Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 266 A Chance Encounter

Upon hearing this, Xue Di's eyes also showed a hint of amazement. With such a divine-level martial soul, and even twin martial souls, it's no wonder she was so confident in achieving the position of a god.

For Ye Lingling, the evolution of spirit rings was relatively less stressful, as it mainly required higher physical fitness.

The fusion of souls requires strong mental power, which is the main reason why Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling suffered so much when they fused their souls.

With each new spirit ring that appeared, Shi Quan could clearly feel the increasing spirit power within Ye Lingling's body.

One week later.

After the four blue-gold spirit rings quietly settled, Ye Lingling slowly opened her beautiful eyes. The Ice Emperor, now in human form, appeared beside her. Four emerald-green magic runes adorned each side of her captivatingly fair face, and her long, dark green hair cascaded down her back. Her skin was as white as snow, possessing a translucent quality, and beneath it, a faint emerald light flowed. Even in her spiritual form, the surrounding air temperature dropped sharply upon her appearance, as she wore a long emerald-green dress.

"Sister." Hyotei looked at Yuki-tei excitedly.

"How are you feeling?" Xue Di asked.

"Sister, this feeling is wonderful. There is a very strong life force in the Lingling Sea of ​​Spirit, and there is also a vast aura that is of great benefit to my origin..." Ice Emperor excitedly shared her perception with Snow Emperor.

Ye Lingling's soul power has now broken through level 60, specifically above level 60. However, neither her first nor second martial soul has absorbed the sixth soul ring yet, so it hasn't manifested for the time being.

After chatting for a while, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress turned their gazes to Shi Quan. "Your Majesty, I am ready."

Upon hearing this, Shi Quan immediately released his martial spirit and began to extract Xue Di's life essence and spiritual essence.

Half an hour later, the Snow Emperor successfully transformed into a soul spirit and began to merge with Ye Lingling.

Shi Quan then quietly began to comprehend the various martial arts techniques and the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Divine Power in his mind.

Time slipped by quietly, and another half month passed.

As a powerful, icy blue chill erupted from Ye Lingling's body, Shi Quan also awoke from his comprehension and his gaze fell upon Ye Lingling.

Six blue-gold soul rings floated silently on the Nine Nether Begonia.

Ye Lingling's exquisite face appeared even more noble and stunning, and her beautiful eyes moved slightly as she slowly opened them.

"How is it?" Shi Quan asked softly.

After a brief moment of daze, Ye Lingling excitedly said, "My soul power is already at level sixty-eight. The soul bone that the Snow Emperor gave me is very special. To be precise, it's not even a soul bone, but rather an organ in my body."

Shi Quan followed Ye Lingling's raised finger and looked down. "Heart?"

"Hmm." Ye Lingling nodded. "Heart of Ice and Snow."

"This Heart of Ice and Snow should be considered an external soul bone, right?" Shi Quan nodded.

The Ice and Snow Heart that the Snow Emperor transformed into was not an isolated case. After the Evil Emperor, one of the Ten Ferocious Beasts, was killed by Huo Yuhao, the soul bone he brought with him was an eyeball.

Having absorbed the souls transformed from the two Ice and Snow Emperors, the trip to the far north was considered a perfect end.

The only pity is that it concerns the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow. Shi Quan had already asked Tian Meng about this matter when he came.

It had consumed all the ice marrow it had encountered.

As for the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow that appeared in Battle 2, Shi Quan had no idea where it was. Otherwise, how could Shi Quan have easily let go of such a treasure?

……

Frozen forest.

The Frozen Forest is a coniferous forest perfectly suited for growth in cold climates. It is sparsely populated and located near the northernmost part of the Heavenly Dou Empire and the far north.

This is also a forest of spirit beasts, and it's much safer than the far north. Therefore, many spirit masters with cold-attribute spirit beasts choose to come here to hunt the spirit beasts they need.

"Hey Fatty, how about a sausage to help you recover?"

A tall, disheveled man whose age was impossible to discern handed a sausage to a fat man engulfed in flames.

"Thanks, Xiao Ao."

These two people are Ma Hongjun and Oscar.

"Xiao Ao, we've been searching for a month already, should we continue?" Ma Hongjun ate a sausage with gusto, his gaze sweeping over the crowd not far away.

Oscar sighed. "If all else fails, we'll just have to wait for the sixth spirit ring."

"Is this Mirror Beast really that special?"

"When Zhuang Zhou was at the academy, he specifically told me that the ten-thousand-year-old Mirror Beast could give me the ability to fight, and I believe him."

Ma Hongjun paused in his sausage-eating motion. "Xiao Ao, aren't Zhuang Zhou and Shi Quan on good terms?"

"Fatty, I understand what you mean." Oscar shook his head. "Zhuang Zhou and I have only spent a few days together. Do you think Zhuang Zhou would help me beg Shi Quan based on just those few days of friendship?"

"It's all that damned Yu Xiaogang's fault." Ma Hongjun bit into the sausage in his hand, his eyes filled with hatred. All the suffering he had endured in the past few years was thanks to Yu Xiaogang.

"A soul beast has appeared! Prepare for battle!" a hurried shout rang out.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar both sat up abruptly. Ma Hongjun quickly stuffed all the large sausages in his hand into his mouth, while purple flames rose from his body. Under his feet, four spirit rings—two yellow and two purple—flashed and swayed.

The scorching heat and the chilling coldness created a stark contrast.

Just then, a huge, ice-blue crocodile burst out of the forest.

The battle on the scene erupted instantly.

Just as they were fighting, three figures were rushing from the north towards the south in the distant sky.

"Um?"

"What's wrong?"

A clear, cold voice echoed from high above.

These were Shi Quan and his two companions who had returned from the far north.

Shi Quan's gaze fell on the forest below, and he said, "I saw two familiar faces."

"Shall we go take a look?" Gu Yuena asked.

"Gu Yuena, take Lingling and come down with me to take a look." Shi Quan nodded after a moment of contemplation. His face flashed with silver light, and his appearance changed accordingly. At the same time, a thin strip of cloth covered his eyes.

The battle on the ground continued when suddenly one of the scouts exclaimed in horror, "Someone has flown down from the sky!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the midst of the battle looked up at the sky, where they saw several black dots that were constantly growing larger.

"Hold on, deal with the soul beasts first!" the soul master in charge of the main attack shouted.

"That is...?" Oscar looked at Shi Quan in mid-air, his expression changing slightly, and he called out bitterly, "Zhuang Zhou."

"Little Ao, long time no see." Shi Quan's voice was somewhat indifferent. He turned his head slightly, looked at the ice-blue crocodile, and uttered a single word: "Get lost!"

The sound transformed into a rolling wave, surging forth with immense spiritual power.

Fear flashed in the icy blue crocodile's eyes, and it immediately turned and fled into the depths of the forest.

"Thank you for your help, senior." Upon seeing this, everyone quickly bowed to Shi Quan to express their gratitude.

Ma Hongjun landed beside Oscar, looking at Shi Quan with surprise. They had just been talking about him, and now they had run into each other. It was clearly fate.

Shi Quan nodded slightly, then turned back to Oscar. "Little Oscar, what are you doing in this far north?"

"The far north? This is an ice-covered forest. I wouldn't dare go to such a brutal place as the far north." Oscar shook his head, then said, "Didn't you say before that a ten-thousand-year-old Mirror Beast could help me gain combat power? So I came here to give it a try."

Shi Quan was taken aback. He had only mentioned it casually back then, but Oscar had remembered it all this time. "Do you need my help?"

Oscar glanced at Ye Lingling and Gu Yuena beside Shi Quan, then shook his head. "No need. You just came from the far north?"

"I went to the far north to take care of some trivial matters." Shi Quan nodded, paused for a moment, and then said, "Xiao Ao, if you need anything, you can come to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy to find me or Shi Quan. You're my brother, I can help you."

Upon hearing this, Oscar's expression softened slightly, and he nodded in response, saying, "Thank you for treating me like a brother."

Shi Quan smiled and patted Oscar on the shoulder. "The past has nothing to do with you. You don't need to think about it too much. By the way, Oscar, if you want to hunt Mirror Beasts, it's best to choose your sixth spirit ring. For your fifth spirit ring, it's better to choose a spirit beast with amplification effects."

"A sixth spirit ring?" Oscar nodded and asked, "Then what type of spirit beast do you think my fifth spirit ring would be best suited for?"

"Strengthen your soul power. This way, you'll have combat power and be able to close the gap between different levels of soul power."

"it is good."

"On my way here, I happened to see a Snow Spirit Flower in the northwest. It's quite suitable for you in many ways."

Oscar's eyes lit up, and he said, "Really? Zhuang Zhou, do you have a more specific location?"

"It's about four or five kilometers from here. The Snow Spirit Flower isn't very strong, and it shouldn't be difficult for you to deal with it. I have other things to do, so I'll head back to Tiandou City first. Come find me in Tiandou City when you have time."

"Okay." Oscar nodded in agreement. "Then I won't keep you any longer. See you in Heaven Dou City."

"See you in Tiandou City." Shi Quan nodded to Gu Yuena, and the three of them took to the air again to continue their return journey.

Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but sigh, "Zhuang Zhou's strength is about the same as ours. Now, compared to him, we're like heaven and earth."

Oscar patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder and said, "You're lucky, kid. Zhuang Zhou still considers me a friend. Once I get my fifth spirit ring, we'll go back to Heaven Dou City and see if we can get Zhuang Zhou to plead with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan to release the Dean and the others."

"That bastard Yu Xiaogang, if it weren't for his teachers, would they have ended up like this? He ran away quietly, leaving his teachers there, and we haven't heard from them since." Ma Hongjun gritted his teeth in anger as he said this.

"It's alright, everything will be alright." Oscar seemed to see hope for the future again, and a glimmer of light returned to his weathered eyes...

(End of this chapter)