Chapter 105 Begins the Soul Hunt, White Water Black Turtle
Chapter 105 Begins the Soul Hunt, White Water Black Turtle
Seeing that Dugu Bo agreed, Jiang Yi smiled and explained his purpose: "I came to Sunset Forest this time to hunt soul beasts in the forest."
"Rongrong and I have both reached the level 30 bottleneck in soul power and need to obtain our third soul ring."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo carefully examined the two and discovered that their soul power had indeed reached a bottleneck.
"It's no big deal. I'll take you two to find the soul beast."
"There's something else—" Jiang Yi was about to reach out and take the item out.
Dugu Bo waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "No need to rush. You can give it to me after I find the spirit ring for you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi also stopped what he was doing.
"Let's wait until we find the spirit ring before we talk about it."
"You two come with me," Dugu Bo said to the two men.
"I've set up a strong layer of poisonous miasma around my residence, so basically no soul beasts will come near it."
"Having spent so much time in Sunset Forest, I know exactly where spirit beasts gather. Tell me, what kind of spirit beast do you need?"
Ning Rongrong spoke first: "Senior, I don't need a specific soul beast. As long as it's around 1,200 years old and can amplify soul power, that will suffice."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has been developing for so many years that it has long since reached a consensus on which soul beast to attach to each soul ring.
All Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Masters will choose to add a Soul Ring that can amplify their Soul Power when they get their third Soul Ring.
After obtaining a spirit ring, it will basically increase your spirit power.
"Soul beasts that amplify soul power? That's easy to find. I know where to find them," Dugu Bo said confidently.
"And what about you, Jiang Yi?" Dugu Bo asked Jiang Yi again.
"I need a spirit beast with the spirit attribute," Jiang Yi said directly.
Dugu Bo looked surprised: "A spirit beast with a spiritual attribute, what is your martial soul?"
In the Douluo Continent, Soul Masters with the Spirit attribute are not common.
Last time he noticed that Jiang Yi's physical attributes were very strong, so he must be a beast spirit or something similar. Why would he need a spirit ring with a mental attribute?
"My martial soul is a body, but it also possesses a spiritual attribute. The first two spirit rings I added were spiritual attributes, and I plan to continue to maintain them for the rest."
Dugu Bo nodded in understanding, and then said, "In that case, let's search in Sunset Forest."
"Speaking of which, I found a Medusa in Sunset Forest before, and eventually hunted her down as my eighth ring."
Jiang Yi's eyes lit up: "Medusa?"
Medusa is the queen of snakes and also possesses strong spiritual power. Her signature move, the Petrifying Ray, is a powerful skill with spiritual attributes.
"Medusa is harder to find, so let's find a spirit ring for your little girlfriend first," Dugu Bo teased.
Ning Rongrong blushed slightly, secretly glancing at Jiang Yi. Seeing that he didn't refute her, a smile appeared on her face.
Following in Dugu Bo's footsteps, they left his poisonous miasma and entered the real Sunset Forest.
A golden light flashed in Jiang Yi's eyes, and he immediately released his spiritual power to sense the surrounding situation.
Sure enough, after leaving the area of the poisonous miasma, they immediately sensed a large number of soul beasts.
Moreover, they are quite old, with the vast majority being soul beasts over a thousand years old.
Because Dugu Bo's mansion was actually located quite close to the center of Sunset Forest.
The fact that the soul beasts in this location are only a thousand years old suggests that the Sunset Forest is not actually that large.
There are no 100,000-year-old soul beasts here; the highest level is probably only around 50,000 years old.
Otherwise, Dugu Bo, the weakest Title Douluo, wouldn't have been able to stay here safely all this time.
And the eye also frequently enters and exits the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, located in the center of the Sunset Forest.
Dugu Bo led them eastward.
"You mentioned needing a soul beast to amplify your soul power. Have you ever heard of the White Water Xuan Turtle?" Dugu Bo asked as he walked forward.
Upon hearing about the White Water Xuan Turtle, Ning Rongrong immediately replied, "Of course I've heard of it. In our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the White Water Xuan Turtle is considered one of the best choices for the third soul ring."
"The White Water Xuan Turtle is a gentle soul beast that likes to live in clean water sources and prefers to stay submerged in water."
"Because of their long lifespan, the soul power they cultivate is also pure and enduring, and they can also store a large amount of soul power."
Dugu Bo turned his head and saw Ning Rongrong in surprise: "I didn't expect you to be a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. What you just said was all correct."
"Since your sect has recorded it this way, it means that the White Water Xuan Turtle is the most suitable soul beast for you."
As the two of them were talking, Jiang Yi noticed that the air around them had become humid.
Moreover, the ground beneath their feet became increasingly muddy.
"This area is very humid and often experiences heavy rain, so many water-attribute spirit beasts live here."
"The white water turtle you need lives in a lake in this area."
As Dugu Bo explained, he walked towards the woods ahead, with Jiang Yi and Ning Rongrong following closely behind him.
Before long, they had crossed the forest.
Stepping out of there, you'll see a lake that isn't very large.
The entire lake is a deep blue color, and the water inside is incredibly pure, with virtually no impurities.
Simply standing on land some distance from the lake, you can feel the refreshing air.
Standing on the lakeside and looking into the lake, you can actually see the fish, shrimp, and various aquatic plants living below directly through the water.
Of course, there are also the white water turtles that sink to the very bottom.
The White Water Xuan Turtle, a type of spirit beast, undergoes changes over hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of years.
The most obvious change is in their tortoise shells.
When a tortoise has cultivated for a hundred years, its shell is dark blue; when it has cultivated for a thousand years, it turns dark green; and when it has cultivated for ten thousand years, its shell turns black.
"Choose which one you want, and I'll go catch it for you," Dugu Bo said directly.
The White Water Tortoises living in this small lake are only six thousand years old at most. These soul beasts pose no threat whatsoever to him, a Title Douluo.
If he wanted, he could grab all the white water turtles inside at once.
"That white water turtle would be perfect," Ning Rongrong said, pointing to a white water turtle below.
Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes and found the white water turtle he had mentioned.
Then his right hand transformed into a claw, green energy condensed in his hand, and he suddenly reached out and grabbed.
"Boom!" The calm water surface suddenly exploded.
The powerful soul force pierced through the lake water and rushed to the bottom of the lake in an instant.
The soul power enveloped the white water turtle and pulled it directly to the shore.
The white water turtle, which had been diving at the bottom of the lake, was startled awake after being caught.
The white water turtle instinctively tried to escape, extending its limbs and head.
Dugu Bo seized the opportunity and slammed his right hand hard onto the shell of the White Water Tortoise, causing a surge of powerful soul energy.
It directly stunned the white water turtle.
Its limbs and head were all hanging out, and its shell was completely useless, leaving it at the mercy of humans.
"Alright, you take care of it now." After finishing, Dugu Bo said to Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong nodded, her face beaming as she walked up to the White Water Tortoise.
This white water turtle has very thick limbs, and its head and limbs are almost the same size.
What's most spectacular is its shell; on its dark green shell is a huge rune.
Each time the White Water Tortoise breathes, the rune flashes, as if absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Without hesitation, Ning Rongrong took out a silver-white dagger and killed the unconscious White Water Tortoise.
About a minute later, a purple soul ring rose from the corpse of the White Water Xuan Turtle.
Judging from the shell of the White Water Black Turtle, the age of this soul ring is approximately 1,200 years.
The limit that an ordinary Soul Master can fuse with is a Soul Ring of about 1,760 years.
Ning Rongrong, an auxiliary Soul Master, doesn't have the best physical attributes, but being able to fuse with a 0-year-old Soul Ring is already quite impressive.
This is probably thanks to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which has nourished her with various medicines since she was a child.
As Jiang Yi watched Ning Rongrong fusing her spirit rings, he suddenly thought of something: whale glue, which could increase the age of spirit rings.
"How could I have forgotten about such a good thing?"
Whale glue had not yet been discovered in this era, and its true uses were mostly used by nobles for nefarious purposes.
No one knew that softening whale gelatin and consuming it could improve a Soul Master's physical attributes and allow them to fuse with Soul Rings of a higher age.
"However, this thing should be of little use to me, since I ate the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Vegetable, and then went to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to temper my body."
"Physical fitness has not improved much."
Of course, this kind of thing can be used by the people around him to improve their physical fitness and then fuse with higher-age spirit rings, which would be a good thing.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yi glanced at Dugu Bo, but ultimately shook his head.
Although Dugu Bo is loyal and righteous, it's hard to know that he can get everything. Buying something like whale glue requires meeting many conditions.
Jiang Yi didn't want to trouble him too much.
The nobles needed whale glue for their business, so whale glue was definitely not cheap, and obtaining it required special channels.
Jiang Yi immediately thought of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, a school that had money, connections, and a close relationship with him.
Given his current relationship with Ning Rongrong, there's no problem with him telling Ning Fengzhi about this.
"I should find a time to go back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School with Rongrong," Jiang Yi thought to himself.
Gathering his thoughts, Jiang Yi spread his mental energy, hoping to find a suitable soul beast.