Chapter 133: Holy Light Sea Urchin
"Where is it?"
Hearing that his soul ring had a lead, Ning Bei immediately asked.
"Uh, I'm not sure."
"???? Are you kidding me? Didn't you say you encountered it before?"
"I was being chased at the time, how could I focus on finding out exactly where I was? I just sensed it with my spiritual power."
Ning Bei looked at Tian Meng with disdain. This was useless, just as he had feared.
Seeing Ning Bei's expression, Tian Meng immediately retorted in frustration.
"Although I don't know exactly where it is, the Holy Light Sea Urchin frequently rises to the surface to absorb sunlight. Even if it stays at the bottom of the sea, it emits light on its own."
"So, you're saying it's easy to track its movements?"
"Yes, exactly. Just look for an area of the sea that's noticeably brighter than the rest, and you'll find this guy for sure."
After hearing Tian Meng's explanation, Ning Bei nodded, but then he sensed something off.
"How can a soul beast that's so easy to find have cultivated to the level of 300,000 years? Doesn't it have any natural predators?"
Tian Meng looked at him with a dumbfounded expression, almost causing Ning Bei to lose his temper.
"Don't mention its spikes—most soul beasts can't even bite into it. And even if they can, they have to consider if they can survive its toxicity."
"Hmm? It's toxic?"
"Of course. Do you think just because it's called the Holy Light Sea Urchin that it's immune to poison? It's called the Holy Light Sea Urchin because of its ability to absorb sunlight to enhance its cultivation. But its spikes are all poisonous. Why do you think the creature chasing me didn't even look at it?"
"Haha, I must have been thinking wrong. Poison's no problem. I'm not afraid of poison, so we're going after it. We'll head out as soon as my father finishes absorbing the soul ring."
"That works. You'd better hurry up and get your ninth soul ring. After that, you should start thinking about Bing'er, too. I'm so bored on my own."
Ning Bei couldn't help but laugh at Tian Meng, who looked like he was in love. He wasn't sure what to say.
"Got it, got it. When we return to the sect, I'll get you a girlfriend, just see if you can handle it."
When Tian Meng heard Ning Bei's promise, his gloomy mood vanished, and he was suddenly full of energy.
"Let the storm come even fiercer! I can't wait!"
With his ninth soul ring decided, Ning Bei silently rejoiced. He didn't have to search the entire ocean like a headless fly anymore.
Actually, if Ning Bei couldn't find a suitable ninth soul ring, he could always go to the Star Dou Forest to find Di Tian. He was sure Di Tian would help him find a suitable soul beast.
But that would also mean owing a favor, and if the ninth soul ring's medicinal pill could heal the Silver Dragon King in advance, who knew whether she would bite back at him later?
Once she fully recovered, she'd have strength beyond a first-level god. Ning Bei wasn't sure he could handle her right now. It would be safest to wait until he had the strength to protect himself before fully healing her.
But what puzzled him was why there was still no sign of his third trial for the Ice God. He was a bit confused, but there was no better way to deal with it. His attempts to communicate with the Ice God Heart inside him had yielded no response.
He could only take it one step at a time. When the Soul Master Competition came, he could deal with a few small fry. With Master's eager attitude to prove himself, Ning Bei wasn't worried that his disciples wouldn't be encouraged to participate.
For three straight days, Ning Fengzhi sat cross-legged like an old monk in meditation. From time to time, a slight flicker of emotion appeared on his face, likely due to the soul shock from the death of the hundred-thousand-year soul beast still affecting him.
But Ning Bei wasn't worried. If his soul was damaged, he had Soul Nourishing Pills. If his body couldn't handle it, he had plenty of emergency pills. His plan was foolproof.
Finally, on the third night, Ning Fengzhi slowly opened his eyes, his intelligent gaze filled with excitement, showing no signs of the exhaustion that should have come from three days of constant meditation.
Jian and Gu immediately rushed over when they saw Ning Fengzhi waking up.
"Fengzhi, how was it?"
"Tell us, what soul skill did you gain from the hundred-thousand-year soul ring?"
Ning Fengzhi calmed the excitement on his face and thanked the two Title Douluos, then began introducing his ninth soul skill.
"My ninth soul skill is Nine Treasure Invincible Light. It grants the target ten seconds of invincibility, and there are no side effects."
"What? It can block any attack?"
Jian Douluo looked at Ning Fengzhi in shock. This soul skill was tailor-made for him, a weapon-type soul master with high attack and low defense. With invincibility, who could stop him?
Ning Fengzhi nodded, confirming that it could indeed block any attack.
Ning Bei nodded in agreement, as expected. Ning Fengzhi's ninth soul skill was just like Ning Rongrong's in the original, the Invincible Light—an incredibly useful skill.
"Father, what about your soul bone skills?"
"Two soul bone skills. One, you've seen the Coral Spirit Turtle use it—the light blue protective shield. It's quite powerful. The other one greatly extends my lifespan. It's a passive ability."
"Eh?"
The others were a bit speechless when they heard about the second soul bone skill. What could that really do? After all, Title Douluos already had a long lifespan.
Seeing their confused expressions, Ning Fengzhi smiled and explained.
"This ability might exceed your expectations. While it won't allow me to live as long as the turtle, it might extend my life by up to ten thousand years."
"Ah? This..."
Jian and Gu immediately realized the true power of the soul bone skill. "I could outlive my enemies' ancestors and descendants with this!"
Ning Bei and Da Ming weren't surprised.
Da Ming, who already had a long lifespan, didn't think the soul bone skill was anything special.
As for Ning Bei, once he became a god, he would have infinite lifespan. He couldn't care less about this ability.
"Even a godly turtle has its end. After I become a god, I'll take it to the divine realm. Who needs a ten-thousand-year lifespan?"
That being said, Ning Bei didn't want to dampen his father's enthusiasm. As per the original, Ning Fengzhi had only reached the Soul Saint stage before his death, but now he had broken through to Title Douluo and was even close to reaching the limit of a Supreme Douluo. He had already gained so much.
After absorbing the hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, Ning Fengzhi's level had risen to the 93rd rank, and he would soon be respectfully called Nine Treasure Douluo.
With that task completed, the group turned their attention to Ning Bei. It was time to get his soul ring.
Ning Bei smiled and nodded.
"Don't rush. We've all been through a lot these days. Let's rest in Han Hai City for a few days before setting out. I already have a target for my soul ring."
"Oh? What is it?"
"A Holy Light Sea Urchin with over 300,000 years of cultivation."
Gu Rong, who had heard of this soul beast, looked at him with difficulty.
"A Holy Light Sea Urchin? That's a rare soul beast, right? Not easy to find."
"Yes, it's hard to find based solely on its rarity, but once you know its habits and characteristics, it's not that hard."
The others, who didn't know much about sea soul beasts, turned their gaze to Ning Bei.
Ning Bei didn't keep them in suspense.
"The Holy Light Sea Urchin needs sunlight to cultivate, so it surfaces periodically to absorb sunlight. Even if we miss that, we can still spot it by looking for areas of the sea that are much brighter than the others, because the sea urchin emits light when it's cultivating."
"Now that makes it a lot easier."
"Exactly, follow Bei'er's plan. Let's rest for now."
(END CHAPTER)
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