Dugu Bo appeared quite kind, if one could overlook his villainous appearance with green hair and eyes, and his notoriously bad reputation.
But to Fang Ling, he truly was kind.
Dugu Bo treated those he recognized very well.
And Fang Ling was exceptionally gifted,a ten-year-old Soul Elder...
Hey!
Looking across the entire continent, that was unheard of.
His innate first-level soul power improved by celestial herbs couldn't be used to argue otherwise.
Level thirty was no longer a bottleneck.
Though the Ice and Fire Twin Herbs primarily enhanced his physical body, Dugu Bo naturally assumed the celestial herbs had some hidden effects.
Training a genius and watching your disciple grow steadily,it was a joy in itself.
As they walked and chatted, Dugu Bo asked in a low voice, "What kind of soul ring are you looking for? Tell me, so I can help you choose the right one."
"Teacher, I want a teleportation soul skill."
Fang Ling had long desired this type of soul skill.
Though his large scythe was two meters long, it still put him at a disadvantage against certain opponents.
Take Yu Tianheng, for example,if he couldn't close the distance, he would have to endure his thunder attacks in vain.
But with a teleportation skill, that would change completely. It'd come down to whether the enemy could retreat faster than he could teleport.
With extreme neural reflexes and the ability to rapidly activate soul skills, Fang Ling's capacity to defeat stronger opponents would be significantly enhanced.
Of course, after taking the Ice and Fire Twin Herbs, he was no longer weak.
His body was already far stronger than his peers,he could withstand Yu Tianheng's lightning head-on without fear.
"Teleportation soul skill..." Dugu Bo knew the Sunset Forest like the back of his hand.
As a Titled Douluo who had climbed the ranks through proper cultivation, he had extensive knowledge of soul beasts.
In a flash, several suitable soul beasts came to mind.
"Spatial-type teleportation?" he confirmed with Fang Ling.
"Of course. No dash-type or trackable ones,those are useless." Fang Ling wanted teleportation for its unpredictability.
Dash-type skills had clear paths,once anticipated, they left openings.
And soul skills with flaws were meaningless to him.
"Got it. Let me think," Dugu Bo replied, his eyes flashing with images of various soul beasts.
"And it needs to be fast,able to teleport quickly and frequently. The distance doesn't have to be long," Fang Ling added.
Because Dugu Bo was a Titled Douluo, he could move unhindered through the Sunset Forest. There was no need to compromise when choosing a soul ring.
Fang Ling's hardware,soul power circulation speed and neural reflexes,was already top-tier.
The soul ring was like the software.
If the soul ring limited the speed of soul skill activation, his entire combat system would have flaws.
And that would be less than ideal.
So if possible, it had to be perfect.
"This way." Dugu Bo recalled some relatively rare spatial-type soul beasts.
Carrying Fang Ling, he arrived at a cliffside with a bird's nest about a meter wide.
But no birds resided there; judging from the dust, it had been vacant for a long time.
"I passed by here once and saw a nest of Hollow Sparrows."
Dugu Bo mentioned casually, then immediately headed in a different direction.
"Let's look elsewhere now."
Three days later, Dugu Bo and Fang Ling were still searching through the deep forest.
But they had yet to find a suitable soul beast.
Their steps remained steady, eyes sharp.
Searching for soul beasts always required patience,especially those with specific soul skills and attributes. They were rare.
And these types of soul beasts were often solitary, not species with known habitats. That made them harder to track.
Another two days passed. As Dugu Bo was drinking water, his ears twitched at the sound of rushing wind.
He abruptly looked up. "Silver Emperor Falcon!"
Light flashed in his eyes. Without hesitation, he activated his head soul bone's soul skill.
"Medusa's Gaze!"
Before the words finished, two intense petrification beams shot from his eyes. The Silver Emperor Falcon, still mid-flight, instantly turned to stone.
Dugu Bo leapt up, bounced across tree canopies, and grabbed it.
A large stone was placed on the ground.
He stepped on it, releasing his deadly killing intent accumulated from countless battles. Light flickered in his eyes, and the petrification energy slowly faded.
The stone reverted to flesh, revealing a six-meter wingspan silver-white bird.
Its beak was sharp, feathers pure silver with rainbow-like iridescence shimmering beneath.
Four long, stylish feathers adorned its head,its most beautiful feature.
"Silver Emperor Falcon,capable of frequent teleportation. The distance isn't short either. This is one of the best space-type soul beasts that fits your needs."
Dugu Bo felt lucky. After five days of searching, they had finally found a suitable one.
"The feathers on its head grow one every thousand years. This one's four-thousand years old,just right for your current body."
After consuming the Ice and Fire Twin Herbs, Fang Ling's physical strength had already reached Soul Ancestor level,four thousand years was manageable.
At the moment, the Silver Emperor Falcon was spiritually crushed by the killing intent. Dugu Bo had it pinned beneath his foot, unable to move, only weakly screeching.
"Kill it and absorb the soul ring."
Fang Ling didn't hesitate,he beheaded it with a single stroke.
A stream of purple energy rose from the silver-white corpse, gradually forming a refined purple soul ring above it.
At the same time, Fang Ling's soul power points increased by four.
Unfortunately, despite his anticipation, no soul bone appeared.
"No soul bone, huh..."
It seemed the goddess of luck had not favored him this time.
"Do you think soul bones appear that easily?" Dugu Bo, thinking Fang Ling was waiting for something, laughed and lightly smacked his head, snapping him out of it.
"Start absorbing it. Silver Emperor Falcons are rare,you're lucky to find one."
Without the powerful Medusa's Gaze from his head soul bone, even Dugu Bo would've struggled to catch a fast-flying, space-jumping falcon.
Fang Ling stopped hesitating, sat cross-legged, and summoned his martial soul to absorb the soul ring.
This was his first time absorbing a thousand-year soul ring,it should be his third level.
But he didn't know what kind of specialization this beast would bring.
The purple soul ring swirled like a ghost, quickly settling over Fang Ling. A surge of powerful energy flooded into his body.
The Silver Emperor Falcon's energy was elusive and somewhat ethereal in nature.
As the energy merged into his body, a faint purple current coursed wildly through his meridians.
Fang Ling held his breath, focused his mind, and began meditating.
His rapidly circulating soul power wrapped the purple current and absorbed it.
Though he felt a slight bloating pain, there were no major obstacles.
After half an hour, relying on his digestion-type soul skill's high absorption efficiency, Fang Ling completely absorbed the soul ring.
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