Douluo: I am the True Master

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"Farewell~," Ye Wen whispered softly. 

With a casual flick of his hand, Ye Wen unleashed a soul power slash. Within this invincible domain, unless it was a spiritual or causal ability, nothing could stand in his way. 

Though it was just a casual strike, it possessed the attribute to sever all things. 

The Golden Light Jellyfish instinctively sensed the danger and tried to release its defensive soul skill, but it was instantly cleaved in two. Its golden core was split cleanly in half. 

As a spirit beast that had risen above countless others to reach 100,000 years of cultivation, though Ye Wen's attack had bisected it, the jellyfish displayed an extraordinary self-regeneration ability. Its severed halves began fusing back together. 

Ye Wen narrowed his eyes slightly. Such powerful regenerative abilities were rare even among spirit beasts. If such capabilities existed in hundred- or thousand-year-old spirit beasts, their soul rings would be highly valuable for future medical practitioners. 

Though his seventh soul skill granted him invincible power, it came with immense energy consumption. After breaking through to Soul Sage and reaching level 75 soul power, his reserves were visibly depleting. In another minute, Ye Wen would likely be forced to exit the True Body of the Martial Soul state. 

"There is no such thing as an invincible ability—only invincible people. 

A self-regeneration soul skill, no matter how heaven-defying, must have its limits. 

Though it feels wasteful, I'll have to ask you to die quickly. 

Simulated Manifestation·Ultimate Ice·Absolute Zero!!!" 

In the next moment, an icy aura spread, freezing the crimson sea in an instant and forming a vast continent of ice. 

The bone-chilling cold caused the nerve-filled Golden Light Jellyfish immense pain. Instinctively, it tried to escape upward from the frozen ocean, but within seconds, its body was completely encased in ice. 

The flickering golden light dimmed like a candle on the verge of extinguishing, finally fading into silence as it was completely frozen to death by this technique. 

Ye Wen exhaled white mist, having expended tremendous energy himself. Even though his domain could originally last a full minute, it could now only sustain itself for another 30 seconds. 

The sudden appearance of this icy continent in the southern seas caused the surrounding water temperature to plummet sharply. Spirit beasts that had been lingering nearby hastily fled. 

Upon releasing the True Body of the Martial Soul, Ye Wen felt a wave of exhaustion. Though this technique was overwhelmingly powerful, it consumed both soul power and spiritual energy at an alarming rate. Ye Wen estimated that, at his current stage, he could maintain the domain for no more than three minutes at most. 

However, in the future, he could experiment with reducing the range of the domain. His first use was understandably unpolished. 

A crimson glow reappeared on the surface of the sea. 

Ye Wen couldn't help but marvel at the richness of resources in the ocean. In just one day, he had hunted two 100,000-year-old spirit beasts. 

But a question lingered in his mind: if the ocean was so abundant in resources, and with the presence of figures like the Sea Maiden Douluo and the Demon Soul Great White Shark on the Sea God Island, why did Tang San, the future inheritor of the Sea God and master of the Sea God Island, need to hunt for his second martial soul's soul rings on land? 

He could easily acquire nine 100,000-year soul rings directly from the ocean. If he sought to enhance skills, there were undoubtedly many 100,000-year-old spirit beasts in the ocean with skill-enhancing abilities. Moreover, with the Explosion Ring technique and the Nine Extremes Techniques of the Hao Tian Sect, he could fully unleash the potential of the Hao Tian Hammer. 

It didn't make sense. It simply didn't make sense. 

Ah yes, Tang San—the "pure-hearted gentleman." As the future source of faith, perhaps he shouldn't recklessly kill. 

Ye Wen stopped dwelling on it. He broke open the body of the Golden Light Jellyfish and retrieved a soul bone from within. 

A 100,000-year right leg bone. 

However, Ye Wen had no intention of absorbing it. This soul bone would be left for Ah Yin and his disciples. 

After all, aside from this 100,000-year-old spirit beast, Ye Wen still needed to hunt at least eleven more 100,000-year-old spirit beasts. There would be plenty of opportunities to choose from in the future—no need to rush. 

As for why it was specifically eleven, Ye Wen's primary martial soul, the Void Cloth Martial Soul, was just two rings away from reaching Title Douluo status. Additionally, he had another martial soul. This soul ring was intended for his second martial soul—the Time Pearl. 

The Time Pearl was a translucent blue orb with twelve golden markings forming a ring around it, resembling a clock face. 

When Ye Wen obtained his third soul ring, the will of the world informed him through a dream of this martial soul's purpose—it granted him the ability to create a daily backup and resurrect once per day. 

Each additional soul ring would allow him to resurrect one more person, but the resurrection's effectiveness depended on the soul ring's quality. To revive a Title Douluo, a 100,000-year soul ring was required. 

Now that Ye Wen could handle a 100,000-year soul ring, this seemed like an excellent opportunity. 

"Come!" 

Guided by his spiritual power, Ye Wen attached the 100,000-year soul ring to his second martial soul, the Time Pearl. 

After assimilating the Many-Eyed Squid Emperor's soul ring, Ye Wen's physical strength had reached a terrifying 400,000 jin, and his spiritual power had made significant progress. 

Though the Golden Light Jellyfish lacked a brain, it possessed some level of cognitive ability. However, compared to a 100,000-year-old spirit beast with a complete soul and normal thought processes, it fell far short in every aspect. 

But precisely because it lacked a complete soul core, the Golden Light Jellyfish possessed an extraordinary resistance to mental attacks—its empty mind made it impossible to target effectively. 

Unfortunately for it, it had encountered Ye Wen. Otherwise, even the Many-Eyed Squid Emperor would have struggled to defeat it, given its soft body, resistance to mental attacks, and its bug-like self-repair ability—all of which countered the squid emperor perfectly. 

In just ten minutes, Ye Wen completed the energy absorption and mental test of the 100,000-year soul ring. 

His strength increased by another 100,000 jin, and his soul power rose to level 77. 

"Time Pearl·First Soul Skill: Time Mark. 

Records the life state of beings at or below the Title Douluo level. Fully restores them upon death or near-death. 

Usage restriction: Consumes soul power equivalent to the target's cultivation level. The target must not have been dead for more than a day; otherwise, their soul cannot be restored." 

Silently sensing this soul skill, Ye Wen couldn't help but marvel at its absurdity. 

Still, it provided a safeguard for those around him. As long as they didn't die permanently, they could fight recklessly—they'd always have one extra life. 

Moreover, with this soul skill, even if a spirit beast sacrificed itself for Ye Wen, he could revive it using this method—provided its soul remained intact. 

After tidying up the scene and packing away the spoils, Ye Wen set off on his return journey. 

Meanwhile, two uninvited guests had arrived at the Tianxing Academy. 

Both were tall and muscular, with crew cuts that stood upright, giving them a sharp and capable appearance. 

"Brother, even if the cultivation method that guy taught our little sister wasn't very effective, we shouldn't come here seeking revenge. 

After all, her problem is notoriously difficult to solve. Barging in like this is... Sigh~," the elder brother said. 

The younger brother, however, was indignant. "Big Brother, our little sister has been miserable every day. Shouldn't we, as her brothers, hold him accountable?! 

If he can't help, then what kind of garbage 'theory master' is he? He's wasting her time!" 

These two were none other than Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, known as the Twin Stars of Hao Tian, who had descended from the Hao Tian Sect to travel across the continent. 

Due to Ye Wen's interference, Ah Yin was not accompanying them at this time. 

Perfect. 

Would a Soul Douluo fail to notice something after spending day and night with a 100,000-year-old humanoid spirit beast?

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