Xiao Wu's Spirit Ring Choice

Early the next morning.

When Xiao Lin learned that the Head Teacher would be lecturing on the history of the Heaven Dou Empire, he immediately lost interest and slipped out through the back door.

Tang San and Xiao Wu followed close behind him.

The three arrived at the Blue Silver Grass Simulated Training Environment Tang San had set up the day before. A fresh breeze that cleared their minds and refreshed their spirits blew toward them.

"Not bad, Little San. You managed to get it to this level in just one day."

Xiao Lin felt rather conflicted. Tang San's training methods were all ideas he had come up with.

He had thought of those methods because he had once worried that he might awaken the most useless Blue Silver Grass.

Now, Tang San seemed to lack nothing when it came to cultivation, while Xiao Lin was not nearly as relaxed.

Other than lengthening the Imprisoning Dragon Staff to make it harder to control, and increasing its weight to train his physical strength, Xiao Lin found it difficult to come up with new ways to speed up his cultivation.

However, Xiao Lin soon stopped dwelling on that and turned to look at an uninvited guest.

"Xiao Wu, why are you following us?"

As soon as Xiao Lin finished speaking, Tang San explained from the side, "Brother Lin, Xiao Wu is all alone and pretty pitiful. Why not let her follow us?"

"Hmph, blinded by a pretty face."

Xiao Lin snorted and said this to Xiao Wu, who was glaring at him.

"If Xiao Wu wants to join us, that's fine. But she has to become my subordinate."

The moment Xiao Lin said that, Xiao Wu, who had been glaring fiercely just moments ago, froze.

Huh?

"That's all?" Xiao Wu asked timidly.

"That's right. Call me Brother Lin, and I'll look after you."

Hearing Xiao Lin's utterly reversed logic, Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment.

The plan had changed. What should she do?

"Alright, Brother Lin."

"You're teachable."

Xiao Lin nodded in satisfaction. If Xiao Wu were not Little San's future wife, and if her background were not so clean—without any backing—Xiao Lin would never casually take in a stranger.

"Alright, Brother Lin. If you have anything else to say, just say it now."

After several years together, Tang San already knew Xiao Lin's personality well, so he took the initiative to speak.

"Ahem, here's the thing."

"I've made the following plans regarding our absorption of Thousand-Year Soul Rings as our Second Soul Rings."

"First, we need to train our physical strength and mental strength."

"I don't need to say much about that to Little San. As for you, Xiao Wu—"

"From now on, do more Weighted Running, practice horse stances, and train your jumping ability and kicking techniques."

"That stupid fucking Waist Bow Soul Skill can't be used to clamp onto other people's heads anymore. It's too weak."

"Practice your kicking more. A single Rabbit Kicks Eagle is so much stronger than Waist Bow, and it has fewer openings."

"Little San, teach this stupid rabbit more. Teach her Heart Separation Control too. I won't allow my subordinate to be so weak."

That was what Xiao Lin said. He did not have much else to arrange for Tang San.

Although Xiao Lin scoffed at Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's theory that Weapon Soul Masters were stronger than Beast Soul Masters after Rank Seventy, it did apply to him and Tang San.

After all, their martial souls were frighteningly heavy. To develop a smooth and effective set of attack techniques, they needed powerful physiques.

Such powerful physiques would make their physical strength no weaker than that of top-tier Beast Soul Masters. On top of that, the strong only grew stronger.

And with a weapon even harder than a Beast Soul, it would become even tougher, naturally making them stronger than top-tier Beast Soul Masters.

Tang San simply was not allowed to use the Clear Sky Hammer right now. Otherwise, his destructive power would not be weaker than Xiao Lin's without Soul Rings or Weapon Soul True Body.

Xiao Lin and Tang San were easy enough to deal with, but Xiao Wu was different.

The Soft Bone Rabbit was not inherently a powerful Soul Beast. Xiao Wu had only become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast under the protection of the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, and she was even more foolish and naive.

"Alright."

After Xiao Lin finished speaking, Tang San immediately agreed.

But soon, Tang San reconsidered and asked again.

"Brother Lin, if Xiao Wu also absorbs a Second Soul Ring, do you have any good recommendations?"

Tang San's question made Xiao Lin pause, but in less than a second, he blurted out his answer.

"Xiao Wu's martial soul and Soul Skills aren't suited for the assault type. They're better suited for the agility-attack type."

"With Waist Bow as her First Soul Skill, and with the boost to her waist and leg strength, Xiao Wu won't be slow. Her Second Soul Ring should be a Lightning Rabbit."

"A Lightning Rabbit?"

"Lightning Rabbit!"

Tang San and Xiao Wu were puzzled and shocked, respectively.

Lightning Rabbits were rare Soul Beasts, exceedingly uncommon even within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang San had never heard of Lightning Rabbits and was curious, while Xiao Wu was shocked by Xiao Lin's knowledge.

In truth, Xiao Lin was not particularly familiar with Lightning Rabbits either. He had only looked into them while searching for a speed-type Soul Beast for himself, after thinking of Xiao Wu's Teleportation Soul Skill.

"Yes, Lightning Rabbits are incredibly fast. Even some flying, eagle-type Soul Beasts cannot match their speed."

"Moreover, Lightning Rabbits can use lightning to activate their own bodies, making themselves even faster. That's why I recommended one to Xiao Wu."

"If it's a Lightning Rabbit, there's a high chance Xiao Wu will gain a speed-enhancing Soul Skill. Combined with the lightning activation ability, she'll become the best Agility Attack Type Soul Master."

"Besides, lightning is naturally highly destructive, which happens to complement Xiao Wu's Waist Bow and the kicking techniques she plans to learn."

The moment Xiao Lin said this, Tang San's eyes lit up. He immediately turned to Xiao Wu and said excitedly, "Xiao Wu, this Soul Beast suits you perfectly. The faster you are, the stronger your power becomes."

Tang San was indeed very clever. He had immediately drawn further conclusions and could already envision Xiao Wu's future role.

Even if Xiao Wu could not defeat an enemy, couldn't she at least run away?

She could kick fragile Support System Soul Masters unconscious, kick other Agility Attack Type Soul Masters out for Xiao Lin to deal with, or cooperate with Xiao Lin by kicking him straight into the enemy's rear lines.

And so on and so forth—these abilities would raise Xiao Wu's Combat Power by more than a whole tier.

As for whether Xiao Wu's excessive speed would affect herself—

Xiao Lin said that Xiao Wu's Third Soul Skill would still come from a Lightning Rabbit, and this time, it would be teleportation.

A Flying Thunder God that required no marking, combined with the speed of Thousand Birds—Xiao Wu could be said to be invincible among those of the same rank.

Whenever she was about to crash into somewhere dangerous, she could simply teleport away.

If nothing unexpected happened, Xiao Wu's future Soul Skills would mainly revolve around her second Soul Skill.

With speed enhancement and lightning's destructive boost, if Tang San forged Xiao Wu a short blade or dagger or something, Xiao Wu's decapitation ability would become even stronger.

Very soon, Tang San came to the same conclusion as Xiao Lin and thought of coordinating with weapons. Under Tang San's repeated explanations, Xiao Wu also came to understand the terrifying potential of this Soul Skill.

Tang San's Godly Zhuge Crossbow could effectively injure non-defense-type Soul Masters below level forty, or even kill them instantly.

There was no reason Xiao Wu's Lightning Acceleration, Lightning Enchantment, and short sword would be lacking in damage.

Even against defense-type Soul Masters, if they had not prepared their defenses, Xiao Wu could directly inflict severe injuries on them.

As for matters beyond level forty, other Soul Skills would naturally help strengthen the Soul Skills and increase their destructive power.

After planning Xiao Wu's next steps, Xiao Wu also gained a clear understanding of what direction her future should take.

Xiao Wu then bowed deeply to Xiao Lin with great seriousness.

"Thank you, Xiao Lin."

Xiao Wu's gratitude this time was utterly sincere. Her bright, wide eyes revealed both clarity and foolishness.

"Call me Brother Lin." Xiao Lin said irritably.

"Yes, Brother Lin!"

Xiao Wu shouted excitedly. This time, she had truly entered, little by little, the small circle shared by Xiao Lin and Tang San.

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