Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast

"Have you decided what kind of spirit ring you want to hunt?"

Teacher Ma was not too surprised by Mo Bai's request. After all, two people in the class had already absorbed their first spirit rings.

Of the three students with Innate Full Soul Power, only Mo Bai had yet to absorb his first spirit ring!

"Teacher, I want to hunt a Sword Bamboo spirit ring—a Four-Hundred-Year Sword Bamboo spirit ring!"

"Sword Bamboo Spirit Beasts are plant-type spirit beasts and relatively easy to kill. Sword Bamboo is especially considered one of the easier plant-type spirit beasts to hunt, so I want to kill a Four-Hundred-Year Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast!"

Mo Bai immediately stated what he had decided.

"Sword Bamboo? Why would you choose Sword Bamboo?"

"It's a publicly acknowledged weak spirit beast!"

"Even if you absorb a four-hundred-year spirit ring, the spirit skill you gain might not be as strong as one obtained from some ten-year spirit beasts!"

Teacher Ma immediately frowned upon hearing Mo Bai's words.

It was not because he thought Mo Bai's chosen spirit beast was too difficult, but because he did not approve of it.

Ever since Tang San returned, the academy had learned that, with Master's help, Tang San had successfully absorbed his first spirit ring—and it had even been a Four-Hundred-Year Mandala Snake spirit ring.

This not only proved that Master's theory was correct, but also proved that the Blue Silver Grass martial soul could become a spirit master and was not weak.

As a result, Mo Bai, whose martial soul was also the supposedly useless Blue Silver Grass and who possessed Innate Full Soul Power like Tang San, began receiving the academy's attention.

Students with Innate Full Soul Power were rare to begin with. They had been overlooked before only because no one had high hopes for Tang San and Mo Bai's growth. Now that the useless martial soul did not seem so useless after all, they naturally began to value them.

As for Xiao Wu, the academy had originally attached great importance to her. Who could have known that she would quietly absorb her first spirit ring on her own—and that it would also be a four-hundred-year spirit ring?

Therefore, the academy had actually already made plans for Mo Bai's first spirit ring. They intended to help him hunt a decent one.

Teacher Ma knew this as well. The academy simply had not yet decided who to send to assist Mo Bai, though it would only take a few days.

Who would have thought that Mo Bai would bring it up himself—and choose such a relatively weak plant-type spirit beast as Sword Bamboo?

Blue Silver Grass was already weak. If it was paired with this relatively weak Sword Bamboo spirit ring, then...

"Mo Bai, let the academy choose some spirit beasts for you instead. When the time comes, whichever one we encounter, we'll help you hunt that kind of spirit beast!"

"I know you may want a four-hundred-year spirit ring that reaches the limit of what a first spirit ring can endure, which is why you chose Sword Bamboo. But that won't be a problem. You have Innate Full Soul Power, so even if it isn't Sword Bamboo, the academy will still help you hunt a four-hundred-year spirit ring as much as possible!"

Teacher Ma continued, revealing how much importance the academy now placed on Mo Bai.

"No need, Teacher!"

"I chose Sword Bamboo myself. I think it suits me best!"

Mo Bai had not expected the academy to start valuing him, though it made sense when he thought about it. Still, he ultimately refused.

He had not chosen Sword Bamboo because it was easier to kill.

He had chosen it because absorbing Sword Bamboo would produce the effect he wanted.

"You..."

"What do you know? If you absorb a Sword Bamboo spirit ring, your Blue Silver Grass will truly become useless!"

Teacher Ma immediately grew angry, truly disappointed that Mo Bai refused to live up to expectations.

"Come on. I'll take you to see the Principal and see whether he'll listen to you!"

Then, Teacher Ma directly dragged Mo Bai toward the Principal's office.

Yet even after they arrived before the Principal, Mo Bai still insisted on his choice.

After failing to persuade him, the Principal could only agree and send a teacher at the Soul Grandmaster level to help Mo Bai hunt a Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast.

In the end, the teacher chosen was Teacher Ma from their class.

A level 27 Soul Grandmaster.

If they were only hunting Sword Bamboo, Teacher Ma would be more than capable of handling it!

Next, Teacher Ma took Mo Bai, along with the certificate issued by the academy, to the Spirit Hall branch in Nuoding City to complete the procedures.

Only then did he take the Pass Token issued by the Spirit Hall branch and head for the Spirit Beast Forest outside Nuoding City, which was enclosed and maintained by Spirit Hall.

Because their target was clear—and it was a plant-type spirit beast that could not run away—Teacher Ma led Mo Bai straight toward their destination.

An hour later, the two arrived outside a bamboo forest.

"It's inside. Stay behind me later and be careful!"

"There are so many Sword Bamboo stalks inside. We don't know which ones are spirit beasts, so we'll have to search slowly!"

"But compared with searching for other spirit beasts, this is fairly easy. We just need to search this Sword Bamboo Forest!"

As Teacher Ma spoke, he led Mo Bai cautiously into the Sword Bamboo Forest.

Not every stalk in the Sword Bamboo Forest was a spirit beast.

Just as most humans were not spirit masters, only an extremely small number of Sword Bamboo in the forest could become spirit beasts.

It was like Blue Silver Grass, which grew across nearly all of Douluo Continent. Yet Blue Silver Grass Spirit Beasts were almost never seen.

Sss, sss, sss~

After walking for a while, just as Mo Bai and Teacher Ma approached a Sword Bamboo, it suddenly moved. Bamboo leaves scattered down in a flurry, shooting toward the two of them.

"Not good, move!"

Teacher Ma cried out and quickly pulled Mo Bai back.

Puff, puff, puff~~~

After they moved away, the spot where they had been standing was nearly covered with Sword Bamboo leaves embedded several inches into the ground.

Those bamboo leaves felt more like tiny swords than leaves.

"Teacher, is that a Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast?"

Mo Bai looked up at the Sword Bamboo from before, his eyes gleaming. He had finally found one.

"Yes, that's a Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast!"

"But don't worry too much. As long as we don't enter its attack range, it won't attack us!"

Teacher Ma smiled.

"It's about four meters tall, and the bottom two sections are darker in color. This is a two-hundred-year-old Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast!"

"Teacher, this isn't the one I want. Let's keep looking!"

Mo Bai studied the Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast carefully before making his judgment.

With his goal clear, Mo Bai had naturally researched the characteristics of Sword Bamboo beforehand. He knew roughly how to determine a Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast's age.

"Not bad. I didn't expect you to know even this. It seems you really had your heart set on a Sword Bamboo Spirit Ring from the very beginning!"

"I just don't know whether the academy is doing the right thing by helping you hunt one!"

"Teacher only hopes you won't regret it later!"

"If you change your mind now, it's not too late!"

Teacher Ma glanced at Mo Bai. First, he was surprised by Mo Bai's knowledge of Sword Bamboo, then he tried once more to persuade him.

"No, Teacher. I want a Sword Bamboo Spirit Ring!"

Mo Bai shook his head, once again declining Teacher Ma's goodwill.

"Alright, then. Let's go around that Sword Bamboo Spirit Beast and keep searching!"