Another Useless Soul Skill

To hunt a relatively dangerous soul beast like the Blade Arm Mantis, even one that was only five or six hundred years old, was not something an ordinary Great Soul Master could handle.

In the end, the level 39 Soul Elder Dean personally helped Mo Bai hunt it.

With the level 39 Dean taking action, as long as they could find one, there would be almost no problem.

With the Dean's help, Tang San had only found a six-hundred-year Ghost Vine because they had failed to find one that was around seven hundred years old, so he had no choice but to settle.

This time, Mo Bai had better luck. Not only did they successfully find a Blade Arm Mantis, it was even a seven-hundred-year Blade Arm Mantis.

After successfully absorbing the seven-hundred-year Blade Arm Mantis's Soul Ring, Mo Bai's Soul Power level also rose by one, reaching level 21.

He had caught up with Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Tang San and Xiao Wu were both still level 21.

Moreover, Mo Bai's Jing Yu Secret had successfully broken through to the second level!

"Did you succeed?"

Seeing that Mo Bai had successfully absorbed the Blade Arm Mantis's Soul Ring, the Dean finally let out a breath of relief.

Although the Grandmaster's theory had long since been proven, he had still been worried about the slightest possibility of failure. Only now that he saw Mo Bai succeed did he truly relax. "Quick, see what changes your Blue Silver Grass has undergone. What is your Second Soul Skill?"

"Mm!"

"Blue Silver has spirit, endless life!"

Mo Bai raised his hand and summoned his Blue Silver Grass. Compared to before, there was not much overall change.

Yet upon closer inspection, one could see that the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass had become more refined. Mo Bai reached out and plucked one.

"Just as expected, it's become harder and sharper!"

Holding the Blue Silver Grass leaf between his fingers, Mo Bai immediately smiled.

Whoosh~

Then, right in front of the Dean, Mo Bai launched the leaf as a hidden weapon.

Clang~

The leaf struck the Blade Arm Mantis's bladed arm with a metallic ring before bouncing away, leaving only a scratch on the bladed arm.

Thud~

The rebounding leaf shot straight into the trunk of a nearby tree, almost entirely embedding itself within.

"Hiss~"

"What incredible destructive power. This is already enough to injure a Great Soul Master!"

The Dean was immediately overjoyed at the sight.

As for why it had failed to break through the Blade Arm Mantis's bladed arm, that was only normal.

That was the hardest part of the Blade Arm Mantis's body. Even he could do nothing to it!

"Not bad!"

Mo Bai also smiled in satisfaction. In every regard, the quality and feel of the Blue Silver Grass leaves were close to that of metal hidden weapons. Breaking through a Great Soul Master's defenses would not be a problem. If he added his poison, Mo Bai felt that he could now defeat a Blade Arm Mantis alone!

"Quick, see what your Second Soul Skill is!"

Seeing that Mo Bai was still dawdling, the Dean hurriedly urged him.

"Um, Dean, there's no need to demonstrate my Second Soul Skill, right?"

"Besides, I don't think much of this Second Soul Skill anyway!"

Mo Bai scratched his head, not very willing to display his Second Soul Skill.

Just like his First Soul Skill, it was a little useless!

"Hurry up and release it so I can see!"

The Dean did not care whether Mo Bai was willing. He had to see it.

"Alright!"

Considering that the Dean had helped him obtain his Soul Ring, Mo Bai could only agree.

"Second Soul Skill—Blue Silver Blocking!"

Then Mo Bai pressed his right hand against the ground. Seven Blue Silver Grass plants instantly sprang up wildly from the ground before him, twisting around one another and stopping there, forming a wall!

Mo Bai's Second Soul Skill had clearly inherited the Blade Arm Mantis's mantis blocking a cart. Combined with Blue Silver Grass, it became the current Blue Silver Blocking!

It was a defensive Soul Skill.

However, although Mo Bai's Blue Silver Grass had evolved to become harder and sharper, it lacked toughness. The leaves were fine when plucked off and used as hidden weapons, but the wall formed from Blue Silver Grass shattered at the slightest touch.

"Second Soul Skill—Fire Spirit Snake Dance!"

Wanting to test the defensive strength of Mo Bai's Second Soul Skill, the Dean directly unleashed his own Second Soul Skill, summoning a fire snake that swept forward.

Bang~

Under the attack of the Dean's Fire Spirit Snake Dance, the Blue Silver wall not only shattered on contact, but was also completely set ablaze. Before long, it had burned to nothing.

Seeing this, the Dean immediately understood why Mo Bai had been unwilling to use it.

Mo Bai's Second Soul Skill had not only inherited a defensive Soul Skill it should not have inherited, but after combining with Blue Silver Grass to form Blue Silver Blocking, it had even lost the reinforcing attribute of a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

This... was another useless Soul Skill!

"Another useless Soul Skill. You must be happy now, huh?"

The Dean looked at Mo Bai and sighed.

"It's not too bad. My self-created Soul Skills are enough for me. If my Second Soul Skill is useless, then so be it!"

"Besides, once my level is higher and Blue Silver Grass evolves more comprehensively, the earlier Soul Skills might not necessarily remain useless!"

Mo Bai smiled calmly, with nothing to be disappointed about.

He had never placed much importance on the Soul Skills granted by Soul Rings. He truly had no interest in Soul Skills that were just offensive moves like these; they were not even as useful as his Hidden Weapon Technique.

"It's good that you understand your own path!"

The Dean said nothing more after hearing that. He was greatly surprised that Mo Bai could so calmly accept having obtained another useless Soul Skill.

It showed that everything had been within his expectations, and that Mo Bai truly did not care about one or two useless Soul Skills.

Moreover, Mo Bai was right. As long as he could continue growing and Blue Silver Grass underwent a more comprehensive evolution, those earlier Soul Skills would certainly not be comparable to what they were now.

And as for whether Mo Bai could continue growing, the Dean was optimistic.

After all, this was a genius with Innate Full Soul Power!

After returning to Notting Academy, everything returned to normal.

He continued studying and cultivating.

And recently, Xiao Wu rarely disturbed him. She was being all mysterious, and he had no idea what she was up to with Tang San.

Mo Bai did not care. As long as they did not disturb his cultivation, it was fine.

That night, Mo Bai once again came to the academy woods to gather poisonous creatures and cultivate his Jade Hand.

For the time being, cultivating his Jade Hand did not require collecting poisons from soul beasts. Ordinary venomous spiders and insects would do.

Such little poisonous creatures could still be found in the academy woods.

Arriving at the familiar grove, Mo Bai took a small cauldron from his robes, poured some liquid into it, and placed it beside him.

This was what Mo Bai used to lure poisonous creatures. The small cauldron was merely a collector; the liquid was the important part, specially prepared by him to attract poisonous creatures.

In his previous life, he had possessed a Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron with its own luring function, so he had not even needed to prepare any medicinal liquid!

Without one in this life, he could only honestly prepare the medicine himself.

Finally, Mo Bai sat cross-legged on a rock and began cultivating.

Everything was no different from usual.

Until Mo Bai sensed a fluctuation of soul power appearing beside him.