Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 23 Death Meditation Method

A chilling sense of crisis instantly swept over her. With the astonishing reaction and speed of a Title Douluo, Man Yi's body turned into a blur as she retreated rapidly backward. Finally, just before the wind blades reappeared and struck her, she narrowly escaped the range of that death trajectory.

After standing still, Manyi looked at the wind blades slowly dissipating in front of her, as well as her soul power shield that had been silently sliced ​​through, her face filled with shock.

She slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, her voice carrying an unprecedented solemnity:
"The ability to recreate what has already happened is too dangerous and too powerful."

Xu Jiujiu also recovered from her shock. She looked at Yin Chen, her expression turning somewhat strange, and murmured:
"Dreamlike Illusion... This soul skill is powerful, but... why does it feel so insidious?"

An attack that is absolutely impossible to defend against. Even someone much stronger than Yin Chen, who is unfamiliar with his soul skills, would be killed upon first encounter.

"Although the soul skill is powerful, it consumes too much soul power."

Although Yin Chen was quite satisfied with the effect of the Dream Bubble, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed when he sensed that his soul power had been reduced by nearly half.

"Moreover, it requires me to leave the 'phenomenon' of the attack in advance, which is quite limiting."

Time-based soul skills are known for their enormous consumption of soul power, and his is no exception.

Moreover, with his current cultivation level, he can only reproduce the "phenomena" he creates himself, and he cannot directly invoke the phenomena caused by his opponents.

This means that in actual combat, he must anticipate the battle situation in advance, lay the groundwork for an attack at key locations, and then wait for or guide the enemy to a specific location before launching this fatal blow.

This is a soul skill with enormous potential, but it also severely tests combat wisdom and strategic planning abilities.

Seeing that Yin Chen had obtained such a powerful and unreasonable soul skill, she was still somewhat dissatisfied and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him in annoyance.

"Don't you also possess the talent to foresee the future?"

she reminded.

"If you combine your talent with this first soul skill properly, it will be no problem to challenge stronger opponents."

Yin Chen smiled somewhat embarrassedly, realizing that he seemed to be getting a little too greedy.

With his two great talents, combined with his first soul skill, even though he is only a one-ring soul master, the threat he can pose in battle is indeed no less than that of many high-level soul masters.

"That's strange. How could a mere hundred-year-old spirit ring grant you such a powerful spirit skill?"

After a long while, she lightly touched her lips with her slender fingers, her face showing confusion.

Yin Chen felt a slight chill run down his spine.

A hundred-year-old soul ring is naturally insufficient to grant such an almost heaven-defying soul skill, but the strength of his soul skill has nothing to do with the soul ring; its root lies in the unimaginable status of the Time-Ruling Martial Soul.

However, the truth behind this is a secret that must never be known to outsiders.

Fortunately, Xu Jiujiu did not dwell on the matter too much.

After all, the soul skills on the Douluo Continent are incredibly diverse, and Yin Chen's martial soul is an extremely rare time-attribute soul. It's not entirely unacceptable that he would acquire some powerful soul skills that defy common sense.

Having obtained his first spirit ring and a spirit skill with a special mechanism, Yin Chen, who had officially stepped into the ranks of spirit masters, was in a very happy mood.

But he knew that the purpose of this trip was not yet fully accomplished.

"Anyway, congratulations, Yin Chen." Xu Jiujiu congratulated him with a smile, and then said.

"Next, it's time to get my third spirit ring."

Yin Chen asked curiously:
"Your Highness, the Star Crown Martial Soul is so special, finding a suitable thousand-year-old soul beast must not be easy, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu's face revealed a composed smile tinged with a hint of superiority:

"This is indeed the case for rogue Soul Masters or small sects. They often can only rely on luck. But our Star Crown Sect has been passed down for ten thousand years. Our ancestors have long since compiled and summarized the types of Soul Beasts most suitable for Star Crown Martial Souls, the corresponding Soul Skill effects, and even the best hunting years, forming a complete inheritance system."

She explained patiently, as if opening a door to a new world for Yin Chen:
"What type of soul beast my third soul ring needs and what kind of soul skill it can acquire have already been planned by the royal family and sects long before my cultivation reached its bottleneck. We have even locked down the approximate area where the target is located and its activity patterns in advance."

Yin Chen understood perfectly; this was the world of difference between having a background and not having one.

Ordinary soul masters have to risk their lives to find a needle in a haystack in the vast forest, while a prodigy like Xu Jiujiu only needs to go to the designated location step by step and hunt down the marked soul beast whose age and attributes are perfectly matched.

This greatly reduces the risk and ensures the quality and applicability of the Soul Skill.

"I see."

Yin Chen nodded; this was the foundation of a powerful force.

"Let's go, the target isn't too far from here."

"Nebula Douluo Manyi spoke up, clearly knowing the exact location."

Under her guidance, the three changed direction and headed towards another specific area in the Star Dou Great Forest mixed zone.

The entire process was goal-oriented and without any hesitation, a stark contrast to the previous search for soul beasts for Yin Chen, which required careful searching and identification.

……

Meanwhile, deep within the Demon Forest of the Sun and Moon Empire, at the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult.

In a secret room filled with the rich aroma of herbs and with soul-gathering and strengthening arrays engraved on the walls, Xia Die was soaking in a huge bathtub carved from some kind of warm jade.

The pool water was not ordinary clear water, but rather a viscous, vibrant turquoise color.

The rich primordial energy of heaven and earth, mixed with the essence of dozens of rare medicinal herbs, formed a powerful medicinal force that seeped into her limbs and bones through the pores of her entire body, nourishing her meridians, strengthening her body, and accelerating the recovery and growth of her soul power.

This was one of the rewards Ye Xishui gave her after she successfully absorbed the first soul ring in a thousand years.

She closed her eyes slightly and silently practiced the core meditation method personally taught to this Death God Douluo by Ye Xishui—the Death God Meditation Method.

This meditation method is domineering and highly effective, greatly accelerating the condensation of soul power. It is especially effective in an environment filled with the intertwining of life energy and death energy, guiding the medicinal power and her own death soul power to form a wonderful balance and cycle.

The Crimson Douluo Fei Yan, who was guarding the side, watched as Xia Die's aura gradually solidified in the pool. A hint of envy flashed in his crimson eyes, and he casually said:

"Little Saintess, this pool of Hundred Herbs Jade Marrow Elixir has consumed a lot of the sect's treasures. Just one of the main ingredients, the five-thousand-year-old living grass, is worth 500,000 gold soul coins. Add to that the consumption of other auxiliary ingredients and this Warm Soul Jade Pool... tsk tsk, the total value of this pool of medicinal liquid is probably close to eight million gold soul coins. The Supreme Sect Leader is really generous to you."

(End of this chapter)