Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 373 The Fourth Ring of the Ferocious Beast! (4K)

After listening to Chen Ping's words, Xue Di carefully examined Chen Ping for a few moments before nodding with some skepticism. Then she turned to look in the direction of Electrolux.

At this moment, Electrolux's golden robe was adorned with magnificent patterns, and his white hair and beard exuded a sense of antiquity and profundity.

Holding the staff, he exuded a unique aura of complete control.

"Are you the otherworldly soul that the elf mentioned? I can sense that you are indeed very powerful. This power does not come from quantity, but from quality. Your level of life is indeed above mine."

Electrolux was also looking at Xue Di, and said calmly, "Your feeling is correct. Spirit and God are not the same realm. Even if you have begun to approach that realm, the gap will still exist before you truly complete your transformation."

"Let's talk about you. You should understand that we all hope you can join this group."

"Neither I nor the elves can provide Chen with a solid foundation, but you, as the Ice and Snow Maiden, can."

Xue Di said calmly, "Compared to living a wretched life, I would rather return to the embrace of nature. No one can make me do something I don't want to do."

Xue Di's voice was calm, yet it carried a sense of determination.

But Electrolux wasn't buying it at all; his seasoned experience had already seen through the Snow Woman's true thoughts hidden beneath her cold exterior.

"Is that so? Not even heaven and earth can do that?"

Electrolux chuckled and said, "Then why didn't you brave the seven hundred thousand-year-old heavenly tribulation and gamble on a one-in-ten-thousand chance of survival? Instead, you saw that one hundred-thousand-year-old snow lotus and immediately chose to transform into a human?"

Electrolux's words caused both Chen Ping and the elf, who were just standing by, to break out in a cold sweat.

Both Chen Ping and the elf had only one thought in their minds: Wasn't Old Yi dancing in the Snow Maiden's minefield?

They were like two rookie soldiers being carried by a pro. Although they felt there might be something wrong with the pro's actions, they didn't dare to interrupt because the pro seemed to be handling things with ease.

"The desire to live is the most fundamental and primal desire of all life, and this is undeniable and no one can deny it."

Upon hearing this, Xue Di's expression changed slightly. She wanted to say something, but Ilex cut her off before she could.

"Without a strong enough desire to survive, whether human or spirit beast, they would have been eliminated long ago in the cruel elimination round of life."

"Ice and Snow Maiden, don't deceive yourselves. We all have the desire to live, even me and the elves."

"If the original will of this world did not want to live, why did she not choose to submit to slaughter, but instead subconsciously gave birth to elves, made them dance fiercely, and fight to the death one last time?"

Electrolux's words were spoken in a calm tone, yet they were like a resounding bell, awakening the Snow Empress, who had been trapped in the Conferred God Platform for years, yearning to live on one hand, and unwilling to have her noble character dishonored on the other.

Yes, even beings capable of becoming gods and the world itself possess a yearning for life.

As a woman of ice and snow, her desire to survive is simply the most basic human longing, so what's so hard about admitting it?
Xue Di lowered her head slightly. Although she was proud, she now acknowledged that Electrolux's point of view was correct and faced the darkness deep within her heart.

This is the most precious quality of the Ice and Snow Maiden: a clear and bright mind. Even if she occasionally has some self-deceiving thoughts, she will quickly correct them.

It's easy to imagine that if the Snow Woman really had the chance to transform into a human, it's hard to say whether she could reach level 100 and become a god. But given her talent and clear mind, it would be a piece of cake for her to cultivate all the way to level 99.

"Okay, so what should I do next?"

Xue Di hesitated for a moment, then immediately got into the zone. While asking Electrolux what she should do, she also looked at Chen Ping.

Although she still felt that following a human was not as reliable as being reborn as a human herself.

But she also understood that neither Chen Ping nor the others were fools; they wouldn't do something that wouldn't bring them any benefit, and they wouldn't let her choose a path that offered them no advantage.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to forcefully kill oneself on the spot, at least then there would be a chance to hunt for soul rings and soul bones.

Even if he chose to perish together with the enemy, without the awareness to self-destruct from the start, he might not be able to successfully self-destruct in front of a divine soul like Electrolux.

To reside within this human body and become the first soul in the world is a result that satisfies both parties at this moment.

Electrolux's words of advice to her were also meant to encourage both sides to choose a win-win path, rather than a lose-lose one.

In this situation, although Chen Ping lost a top-tier soul bone with a level of 690,000 years, he gained a top-tier ferocious beast soul spirit.

Although Xue Di lost some of her freedom, at least as Chen Ping's soul ring, she could still be summoned to fight alongside him, thus keeping her destiny in her own hands to some extent.

Chen Ping silently shrugged, his meaning clear: the pros were carrying the team in this match, and he was just following orders and playing a supporting role.

Electrolux smiled slightly and said, "The first step we need to take is to compress and seal all the power in your body, including your origin, so that it can serve as the foundation for Chen Ping to absorb as he grows up."

"Only after that can we officially begin the Soul Ritual, allowing your power to initially merge with Chen Ping's, further enhancing Chen Ping's physical attributes and cultivation talent, in preparation for him to devour that 50,000-year-old top-grade Ice Jade Scorpion King arm bone."

“If it were anyone else, I think your power as the Ice and Snow Maiden would be enough to provide several more spirit rings, but for Chen boy, every spirit ring slot is precious, so I think it's better to concentrate your power on one spirit ring.”

As he spoke, Electrolux floated to the Snow Empress's side and made a grabbing motion in the air with his right hand.

A slender golden staff gradually took shape, and as it did, Chen Ping immediately felt a strong sense of weakness.

Electrolux was only a fragment of divine consciousness at this time, and he needed to rely on Chen Ping's power to unleash any abilities he wanted.

In this situation, whatever abilities he uses must be within Chen Ping's tolerance.

At this moment, the condensation of this staff was undoubtedly consuming Chen Ping's mental energy at a great cost.

With the staff in hand, Electrolux's temperament suddenly changed. An indescribable holiness and nobility made him feel like a god descending.

A deep chant arose, and profound words were uttered from Electrox's mouth. At first, his voice was very low, but gradually, it began to echo in the sea of ​​consciousness. His majestic voice conveyed a sense of supreme grandeur.

Old Yi's voice remained low and deep throughout, yet Chen Ping's spiritual sea trembled with the rise and fall of his chant.

The golden staff began to wave in Electrox's hand, and a dazzling golden light, as clear as crystal, shone from the tip of the staff.

Strange runes began to emerge, and each mysterious rune that appeared would immediately float toward the Snow Emperor and be imprinted on its forehead.

As the first rune gradually faded and completely merged into the Snow Empress's forehead, the second rune condensed and took shape, then flew away and merged into it as well. The entire process was as smooth as flowing water.

Meanwhile, the illusory snow maiden form of the Snow Emperor grew smaller and smaller, eventually transforming into a pure white pearl.

This is the Snow Pill, which condenses the essence of the Snow Emperor's power. It is also the Snow Emperor had to seal away, otherwise it might directly burst Chen Ping's power essence.

Soon, the Snow Emperor's Snow Pill floated up and quickly merged into Chen Ping.

Chen Ping felt as if he had been hit by a heavy truck in an instant, and felt a surge of force washing over his limbs and bones.

Even a trace of power emanating from the Snow Emperor's Snow Pill was extremely difficult for Chen Ping to withstand, but he could only rely on his own strength to endure it.

At this moment, rings of orange-gold light condensed beneath Chen Ping's feet, along with three of his soul rings: one yellow, one purple, and one black.

The four halos pulsed up and down, illuminating the undead demiplane beneath Chen Ping's feet with a kaleidoscope of colors.

This is a new color soul ring, completely different from the existing soul ring colors, and it is also a unique orange-gold color produced after the fusion of ferocious beast soul spirits.

Under the almost torturous assault of his ferocious beastly nature, Chen Ping's physical abilities skyrocketed.

At this moment, every meridian in his body was reborn as if it had been reshaped, becoming resilient and strong, able to withstand any powerful surge of soul power without breaking.

This is the greatest change that the soul of a ferocious beast can bring to a person: reshaping a person's cultivation talent from the inside out, allowing even a useless person to possess the top-tier cultivation talent that only peerless geniuses can have.

This blissful pain lasted for an entire night. When Chen Ping finally came to his senses from this almost ecstatic feeling, the illusory orange-gold spirit ring had completely solidified on his body.

After breaking through level 40, he did not acquire a soul ring for half a year. The soul power he released instantly pushed his level to level 43.5.

Unlike the Soul Ring absorption system, Soul Spirits can significantly alter a Soul Master's physical attributes and cultivation talent, but they do not increase Soul Power levels.

In this situation, Chen Ping jumped more than three levels in a row, which shows that his talent had reached an unbelievable level with each enhancement.

Especially after absorbing the Snow Emperor's soul spirit, Chen Ping closed his eyes and felt the terrifying effect of how the primordial energy between heaven and earth was continuously poured into his body as if it were being sucked up by a water pump, even with just a slight circulation of his soul power. Chen Ping gasped.

This is innate full soul power!

This cultivation speed can only be achieved with innate full soul power; even missing one level won't work!

That's too fast! The speed at which this soul power is being absorbed is like being on an unlimited speed highway.

Chen Ping felt that his speed of absorbing the primordial energy between heaven and earth could not even keep up with his speed of exhaling the primordial energy between heaven and earth. This cultivation efficiency was simply exaggerated beyond belief!
Just as Chen Ping was about to get up, Electrolux didn't give him the chance. He took out the Ice Jade Scorpion King arm bone that had been sitting there for who knows how long and controlled it to float in front of Chen Ping.

This time, the top-grade soul bone with an age of 50,000 years before them finally began to melt gradually under the terrifying devouring power of the Dragon-Touching Staff, turning into a bright green color like emerald, with a touch of extreme coldness.

At this moment, the Dragon-Touching Staff, which had not been upgraded for a long time, finally changed. The golden scales turned into jade, like pieces of jade-carved scorpion scales. One end of the staff became the unique giant claw of the Ice Jade Scorpion King, and the other end became the unique jade tail hook of the Scorpion King.

The Dragon-Touching Staff, which Chen Ping held in his hand at the moment, had a giant claw at one end and a poisonous hook at the other. Its entire body exuded a strong chill and a faint green light, resembling a large scorpion attached to the staff, and was full of an extremely dangerous aura.

By the way, at this point, the Dragon-Touching Staff should no longer be called the Dragon-Touching Staff, but rather "Insect Staff - Jade Scorpion"!
[Insect Glaive - Azure Scorpion: Evolved from the Insect Glaive - Tentacle Dragon, which devoured the right arm bone of a 50,000-year-old supreme-grade Ice Azure Scorpion King. The entire blade is jade-like, golden-green in color, and possesses excellent toughness.]

[Unique Use: The scorpion tail hooks and scorpion claws at both ends of the Jade Scorpion Staff amplify venom and inject chilling energy. Using this staff to unleash the first Soul Skill will evolve it from Poison Explosion to Frost Poison Explosion.]

[Suitable for staff techniques: Proficient in all staff techniques.]

Looking at the Azure Scorpion Staff, which seemed to have undergone a complete transformation from a dragon-touching staff to a cannon, Chen Ping gasped in shock.

He had thought he was going to miss out on the Ice Explosion Soul Skill on this top-grade soul bone.

Unexpectedly, although the Ice Explosion Soul Bone Skill was gone, his Poison Explosion Soul Skill was upgraded and turned into Frost Poison Explosion, which remained beside him.

Looking at the exaggerated shapes at both ends of the Jade Scorpion Staff, and the unique and obviously formidable uses on the staff, Chen Ping subconsciously swallowed.

He had a somewhat absurd idea, and he didn't know if it was right or wrong.

That is, he felt that from today onwards, his beast guild might not be able to compete with his insect guild in terms of pure stats.

I sensed that Elder Yi and Snow Empress had temporarily fallen into a deep sleep in their spiritual sea due to overexertion, as well as the elf who had disappeared somewhere.

Chen Ping sat down cross-legged and began to experience the first fourth soul skill given to him by the Snow Emperor.

[Frostbite Seal: Instantly freezes enemies of the same level within the range of the soul power pressure for one second. The higher the enemy's cultivation level, the shorter the freeze time.]

[If an enemy is struck by the Insect Glaive, or if the Frostbite Seal is activated through Sandstorm, the enemy of the same level will be instantly frozen for three seconds. The higher the enemy's cultivation level, the shorter the freeze time.]

[If the enemy has the Frost Poison Explosion Mark, attacking with the Insect Glaive will trigger the Frostbite Mark. The higher the number of stacks on the enemy, the longer the freeze time, up to a maximum of eight seconds for enemies of the same level.]

"I'm awesome! I'm dead!"

Within the empty undead demiplane, Chen Ping's shocked curses carried far, far away.
　The update is a little late, so let's finish it all at once. I added two thousand more words; it would have been too late to finish writing about the Beast Staff's soul skills. I'll introduce the Beast Staff's fourth soul skill tomorrow, and also bring out all the foreshadowing I laid out earlier.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)