Douluo: Dream Overlord

Chapter 162 Hunting Support-Type Soul Beasts 2

Yu Tianheng couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If an ordinary support-type soul beast were to absorb this rare type of soul beast, the effect would likely be twice as good, and it might even change the soul rings or the martial soul itself.

Because this kind of spirit ring is so rare, it would be highly sought after by many spirit masters if it were placed in the outside world.

After all, such spirit rings are rare on the continent, and support-type spirit beasts are even rarer. If a wild support-type spirit beast is discovered, it is very likely that the spirit master will take it away to see if it can be bred and cultivated.

Therefore, the reason why there are many soul beasts on the continent is because of this. Most of them are adopted by soul masters, which leads to the inability of the race to be passed down and continue, and finally the soul beast race disappears into the long river of history.

Time deeply abhorred this behavior; he hated such selfish and self-serving Soul Masters who annihilated Soul Beasts among the masses.

This approach is not only extremely harmful, but also detrimental to the long-term development of Douluo Continent.

As you can see, many powerful soul beasts from ancient times have now vanished into the soul world, with only fragments of ancient records remaining in ancient books.

Shi Guang had seen many powerful soul beasts before. These soul beasts not only had unique appearances, but also had extremely powerful abilities. However, now almost none of them could be seen.

This is because some of them were hunted by spirit beasts, while others were bred as breeding spirit beasts for their families, causing the main body of the spirit beast to fall apart and only fade away with time.

This will not only hinder the path of Soul Masters, but will also change the direction of Soul Masters in Douluo Continent.

Just like in the past, Soul Masters could freely choose Soul Beasts to match with their own. They had many illustrations to refer to when hunting, and they could find the most suitable Soul Beasts for themselves from ancient books.

With the guidance and help of predecessors, they can use pictures to choose suitable soul beasts and create a more comprehensive and powerful soul ring system.

However, as those ancient soul beasts were hunted down by later soul beasts and wiped out by an even more powerful soul beast, their names were lost to the river of time.

There are both advantages and disadvantages to doing this.

The advantage is that powerful soul beasts do not leave behind any inheritance, which greatly reduces the threat to soul masters.

After all, in Douluo Continent, soul beasts and humans are two main entities. They are hostile to each other and often have conflicts and frictions. Soul beasts need to grow according to the time limit and then absorb soul power to evolve themselves, while soul masters need to hunt soul beasts to absorb soul rings and improve their strength. There is an inherent and irreconcilable contradiction between the two. This problem has existed in Douluo Continent since the past and is now deeply rooted. In Douluo Continent I, it was better because of Xiao Wu's experience of reincarnation and cultivation, which shows that there is still hope for soul beasts towards humans.

However, in Douluo Continent II, the sacrifice of the Three-Eyed Golden Scale to Huo Yuhao caused the soul beasts to go from a glorious period to a period of decline, which made them completely resent humans.

In the later era of Tang Wulin, an irreversible conflict had already occurred. Many soul beasts were plotting to attack humans and wipe them off the Douluo Continent, since soul beasts were the main body of the Douluo Continent.

He knew all this all too well, but he was powerless to change it.

After all, he exists as a Soul Master now, and also as a human being.

As part of the existing unified entity, it would not do anything that would aid and abet evil.

After all, Shi Guang is destined to become the strongest Soul Master in Douluo Continent, so how could he possibly collude with those Soul Beasts?

Moreover, being a traitor is not a good thing. In Douluo Continent, those who go undercover never have a good ending.

Given his temperament and pride, he would never choose to be a traitor.

He will forge his own path in the future with his own fists, creating a completely new road with his own hands, rather than letting others' words change or control him.

Shi Guang took a deep breath. Anyone who stood in his way would be his enemy, and he would show no mercy to his enemies.

On the other side, the instructor looked at the spirit beast with surprise in his eyes.

He truly hadn't expected Ye Lengleng to be so lucky. They encountered such a rare soul beast on their trip, it was like winning the lottery jackpot, it was unbelievable.

As a rare support-type martial soul, the Osmanthus fragrans has extremely high-quality soul rings, ranking among the top support-type soul beasts and making it a dream soul beast that soul masters can only dream of.

Because they are the vice-chairmen who absorb these spirits, they have a unique characteristic: no matter how many years have passed since they were absorbed, they will not harbor resentment. As support-type spirits, they are kind-hearted and possess pure spiritual power, preventing them from being possessed or corrupted by resentment.

Once absorbed, this kind of soul beast will definitely become one's own soul ring, and one can perfectly absorb the soul power within these soul rings, elevating one's strength to a whole new level.

Of course, this can also happen when a soul beast voluntarily sacrifices itself for a soul master, but this is extremely rare. In the original work, only Xiao Wu sacrificed herself for Tang San, and his mother, Ah Yin, sacrificed herself for Tang Hao. I know of no other examples.

Shi Guang looked at the soul beast, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

This is a soul beast. He recognized it because it was a type of soul beast recorded in an ancient book, a rare soul beast that was almost extinct.

Although its effects are somewhat similar to those of its eight cats, what sets it apart is that its spirit ring effects are fixed. In other words, the effects do not increase with the increase of its overall strength; it can only be released using a fixed spirit ring absorption ratio.

In the early stages, there is not much difference between the two; both involve absorbing soul power and spiritual power and releasing it to oneself or others to heal injuries before storing it.

However, there are significant differences between the two.

The Eight Spider Lances can self-purify as the Soul Master's strength increases. It has no upper limit; even after Tang San became a god, it could evolve into a super artifact, making it a top-tier resource in the Douluo Continent.

Moreover, the Eight Spider Spears, as an external soul bone, are like a person's original skin, allowing for various movements and free action, swinging flexibly just like real spider legs.

After absorbing the Eight Spider Lances, Shi Guang discovered that they were like his own arms, allowing him to move and extend his joints freely to make movements with a limited range of motion when his arms were bent.

However, correspondingly, the eight cats will also have the sense of touch and pain, and they cannot move their joints too much, since they are formed from soul bones made of special materials.