Douluo: Wuhun Longyuan Sword, I have become the scabbard

Chapter 4 Soul Hunting
In the past two years, Ding Quan has not only improved his soul power level, but also improved his control over his soul power.

Thanks to his previous life's insights and imagination, Ding Quan borrowed a lot of cultivation methods to control soul power.

Knowing the importance of mastering your own strength, and the feeling of becoming stronger all the time is intoxicating, and progress is very fast.

In addition, his mental power is indeed stronger than that of ordinary soul masters, so he can feel some weak soul power fluctuations.

Although I can't walk on the water as if it were flat ground now, walking on it is not a problem.

With such precise control of soul power, his reaction speed also crushes his peers.

Although I don’t know how strong I am now, I am much stronger than the big guy in front of me.

Without using his martial soul, the opponent would not be able to gain an advantage. Once he used his martial soul, Ding Quan was confident that the amplifying effect brought by the scabbard would prevent him from striking a second time.

Yu Gang was also a little surprised at Ding Quan's strength. He couldn't defeat him without using his martial soul. The same would be true if he used his martial soul but not his soul skills. However, using his soul skills would be a little unfair.

Speaking of which, I listened to Ding Quan's advice when I absorbed the hundred-year soul ring as my first soul ring.

Normally, teachers at the Junior Soul Master Academy would only hunt soul beasts that were ten years old for their students. After all, hunting hundred-year-old soul beasts was indeed a bit difficult for great soul masters who did not have the best soul ring configuration.

You have to know that Yu Xiaogang, a level 29 peak soul master with perfect soul ring configuration, had no way to deal with the nearly four hundred year old Mandragora Snake and could only run for his life.

Although Yu Xiaogang is indeed very weak, he at least has two yellow soul rings, and his soul power level is at the peak of a great soul master.

Almost all the teachers in the Junior Soul Master Academy have white soul rings, but their strength may not be as strong as Yu Xiaogang.

Therefore, it is normal to obtain a spirit ring with a lifespan of ten years without any danger in this junior college.

When Ding Quan just reached level ten, he asked him to give up hunting powerful ten-year soul beasts and instead hunt a plant soul beast called sawtooth grass.

This kind of soul beast is relatively weak, but its leaves are serrated and very sharp. The most important thing is that there are many of this kind of soul beast in the Soul Hunting Forest.

After paying some rewards, Yu Gang, under the guidance of the college teacher, found a sawtooth grass about two hundred years old on the outskirts of the forest.

After burning it to death with kerosene, he absorbed the soul ring and obtained a soul skill called Kaifeng, which made the sword sharp.

In order to thank Ding Quan, Yu Gang asked him about the soul beast he needed, and then took the initiative to go to the Soul Hunting Town to inquire about the news of the bamboo soul beast.

After all, Yu Gang has graduated and has plenty of time now.

"Ding Quan, there are indeed many Lone Bamboo Soul Hunting Forests you need, but the closest four-hundred-year-old Lone Bamboo is near the center of the forest. The teachers at the academy wouldn't dare take you there."

In the warehouse, the two men were talking while processing the big fish.

"Central location?"

"There are some in the periphery as well, and they are not less old, almost three hundred years old." Yu Gang frowned at Ding Quan and added.

"Brother Gang, what about other soul beasts?" Although Ding Quan was determined to be a bamboo-type soul beast, other soul beasts with enhanced toughness could also be considered.

"The Soul Hunting Forests you mentioned are rare, and even if they exist, they have been hunted by other soul masters."

"Less than three hundred years?" Ding Quan's face darkened. Less than three hundred years was indeed a bit short.

In fact, with Ding Quan's current physical condition, those who are slightly beyond the optimal age of the soul ring can be considered.

However, thinking about the geniuses of the top forces who have been bathed in medicine since childhood and have the enhancement brought by their powerful martial spirits, they dare not try to jump to the next level. Ding Quan also set the age limit to about four hundred years for the sake of safety.

Although three hundred years is already a very high number for a soul master's first soul ring, Ding Quan still hopes to get as close to the limit as possible.

"I also heard some information about a bamboo soul beast, but I'm not sure whether it's good or bad." Yu Gang looked at Ding Quan who didn't speak for a while and then thought for a while before saying.

"Brother Gang, go ahead."

"I heard them say that there is a strange bamboo soul beast on a cliff near the sea in the Soul Hunting Forest in Binhai City."

"strangeness?"

"Well, I heard it's very short, black in color, and bare without any leaves."

"Black bamboo, how old is it?" Ding Quan was a little surprised, as bare black bamboo is rare.

"They're not sure of its age. I heard it's a mutant species that no one has ever seen before. It's probably over a hundred years old."

"Where's the location?"

"It's just east of the Soul Hunting Forest, near the sea. There's a cliff over a hundred meters high. The bamboo is in the center of the cliff. It's a bit dangerous to get there, and since it's a mutant, no one wants to take it."

"Is that so, Brother Gang, thank you."

"It's good that it's useful, but if you want to obtain its spirit ring, be careful."

"I know."

Black bamboo. The scabbard of the Longyuan Sword is made of black bamboo. Maybe it has a connection with this black bamboo.

It is better to go and see before making a decision. If the age is not suitable, it is better to hunt Guzhu at that time, or look for it in the wild soul beast forest.

However, considering that the college will be on vacation soon, it seems that I must speed up the breakthrough.

Thinking this, Ding Quan came to a white whale that was more than five meters long and started attacking it.

Feeling the weak soul power emanating from it, it seems that this is still a soul beast, just not very old.

After splitting its brain with an axe, Ding Quan's eyes suddenly lit up. This very young white whale actually produced whale glue.

Looking at the yellowish whale glue the size of a pigeon egg in its brain, Ding Quan reached out and took it down.

I squeezed it with my hand and it was still warm and a little elastic. I glanced at Yu Gang who was processing a big fish and there was no one else around.

Just swallow it in one gulp. I don’t know if it will be effective without heating it, but I think it will be effective.

After a few minutes, he felt a heat surge from his abdomen, and a feeling of dryness and heat suddenly appeared. Ding Quan hurriedly circulated his soul power to absorb it.

Looking at the energetic Ding Quan, Yu Gang couldn't help but speed up.

Half an hour later, Ding Quan felt that a shackle in his body was broken and he suddenly laughed.

He was already on the verge of a breakthrough, and this little piece of whale glue really gave him a helping hand.

"You've made a breakthrough! Quan, you truly are a genius."

Yu Gang had been staring at Ding Quan since he sped up. When he saw him smile and the soul power that flashed by just now, he immediately guessed that he had broken through to level ten.

"Lucky!" Ding Quan was not modest. If it weren't for the whale glue, it would take him some time.

"Haha, your breakthrough happened just in time. The academy hasn't closed for the holidays yet, so you can ask the teacher to take you soul hunting. Also, I have a few gold soul coins here. I think you can ask the teacher to help you hunt more."

Yu Gang also laughed, and then handed a few gold soul coins to Ding Quan.

Ding Quan did not refuse. He thought that these gold soul coins were collected by Yu Gang from the Spirit Hall after he became a soul master.

And with these gold soul coins, I can ask the teachers in the academy for help.

"Brother Gang, thank you very much. I will return it to you later."

"They are all trivial matters!" The next day.

Academy Soul Hunting Office.

After Ding Quan handed his soul hunting application to the teacher in charge of registration, he placed his hand on the crystal ball that tested the soul power level.

Looking at the fully lit crystal ball, the other party made arrangements directly.

Ding Quan carried a bundle of ropes and followed a middle-aged man into the Soul Hunting Forest. This middle-aged man was the Soul Hunting teacher arranged by the academy.

The teacher in charge of registration checked Ding Quan's information and, knowing that Ding Quan had great talent, planned to let Ding Quan obtain a hundred-year soul ring.

So he arranged for the Soul Master teacher in front of him to bring Ding Quan to hunt souls.

It seems that geniuses are favored everywhere.

Ding Quan also gave him those gold soul coins and asked him to take him to the strange bamboo. If the age did not match, he would go and hunt the solitary bamboo.

"Ding Quan boy, we're here."

The teacher took Ding Quan to a cliff. Ding Quan came to the edge. More than a hundred meters below were waves. The reefs were faintly visible under the white waves formed by the waves.

Ding Quan took a quick look around before finally seeing the target.

And in the center of the cliff, a straight black bamboo grows there.

Ding Quan was also a little surprised when he saw this bamboo. It was only as thick as a person's thumb. If it were not for its slender shape protruding from the cliff, it would be difficult to see it.

There seems to be no soil where it grows, as if it is growing from the cracks in the rocks.

After tying the rope he brought, Ding Quan glanced at the middle-aged teacher.

The middle-aged teacher clenched his right hand, and a bow appeared in his hand. Three soul rings, one white, one yellow, and one purple, appeared on his body.

"Second soul skill - Wind-chasing Arrow!" The yellow soul ring under the middle-aged teacher's feet flashed, he pulled the bow, and shot an arrow directly at the bamboo soul beast.

jump!
The arrow hit the bamboo directly. The black bamboo trunk bent and the arrow passed through it and hit the rock wall directly, and several pieces of gravel fell down.

"It seems that it has no means of attack and can defend against my second soul skill. It is undoubtedly a hundred-year-old soul beast. Let's go down." The man said, and tied a rope around his body, then jumped down.

"Okay!" Ding Quan hurriedly followed. It seemed that those gold soul coins were worth a lot.

Ding Quan followed closely and slowly landed near the bamboo soul beast, only then could he see its full appearance.

This bamboo is only three or four meters long, with a straight trunk and distinct nodes, and its roots grow in the cracks of the cliff.

There are only a few branches at the root with a few slender bamboo leaves on them.

It is all black in color, exuding a jade-like luster, like a plaything that has been polished by someone.

It didn't attack when it came in front of it. It seemed that the opponent really had no means of attack.

The middle-aged teacher shot another arrow, which also passed by the bamboo body, leaving only a white mark on the slender bamboo body.

Ding Quan put a rope around the tip of the bamboo and then pulled it hard, causing the bamboo to change from standing upright to lying horizontally.

There was still no sign of breaking. Ding Quan did not hesitate. He clenched his right hand and chopped the Longyuan Sword directly at its root.

clang!
A metallic sound was heard. The Longyuan Sword only left a mark on the bamboo. The sound did not sound like cutting on bamboo at all.

Seeing the tiny gap at the mark, he realized that the hardness of the bamboo exceeded his expectations.

When Ding Quan saw that the bamboo did not react, he immediately sped up his work. After a few minutes, he finally cut a notch at the root.

At this speed, I wonder how long it will take to cut it off.

More than ten minutes later, Ding Quan looked at the bamboo in his hand in confusion. He cut it in half, but why was the soul ring gone?
"It seems that if we want to hunt it down, we have to uproot it." The middle-aged teacher said after taking a look at the bamboo that was bent into various shapes.

"It seems so." Ding Quan stuck the bamboo in his hand aside. The bamboo was extremely tough. Even if it was connected end to end and squeezed hard, there was no sign of breaking.

But it would be difficult to pull out the roots.

When I looked at the root again, my eyes suddenly lit up.

The root grows along a crack on the cliff.

Ding Quan took out a kettle from his body, which contained kerosene instead of water.

He poured it into the crack, and after seeing that there was kerosene at the roots and no other soul beasts were found, he set it on fire.

Ding Quan watched the burning flames from the side and waited quietly.

More than ten minutes later, under Ding Quan's anxious gaze, a circle of bright yellow soul rings emerged.

This color is much darker than Yu Gang's soul ring, and lighter than the yellow soul ring that the teacher in front of him had used when he released his martial spirit before.

"Teacher, what do you think about the age of this spirit ring..." Ding Quan knew that he could absorb this age of spirit ring, but he still asked.

"Judging from the color, it should be around three or four hundred years old. It suits you very well, but I'm not sure how old it is."

"Then teacher, please help me."

After pulling the soul ring onto their bodies, Ding Quan and his teacher came to the top of the cliff.

Ding Quan sat cross-legged and began to absorb the soul ring.

A gentle soul power instantly rushed into Ding Quan's body. Although this soul power was gentle, its energy still made Ding Quan feel a slight sting.

Ding Quan hurriedly used his soul power to suppress the stinging sensation. It seemed that this soul ring was almost four hundred years old.

It feels this way when absorbing a soul ring that is less than four hundred years old or produced by a bamboo-type soul beast. It seems that I was right to play it safe and not absorb soul rings of higher levels.

As time goes by, its energy increases exponentially.

For example, the lifespan of a soul master's first soul ring is more than 400 years, and the lifespan of the second soul ring is more than 700 years.

The difference in years between the two is less than twice, but the energy is increased several times.

A great soul master with the same martial soul can easily crush a soul master, and the difference in strength between the two is more than twice as great.

Without thinking too much, Ding Quan was thinking about the soul skills he wanted.

The will of the soul master can also affect the generation of soul skills. Soul masters with the same martial soul may obtain different soul skills when hunting the same soul beast. This shows that the thoughts of the soul master can affect the effect of the soul skills to a certain extent.

Ding Quan felt as if his body was injected with vitality, and his whole body felt swollen. This was his body growing wildly.

Half an hour later, Ding Quan opened his eyes and felt his soul power. It was only level eleven, but it would only take one or two months to reach level twelfth.

He glanced at the Longyuan Sword in his hand, and a yellow soul ring slowly fell down, and finally slowly rotated under his feet.

After feeling the soul power, Ding Quan smiled happily.

(End of this chapter)