Chapter 134: The Milkmaid's Fourth Soul Ring

The fourth time arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Tianyun was no longer as cautious as before.

At this moment his strength, even if it could not match a 100,000-year Soul Beast, was still not inferior to an ordinary 90,000-year Soul Beast.

In this soul hunt, Yu Tianyun was the absolute main force, no longer the little Soul Master who once needed others' protection.

Yu Tianyun, cradling Liu Erlong and Ye Lingling, flew through the sky without hesitation, his powerful spirit power rippling outward like water, carefully searching for Soul Beasts of suitable age.

Ye Lingling's martial soul Nine‑Heart Begonia did not discriminate against Soul Beasts at all; as long as the age was suitable, it could become a Soul Ring, and the soul skills it generated were all area healing.

Precisely because of this unique trait, Nine‑Heart Begonia is praised as the strongest healing martial soul.

However, like the Seven‑Treasure Glazed Tower, this martial soul also has a flaw: at most two living Nine‑Heart Begonia Soul Masters can exist.

Her grandmother, in order to let her smoothly awaken the Nine‑Heart Begonia martial soul, chose to commit suicide on her sixth birthday; this event became the root of Ye Lingling's aloof personality, and she has always blamed herself for her grandmother's death.

As for whether the Eight‑Petal Immortal Orchid can compensate Ye Lingling's martial soul flaw, Yu Tianyun did not know.

Because after Ye Lingling took the Eight‑Petal Immortal Orchid, her martial soul showed no obvious change on the surface, unlike Ning Rongrong's Seven‑Treasure Glazed Tower which gained two extra layers.

Nevertheless, Yu Tianyun was not that worried; after all, his ascension to godhood was almost certain, and by then, finding a divine seat for Ye Lingling or taking her directly to the divine realm would surely resolve the martial soul flaw.

Moreover, perhaps the Eight‑Petal Immortal Orchid had already repaired her martial soul flaw, only difficult to detect on the surface.

Soon, Yu Tianyun, holding the two girls, flew to the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Here the dominant Soul Beasts are the thousand‑year and ten‑thousand‑year varieties, with occasional hundred‑year ones; searching here for Soul Beasts suitable for Ye Lingling is most efficient.

Although the trees here are tall and dense, they still could not block Yu Tianyun's keen perception.

Yu Tianyun, holding the two girls, flew freely in the mixed zone's sky; suddenly, he sensed a Soul Power Fluctuation, his eyes narrowed, and he raced toward its source.

A golden giant tiger, three meters tall at the shoulder and over six meters long, appeared before him.

"Golden Vajra Tiger!"

Yu Tianyun instantly recognized the Soul Beast, then gently lowered the two girls to the ground, turned to Liu Erlong and said, "Erlong, you stay here protecting Lingling; I'll take care of that Golden Vajra Tiger. Its age is about six thousand years, just right for Lingling."

"Alright, you go. I will protect Lingling well," Liu Erlong nodded.

As soon as the words finished, Yu Tianyun's figure flashed like a phantom, instantly arriving before the Golden Vajra Tiger.

"Roar~" The Golden Vajra Tiger sensed a faint dangerous aura from Yu Tianyun, stepped back slowly, and let out a deep, resonant roar from its jaws.

Yu Tianyun's face remained expressionless, slowly raised his right hand and formed a simple sword finger; leaping thunder danced on the finger, endless thunder power coursed along his arm and gathered at the fingertip, reaching a critical point as the thunder infused his two fingers.

"Sss~"

A two‑foot long blue‑purple sword aura suddenly appeared on his raised sword finger.

"Thunder Sword Finger!"

The next moment, Yu Tianyun's figure vanished from the Golden Vajra Tiger's sight.

The Golden Vajra Tiger was instantly startled, panic flashing in its eyes, hurriedly turning its head left and right, trying to locate Yu Tianyun.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp!"

Four crisp sounds of sharp blades cutting flesh rang in succession! Yu Tianyun's figure appeared before the two girls, while the Golden Vajra Tiger, now limb‑less, kept writhing on the spot.

Perhaps due to the extreme speed, the cuts on the Golden Vajra Tiger's limbs emitted no blood at all! "Tianyun, your strength keeps getting stronger; even if I breakthrough to Soul Douluo, I wouldn't be your match,"

Liu Erlong felt a trace of bitterness in their heart.

Yu Tianyun smiled faintly, "My great strength allows me to better protect you all!"

"Slick talk!" Liu Erlong gave him a withering look.

Yu Tianyun looked at Ye Lingling and said, "Lingling, come with me; I'll hold down the Golden Vajra Tiger's body, and you kill it."

"Alright!" Ye Lingling nodded, drew a short sword, and followed Yu Tianyun to the Golden Vajra Tiger. Ye Lingling was not as fragile as imagined; she decisively lifted the short sword, thrust it hard at the tiger's eyes, and twisted a few times, completely crushing its brain.

The Golden Vajra Tiger tried to thrash its body in resistance, but Yu Tianyun's immense power pressed it firmly to the ground, leaving it only to await death.

Ye Lingling sheathed her sword and stood, stepping five or six meters back; at that moment, Yu Tianyun released his grip and came to Ye Lingling's side.

Although Ye Lingling was a support‑type little girl, she felt no mercy toward the Golden Vajra Tiger before her.

Perhaps she felt reluctance or fear during her first Soul Ring hunt, but after three soul hunts, she had become accustomed.

A moment later, the Golden Vajra Tiger was completely still; dense purple energy burst from its body, and in an instant coalesced into a slightly darker purple Soul Ring.

"Lingling, quickly absorb the Soul Ring!" Yu Tianyun said with a light smile.

"Alright!" Ye Lingling responded, tiptoed, lightly kissed Yu Tianyun's lips, then hurried to the tiger's corpse, sat cross‑legged, and began absorbing the Soul Ring.

"Comfortable?" Liu Erlong's faint voice suddenly sounded.

Yu Tianyun did not answer, but directly wrapped her slender waist and sealed the red lips.

But while the two continued their passionate kiss, a rustling sound came from around them. Yu Tianyun frowned slightly, watching the surroundings warily.

A group of hundred‑year small Soul Beasts emerged from the grass, seemingly attracted by the Golden Vajra Tiger's blood scent.

Disturbed, Liu Erlong snorted coldly, a Soul Ring flashing on their body, ready to drive them away.

But Yu Tianyun stopped them, smiling calmly, "Don't waste soul power; I'll handle it."

With that, Yu Tianyun released an immensely powerful dragon aura; the small Soul Beasts, sensing the terrifying aura, instantly expelled waste and bled from all seven orifices, dying.

After dealing with the small Soul Beasts, Yu Tianyun kissed the mother tyrannosaur's red lips, releasing fire.

On Ye Lingling's side, the Soul Ring absorption proceeded smoothly. After a while, she successfully absorbed the Soul Ring and slowly opened her eyes.

"How does it feel?" Yu Tianyun asked concernedly.

Ye Lingling smiled faintly, "It feels great; soul power jumped straight to level 42."

"That's great, let's continue searching, hoping Erlong also finds a suitable Soul Beast."

Yu Tianyun paused, his expression turning a bit serious, and continued:

"Erlong needs a Soul Beast with at least a 70,000-year cultivation; we must go to the core zone to search. Once in the core zone, we must be more careful and cannot fly up again."

"Alright!"

The two girls both nodded seriously; the lowest cultivation in the core zone are ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beasts, extremely dangerous, so they must act with utmost caution.

Then, Yu Tianyun approached the Golden Vajra Tiger's corpse; his hips suddenly sprouted a blue‑black dragon tail, gray wisps flowing along it, the tip thrust toward the tiger's body.

In an instant, the Vajra Tiger's corpse began to shrivel, and within moments it looked like nothing more than a huge skeleton draped in tiger skin.

Yu Tianyun felt a surge of heat flow into his body, part merging with his flesh and part coursing through his meridians, finally gathering in his soul core.

When the last strand of energy entered Yu Tianyun's body, a light breeze brushed by, and the Vajra Tiger's corpse instantly turned to dust, scattering on the wind.

"Let's go!" Yu Tianyun retracted the dragon tail, turned, and called to the two girls.

The two girls hurried forward, each taking his hand on the left and right, and continued walking through the forest.

Although they found Yu Tianyun's ability strange, they asked nothing further.

Liu Erlong knew some of the circumstances; her first experience was linked to that dragon tail, and later Yu Tianyun also explained the function of the External Attached Soul Bone to her.

Ye Lingling, who was naturally quiet, fully trusted Yu Tianyun despite his earlier frightening actions, without any doubt.

(End of chapter)