Among all the heavens, I, Xiao Yan, did not use any cheat codes.

Chapter 39 Soul Hunting in Progress, First Steps into the Starry Sky

Starry Sky Forest.

This is a hilly area in the southern part of the forest where the temperature is significantly higher than other areas.

This place is a gathering place for fire-attribute soul beasts, occupying a considerable area of ​​the mixed circle, and even the fire-attribute spiritual energy of heaven and earth is exceptionally rich.

Fire-attribute spirit beasts are known for their volatile tempers, and since this precious land is conducive to their cultivation, they naturally provoke each other frequently.

For most soul beasts, there is no concept of beast race, and even the concepts of wolf race, tiger race, and rabbit race are not strong.

Survival of the fittest is the law of nature; only the fittest survive, and the strong are respected.

Flames accompanied by the roars of various beasts rose and fell.

"Tsk tsk tsk, very energetic."

A streak of firelight slowly descended from the treetops in the distance.

As he summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire and sensed the auras of the various soul beasts in the area, Xiao Yan's eyes lit up.

We've found the right place.

"The Star Dou Great Forest is also divided into various areas, and this is where there are more fire-attribute soul beasts," Ma Xiaotao explained from the side.

"I can sense several soul beasts that are over 5 years old." Xiao Yan nodded, his eyes flashing with fire, and the world he saw underwent subtle changes.

Like map markers, flames rose up everywhere, visible only to him, and condensed into various beast shapes.

While traveling, Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh, realizing that the Martial Soul was truly beyond his expectations.

The true self manifests, and the physical body begins the process of fully moving towards the Dharmakaya.

Then we can't just randomly pick a few bamboo stalks as spirit rings for fun, as we initially thought.

We can't even just kill a few soul beasts to absorb them as we initially thought.

Xiao Yan could sense that every time he absorbed a soul ring, he was as if he were being baptized by those laws, bringing about a great transformation.

It can be said that in the process of transforming from an illusory Dharma body into a physical body, one gains certain innate abilities.

Whether the flame gains the ability to burn or the ability to be endlessly regenerated depends on the choice of the spirit ring.

Remembering a certain plant-type soul master whose first soul skill was Entanglement, Xiao Yan's lips twitched.

Soul beasts just need to wait, but he has to consider many more factors when choosing soul beasts to create his avatar.

"But here's the question: what does it feel like to absorb a spirit ring...?"

Xiao Yan frowned. Although the memories that Ma Xiaotao had packed up made him feel as if he were there, it was ultimately just theoretical.

If this is purely theoretical, Xiao Yan's understanding is that after killing a soul beast, some of the soul beast's innate abilities and law fragments will combine with the soul master's martial soul. A powerful martial soul naturally has some inherent abilities, and by combining with the soul beast's abilities, the obtained soul skills may become even stronger.

The strength of one's mental power, the degree of development of one's martial soul, the quality of one's martial soul, the bloodline of one's soul beast, the cooperation of one's soul beast, and the talent of one's individual will all positively increase, affecting the strength of the final soul skill and its compatibility with oneself.

Although he was confident in his luck, Xiao Yan did not want to attribute everything to chance and affect the strength of his Dharma Body, so he still needed to make a careful decision.

He immediately used the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire to carefully sense the level of the few soul beasts he had locked onto that were over 50,000 years old.

The 82,000-year-old mutated Fiery Wolf possesses flames that are particularly effective against demons and monsters, and its flames will never go out unless it burns itself out.

This is somewhat useless to Xiao Yan. It has the characteristic that as long as there is a breath left, the flame will never go out, and it is also effective against all kinds of demons. Rather than using it as a soul ring, it is better to use it as nourishment for the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

The 67,000-year-old Titan Flame Ape is a mutated variety of the Titan Giant Ape, born from subterranean fire. Wherever it goes, it turns the land into a sea of ​​fire, and it lingers in a nearby ancient land.

Xiao Yan could roughly guess that the abilities he would gain from absorbing this soul ring would likely be related to power amplification and the use of earth vein power.

In this world where bloodlines matter, such top-tier soul beasts are undoubtedly a good choice.

Xiao Yan didn't notice anything particularly impressive among the remaining soul beasts, such as the Earth King, the Crimson Flame Bird, or the Fire Scale Dragon.

Fire attributes were just extras; Xiao Yan immediately excluded them all, as those things were only fit for the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

What he wants is something fire-based, those pseudo-natural holy spirits like the Ice and Snow Maiden, could he perhaps have a fire-based male character...?

Ideally, it should be a fire elemental creature with special abilities.

Xiao Yan doesn't plan to focus on any offensive skills. Once he arrives in Douluo Continent, he can't miss out on those overpowered percentage-based or rule-based skills.

"Sister Xiaotao, what do you think of that Titan Flame God Ape that's over 6 years old?" Having made up his mind, Xiao Yan transmitted the information in his mind to Ma Xiaotao. The two were in a state of resonance at this moment, and their soul power was connected.

This is a special state that Xiao Yan discovered after the flames within him and Ma Xiaotao resonated and merged, somewhat similar to the Haodong Power in the original work.

In this state, using the power within Ma Xiaotao's body as a guide, he can unleash the power of the bird-type fire beast within the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire with even greater strength.

"You're quite lucky. This is a top-tier soul beast on the same level as the Titan Giant Ape. It possesses unparalleled power and the dual attributes of earth and fire."

Titan Fire Apes over 5 years old can draw power from the depths of the earth's veins to condense a colossal lava divine body for battle.

Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes lit up.

Yan Shaozhe mentioned this when he was explaining the selection of spirit rings to her. Although it was completely different from the Evil Fire Phoenix, Ma Xiaotao had considered this spirit beast as one of her spirit rings.

After all, the quality was just too high, and it also had the ability to match. Just thinking about condensing a huge flame to engage in close combat made Ma Xiaotao excited.

"Let's see if that guy will cooperate. If he won't, we'll just have to go through with this upgrade with a heavy heart."

Smacking his lips, Xiao Yan immediately took Ma Xiaotao, transformed into a stream of fire, and flew towards the Titan Flame God Ape.

Although he felt that adding a ground attribute to his first spirit ring would be a bit off, Xiao Yan didn't intend to just stand by and watch.

At worst, we can use the Divine Refinement to eliminate the ground-side aspect. If we are downgraded, we can just take a private room with the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire. Once we determine the nature of the soul ring, we can try to condense a soul ring with the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

With this cheat code at his disposal, Xiao Yan wasn't worried.

The first spirit ring is quite important; he needs to carefully understand what it is.

Furthermore, it is necessary to lay the foundation for the creation of the Dharma body.

If there were a pure...

Just then, Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly lit up.

As he fled into the distance, he suddenly sensed something he hadn't noticed before!

Pure essence of fire, with a hint of wood energy within!