Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 6: The Mutant Sea Viper, the Blood Dragon

Regarding the soul beasts he would hunt, Ji Wuming had already made his choice, based on the characteristics currently exhibited by the Blood Spear Martial Soul and its inherent fragility.

Choosing to hunt snake-type spirit beasts is undoubtedly the best option. Sea vipers are not only venomous but also possess a certain degree of toughness. They are inherently bloodthirsty, and the bloodthirsty energy within them is far superior to that of most sea spirit beasts. It can be said that they can completely make up for the weaknesses of the Blood Spear Martial Soul and enhance its advantages.

As for the deep-sea demon whale pods and the evil tiger whales, these powerful top-tier sea spirit beasts are still top choices, but unfortunately, they lack the strength to hunt them!

After pondering for a moment, Director Lu frowned and said, "Sea viper? That's a good choice. My martial soul is also a sea viper, which has a certain restraining effect on it. Hunting one that is three or four hundred years old shouldn't be a problem."

"Thank you, Director. Even if I were older, my current physical condition would be able to handle it," Ji Wuming replied.

"Alright, let's set off now and try to find a sea viper of suitable age for you before sunset."

After arranging some tasks, Director Lu immediately took Ji Wuming to the beach, but he had to remind him...

"Xiao Ji, the older the soul beast, the more likely it is to live in seas far away from humans. They are afraid of humans, and humans are afraid of them as well. Although sea vipers are widely distributed in the ocean, it is still quite difficult to find a sea viper that is over four hundred years old and suitable."

"It's alright. It's already difficult for a Soul Master to obtain a suitable Soul Ring. If I don't even have this much patience, then I don't deserve to be a Soul Master."

Hearing this, Director Li felt very gratified for Ji Wuming. Most children of this age are very impetuous, especially when they acquire their first soul ring. However, Ji Wuming is humble and has already shown the demeanor of a great soul master. His future achievements will surely be remarkable.

"Martial Soul Possession!"

Unlike land-based Soul Masters who possess their Martial Souls, sea-based Soul Masters fight in the sea using a special state where their Beast Souls are separated from their bodies.

At this moment, Director Lu was standing on a purple sea viper about eight meters long, floating on the surface of the water.

"Ji, come on up. We should get going." Director Lu reached out his left hand and pulled Ji Wuming onto the sea viper's back.

Along the way, Director Lu deliberately released the pressure of a Great Soul Master, causing some soul beasts under a hundred years old to dare not approach, thus speeding up their movement.

Due to his own martial spirit, Director Lu had an extremely keen sense for sea vipers and quickly spotted one.

"Little Ji, your first spirit ring has been secured. There's a sea viper swimming on the sea ahead."

Just as they swam faster, and at a distance of sixty meters, they saw a sea viper that was only a little over three meters long, Director Lu shook his head in disappointment.

"Sea vipers grow one centimeter in length every year, and this one is between three and three and a half meters long. Roughly estimated, it's about 350 years old. Let's swim a little further, and if we really can't find one that's even older, then we'll choose this one."

"Yes, Director," Ji Wuming said softly.

However, in the next second, a sudden commotion broke out on the relatively calm sea. Countless weak sea spirit beasts scattered and fled. An unknown spirit beast with a blood-red body and short horns leaped half a meter out of the water and bit the 350-year-old sea viper's vital spot.

With a few swaying movements of its head, the viper's tough scales were bitten through, and it was instantly severed in two, leaving a ring of crimson on the water's surface.

Director Lu, who noticed this scene, looked on with surprise.

"This, this is a Blood Dragon, an extremely rare variant of the sea viper. Judging by its length, it is nearly 630 years old."

Upon hearing this, a golden light flashed in Ji Wuming's eyes.

He had seen the Blood Dragon, a mutated species of sea viper, in the Encyclopedia of Sea Soul Beasts. The Blood Dragon was actually one of the top-tier soul beasts that was formed when a sea viper mutated after devouring a certain number of its own kind, and at the same time obtained a trace of dragon essence.

On the mainland, in everyone's subconscious, dragons have been considered synonymous with powerful bloodlines. Even an ordinary soul beast, if it obtains a trace of dragon blood, can rise to the level of a top-tier soul beast.

Snakes belong to the dragon race, and inherently possess a very faint, latent dragon bloodline. If they have the opportunity or consume a soul beast containing dragon blood, they will surely be able to transform from a snake into a dragon.

As for the Blood Dragon in front of us, it's just a name given to the soul beast by most people who don't have the concept of a Jiao (蛟). The correct name should be Blood Jiao.

As Ji Wuming watched the blood dragon swim further and further away, he had no time to explain and shouted urgently,

"Master, this Blood Dragon is very suitable as my first Soul Ring. Based on my current physical condition, I can absorb a Soul Ring of about 650 years. Moreover, according to my understanding, Blood Dragons like to collect precious items, and it is very likely that there is a lot of treasure in its cave."

Dragons are known for their lust, but they also have a penchant for collecting treasures. The Blood Flood Dragon is already evolving into a Blood Dragon, so it must have inherited some of the characteristics of the dragon race.

"Physical attributes can actually be linked to the age of spirit rings?"

After questioning for a moment, Director Lu looked at Ji Wuming's height of 1.56 meters and his extremely strong physique, which was even stronger than when he became a Great Soul Master. He then expressed some affirmation for Ji Wuming's ability to absorb a Soul Ring beyond his level.

Moreover, if Ji Wuming's second half of the statement is true, with his current strength, dealing with a two- or three-thousand-year-old soul beast would be no problem at all. Even if this 630-year-old blood dragon is strong, its true strength is only at the level of a thousand-year-old soul beast. In that case, the Blood Dragon Cave is really worth exploring.

"Okay, let's hurry up and follow them."

Director Lu grabbed Ji Wuming and sped up, deliberately maintaining a safe distance from the Blood Dragon to prevent them from being discovered.

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Two hours later, the blood dragon swam to a small island and quickly crawled towards a cave.

"Xiao Ji, although this island is much safer than the ocean, there are definitely a lot of sea vipers on it. Be aware of your surroundings and stay close behind me."

"Director, I understand!" Ji Wuming immediately drew the blood spear from his back and stealthily followed Director Lu's pace, taking one step at a time.

After they swept through a grove of trees about 100 meters long, a cave more than 20 meters high appeared before them. A gentle breeze carried a strong stench of blood, and the ground was littered with snake sloughs.

Just as Director Lu was about to head straight inside, Ji Wuming glanced at the blazing sun overhead and immediately stopped him.

"Director, this island contains different kinds of snake molts. The Blood Dragon has most likely become the king of snakes, and there must be a lot of snake-type soul beasts inside this cave. If we force our way in, even a Soul Master could perish here if he is not careful."

(End of this chapter)