vncnus Chapter 6 Encountering Beibei, Tang Ya!
Chapter 6 Encountering Beibei, Tang Ya!
The most crucial thing is protecting one's own.
Extremely protective of their own.
According to the original novel, as long as you are a member of the Body Sect, even if you kill the emperor's son, the sect leader will lead the entire sect to support you and fight to the death.
"The Mangekyou Sharingan... belongs to the eye-based martial soul category." Daido's eyes lit up.
"The eyes are part of the body. Therefore, my kaleidoscope should also fall under the category of the body's martial soul."
This inference is reasonable.
Moreover, the Body Sect is located within the Heavenly Soul Empire. Although it is far from the Star Dou Great Forest, separated by most of the continent, it is at least a definite target.
"That's it."
Dai Tu made a decision.
But the next question immediately arose: How do we get there?
The straight-line distance between the Star Dou Great Forest in the southern part of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Body Sect's residence in the northern part of the Heaven Soul Empire is more than three thousand miles.
The journey involves traversing the northern border of the Star Luo Empire and the southern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, as well as crossing the Mingdou Mountain Range that lies between the two empires.
With his current strength, crossing such a long distance alone would almost be suicide.
On the way, you may encounter bandits, outlaws, and evil spirit masters; you may be attacked by spirit beasts; or you may be intercepted and killed by pursuers sent by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Even if he's lucky and has a safe journey, with his level 20 soul power, it would still take him several months just to travel.
"Strength... I'm still not strong enough."
Dai Tu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
One must eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. The most urgent task is to obtain the second soul ring and break through to the Great Soul Master realm.
Only by improving one's strength can one have the resources to survive in the forest and the confidence to embark on long journeys.
His two martial souls currently each have only one soul ring.
That was six years ago, when he was level ten, he obtained it by hunting two hundred-year-old soul beasts on the outermost edge of the Star Dou Great Forest with the help of the old village chief.
The Mangekyou Sharingan was given a 130-year-old "Insightful Owl" with the Soul Skill "Dynamic Vision Enhancement," a very basic auxiliary Soul Skill that could increase his dynamic vision by 30% for 15 minutes.
The spirit attached to the sapling is a 150-year-old magical wood beast, whose spirit skill is a wooden stick combo attack, using tree branches to attack.
It's so weak that I was too embarrassed to use it in front of others before I even wore it.
But it's different now.
The martial spirit has evolved.
The Mangekyou Sharingan awakens, and the sapling evolves into the Tree of Life. These two soul skills also seem to have undergone some kind of change.
Dai Tu could sense that these were no longer the useless skills they used to be, but rather... evolved.
"Let's give it a try."
Dai Tu stood up and walked to a relatively open clearing in the woods. He took a deep breath and his mind stirred slightly.
A crimson light shone from the depths of his left eye. A kaleidoscope-like dart pattern quietly appeared and slowly rotated.
At the same time, a faint yellow halo rose from beneath his feet—his only spirit ring, a hundred-year spirit ring from the Insightful Owl.
But now, the color of this spirit ring seems to have deepened. Originally just a pale yellow, it now presents a dark, almost orange-yellow color, and there are even faint, fine black lines flowing on the surface of the spirit ring.
"First Soul Skill..."
Dai Tu murmured, channeling his soul power into his eyes.
"Kamui: Hollowfication!"
There was no sound, no light, nothing happened.
But Dai Tu could feel that the space around his body was beginning to become "blurred".
It wasn't a visual blur, but a deeper, more rule-based "isolation." He reached out and tried to touch the tree trunk beside him.
The finger went through it.
It was like passing through an illusory shadow, without any sensation or resistance, and went straight through the tree trunk.
After experimenting for a while, Dai Tu roughly understood the function of this divine power, which is divided into the left eye and the right eye.
The left eye leans towards defense, while the right eye leans towards offense.
Left Eye Etherealization: Transfers part of the user's body to another dimension, granting immunity to all physical attacks (lasts approximately 5 minutes).
Penetration Absorption: Upon contact with a target, it absorbs the entire target into another dimension (it must materialize itself to activate this effect).
Mid-to-long-range teleportation: Allows you to directly distort space to attack enemies from a distance.
The right eye emphasizes precise targeting and close-range burst damage.
Close-range distortion: A vortex-like distortion is generated at the focal point of the line of sight, directly tearing the target apart (extremely energy-consuming).
Teleportation ability: Can only teleport objects it can touch or itself.
"As expected, after evolving into the Kaleidoscope, my soul skill also evolved." Dai Tu dispelled his soul skill, slightly panting.
"It has evolved from a basic auxiliary skill like 'Dynamic Vision Enhancement' into a rule-based skill like 'Divine Might: Intangibility.' Although it consumes a lot of resources and has a short duration, it can save your life in critical moments."
"It seems that the evolution of a martial soul does indeed lead to the evolution of soul skills. So, if I add a second soul ring to the Kaleidoscope, what soul skill will I get?"
He needs offensive soul skills.
While Kamui: Hollowfication is powerful, it leans towards defense and evasion.
"Target: Thousand-Year Soul Ring."
A resolute glint flashed in Dai Tu's eyes.
The Tree of Life greatly improved his physique. Now, his meridian resilience, bone strength, and internal organ endurance far surpass those of other Soul Masters of the same level.
Absorbing a thousand-year-old soul ring carries risks, but the success rate is at least 70%.
Just do it.
Dai Tu determined the direction and headed deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
The deeper you go, the older the soul beasts become, and the greater the danger. Hundred-year-old soul beasts are everywhere, and thousand-year-old soul beasts begin to appear sporadically.
Daito was very careful, constantly using the basic perception abilities of his Mangekyou Sharingan to avoid those with powerful auras.
However, suitable spirit beasts are not easy to find.
What he needs is a soul beast suitable for the Mangekyou Sharingan. According to the theories of Douluo Continent, for eye-type martial souls, it is best to hunt soul beasts that also possess powerful vision or have mental attributes.
However, these kinds of spirit beasts are often very rare and are good at hiding, making them extremely difficult to find.
Dai Tu came to a stream.
The stream was crystal clear, and he could see the pebbles and swimming fish at the bottom. He squatted down, scooped up some water, and washed his face. The cool stream water refreshed him.
Just then, a commotion arose in the distance.
"Xiaoya, stop it! Don't let it into the bushes!"
A clear male voice, speaking urgently.
"I know! Blue Silver Grass—Entangle!"
A clear female voice responded, followed by the rustling sound of plants growing.
Dai Tu raised his head, squinted, and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
About two hundred paces away, two figures were darting through the woods. The one in front was a boy dressed in a light blue outfit, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old and had a handsome face.
With a refined and scholarly air, he was followed by a young girl of similar age, wearing a light green dress and pretty, with a ponytail that made her look very lively.
The two were chasing a soul beast.
No, it's less about "chasing" and more about "encircling and capturing".
The soul beast was not large, only about three feet long, and its entire body was black except for its four white claws.
It resembles a house cat, but a cluster of dark flames burns at the end of its tail, burning silently and emitting a cold and eerie aura.
What is most striking is its eyes, one gold and one silver, gleaming with an eerie light in the dim forest.
"Netherworld Flame Cat..." Dai Tu murmured the name of the soul beast.
A very rare mutated soul beast, formed from a Nether Cat under special circumstances. It typically possesses extremely high speed and mental resistance, and its Nether Flames on its tail can scorch the soul, making it extremely difficult to deal with.
Judging from its aura, this Netherworld Flame Cat's cultivation level is around 1,500 years.
"Beibei, it's running towards the stream!"
"Tang Ya, the girl in the green dress, shouted, continuously releasing blue silver grass vines from her hands, attempting to entangle the Netherworld Flame Cat."
"We can't let it go into the water! The Netherfire Cat's speed will increase dramatically when it gets wet!" the boy called Beibei shouted urgently, his feet moving even faster, with faint lightning flashing around him.
Dai Tu stood by the stream, blocking the escape route of the Netherfire Cat.