Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 130: Silverbrave Beast
Jing Hongchen looked at the lush trees in the Star Dou Great Forest and sighed. "I didn't expect I'd be back so soon. Yuhao, don't try to capture the auspicious beast this time. After what happened last time, the fierce beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest will keep a close watch on it."
He hesitated before continuing, "Under such circumstances, it will be extremely difficult to get close to the auspicious beast again. Moreover, with my strength, I'm no match for Di Tian. Last time, it was because we had the auspicious beast in our hands, and Di Tian made a promise that we could leave safely. But this time, we don't have such an opportunity."
Huo Yuhao thought that the auspicious beast was right beside him but chose not to point it out. Instead, he nodded and said, "Okay, Dean. Let's continue deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest. I need a slightly stronger soul beast to act as a spirit soul."
In general, the deeper you go into the Star Dou Great Forest, the more powerful the soul beasts become. Just like when Da Ming and Er Ming were at the core of Star Dou Great Forest in Douluo Dalu I, they went straight to the depths of the forest.
Of course, for Huo Yuhao, most of the time he didn't need to consider whether the soul beast agreed; he could directly turn the other party into a spirit soul.
After all, unlike in the original story, the spirit soul creator Electrolux was still within his body.
Although Electrolux is only a fragment of divine consciousness with limited power, he can mobilize the strength of the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. This means very few on the Douluo Continent can compete with Electrolux.
Di Qiu'er on the side said, "If you need a stronger soul beast, I can lead the way. I once lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for some time, so I know the situation in its depths."
She was very interested in spirit souls and eager to see the process of Huo Yuhao creating them firsthand.
Jing Hongchen was a little surprised. "Di Qiu'er, I didn't expect you to have such an experience."
The Star Dou Great Forest was not a safe place. Being able to survive in its depths for any length of time indicated that Di Qiu'er must have a strong background.
In Jing Hongchen's view, although Di Qiu'er was talented, her strength wasn't enough to venture so deep into the forest. Without a powerful backing and special protection, she would likely have become prey for the soul beasts.
"My Spirit Eye Martial Soul still needs spirit soul," Huo Yuhao said. "It seems I can only rely on Qiu'er to find a suitable soul beast. But I have another request: after I obtain a new spirit soul, could you help me find a golden tortoise that's over 10,000 years old and seems destined not to live long?" he asked with a smile.
Di Qiu'er looked at Huo Yuhao with some doubt. "I understand looking for a suitable soul beast, but why a golden tortoise? Do you want the golden tortoise to be your spirit soul? Your Martial Soul probably isn't suited for that."
Huo Yuhao thought she was right—soul beasts like the golden tortoise were more suitable for Xu Sanshi. But he had other reasons.
He intended to find the golden tortoise for its Life Gold—an item that could help soul stabilize their state by replenishing huge amounts of life force.
Generally, soul and soul masters were closely linked—they couldn't stray far from each other.
He remembered from the original story that a golden tortoise had become extremely ill after swallowing the Life Gold, even dying soon after. To prolong its existence, that tortoise chose to become Xu Sanshi's spirit soul.
Of course, this turtle wasn't a 10,000-year beast but a 100,000-year one, disguising its true strength. Even Di Tian was deceived by it.
Otherwise, Di Tian would never have allowed the golden tortoise to participate in the spirit soul experiment. After all, the significance of a 100,000-year soul beast transforming into a spirit soul was vastly different from that of a 10,000-year beast.
Huo Yuhao's expression grew serious. "I have my reasons, Qiu'er. You shouldn't forget what I told you before."
Di Qiu'er was momentarily stunned, then recalled that Huo Yuhao once mentioned his Martial Soul had mutated, allowing him to use the power of fate to glimpse the future. Could there be something special about this golden tortoise?
She nodded. "Okay."
"Good. Dean, please lead us forward. I'll leave the guidance to Qiu'er," Huo Yuhao said. He believed that Di Qiu'er was familiar with the forest's depths, making her the best candidate to lead.
The other members of the Spirit Pagoda naturally had no objections—after all, they also needed to find powerful soul beasts deep within the forest.
After a while, they advanced deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
In the woods, a small, ugly soul beast was resting. Covered with silver scales, with thick limbs and protruding fangs, it lay on the ground peacefully.
Jing Hongchen stared at it and said, "This should be a rare Silverbrave Beast. According to my knowledge, no one has seen this kind of soul beast for thousands of years."
He paused. "In the soul beast atlas of the Sun Moon Empire, only a portrait of the Silverbrave Beast is recorded. I thought it was extinct, but today I saw it again. It has a powerful innate soul skill and possesses spiritual attributes, making it very suitable for Yuhao."
"Indeed, it's very suitable for Senior Yuhao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul," Di Qiu'er agreed.
Huo Yuhao did not object. His body was still sealed with too much original power, making him a "powder keg" that couldn't carry the strength of a 100,000-year-old soul beast. He could only use this Silverbrave Beast as a transitional spirit soul.
"Yuhao, stand here and don't move. I'll help you capture the Silverbrave Beast," Jing Hongchen said, then immediately flew forward.
The Silverbrave Beast roared and prepared to resist. It spat out a golden beam of light that shot directly at Jing Hongchen. But with his strength, how could it harm him?
Almost instantly, a soul-guidance defense shield appeared around Jing Hongchen, intercepting the attack. The golden light spread out, forming a metallic glow that enveloped the Silverbrave Beast.
Although the innate soul skill of the Silverbrave Beast allowed it to inscribe (copy) the soul skills of other soul beasts or soul masters, it couldn't do so for all skills. Whether it could inscribe depended on its strength.
For example, unless this Silverbrave Beast reached the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, it would never be able to inscribe the soul skills of a Titled Douluo.
"Yuhao, you can come over now. The Silverbrave Beast has been subdued," Jing Hongchen waved.
(End of this chapter)