It took roughly three quarters of an hour before Tang San successfully absorbed the soul ring.
The moment Tang San opened his eyes, he saw a small face right in front of him, with a pair of large eyes staring fixedly at him.
"Brother Lin, what are you doing!?"
Tang San was startled. If the soul ring he had just absorbed had possessed any offensive capability, he might have used it to counterattack on instinct.
"Little San, what is your soul skill?"
Xiao Lin's face was filled with curiosity, looking every bit like an obsessed researcher.
Hearing this, Tang San glanced at Tang Hao, who was pretending nothing had happened, and revealed all of his soul skills.
"My First Soul Skill is the Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet. The soul ring is 450 Years old, and its effect is to condense a bracelet woven from Blue Silver Grass that provides 20% healing capability."
As Tang San finished speaking, Xiao Lin frowned and blurted out instinctively.
"That shouldn't be right. There's no way it should be this weak."
"Of course it isn't that weak. Its healing ability is connected to my vitality—the stronger my vitality, the stronger its healing effect. And every time I gain another soul ring, its healing ability will increase by an additional 10%."
Tang San chuckled before revealing the soul ring's true ability. Not only that, he directly activated his First Soul Ring.
After a Yellow Soul Ring unfolded, a green glow quietly appeared on Xiao Lin's left hand.
After circling Xiao Lin's wrist, that green glow transformed into a Blue Silver Grass bracelet.
"Not only that, apart from healing, this bracelet can also transmit Soul Power and provide sensory perception."
"If you're behind me, Brother Lin, I can sense your position through the Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet. That way, if we encounter danger, I can control the Blue Silver Grass and pull you back to my side."
Tang San was extremely satisfied with his soul skill. One soul ring had granted several abilities—he had truly struck it rich.
Though the Soul Power transmission and sensory abilities were not particularly strong, that was only because Tang San was still weak at present.
Once he reached the level of a Titled Douluo, with Tang San's inexhaustible Soul Power and powerful senses, this would become the finest support ability.
Xiao Lin quickly recorded the matter and gave Tang San's soul ring an S rating.
"Healing ability no weaker than that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or Nine Heart Begonia, with the potential to develop Self-Created Soul Skills for Soul Power transmission and sensory perception."
"A top-tier ability."
After recording this on paper, Xiao Lin suddenly thought of something else and turned to ask Tang San.
"Little San, how many people can you use this soul skill on at once? Has your own vitality increased? And if the Blue Silver Grass is shattered, does it have a major effect on you?"
Xiao Lin's questions were exactly what Tang Hao wanted to know. He had endured for so long while pretending to be calm because he wanted to see whether Xiao Lin's theory was viable.
"Well, using the soul skill on three people at once isn't a problem, but I can't use it on more than that. I can't divide my attention to handle so many people at once."
"But once I train Heart Separation Control to the point where I can use one mind for four tasks, I should be able to add one more person."
"As for my own vitality, I can't really say. I just feel like my body is full of energy. Small cuts and scratches seem to heal quickly."
"But I can guarantee that the Blue Silver Grass's vitality has greatly increased."
As he spoke, Tang San immediately activated his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, directly using it to wrap Xiao Lin up.
"Brother Lin, try breaking free with brute force."
As soon as Tang San finished speaking, Xiao Lin immediately circulated the Indestructible Divine Skill and strained hard.
Tang San's Martial Soul instantly shattered, scattering across the ground.
Yet under Xiao Lin's gaze, Tang San showed no signs of discomfort.
He merely frowned slightly, and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul rapidly regenerated.
"I see."
Xiao Lin stroked his chin, then wrote the following on the paper.
"The Regeneration Bracelet is a single-target soul skill, but because Little San already possesses the Three Orifices Control Heart and can use one mind for three tasks, he can use it on three people simultaneously. The soul skill's potential rating is SS Level."
"The First Soul Skill has increased Little San's vitality. My theory was not wrong."
"The Martial Soul's strength has increased by at least threefold. Although I still don't find it particularly difficult to break free from Blue Silver Grass restraints, it should be sufficient against novice Soul Masters."
"Conservatively estimated, the Blue Silver Grass's strength is no weaker than a soul skill chosen for Blue Silver Entanglement. At the very least, if Little San continues following my theory for his Second Soul Ring, its strength will definitely surpass Blue Silver Entanglement."
"Lastly, the changes to the Martial Soul's vitality are extremely obvious. The Martial Soul being shattered causes no effect whatsoever. Perhaps a new theoretical experiment can be conducted."
Xiao Lin scribbled rapidly across the paper, while Tang San and Tang Hao watched the notes with curiosity.
Both Tang San and Tang Hao wore curious expressions.
"Little San, your First Soul Skill is excellent. Conservatively speaking, it has given you four soul skills."
"Besides the soul ring skill itself, your Soul Power transmission, sensory perception, and Blue Silver Grass Knot all have the potential to become more powerful Self-Created Soul Skills."
"And this has also given me two new hypotheses and theories. I wonder whether you would be willing to try them when the time comes."
"Two!?"
"Two!?"
Tang San and Tang Hao were stunned. They had been about to ask what the new theories were, only to find that Xiao Lin had come up with two hypotheses at once.
"Hmph, that's right, two."
Xiao Lin stood with his arms crossed, a confident smile on his face.
"If I guessed correctly, Little San, when you were absorbing the soul ring, you heard my voice while I was recording, didn't you?"
As soon as Xiao Lin finished speaking, Tang San instinctively nodded. "I did hear it."
"Then perhaps your sensory ability emerged because of what I said."
Xiao Lin then offered an explanation to the two somewhat bewildered men.
"First of all, a Soul Beast is different from a soul ring. A Soul Beast itself is proficient in multiple abilities."
"For example, a Mandala Snake is incredibly fast, possesses powerful venom, and has an exceptionally resilient body."
"Then let me ask you this: if different Soul Masters absorbed a Mandala Snake's soul ring, would they obtain the same Soul Skill?"
Tang San and Tang Hao both shook their heads at Xiao Lin's question.
This was considered common knowledge in the world of Soul Masters.
Seeing that the two understood what he meant, Xiao Lin nodded in satisfaction.
"That's right. To obtain identical Soul Skills, perhaps only Weapon Souls such as ropes and whips would have a chance of gaining Soul Skills that strengthened the Weapon Soul's resilience and binding ability."
"But what if those Soul Masters all had snake-type Martial Souls? Would the Soul Skills they gained be the same?"
"No. Some would gain venom, some speed, and some powerful resilience."
As Xiao Lin spoke, an excited smile appeared on his face, making him seem utterly fervent.
"Even Soul Masters with nearly identical types of Martial Souls can only obtain different Soul Skills. So why should Little San be able to gain three or four Soul Skills at once?"
"Although these Soul Skills cannot yet truly be considered Soul Skills."
"So, my first new hypothesis concerns the selection and number of Soul Skills."
"The relationship between a Soul Master's cognition and the selection and number of Soul Skills."
After saying that, Xiao Lin could not help but push up a pair of nonexistent glasses.
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