Douluo: Dream Overlord

"You've reached level 30?"

In the Control Department office, Shi Nian, who had a separate work area, raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Yes," Shi Guang said, "My soul power is not only stable now, but also in an active phase, making it the perfect time to absorb a soul ring."

"Then let's go now."

Upon hearing this, Shi Nian spoke decisively.

Having your soul power in an active phase is good news. When your soul power is fully active...

Soul power becomes aggressive, greatly increasing the success rate of absorbing soul rings.

Moreover, the active soul power can be used for cultivation, and the progress can be described as rapid as a thousand miles a day.

In short, the activation of soul power is a rare and precious phenomenon. Once a soul master enters this state, they will be envied by other soul masters.

Since Time is currently in this state, we should strike while the iron is hot and absorb the soul rings.

As the deputy director, Shi Nian had the authority to order other teachers to teach the classes in her place.

After reporting to the three elders in the meeting hall, he took Shiguang by carriage and headed to the Star Dou Great Forest, the closest forest to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The two, weary from their journey, got off the car.

Time looked curiously at the Starry Sky Forest, which was countless times larger than the Sunset Forest.

It was here that Tang San killed the Man-Faced Demon Spider, obtained his third spirit ring, and also acquired the external spirit bone, the Eight Spider Lances, and Meng Yiran's first kiss.

In addition, Xiao Wu attracted the attention of the Titan Ape, almost leading to the team's annihilation.

"As the largest known gathering place of soul beasts in the soul master world, the Star Dou Great Forest is home to powerful soul beasts, with the level of soul beasts increasing the closer you get to the inner layers."

This place is different from Sunset Forest; there are quite a few ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts here, and it is said that there are even hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts deep inside...

Even with me here, we need to be extra careful. Stay close to me and don't wander off.

Shi Nian was completely absorbed in observing his surroundings; he even took Shi Guang's hand.

"Let's look for soul beasts on the outskirts of the forest. If we don't find any suitable ones, we'll come back tomorrow."

When Shi Nian asked his son for his opinion, Shi Guang nodded in agreement.

For safety reasons, the two decided to wander around the outskirts of the forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest is truly powerful. Even on the outskirts of the forest, there are many soul beasts that are hundreds or even thousands of years old, and occasionally even ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts appear.

Upon encountering the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, for safety's sake, Shi Nian hid in the bushes with Shi Guang.

He used his mental energy to cover the two of them, forming a thin film of mental energy to guard against the soul beasts' detection.

The two walked and stopped frequently, and soon they discovered a spirit-type soul beast.

The two hid in the bushes, and time peered out through the gaps in the grass and trees.

A completely black spirit beast was seen feeding on another spirit beast.

This spirit beast had no legs and floated slightly in mid-air.

Its head was distorted and confused by mental energy, making its face unrecognizable, with a scarlet eye standing upright between its eyebrows.

It lingered around the soul beast being fed, which was visibly shrunken and withered rapidly.

"Be careful!"

Shi Nian covered Shi Guang's mouth and said in an unusually serious tone, "This is a Mind-Stealing Demon! It is an extremely rare spiritual soul beast!"

It can bewitch the minds of living beings through its single eye, plunging its target into mental chaos.

The ultimate target will go mad and die, and the mind-devourer uses this to prey on its prey.

Upon hearing this, Shi Guang smiled with interest: "Father, I'm very interested in the abilities of this Mind-Controlling Demon. Can it be my third spirit ring?"

Shi Nian gave him a deep look and said, "This Mind-Capturing Demon is different from the previous Soul Beasts; its mental power is extremely strong."

As a product of the soul, spiritual power is often attached to the soul ring when a soul beast reaches ten thousand years of age. When absorbed, it travels to the spiritual world of the soul master.

This is especially true for spirit-type soul beasts; even a thousand-year-old soul beast can possess the spiritual power of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

Therefore, while spirit-type soul masters are indeed strong, they also bear much more risks than other types of soul masters.

The spiritual world is a subject that Soul Masters have yet to explore. It is full of unknowns. If something happens to you, I will be powerless to help you.

This Mind-Capturing Demon is undoubtedly a thousand-year-old one, and its spiritual power has definitely been attached to its spirit ring. Are you sure you still want to absorb its spirit ring?

To be on the safe side, we could always look for other spirit beasts that are weaker in spirit-type abilities.

"I'm sure."

After listening to Shi Nian's words, Shi Guang said firmly, "If you want to become a top expert on the continent, you can't just follow the steps."

I have been cultivating diligently for so many years, honing my body and soul power since I was a child.

If I can't withstand the Mind Destroyer's Soul Ring, Father, you don't need to save me anymore.

Because that only proves that I am just a loser, that I am just that kind of person.

I'd rather die. I can accept failure, but I can't accept my own incompetence.

Listening to the words of time, and seeing its unwavering gaze, Shi Nian wavered.

As his own son, he certainly didn't want Shi Guang to be in any danger.

But as his son said, the path to becoming a Soul Master is never smooth sailing.

Well, respecting my son's opinion is much better than crushing his dream.

Shi Nian gave a wry smile and said, "I understand. Then you should get ready."

He looked at the Mind-Controlling Demon, and the Remnant Dream Martial Soul appeared beside him, his sixth soul ring suddenly shining brightly.

To prevent the Mind-Absorbing Demon from escaping and to quickly cut through the mess and prevent other soul beasts from intervening, Shi Nian directly used his strongest soul skill to date.

"Sixth Soul Skill - A Thousand-Year Dream!"

Shi Nian's soul power was rapidly depleted as he used his soul skills, and his face turned somewhat pale.

While mental-type soul skills are powerful, they also consume a lot of soul power.

Even for a top-tier Soul Emperor like Shi Nian, who was about to break through to Soul Saint, he could only manage to unleash a few advanced Soul Skills, demonstrating just how terrifying the consumption of Soul Power was.

His sixth soul skill comes from a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual soul beast. This soul beast is good at weaving dreams to put its target into a deep sleep before killing it.

The effect of this ten-thousand-year-old soul beast transforming into a soul ring is naturally terrifying. Once activated, it can instantly plunge the target into a dreamlike state, making it almost impossible to escape.

As expected, this mere thousand-year-old Mind-Stealing Demon collapsed to the ground after being hit by the skill's effect, clearly entering its own dream.

The two walked quickly to the mind-controlling demon, and Shi Guang took the dagger handed to him by his father.

Having learned from his previous experience, he did not hesitate to stab the soul beast into its head and stir it around.

The mind-controlling demon froze instantly, now completely trapped in its own beautiful dream for the rest of its life.

A deep purple spirit ring appeared.

As usual, time drew the spirit ring to his head, and a waterfall of spirit power instantly surged into his body, cleansing it.

But a strange mental fluctuation entered his mental world through the soul ring.

From the outside, Time appears to be in a state of absorbing a soul ring.

Shi Nian looked at him with some worry. He knew that his son's consciousness was no longer in the real world, but was fighting against the mind-controlling demon in the spiritual world.

Once his son wakes up and Shi Nian realizes something is wrong, he will personally send his son on his way.

After all, when a Soul Master's consciousness is defeated by the resentful spirit of a Soul Beast and takes over the body during the absorption of a Soul Ring, it means that the body's owner is no longer the Soul Master.

Rather, they are soul beasts that have usurped the throne, possessing the memories of soul masters, and posing a threat to the continent.

As a Soul Master in Douluo Continent, Shi Nian had a duty to eliminate the Soul Beast that was occupying his son's body.

While checking on his son's condition, he began searching through the mind-controlling demon.