Chapter 51: Century-old Emerald Jade Wood Lizard, First Soul Skill: Lotus Seed Turns into Golden Lotus!
As the seventh livestream came to an end, everyone gradually left the streaming room.
Lin Yu was naturally no exception.
Because they needed to return to Spirit Hall,
not long after the livestream ended, the convoy departed from Kiel City and resumed their journey toward Spirit Hall.
In the past two livestreams, Lin Yu had obtained both the Dragon Essence and the Golden Holy Dragon Origin.
According to the system's instructions,
as long as Lin Yu fused with the Golden Holy Dragon Origin and then consumed the Dragon Essence, he would be able to awaken the Golden Holy Dragon Martial Soul.
But given the current situation—traveling in a carriage with Hu Liena—he simply didn't have the opportunity.
So for now, Lin Yu could only wait for a better chance to use both the Golden Holy Dragon Origin and the Dragon Essence to gain his new beast martial soul.
Time passed quickly—another four or five days went by.
The convoy finally exited the borders of the Kingdom of Haagen-Dazs and arrived at an entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Because Lin Yu possessed innate full soul power,
Hu Liena planned to accompany him with Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan into the Star Dou Forest to hunt for a suitable soul beast and help him absorb its soul ring to become a Soul Master.
That way, once they reached Spirit Hall, they wouldn't have to leave again just to hunt a soul beast—saving time.
"Xiao Yu, have you decided what kind of soul beast you want for your first soul ring?"
As they entered the vast and dense Star Dou Forest, walking through the dim woodland, Hu Liena asked with a playful smile.
"Let's hunt a healing-type soul beast."
Lin Yu thought for a moment before replying.
Regarding his own Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul, based on what the system had once explained, Lin Yu suspected the skills of this auxiliary martial soul would involve evolving various types of innate spiritual treasure martial souls.
And since his strength was still relatively low, he didn't want to create something like the God-Slaying Spear.
Of course, even if he wanted to, it was unlikely he could—after all, such a fearsome weapon wasn't something someone of his current level could even handle.
So after some consideration, Lin Yu decided to evolve the Merit Golden Lotus Martial Soul, which specialized in healing.
And since his goal was to create the healing-type Merit Golden Lotus,
he figured that as long as he absorbed the soul ring of a beast skilled in healing or regeneration,
he'd likely be able to unlock a soul skill in line with the Golden Lotus.
Still, it was also possible that the soul skills of the Chaos Green Lotus had nothing to do with the type of ring absorbed, but were instead determined by the lotus itself or his personal strength.
But since he had help now,
Lin Yu figured he might as well aim for the best possible outcome.
So it was better to hunt a soul beast with strong regenerative or healing powers.
...
After entering the Star Dou Forest,
it took less than an hour
for Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan to locate a soul beast—an Emerald Jade Wood Lizard, around 400 years old—and bring it back.
The Emerald Jade Wood Lizard was a lizard-type soul beast whose body looked like flawless green jade.
It wasn't good at attacking, but its regenerative abilities were extremely strong—it could easily regrow lost limbs.
When facing a stronger enemy, this soul beast would often detach its tail—filled with life energy—and leave it for the predator while it fled.
Lin Yu felt it was quite similar to a gecko from his previous life.
"Alright! Elder Ju has already caught and restrained this Emerald Jade Wood Lizard for you. Don't be afraid—just kill it and you'll be able to absorb its soul ring and become a Soul Master!"
Seeing the beast completely subdued by Yueguan, Hu Liena handed Lin Yu a sharp dagger with an encouraging gaze, urging him to finish the task.
Taking the dagger in hand, Lin Yu looked toward the large lizard—about the size of a millstone, its jade-like scales glistening as it struggled and screeched.
He clenched his teeth and tightened his grip on the dagger before walking toward it.
Although Lin Yu had hunted many rabbits before,
this massive lizard still made him nervous.
After all, whether in this life or his previous one, he had never hunted anything this large.
But in the end,
he bit down hard, crouched down, and stabbed the dagger into the lizard's head.
Sorry! This world is ultimately one of survival of the fittest.
If I don't kill you today, there's no telling when another soul master or beast might.
Let me be the one to send you off early.
You help me grow stronger—and once I develop the soul spirit system and spread it,
maybe soul beasts and humans will one day coexist peacefully!
After Lin Yu killed the Emerald Jade Wood Lizard,
countless yellow light particles emerged from its corpse,
and above it, a yellow hundred-year soul ring gradually formed.
Just as the ring completed its formation,
Hu Liena suddenly took out a short sword and sliced off the lizard's tail.
"Nana-jie, what are you doing?"
Seeing her action, Lin Yu was surprised.
"Collecting ingredients for cooking! It's getting late, and absorbing that soul ring will probably take you until tomorrow. We haven't had dinner yet!"
"And the lizard's tail is a high-quality ingredient filled with life energy. That's why predators always eat it when it drops—it's too precious to ignore!"
Waving the lizard tail in front of Lin Yu's face, Hu Liena giggled as she explained.
"I see..."
Lin Yu nodded in understanding.
But did they eat soul beasts even in the first Douluo series?
He remembered the original story didn't mention it—it only came up in the second series.
But that was fiction. Now that it had become reality, many things were clearly different.
Still, his train of thought didn't last long,
because the lizard's soul ring had fully formed.
Following Hu Liena's guidance, Lin Yu sat cross-legged on the ground,
summoned his Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul, and began absorbing the soul ring.
And that absorption lasted all the way into the next day!
"So, what's your first soul skill?"
At dawn the next morning,
as Lin Yu awoke, Hu Liena immediately leaned in, her delicate and charming face full of curiosity.
After all, she knew Lin Yu's martial soul was even stronger than Yueguan's Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum—an elite plant-type soul.
She was dying to know what kind of soul skill would emerge after absorbing the lizard's ring.
"Let me see."
Responding to Hu Liena, Lin Yu stood up and activated his first soul skill.
As the first soul ring around him lit up, a lotus seed dropped from the pod of the Chaos Green Lotus in his hand.
Then, in a burst of golden light, it transformed into a golden lotus flower.
(END CHAPTER)
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