A Thousand-Year First Soul Ring, Soul Skill: Vitality!

As a transmigrator, Tang San had naturally decided long ago how to develop his Blue Silver Grass.

He would take the path of extreme life force and become a stats monster.

As it happened, his hammer was also a stats-based Martial Soul. It was all about the numbers.

Originally, Tang San had set his sights on a plant-type Soul Beast with equally strong vitality, but after taking the Whale Rubber, he had a new idea.

"My target is... a thousand-year Blue Silver Grass!"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue froze for a moment, then frowned.

"No! That's too risky!"

She knew the upper limit for a First Soul Ring. From ancient times to the present, no one had ever been able to absorb a First Soul Ring over four hundred years old.

Even if the Whale Rubber was highly effective and could increase the age of the Soul Ring one could absorb,

it couldn't possibly raise the limit straight from four hundred years to a thousand!

Tang San remained perfectly calm. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

He knew the effects of Whale Rubber better than anyone, and he also knew that the normal upper limit he could absorb at the moment was around six hundred years.

But if the target were Blue Silver Grass, that would be a different matter.

As a weed found everywhere across the Douluo Continent, even thousand-year Blue Silver Grass would not deliver too great a shock to a Soul Master during absorption.

What was more, Blue Silver Grass shared the same origin as Tang San's Martial Soul, reducing the difficulty of absorption considerably.

Seeing how insistent Tang San was, Qian Renxue could only nod silently.

That was also why she had fallen in love with Tang San before.

Only a true powerhouse, someone who dared to challenge the limits, could win Qian Renxue's heart.

As expected of the man I set my sights on...

After sighing inwardly, Qian Renxue led Tang San on a search through the Soul Hunting Forest.

Blue Silver Grass grew everywhere and was not scarce in the Soul Hunting Forest either. Thousand-year specimens were nothing particularly rare.

Before long, Qian Renxue found a thousand-year Blue Silver Grass.

In a relatively small Soul Hunting Forest like the one outside Nuoding City, finding a thousand-year Blue Silver Grass was no easy feat.

Tang San sat cross-legged in front of the thousand-year Blue Silver Grass and released his Martial Soul.

Compared with the other plant, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass seemed somewhat weak.

He could sense a faint trace of spiritual power that seemed to be communicating with him.

"Is this the Blue Silver Emperor's ability...?"

After murmuring to himself, Tang San began trying to communicate with it.

It took quite a while before he established a stable spiritual connection with the thousand-year Blue Silver Grass.

As their communication deepened, the thousand-year Blue Silver Grass began to sway without any wind. Then its leaves suddenly drooped, and it lost its vitality.

A purple Soul Ring flew out of it.

Even Qian Renxue could not help feeling somewhat shocked at the sight.

"What happened?"

She hadn't seen Tang San do anything. All she saw was him sitting on the thousand-year Blue Silver Grass and closing his eyes, after which the Soul Ring burst out on its own.

"Sacrifice? But it doesn't look like it. Besides, can a thousand-year Soul Beast even sacrifice itself?"

Qian Renxue stared fixedly ahead, hardly daring to believe her eyes.

She had never heard of anything like this before.

With a thought, Tang San drew the Thousand-Year Soul Ring in front of him closer and began absorbing it.

What had just happened was indeed somewhat similar to a sacrifice.

The thousand-year Blue Silver Grass had not yet developed sufficient intelligence, but it could already sense the faint presence of the Blue Silver Emperor within Tang San.

Although Tang San had not yet awakened the Blue Silver Emperor, the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline still existed within him.

Through communication, he achieved an effect similar to a sacrifice.

For that reason, Tang San encountered not the slightest resistance during the absorption process. On the contrary, it was very easy.

The purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring merged into his body without causing Tang San any pain. He only felt as though his whole body were soaking in a hot spring, warm and exceptionally comfortable.

It took nearly half a shichen before Tang San finished absorbing it completely.

He opened his eyes, and Blue Silver Grass appeared in his hand. At the same time, his First Soul Ring appeared around him, slowly circling his body.

Its purple light flickered faintly, illuminating the surroundings.

The appearance of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul Tang San released had also changed considerably.

The blades had thickened and grown wider, and even the roots were much thicker.

Tang San smiled. As he felt the changes within his body, he could not help feeling extremely satisfied.

Sure enough, Blue Silver Grass should take the path of extreme life force.

He could feel that his Blue Silver Grass had grown vastly tougher, and its vitality had increased considerably.

Tenacious life was Blue Silver Grass's chief characteristic and its most outstanding strength.

After breathing out a mouthful of turbid Qi, Tang San slowly rose to his feet, Soul Power surging through his body.

His Soul Power had now reached rank fourteen.

Breaking through the upper limit with his First Soul Ring and absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring had brought Tang San an unimaginably immense improvement.

His body had also been nourished, placing him far above Soul Masters of the same rank.

Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow. Only now did she recover from her shock.

Could a thousand-year Soul Ring really be absorbed as a First Soul Ring?

Qian Renxue had stayed by Tang San's side the entire time, afraid something might go wrong. Now it seemed she had worried too much.

Only after witnessing everything with her own eyes did Qian Renxue realize how heaven-defying the effects of Whale Rubber were.

Tang San's ability to absorb a thousand-year First Soul Ring was surely connected to the Whale Rubber.

As Qian Daoliu's granddaughter and someone who had once been the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, she knew better than anyone what a sensation it would cause if the effects of Whale Rubber became known.

If there were something that could increase the age of Soul Rings one could absorb, all the factions on the Douluo Continent would probably fight over it like mad!

With this, the Soul Masters of Spirit Hall would only grow stronger in the future.

At that thought, Qian Renxue came to a decision and stepped forward.

"Tang San, what is your First Soul Skill?"

Hearing this, Tang San raised his eyebrows and closed his eyes to sense it.

"My First Soul Skill is... Vitality!"

First Soul Skill: Vitality.

Effect: As long as Blue Silver Grass is nearby, it can provide the Soul Master with Soul Power while also healing injuries.

Most importantly, the First Soul Skill's Soul Power consumption was almost negligible. It could be replenished in about thirty seconds.

After sensing the effects of his First Soul Skill, Tang San could not help smiling.

Good. It was exactly what he wanted.

A support-type Soul Skill like this was precisely what Tang San wanted.

After hearing Tang San's explanation, Qian Renxue nodded as well. With her discerning eye, she could naturally see how powerful this Soul Skill was.

Tang San had only just obtained his First Soul Ring, so the amount restored seemed small.

But what about when Tang San grew stronger?

Qian Renxue did not dare imagine how tenacious his life force would be then.

"Let's go. I'll take you back to the academy."

Now that their objective had been fully accomplished, Qian Renxue led Tang San toward the edge of the forest.

Suddenly, she stopped and looked at the grass beneath her feet.

"Where did this Mandala Snake come from?"