TL:forgor to upload the chapter
"Brother bing can, I am very grateful that you think highly of me, but there is one thing I want to confirm with you. Are you unable to produce soul bones now?" Jun Tianlin asked while running
In the original novel, the million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was unable to produce soul bones, which was truly a pity. The value of soul bones close to a million years old was not inferior to that of a million-year-old soul ring—perhaps even greater.
"That's right. Too much of my essence has been plundered by those ferocious beasts. In fact, I could have added a martial soul for you but you already have two very strong martial souls. If I rashly add another then I'm afraid it will do more harm than good—or it might simply be devoured by your two god-level martial souls, making it futile. So for now, I can only give you a 990,000-year soul ring" Golden-Patterned Ice silk worm said disappointedly
Jun Tianlin shook his head "That's a pity. I'm not satisfied with this. Brother bing can, I'll take you to a place where there may be a way to replenish your essence and push your cultivation beyond the final limit. Only then can we maximize the power you will give me."
At this time, the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm was not like in the original story and where it was drained by the ferocious beast in the Lake of Life for a full ten thousand years. Instead, it had been rescued by Jun Tianlin's flow of purity from the demon sword when it has only been imprison from under 100 years. Over the past twelve years, it had only absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and the Earth Behemoth so Jun Tianlin was confident that he could make up for the lost energy.
As for cultivation though a soul beast's cultivation is measured in years but that does not mean a hundred-thousand-year soul beast has truly lived for a hundred thousand years. Rather, it means its cultivation has reached that level.Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm had actually only lived for a few hundred thousand years and yet it had nearly a million years of cultivation due to constantly absorbing ten-thousand-year-old cold marrow over many years. This rapid growth suggested that that with the help of rare treasures and it could achieve another breakthrough.
Jun Tianlin pushed himself to the limit, using all his spiritual power to escape the Star Dou Forest. A full day later, he was finally out. Then, he continued traveling, taking another ten days to reach the Sunset Forest.
"Xiaotian, take a rest. Now that we've left the Star Dou Great Forest, we're safe. Your soul power has been depleted too much. This kind of overexertion isn't good for your body" Golden-Patterned ice silk worm said with concern
"It's okay, Brother Bingcan. We'll be there soon after we pass through the poisonous forest ahead," Jun Tianlin replied. Taking out the Aromatic Silk beauty and he forced back the poisonous mist and entered the first true treasure land of the Douluo Continent—the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire.
Arriving here, Jun Tianlin finally felt relieved. This was his and Dugu Bo's secret base and no one usually ventured here. Poison arrays surrounded the place, making it nearly impossible for even ten-thousand-year soul beasts to break through.Sky Dream Ice Silkworm crawled out of the Ruyi Treasure Bag and and upon seeing the landscape before it, was utterly shocked "Such a dense power of ice and fire… What kind of place is this? Just that ice spring alone can rapidly restore my essence!"
As a soul beast with spirit and ice attributes, the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire had an immense effect on it. However, Jun Tianlin's goal was not just this—he wanted to refine pills for the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
Good fortune comes to those who do good. Unlike Tang San who had nearly emptied the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire Jun Tianlin had left much of its resources untouched. As a result, many top-tier medicinal herbs remained, including some immortal-grade ones.and With these, Jun Tianlin was confident he could help Sky Dream ice silk worm break through its bottleneck.
The alchemy furnace Dugu Bo had prepared for him was still here and today, he planned to refine a Snow Soul Divine Pill. This pill required ice-attribute herbs as its main ingredient and when taken by an ice-attribute soul master or soul beast, their cultivation would undergo a drastic transformation.
Originally, the Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Grass was the best option, but Jun Tianlin had already consumed it. However, this was not a problem—another treasure existed here: the Wanzai snow herb. Among immortal herbs,and the Wanzai snow herb was the best among the best. Its cold attribute was not much weaker than the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
With this, Jun Tianlin had full confidence in refining the Snow Soul Pill.
"Hey, Xiaotian, this place feels amazing. I really like it here" Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm said, swimming playfully in the ice spring.
Jun Tianlin smiled while collecting medicinal herbs "Brother Bingcan, just focus on cultivating here. With this ice spring, your essence will recover incredibly fast."
"Xiaotian, thank you for saving me and bringing me to such a wonderful place. I promise you—when I become your wisdom spirit ring, under my training, you will become the strongest spirit master in history. Even if that old fellow Di Tian comes, you will be able to kill him with a single sword!"
"Of course! Brother Bingcan, I promise you—I will definitely help you become a god!"
The two made their vows to each other. These were not empty words but heartfelt promises, filled with unwavering trust and determination.
Meanwhile, Back at Shrek Academy
After the Shrek Seven Devils returned to Soto City, the Grandmaster arrived and subjected them to so-called "devil training."
In reality, it was just endless running. Ning Rongrong didn't quite understand—physical training existed in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan as well, but never had she been made to run all day. What was the point of this?
If all she was learning at the academy was how to run laps then she might as well have stayed home!
Ning Rongrong wanted to leave but Jun Tianlin had told her beforehand that while the Grandmaster sought fame but he was not entirely without skill.
Some of his Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls were common knowledge and some were outright incorrect, but others contained profound truths that only he had mastered.
One theory in particular was extremely important—even to Jun Tianlin: the theory of Martial Soul Fusion and Different-Body Fusion. This was an advanced concept that even experts like Ning Fengzhi and Bibi Dong had not fully grasped.
Ning Fengzhi had once doubted its authenticity, but Jun Tianlin, who had read the original novel, knew it was true. It was based on this theory that the Shrek Seven Devils had performed the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition.
This allowed Tang San, who was only at rank 40 at the time, to temporarily reach the power of rank 70, using the true form of the Clear Sky Hammer to annihilate the new god wind Academy in a single blow.
[TL:god wind/shen feng academy]
If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan could master this theory then it would be an immense boon. Across the entire continent, the clan had the largest number of soul masters outside of Spirit Hall and the two empires and most of them were low- to mid-level soul masters around ranks 30 to 40.
If they could learn this technique and combine it with soul masters capable of fusing rings then these low-ranked members could instantly unleash immense power. The overall strength of the clan would skyrocket.
The key to this theory was the rare talent of ring fusion. Among the Shrek Seven Devils, Ning Rongrong was the only one who possessed this gift. Thus, if the Grandmaster wanted to lead them to victory in the future tournament, he had to teach this technique to Ning Rongrong.
And if Ning Rongrong learned it, the knowledge would inevitably pass to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
This was why, no matter how difficult it was, she had to endure it. As the future heir of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, she could not always rely on Jun Tianlin—she had to take responsibility herself.
'If it weren't for Brother Jian's advice, I wouldn't bother putting up with this' Ning Rongrong thought irritably. She couldn't help but criticize the Grandmaster's arrogance.
If he didn't want to share his knowledge, she wouldn't covet it. But if he wanted his theories to be recognized worldwide, he should at least explain them properly! Simply listing their names without clarifying their principles—who would understand or believe them?