Dragon's Descent, the Formidable First Soul Skill

Li Yan found a tree and raked his right claw fiercely across it with all his strength.

The trunk splintered like tofu, and Li Yan's sharp claws sank deep into the wood.

The two Luo Sanpaos followed, copying Li Yan's movements and raking their front dragon claws across the trunk.

Compared with Li Yan's destructive power, however, the two young dragons fell a little short. The golden Sanpao, in particular, had the weakest destructive power of the three.

Still, it made sense when he thought about it.

After all, it had no Soul Ring.

Li Yan was satisfied with his current destructive power. As things stood, he had no trouble fighting Soul Masters below level twenty, much less with two young dragons, only slightly weaker than him, assisting him.

Once he unleashed his full power, he was practically invincible against anyone below two rings.

"Son, you're badass."

Watching the destructive power Li Yan had displayed, Li Gang raised a thumb in approval.

As for Wang Hong, he swallowed.

His Red Flame Bear was renowned for its destructive power, yet even after he had obtained his First Soul Ring back then, he hadn't measured up to the current Li Yan, much less his two pigs that looked like dragons.

This boy was no creature destined to remain in a pond!

"Thanks to you, Uncle Wang. Otherwise, I wouldn't have obtained my First Soul Ring so easily."

Li Yan thanked Wang Hong.

"Don't mention it, nephew. Come back when you need your Second Soul Ring. Uncle Wang may not have any other skills, but I know a thing or two about fighting."

Li Yan nodded.

"All right, let's leave now. The Star Dou Great Forest isn't safe, after all."

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, the three didn't linger. They drove the carriage straight back to Suotuo City.

Li Gang and his son had a meal with Wang Hong and the old Soul Emperor behind Wang's Trading Company. They left early the next morning and returned directly to Nuoding City.

Of course, Li Yan also bought up all the Whale Rubber that Wang's Trading Company had accumulated over the past few days.

Li Yan and his father entered Nuoding Academy through its gates.

The hunt for his First Soul Ring had taken less than a week from start to finish.

Li Yan walked across the academy's training ground. At this hour, Tang San and Xiao Wu would usually be practicing their combat skills.

In the distance, he saw two figures sparring. They were Tang San and Xiao Wu.

"Xiao San, Xiao Wu! I'm back!"

From a distance, Li Yan waved to them, the two Luo Sanpaos at his side.

Hearing him, Tang San and Xiao Wu stopped sparring. Their faces lit up at the sight of Li Yan approaching from afar.

They hurried over in quick little steps and gathered around Li Yan.

"Brother Yan, you got back so quickly?"

Tang San asked, a hint of surprise on his face. He had originally thought it would be quick if Brother Yan returned in half a month, but it hadn't even been a week.

"Of course Sister Xiao Wu's map was a great help. It saved that big meanie Li Yan a lot of trouble."

Xiao Wu puffed out her cheeks, then noticed the Luo Sanpaos at Li Yan's feet and asked in delight.

"Wow, Sanpaos, you've gotten so pretty, and you've slimmed down too."

The two Luo Sanpaos endured Xiao Wu's rough handling, their faces full of despair.

"Take your filthy pig trotters off them."

Li Yan snatched the Luo Sanpaos back from Xiao Wu's arms, and she chased after him, pulling faces.

"Brother Yan, how did it go? Are you satisfied with your Soul Skill? It looks to me like the Sanpaos are already starting to become dragons."

Influenced by Li Yan, Tang San also placed great importance on studying theory. He could tell that the Luo Sanpaos were evolving in a good direction.

"Just as I imagined, the theory works. I reckon a qualitative change will happen by the time I reach three rings."

Tang San looked at Li Yan with a face full of admiration. He had always believed what Li Yan said.

"My First Soul Ring came from a Dark Demon Dragon that was nearly six hundred years old, far exceeding the age limit for a First Soul Ring. And the Dark Demon Dragon is a top-tier dragon-type Martial Soul, so the quality of my First Soul Ring is definitely comparable to an ordinary eight-hundred-year Soul Ring."

"This shows that Whale Rubber is a supreme treasure for Soul Masters to increase the age of their Soul Rings. You two should use Whale Rubber to assist your cultivation from now on as well, to lay the foundation for the future."

"If possible, I hope Xiao San will attempt a Millennium Second Soul Ring. Given your aptitude and talent, it's not impossible."

"As for me, I'm determined to get a thousand-year Second Soul Ring."

Tang San nodded excitedly. A Millennium Second Soul Ring had never been seen before in the Soul Master World. He and Brother Yan were going to set that precedent.

"Hey, Li Yan, what do you mean by that? Are you looking down on Sister Xiao Wu?"

"So only you two are allowed to have Millennium Second Soul Rings? You don't believe Sister Xiao Wu can do it?"

Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips and spoke indignantly.

Li Yan smiled. "You? Maybe in your next life."

"You either sleep or daydream in class. You haven't even gotten a firm grasp of the most basic Soul Master theory."

"You, you, you! You shouldn't expose someone's shortcomings when you insult them. Are you asking for a beating?"

Li Yan's eyes lit up. A fight? That was exactly what he had come for today.

"Come on, then. It's about time I taught you a lesson, little rabbit, and showed you that there are always people better than you, before your tail sticks up all the way to the heavens."

The two faced off, neither willing to yield, with Tang San caught in the middle.

"Go all out and fight. If you get hurt, I'll heal you."

Over the past few days, Tang San had already used Myriad Senluo as a basis to develop the healing effect of Blue Silver Grass, allowing it to treat some injuries.

"Xiao Wu, Martial Soul: Soft Boned Charming Rabbit, level twelve, one-ring Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."

"Li Yan, Martial Soul: Luo Sanpao, level thirteen, one-ring Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."

Both activated Martial Soul Possession. Li Yan immediately activated his First Soul Skill, Dragon's Descent, transforming into a little dragon-man.

"Li Yan, you look pretty cute like that. You'd look even more like one if you had a pair of dragon horns and a tail."

"Xiao Wu, I'll beat you until even your mother can't recognize you."

Li Yan closed in on her. He had plenty of fighting experience, having taken no shortage of beatings from Li Gang.

So once they exchanged blows, it took only a few moves for Li Yan to gain the upper hand.

First, Xiao Wu had underestimated Li Yan and hadn't taken him seriously.

Second, Li Yan's strength was terrifying. When his dragon claws collided with Xiao Wu's hands, her hands simply couldn't withstand them.

"What a freak. You're so strong."

"Am I? Luo Sanpaos, get her!"

The two Luo Sanpaos entered their battle states and charged Xiao Wu together, as if seeking revenge for all the rough handling she had subjected them to.

The attacks of the man and two beasts were coordinated without a seam, and Xiao Wu soon had no chance to fight back.

"All right, all right, I surrender, I surrender! Stop hitting me."

Xiao Wu hurriedly backed away and dodged. The two Luo Sanpaos alone kept her too busy defending herself, much less with Li Yan watching her.

After they stopped, Xiao Wu rubbed her aching arms and grumbled under her breath.

"The man's a freak, and even such cute little pigs are freaks."

Li Yan ignored Xiao Wu's muttering and turned to Tang San.

"Xiao San, before I had my First Soul Ring, I was never a match for you when we sparred. Shall we try again now?"

"Brother Yan, I was just thinking the same thing."

The two burned with fighting spirit, ready to clash at any moment.

Li Yan attacked first, sending both dragon claws straight at Tang San's face.

Tang San quickly used the Tang Sect Secret Arts' Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to retreat, while lighting up his First Soul Ring.

"Myriad Senluo!"

With Tang San and Li Yan at the center, the area within a few meters became a sea of Blue Silver Grass.