Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 18: The Eight-Year-Old Great Soul Master and the Choice of His Second Soul Ring! (Seeking Recommendation Votes)

On this day, at the Anyang Junior Soul Master Academy, in the student dormitory.

Jiang Nannan looked at Zhu Ziyang with a worried expression and asked, "Brother, are you really not going to wait for Uncle Dahe and the others to come back?"

"Okay!" Zhu Ziyang nodded, reached out and gently stroked Jiang Nannan's hair reassuringly, and said, "Don't worry, I never do anything I'm not sure of. Be a good girl and wait for me to come back at the academy. If the teacher asks me, just say that I went hunting for spirit rings with my parents."

"Alright!" Jiang Nannan knew she couldn't stop Zhu Ziyang, so she could only look at him with concern and urge him, "Then promise me you'll come back safely."

"Definitely!" Zhu Ziyang smiled, then left the dormitory and Anyang College without looking back.

He's going to hunt for the Soul Ring all by himself!

At the age of eight years and four months, Zhu Ziyang reached level 20 in soul power. In two years and twenty-eight months, he improved from level 10 to level 20 in soul power, a full ten levels higher. Such speed would definitely rank him among all the geniuses throughout history.

Most importantly, at eight years and four months old, he is the youngest Great Soul Master on the continent in nearly ten thousand years!

Zhu Ziyang was very proud.

So why did he go to hunt for spirit rings alone?

Two reasons.

First, Zhu Changhe and the others are not in Anyang City. A week ago, Zhu Changhe broke through to level 30, becoming a quasi-Soul Master. At this time, he, Liang Ying, Hong Zhen, and another Soul Master in Anyang City should be helping Zhu Changhe find a Soul Ring. Because he listened to Zhu Ziyang's plan, Zhu Changhe intends to choose a Light-attribute Soul Beast with a thousand-year cultivation for his third Soul Ring, so he specifically invited Hong Zhen and another Soul Master with whom he has a close relationship to help him.

Zhu Ziyang estimated that it would be at least a month before they returned, and he didn't want to wait any longer.

Secondly, there is Zhu Ziyang's personal ambition.

He plans to absorb a thousand-year-old spirit ring as his second spirit ring!

Because of the Great Brightness Technique, Zhu Ziyang's physique far surpasses that of other Soul Masters of the same level. According to his own tests, his physique can withstand Soul Rings up to 1,500 years old.

If Zhu Ziyang were with Zhu Changhe and the others, they would certainly not allow him to absorb the thousand-year soul ring. Unaware that Zhu Ziyang possessed the Great Brightness Technique, they naturally didn't know his true strength and would never allow him to do something so risky.

Zhu Ziyang didn't feel comfortable explaining to them.

Rather than go through all that trouble, he figured he might as well go find the spirit ring on his own. He was very confident in his strength; spirit beasts under two thousand years old were no match for him.

Thus, Zhu Ziyang embarked on his journey alone to hunt for a thousand-year-old soul ring.

He traveled day and night, and arrived at his destination, Tianhui Grand Canyon, in just two days.

According to the plan, his second spirit ring must be of the light attribute. Perhaps because he had cultivated the Great Light Technique, Zhu Ziyang was able to clearly sense his affinity for the light element, an ability that spirit masters of other attribute spirits did not possess.

When his Radiant Scythe Martial Soul first awakened, his affinity for the Light Element was 35. Now it's around 45. After absorbing his second Light Attribute Soul Ring, Zhu Ziyang estimates that his Light Attribute Affinity will reach around 50 to 60, which is already the ceiling for high-level Martial Souls.

Such a rate of improvement has far exceeded the scope of the elemental theory. If scholars of the elemental school knew about it, they would surely question their existence.

This demonstrates the immense power of the Great Brightness Technique.

Zhu Ziyang's affinity for ice elements is around 40, which shows that the Frost Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul is stronger than the original Radiant Scythe Martial Soul.

Regarding elemental affinity, this is an important theory in the world of Soul Masters, and the core of elemental theory.

In the current world of Soul Masters, Soul Masters believe that elemental affinity is one of the factors that determines the quality of a Martial Soul. A Martial Soul with elemental attributes can increase its elemental affinity by absorbing a Soul Ring of the corresponding attribute.

Elemental affinity refers to the ratio of elements that a Soul Master can utilize within their perception to the total number of elements. For example, if there are one hundred fire elements within a one-cubic-meter space centered on the Soul Master, then the more elements the Soul Master can utilize, the higher their elemental affinity.

Normally, everyone has zero affinity for all elements. Martial spirits with an elemental affinity of less than 10% are called weak-attribute martial spirits. For example, the Dark Light Scythe martial spirit can be called a weak light-attribute martial spirit.

Martial souls with an elemental affinity of 10% to 90% are considered traditional attribute martial souls. Nearly 80% of martial souls in the soul master world fall into this category, which includes ordinary martial souls, advanced martial souls, and top-level martial souls.

As for martial souls with an elemental affinity of over 90%, they are the legendary ultimate martial souls, something that appears only once every thousand years. In the eight thousand years since the birth of elemental theory, only three soul masters on the continent have possessed ultimate martial souls.

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Tianhui Grand Canyon.

"Ugh! It's so hard to find! Now I understand why Dad and the others haven't come back for over a week." Zhu Ziyang complained in the jungle.

He has been in the Tianhui Grand Canyon for two days, but still hasn't found the soul beast he wants.

Zhu Ziyang wanted a second spirit ring made of a spirit beast called the Blazing Mantis, a high-level spirit beast with light and metal attributes. He had originally intended to choose this spirit beast for his first spirit ring, and based on his judgment, the Blazing Mantis spirit ring should be able to provide him with a good amplification-type spirit skill.

Zhu Ziyang had already searched most of the areas where the Blazing Mantis frequently appeared, but none of the ones he encountered were thousand-year-old soul beasts. The one with the highest cultivation level was only eight hundred years old, which disappointed Zhu Ziyang.

"Wait, what's that smell? It smells so good!" Zhu Ziyang complained, but suddenly he smelled a faint fragrance, like the scent of osmanthus, which invigorated his tired mind.

There's treasure!

Zhu Ziyang realized it instantly. Without hesitation, he followed the scent. He walked about four or five hundred meters, but the fragrance in the air grew stronger and stronger. Generally, this was a sign that some kind of medicinal herb had matured!

He saw a thicket of bushes taller than himself, and the fragrance was coming from it.

"This is it!" Zhu Ziyang narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a dangerous glint. He stretched out his right hand, and the Radiant Scythe instantly appeared in his hand. The yellow soul ring floated silently on the scythe handle, and the light gold patterns on the handle were already beginning to take shape.

He raised the Radiant Scythe, slowly parted the bushes in front of him, and stepped into them. The bushes were quite deep; Zhu Ziyang walked three or four meters into them but still couldn't find any open space. The fragrance, however, grew increasingly strong.

With a "whoosh!" Zhu Ziyang pushed aside a bush, and a giant, bronze-colored praying mantis with golden markings suddenly rushed out from behind it, raising its sickle-shaped, serrated forelegs to slash at Zhu Ziyang. Zhu Ziyang was prepared, and his radiant scythe instantly thrust out, blocking the attacker's weapon.

Upon seeing the giant praying mantis, Zhu Ziyang showed no anger at being ambushed; instead, he revealed a joyful expression. This giant praying mantis was none other than the Thousand-Year Radiant Praying Mantis that Zhu Ziyang had been searching for!

It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly!

To Zhu Ziyang's even greater surprise, behind the Radiant Mantis stood a small tree about a meter tall, bearing a pale yellow, apple-sized fruit that emitted a fragrance reminiscent of osmanthus blossoms. Beneath the tree lay several mangled corpses of Radiant Mantises.

Bright Yellow Fruit is a spiritual medicine that can increase soul power and enhance physical fitness, and it is especially effective for those with the Light attribute.

Zhu Ziyang finally understood why there were no other thousand-year-old Blazing Mantises within a ten-mile radius; they had all perished while fighting for this bright yellow fruit.

So, is this Radiant Mantis the ultimate victor?

Zhu Ziyang looked at the Fiery Mantis that had retreated to the front of the Bright Yellow Fruit Tree and was staring at him warily and fiercely. His expression was quite strange. Was he the one who had been outmaneuvered?

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