First Soul Skill

As Tang San gradually stabilized after absorbing the Soul Ring, Master stopped his rapid writing.

He gazed at Tang San's calm, youthful face, his hands resting on his knees clenching unconsciously, his eyes suddenly moistening.

Today, another of his theories had been proven! After decades of struggle, enduring countless scornful glances and ridicule, he had finally proven himself once again.

He desperately wanted to cry, but years of hardship had forged his resolve into an unbreakable steel. He knew that if he cried, it would be a surrender to those who had mocked him.

So what if I lack strength? I, Yu Xiaogang, will ultimately leave a glorious mark on the Douluo Continent.

After a surge of emotion, Master gradually calmed down. In truth, Master understood very well that to prove this theory, he should be most grateful to his disciple, Tang San! It was precisely because of Tang San's trust that he had achieved this. Besides him, perhaps there was also Zhao Xuan. Without his help, Xiao San might not have...

Where is Zhao Xuan?!

Master abruptly stood up and looked around, but Zhao Xuan was nowhere to be seen.

"Where did this kid go now?" Master instantly felt a sense of unease. This little fellow truly loved to act on his own.

His gaze suddenly fell upon footprints on the ground, and Master followed them.

Dozens of meters away from the camp, by a small stream, Master saw Zhao Xuan absorbing a Soul Ring.

"He's absorbing a Soul Ring?"

Master was filled with disbelief. When had Zhao Xuan hunted another Soul Beast? At such close proximity, he shouldn't have been unable to hear any battle if one had occurred!

"Wait? This is... a Stone Turtle, a six-hundred-year-old Stone Turtle." His gaze suddenly swept over the large rock Zhao Xuan was sitting on. At first, he hadn't noticed anything unusual, but a faint scent of blood led Master to discover that Zhao Xuan wasn't sitting on a rock, but a Soul Beast.

This Soul Beast had a shell like a mountain rock and a heavy build. It was actually a rare Stone Turtle. These Soul Beasts were few in number and quite precious. Their Soul Rings were something many defensive Soul Masters dreamed of.

After a simple identification, Master's eyes widened. This Stone Turtle was already six hundred years old, exceeding the theoretical maximum age for a first Soul Ring.

But seeing Zhao Xuan's composed expression, Master suddenly fell into confusion: "Could my theory be wrong?"

Suddenly, Master thought of Zhao Xuan's physical constitution. He nodded thoughtfully, "Zhao Xuan's physique has always been different from ordinary people. Perhaps the lifespan of the Soul Rings he can withstand is also different from ordinary people."

"This means that the configuration of his Soul Rings still needs consideration."

Master was indeed a master. As soon as it involved research on Martial Souls, his interest was immediately piqued.

He touched the Stone Turtle's head that dangled outside. It was still slightly warm, meaning it hadn't been dead for long. Master's face lit up with joy, and he quickly took out his notebook to start recording.

After finishing his notes, Master found himself rushing between two places. Both Tang San and Zhao Xuan were absorbing Soul Rings, but they were some distance apart, making it impossible for him to protect both simultaneously. As for San Pao, its time out was limited and it couldn't come out again anytime soon, so Master could only guard one at a time.

Time passed quickly, and Tang San suddenly opened his eyes.

"Mysterious Heaven Skill has broken through," he murmured. Just as he had guessed, the reason Xuan Yu Gong couldn't break through the first layer was the Soul Ring's limitation. After arriving in this world, his internal energy had mutated with this world's energy system – Soul Power, causing the breakthrough of Xuan Yu Gong to be linked to the Soul Ring.

The refreshing feeling after absorbing the Soul Ring was indescribable, as if floating on clouds, weightless, or reaching the peak of bliss. All over his body, his thirty-six thousand pores opened, greedily breathing in the wonderful air. The qualitative change was causing strange transformations in Tang San's body.

"Huh? Where are Teacher and Zhao Xuan?" Calming himself, Tang San looked around in surprise.

A hint of dawn had already appeared in the distant sky. The roaring bonfire had extinguished, leaving only a wisp of smoke curling upwards. The surroundings were empty.

The bushes suddenly rustled, putting Tang San on high alert. Immediately after, a weary-looking Master emerged from them.

"Teacher! Where did you go? Where's Xiao Xuan?" Tang San quickly stepped forward to support Master and asked.

"Xiao San, you're awake!" Seeing Tang San awake, a smile appeared on Master's stiff face. He then pulled Tang San to the small stream not far away.

Tang San was a little confused at first, but when he saw Zhao Xuan absorbing a Soul Ring, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Xiao Xuan is also absorbing a Soul Ring."

"Mm." Master nodded wearily. If only this little fellow Zhao Xuan were half as obedient as Tang San.

"By the way, Xiao San, how is your Martial Soul now?" Thinking that Tang San had finished absorbing his Soul Ring, Master's weariness lessened by half. He asked with some anticipation.

"My Martial Soul?"

Tang San answered Master with action. A sprout emerged from the Blue Silver Grass in his palm, and then over a dozen deep blue Blue Silver Grass shoots shot out around him. They carried strange patterns. Compared to their previous half-finger width, the current Blue Silver Grass was three fingers wide, with thicker leaves. The tips were slightly raised, like Mandala Snakes preparing to strike.

A stalk of Blue Silver Grass coiled around a tree trunk as thick as an arm, like a Mandala Snake. Tang San gave a gentle tug, and the small tree instantly bent over.

Master was overjoyed: "As expected, it's almost as I predicted. The Mandala Snake has given it extremely high toughness. Perhaps it also possesses the toxicity of the Mandala Snake."

Tang San was also a little surprised. Was this really still just Blue Silver Grass? He could feel that the toughness of the Blue Silver Grass after coiling around the tree was far from its limit.

With a thought, a clear yellow Soul Ring rose from beneath Tang San's feet. He controlled the Soul Ring to release its First Soul Skill.

The yellow Soul Ring lit up, and over a dozen Blue Silver Grass shoots shot out, forming a net that enveloped an area of ten meters around him. They then coiled around anything they could attach to, tightening their grip like a Mandala Snake capturing its prey.

A small bird that couldn't dodge in time was ensnared, completely unable to resist.

"Quick, let me see it," Master urged.

Tang San controlled the Blue Silver Grass and handed the ensnared bird to Master. The bird's eyes were tightly shut, as if it were dead.

Master touched the bird, then stroked his chin, shaking his head with a hint of regret: "It's paralyzed. What a shame it didn't inherit the toxicity of the Mandala Snake."

However, Master's face soon broke into a smile: "But it's still very good. This at least proves my idea is correct."

Master paused, then looked up at Tang San with a serious expression and said, "Xiao San, thank you."

"Ah?" Tang San suddenly felt a little at a loss. A teacher for a day is a father for life. After becoming Master's disciple, he had treated Master like his own father.

He was naturally happy that Master's long-held theory had been realized...

Just then, a soft hum from beside him interrupted his thoughts.

"Mm..."

Master and Tang San subconsciously looked over. Under their gaze, Zhao Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

"Master, Xiao San," Zhao Xuan said, opening his eyes and greeting them.

"Xiao Xuan, you succeeded?" Master asked tentatively. After all, this one Soul Ring had already exceeded the theoretical upper limit, and he wasn't sure if it would be successful.

"If you're talking about the Soul Ring... yes." Zhao Xuan couldn't help but curve his lips upwards, his expression quite excited.

Master's body trembled. He quickly took out a notebook and asked excitedly, "Then do you feel any discomfort in your body? Have there been any changes to your Martial Soul?"

Zhao Xuan thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, neither."

Master quickly jotted it down, then solemnly asked, "What about your Soul Skill? What type is it? Attack? Defense? Or support?"

Pausing, Zhao Xuan scratched his head. "I can't really say. Why don't you feel it, Master?"

As he spoke, a shining yellow Soul Ring rose beneath Zhao Xuan's feet, and a Mobile Phone appeared in his hand. The Soul Ring flashed, and an invisible light struck Master.

Master's body stiffened, and he stopped moving. Tang San was startled and was about to ask Zhao Xuan something when he noticed Master could suddenly move again.

However, Master's gaze seemed filled with shock. "This, this is confinement?"

Zhao Xuan nodded. "That's right, this is the effect of my First Soul Skill. It can confine a person for one second, and the duration can increase as my Soul Power grows."

Master was shocked. This was a divine skill, involving the power of space. At some powerful level, even a momentary mistake could lead to failure, let alone one or a few seconds.

Even for the current Zhao Xuan, this one second was enough for his monstrous strength to land on someone.

Suddenly, Master seemed to think of something and quickly asked, "Then what is its range of use?"

Zhao Xuan felt it carefully. "Within ten meters, and the target is not limited by Soul Power Level."

"Not limited by Soul Power Level? Are you a monster!" Master almost couldn't catch his breath. This Soul Skill was going to defy the heavens!

Zhao Xuan laughed heartily, feeling quite proud. Suddenly, Zhao Xuan froze, feeling a sense of déjà vu.

"From now on, my First Soul Skill will be called - Immovable."

He suddenly thought of a telecommunications operator from his previous life, and it felt quite fitting. Whether you used a DaMi phone or a Rotten Pineapple phone, whether it was high-spec or low-spec, as long as you used my card, I could always make you all Immovable at certain moments.

Yeah, it fits this Soul Skill very well...

(Immovable, China Unicom, Telecom fraud. It was because of these three that I wrote this novel.)