stonecrandall Chapter 9, Second Soul Skill: Year!
Chapter 9, Second Soul Skill: Year!
Only Dai Tu remained by the stream.
He crouched down, looking at the twisted corpse on the ground, at the purple millennium soul ring, his eyes calm and unwavering.
Huo Yuhao.
Dai Tu thought of this name when he was talking to Bei Bei and Tang Ya.
According to the timeline, Huo Yuhao should be somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest at this time, absorbing the million-year soul ring of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and beginning his magnificent life.
As for Electrolux... the remnant soul that should have possessed Huo Yuhao to heal its wounds when it sensed Huo Yuhao absorbing a powerful life form, is now asleep here with him.
He snatched it away.
"You foolish little brother..."
Dai Tu muttered to himself, his voice devoid of emotion.
His feelings for Huo Yuhao were complicated. They were half-siblings, had similar backgrounds, and were both persecuted by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion... Logically, they should have been natural allies, fought side by side, and overthrown that filthy family together.
But Dai Tu knew that in the original story, Huo Yuhao ultimately chose to forgive.
He forgave Dai Hao, forgave the Duchess, and even forgave those who had persecuted him. Under Tang San's "guidance," he became a pawn of the God Realm, a sacrifice to maintain the "big picture."
This is something Dai Tu cannot tolerate.
Blood debts must be repaid in blood.
Forgiveness? Pardon? Repay evil with good?
That's something only a saint would do. But he, Dai Tu, is merely an avenger who crawled out of hell. What he wants is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. He wants everyone who has hurt him and Konoha to pay tenfold, a hundredfold price.
"However... now is not the time."
Dai Tu took a deep breath, suppressing the surging hatred in his heart.
Huo Yuhao hasn't been completely "corrupted" by Tang San yet; he still retains his initial hatred and stubbornness. Perhaps... there's still a possibility of change.
But the prerequisite is that he himself must first become strong.
Powerful enough to confront the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, powerful enough to complete the Divine Trial, powerful enough to... one day in the future, pull that foolish younger brother out of his predetermined fate.
"Let's focus on what's in front of us first."
Dai Tu stopped thinking about it and sat down cross-legged, facing the corpse of the Netherworld Flame Cat and the purple thousand-year soul ring.
He needs this spirit ring.
The Mangekyou Sharingan is a primary combat martial soul, requiring powerful offensive soul skills.
The Netherworld Flame Cat's spirit and speed attributes are well-suited for eye-type martial souls. Moreover, judging from the quality of its soul rings, it can at least grant a thousand-year soul skill.
"Let's begin."
Dai Tu closed his eyes, circulated his soul power, and slowly drew the purple soul ring towards him.
The spirit ring floated above his head and then slowly fell down, enveloping him.
Instantly, violent soul power surged into his body like a flood; the energy of a thousand-year soul ring far exceeded that of a hundred-year soul ring.
"snort……"
Dai Tu groaned, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth.
But he didn't stop.
The Tree of Life martial spirit automatically appeared, its emerald light flowing through its body, its gentle life force nourishing the damaged meridians and calming the raging soul power.
The life mark between his eyebrows also tingled slightly, releasing a purer life force to help him stabilize the situation.
The Mark of Destruction, on the other hand, suppresses the resentment of the Netherfire Cat. Although the aura of destruction is violent, it has a natural restraint on these negative energies.
Life and destruction achieved a perfect harmony at this moment.
One heals, the other suppresses.
One nourishes, the other destroys.
Time passed second by second.
Dai Tu's face went from pale to flushed, and then back to normal. The fluctuations of his soul power also went from chaotic to stable, and then steadily increased.
Level 21, Level 22, Level 23...
When the last wave of energy was absorbed, his soul power steadily stopped at level twenty-three.
Breakthrough.
Moreover, it broke through three levels in a row.
Dai Tu opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing within them. He could feel that his physical attributes, total soul power, and mental strength had all undergone a qualitative leap.
This is why the benefits of a thousand-year soul ring are far greater than those of a hundred-year soul ring.
He stood up, stretched his limbs, and then looked at the second soul skill.
With a slight thought, the Mangekyou Sharingan appeared, and two spirit rings rose from beneath his feet, one yellow and one purple.
"The second soul skill..."
Dai Tu revealed a mysterious smile.
……
The world has flown by, and two months have passed.
Heavenly Soul Empire, Heavenly Battle City.
As the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the prosperity of Heavenly Dou City far surpasses that of Konoha Village on the border of the Star Luo Empire.
The wide street could accommodate eight carriages side by side, and shops lined both sides, their signs swaying in the wind, emitting a variety of tempting aromas: the smoky scent of roasted meat, the sweetness of sugar figurines, and the rich aroma of malt liquor wafting from the tavern.
Dai Tu stood on the official road outside the city gate, looking up at the city wall that was thirty feet high.
At the city gate, two rows of soldiers in silver-white armor, holding long halberds, expressionlessly checked the identification of each person entering the city.
He has been gone for two months.
He encountered three groups of bandits on the way, but he easily dealt with them all using his Mangekyou Sharingan combined with Kodama Entanglement.
In two months, his soul power increased from level 23 to level 25. His combat experience also improved by leaps and bounds, and his use of the Kaleidoscope and the Tree of Life became increasingly proficient.
However, his face also showed signs of hardship, and his once childlike eyes now held only a deep and unfathomable stillness.
No, it's not calm.
It was deathly still.
Like a stagnant pool that will never be disturbed again.
Dai Tu withdrew his gaze and took out a copper coin from his pocket. He had taken it from the corpse of a bandit on the road. There weren't many, only seventeen in total.
He bought a steamed bun from a vendor at the city gate with two copper coins, swallowed it whole, and then mingled into the crowd and entered Tiandou City.
The hustle and bustle of the street hits you right in the face.
"Where is the Body Sect...?"
He muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping over the signs on both sides of the street.
That's normal. The Body Sect is a reclusive sect that keeps a low profile, and its headquarters are highly confidential. How could they possibly have a sign on the street?
Dai Tu spent the whole day wandering around the city.
He went to the Mercenary Guild, spent one copper coin to buy a map of Tiandou City, and spent another three copper coins to inquire about information from an old mercenary.
"The Body Sect? Never heard of it." The old mercenary scratched his gray hair and shook his head.
"Among the sects around Tiandou City, I know of the Iron Sword Sect, the Overlord Blade Sect, and the Flowing Cloud Sect... but I've never heard of the Body Sect."
Dai Tu went to several more bookstores, browsing through the classics that recorded the history of the sects on the mainland. Some books recorded the "Number One Sect in the World," Haotian Sect; some recorded the "Number One Academy in the World," Shrek Academy; and some even mentioned the Tang Sect, the "Number One Hidden Weapon Sect in the World," which had already declined.
But there is no "Physical Sect".
It was as if this behemoth, capable of going toe-to-toe with Shrek, simply did not exist.
"It was well hidden..." Dai Tu closed the last book and walked out of the bookstore. It was already dark.
Dai Tu stood on the side of the street, watching the crowds coming and going, and suddenly felt very tired.
It's not physical exhaustion, it's mental exhaustion.
Two months, three thousand miles, enduring wind and rain, sleeping in the open, fighting to the death. They finally arrived at the Heavenly Soul Empire and Heavenly Dou City, but couldn't even find the door to the Body Sect.
Are we just going to keep searching like this?