Chapter 4 Royal Hunting Ground
Chapter 4 Royal Hunting Ground
The next morning, they were led by several old men from the Royal Soul Master Academy to the Royal Soul Beast Hunting Ground to hunt soul rings.
Whether it is the royal family of the Tiandou Empire or the major sects of the empire, they all have their own specially maintained soul beast enclosure areas, which are provided to direct descendants or people who have made contributions to hunt and obtain soul rings.
Of course, the soul beasts in these man-made soul beast hunting grounds are basically captured from outside; in terms of level, the highest is just ten thousand years old, and the legendary hundred thousand year soul beast is out of the question.
"Ho ho ho."
After entering the soul beast hunting ground, Zhongli heard a series of low roars of beasts. Zhongli could not help but frowned slightly.
Having read Douluo Dalu, he naturally knew that the soul beasts in this world were also intelligent and emotional. He could also hear the sadness and anger contained in the roars of those beasts.
He couldn't help but think of his world and his people; the so-called immortals in Liyue were actually various immortal beasts, which were similar to the soul beasts in Douluo Continent in a sense. And he, the Rock King Emperor, was not only the emperor worshipped by humans, but also the master of all immortals; all the immortal beasts in Liyue were considered his followers.
In this world, humans and soul beasts are mortal enemies. He could sense the deep hatred that the soul beasts imprisoned and waiting to die had for humans.
Zhongli did not blame the humans in this world. But in his heart, he felt a chill towards the "God" who made the rules of this world.
It is the rules of this world that force humans and soul beasts to kill each other; if humans want to improve and become stronger, they must hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings. Otherwise, they will never be able to break through the bottleneck. If soul beasts no longer exist one day, then the profession of soul master will also disappear. It is so extreme.
In Zhongli's opinion, the soul beasts in this world are like a cursed immortal species; the lifespan of soul beasts is as long as that of pure-blooded fairy beasts in Liyue, but they do not have the same powerful strength as fairy beasts. The speed at which the power of soul beasts grows is surprisingly slow; after practicing for hundreds or thousands of years, they can only have the strength equivalent to that of a soul master of dozens of levels.
Or, in other words, humans only need a short period of training to match the power accumulated by soul beasts over countless years. You know, even the years experienced by him, the Rock King Emperor, are not as long as some soul beasts in this world. What's more terrifying is that the birth of a human Title Douluo, at the very least, requires the life of a nine-headed soul beast as the price.
This world is twisted. Sooner or later, the soul beast race will be on the brink of extinction. And if the soul beasts counterattack on the brink of extinction, can the human world withstand it?
Along the way, an old royal attendant explained various knowledge about soul beasts to the young princes and princesses, from the types of soul beasts, to their age, attributes, and what kind of soul rings soul masters can absorb.
"For soul masters and quasi-soul masters like you who are at the bottleneck of level ten, the limit is to fuse soul rings that are between four hundred and six hundred years old. Your bodies are in good condition and your martial spirits are very powerful, so you can consider challenging those with a slightly older age of more than six hundred years."
The old man explained with a kind smile on his face.
Zhongli nodded secretly in his heart. The explanation given by this royal priest was actually much more scientific and reasonable than the teaching given by the master to the "Young Master Tang" in the original "Douluo Continent". The master actually claimed that he had measured the upper limit of the spirit rings that a spirit master could bear at each stage, and even specified it to the single digit of the year.
I mean, is there a possibility that, based on universal rationality, each individual soul master is different in terms of his or her physical endurance and martial soul strength?
"Your martial souls are all weapon martial souls. When choosing spirit rings, you must also consider the various characteristics of your martial souls. For example, the characteristics of Aying's martial soul are sharpness, severance, strength, and of course the elemental attribute of lightning; while the characteristics of Ali's martial soul are more inclined to armor-breaking, shield-breaking, and anti-shock, and the elemental attributes are also different."
The old man didn't know much about Zhongli's "divine martial spirit", so he naturally wouldn't talk nonsense. For the sake of academic rigor, the most basic bottom line is to know what you know and not know what you don't know.
Of course, they also didn't know that Ying actually had another martial soul.
"Aying, in my opinion, this Lightning Silver Wolf is more suitable for you. It is about 500 years old. If you want to try, I will help you to control it."
The old man pointed to a wolfhound with bright silver fur not far away that was staring at them with a vigilant look, and said with a smile.
Ying just thought about it for a moment and shook his head.
The group walked forward for a while and heard a low roar. This time, the old man's expression was a little more serious. "This soul beast is called the Blue Lightning Thunder Dragon. There are only two of them in the entire Royal Forest. You should have heard of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan. This soul beast is a close relative of their martial soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Even though it is only about 500 years old, similar to the silver wolf just now, you probably can't absorb its soul ring. Back then, three soul clans sacrificed their lives to capture this 100-year-old soul beast."
Dragon soul beasts are extremely powerful on this continent, which is the same as the continent of Teyvat.
Generally speaking, a Soul Sect's strength alone would not be a problem in dealing with a thousand-year-old soul beast. But in order to take down this blue lightning dragon, three Soul Sects were sacrificed, which shows how ferocious it is. The soul ring of such a soul beast is naturally much more difficult to absorb than other soul beasts of the same age.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, Ying's figure shot out like an arrow, and the old man's face changed instantly.
"Aying!"
"Hey!"
"Roar!"
As the old man looked in disbelief, a purple knife light flashed; silver-purple blood splashed, along with broken dragon scales and the painful roar of the injured soul beast!
"boom!"
The lightning ball ejected by the injured soul beast was caught by the old man who arrived in time with one hand. However, the old man's back was covered with cold sweat.
Why did this kid just rush out without saying a word?
Eight soul rings pulsated around the old man, and the other two powerful royal family members who followed him also took action, one with seven rings and the other with eight rings, surrounding the hundred-year-old soul beast in the middle. A flash of despair flashed across the silver-purple eyes of the Thunder Dragon.
"You don't have to do anything. Let me do it."
Ying suddenly spoke at this time, her voice cold. She carried the naginata, which was much longer than her height, on her back, and walked towards the powerful hundred-year-old soul beast step by step.
The three royal masters hesitated for a moment and did not immediately take action to completely subdue the soul beast and make it lose its combat effectiveness. Originally, for the safety of the princess, they should immediately take down the soul beast. However, at this moment, they felt unwilling to disobey the princess's order.
She was clearly just a little girl, but for a moment, a sense of awe arose in their hearts.
Under their nervous gazes, the young princess began to fight and kill the powerful blue lightning dragon. Once the situation became slightly wrong, they would immediately take action to end this unfair battle.
However, they did not have the opportunity to take action in this battle. They just witnessed a battle that they would never forget.
"Roar"
The body of the blue lightning dragon slowly fell down. Its body was covered with scars left by the naginata. However, in the silver-purple eyes of the thunder dragon, there was no hatred as before, but a kind of admiration and relief.
Ying stood in front of the corpse of the blue lightning dragon, holding a knife, and remained silent for a while. Then, she sat down cross-legged and began to absorb and fuse the yellow hundred-year soul ring produced by the blue lightning dragon.
(End of this chapter)