450 Years Three-Eyed Salamander

After Xiao Lin and the other two returned to Holy Soul Village, they continued their days of cultivation, sparring, and studying Martial Souls.

Xiao Lin still had no idea that he had caught the attention of that mediocre teacher Yu Xiaogang. If he knew, he would definitely spit and call it bad luck.

"How was that, Brother Lin?"

On the grasslands surrounding Holy Soul Village, Tang San diligently circulated his Soul Power, causing Blue Silver Grass to grow all across the patch of ground before him.

Tang San was in excellent condition today and was confident that the results would be even better than before.

"Mm-hm, it really is pretty good. I found that the Blue Silver Grass is one centimeter taller than before. That already counts as several days' worth of progress."

Xiao Lin used the Imprisoning Dragon Staff in his hand to measure the height of the Blue Silver Grass before him, then grabbed a handful and tugged hard. For a moment, he could not pull it out.

"Not bad, Little San. The most important thing for a plant-type Martial Soul is taking root underground. Once fragile Blue Silver Grass takes root beneath the soil, even I won't be able to pull it out."

"Your Blue Silver Grass Knot counts as a qualified Self-Created Soul Skill now."

Xiao Lin praised Tang San without holding back. Wasn't this a hundred times more badass than Blue Silver Entanglement?

"Hahaha, of course. Just look whose son Little San is."

At that moment, a deep, resounding laugh came from the distance, startling both Xiao Lin and Tang San.

Tang Hao was back!

After hearing Tang Hao's voice, Xiao Lin and Tang San had yet to spot him when he had already arrived in front of them.

Xiao Lin looked up and found that Tang Hao, once a tall, burly drunkard with a weathered face, had changed completely.

The current Tang Hao could practically be said to have found a second spring in life. His eyes were clear and bright, filled with hope.

"Here, Little San. Your first Soul Beast—a Three-Eyed Salamander."

Tang Hao tossed a withered, skinny salamander over a meter long from his hand onto the ground.

Xiao Lin looked over and found that the withered, skinny salamander before him did not resemble a Soul Beast with extremely powerful regenerative abilities at all.

Its body was one meter long, with a tail less than thirty centimeters in length. The Third Eye at the back of its head was deeply sunken and listless, as though it had been staying up late for far too long.

"Dad, this is a Three-Eyed Salamander?"

Tang San stared at the Soul Beast before him in disbelief. The moisture on the Three-Eyed Salamander's body was nearly dried up, and even the faint wounds on its skin had not healed.

He truly doubted whether this was the Soul Beast with powerful Vitality that Xiao Lin had described.

"There are five rings at the base of its tail. Could it have severed its tail to survive five times?"

Xiao Lin curiously waved the Three-Eyed Salamander's tail around, his face full of shock.

With the Three-Eyed Salamander's regenerative ability, it was impossible for scars like five rings to remain.

"This little thing wanted to keep its tail so it could imitate its own aura and give itself a chance to escape. Did it think I'd let it get away?"

Tang Hao had merely been testing this Three-Eyed Salamander's regenerative ability.

Xiao Lin secretly glanced at Tang Hao, then turned his gaze to the Three-Eyed Salamander's distinctive horns.

"The two tiny horns on either side have each grown five branches."

"A Three-Eyed Salamander's age is judged by the branches on its head horns. Five branches means over 400 Years."

"Besides that, you can also judge it by the Three-Eyed Salamander's regenerative ability."

"According to what Uncle Hao said, this little fellow has severed its tail to survive at least five times. That proves it is nearly 500 years old."

"But this fellow's last attempt to sever its tail to survive did not fully regenerate. It looks like it should be around 450 Years old."

After voicing his deduction, Xiao Lin looked up at Tang Hao.

"Xiao Lin is right. I searched the Star Dou Great Forest for nearly a month and only found it during the last three days."

"During the three days I spent returning, it regenerated four times in total. Every time it severed its tail to survive, its ability was terrifying—it would grow its tail back in almost the blink of an eye."

"Only the last time did it seem to struggle. Even now, it still hasn't grown back."

Tang Hao nodded and recounted everything he had witnessed.

"Then that confirms it. This thing is a 450-year Soul Beast. The ring-shaped marks on its tail are proof. If nothing unexpected happened, after it escaped, there would have been no visible flaws on its tail at all."

"It should be because Uncle Hao kept catching it, leaving it with no strength to regenerate those so-called details, that the five ring-shaped marks remained."

"And with Uncle Hao's torment over These Days, it became so listless that it no longer had the ability to regenerate."

Xiao Lin's eyes lit up. This Soul Beast was unexpectedly well-suited for Tang San to absorb.

"Mm. I haven't fed it anything these days. Here, these are the tails it severed to survive."

Tang Hao said with certainty, then pulled out four severed tails from his Storage Soul Tool.

"Each severed tail is about one and a half meters long and extremely thick, even thicker than its main body."

"These are the tails the Three-Eyed Salamander used to survive and imitate its own aura."

"Looks like I still underestimated the Three-Eyed Salamander's regenerative ability. This could be called the abilities of Super Regeneration and Giantification."

Xiao Lin hurriedly turned to Tang San, who stood dazed at the side. "Little San, why aren't you killing it already and absorbing its Soul Ring?"

"B-but didn't you say that the maximum age limit for the First Soul Ring is 423 years?"

Tang San hesitated slightly. Was 450 Years a little too terrifying?

"You don't need to worry. You're a genius to begin with, so exceeding the limit in absorption is nothing. Besides, this Three-Eyed Salamander has already used up a great deal of Soul Power regenerating. Even if it can resist, it won't be stronger than a Plant-Type Soul Beast."

"450 Years is just right. As long as you absorb it seriously, it'll be fine."

Xiao Lin smiled confidently, as if being different from everyone else was only natural for a genius.

"Alright. I believe you."

A trace of determination flashed through Tang San's eyes, and he walked alone toward the Three-Eyed Salamander before him.

"Little San, take this dagger."

At that moment, Tang Hao took out a dagger forged from Fine Steel and tossed it to Tang San.

In Tang Hao's eyes, Tang San was also fully capable of absorbing the Three-Eyed Salamander.

Because in Tang Hao's eyes, Tang San was a true genius—a genius with Twin Martial Souls. He should surpass the historical Soul Ring limit of 423 Years.

How could someone with only one Martial Soul compare to the talent of someone with Twin Martial Souls?

Very soon, with Tang San's decisiveness, the Three-Eyed Salamander closed its eyes and died peacefully, leaving behind a gleaming yellow Soul Ring.

"Little San, calm your mind and focus. Just use your own Martial Soul to draw in the Soul Ring."

Tang Hao calmly instructed him from the side, giving Tang San even greater confidence.

Meanwhile, Xiao Lin took out paper and pen and began recording the changes before him.

"The Three-Eyed Salamander died peacefully. Perhaps that will also help Little San absorb it beyond the limit."

"The Soul Beast had exhausted its strength beforehand and had little Soul Power left. I wonder whether that will affect the final age of the Soul Ring?"

Scratch that, scratch that. It probably wouldn't.

"It should be whether it affects the strength of the Soul Ring skill."

"The Three-Eyed Salamander has an eye growing on the back of its head. I wonder whether it will enhance Little San's Blue Silver Grass's perception?"

"I never told Little San about this. He probably won't awaken that ability, right?"