179 Chapter 169: Sacrifice Enhancement Analysis of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings

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"Other soul beasts may not be able, but that doesn't mean we can't," the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass said triumphantly.

Tang San asked, "If you sacrifice yourselves to me, your long lives will disappear. Don't you think it's a pity?"

There's also—

Fusion Sacrifice.

This was the first time Tang San had heard of such a concept.

But in the original work, both the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass were used by the protagonist together, forging an invincible body immune to all poisons. It's likely that after becoming soul beasts, they became even more unique.

Moreover, these Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes are the remnants of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, and these two divine herbs, which represent the ultimate in Ice and Fire elements, may have gained the greatest benefits from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.

"We are willing to follow the Valley Master," the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass said in unison, without waiting for Tang San's refusal, they directly initiated the sacrifice.

The two divine herbs automatically broke apart, hovering in the air, approaching above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes. A red and a blue energy began to merge, their stems continuously withering and shattering until only a red soul ring remained.

Even before they attained sentience, the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had lived for nearly a thousand years. With Tang San awakening their consciousness and assisting them in cultivation with the Blue Silver Emperor, their cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, reaching over fifty thousand years.

Now, with the fusion of the powers of ice and fire, the resulting soul ring reached the level of a hundred thousand years! Moreover, unlike ordinary soul rings, this hundred thousand year soul ring had peculiar runes of deep red and deep blue—symbols of the fusion of the Ice and Fire energies formed after the fusion of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

"It's actually a hundred thousand year soul ring!" Xiao Wu exclaimed in disbelief. "Such an outrageous sacrificial method, plant soul beasts truly are extraordinary."

The hundred thousand year soul ring voluntarily enveloped Tang San...

...And the fluctuation of the hundred thousand year soul ring's soul power also caught the attention of Dugu Bo, causing him to step out of the nearby small house.

"I'll be damned, a hundred thousand year soul ring?!" Dugu Bo exclaimed, staring incredulously at the red soul ring on Tang San's body, then noticing the energy phantoms of other divine herbs, he was dumbfounded, "Why do I suddenly have so many people here? And they're all children?"

For the past half year, Dugu Bo had been mostly condensing his soul core—accumulating too much poison required a considerable amount of time, hence he rarely went out.

Furthermore, these divine herbs only condensed energy phantoms in front of Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Guang Ling. Even if Dugu Bo came out, he could only see the exotic plants flourishing a bit.

Half an hour later, Tang San opened his eyes, the Blue Silver Emperor appearing in his hand, becoming even more crystalline. Apart from the golden veins, there were now red and blue hues circulating. The five soul rings, one yellow, two purple, one black, and one red, made Dugu Bo feel like he was dreaming.

A Soul King with a hundred thousand year soul ring?

This guy is truly remarkable!

As the Blue Silver Emperor emerged, two streaks of light also emanated from the central bead, one red and one blue, transforming into two adorable girls wearing red and blue trousers respectively, with sun and moon patterns on their foreheads, evidently influenced by the Radiant Sun and Moonlight.

"Valley Master!" x2

The two girls floated freely in the air, sitting on Tang San's shoulders, affectionately calling him.

"What in the world is this?"

Not only Dugu Bo, but even Xiao Wu, this hundred thousand-year soul beast, felt bewildered.

Are there other peculiar types of sacrifices?

Can they manifest in forms similar to martial souls?

"They sacrificed themselves to me, but because of the majestic vitality of my martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor, their souls remained intact, able to condense forms. Additionally, it may have some connection with the methods I have developed over the past six months to enhance the physical body," Tang San observed. After completing the cultivation of the Divine Treasure of Jade Bones and Golden Muscles, his body's rejection of external substances reached its peak. Tang San felt that with just a thought, he could reject the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone without resorting to amputation.

The sacrifices of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, to generate soul bone energy, merged into their souls under the influence of his Golden Muscles and Jade Bones.

This was also the reason why they could manifest through the vitality of the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul.

Moreover, Tang San had a premonition that these two were equivalent to his external brains, able to assist in controlling the Blue Silver Emperor and utilize all its soul skills.

"However, this form can be considered as an initial symbiosis between humans and soul beasts. I call them Soul Spirits. What do you think?" Tang San claimed the naming rights from Huo Yuhao. "This method can only be achieved with the cultivation of my self-created body refining method for now. To popularize it, I will need to conduct further research in the future..."

"It's very impressive," Xiao Wu exclaimed joyfully. This gave her hope for peaceful coexistence between humans and soul beasts—San Ge truly is blessed.

"What a monster," Dugu Bo sighed, surveying the medicine garden. "Leaving this place to me is truly squandering natural treasures."

"Don't say that, Old Poisonous Monster. This place still belongs to you. It's just that in the future, when you harvest medicine, it's best to bring some fertilizer and communicate with them, exchange ideas. In terms of effectiveness, they know much more than you do." Tang San chuckled, remembering something, and took out a seed, planting it in front of the Blue Silver Emperor and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

"What did you plant?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.

"My fourth soul ring, also a ten thousand year-old plant soul beast sacrificed to me. As compensation, I need to find a fertile place for it." After Tang San finished speaking, he infused life force into the Nine Revolving Resurrection Grass with the Blue Silver Emperor, causing it to sprout and grow. Then he turned to the other plants and said, "From now on, you must take care of it well."

"Don't worry, Valley Master."

"As fellow plants, we will definitely look after each other."

"I wonder if it's a sister or a brother?"

"I can't wait to find out!"

Before leaving, Tang San collected many leaves of divine herbs, intending to bring them back for the people of the Tian Dou Academy to use.

Although they were just leaves, being divine herbs turned into soul beasts, their medicinal power was incomparable to ordinary divine herbs. Leaves were enough.

"Let's go, Old Poisonous Monster, lead us out." Tang San said.

"I've become a babysitter," Dugu Bo mumbled, but he still took action, leading Tang San, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and others back to the Tian Dou City.

"I'll leave you here. You can go on your own. I'm going back to cultivate. My soul core has already condensed, and I have a feeling that within a year, my soul power will reach ninety-fourth level, or even ninety-fifth level." After finishing speaking, Dugu Bo's figure disappeared.

In the past six months, Tang San's gains were not small. He became a Soul King, cultivated the Divine Treasure of Jade Bones and Golden Muscles, his spiritual power reached a vast level, and he even acquired a hundred thousand year soul ring.

Xiao Wu's progress was also rapid; the Jade Bones in her limbs and torso had been fully cultivated, and her soul power had reached level forty-eight. Within a year, she was certain to become a Soul King.

Guang Ling's Jade Bone technique had already condensed the Jade Bones in her limbs, and her soul power had reached level thirty-nine, just one step away from level forty.

The progress of all three was tremendous.

"San Ge, what abilities did your hundred thousand-year soul ring bring to you and your martial soul?" On the way back to the Tian Dou Royal Academy, Xiao Wu asked curiously.

"With the enhancement of the Ice and Fire Soul Rings, the most obvious effect is that my soul power directly reached level fifty-two, and some of the energy also strengthened my Jade Bones and Golden Muscles. It can be said that my overall physical fitness is now equivalent to that of a dragon-type soul beast of over fifty thousand years."

Tang San explained the situation after obtaining the hundred thousand year soul ring.

"And the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, now possessing both ice and fire elements, is immune to both."

"Moreover, the hundred thousand-year soul ring also brought me two soul skills."

"The first one, primarily using fire elements, allows my Blue Silver Emperor to turn crimson, emitting extremely scorching fire poison. If one cannot resist it with soul power, they will undoubtedly self-combust and perish. I named it: Infernal Flame Yang Poison."

"The second one, mainly using ice elements, has the opposite effect, causing the Blue Silver Grass to turn ice blue. If a soul master's soul power cannot resist it, the extreme cold will burst inside their body, freezing them into an ice sculpture. I call it: Profound Ice Yin Poison."

"Using either of these soul skills alone can be lethal, even for a Titled Douluo."

"However, when both soul skills are used together, they can harness the power of ice and fire to form a Yin-Yang synergy, aiding in strengthening one's physique. The Yang Poison tempers bones, while the Yin Poison refines organs. I call it, Ice and Fire Body Refinement."

"In the future, even without the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes, the two of you can utilize the combined effects of these two hundred thousand year soul skills to cultivate the Jade Bones and Golden Muscles Divine Treasure."

"For Huo Wu, Yu Tianheng, and others, they can also strengthen their physique, forging an invincible body. If they continuously accept my Ice and Fire Body Refinement over the years, there is a chance they could cultivate an invulnerable body, impervious to all poisons."

In summary, Tang San's fifth soul skill, taken individually, was lethal, but when combined, it became an extremely powerful supportive soul skill, equivalent to a miniature Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes in humanoid form.

This also gave Tang San a hope—life is the foundation, but creation is the true pinnacle that his Blue Silver Emperor aimed to achieve.

"San Ge, when it comes to supportive abilities, there's no one in the world who can match you, right?" Xiao Wu couldn't help but feel that if Tang San continued to develop like this, he would undoubtedly become the strongest supportive soul master in the world, perhaps even a Titled Douluo. By then, resurrecting her mother perfectly would be achievable.

Tang San remained noncommittal.

While it was true that in terms of supportive abilities, he was indeed among the best, on the Douluo Continent, there was more than just one transmigrator like him. He needed to be cautious to avoid any pitfalls.

"Speaking of which, both of you, one is approaching level forty and the other is close to level fifty. Have you decided what type of soul beast's soul ring you want to choose?" Tang San intended to see what the two of them had in mind.

"For my fourth soul ring, I plan to choose a soul beast with ice attributes," Guang Ling spoke first, outlining his plan. "The cutting power of the Golden Energy, the extreme speed brought by the Light Attribute, and the ability of the Thunder Energy to split my soul skills and form a spider web to bind and paralyze enemies."

"However, none of these attributes are suitable for capturing enemies alive. If I use too much soul power, it may lead to fatal situations."

This was indeed a problem.

As Guang Ling's soul power became more profound, the piercing and cutting power brought by the first soul skill, combined with the Golden Attribute, became stronger. If she didn't control her soul power, when the major competitions began, it was indeed possible for others to lose limbs or even their lives.

By adding the ice attribute, Guang Ling's arrows would possess decent control capabilities, effectively preventing the opponent from dying due to excessive condensed soul power.

With the increase in soul power, Guang Ling's path in martial soul cultivation became clear: mastering multiple elements, condensing arrows of different elements to serve different purposes.

"Ice attributes? That's fine. Extreme ice can freeze all things. It should be a very good crowd control type of soul skill. Have you decided what type of soul beast you want to choose?"

Tang San first affirmed, then asked Guang Ling about his choice of soul beast for his fourth soul ring.

"A ten-thousand-year-old Ice Silkworm," Guang Ling mentioned the name of a soul beast.

"Ice Silkworm? Besides the ice attribute, it also has a spiritual attribute... I see, you want to enhance your mental strength to better control the direction of the ice attribute spreading after the arrows are shot," Tang San guessed Guang Ling's intention. "Given the insufficient cultivation of the Purple Extreme Magic Eyes, using the soul ring to boost mental strength is indeed a good choice."

"However, there's one thing you may have overlooked. Ice Silkworms at the Ten-thousand-year level or above are rarer than even hundred-thousand-year soul beasts on land."

Ice Silkworms, creatures living in the far north, although possessing decent ice attributes, have almost no offensive capabilities.

Hundred-year or thousand-year Ice Silkworms are only food for various carnivorous soul beasts.

It can be said that finding an Ice Silkworm over a thousand years old is quite difficult, let alone ten thousand years.

"How about Ice Scorpion?" Guang Ling suggested an alternative.

"It's feasible, but it probably won't provide you with group control skills," Tang San shook his head. "If your martial soul were Ice Scorpion, it would be suitable. However, your martial soul is the Sun Chasing \ Bow, mainly using arrows as the primary attack method, inheriting more of the Ice Scorpion's sharp thorns, and skills tend to be single-target penetrative types."

"Ice Phoenix Bird would be more suitable. Not only does it feed on ice crystals and digest ice elements, but its attack method involves emitting a stream of ice crystal energy. When it touches an obstacle, it explodes, creating an area of ​​ice and snow."

"This type of soul beast also has decent spiritual strength."

"But most importantly, it can digest ice crystals and absorb ice elements."

Guang Ling exclaimed, "San Ge, you're amazing. You immediately found a suitable soul beast for me."

"However, you've spent too much time researching soul devices... But it's okay. Everyone has their own specialization. In my spare time, I mainly focus on martial soul cultivation, while you focus on soul devices, and Xiao Wu, well, she studies herb classification, medical skills, and writing."

Over the past six months, Xiao Wu had truly started to delve into the study of medicine within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes, and she had also developed a keen interest in medicine.

A Medicine-Making Jade Rabbit?

Not bad.

However, Xiao Wu hadn't changed her bellicose and combative personality.

"Xiao Wu, what are your thoughts on your fifth soul ring?" Tang San asked.

"My first four soul rings mainly strengthened my waist, head -> brain, spine, and thighs. The fifth soul ring will mainly enhance my arms." Having spent a lot of time with Tang San and Guang Ling, Xiao Wu had developed some logic regarding soul ring selection. "Unlike Guang Ling with his tool-type martial soul, my beast-type martial soul selection of soul rings needs to be coordinated. It's not just for soul skills. Besides, I've been practicing with short knives, so strengthening my arms is a must."

"Good job, you're getting more mature," Tang San nodded. "So, what kind of soul beast do you think you should choose?"

Through the three soul skills of Whispering Wind, True Spirit Bone, and Electric Light Flash, Tang San had already determined that Xiao Wu could use her hundred-thousand-year cultivation to condense the soul skills she wanted.

As long as it's a rabbit species, she should be able to obtain the corresponding inherent abilities.

However, it would be best if it matched the Soft Boned Rabbit.

"How about Fire Claw Rabbit? What do you think?" Xiao Wu asked.

"Explain your reasoning," Tang San inquired about the reasons.

"It's simple. Fire Claw Rabbits have decent speed. After obtaining its soul ring, my speed can instinctively increase. Secondly, the front limbs of Fire Claw Rabbits are quite developed with five fingers, very flexible, which suits my situation quite well."

"Besides that, it also has the fire attribute," Xiao Wu explained her reasons for choosing the Fire Claw Rabbit.

"My third soul ring gave me the Electric Light Flash soul skill. Although it's a continuous type of kicking soul skill, it carries a bit of electric attribute. If the fourth soul skill could give me the fire attribute, maybe I could develop a self-created soul skill like 'Electric Firestone' in the future."

Tang San first affirmed Xiao Wu's idea of wanting to choose a fourth soul ring that could strengthen her arms and have the fire attribute, even her idea of creating the "Electric Firestone" skill. "Indeed, it's a good idea. Combining flames with electric light to develop a coherent combination skill has good feasibility. However, the Fire Claw Rabbit won't work. This type of rabbit soul beast's flame attribute is weak. It can only spark a little fire, so it's better to say that these soul beasts have claws as hard as steel. When they rub against each other, sparks can be produced."

"So what rabbit should I choose?" Xiao Wu hadn't seen many rabbit soul beasts with fire attributes besides the Fire Claw Rabbit she encountered in the Star Dou Forest. After all, most powerful fire attribute soul beasts didn't live in the Star Dou Forest.

"Flame Flash Rabbit."

"What kind of rabbit is that?"

"It's a type of rabbit soul beast that lives in the Devil's Canyon. Unlike other rabbits that burrow in plains and flat lands, they live on cliffs, and their front limbs are much more developed than their hind limbs," Tang San slowly explained the situation of the Flame Flash Rabbit. "It can be said that this kind of soul beast is like an ape on the cliffs."

"Their two front limbs have two circles of golden mane on their wrists. When they run on the cliffs, it looks like two flames."

"Even when their running speed reaches a certain level, those two circles of mane will rub against the air, truly bursting out the energy of the fire attribute. If hit by their double claws, the flame energy will also erupt, with considerable power."

"According to the 'Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts,' Flame Flash Rabbits at the ten-thousand-year level can even ignite the golden manes on their wrists with the power of the sun, causing them to burn permanently, thus controlling the fire of the sun."

(End of this chapter)