Chapter 230: Sixth Soul Ring

Roar.

Du Gu Bo released the aura of a titled Soul Douluo, intimidating the thirty‑thousand‑year‑old Diamond Tiger before him.

Amid the low growl, the Diamond Tiger retreated slowly, and once it confirmed it was out of the human's attack range, it turned and fled without hesitation.

Tie Li watched his shattered wrist‑guard with pain; the Diamond Tiger's sudden attack was indeed blocked, but the wrist‑guard was completely ruined under the tiger's claws.

"Your iron defense is surprisingly good, actually stopping a thirty‑thousand‑year‑old soul beast's attack," Du Gu Bo said with slight surprise.

But that's all; a Soul Master should focus more on personal cultivation.

Tie Li forced a bitter smile, gathered the broken wrist‑guard, since the material was precious.

They had been in the Star Dou Great Forest with Du Gu Bo for four days; most soul beasts encountered were around thirty thousand years old. Only a Thunder Prison Lion King matched the attribute, but its thirty‑thousand‑year cultivation still fell short of his standards.

Each Soul Ring is pursued to the limit; even if the Seventh Soul Ring doesn't reach a hundred thousand years, the Eighth Soul Ring must meet the hundred‑thousand‑year requirement.

Acquiring a hundred‑thousand‑year Soul Ring, however, is a hard problem to solve.

After scaring away the thirty‑thousand‑year Diamond Tiger, the two searched the Star Dou Great Forest for another two days.

Soul beasts of twenty or thirty thousand years are not lacking here, but a fifty‑thousand‑year soul beast has yet to be seen.

"Shall we go deeper?" Tie Li asked.

"We have no choice."

Du Gu Bo gradually noticed that the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest seemed to be shrinking their territory.

Venturing deeper would raise the danger level; Tie Li is still a Soul King and must be extra cautious.

"Hm?"

Du Gu Bo suddenly halted, sensing a fluctuation of soul power.

"What is it?"

"A Soul Master is battling a soul beast. Go check; there might be a beast suitable for you,"

…

"Elder Ge, this soul beast should be suitable as your Seventh Soul Ring, right?" Nan Yu looked at the man beside him, a man in his forties who was the Gate Master of the Earth Dragon Gate and an 81‑level Eight Ring Soul Douluo.

"A thirty‑thousand‑year Dragon Horn Earth Snake, both its age and attribute meet my needs," Ge Baihua replied.

This time, to help Ge Baihua smoothly obtain the Seventh Soul Ring, Nan Yu, the Gate Master of the Earth Dragon Gate and the sect's sole Soul Douluo, was in charge of the operation.

The Deputy Gate Master stayed within the sect to guard against opportunistic attacks, and Nan Yu also brought along two Elder Soul Saints of the sect.

If Ge Baihua can advance to Soul Saint, the Earth Dragon Gate's strength will increase by one level, and crucially, given Ge's age, he may become another Soul Douluo of the Earth Dragon Gate in the future.

That is the main reason Nan Yu values him!

Ssss

The Dragon Horn Earth Snake harbors an Earth Dragon bloodline; its dragon horn on the forehead reveals a length exceeding ten meters, far bulkier than ordinary python soul beasts.

At this moment it anxiously gazed at the human Soul Masters ahead, possessing intelligence not inferior to humans, having already guessed their purpose.

"Not good, watch out—it might flee," Nan Yu shouted immediately.

"Don't worry, Sect Master, watch my Sixth Soul Skill,"

Two yellows, three purples, two blacks—the Elder of the Earth Dragon Gate struck. The Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring on his body lit up; the Dragon Horn Earth Snake, which had intended to burrow away, found the ground instantly turned incomparably hard.

"Now"

The dragon horn struck the ground, creating fissures, but it could not burrow away as usual.

Nan Yu released his martial soul and Soul Ring; his martial soul is the sect‑inherited Rouge Dragon.

Two yellows, three purples, three blacks! Eight Soul Rings manifested beneath him.

The Earth Dragon Gate's sect inheritance revolves around the Rouge Dragon martial soul; more precisely, it centers on the soul skill of the Rouge Dragon martial soul, the key to inheriting the sect's combat techniques.

A rhombus‑shaped pink crystal appeared on Nan Yu's forehead, and layers of red scales covered his body, translucent and sparkling as if red gems were embedded on his surface.

The Third Soul Ring and Fifth Soul Ring lit up; Nan Yu instantly appeared above the Dragon Horn Earth Snake, his dragon claws of the Extinguishing attribute striking seven inches.

The Dragon Horn Earth Snake, unwilling to die, immediately counter‑attacked, but against a Soul Douluo wielding the Rouge Dragon martial soul, its resistance seemed futile.

In just a moment, the Dragon Horn Earth Snake was left with only a breath.

The Rouge Dragon martial soul with the Extinguishing attribute is a top‑tier offensive martial soul; its front‑line combat power is comparable to only a handful of martial souls.

"Elder Ge, give it the final blow, and you can… who?" Nan Yu's complexion changed suddenly, his gaze turning to the distance.

"So it's you all, long time no see," Du Gu Bo said, emerging with Tie Li.

From his expression it was clear he knew Nan Yu, the Gate Master of the Earth Dragon Gate.

"So it's the Poison Douluo Crown," Nan Yu exhaled, his peripheral vision also catching Tie Li beside him.

Having a young Soul Master by his side in the Star Dou Great Forest made the purpose clear.

But this youngster, barely in his early twenties, appearing in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest seemed a bit too deep, right?

Nan Yu thought that Du Gu Bo needed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for the young Soul Master beside him, to serve as the Fifth Soul Ring.

Reaching Soul King in his twenties demonstrates terrifying talent, and only such exceptional talent would make a titled Soul Douluo value him so highly.

Du Gu Bo's purpose was simple: the Earth Dragon Gate, as a sect with a long inheritance, has techniques for finding soul beasts; when he discovered them, he intended to use them to see if a suitable soul beast for Tie Li could be found.

"Elder Ge, you absorb the Soul Ring first; the Dragon Horn Earth Snake is about to die,"

"Fine," Ge Baihua said without hesitation, immediately moving forward to finish the Dragon Horn Earth Snake.

Soon, a black Soul Ring floated up from its corpse; Ge Baihua sat cross‑legged on the ground and began absorbing the Soul Ring.

"I won't waste words; help me find a soul beast suitable for my disciple,"

A disciple, huh?

Nan Yu nodded inwardly; such outstanding talent becoming a disciple of a titled Soul Douluo was not surprising.

"However, the Earth Dragon Gate's method of finding soul beasts can only locate Earth Dragon‑type soul beasts or those with a dragon bloodline," Nan Yu said.

The Thunder Dragon Hammer seals the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King, capable of absorbing Soul Rings of this type of soul beast.

"Enough, but I want over fifty thousand years."

Nan Yu's pupils narrowed. Fifty thousand years? That's at least the limit of the seventh Soul Ring, right?

He looks no older than his twenties; could he be a Soul Saint?

Even the two Elders of the Earth Dragon Gate found it unbelievable; the soul power fluctuations on Tie Li's body clearly fell short of the Soul Saint standard.

They wanted to ask whether there was a mistake, but then thought, how could Du Gu Bo, a titled Douluo, possibly get such a basic fact wrong?

"My disciple's martial soul is somewhat special; as for the rest, you need not ask further," Du Gu Bo said coldly.

"We were presumptuous, indeed. Once Elder Ge Baihua successfully absorbs the Soul Ring, we will assist the Crown Prince in searching for a Soul Beast," Nan Yu replied.

Ge Baihua's absorption of the Soul Ring proceeded smoothly; after becoming a Soul Saint, he will be able to unleash his Weapon Soul True Body, dramatically boosting his combat power.

(End of chapter)