Hunting Souls, Spirit Ring Absorption

"Mu Lan, don't worry. This is a conclusion I came to when I was reading a book. The absorption of a soul beast's Spirit Ring actually has a great deal to do with physical constitution and spiritual power.

"But before ten thousand years, as long as one's physical constitution met the standard, one could absorb Spirit Rings above one's level, and could even absorb Spirit Rings from soul beasts of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years."

"According to the records in the book, ten thousand years ago, soul masters' physical constitutions were far inferior to those of soul masters today, and their first Spirit Rings were generally white. This was mentioned in Douluo Continent History: Soul Master Development Records."

"So the 423-year limit you mentioned actually isn't accurate. As long as one's physical constitution meets the standard, this so-called maximum age can actually be ignored. It's like the martial soul owners of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and ordinary beast martial soul owners—their physical constitutions definitely aren't the same.

"And I've been strong and sturdy since I was little, and I train every day. Absorbing a five-hundred-year Spirit Ring should be no problem."

Seeing Mu Lan stop him, Wu Tong opened his mouth and explained.

So that was how it was. Ten thousand years ago, the limit for a soul master's first Spirit Ring had actually only been a ten-year white Spirit Ring. Everyone looked suddenly enlightened, as if they had broadened their horizons.

"Then why can't one absorb a Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beast?" Liu Feiyan noticed that Wu Tong had not finished speaking and asked.

"Uncle Wu Tu should also know the answer to this question. After all, Uncle Wu Tu has already absorbed a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

"According to the records in the book, Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts already possess Wisdom. After death, resentment will arise and form a soul shock that attacks a soul master's spiritual sea.

"So I deduce that if one wants to absorb a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring, not only does one need a sufficient physical constitution, one also needs extremely powerful spiritual strength."

Wu Tong opened his mouth and explained.

"That's right. Back then, I was also startled by the resentment shock from that beast," Wu Tu chimed in, confirming Wu Tong's deduction.

"All right. Since you've already decided, I won't interfere anymore."

Seeing that Wu Tong had made his decision, Mu Lan no longer stopped him.

Seeing that Mu Lan was no longer stopping him, Wu Tong also let out a sigh of relief. After all, Mu Lan was doing it for his own good, so it would not have been good for Wu Tong to directly refute her and make her lose face.

"Then, Uncle Wu Tu, I'll be counting on you all for my first Spirit Ring."

"Don't worry. We'll definitely handle it perfectly."

Wu Tu waved his hand and smiled briskly, revealing a mouthful of large white teeth that gleamed with white light.

Martial Soul Possession.

As Wu Tu and the others circulated their Soul Power, their martial souls also appeared.

"First Soul Skill, Earth Net."

Liu Feiyan was the first to make a move. The Spirit Ring behind her flashed, and a Celestial Net suddenly shot out from beneath the Mind's Eye Golden Fox, coiling around and wrapping up the fox that had originally been freely leaping about.

In an instant, the Mind's Eye Golden Fox was trapped in place and unable to move, bound tightly by the Celestial Net.

"First Soul Skill, Shadow Step."

Lu Feng's first Spirit Ring flashed past, and then his body turned into shadow as he charged in front of the Mind's Eye Golden Fox at extreme speed.

Then his left hand, wrapped in Soul Power, punched out, and the Mind's Eye Golden Fox fell to the ground in response.

But Lu Feng did not relax his guard. Instead, after carefully observing it, he nodded to everyone.

"It's ready. Go, little brother Wu Tong."

Wu Tu took out a dagger, handed it to Wu Tong, and spoke.

Wu Tong did not refuse either. He took the dagger and walked toward the Mind's Eye Golden Fox.

He did not feel that there was anything wrong with this battle. After all, a Soul King leading a group of Soul Ancestors to fight a hundred-year soul beast—if it had taken a very long time, that would have been the problem.

Such a clean and decisive battle had been within Wu Tong's expectations from the start.

As for whether it was worth spending so much money, Wu Tong could only say it was worth it.

After all, just on the road, they had encountered quite a few thousand-year soul beasts. There had even been a nine-thousand-year Sharp-Toothed Wolf King. If Wu Tu had not acted, he and the others would probably already have been gone.

Not to mention that, when he absorbed the Spirit Ring in a while, other soul beasts would be attracted by the bloody smell of the corpse.

Wu Tong firmly believed that this choice was absolutely correct.

When he reached the Mind's Eye Golden Fox, he did not hesitate much and directly stabbed the dagger in his hand down along the markings between the Mind's Eye Golden Fox's brows.

There was a soft pfft.

Without the slightest resistance, the dagger smoothly pierced into the Mind's Eye Golden Fox's brain and killed it.

It could be seen that this dagger was also a rare Divine Weapon.

As soon as the Mind's Eye Golden Fox died, flecks of golden light emerged from its corpse, gathered above it, and turned into a yellow halo.

It was precisely the Mind's Eye Golden Fox's Spirit Ring.

Looking at the bright golden Spirit Ring before him, Wu Tong's eyes held an irrepressible desire.

Unable to wait, he circulated his Soul Power and activated his martial soul. Though no sign appeared on his body, he clearly gave off an aura of Wisdom and ethereal clarity.

Wu Tong released his Soul Power outside his body, connected it to the Spirit Ring before him, and drew the Spirit Ring over to settle around himself.

When Wu Tong began absorbing the Spirit Ring, everyone in the hunting team also surrounded and protected him.

They began keeping watch over the surroundings, guarding against any soul beast suddenly charging out.

As soon as Wu Tong placed the Spirit Ring around himself, a surging wave of energy rushed along the Spirit Ring and came pouring in, rampaging through Wu Tong's body. This did not exceed his expectations; it had been recorded in the precautions for absorbing Spirit Rings.

Wu Tong did not panic. Bit by bit, he devoured the energy and turned it to his own use. This energy seemed to have been startled and fled everywhere inside Wu Tong's body, but it still could not escape Wu Tong's control and was refined little by little.

But just as he was about to complete it, an even more violent power rushed in again, like scorching magma flowing through Wu Tong's blood, scouring every corner of his body.

The impact of the violent energy interrupted Wu Tong's rhythm. Not only was he unable to smoothly refine the Spirit Ring energy, it was also battering Wu Tong's body. While it roughly blasted open those clogged Meridians, it was also repairing the meridians and channels inside his body that had been damaged by the brutal expansion.

Amid this cycle of destruction and repair, flecks of blood seeped out through Wu Tong's pores, making him look both hideous and terrifying.

"Ah..."

Wu Tong could not help crying out in pain.

Everyone watched as something that had clearly been about to succeed suddenly turned into such a terrifying scene, and they grew frantic.

But they were also helpless. After all, they could not help Wu Tong absorb the Spirit Ring. This process had to be handled personally by the individual.

"Boss, we should hurry and interrupt him. If this goes on, little Wu Tong will lose his life here." Mu Lan and the others looked extremely anxious.

However, Wu Tu looked at Wu Tong before him, who was clearly in agony yet still refused to give up. The hand he had originally planned to extend seemed to think of something, and he withdrew it again.

"Let's wait a little longer. If it really won't do, then we'll interrupt him. After all, even if he can't become a soul master, that's still better than losing his life."

Just then, a surge of spiritual power welled up in Wu Tong's brain and instantly suppressed the violent energy.

Wu Tong seized this moment to quickly refine the Spirit Ring energy.

As the Spirit Ring successfully and steadily settled around Wu Tong's body, Wu Tong's complexion also gradually calmed.