Fusion! Five-Hundred-Year Thunder Element Yellow Soul Ring!

"If my judgment is correct, then after fusing with the Lonely Bamboo's soul ring, Blue Silver Grass's toughness should improve greatly."

Since the Lonely Bamboo's most prominent trait was toughness, that should be the attribute it bestowed upon Blue Silver Grass.

"Teacher, my first soul skill seems to be called..."

"Blue Silver Entanglement."

Tang San spoke thoughtfully.

Blue Silver Entanglement: Using Soul Power to control the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, it wrapped around an enemy's body, rendering them unable to move.

"Cough, cough, cough—!"

At that moment, Huo Feng suddenly began coughing violently nearby.

When he heard the words "Blue Silver Entanglement," he had nearly failed to hold back his laughter.

The violent coughing was merely a way for him to conceal the smile on his face.

"Huo Feng, are you all right?"

Yu Xiaogang turned his gaze toward Huo Feng and asked casually.

During his earlier conversation with Tang San, he had also learned that Huo Feng had been injured in his battle with the Mandala Snake.

Huo Feng repeatedly waved his hands to indicate that he was fine. "Master, I'm fine. My chest just feels a little tight."

"Huo Feng, you know my current condition. I'm afraid I'm powerless to help you obtain a soul ring."

As Yu Xiaogang said this, his voice grew weak again, as though he were on the verge of death.

Huo Feng sneered inwardly. You old bastard, you probably never planned to help me find a soul ring in the first place, did you?

Still, thanks to you, my soul ring seems pretty decent.

Though that was what he thought, Huo Feng still responded politely on the surface. "It's all right, Master. Please get some rest."

Only then did Yu Xiaogang turn his attention back to Tang San.

"Little San, show your teacher your first soul skill."

"Yes, Teacher."

Tang San nodded, then used Soul Power to control Blue Silver Grass and release the skill.

More than ten green Blue Silver Grass vines burst from the ground, swiftly wrapping around a nearby tree and tightening.

And then... that was it.

A trace of disappointment flashed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes, though it was not very obvious.

The Blue Silver Grass tightened more and more, yet it never snapped.

From this, it seemed that the toughness bestowed by the Lonely Bamboo was quite good.

Perhaps... it was enough to rival ordinary hemp rope!

He nodded at Tang San and said approvingly,

"Your First Soul Ring has achieved the expected characteristics of a control-type soul master."

"The role of an ordinary control-type soul master is to restrain opponents, and your first soul skill, Entanglement, happens to have that effect."

"If a powerful attacker works with you, your advantages will become even more apparent."

So after all that, he was just support? Whether Tang San understood or not, Huo Feng beside him certainly did.

In a one-on-one fight, he basically could not beat anyone.

With a powerhouse beside him, he might be able to snag an assist.

To put it plainly, he was a little stronger than an ordinary person, but not by much.

"That does sound pretty good."

Tang San murmured to himself.

After resting for a while longer, Tang San carried Yu Xiaogang on his back again and began heading out of the Soul Hunting Forest.

Under the latter's directions, the three of them stopped and started along the way, taking half a day to leave the Soul Hunting Forest.

They then took a carriage back to Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.

This trip to the Soul Hunting Forest had severely damaged Yu Xiaogang's vitality.

Not only had he been deeply poisoned by the Mandala Snake's potent venom, but he had also lost an arm.

It would probably take at least half a year to a year for him to fully recover.

They returned to the academy in the morning, while the students were in class.

Tang San carried Yu Xiaogang directly back to the latter's room.

Huo Feng, meanwhile, returned to the Seventh Dorm at once.

The Seventh Dorm was completely empty. He immediately locked the door behind him and walked toward his bed.

"This..."

The instant Huo Feng saw his bed, he froze.

"Pink bedsheets?"

???

A huge pink bedsheet covered both his and Xiao Wu's beds.

Amid the Seventh Dorm's black and gray bedsheets, it was especially eye-catching.

There was no need to think about it. Xiao Wu had definitely done this.

Huo Feng had no time to dwell on it. He climbed onto the bed and sat cross-legged.

With his help, Tang San had successfully obtained and absorbed his First Soul Ring.

He had even gained the formidable and famous first soul skill—Blue Silver Entanglement! Yet Huo Feng had not absorbed his own soul ring yet.

Thinking of this, he directly opened the system interface.

"Whoosh—!"

The system screen instantly appeared, and the interface changed from three sections to four.

Next to the original Host Information, Martial Soul, and Sacrifice Points sections, an additional System Warehouse section had appeared.

The system had told him that the quest reward obtained from sacrificing Yu Xiaogang was temporarily stored in the System Warehouse.

Thinking of this, Huo Feng directly opened the System Warehouse.

The screen trembled before changing its appearance.

The entire interface was divided into five by five, for a total of twenty-five small grids.

The first two grids contained two items.

"Spatial Storage Ring Soul Tool."

Huo Feng read the name displayed on the first grid, then clicked to claim it.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Spatial Storage Ring Soul Tool.

This Soul Tool can store items within one hundred cubic meters of space. The Host only needs to inject Soul Power into it to bind it successfully!

After hearing the system's explanation, Huo Feng injected Soul Power into the jet-black storage ring in his palm, which emitted a faint glow.

"Buzz—!"

The storage ring trembled slightly, then fell still.

The binding was successful!

Huo Feng immediately tested it. As long as he activated it with Soul Power, he could place any tangible object he wished to store into the storage ring.

"Not bad."

He nodded in satisfaction.

With this Soul Tool, many things would become much more convenient.

Next, Huo Feng turned his gaze to the second grid.

"Five-Hundred-Year Thunder Element Yellow Soul Ring!"

A hint of fervor appeared in his eyes.

Who wouldn't be dazzled by something like this?

Huo Feng was also greatly looking forward to his first soul ring.

"System, what does this Thunder Element mean?"

He was somewhat confused. Perhaps because of the system, his soul ring seemed different from everyone else's.

Ding! The Host's martial soul is the Nine Swords of Dugu!

For every ten levels gained, an additional attribute may be added to a soul ring!

The Host's First Soul Ring attribute is: Thunder!

A gleam flashed in Huo Feng's eyes. After hearing the system's explanation, he looked forward to it even more.

He directly clicked to claim it.

"Buzz—!"

The moment he claimed it, the system screen automatically closed.

A yellow ring suddenly appeared before Huo Feng.

It simply floated there in silence.

Tiny blue arcs of electricity continuously danced across the ring, making it look rather hair-raising.

Ding! The system has detected that the Host has claimed the Five-Hundred-Year Thunder Element Yellow Soul Ring.

Would the Host like to fuse with it?

The system's voice rang out again.

Huo Feng took a deep breath, then blurted out, "Fuse!"