Second Soul Skill, Moon-Guiding Clone (Happy New Year's Eve!)

"There would always be lucky ones who, by some coincidence, cultivated to Fifty Thousand Year. Maybe not even one would appear in several thousand years, but at least the bloodline of the Moonlight Worm was still being passed down."

Gula satisfied his urge to talk and urged Xiao Wu, "Don't delay. Copy the Soul Ring as soon as possible. I'm very interested in how you transform your Soul Skill."

Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue. "I know, I know. You keep rushing me."

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Xiao Wu used Soul Power to communicate with the Moonlight Worm's Soul Ring. The source of Soul Power hidden deep within her body split off a portion of its strength, which flowed continuously between Xiao Wu and the Soul Ring.

A faint purple hue lingered in Gula's eyes. His Appraisal Eye had long since opened, watching the changes in Xiao Wu.

When he saw the words in Xiao Wu's description saying she had set foot on the path of Moonlight Evolution, Gula Breathed a Sigh of Relief inwardly.

The facts proved that the principles of evolution in the two worlds had some similarities. The value of the knowledge in his mind was still rising.

Gula focused on studying the principle behind Xiao Wu using her source to condense a Soul Ring.

"...She needs to communicate with the Soul Ring Remnant Spirit and plunder the other party's Soul Skill information. No Wonder soul beasts that transform into human form don't choose this path."

"Not only is it unsafe, but psychologically, they also need to make a division. If Xiao Wu weren't burdened with the hatred of her mother's murder and hadn't had her fighting spirit Stirred up by me, she wouldn't have chosen this thorn-covered road."

Gula muttered to himself in his heart.

Since Xiao Wu dared to take the risk, he would not let her down either.

"When I have enough points, I can exchange them for Fairy Type moves. Moonlight Attack should inspire Xiao Wu in controlling moonlight."

Seeing that nothing would happen to Xiao Wu, Gula found a place to meditate and recover his Soul Power.

Tang San had used his Second Soul Skill last night to store Soul Power, so he did not need to rest yet. He waited nearby for Xiao Wu to wake up.

An hour later, the Purple Soul Ring dispersed. Xiao Wu opened her eyes, and silver light flashed deep within her pink pupils.

Before the two could ask, Xiao Wu revealed a cute, smug smile and showed off, "My Second Soul Skill is called Moon-Guiding Clone."

"Normally, it can draw in moonlight for cultivation. Depending on the brightness of the moonlight, it increases my cultivation speed by at least ten percent and at most doubles it."

"In battle, I can use Soul Power and moonlight energy to create four Moon Shadow Clones. Each clone possesses fifty percent of all my attributes and all my Soul Skills. As long as they aren't destroyed, they can exist for half an hour."

Xiao Wu Lit Up her Soul Ring, and a clone appeared in front of, behind, to the left, and to the right of her. The clones' expressions had lost some of her liveliness, appearing as cool and indifferent as moonlight.

She directed the clones to move back and forth, giggling. "Also, under moonlight, as long as I have enough Soul Power, I can switch positions with my clones at will."

"Honestly, it would've been so much better without that last restriction." At the end, Xiao Wu pouted, still not quite satisfied.

"Don't be ungrateful."

Gula carefully observed the Moon Shadow Clones and said, "The effect is already quite good. It has the strength of a normal four-thousand-year Soul Skill. Once your Martial Soul evolves, it should be able to remove the restriction."

"If it had been a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, at most it would have had the ability to boost cultivation speed. With a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, it gained an additional clone ability. It's far stronger than the charm Soul Skill you originally planned."

Tang San agreed, "Indeed. Clone Soul Skills are very rare, and clone Soul Skills that can use the main body's Soul Skills are even rarer. Usually, Dark Attribute soul beasts provide clone Soul Skills. I didn't expect Moonlight Worms to provide them too."

Gula made a guess. "It should be related to Xiao Wu herself. Clones are an ability only Moonlight Worms have. To obtain a clone Soul Skill from a single Moonlight Worm, Xiao Wu's luck is quite good."

He pushed the credit onto Xiao Wu and did not mention that he had chosen the Moonlight Worm with the richest bloodline. Let Xiao Wu be happy for a while.

"Hmph, of course! Sister Xiao Wu is the best!"

Xiao Wu raised her head, really thinking it was her own credit.

Gula could not help laughing. He decided to find an opportunity to tell Xiao Wu the truth.

"Ahem!"

Afraid he would laugh out loud, Gula coughed lightly twice to draw their attention.

"I'm the only one left who needs to hunt for a Soul Ring. Let me talk about my target Soul Ring."

Xiao Wu quieted down and waited with Tang San for Gula to speak.

"The Magma Beast has both Earth Attribute and Fire Attribute. It can naturally control rock and flame. According to my Martial Soul Evolution Theory, low-level Soul Rings are meant to lay the foundation for Martial Soul evolution, so I should choose Soul Skills that can enhance my mastery of both attributes."

"Fire Attribute is a secondary attribute, not the root, so there's no rush for now. That means the best choice would be a Soul Skill like Earth Element Control, balanced in both offense and defense. Its upper limit of power depends entirely on the Soul Master's personal performance."

Hearing this, Tang San immediately said, "Elemental control Soul Skills are very rare. To find one among Thousand Year Soul Beasts..."

"No, I want to Attempt a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring."

Gula interrupted Tang San.

If he only had the Groudon Martial Soul, he would not have been this aggressive.

But the Spirit Type Second Martial Soul and the extremely powerful Psychic Power talent granted by Celebi made Gula's Spiritual Power comparable to a Soul Emperor's. The Soul Shock of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was not a problem for him.

With two great divine beast Martial Souls, if he still cultivated along the path of an ordinary Soul Master, even Gula himself would look down on himself.

Since he had the conditions, he certainly would not retreat because of risk. Even if Sea God Island could increase the Years of Soul Rings in the future, that was a matter for the future and did not stop him from strengthening his own foundation.

Tang San still did not know that Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings had Soul Shock. He merely said in shock, "Your Body Strength can reach the Soul King stage!?"

Tang Hao, hidden in the dark, was equally shocked. What kind of monster was this? His Second Soul Ring had reached the standard of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. If he had not watched Gula grow up in the village since childhood, he would have thought the other party was a soul beast in human form.

Was innate divine strength really that unreasonable?

Gula spread his hands. With talent, one could do whatever one wanted.

"That's right. Earth Attribute Beast Martial Souls are naturally good at defense, and their enhancement to the body is terrifying. After a year of Gravity Field training, my Physique Strength has long been comparable to a Soul King's."

Actually, it was comparable to a Soul Emperor's, but there was no need to say it and frighten Tang San.

"Also, the earlier spontaneous awakening of my Spiritual Power now looked like a precursor to awakening my Second Martial Soul. Even without adding a soul ring, my Spiritual Power had been rising, so fusing with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring shouldn't be a problem."

Tang San sucked in a cold breath. He needed a moment to steady himself. Thinking back to the biographies of Soul Masters he had read, he couldn't help giving a wry laugh. "Big Brother really is terrifying. In the entire history of the continent, there has never been a Soul Master like you."

A sense of powerlessness rose in his heart. He had thought his original plan—training step by step and obtaining a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at the Soul Ancestor level—was already very aggressive. He had never expected Gula to be even more terrifying. He was simply a monster.

Xiao Wu was just as surprised, but Gula had shocked her so many times that she felt anything he did was normal, and she quickly accepted the fact.

Tang San took a deep breath, eased his mood, numbed his emotions with thought, and continued, "Element Control is rare among Thousand Year Soul Beasts. Among Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts, though it's still very scarce, there are quite a few more soul beasts that possess this type of Soul Skill."

"Rock Giants, Mountain Giants, Spirits of the Earth, Mud Rock Giant Elephants, Gargoyles..."