Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 28 Purple-Gold Rays

After the purple-gold dragon-patterned python fell into the trap again, it merely flicked its crimson forked tongue, its eyes fixed on Yang Ping'an with icy coldness.

Yang Ping'an ignored the gaze of the purple-gold dragon-patterned python, picked up all the scattered iron caltrops and threw them into the deep pit, and at the same time, reloaded the crossbow that was scattered on the ground and fired arrows, focusing on attacking its eyes.

An hour later, the Purple-Gold Dragon-Patterned Python finally gave out. Its forked tongue had been severed, several arrows were stuck in its eyes, and its aura had deteriorated to the extreme.

Yang Ping'an finally breathed a sigh of relief, dragged the Purple-Gold Dragon-Patterned Python back into its den, and finally delivered the fatal blow with his longsword. A yellow soul ring appeared inside the den.

After making some arrangements around the area, especially by reinstalling all the original traps, Yang Ping'an prepared to begin absorbing the spirit rings.

As Yang Ping'an began to absorb the energy according to the cyclical absorption method, a yellow soul ring gradually appeared on Yang Ping'an's right hand. His whole body suddenly felt as if he were in an endless hell, filled with a chilling aura.

As a massive surge of energy entered his body, it felt as if he were in magma or in a raging fire. His blood seemed to boil, and his skin, meridians, blood vessels, and bones all felt impacted by the energy, as if his entire body was about to collapse at any moment.

After an unknown amount of time, the face that had been unusually ferocious gradually calmed down, and a faint smile appeared on his face, and his whole body became peaceful and serene.

Yang Ping'an let out a breath of relief and finally relaxed. He had successfully absorbed the eight-hundred-year-old top-grade soul ring.

Yang Ping'an carefully observed his body and found that his entire body seemed more open than ever before. All his pores seemed clearer, and even the speed at which he absorbed soul power had become a little faster.

After absorbing this spirit ring, Yang Ping'an's spirit power reached level 22, which can be considered a slight improvement.

After everything was finished, Yang Ping'an began to dissect the corpse of the Purple-Gold Dragon-Patterned Python. After some dissection, Yang Ping'an couldn't help but smile, because he found a piece of head soul bone on the corpse of the Purple-Gold Dragon-Patterned Python.

Unfortunately, after thinking for a long time, Yang Ping couldn't help but sigh. The head soul bone was indeed good, but the age was too low. It was better than nothing.

After cleaning up the corpse, Yang Ping'an removed a fist-sized, dark object, which was the gallbladder of the Purple-Gold Dragon Python, a valuable medicinal ingredient.

After collecting the snake gall and soul bone, he summoned the Purple Gold Mastiff. After absorbing the soul ring, the Purple Gold Mastiff's body seemed to have grown considerably longer, and its entire body looked even more ferocious.

At Yang Ping'an's command, the Purple-Gold Mastiff seemed to pounce on the corpse of the Purple-Gold Dragon-Patterned Python without regard for anything else, and began to devour large chunks of the python's flesh and blood.

Yang Ping'an stayed in the Purple-Gold Dragon Python's den for a whole day before tidying himself up and preparing to leave. At this time, the Purple-Gold Mastiff's body length had exceeded two and a half meters, and the claws on its limbs were faintly visible. The two fleshy bumps on its head appeared much more prominent, making it look even more ferocious.

This time, Yang Ping'an obtained a very good soul skill called Purple-Gold Ray. It can emit a purple-gold light to attack enemies. If used continuously, it can form a ray of light with a cutting effect. The specific attack damage is determined by the soul power used.

Yang Ping'an was very satisfied and pleasantly surprised with this soul skill. At least his soul skill was not a useless one, and it had great potential for further development.

If one has strong enough control over a soul skill, it can be a single-target attack soul skill, an area-of-effect attack soul skill, or even a control soul skill if developed properly. It would be worth all the effort one put into obtaining this soul ring.

After everything was taken care of, Yang Ping'an and the Purple-Gold Mastiff prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

This Star Dou Great Forest is indeed a great place for training, with all kinds of resources readily available. There's basically no need to worry about soul beasts, herbs, or food. Unfortunately, my strength is too weak right now, so I can't go any deeper.

Before leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Yang Ping'an glanced back at the den of the four golden-backed wolves and thought to himself: I will come back sooner or later to settle accounts with these golden-backed wolves.

Yang Ping'an was extremely envious of these four golden-backed wolves. After all, a soul beast that could catch the eye of the Purple-Gold Mastiff was no ordinary beast. If it were just one, Yang Ping'an would hunt it down even if it took all his strength. Unfortunately, there were four now.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, they went straight back to the Beast Academy to prepare for the next stage of their training plan.

Upon returning to the Beast Academy, Yang Ping'an's classmates were quite surprised. This time, Yang Ping'an had been gone for nearly two months. Normally, students would only have ten days to half a month to hunt for a soul ring. Many people thought that Yang Ping'an had perished in the Soul Beast Forest.

However, Yang Ping'an didn't think that far ahead. His plan was to graduate from the Intermediate Beast Soul Master Academy and see if he could get into the Advanced Beast Soul Master Academy.

Normal intermediate soul master academies usually last three years, and students can graduate once their soul power reaches level 20. Level 10 soul power is just the entrance threshold for many advanced soul master academies. However, it is not graduation season now, so it may take another six months.

However, the Intermediate and Advanced Soul Master Academies for Beasts are essentially one institution, so for some outstanding students who can reach level 20 or above, direct admission can be considered.

Unfortunately, although Yang Ping'an's soul power reached level 22, it was only barely acceptable among all the students, so he could only wait until the end of the year to apply again.

Time flies, and another half a year has passed. Yang Ping'an had already reached the peak of level 22 when he absorbed the soul ring. After half a year, he has officially entered level 23. However, at the age of fourteen, level 23 is considered to be a student with relatively average talent from any teacher's perspective.

However, because Yang Ping'an was quite fierce, had strong combat power, and ranked first in his grade in the academic examination, he finally passed the entrance examination of the Advanced Soul Master Academy of Beasts and became a student of the advanced soul master academy.

Many people are puzzled by this, as the resources of the two soul master academies are not significantly different, and many students enter advanced soul master academies at the age of fifteen.

It's important to know that competition at advanced Soul Master academies is much fiercer, with students generally having higher soul power, putting more pressure on them.

However, after thinking about it for a long time, Yang Ping'an finally decided to enter the advanced soul master academy ahead of time. The biggest difference between the advanced soul master academy and the intermediate soul master academy is actually one thing: actual combat.

Normal students only begin to learn various combat skills after they turn fifteen, including training in various combat techniques between students, various combat simulation environments, and even regular sparring with teachers. This is the essence of advanced soul master academies.

Students like Tang San and Xiao Wu, who entered the Advanced Soul Master Academy at the age of twelve in the original work, are actually very rare, unless they are the pride of heaven or talents that the academy focuses on cultivating.

I originally wanted to use the Purple Gold Blazing Light Wave, but I still don't want to do it the same as in the original work.

(End of this chapter)