Douluo: The Fallen Garuda, Feathers Crossing the Mortal Realm

The next day, at noon.

Fu Yu walked carefully through the Sunset Forest, his wary eyes scanning his surroundings.

The scene before my eyes was far different from what was described in the book; the entire forest appeared exceptionally desolate.

Every now and then, a group of ten-year-old Soft Bone Rabbits would run by, or a few ten-year-old Nether Wolves would dart past from behind the trees. Such scenes made Fu Yu laugh.

It's important to know that what Fu Yu is standing on right now was the inner circle of Sunset Forest ten thousand years ago, which is comparable to the location between the mixed zone and the core zone of Star Dou Great Forest.

Ten thousand years ago, let alone Fu Yu, who was only a level 10 quasi-Soul Master, even a Soul Saint with a Martial Soul True Body would not have dared to advance so boldly in this area where Soul Beasts had roamed for ten thousand years.

While it's not quite accurate to say that ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are as numerous as clouds or thousand-year-old soul beasts are as plentiful as rain, the difference is still not far off.

But now, even an ordinary hunter can easily traverse the Sunset Forest if he's careful.

Only ten-year-old soul beasts roam around the entire inner circle area; hundred-year-old soul beasts are rare, and as for thousand-year-old soul beasts, one must go further in.

Fu Yu carefully passed through an area with a group of hundred-year-old soul beasts and arrived at a denser forest.

I looked up at the surrounding environment and used the distant mountain peaks as a reference point.

After comparing the distribution of soul beasts in Sunset Forest with what he had seen in his mind, Fu Yu nodded affirmatively.

"This must be the place, the territory of the thousand-year-old soul beast, the Crimson Flame Bird."

"According to the revised version from five years ago, this Crimson Flame Bird should have just advanced to the millennium level, making it extremely suitable as my first spirit ring."

Fu Yu unconsciously clenched his fist, feeling the power flowing through his body, and nodded with some satisfaction.

With his body repaired and strengthened by Garuda, coupled with his mastery of the Sword Heart Technique, absorbing a soul ring that had just entered its thousand-year cycle would be no problem at all.

This wasn't just a wild guess by Fu Yu; he also compared Zhang Lexuan's body before she broke through to the Soul Venerable realm, and the two were not much weaker.

It can probably have the physique of a level 26 or 27 Great Soul Master.

Generally speaking, a Soul Master who has just broken through to the Soul Venerable level can absorb a maximum of 1,600 to 1,800 Soul Rings without using any body-strengthening drugs such as whale glue or pills.

The specific situation depends on the Soul Master's Martial Soul.

Fu Yu's martial soul is Garuda, which possesses the ultimate fire. In terms of grade, it is even higher than the so-called pure-blooded phoenix martial soul in the Douluo world. As for whether it can reach the quality of a god-level martial soul, we will have to compare it with it ourselves to know.

Therefore, considering the combination of the two, and the relative strengths and weaknesses of each, Fu Yu conservatively believes that soul rings less than 1,300 years old are worth trying, and there shouldn't be any major problems.

If it gets any higher, it might not be enough. If he were to explode and die in the Sunset Forest, there wouldn't be a stable environment for him to recover.

When the hundred-year-old soul beasts devour him one by one, Fu Yu will truly die.

Fu Yu quietly approached the vicinity of the Crimson Flame Bird's nest, found a spot with the best view and within firing range, carefully climbed down, and took out the Zhuge Crossbow from his soul tool.

Fu Yu looked at the Zhuge Divine Crossbow produced by the Tang Clan in his hand and carefully loaded the crossbow bolts according to the procedure.

Regardless of what Tang San is like, the hidden weapons he brought from another world are really quite good.

It is portable, easy to operate, and silent when activated, requiring no soul power whatsoever.

Even now, with the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools being all the rage, Tang Clan's hidden weapons still have their merits.

Having completed all the preparations, Fu Yu gently exhaled a breath of stale air and silently recited the Sword Heart Mantra in his heart.

Four hundred and sixty-two strange syllables resounded in his heart, and the soul power within his body began to flow continuously with the operation of the Sword Heart Technique, gradually merging with heaven and earth.

In this state of extreme tranquility and focus, Fu Yu also entered a special state.

I felt my body becoming lighter and lighter, my thoughts no longer turbulent, and all five senses converged into one, merging into a still lake of my heart.

The lake of my heart is clear and transparent. A few sorrowful thoughts drift down to the surface like withered leaves, yet they do not stir up a ripple.

The waves are flat and the water is resting.

Tai Xu Xin Yun, the first of the four realms of sword heart - Still Water.

Once Fu Yu entered a state of stillness, he felt as if he had control over all of time in the world. Time seemed to move faster or slower as his mind focused and relaxed.

In this state, Fu Yu waited for three hours.

As the sun began to set in the west, the Crimson Flame Bird finally returned to its nest with its prey in its beak.

Just as the Crimson Flame Bird put down its prey and spread its wings, Fu Yu, who was hiding in the shadows, decisively seized the opportunity.

As Shisui Kenshin focused, the world appeared incredibly slow in his eyes; every tremor of the Crimson Flame Bird's feathers seemed like a frame-by-frame animation.

With a barely audible click, Fu Yu decisively pulled the trigger.

Dozens of crossbow bolts, gleaming with a dark light and carrying the power to pierce through gold and split stone, pierced through the body of the Crimson Flame Bird in an instant.

The power of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow was so great that even a Soul Master using Soul Power and Soul Skills dared not take it head-on, let alone the Crimson Flame Bird which was completely unprepared at this moment.

"Li!"

After letting out a mournful cry, the Crimson Flame Bird crashed heavily onto its prey.

Fu Yu waited until wisps of soul power condensed into a pale purple soul ring above the corpse of the Crimson Flame Bird before getting up from his hiding place.

Even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die easily, let alone a thousand-year-old soul beast with even stronger vitality.

However, just as Fu Yu walked to the side of the spirit ring, Yu Duchen in the sea of ​​consciousness began to spin, emitting a faint divine light.

As the divine light expanded and contracted, a phantom image of a crimson and white fiery bird appeared beside Yu Duchen.

"This is... the soul of the Crimson Flame Bird? Yu Duchen has this ability?"

The inheritance that Fu Yu inherited did not mention that Yu Du Chen had such a function, so he was also surprised to see the Crimson Flame Bird in the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

This also made Fu Yu understand that the introduction in the inheritance was not the whole story of Yu Duchen, or rather, it was a consciousness key from another world that gave rise to abilities different from those in the Honkai world.

"Collecting the gradually dissipating soul consciousness—if Bishop Otto saw this, he'd probably go insane."

Fu Yu thought of that mad, love-obsessed bishop and chuckled.

"Rest in peace, Bishop!"

Only the dead Otto is the best Otto.

Fu Yu mentally bid farewell to the bishop before turning his attention back to the spirit ring in front of him.

Both the changes that occurred with Feather Dust and the soul of the Crimson Flame Bird can be studied later.

However, absorbing a spirit ring cannot be delayed. If it is not absorbed for a period of time, the most suitable spirit ring will disappear.

Finding another suitable spirit ring like this after Sunset Forest would not be such a simple matter.