Chapter 40
: Natal Soul Ring
Besides its extraordinary growth potential, the natal spirit ring of the Dark Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul also possesses a quality that would make all spirit masters envious and crazy—it can accurately sense the host's current physical limits and autonomously condense a spirit ring of a perfect age that matches them, fundamentally eliminating the risk of exploding and dying due to power overload when adding a spirit ring to the second Martial Soul too early.
This spirit ring is naturally and automatically adapted to the host's physical attributes. As the cultivation level continues to break through, its lifespan can also increase infinitely without any bottlenecks or constraints.
The next moment, a soul ring, completely black and shimmering with a dark luster, slowly swirled and condensed around the area, finally taking shape steadily.
That was a black soul ring with a lifespan of 30,000 years.
It should be noted that Fang Yuan's soul power had already stabilized at level 56, and he had also refined and fused a 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone. His physical strength and life essence had long surpassed those of Soul Kings of the same level, and were even comparable to ordinary Soul Emperors.
The soul skill granted by this 30,000-year soul ring is called Life Parasite.
When the soul skill is activated, the Blue Silver Grass seeds on the enemy's body will grow roots, which can silently parasitize the enemy's body, frantically devouring its life force and growing wildly, while firmly imprisoning and controlling the enemy, making it unable to move.
This move was a soul skill that Fang Yuan had previously acquired during simulations.
The truly terrifying core of this soul skill goes far beyond control and devouring. The unique nature of the Blue Silver Emperor allows Fang Yuan to nourish himself entirely with these parasitic and wildly growing Dark Blue Silver Grasses.
Having acquired a new skill, Fang Yuan naturally wanted to test its effects first, so he experimented with the effects of his soul skill on a nearby tree.
Blue Silver King witnessed this scene firsthand.
In the blink of an eye, the towering ancient tree was completely devoured by the Blue Silver Emperors that coiled around it and exuded a dark aura. Its branches and leaves withered, its trunk rotted, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a pile of lifeless dead wood.
After Fang Yuan absorbed all the life-giving Dark Blue Silver Emperors in an instant, his soul power actually increased slightly, showing a minor improvement.
Witnessing this scene, the Blue Silver King's originally composed face froze completely, filled with a blank expression.
It has protected the Blue Silver Emperor lineage for countless years, and has never seen, nor imagined, that the new generation of Blue Silver Emperor would be so... different.
As a guardian who has served and protected the Blue Silver Emperor for generations, even if he is shocked, the Blue Silver King would never utter a single disrespectful word towards the Blue Silver Emperor.
Even though the previous Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed himself to kill a human, it never harbored hatred towards Tang San, who was half-human and half-soul beast.
Now, facing the new Blue Silver Emperor that has embarked on a dark path, it remains true to its original intentions and has no ulterior motives.
In the Blue Silver King's belief, it is only natural and right for subjects to be loyal to the emperor and to dedicate themselves to the emperor.
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Meanwhile, Bibi Dong had already led Dugu Bo into Sunset Forest.
Although Dugu Bo was firmly controlled by the other party at this moment, he remained defiant and refused to reveal the detailed information about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire not only contains immortal herbs and a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, but also his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, whom he cherishes as his life.
If someone like Bibi Dong were to intrude, given her methods and temperament, the fate of the grandfather and grandson would be predictable.
Bibi Dong has always acted madly and decisively, and at this moment she is even more ruthless and decisive.
She casually lit a torch that was burning fiercely, and the flames danced endlessly in the dense forest.
"If you don't lead the way," Bibi Dong's voice was as cold as ice, "I will burn this forest down."
Sunset Forest is already densely vegetated, and once a fire starts, it can quickly engulf the entire area thanks to the wind and the density of the trees.
Dugu Yan has no flying soul skill, so once trapped in the sea of fire, there is absolutely no chance of escape.
Dugu Bo's heart tightened, and his face immediately showed a mixture of shock and anger, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart - his granddaughter had already taken the immortal herb of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and had a fire-immune constitution, so ordinary flames could not harm her at all.
Therefore, although he appeared flustered, he was actually still in control and only intended to play along with the other party.
But how could his thoughts escape the notice of Bibi Dong, who possessed memories of four lifetimes and was a woman of deep cunning?
She saw through Dugu Bo's scheme at a glance, and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
She was also somewhat surprised that Dugu Yan would consume the immortal herb so early in this life and obtain the fire-immune constitution.
But with so many tricks up her sleeve, how could she be stumped by such a small change?
A Spirit Hall Soul Master who was already waiting stepped forward in response.
Under Dugu Bo's bloodshot gaze, the Soul Master slowly circled him once, then activated his Soul Skill. A pale blue tracking aura instantly locked onto the location and sped towards the precise location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
Bibi Dong snorted coldly, picked up the immobile Dugu Bo with one hand, and led the others to follow closely behind.
In less than half a day, the group arrived at the outer perimeter of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
Looking at the persistent poisonous haze before her, Bibi Dong's eyes held only undisguised disdain.
She possesses two top-tier martial souls: the Death Spider King and the Soul-Devouring Spider King. The Death Spider King is the king of all poisons in the world.
She possesses extremely high poison resistance, making her virtually immune to all poisons; ordinary deadly poisons have no effect on her. The poison barrier before her is, in her view, exactly like that.
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Just as Bibi Dong ignored the poison barrier and stepped into the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Dugu Yan, who was quietly adjusting her breathing by the spring deep inside, suddenly opened her eyes.
After consuming the immortal herb, her martial spirit evolved, and her senses far surpassed those of ordinary people.
At that moment, she clearly sensed that a strange and powerful aura had intruded, and that there was definitely more than one person.
A sudden tightness gripped her heart. Without the slightest hesitation, Dugu Yan leaped lightly and silently slipped into the clearly defined frigid and fiery spring waters of the Yin-Yang Well, completely concealing her presence and intently observing the movements outside.
After entering the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Bibi Dong's first priority was to find the immortal herbs there.
But when she saw the scene before her, her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly—the once lush and verdant herb garden, teeming with rare treasures, had been mostly dug up, leaving only a few scattered medicinal herbs in place.
She slowly turned around, her gaze falling on the restrained Dugu Bo. "Dugu Bo, who did you give these immortal herbs to?"
It's impossible for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to consume so many immortal herbs.
Dugu Bo was secretly plotting his escape, but after seeing the current state of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, his face was filled with bewilderment and astonishment.
He was only temporarily leaving the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and before leaving he specifically instructed Dugu Yan to take good care of this place. How come this medicinal garden has become like this in such a short time?
He himself was completely baffled, so how could he possibly answer Bibi Dong's question?