Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 5 First Soul Ring

Over the next few days, Xiao Yu and Miao searched for suitable soul beasts on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Both Xiao Yu and Miao were well aware of how important the quality of a soul beast was to a soul ring. In the past few days, they had encountered many soul beasts, but they were either too young or their attributes were too different from Xiao Yu's martial soul. Even if they absorbed a useless soul skill, the chances of getting one were extremely high.

Over the course of several days, Xiao Yu remained calm. He remembered that in the original story, the Shrek Seven Devils had spent considerable effort obtaining spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest and Sunset Forest. Good things don't just come easily.

On the contrary, Miao became somewhat anxious. If Xiao Yu hadn't stopped him, he would have killed those completely unsuitable soul beasts he encountered as a sacrifice to the heavens several times.

"It's not easy for a spirit beast to grow up, and killing it would be of no benefit to us. Why bother? If humans indiscriminately kill spirit beasts, will we still have spirit rings to acquire in a few decades?"

Before transmigrating, Xiao Yu had only read the original novels of Douluo Continent I and II, and only had a rough understanding of Douluo Continent III. However, he remembered one thing very clearly: in Douluo Continent III, soul beasts were almost extinct.

Under Xiao Yu's persuasion, Miao finally restrained his killing intent and let go of the few unlucky soul beasts.

"roar!"

Perhaps it was because Xiao Yu's kindness brought him good luck, after Miao and Xiao Yu once again let go of a hundred-year-old soul beast, a roar suddenly rang out from ahead.

"This soul power fluctuation also carries a trace of darkness."

Sensing the energy response coming from not far away, Miao's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Hard work pays off, young master, it seems your first spirit ring has been secured."

Xiao Yu smiled slightly and said, "Let's go take a look."

The two moved swiftly and soon came into view of the spirit beast. It was a canine spirit beast with two heads, its entire body was red, and its four eyes gleamed with a terrifying light.

Miao recognized the spirit beast: "This is a two-headed hellhound with about five hundred years of cultivation. With your martial spirit, young master, it is perfect to be your first spirit ring."

"Alright, let me first deal with this hellhound!"

Xiao Yu nodded and shouted, "Martial Soul Possession!"

In an instant, black armor covered Xiao Yu's entire body, and with the help of wings that sprouted from his back, Xiao Yu shot out like an arrow.

"roar!"

The two-headed hellhound roared as it saw a child charging towards it, and pounced like a streak of fiery red light.

"Such speed! Is this the strength of a 500-year-old soul beast?!"

Xiao Yu's expression changed slightly. He focused his mind and shouted, "Kill!" He thrust out his black greatsword.

Perhaps due to its low intelligence or underestimation of Xiao Yu, a soul master who didn't even have his first soul ring, the two-headed hound charged headlong into Xiao Yu's giant sword without dodging or flinching.

Xiao Yu's martial soul, the Apostle of the Underworld, is a weakened version of the King of the Underworld. The sword in his hand naturally carries some of the power of a divine artifact. Although not much, it is enough to break through the defense of a hundred-year-old soul beast.

A scream rang out, blood splattered, and Xiao Yu's sword pierced the two-headed hound's body.

The pain spurred the two-headed hound, its two heads and four eyes glowing a terrifying red light as it charged fiercely at Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu quickly drew back his divine sword and held it in front of him to block the two-headed hound's attack.

Driven mad by excruciating pain, the two-headed dog repeatedly rammed into Xiao Yu, determined to tear him to pieces. Each impact sent shivers through Xiao Yu's body, his internal organs churning as if in a tempestuous storm.

Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and withstood the two-headed hound's fierce attacks, not allowing Miao to help him. Having landed the first blow, the dark, deathly power inherent in the Underworld Apostle had penetrated the two-headed hound's body through the blade. If Xiao Yu could withstand the hound's final struggle, victory would be his.

The standoff lasted for about ten minutes before the two-headed dog suddenly staggered, its front paws buckled to the ground, and its two once arrogant heads drooped down.

"We finally made it through!"

Seeing the soul beast that had collapsed, Xiao Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, his arms were numb, clearly indicating that he had reached his limit.

This encounter gave Xiao Yu a general understanding of the strength of the soul beasts. To be honest, if the two-headed hound hadn't been careless and allowed him to land his first sword strike, given the soul beast's physique, it could have continued that intense attack for at least another ten minutes, and Xiao Yu really wouldn't have been able to hold on.

With a long sigh of relief, Xiao Yu strode forward and pierced the left head of the two-headed dog with his sword, ending its life.

As the two-headed hound died, a pale yellow light gradually gathered on its body, eventually forming a dazzling yellow halo.

Xiao Yu did not immediately absorb the spirit ring. He had just fought a fierce battle and his physical condition was extremely poor. At this time, absorbing a spirit ring that was about five hundred years old would have added a lot of risk.

According to the original text, a spirit ring can exist for about an hour, which Xiao Yu can use to adjust his condition.

More than half an hour later, Xiao Yu, who had restored his body to its peak condition through meditation, opened his eyes and began to use his soul power to attract soul rings to his side.

Whether it was because Xiao Yu's martial soul was too strong or because the two-headed hellhound had lost its temper after being killed by Xiao Yu, a level 10 soul master, the absorption of the soul ring went very smoothly. In just over an hour, Xiao Yu completed the absorption of the soul ring, and his soul power level reached level 12, showing a faint trend of breaking through to level 13.

"Young Master, what is your first soul skill?"

Seeing that Xiao Yu had finished absorbing the soul ring, Miao, who had been carefully protecting him from the side, couldn't help but ask curiously.

Xiao Yu replied, "My first soul skill is called Purgatory Body Protection, which can generate extremely high temperature flames around me to protect me, while also increasing my attack and defense by 30%."

"Not bad skill."

Miao nodded. For a Soul Master, it is ideal if the Soul Skill generated by the initial Soul Ring is of the amplification type, so that even when they reach the Title Douluo level, this hundred-year Soul Ring can still play a role.

Xiao Yu shared the same opinion and was quite satisfied with this first soul skill.

Having already obtained their first spirit ring, the two naturally couldn't stay in the Star Dou Great Forest, where spirit beasts were everywhere and the dangers were unknown, so they immediately set off to leave.

Entering the forest, the movement was slow because it was necessary to find suitable soul beasts to obtain soul rings. However, when leaving, there was no need to search the surrounding area; one could simply leave in a straight line. In less than half a day, they left the forest and arrived at a small town on the outskirts of the forest.

(End of this chapter)