Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 72, Fourth Soul Skill: Ice Phoenix Wings

"What do you think? Dreams aren't that realistic."

Mu Yang said with a smile.

"Mmm~"

After pinching her arm and feeling the pain, confirming that she was not in a dream, Shui Bing'er wrapped her arms around Mu Yang's neck without saying a word and pressed her fresh red lips to Mu Yang's face.

Shuiyue'er: "."

Ugh, they're showing off their love again!

After kissing Mu Yang several times, Shui Bing'er finally let go of him.

"By the way, Mu Yang, with my soul power level increasing so much, will there be any side effects?"

After the initial excitement subsided, Shui Bing'er calmed down and said with some concern.

She could sense that her soul power was not simply increased to level 40 Quasi-Soul Master; the accumulated soul power within her body was definitely above level 40. However, the portion of soul power accumulated above level 40 would only become apparent after she attached her fourth soul ring.

Effort does not guarantee a reward, but a reward is always the result of effort. With such a significant increase in soul power at once, Shui Bing'er couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Mu Yang gently kissed the girl's forehead and comforted her, "Don't worry, the Acacia Heartbreak Red is a divine herb, incomparable to ordinary mortals."

If there are any side effects, it's just that the soul power level increases too much at once, inevitably leading to a decrease in control over soul power. With more practice during this period, you'll adapt in no time.

"A divine medicinal herb?"

Blinking, Shui Bing'er was somewhat confused. This was the first time she had heard this term, and it touched on a blind spot in her knowledge.

Nodding, Mu Yang said, "It's normal that you haven't heard of it. Immortal-grade medicinal herbs are extremely rare in the world, and very few people on the continent know about them. Each immortal-grade medicinal herb has extraordinary effects."

For example, the Acacia Heartbreak Red you consumed not only improved your soul power level, but also brought about comprehensive improvements to your body. Among these improvements, the most significant one was enhancing your talent potential.

Moreover, the medicinal power of immortal herbs is immense, and low-level soul masters cannot completely refine and absorb it. Currently, a large portion of the medicinal power of immortal herbs is still hidden within your body.

The medicinal effects will be released continuously as you continue your cultivation, and for a long time to come, your cultivation speed will far exceed expectations.

After a pause, Mu Yang continued, "Do you know why my two martial souls transformed and evolved, and even awakened their talent domains? It's because I also consumed immortal herbs back then."

That is to say, your Ice Phoenix is ​​a very powerful Beast Martial Soul, otherwise it would most likely have undergone a transformation and evolution like mine before.

Even if you didn't undergo a metamorphosis or evolution, Bing'er, your Ice Phoenix Martial Soul is definitely stronger than before.

Although Shui Bing'er did not release her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, Mu Yang knew that after consuming the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red, Shui Bing'er would experience significant changes in her Soul Power level and cultivation talent, but the changes in her Martial Soul would be relatively limited.

After all, the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul was already at the pinnacle of avian beast Martial Souls, with a starting point much higher than his original Ginseng Martial Soul and Naruto Martial Soul. It was difficult for it to undergo another transformation and evolution; at most, it could only be strengthened to a certain extent on the original basis.

"I see. That explains why my martial spirit seems to have become stronger."

Shui Bing'er's face showed a look of understanding.

Martial spirits are closely related to soul masters. When a martial spirit becomes stronger, the soul master can naturally feel it clearly.

However, after taking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, her soul power level increased dramatically, and she was not used to it for a while. Shui Bing'er subconsciously thought that she was imagining things.

Then, Shui Bing'er stretched out her arms and hugged Mu Yang tightly, resting her chin on his shoulder, and said tenderly, "Little Mu Yang, you are too good to Bing'er."

"Why are you calling me Xiao Muyang again? You're not allowed to call me that."

Upon hearing "Little Muyang," Muyang's face immediately darkened.

"No, you are my little Muyang!"

Before Mu Yang could even speak, Shui Bing'er whispered in his ear, "Little Mu Yang, grow up quickly!"

"Cough cough, cough cough~"

At this moment, Shuiyue'er, who had been fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), coughed.

"Moon, what's wrong? Is your throat sore?"

Mu Yang turned his head and asked.

"I'm still here! Don't you guys care about the consequences?"

Rolling her eyes, Shui Yue'er said with a gloomy expression.

"Okay, I understand."

Shui Bing'er nodded.

"What's the use of just knowing? You still won't change."

Shuiyue complained softly, a hint of dissatisfaction in her voice.

Shui Bing'er: "."

You noticed that?

"Hey, Muyang, can we talk about something?"

With a sweet and lovely smile, Shuiyue grabbed Muyang's arm and shook it coquettishly.

This is some kind of divine herb! It can not only enhance soul power, but also improve talent, and there's even a chance that it can cause a transformation and evolution of the martial soul. She really wants it!

Raising an eyebrow, Mu Yang tilted his head back and asked, "What did you call me?"

"Mu Yang... uh~, Yue'er's good brother-in-law!"

Shuiyue'er was quite clever; she realized what Muyang wanted to hear and immediately changed her mind.

Mu Yang nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, let's hear it shout a few more times!"

"Brother-in-law, dear brother-in-law, you're the best! Yue'er begs you!"

Shuiyue pretended to be pitiful.

Mu Yang looked at Shui Bing'er: "Bing'er, what do you think?"

Seeing the smile on Mu Yang's face, Shui Bing'er immediately understood. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Our house hasn't been cleaned in a while, and it's accumulated a lot of dust. Why don't you come and clean it up?"

Although Mu Yang was supposed to be the one to clean, Shui Bing'er's gaze fell on Shui Yue'er.

"Sis, what are you saying? How can you let your husband clean the house? You two sit down, I'll take care of it!"

Shui Yue'er said without hesitation.

Hearing this, Mu Yang continued, "By the way, Bing'er, haven't your hands been hurting lately? It's not good for you to wash clothes by yourself. How about I help you wash them?"

Similarly, although he was speaking to Shui Bing'er, Mu Yang's gaze remained fixed on Shui Yue'er.

"Oh brother-in-law, you're a man, how can you wash a woman's clothes? This is something Yue'er should be doing!"

Before Shui Bing'er could reply, Shui Yue'er took on the task of washing clothes again.

"Bing'er, when will your hand be better?"

"Well, if no one brings you tea and water, or massages your shoulders and legs, it definitely won't get better anytime soon."

As she spoke, Shui Bing'er looked at Shui Yue'er.

"Sister, we're blood sisters!"

Shuiyue said with a bitter face.

"Haha~, just kidding, wait and see!"

Seeing Shuiyue'er's bitter face, Muyang couldn't help but laugh, and then returned to his room to retrieve the Narcissus Jade Bone.

Compared to the Acacia 'Heartbreak Red', which is hailed as the 'King of Flowers', the medicinal effects of Narcissus Jade Skin are undoubtedly much weaker.

Even so, Shui Yue'er, who was only level 23 in soul power when they first met and was previously a level 25 Great Soul Master, was still directly filled with the soul power required for the second ring stage, and her level reached level 30 Quasi-Soul Venerable.

It is foreseeable that after consuming the Narcissus Jade Bone and Muscle, Shui Yue'er's accumulated soul power will definitely be more than level 30 Quasi-Soul Master. Similar to Shui Bing'er's current situation, the portion of soul power accumulated beyond a multiple of 10 has not been manifested due to the lack of soul rings.

In addition to increasing soul power, the Narcissus Jade Bone and Muscle also has the effects of nourishing tendons and bones and opening up the eight extraordinary meridians. After Shui Yue'er took it, her talent and potential were greatly improved.

Even if Narcissus Jade Skin and Bone cannot compare to Acacia Heartbreak Red, it is still a rare and precious medicinal herb. Even excluding the cultivation bonus brought by the hidden medicinal power of the herb in her body, Shui Yue'er's future cultivation speed will definitely not be slower than that of an ordinary genius soul master with full innate soul power.

Of course, it's not just soul power level and talent potential that have changed; even the martial soul itself has undergone significant changes.

Perhaps due to the high compatibility with the Narcissus Jade Bone and the fact that its quality did not rank among the top-tier beast spirits, Shui Yue'er's Jade Dolphin spirit did not change much in appearance, but its quality did indeed enter the ranks of top-tier beast spirits.

The two sisters are at level 40 and 30 respectively, and it's time for them to advance their Soul Hunting level.

Three days later, after getting used to the surge of soul power within her body, Shui Yue'er set off to hunt souls with a vice dean of the academy who was a seven-ring Soul Saint.

Shui Bing'er and Mu Yang didn't go with them because Shui Yue'er's hunting grounds weren't the Soul Beast Forest on the mainland, but the vast ocean.

Compared to the Star Dou Great Forest, the sea is far more dangerous, teeming with ancient sea spirit beasts. Unless absolutely necessary, it's best for non-experts not to go and join the fun, lest they end up with a lavish feast at home.

Of course, Shui Yue'er went to hunt for soul rings to advance her level, but Shui Bing'er did not.

After Shui Bing'er took the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Mu Yang passed on to her the "Sun Body Refining Method," "Extreme Ice Meditation Method," and "Taiyin Spirit Refining Method," which correspond to the three elements of essence, qi, and spirit.

Three days is not enough time for Shui Bing'er to master all three cultivation techniques.

Moreover, it's not enough to just get started. The "Extreme Ice Meditation Method" can be put aside for now. Whether or not it is successfully cultivated will not have much impact on adding a fourth soul ring. However, the "Sun Body Refining Method" and the "Moon Spirit Refining Method" are different.

At the very least, we need to wait until Shui Bing'er cultivates "Sun Body Refinement" to the domain threshold corresponding to her soul power level, and improves her spiritual power through cultivating "Taiyin Spirit Refinement," otherwise she won't be able to attach the fourth soul ring of ten thousand years.

However, cultivating the "Taiyin Refining Spirit" to raise one's spiritual power to a level sufficient to withstand the impact of the remnant soul of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast would require a considerable amount of time.

Fortunately, even if Soul Masters don't add Soul Rings to advance their ranks for the time being, they can still accumulate Soul Power during meditation. Although the cultivation efficiency is somewhat lower compared to after advancing their ranks, it might not be a bad deal if they can get back their fourth Soul Ring after ten thousand years.

Putting everything else aside, a ten-thousand-year soul ring contains significantly more energy than a thousand-year soul ring, and its soul power level will be even higher after advancement.

With one increase and one decrease, it doesn't count as delaying the cultivation of soul power.

Yes, this confirms a theory proposed by a certain master: when a Soul Master's Soul Power level reaches a multiple of ten, they can still cultivate normally even without hunting for Soul Rings, and the Soul Power cultivated during this period will manifest after obtaining a Soul Ring.

Mu Yang once complained that no one in the world would be stupid enough to do that. Didn't they know that the higher the Soul Master's Soul Power level, the more benefits they would gain from meditation within the same cultivation time?

Unexpectedly, life is unpredictable, and this seemingly absurd phenomenon actually occurred to his future daughter-in-law.

A week later, Shuiyue'er returned from hunting souls.

Because of the whale glue, and because the Narcissus Jade Bone and Muscles have the effect of nourishing tendons and bones, Shui Yue'er's third soul ring is naturally beyond the limit, with an age of more than five thousand years, which is slightly higher than Shui Bing'er's third soul ring.

After adding her third soul ring, Shui Yue'er's soul power level jumped to level 35, Soul Master.

Excluding the approximately two levels of soul power that her third soul ring, which was over five thousand years old, brought to Shui Yue'er, the Narcissus Jade Bone directly gave her an approximately eight-level increase in soul power.

With just the accumulation of soul power across these eight levels, plus the minor bottleneck from level 29 peak to level 30, if we consider Shui Yue'er's previous cultivation talent, it would probably take at least three years to achieve this, demonstrating the extraordinary efficacy of the immortal herbs.

Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

At dusk, at the top of the main campus of Tianshui College, at the snow-capped mountain mimicry training ground.

The mountain wind howled, and snowflakes danced in the air. Under a stone pavilion, Shui Bing'er, who had stopped cultivating earlier, rested her chin on her hands, her beautiful ice-blue eyes fixed on Mu Yang, who was still meditating and cultivating beside her.

Before long, accompanied by a surge of soul power, the soul power aura emanating from Mu Yang's body suddenly increased, and then gradually stabilized.

After a long while, Mu Yang, whose soul power level had advanced to level 30 Quasi-Soul Venerable, stopped cultivating and opened his eyes.

"Bing'er, haven't you seen enough yet?"

Seeing Shui Bing'er staring at him intently, Mu Yang asked with a smile.

"no."

Shui Bing'er shook her head.

Everyone says you can watch something a hundred times and never get tired of it, but Shui Bing'er thinks that even if you watch it a thousand times, ten thousand times, or even countless times, you still won't get tired of it.

It can only be said that the 'poison' of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill is quite potent, and the girl in love is so addicted that she cannot extricate herself.

Of course, Mu Yang was the same; he was just as deeply poisoned as Shui Bing'er.

In other words, he is mature enough to know that he shouldn't do bad things too early, otherwise someone might die.

Although he has only recently turned ten, his physical development is far faster than that of his peers in his previous life due to his martial soul, soul rings, and body-refining techniques. This does not mean that he is not capable of creating a new life.

Like Ma Hongjun in the original novel, who was already a well-known "little prince of brothels" when he was 12 years old.

"I've just broken through to the next level. If you haven't had enough, let's go home and continue watching."

Mu Yang stepped forward and hugged Shui Bing'er.

"Hold me tighter~"

After giving her a word of advice, Shui Bing'er's body shone with icy blue soul power, her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul manifested, and four soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and black—bloomed.

Immediately afterwards, Shui Bing'er's fourth soul ring, which had lasted for ten thousand years, shone brightly, and a pair of ice-blue phoenix wings materialized on her back. With a flap of her wings, she carried Mu Yang and flew down the mountain.

Fourth Soul Skill: Ice Phoenix Wings, conjures two ice phoenix wings, providing flight ability while increasing speed and ice attribute attack by 150%.

To be fair, having the flying soul skill made it much more convenient for her to train at the snow mountain mimicry training ground on a daily basis.

With the flight soul skill activated, there's no need to walk up or down the mountain path anymore; you can simply fly up or down, and you can even take Mu Yang with you.

As early as six months ago, Shui Bing'er had raised her spiritual power to the level of an ordinary level 50 Soul Master by relying on the spiritual power cultivation method of Mu Yang Sect: "Taiyin Refining Spirit".

The reason she was able to achieve such a rapid progress was largely due to Shui Bing'er's relatively high level, having already reached level 40. Moreover, although the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul was not a mental-type Martial Soul, Shui Bing'er undoubtedly had a significant advantage in mental strength compared to ordinary Soul Masters of the same level.

After reaching the required level of spiritual power, Shui Yanyu, who had already returned to Tianshui Academy after the Soul Master Competition had ended, took Shui Bing'er and Mu Yang on a trip to the far north to find an Ice Phoenix Soul Beast that was over ten thousand years old to serve as Shui Bing'er's fourth Soul Ring.

Upon advancing, Shui Bing'er's soul power level reached level 46, Soul Master. Although it was only the initial stage, it still astonished Shui Yanyu, who was leading the soul hunt.

However, in Mu Yang's eyes, Shui Bing'er's soul power level was not exaggerated and was within his expected range.

It should be noted that Shui Bing'er's soul power level was already 33 before she took the Acacia Heartbreak Red. The Acacia Heartbreak Red is a top-grade immortal herb, and even if it is only initially refined, it is enough to directly raise Shui Bing'er's soul power by 10 levels.

Of course, this level 10 soul power is calculated based on the three-ring stage. The four-ring stage requires more soul power accumulation. It doesn't mean that Shui Bing'er could reach level 43 after consuming the Lovesick Heartbreak pill, excluding the factor of lacking a fourth soul ring.

Even after the conversion, the actual soul power is definitely not just level 41.

A ten-thousand-year soul ring produced by a top-tier flying beast contains enough energy to increase the soul power of a newly promoted fourth-ring soul master by about two levels. In addition, Shui Bing'er herself has not stopped cultivating her soul power in the past six months. It is normal for her soul power to reach level 46 Soul Master after advancing to the fourth ring.

Even now, half a year after she advanced to the fourth-ring Soul Master level, her Soul Power level is not far from level 48.

It's no wonder that in the original story, the Shrek Seven Devils, after consuming celestial herbs, far surpassed other genius soul masters of their generation. It wasn't that the other genius soul masters in the soul master world were incompetent, but rather that for soul masters without cheat codes, the effects of celestial herbs were simply too powerful.

Apart from Qian Renxue, who went home to inherit her ancestors' legacy and possessed innate level 20 soul power, no one could compare to or surpass them.

Of course, Shui Bing'er's progress was remarkable, but Mu Yang was not far behind. If we only count the number of times his soul power level increased, Mu Yang actually surpassed Shui Bing'er by quite a bit. In the past year or so, he has increased his soul power by a full five levels.

The next morning, Shui Yanyu, along with Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er, boarded a carriage, left Tianshui Academy, and headed towards the Sunset Forest in the southwest.

Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix Martial Soul attribute is ice, and the Hunting Grounds are in the far north.

Although Mu Yang's Ice and Fire Jade Ginseng Martial Soul also has the attribute of ice, the suitable place for him to hunt souls is not in the far north, but in the Sunset Forest or the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, given his current soul power level, Sunset Forest, which is much closer to Tianshui City, is sufficient. There's no need to travel all the way to Star Dou Great Forest, unless he fails to find the soul beast he wants in Sunset Forest.

"Xiao Yang, do you have a general goal for your third spirit ring?"

Inside the carriage, Shui Yanyu asked Mu Yang.

"Animal-based amulets such as the poison-repelling toad and the holy light beetle, and plant-based amulets such as the evil-repelling bamboo and lotus, are all acceptable."

Mu Yang named more than ten soul beasts without hesitation.

Mu Yang had already planned for his third soul skill, which was a soul power ginseng that could remove abnormal statuses.

As for Dugu Bo's request, that was just a side effect.

To be honest, this type of soul power food is very useful. It is similar to soul skills that can promote the healing of injuries and restore vitality. It can be said to be one of the essential soul skills for every food-type soul master.

However, although this kind of soul power food is very useful, the soul ring level of the soul skill cannot be too high.

Those with poor talent and limited future achievements cannot have this soul skill placed in a soul ring position higher than the second soul ring. However, those with good talent and optimistic future achievements can expand the scope to the fourth soul ring or less.

There's no other reason. For example, if a Soul Master's Soul Power level remains unchanged, the toxins that can be detoxified by Soul Power Food made with a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill can also be detoxified by Soul Power Food made with a Hundred-Year Soul Skill. The only difference is that the former only requires one to detoxify, while the latter requires more. In terms of the upper limit of effectiveness, there isn't much difference.

This applies to detoxifying soul power foods, but it's not necessarily the case for other types of soul power foods. For example, soul power foods that can increase one's own percentage attributes after consumption will have different specific effects depending on whether they are made in a hundred years, a thousand years, or ten thousand years, and the difference will be quite significant.

Like Mu Yang's second soul skill: Orange Jade Blood-Replenishing Ginseng. If Orange Jade Blood-Replenishing Ginseng were the ninth soul skill, perhaps just consuming one would be enough to restore a Title Douluo of the same level from a state of severe injury to full health.

Similarly, as the second soul skill, the Orange Jade Blood-Replenishing Ginseng, even if it is only a thousand-year soul skill, as long as Mu Yang can advance to the ninth-ring titled Douluo, it can heal a seriously injured titled Douluo of the same level. At most, it will be a bit troublesome, requiring him to chew a few more ginseng roots.

However, if it were a soul power food that amplifies all attributes, the amplification rate would definitely reach over 50% for the ninth soul skill of the best-matched year. But if it were a thousand-year soul skill, the amplification rate would mostly be only 10%. The difference between these two is not something that can be made up for by eating a few more.

Therefore, when food-type Soul Masters choose to upgrade their Soul Rings, it is best to select Soul Skills whose maximum effectiveness is not directly related to the age of the Soul Ring as early-stage Soul Skills.

"I understand, Xiaoyang, you're planning to develop a food-based soul skill that can remove abnormal statuses, right?"

After a moment's thought, Shui Yanyu understood what type of soul skill Mu Yang wanted.

As the dean of Tianshui Academy, Shui Yanyu's job wasn't to teach students in the classroom, but she still had a lot of knowledge in her head.

"What about the year?"

Shui Yanyu asked again.

She was aware of Mu Yang's spirit ring configuration. The age of his second spirit ring was already a thousand years, so the age limit of his third spirit ring was naturally not the usual optimal ratio. In fact, it was much higher than that of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er of the same period.

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