Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline.

Chapter 10 Soul Hunting (Please continue reading!!!)
What kind of spirit ring do you want?
After thinking for a moment, Su Ming said, "First, it must be of sufficient age, and then it must be able to enhance the body. Ideally, it should be a soul beast that excels in physical strength and possesses all-around amplification soul skills."

Upon hearing this, Duan Jin nodded and said, "That's right, these needs are indeed a good match for your martial soul. The problem now is where you want to hunt for souls. Notting City has a Soul Hunting Forest, but the soul beasts there are all domesticated, and there are very few truly top-tier soul rings. The key is that there aren't many types of soul beasts, so you might not be able to find the soul ring you want."

Su Ming asked, "Where does Brother Duan specialize in hunting souls?"

Duan Jin smiled.

"I have three spirit rings so far, all of which were hunted in the Savage Beast Mountain Range. The Savage Beast Mountain Range is located within the Star Luo Empire, spanning three major provinces and covering a vast area. It is a large gathering place for spirit beasts, similar to the Sunset Forest of the Heaven Dou Empire."

The continent is home to numerous spirit beast settlements. Besides the Star Dou Great Forest, there are five large spirit beast settlements and more than ten scattered smaller ones. In addition, there are spirit beast forests maintained by the two great empires and the Spirit Hall. It can be said that the spirit beast resources of this era are truly abundant, with no signs of spirit beast extinction whatsoever.

"Most of the soul beasts in the Savage Beast Mountain Range can meet your requirements. There are also many top-level soul beast bloodlines there, and they have interbred with each other, producing many mutated species."

Su Ming's expression was conflicted.

“Actually, there’s not much you’ll gain from continuing your studies at the junior Soul Master Academy. With your talent, you can directly enter the advanced Soul Master Academy once you arrive in Gengxin City,” Duan Jin said.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming made his decision.

"I'll go back to the college and apply for early graduation."

You can put your luggage in this. Although the space inside this bracelet isn't large, it's enough to hold your bedding and such.

Duan Jin handed Su Ming a bracelet.

Su Ming looked at Duan Jin in surprise.

He just casually gave me his storage soul tool?
There was no soul tool technology in this era. All soul tools were obtained from ruins in distant times, and the total number was almost fixed. Among them, storage soul tools, which were very convenient to use, were even rarer.

"Take it, I still have three storage soul tools."

Su Ming's mouth opened slightly.

He felt that Duan Jin seemed to be very rich.

"Many of the soul tools unearthed from the ruins are incomplete. Whether for aesthetics or practicality, they are always repaired by blacksmiths. Gengxin City has naturally become the city with the largest flow of soul tools. Our Blacksmith Association, as the largest local association, has collected quite a few soul tools."

Su Ming understood.

The graduation requirements for Notting Academy are not high. Su Ming already had level 10 soul power, and he was going on a long journey to hunt souls and would not return. With a valid reason, the academy issued him a graduation certificate.

the next day.

Su Ming followed Duan Jin out of the city.

Notting City is located in the Fasno Province, in the southwest of the Tiandou Empire, and borders the Xingluo Empire.

Traveling south for about a month, the two approached the western side of the Savage Beast Mountain Range and entered the mountain range from there.

"In the Star Dou Great Forest, the closer to the core, the older the soul beasts are. The Wild Beast Mountain Range is different. This continuous mountain range can also be divided into small parts, forming small settlements centered around a powerful soul beast."

“There are three overlords in this area, all with cultivation levels exceeding 50,000 years, each occupying a mountain range.”

"I obtained all three of my spirit rings in that valley area ahead."

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Duan Jin was quite talkative. As he walked, he kept a watchful eye on his surroundings while searching for prey, and he could also explain things to Su Ming at the same time.

Sensing fluctuations of soul power ahead, he told Su Ming to be quiet, and they crept forward together. Ahead, a giant ape covered in jet-black fur was resting.

"We're lucky," Duan Jin said. "The soul power fluctuations of that giant ape ahead are over three hundred years old, and judging from its size, it might be a Vajra Ape."

Su Ming stared at the giant ape, his gaze searching through its fur.

Beneath its fur are distinctive black lines, which have a metallic sheen and are hidden among the dark fur.

The age of a golden ape is determined by these patterns.

The Golden Ape possesses extremely strong physical attributes, including immense strength and exceptional defense. The metallic patterns on its body are key to this; during battle, these patterns serve as a means for it to amplify its physical body with its soul power.

This conclusion was reached by some scholars in later generations after dissection, so there is no such method of judgment in the present era.

The more complex these metallic patterns are, the stronger the amplification of the Vajra Ape's soul power on the body.

The patterns cover the body, branching out and ending in circles. The denser the circles, the more conducive it is to the exertion of soul power.

Upon observation, Su Ming noticed that the lines under the golden ape's fur already had four rings at the end, which meant that its cultivation had reached four hundred years.

Some of the patterns still have three rings at the end, meaning they are no more than four hundred years old.

Based on the proportions of the four rings at the end, it should be over four hundred years, close to five hundred years.

"Brother Duan, this golden ape is quite suitable for me."

Duan Jin's expression was solemn as he said, "I'm not sure about his age. The cultivation characteristics of a soul beast like the Vajra Ape are not very obvious; we can only judge by its size and soul power fluctuations."

"What is the cultivation level of this Golden Ape?" Su Ming asked.

"It's over three hundred years old. I can't say for sure if it's four hundred years old, but judging from its size, it's probably four hundred years old. The limit for a Soul Master's first Soul Ring is over four hundred and twenty years. I'm afraid this Vajra Ape is beyond your tolerance."

Su Ming thought to himself that this gold coin was actually quite reliable.

“Brother Duan, let’s take this King Kong Ape. I’ve been blacksmithing every day, so my physical condition is better than that of an ordinary Soul Master. Even if this King Kong Ape’s cultivation level really exceeds the limit, I should be able to withstand it if I grit my teeth.”

Duan Jin was speechless and said, "Do you think this is like forging iron? Just grit your teeth and bear it? Do you know that if a soul ring's lifespan exceeds its limit, the soul master will explode when absorbing it?"

Su Ming said, "This golden ape is perfect for me, I can't just give up like this."

“Go look elsewhere. Keep this golden ape as a backup. If you really can’t find anything more suitable for you, then come back and hunt this golden ape,” Duan Jin said.

Duan Jin wanted to play it safe, and Su Ming couldn't force him to change his mind, so he could only continue searching with Duan Jin in the Savage Beast Mountain Range.

And this search lasted for a month.

"Brother Duan, how about we go with the original King Kong Ape?" Su Ming suggested to Duan Jin, who was also looking disheveled, with a disheveled appearance.

"Well, I should have just hunted down that King Kong Ape. I wasted a whole month of my time." Duan Jin was also a little annoyed.

Su Ming comforted him, "It's alright, we did gain something."

Duan Jin nodded seriously.

“Indeed, although it’s just a small vein, it’s still a meteorite mine, and the extracted meteorite is worth at least six figures in gold soul coins. Once you’ve absorbed your soul ring and returned to Gengxin City, I need to report to my teacher. With my teacher personally leading the team, we should be able to drive away that dark gold bear.”

(End of this chapter)