Chapter 29: Leaving the Star Dou Forest, Meditation
"Sit down!"
There was a bit of playful noise.
Su Ye began the proper beast training lesson.
The two small beasts, each under a meter in height, were exceptionally well-behaved, crouching on their front paws as if they were young lions.
They had the same body shape, the same golden fur, and even their light red eyes were strikingly similar, clear yet with a faint "adorable clumsiness."
Yet, despite their appearance, they were full of dignity, exuding an aura of grandeur, resembling young divine beasts, showing off two small tiger-like teeth.
"Not bad."
"It looks like the effort hasn't gone to waste."
As Su Ye observed the two small golden beasts, he felt a surge of accomplishment.
It wasn't in vain that he hunted soul beasts with royal-level bloodlines and sought out medicinal herbs.
The results… were pretty good!
Unfortunately, as a human, he couldn't directly fuse with a soul beast's bloodline. Otherwise, his strength would increase much faster.
(Note: Directly fusing with a soul beast's bloodline would turn a human into a half-human, half-beast creature.)
"Golden Treasure, come here—"
Su Ye raised his hand, and both small beasts simultaneously extended their paws, obediently placing them onto his palm.
Though they appeared to be two small golden wolves, in fact, both were little Golden Treasures, with their consciousness and physical bodies split into two. This was the effect of the Twin Grass.
"By merging the royal-level bloodline of the sub-dragon species with the golden dragon bloodline, Golden Treasure's royal-level bloodline will quickly awaken under the nourishment of the medicinal herbs. Probably within a year, it will become a Beast King."
Su Ye gently tapped the two small creatures on their chins, his eyes full of affection. These would be his powerful pets in the future.
Fire… Light… Spirit… he had gathered all three attributes.
The sub-dragon bloodline was already present, and when his power became stronger in the future, he could just find a true soul beast containing the golden dragon's bloodline.
"Once Golden Treasure fully evolves into a royal-level bloodline, it should be able to merge with the imperial bloodline."
"When its bloodline is close to that of a true emperor, I'll fuse them together. There's no way I won't be able to get a legendary beast, right?"
His eyes shone brightly, full of anticipation for this matter.
Even though he didn't have the power of destiny at the start, the purity of Golden Treasure's blood was high. By drawing a little blood every day and fusing it, plus replenishing it with herbs, the power of destiny would eventually manifest.
The soul ring issue was sorted out…
Golden Treasure's situation was also nearly settled…
Thinking this, a warm smile appeared on Su Ye's face, like being bathed in the spring breeze.
"Phew, after staying in the forest for so long, I can finally leave!"
He stretched lazily with a hum.
Su Ye's bright eyes gazed at the sky, shining like a sword with a dazzling golden glow.
As a young man, he could no longer suppress his eagerness to face the exciting world.
The Haotian Hammer…
The Seven Killing Sword…
The Six-Winged Angel…
...
If he didn't go out and experience them, his life would lack so many thrilling moments.
Training martial arts to cultivate oneself?
Su Ye couldn't reach that state. In his past life, he trained in martial arts solely to grow stronger.
Not to be bullied!
Relying on the fusion of soul rings to continuously improve his cultivation with no upper limit, this was the ideal state that Su Ye envisioned.
The age limit for soul beasts was divided into ten thousand, thirty thousand, fifty thousand, and one hundred thousand years.
Fusing soul rings from soul beasts aged around 20,000 to 30,000 years had very little leftover energy to help Su Ye raise his cultivation.
It would also increase the age of his soul rings, making it difficult for him to use his soul skills. Su Ye didn't want to be hindered indefinitely.
As for even stronger 50,000-year-old soul beasts, those with good soul skills were practically on par with human Soul Douluos. Su Ye was far from able to challenge such formidable opponents.
His body's resistance to medicine was too high, and even ninth-grade medicinal herbs didn't help much.
Currently, only immortal-grade herbs could help him break through to a higher cultivation realm.
Awoo—Awoo—
With his mental power strengthening, Golden Treasure could also sense Su Ye's joy and happily circled around him, wagging its tail and looking delighted.
"Good, good, good—"
"I'll take you, I'll take you—"
Having been together for so long, Su Ye could easily understand what Golden Treasure meant, and he lovingly ruffled the little beasts' heads.
The Star Dou Forest was dangerous, and he didn't want to leave Golden Treasure here. If they encountered someone like Huo Yuhao, wouldn't that mean he'd be making a gift of his pet to someone else?
Whoosh!
A gust of wind blew by, and the dark golden fearsome claw bear's backpack flew toward Su Ye, who caught it steadily.
"Golden Treasure, let's go—"
As Su Ye opened the bag, Golden Treasure immediately reverted to its original size and jumped into the bag with a leap.
A moment later, a flash of golden light shot up from the ground, then suddenly made a sharp right turn like a streak of lightning, flying westward.
The strong wind howled as two round, chubby little heads poked out from each side of the backpack.
"Awoo~" Golden Treasure's light red eyes sparkled as it looked down at the forest below, its expression adorably cute.
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Leaving the Star Dou Forest, Su Ye headed west and arrived at Sword City.
As the name suggested, this was a city developed around weapons, with most of the awakened martial souls being weapon-type.
The nearby Sword Mountain Range was the area with the richest mineral resources in the Tiandou Empire.
The Balak Kingdom, which had the strongest military among several kingdoms, relied heavily on the abundant mineral resources provided by the Sword Mountain Range.
If it were in the past, Su Ye might have been interested in those metals.
But now, with the nourishment of the dark golden fearsome claw bear's bloodline, his Golden Phoenix martial soul's strength was far superior. Fusing metals would only lower its quality.
After asking a passerby for directions, Su Ye arrived at the Martial Soul Hall in Sword City.
The metal arched buildings stood several dozen meters tall, resembling a massive steel beast lying on the ground. Compared to the Martial Soul Hall in Luocheng, this one was many times larger.
Due to the special nature of Sword City, a main hall of the Martial Soul Hall was established here.
Su Ye encountered no obstruction or difficulties and smoothly entered the main hall.
Inside the large hall, there were many bishop-level soul masters wearing purple robes, talking to each other, showcasing the terrifying foundation of the Martial Soul Hall.
"Hello, may I ask what brings you here?"
A soul master woman in a pink skirt, standing at the front desk, immediately greeted Su Ye with a sweet smile.
It wasn't just because Su Ye's looks were strikingly handsome; after the brutal training in the Star Dou Forest, the youthful softness on his face had faded, replaced by a more resolute and chiseled appearance.
He was young, yet carried a depth and maturity that exuded a masculine charm—something that women found highly attractive.
Su Ye directly said, "Do you have any booklets on meditation techniques here in the main hall?"
The woman's expression turned strange, thinking she misheard him. "You mean… meditation techniques?"
She was a Soul Master, and she could sense that the young man before her had a cultivation level higher than hers.
Meditation techniques were usually taught at beginner soul master academies.
Could it be… the academy needed them?
"Well, I see..."
"Recently, soul master academies everywhere have been enrolling students..."
Without thinking much, the woman pulled out a pile of booklets on meditation techniques from below the counter.
These basic things weren't secretive; they were just the most fundamental educational material for the Martial Soul Hall's promotion.
"If you need them, just take them," she said with a smile. "Consider it helping us promote the Martial Soul Hall."
"Thank you." Su Ye was about to take them when the woman's slender fingers subtly grazed the back of his hand.
Such a firm touch~
The woman's heart fluttered, but she still maintained a bright smile and graceful posture, as if nothing had happened.
Su Ye: "..."
(End of Chapter)