Douluo Jueshi: I can only explode the ring, all I can do is operate.

Chapter 9 Soul Ring Selection, Thousand-Year Low-Quality First Ring!
"Ok!"

Nodding heavily, Ning Wuque was determined that his hard work these days would not go to waste. His will was as hard as steel!

Soon, the grandfather and grandson returned to Zhang Can's elders' villa.

First, he ordered the housekeeper to prepare dinner. In the living room, Zhang Can and Ning Wuque sat next to each other on the sofa by the coffee table. He asked in a questioning tone:

"Wu Que, can you tell me what kind of spirit ring you plan to absorb? I've thought about it and asked the sect for a few days off to take you on a spirit ring hunt. I'm worried about other people, an old man!"

"Is this okay?"

"Of course, Wuque. I have no children, so you are the only grandson left by an old friend."

Zhang Can said it lightly, but Ning Wuque felt the deep care and doting of an elder from his words and expression.

Without refusing, Ning Wuque directly and openly told Zhang Can about the route he had researched after entering the ninth level:
"Grandpa, you should know about Blue Silver Grass, right?"

"of course I know."

"According to records, Blue Silver Grass, like my martial soul, the Black Gold Ant, is a common soul beast with a clear hierarchy. My father once evolved his martial soul."

Ning Wuque said this theory, which he often encountered when reading fan fiction in his previous life:
"My idea is to absorb as many soul beasts of the same species and higher rank as possible as my soul rings, such as the Dark Gold Soldier Ant or even the Dark Gold Terror Ant, the superior soul beast of the Black Gold Ant.

Or maybe the Brute Ant's superior Thousand-Strength Ant, the Budworm Ant's superior Honeypot Ant, and so on. This way, maybe my martial spirit can mutate or even evolve!"

"That's... a good idea. The spirit rings of spirit beasts corresponding to martial spirits do have the effect of improving the martial spirit itself. This is most evident in spirit masters with dragon-type martial spirits like the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex."

Nodding, Zhang Can agreed with Ning Wuque's idea, but he was not too surprised because his grandson had shown extraordinary wisdom since he was a child.

Although he has lived for almost a hundred years, Zhang Can is very self-aware. He knows that although he may have more experience, he is definitely not as wise as his grandson.

"Well, of course, if you encounter some special types of soul beasts, it's a different story, such as the Emerald Swan, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the Golden Soul Beast, etc."

Ning Wuque added that these soul beasts, which have extremely powerful bloodline talents, are even more stimulating to Wuhun than most of the same type of higher-level soul beasts.

If Ning Wuque could encounter a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear that was about five hundred years old, his martial soul might be stimulated by the other's bloodline and evolve directly into a Dark Gold Terror Ant, or even a mutated Dark Gold Terror Ant!
As for why he was so confident that he could absorb such a high-quality spirit ring?
Just based on his current bare hands and without any martial soul, he can fight against a second-ring strong attack beast martial soul master!

The ten thousand year old premium whale glue is not eaten for nothing, and so many herbs and soul beast meat are not made from mud!
"That's fine. If I can find it, Grandpa will definitely get it for you! What's next?"

"Grandpa, do you... trust me?"

Ning Wuque looked up and stared into Zhang Can's eyes, and the only response he got was the other party's big hand patting his shoulder. This trust needed no words.

Taking a deep breath, Ning Wuque said something that even Zhang Can found unbelievable, and he wanted to stop him immediately:

"I want... the first ring of the millennium!"

"this!"

"Listen to me, Grandpa. I'm not being overambitious, but I do have the physical fitness to withstand the energy of spirit rings under 1,500 years old!"

Before Zhang Can could finish speaking, Ning Wuque continued:
"Moreover, as far as I know, the difficulty of absorbing a spirit ring is not only related to its age, but also to the type of spirit beast it was in its previous life! It is also linked to the quality of the spirit master's martial spirit and physical fitness! If it is a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, I have no intention of challenging it after seven hundred years, but if it is a Dark Gold Soldier Ant, I am absolutely confident in my ability to absorb a spirit ring that has just entered a thousand years!"

In fact, it is not the case. Ning Wuque’s psychological expectation is actually only about 70% certainty. It can be said that it is a fight for his life!

But compared to the more than 90% failure rate of the 700-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, this is already worth a try!

If he succeeds, how cunning would he have to be to blow up a thousand-year soul ring?
Beating a Soul Master possessed by a three-ring high-level beast spirit was easy! This was the confidence that the ring explosion gave him!

So this thousand-year soul ring is worth his risk!
And you have to think about it, if it is absorbed normally, Ning Wuque's martial soul will evolve to at least the second ring before the first evolution.

But if he could transcend classes and years right from the start, he would have at least a 99% chance of having his martial soul evolve directly into a dark gold soldier ant!
In this way, he can rush to level 20 when he is twelve years old, and at the latest within thirteen or fourteen years, he will have the hope of becoming a Soul Sage or even a Soul Douluo!

"No, no, it's too dangerous! Unless... you can prove to me that you really have that ability. Then, Grandpa will definitely find a way to get you the soul beast you desire!"

Frowning and shaking his head, Zhang Can, as an elder, valued Ning Wuque's safety more than Ning Wuque, but he did not completely block Ning Wuque's path.

Anyway, with him as the Soul Douluo, it doesn’t matter if Ning Wuque spends a few more days recovering from his injuries.

"You say."

Ning Wuque also understood this, it was human nature, but he was not afraid of any test!

Beside him, Zhang Can was both relieved and worried when he saw Ning Wuque agreed so decisively. Finally, he sighed and gave him his own test:

"I'll capture a thousand-year-old black gold ant. All you have to do is fight it and prove you have what it takes!"

It didn't mean that it had to be defeated, because the difficulty of killing a soul beast and absorbing its soul ring was very different, and Zhang Can was looking for the black gold ant with the same martial soul as Ning Wuque.

Basically, as long as Ning Wuque can hold out for a while under the hands of this thousand-year-old soul beast, this test will be over.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

"It's a deal! Now, eat first. Tomorrow morning, Grandpa will take you to the large Soul Hunting Forest to hunt souls."

The conversation between the grandfather and grandson lasted for a long time without them noticing. Not far away, the housekeeper of the elders' villa did not come forward to disturb them.

Standing up, Ning Wuque touched his stomach. Eating was the most important thing in the world.

How can he have the energy to exercise if he doesn’t eat enough?
.........

The next morning.

Under the guidance of Zhang Can, Ning Wuque applied for a leave of absence from the academy, and was then taken by the other party in a carriage to the Soul Hunting Forest.

It was a private soul-hunting forest made of nine-treasure glass. It was huge in scale, but the species were limited.

But this Soul Hunting Forest happens to be home to several ant-type soul beasts. Among them, the Dark Gold Ant Nest even has a Dark Gold Ant Queen who is 30,000 years old!
(End of this chapter)