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A massive amount of Northern Darkness True Qi was poured into the Taiji Diagram, which rapidly expanded, flew to the top of Lu Ming's head, and began to slowly rotate. Then nothing more happened; Lu Ming did not sense any power.

"So this thing is just an empty shell... but it's not like there's no way to replenish it. Soul rings can grant martial souls various soul skills. As long as we find the right ones, we should be able to fill in some of the martial soul's abilities."

Lu Ming's expression fell slightly. He put away the Tai Chi diagram, sat cross-legged on the tree, and began to think.

Legend has it that when the innate treasure Taiji Diagram is unfolded, it is surrounded by countless rays of light and auspicious colors. Outside the diagram, "Great Dao Prophecy" surrounds it, and inside the diagram, "Heavenly Dao Talismans" are hidden within.

Five-colored rays of light illuminate the mountains and rivers, while nine-colored auspicious energy shakes the heavens and the universe. It possesses the power to pacify earth, water, fire, and wind; the ability to transform yin and yang and the five elements; the power to understand the mysteries of the heavenly way; and the power to encompass all things in the universe.

"With my current cultivation level, it is simply impossible for the Taiji Diagram to possess the power to pacify earth, water, fire, and wind, to discern the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao, and to encompass all things in the universe. Even if the entire Douluo Continent were drained, it might not be possible to achieve this."

"Therefore, the only direction I can choose is to transform the power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements."

"The martial soul attributes in Douluo Continent are diverse, encompassing Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. As long as they are absorbed properly, endowing the Tai Chi Diagram with some unique abilities is absolutely no problem!"

"Isn't it a bit too flashy to have nine spirit rings on your head before taking action in the future?"

"..."

Soon, Lu Ming decided on the attributes of the spirit rings he wanted to absorb: the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Life, and Spirit. He believed that after absorbing these spirit rings, the Tai Chi Diagram would definitely not be an empty shell like it is now, but would be able to truly unleash some of its power.

Now that he had a martial soul, Lu Ming decided not to go to human society first, but to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest for a while longer to collect all five elemental attribute soul rings.

Taking out a map, Lu Ming began to check his location against the information on it. He quickly found a place with certain attributes, which was the waterfall where he had been before. He planned to go back there first.

After spending two hours, he finally returned to the waterfall before dark. He found a big tree at random and began to read "The Complete Book of Soul Beasts" by the moonlight.

The "Complete Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts" was prepared by the Spirit Hall for its newly recruited deacons. Although it is not as comprehensive as the Spirit Hall's own collection, it contains records of most common soul beasts on the continent, and also includes methods for distinguishing their age and attributes.

The contents of the book provided Lu Ming with a reference. Having lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for more than a year, Lu Ming knew the nearby soul beasts like the back of his hand. Of course, he dared not approach any more distant or deeper places, since his strength was only enough to kill some ordinary soul beasts that had just entered the ten-thousand-year stage.

"When I first arrived in this world, I was probably at the Soul Master level. After more than a year of cultivating by absorbing the soul power within the soul rings of soul beasts, my strength should now have reached the Soul King level. Absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring shouldn't be a problem!"

Soon, Lu Ming chose his first target for absorption: the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, the Azure Fish, from the lake in the southwest.

The Azure Fish, a water-attribute soul beast, is rumored to possess some Azure Dragon bloodline, just like the Azure Bull Python. It is considered a high-level soul beast. However, what Lu Ming truly values ​​is the soul skill that the Azure Fish can bestow—Water Dragon Roar, which is a support/amplification type soul skill.

After activation, it greatly enhances recovery ability. This recovery ability is all-encompassing, not only accelerating the recovery of injuries, but also accelerating the recovery of soul power and mental power. In addition, it will also accelerate the cultivation speed of water attribute soul masters, making it one of the most popular soul ring choices for water attribute soul masters.

He possesses the martial arts skills of the Free and Unfettered Sect and is not lacking in offensive methods. The most suitable skills for him are support and amplification-type soul skills.

The next morning, Lu Ming packed his things and headed towards the lake in the southwest. He moved like lightning, quickly traversing the forest without making a sound, like a ghost.

Upon reaching the lake, Lu Ming hid in a tree and observed the movements within the lake.

The Azure Fish is a gregarious spirit beast, and this lake is its territory. Few spirit beasts dare to approach it, as they can easily be riddled with water arrows if they are not careful. Lu Ming suffered a great loss here before.

The king of this group of bluefish is Lu Ming's target—the ten-thousand-year-old bluefish.

"This is the Azure Fish's territory. A direct attack would be suicidal. I need to think of a plan!"

Lu Ming began to ponder, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over a brightly colored plant not far away, and an idea suddenly came to him.

To be able to live in the perilous Star Dou Great Forest for over a year with the strength of a Soul King, he relied not only on his martial arts skills, but also on various other methods, among which poison was naturally one of them.

Since ancient times, medicine and poison have been inseparable. With his mastery of the Xiaoyao School's medical skills, Lu Ming could easily concoct potent poisons.

Clove powder is a medicine specifically designed to suppress the central nervous system of fish. When dissolved in water, it can cause fish to fall into a deep sleep and take a long time to recover. The raw materials are simple, consisting of plants such as cloves, cinnamon, and laurel.

After searching the forest, Lu Ming specifically chose the leaves of the cinnamon-type plant spirit beast to make clove powder in order to subdue all the fish in the lake.

He ground several large packets, each as big as a millstone. Lu Ming threw the clove powder into the lake from afar. The packets quickly sank into the water, and soon fish floated belly up on the surface. At first, they were small fish, but then they grew bigger and bigger until even the bluefish started to float belly up.

"It's done!"

Lu Ming laughed, then threw the remaining bags into the lake.

"roar!"

As soon as the clove powder entered the lake, a roar similar to a dragon's cry resounded from the lake. Immediately afterwards, a carp with a blue body, more than five meters long, and a spiral horn on its head leaped out of the water.

This was Lu Ming's target this time—the Ten-Thousand-Year Azure Fish King.

"Zira!"

After the Azure Fish leaped out of the water, the single horn on its head flashed with a blue light, and then a thick blue lightning bolt shot towards Lu Ming's direction.

"Good timing! Without the help of the fish, you're just a piece of cake in my eyes!"

Lu Ming smirked, his figure flashed, dodging the attack of the azure lightning. Then, leaving a trail of afterimages, he charged straight towards the Azure Fish King, his feet touching the water's surface, his speed astonishing.

"Damn human, I'll kill you!"

The Azure Fish shook its head, its eyes filled with resentment as it looked at Lu Ming. It already regarded Lu Ming as its mortal enemy, and if it could not completely eliminate him, the entire Azure Fish would face annihilation.

It clearly assumed that those bluefish floating belly-up would die sooner or later.

Its body sank, diving directly into the lake at an astonishing speed, far exceeding Lu Ming's expectations. It transformed into a black shadow and charged straight towards Lu Ming, while the lightning on its single horn never stopped, with countless blue lightning bolts exploding in the lake, determined to kill Lu Ming.

The Azure Fish was alright, as it was of the same race as the Azure Fish King and had a strong resistance to azure lightning, so it wasn't greatly affected. However, the other fish and spirit beasts in the lake were not so lucky. They were electrocuted in a few moments and floated to the surface of the water belly up, with white and yellow spirit rings covering the entire lake surface.