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Under the night sky, the Yuntian Mountain Range was even more desolate, constantly torn by the howling wind and snow, and the houses groaned under its relentless battering.
Inside the room, the aroma of dishes wafted out. Mu Xi, Chu Shanhe, and the Grand Elder gathered around the table, watching the figure devouring his food with doting smiles.
Having been hungry for three whole days, Chen Yi had long since abandoned all pretense of etiquette. His chopsticks moved ceaselessly, shoveling rice into his mouth, his cheeks bulging. He ate with such ravenousness, as if to make up for all the energy he had lost over the past few days.
"Clack—"
It wasn't until he swallowed the last piece of braised beef that Chen Yi finally put down his bowl and chopsticks, then rubbed his now round belly, a look of utter satisfaction on his face.
Seeing that Chen Yi had finally finished eating, and after Mu Xi had cleared the dishes, the Grand Elder, who had been sitting nearby, put down his teacup, cleared his throat, and said,
"You are now a natural level 20 with full spirit power. Normally, as long as you obtain your first spirit ring, you can immediately acquire your second spirit ring."
"Furthermore, according to our and the Sect Master's examination, your current physical strength is equivalent to a top-tier Spirit Elder beast. This means your first spirit ring can absorb a spirit ring of about two thousand years. As for your second spirit ring, our estimate is that it should be over four thousand years, but it's difficult for it to exceed five thousand years."
After he finished speaking, even the Grand Elder, a Titled Douluo accustomed to seeing Geniuses, couldn't help but be shocked. His first spirit ring was already over a thousand years.
At this rate, it's highly possible he could attempt to absorb a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring by his seventh ring. Once he Breaks Through to Titled Douluo, he would have three hundred-thousand-year spirit rings. At that point, his strength would be terrifying beyond imagination.
Exchanging a glance with Chu Shanhe, a flicker of unconcealed excitement was visible in both their eyes.
A Body Martial Soul Titled Douluo possessing three hundred-thousand-year spirit rings, coupled with the Body Martial Soul's secondary Awakening, would be incredibly exaggerated. It was possible that his strength upon first entering the Titled Douluo realm would surpass that of most Peak Douluo.
Turning his head, Chu Shanhe continued to add, "Your Spirit is your body. Normally, the best choice would be a top-tier power-type Spirit Beast; however, your Spirit also carries the attribute of Ultimate Lightning. In that case, the optimal choice would be Spirit Beasts that possess both power and lightning attributes. Secondary choices would be power-type Spirit Beasts and lightning-attribute Spirit Beasts."
Ultimate Lightning—this was Chen Yi's description of his lightning attribute's tier, the extreme of lightning attributes, far surpassing other lightning Spirits. The two, who had once experienced that lightning up close, felt that it was indeed true and thus accepted this designation.
Chen Yi, meanwhile, rubbed his chin. A top-tier Spirit Beast possessing both power and lightning abilities… he actually did have one in mind.
Shaking his head, that fellow was not yet within his reach, and even if he killed it, he wouldn't be able to absorb its spirit ring.
Chu Shanhe and the Grand Elder had no idea that this kid had already planned out his future spirit rings. They continued, saying,
"The Sect is closer to the Far North. This area has many ice, water, and wind attribute Spirit Beasts, but not many lightning-attribute Spirit Beasts, and their quality is generally average. There are quite a few power-type Spirit Beasts, but to find the most suitable spirit ring for you, we still need to make a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest."
As the most diverse habitat for Spirit Beast species on the Douluo Continent, it is no exaggeration to say that the Spirit Beasts within the Star Dou Great Forest satisfy at least seventy percent of the spirit ring needs of Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent.
"Star Dou Great Forest!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's eyes finally lit up. He had been on the Douluo Continent for six years, seeing nothing but ice and snow every day. It was false to say he didn't yearn for the outside world, but due to his age, he could only suppress this thought in his heart.
Now, Chu Shanhe said he would take him to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for spirit rings, filling him with the excitement of a country bumpkin entering the city.
Seeing the glimmer in the little fellow's eyes, all three smiled, but didn't find it strange. After living for six years in a place perpetually covered in ice and snow, anyone would want to go out and see the world.
"Since that's the case, then tomorrow morning, I will personally lead the team to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for Spirit Beasts," the Grand Elder decided.
Chu Shanhe also nodded. Yuan Hua was one of the few wise men in the Sect. His level 93 strength, combined with his silver-level secondary Awakening, allowed him to contend even with a level 95 Titled Douluo. Furthermore, his extremely strong mental force would provide a significant advantage during Spirit hunting.
"Oh, by the way, three years ago you presented the method of whale glue to the Sect, a tremendous contribution. However, at the time you were still young, so you were only given the qualification to enter the Body Sect Secret Grounds. Now that you have Awakened your Spirit, this item should be given to you."
As Chu Shanhe spoke, a dark iron box suddenly appeared in his hand. The box was entirely black, emitting waves of cold air, clearly crafted from some kind of extreme cold metal.
Looking at the box, a trace of heartache flashed in Chu Shanhe's eyes. He placed it on the table and said to Chen Yi, "My suggestion for this item is that you can wait until you obtain your spirit ring before absorbing it.
Of course, you can also absorb it now; doing so would significantly increase the success rate of absorbing spirit rings."
Upon hearing Chu Shanhe's words, Chen Yi finally felt a flicker of curiosity. He had heard his father, Chen Zhen, mention the Sect Master's promise back then.
At the time, both his parents had emphatically stated that the Sect's reward would definitely be a Spirit Bone, and a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone at that, as the Body Sect had always been very generous to its own people.
According to Chu Shanhe's current words, this indeed seemed to be a Spirit Bone.
More importantly, Chen Yi noticed a clear flicker of shock on the Grand Elder's face after Chu Shanhe took out the Spirit Bone, indicating that this Spirit Bone was likely no ordinary item.
With curiosity, Chen Yi opened the box on the table. Immediately, a wild, ancient Aura assailed him, and what greeted his eyes was a complete human left leg bone, its surface covered in rhomboid diamond crystal facets.
The crystals across its entire body refracted a vibrant, chilling light under the lamp, as if sealing the aurora of the ice plains within it, both magnificent and possessing the deterrent power of a prehistoric giant beast.
"This… this is…"
In recent years, the Body Sect had been extensively hunting sea Spirit Beasts outside, and naturally, their harvest of Spirit Bones had been abundant.
Thus, Chen Yi was not unfamiliar with Spirit Bones. Two years prior, his father, Chen Zhen, had sent back a twenty-thousand-year Ice Sword Shark right arm bone as a birthday gift for his mother, and the latter had subsequently Broken Through from level 73 to level 75 after absorbing that Spirit Bone.
But that Spirit Bone was incomparable to the one before him, both in terms of its completeness and the Aura it exuded.
According to Chen Yi's guess, this was very likely a top-grade Spirit Bone dropped by a top-tier Spirit Beast of over fifty thousand years. In terms of quality, it might even surpass most of the Legacy Spirit Bones of the Upper Three Sects, and even within the unfathomable Spirit Hall, it would be a treasure of profound significance!
Seeing Chen Yi's shocked expression, a smile appeared on Chu Shanhe's face. "You little rascal, always acting so calm. Can't keep up the facade now, can you?"
"Ahem." Clearing his throat twice, Chu Shanhe adopted a nonchalant expression and calmly said,
"This is the Sect's reward for you—the left leg bone of a ninety-thousand-year-old Diamond Mammoth."