Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 291 The First Soul Core

Electrolux shook his head and said, "The possibility is extremely slim."

Xue Di nodded in agreement, saying, "Indeed, if someone can achieve this, then even if they don't become a god, they can still be called a god."

After finishing her sentence, Xue Di said regretfully, "If I could condense a second soul core, then I could reach the realm of Di Tian and Xie Di. I have tried many times, but each time I have fallen just short."

"Let's begin, Ji Lin. Release your soul power, and I will guide you."

Ji Lin nodded. He sat cross-legged, calmed his mind, and adjusted himself to his best state.

Ji Lin opened his eyes, slowly raised his right hand, and began to flow out icy blue soul power.

Soul power floated up from Ji Lin's palm and slowly rotated.

Under his control, the rotation speed of the soul power began to increase, and at the same time, it began to slowly compress. As the compression process progressed, the icy blue soul power gradually became more and more viscous, and the rotation speed continued to increase.

Ji Lin used his mental power to control his soul power from leaking out. If an ordinary soul master released their soul power out of their body in this way, without using a soul skill, the most direct result would be that the liquid soul power would quickly vaporize and dissipate into the air.

Compress, then compress again; rotate, then rotate again.

As the solidified soul power gradually took shape, its absorption rate of the surrounding天地元力 (heaven and earth elemental energy) became incredibly strong the moment it appeared. The terrifying suction force spread outwards directly, and the distorted light patterns around the solidified soul power became increasingly apparent. The intense suction force not only attracted the天地元力 but also absorbed the soul power within Ji Lin's body.

Outside Ji Lin's sight, above Seagod Island, the primordial energy of heaven and earth had formed a faint cloud of primordial energy, and a vast amount of primordial energy was constantly converging towards Ji Lin's direction.

Some of the elders living on Poseidon Island had already woken up from their cultivation. How could they not notice such a commotion?

Is someone attempting to become a Title Douluo? That was their first reaction. Such an anomaly could only occur during an attempt to condense a soul core.

Elder Xuan, Yan Shaozhe, and the others stared in disbelief at the primordial energy cloud above Ji Lin's location, exclaiming, "He's condensing a soul core! How is that possible? He's only level sixty!"

Although shocked, they still dispersed the inner court disciples and some elders who wanted to find out out of curiosity, to prevent them from disturbing Ji Lin.

At the same time, it was also for the safety of the inner court disciples. The condensation of the soul core could easily cause an explosion, and once it exploded, these inner court disciples would be finished.

Ling Luochen, Wang Qiu'er, and the others looked towards Ji Lin with worried expressions, but they knew that Ji Lin couldn't be disturbed right now, so they all moved away from where Ji Lin was. They could only pray for him silently in their hearts.

Snow Empress placed her slender, snow-white hands on Ji Lin's back, guiding and helping him condense his soul core. Her clear, cold voice echoed in Ji Lin's ears, "Your first soul core is chosen to condense the power of the Ice and Snow Maiden Martial Soul. You need to condense the attribute of extreme ice to become the ultimate ice soul core. This process is very long. Just go for it and don't worry, we're here for you."

That's right, Ji Lin chose to condense the ultimate ice attribute soul core as the first soul core because the Heavenly Fire Judgment was too strong, so strong that he, its master, could die at any moment. He had a premonition that the Heavenly Fire Judgment would evolve when it reached level 70, at which point the Ice Snow Maiden Martial Soul might not be able to fight against the Heavenly Fire Judgment and protect him. Therefore, he could only condense the ultimate ice attribute soul core first to enhance the power of the Ice Snow Maiden Martial Soul, otherwise the Heavenly Fire Judgment would eventually become Heavenly Fire self-destruction.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

The area where Ji Lin was located was enveloped by a vast amount of spiritual energy, a situation that had lasted for a month. The inner disciples, who were initially shocked to learn that Ji Lin was condensing his soul core, gradually began to speculate about when he would emerge from seclusion, and even made a small bet.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth attracted by Ji Lin has become a benefit for the inner disciples. The closer they are to Ji Lin, the denser the spiritual energy becomes, making cultivation here twice as effective. However, they also need to stabilize their soul power so that it is not absorbed by Ji Lin, which is a great test of their self-control.

Wang Qiu'er, Meng Hongchen, Wang Dong'er, and others often went to Ji Lin's vicinity to cultivate, firstly to cultivate themselves, secondly to protect Ji Lin from being disturbed, and thirdly to wait for him to emerge from seclusion.

Just as Wang Qiu'er, Xiao Xiao, and the others arrived near Ji Lin to cultivate as usual, the surrounding spiritual energy gradually dissipated. Sunlight shone on the earth, making everything gleam, while suddenly, pure white snowflakes began to fall from the sky. The snowflakes sparkled in the sunlight, drifting down slowly as if they were dancing fairies in the sky. Sunlight filtered through the snowflakes, forming beautiful beams of light, creating a scene reminiscent of a fairyland.

At the same time, an extremely cold aura spread out from where Ji Lin was located, forcing Wang Qiu'er and the others to retreat and avoid it.

At the same time, a phantom figure appeared above Ji Lin's cabin. Her figure was slender and elegant, like a fairy sculpted from ice and snow. Her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, shimmering with a silvery-white luster, which complemented her pure white dress.

As the phantom appeared, the temperature of the surrounding air plummeted, and the ground and houses were covered in ice and snow.

The inner disciples and teachers nearby stared in astonishment at the figure in the air, overwhelmed by its exquisite beauty.

The phantom only appeared for a moment, but it was deeply imprinted in everyone's minds.

Inside Ji Lin's small wooden house, Ji Lin sat cross-legged, with an icy blue light emanating from his dantian. Within his dantian, one could see an icy blue sphere of light, perfectly round, slowly rotating and radiating the aura of extreme ice.

There are three locations where a Soul Master can open their Soul Core: the space between their eyebrows, their chest, and their dantian. The dantian is the easiest of these.

Ji Lin chose the dantian, not the most difficult spot between the eyebrows. Although condensing the second soul core would be a thousand times more difficult than the first, Ji Lin believed that an ultimate ice-attribute soul core was unsuitable for the brow, even though it would increase the difficulty of condensing the second and third soul cores. However, with the help of Xue Di and the others, Ji Lin thought it wouldn't be a big problem.

"It's done..."

A mixture of relief and weariness crossed Xue Di's exquisite face.

When Ji Lin was condensing and fusing his soul core, Xue Di guided him throughout the process, saving him a lot of trouble and allowing him to succeed in condensing his soul core on his first attempt.

Seeing that Ji Lin had successfully condensed his first soul core, Ilex, Ice Emperor, and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm all breathed a sigh of relief. For the past month, they had been guarding Ji Lin, ready to step in and protect him if he was about to fail.

(End of this chapter)