Chapter 127 New Mission: Intercept the Eight Spider Lances! Successful Absorption of the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!
Chrysanthemum Douluo, with Su Yun in tow, sprinted away, finally slowing down after confirming that no soul beasts were chasing them anymore.
"Good lad, today was truly thrilling." Chrysanthemum Douluo, panting, turned to look at Su Yun beside him, whose complexion was a bit unsightly, and grinned, "But getting that Azure Forest Heart, this adventure was indeed worth it."
Gliding through the air at high speed with Chrysanthemum Douluo, even though Su Yun's physical condition was stronger than that of an ordinary soul master, he still felt a bit of discomfort in his chest.
After his complexion eased slightly, Su Yun took out the exquisitely beautiful Azure Forest Heart from his soul guide and handed it to Chrysanthemum Douluo, casually asking, "Grandpa Chrysanthemum, what do you intend to do with this Azure Forest Heart?"
Su Yun had read the original story, and at this point, no one from the Spirit Hall seemed to need the Azure Forest Heart.
After all, at this time according to the original timeline, Tang San had not yet joined the Shrek Academy and was in his "sneaky development" phase.
No one in the Spirit Hall was injured and on the brink of death; who needed this thing?
"Hey! Such a unique treasure is truly hard to come by. If old man is out here looking for it, naturally it is by the decree of the Pope." Chrysanthemum Douluo chuckled.
Bibi Dong?
Su Yun was somewhat puzzled.
Could it be the risks of the Rakshasa God trial required this treasure for an extra layer of insurance?
Seeing the puzzled look on Su Yun's face, Chrysanthemum Douluo chuckled, "Actually, it's not for the Pope herself."
Chrysanthemum Douluo lowered his voice slightly and softly said, "It's said to be a secret need of the Worship Hall, which our people caught wind of."
"The Pope intends to use this item as a bargaining chip to suppress the Worship Hall in the future."
The Worship Hall?
A current of electricity suddenly flashed through Su Yun's mind!
The sudden guess made him involuntarily shrink his pupils and take a sharp breath.
He remembered from the original story that Qian Daoliu once said he had waited over a hundred years to initiate the ninth trial of the angel, ultimately sacrificing himself in the process!
"Hiss—"
"So that's it, no wonder the Worship Hall is secretly looking for such a life-saving treasure." Su Yun marveled inwardly.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, not noticing Su Yun's reaction, stored the Azure Forest Heart and nodded, "Now is a good time to see if there are suitable soul beasts for you here."
"It's just a pity about those Ghost Vine tribe's soul rings. I deliberately held back a bit earlier, hoping to give you a chance to deliver the final blow and harvest the soul ring."
"Unfortunately, those soul beasts intercepted us, truly a pity."
Su Yun spread his hands in helplessness, but comparatively, they had made a profit from this trip.
The matter of his own soul ring could wait a bit longer.
Thus, taking advantage of the early hour, Su Yun and Chrysanthemum Douluo set off again in search of soul beasts.
Finally, this time fortune did not waste Su Yun's time.
In just an hour, in a dark and dense forest, Su Yun found a Ghost King Vine, and it was one that had just evolved recently.
With Chrysanthemum Douluo's help, a black ten thousand year soul ring also floated up from the corpse of the Ghost King Vine into mid-air.
"Su Yun, although you are indeed stronger than others, this is after all a ten thousand year soul ring. I still have to remind you."
"If there is a problem, it's very likely that all the progress you've made in your cultivation could be lost." Chrysanthemum Douluo, ultimately unable to hold back, reminded Su Yun before he attempted to absorb the soul ring.
Upon hearing this, Su Yun did not show much worry on his face but instead lightly laughed and replied, "Grandpa Chrysanthemum, don't worry. I have great fortune; a mere ten thousand year soul ring can't stop me."
In the original story, Tang San was able to absorb a ten thousand year soul ring because of his physique and the enhancement from the immortal herbs.
Su Yun believed that his body was far superior to Tang San's, and with a system as insurance, he naturally did not fear the newly entered ten thousand year black soul ring.
As his words fell, Su Yun immediately sat cross-legged next to the Ghost King Vine's soul ring, summoning his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, while simultaneously activating his soul power to draw the soul ring closer.
"Let's begin." Silently uttering these words in his heart, Su Yun officially started to absorb the soul ring.
As the black soul ring gradually merged with the Blue Silver Emperor, in the martial soul space, Ah Yin also felt a pressure unique to a ten thousand year soul ring pressing towards Su Yun's body.
"Although it's a ten thousand year soul ring, it's just barely crossed the threshold of ten thousand years. It won't be easy to burst me," Ah Yin smiled confidently, not taking this soul ring lightly.
Thanks to the body strengthening from absorbing the two immortal herbs initially, and his cultivation of the Tai Yi Green Wood Technique to the inscription stage, Ah Yin could unreservedly accelerate the absorption of the Ghost King Vine's ten thousand year soul ring with the Blue Silver Emperor.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, guarding Su Yun, was astonished to see Su Yun absorbing the ten thousand year soul ring not only without any abnormality but smoothly.
Why was the situation different from what he expected?
Wasn't this kid supposed to endure hardships and suffer from the torment of the soul ring before successfully absorbing it?
Why did absorbing a ten thousand year soul ring at the fourth soul ring stage seem as simple as drinking water to him?
Chrysanthemum Douluo was puzzled and confused by Su Yun's smooth absorption, especially seeing the Blue Silver Emperor, which originally had golden threads flowing through its leaves, now spreading and growing numerous branches, gradually acquiring the properties of vines.
"His martial soul is evolving again. It possesses the nobility of the Blue Silver Emperor and the inclusiveness of the Blue Silver Grass, absorbing the advantages of other soul rings to strengthen itself," Chrysanthemum Douluo admired Su Yun's changing martial soul.
The time continued until evening, sunset.
The golden-red afterglow at the edge of the mountains cast the last ray of light on the Blue Silver Emperor in front of Su Yun, and his eyes finally opened!
At the same time, a suddenly intensified soul power fluctuation spread from his body, waking Chrysanthemum Douluo who was dozing off nearby.
"Level 42!" Su Yun expressed his excitement.
With higher soul power levels, the increase in soul power after absorbing a soul ring is limited. For example, after Tang San absorbed his fourth soul ring, his soul power was only raised to level 41.
Su Yun's advancement to level 42 likely was due to the high quality of the Ghost King Vine itself.
"Not bad, being able to raise your soul power to level 42 in one go shows that your soul ring, although not aged enough, is of good quality," Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded in satisfaction.
Su Yun, patting the air in flattery, said, "It's all thanks to Grandpa Chrysanthemum's discerning eye, finding this Ghost King Vine for me."
"Humph! Naturally," Chrysanthemum Douluo hummed. "If it were that old ghost taking you out, he definitely would've done a perfunctory job."
Truth be told, Chrysanthemum Douluo was quite fond of Su Yun. After all, both of their martial souls were among the top in the plant category, and with the latter's pleasant personality, his attitude towards Su Yun was at most tsundere.
After Su Yun absorbed the soul ring, Chrysanthemum Douluo planned to take him back to Spirit City as soon as possible.
However, just as Su Yun nodded in agreement to leave, a long-missed voice echoed in his ear.
"Mission issued!"
[Side Mission: Intercept the Eight Spider Lances!]
(End of Chapter)
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