Chapter 97: Gai Yue's Reminder, Ice Source Chi Dragon
Having used his fourth soul skill twice in succession, Oscar's soul power was directly reduced by two-thirds—an enormous consumption for him.
However, Oscar was a top-tier food-type soul master. He directly took out two pre-stored first soul skills—Super Recovery Big Sausages—from his soul tool and threw them into his mouth.
The two Super Recovery Big Sausages transformed into warm currents entering his body, and Oscar's consumed soul power rapidly recovered.
Oscar was still feeling pleasantly surprised and unexpected about his gains this time. After all, even he himself hadn't expected that his fourth soul skill would possess such effects.
From an overall perspective, these two soul skills of his were in no way inferior to skills provided by a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
This was worthy of his cross-level absorption of a fourth soul ring that had reached the thirty-thousand-year level.
At this moment, Oscar was still wondering—if he continued to infinitely absorb soul rings beyond his level like this in the future, would the power of his soul skills become even stronger?
Regarding Oscar's gains this time, Gai Yue was similarly incomparably surprised. After all, the effects of Oscar's soul skill were already completely on par with a skill produced by a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Even Gai Yue, who was about to break through to the ninetieth level, felt a hint of envy in his heart toward Oscar's gains this time.
After all, the two effects of Oscar's fourth soul skill were too powerful. As long as Oscar had these two soul skills in the future, whether for his own strength or for assisting others, he would absolutely be an existence capable of dominating the battlefield.
However, Gai Yue still had one question: could the sausages with these two massive soul skill effects be consumed simultaneously? Gai Yue directly asked his question.
Oscar smiled slightly upon hearing this and explained: "It's possible to consume sausages with both effects of the fourth soul skill at the same time. However, only one can be consumed per day. Consuming a second one would only restore soul power without any additional effects."
He paused, then continued: "However, there's one special point—the order in which these two soul skill effect sausages are consumed produces different results."
"For example, Teacher, if you consume the Clone Sausage first, then this clone would be yourself. If you consume the Copy Sausage first, then the Clone Sausage, the clone would be you after copying someone else's martial soul. This is the only difference."
Hearing this explanation, Gai Yue and Dugu Yan instantly understood. Sausages with both effects could be consumed simultaneously; it was just that the order of consumption would cause variations in the clone that appeared.
And this was actually not a disadvantage, but rather an advantage. This way, Oscar's fourth soul skill appeared quite versatile.
After learning all the effects of Oscar's fourth soul skill, Gai Yue reminded him: "Xiao Ao, although your fourth soul skill is powerful, possessing two soul skill effects, I suggest you only expose one of them and keep the other as a hidden trump card."
As Gai Yue spoke, he paused, seeming to think of something, and his tone became extremely grave: "This world has never lacked geniuses, and many people are not as kind as one might imagine. If someone with ill intentions learned that your fourth soul skill has two effects, both comparable to hundred-thousand-year soul ring abilities, they would certainly pose a certain threat to you."
However, after saying this, Gai Yue's entire person became extremely sharp: "Of course, with your teacher here, anyone who wants to harm you must step over my corpse first."
Hearing these final words, Oscar looked at Gai Yue with great emotion: "Teacher, I understand. Don't worry, I cherish my life the most. I won't let others know my true capabilities."
Hearing this, Gai Yue nodded: "I also know your temperament. These words are just a reminder. Just don't let momentary satisfaction blind your eyes."
Then Dugu Yan asked from the side: "Xiao Ao, besides soul skills, your improvements in other aspects shouldn't be small either, right?"
Oscar replied upon hearing this: "Mm, the soul skills were indeed a pleasant surprise, but my own improvements are also considerable."
"After absorbing this thirty-thousand-year fourth soul ring, my physical quality and spiritual power simultaneously advanced from early Soul Emperor to mid-stage, roughly at the sixty-fifth to sixty-sixth level."
When a soul master absorbs a soul ring, the improvements the soul ring brings are comprehensive. Especially for soul rings at the ten-thousand-year level and above, they not only provide enormous physical quality boosts but also equally significant improvements to the soul master's spiritual power.
Hearing Oscar's words, Gai Yue and Dugu Yan actually felt that such improvements were somewhat ordinary. After all, compared to Oscar's fourth soul skill, this was indeed quite ordinary.
But compared to Gai Yue and Dugu Yan, Oscar understood even more clearly the terrifying effects of his fourth soul skill.
And most importantly, he himself could also consume sausages with both effects of his fourth soul skill simultaneously, and could also consume other soul skill sausages, while simultaneously enjoying the amplification effects of auxiliary-type soul masters.
For Oscar, this completely gave him an opportunity to become a true powerhouse.
If he only used his external soul bone, the strength Oscar could display would actually be limited. But if he could copy others' martial souls, the boost to Oscar's strength would absolutely be terrifying.
For example, if Oscar copied Gai Yue's martial soul, relying on Oscar's current physical quality and spiritual power, using Gai Yue's martial soul would absolutely be many times more powerful than Gai Yue himself at the same period.
And if Oscar continued to improve like this, when he reached the Titled Douluo level and copied others' martial souls, the strength he displayed might even surpass that of the blood provider themselves.
Moreover, this placed absolutely no restrictions on Oscar. For Oscar, his fourth soul skill was the beginning of him becoming a true powerhouse.
And from this moment on, he was no longer a simple food-type soul master or assault-type soul master, but a variable soul master. As long as he could obtain someone's blood, Oscar could be any type of soul master.
After absorbing the soul ring, Oscar stored the Mirror Image Beast's corpse in his soul tool. Although no soul bone dropped this time, his soul skills had become even more powerful—the gains were far more practical than a thirty-thousand-year soul bone.
It was already nightfall, but for Gai Yue, an eighty-eighth level Soul Douluo, even in the inner regions of this Extreme North Land, he had no worries at all. After all, relying on his current strength, he could even fight against hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
So the three of them didn't choose to spend the night here, but returned to Gai Yue's secluded dwelling.
Gai Yue, Oscar, and Dugu Yan directly flew back to the Frozen Ice Mountain residence on flying swords. Although Dugu Yan couldn't fly, she had a boyfriend.
Although Oscar's current flying sword speed couldn't match Gai Yue's, it already exceeded the flying speed of most Soul King level flying soul masters. So in just over an hour, the three of them returned to Gai Yue's dwelling.
Now Oscar's soul ring acquisition was complete. All that remained was Dugu Yan's fourth soul ring.
Her fourth soul ring, due to her martial soul's evolution, also needed some changes. What Dugu Yan's fourth soul ring currently required were the characteristics of dragon and poison, and the Extreme North Land happened to have soul beasts corresponding to the combination of these two elements.
Oscar had searched through numerous materials and finally locked onto a special soul beast living in the Extreme North Land, called the Ice Source Chi Dragon.
The Ice Source Chi Dragon belonged to the true dragon species. It was shaped like a snake, hornless, with four claws on its belly. It fed on ice source poisonous substances and typically lived in environments of at least minus fifty degrees.
Its combat power was not particularly outstanding, but because it possessed true dragon bloodline, even if its combat power wasn't outstanding, ordinary soul beasts of the same level would absolutely not be a match for the Ice Source Chi Dragon.
What the Ice Source Chi Dragon was most skilled at was actually poison. Its perfect control over any ice-attribute toxins made it absolutely top-tier in the way of poison usage. It's just that the attribute of its poison was ice-cold.
And this was also the highest quality, most suitable soul beast to serve as Dugu Yan's fourth soul ring.
And in a certain Ice Spirit Valley in the inner region of the Extreme North Land, there were records of the Ice Source Chi Dragon appearing. However, whether it actually existed there would require an actual investigation.
(End of Chapter)