noticed our presence a long time ago, so it won't be so easy for us to take advantage of them."

Qian Renxue shook her head, then released her martial soul, raised her wings, and slowly rose into the air. "There's one more thing. Don't think that just because you won one game against me, you've really defeated me. I've told you before, even a Soul King wouldn't be my match, let alone two Soul Beasts."

As Qian Renxue spoke, she rapidly ascended into the air, accompanied by a golden tail flame, and charged directly towards the two colliding suns in the sky.

The two fighting spirit beasts were caught off guard by a third party rushing in to interfere, and their reactions were a little slow. By the time Qian Renxue rushed within ten meters of them, they were already pushing each other away and preparing to test each other again when Qian Renxue made her move.

Behind her, the phantom of the Angelic Martial Soul appeared, and dazzling golden light and the phantom bloomed simultaneously. The Angelic Domain was activated, and a powerful and holy pressure swept out.

The golden halo suddenly spread, creating dazzling circles of light in the air. The two soul beasts reacted too slowly and were instantly enveloped and suppressed by the angelic domain.

The Sunbug still had a little bit of resistance, but the Golden Bird, which had already gone through a fierce battle, could only cry out helplessly, because it felt its strength rapidly draining away.

"Ding! Ding!"

Qian Renxue's first and second soul rings lit up simultaneously. Golden light gathered in her left and right fists. When she swung her left fist, the golden light shield she had formed rushed straight towards the Golden Bird. Meanwhile, the golden light in her right hand gathered on the sword's edge. As Qian Renxue thrust her sword out, the extremely dense light suddenly rushed towards the Sun Worm.

With a muffled thud, the Golden Bird was sent flying by the Golden Light Shield Fist and crashed to the ground, its direction clearly pointing towards Yan's location.

At this moment, the Sun Worm was naturally unwilling to sit and wait for its death. It rapidly flapped its wings and circulated its soul power, suddenly shooting out thousands of strong rays of light from its center. The intense light even pushed back the light of the Angelic Domain, forming a brilliant field of light.

The blinding light illuminated everything around them in a golden-red hue. A pillar of light connected heaven and earth, drawing down the power of the sun from the sky. The boundless power of the sun converged into true solar fire, continuously scorching the surroundings. The sun's temperature, approaching the extreme of fire, even made Qian Renxue feel the pressure.

"Buzz..."

Suddenly, the intense golden-red light contracted inward at an astonishing speed, instantly compressing and condensing the accumulated solar energy. The golden-red light throughout the sky seemed to be converging towards a single point like a funnel.

"This is the Sun Gaze? It is indeed a terrifying soul skill."

Qian Renxue gazed at the increasingly deep and dazzling golden-red light. At this moment, due to the high temperature, the air rippled like the surface of water. This powerful energy naturally captivated Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue no longer hesitated. She activated the light of the Angelic Domain to its maximum, and the light on the Sun Worm's side fluctuated, which affected it.

"Ding!"

The third soul skill was activated instantly, and the purple light of the millennium soul ring suddenly bloomed. With a whoosh, a golden line swept across the sky, and Qian Renxue's figure reappeared, but a hundred meters behind the sun worm.

With a thought, a hundred meters stretched out; in the blink of an eye, a golden light appeared, piercing through everything. Qian Renxue's powerful millennium-old soul skill, combined with the aid of the Angel Domain, successfully delivered a fatal blow to the Sun Worm.

"Pfft~~~"

The powerful solar worm fell silent, its body plummeting downwards, the gathered solar power exploding in all directions, creating a spectacular display of daytime fireworks. The surrounding area was empty, so it didn't cause much of an impact.

Yan had been watching the sky closely, witnessing Qian Renxue effortlessly defeat the Sun Worm. He couldn't help but wonder if he had won too easily before. Had she let him win? Surely not! Besides, he still had some trump cards up his sleeve. If they were to fight again, he wasn't really that confident.

"Aya~~~"

Suddenly, he heard birdsong again. Turning his head, he saw a golden light fixed on the ground. The Golden Bird was covered by the golden light and was struggling to break free and escape.

Yan looked at the soul beast and had an idea. He stepped in front of it, brandished a sharp blade, ignored the soul beast's cries and screams, and killed it with a single slash.

Chapter 58 Second Soul Skill

"call out!"

A sharp whistling sound rang out behind Yan. Qian Renxue landed with the body of the Sun Worm in one hand. Looking at the Golden Bird that Yan had nailed to death with a single slash, she couldn't help but frown.

"You want to absorb this Golden Bird as your second spirit ring? Nonsense. The limit for a typical spirit master to absorb a second spirit ring is about 750 years, while it has at least 900 years of cultivation."

Qian Renxue looked at Yan and couldn't help but advise, "Although your martial soul is of high quality and can refine soul rings that are over 800 years old, the soul ring of this Golden Fiery Bird is still too old. It would be too dangerous for you to absorb it. You should choose another soul beast."

"Sister Xue'er, I know you care about me and want what's best for me, but I want to give it a try."

Yan shook his head, gazing at the soul ring, yellow with a hint of purple, slowly condensing above the body of the Fiery Golden Bird. A resolute look appeared in his eyes. "The Fiery Golden Bird is a top-tier soul beast that is hard to come by. If we miss this opportunity, we may never encounter it again."

Although it's a bit old, I'm confident I can pull through. It would be such a waste to give up such a powerful spirit ring because of danger. Besides, I'm not without confidence.”

As Yan spoke, a jade bottle appeared in his palm, with a golden petal faintly visible within it. This petal was the rare and precious herb, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, which Ju Douluo Yueguan had given him before he came to the Hall of Offerings.

Although this petal was merely a spirit herb nurtured by Chrysanthemum Douluo using his martial soul, it still possessed extremely powerful effects. It could replenish qi and blood and enhance physical constitution. Improved physical constitution would make a soul master's endurance stronger, which was why Yan dared to risk absorbing the nine-hundred-year-old Fiery Golden Bird.

"Since you insist, then I will go along with it. You absorb its spirit ring first, and I will protect you. If you really fail to absorb it, I can also try to save you."

Seeing that Yan insisted on absorbing the spirit ring of the Fiery Golden Bird, Qian Renxue could only let him have his way. However, she offered to protect Yan. With the foundation of the Hall of Offerings, even if Yan failed to absorb the spirit ring and suffered a backlash, Qian Renxue would have a way to save him. The key was to provide timely rescue.

"Thank you for your concern, Sister Xue'er."

Yan nodded and smiled at Qian Renxue, then put the petal under his tongue, sat cross-legged in front of the Golden Bird, took a deep breath, and stretched out his palm to summon the soul ring in front of him.

The soul ring, tinged with a hint of purple light, seemed to have finally found an outlet and rushed out along Yan's palm. The rich yellow light instantly enveloped Yan's entire body, and a massive heat current, like scorching flames, began to burn his body.

The power of the Fiery Golden Bird determined the domineering nature of this spirit ring. As soon as the scorching aura entered Yan's body, it began to forcibly transform his body. Under the powerful fluctuations of spirit power, Yan felt as if his body was about to explode. Muffled thuds came from all parts of his body, and his clothes were torn apart again by the surging spirit power.

bang bang bang...

Muffled thuds emanated from all parts of Yan's body. At first, they were just a few faint sounds, but they became more and more frequent. His skin swelled and eventually cracked, and wisps of blood mist escaped from his body with each thud, causing his aura to change constantly.

Qian Renxue stood to the side, looking at Yan in the blood mist, her face full of worry, ready to interrupt his absorption process at any time to avoid causing uncontrollable fatal damage.

"Uh……"

Yan let out a groan, and then a ball of golden light was swallowed into his stomach. The power of the petals of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum immediately spread into his limbs and bones, constantly repairing his damaged body.

Amidst this constant impact and repair, Yan withstood the initial ferocity of this spirit ring, with cracking sounds emanating from his bones from time to time, each time causing Qian Renxue to worry inwardly.

"Buzz..."

About an hour later, Yan's condition stabilized. His body shimmered with golden light, and strands of golden threads moved through his body. His blood and energy continued to grow stronger, and the outline of a soul ring appeared faintly above his head.

"It looks like this kid pulled through. He was really too impulsive."

After seeing that Yan's condition had stabilized, Qian Renxue felt a little relieved. Then she looked around, casually set up a few defensive light shields, and sat down cross-legged not far from Yan. She used her soul power to draw the soul ring of the sun worm to herself.

Qian Renxue successfully absorbed the spirit ring of the five-thousand-year-old Sun Worm. Deep purple light permeated her entire body, and wisps of true solar fire rose around her. With her powerful foundation, absorbing a spirit ring that was only five thousand years old was not difficult at all.

"Hu~~"

After an unknown amount of time, Yan let out a deep sigh of relief, slowly opened his eyes, and a golden-red light flashed in them.

"This feels really good."

Yan subconsciously turned his head, only to find his vision blurred, as if shrouded in a white veil. After a while, his senses gradually returned, and as his mind cleared, the scenery before him became clearer.

At this moment, his body felt indescribably comfortable, every cell in his body seemed to be rejoicing. He could feel the dampness of the soil and the breeze of the surrounding air; the range of his five senses had expanded many times over, making it an extremely different experience.

Wisps of golden-red flames rose around him, and two yellow spirit rings pulsed around him. The second yellow spirit ring was particularly eye-catching, yellow with a hint of purple, and exceptionally bright.