Hunting Soul Rings

The next day, Bai Ge got up, washed up, and not long after, under the guidance of a maid, arrived outside the imperial palace.

Qian Renxue and a black-robed figure were already waiting there.

"Uncle She, I'll leave Xiao Bai to you."

"Uncle She?" Bai Ge was startled. The one Qian Renxue called uncle had to be Snake Spear Douluo She Long.

Although this man had been rather tragic in the original story, reduced to a mere background character who existed solely to highlight Yang Wudi's awesomeness, Bai Ge was no fool. The real world was not the same as a novel.

A Titled Douluo was still one of the world's top combatants. He was no joke.

"Oh, right." Qian Renxue smiled and had the maid bring over a set of new clothes. "Change into these."

Bai Ge smiled. Just as Qian Renxue was feeling puzzled, a metallic ring sounded, and the Golden Saint Armor had already covered his entire body.

"Fool, maintaining Martial Soul Possession continuously consumes Soul Power..."

"That's not right, Young Mistress!" She Long spoke from the side. "This kid's Martial Soul has been a physical entity from the very beginning!"

On Douluo Continent, before obtaining the seventh Soul Ring and gaining a Martial Soul Avatar, Martial Souls were not true material entities. They were energy constructs formed from Soul Power.

Maintaining their existence required a continuous expenditure of Soul Power.

In this regard, Bai Ge held a tremendous advantage.

The magnificent golden armor covered his body. With his handsome, delicate features, he looked like a God descended into the mortal world. The breeze brushed through the bangs before his forehead, and the vermilion mark between his brows was stunning enough to captivate the world.

"Xiao Bai, you really are handsome..." A trace of amazement flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes.

Sure enough, in this day and age, looks were justice.

After transmigrating here and awakening his Martial Soul, Bai Ge had undergone a complete transformation. His appearance had also improved enormously, much like Tang San after awakening the Blue Silver Emperor.

"Alright, since you're ready, let's set off."

She Long took Bai Ge with him, and a day later, they arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

During that day's journey, She Long explained much common knowledge to him.

He also tossed him a Soul Beast Illustrated Handbook and told him to choose a target.

Only then did Bai Ge realize that many of his ideas from his past life had been far too naïve.

On Douluo Continent, Titled Douluo were absolute big shots. Other than Qian Renxue, the only person who could have one escorting them was Ning Rongrong, the little princess of the Glazed Tile Sect, who was doted on by Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

Ah, right, there was also Dugu Yan.

As for Hu Liena, unless Bibi Dong gave the order, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo would not bother with her.

The strongest combatants ordinary Soul Masters could come into contact with were Soul Sages.

People at the level of Liu Erlong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji were already existences ordinary people would have to look up to for their entire lives!

The limit of what ordinary people could achieve was Soul Ancestor!

Grandmaster's theories had been aimed at ordinary commoner Soul Masters from the start.

But everything he did infringed upon the interests of the major sects.

Grandmaster's inadequacy lay in his cowardice in love, while his theories actually gave ordinary commoner Soul Masters a glimmer of hope.

Grandmaster's theories were essentially equivalent to using his own research to compile a set of basic teaching materials that could be widely spread.

But unfortunately, under the suppression of the sects and various factions, most ordinary Soul Masters simply did not believe him!

At its core, this was a monopoly on knowledge!

Bai Ge had only been brought back because he and Qian Renxue had Martial Soul Resonance. That was why he now had a Titled Douluo taking him to obtain a Soul Ring.

Otherwise, ordinary people should honestly stick with Grandmaster and Tang San. It saved both time and effort.

At the very least, when obtaining Soul Rings, Grandmaster could still call Flender and Zhao Wuji over to help.

As for the failure when hunting the Mandala Snake for Tang San's first Soul Ring, Bai Ge believed it had purely been meant to highlight how impressive Tang San was.

Throughout the entire original Douluo series, Tang San had always been the absolute protagonist.

And as for Shrek, one only needed to read the original story to know that the Spirit Hall team led by Hu Liena were several years older, yet their cultivation was not much stronger than that of the Seven Devils.

If they had been the same age, the Seven Devils' cultivation would have surpassed theirs.

As for the other academies, they were even less of a match for Shrek.

And as for the immortal herbs, did they think Dugu Bo was just decoration?

Besides, other than the ones mentioned in the original story, did they even know how to consume the rest?

In fact, if Tang San had not come from the Tang Sect and won Dugu Bo over with his mastery of poison techniques and pharmacology, he would have long since been dead.

Bai Ge only had a chance because he carried a system. Otherwise, there was no way he could compete with someone as overpowered as Tang San.

She Long led Bai Ge into the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and asked in a deep voice, "Kid, have you decided what Soul Beast you want?"

"A Crystal Earth Dragon Lizard."

"Mm, your luck is not bad, kid. I recall that in the southeastern part of the Star Dou Great Forest's outskirts, there is a Crystal Lake.

You might be able to find what you want there."

Two hours later, Bai Ge and She Long arrived at their destination.

After another half hour, the two found a suitable target.

She Long did not waste any words. With one punch, he smashed it half to death, leaving it barely breathing.

"Kid, do it!"

Bai Ge did not hesitate. A Holy Sword came down upon its head, cleaving it in two with a clean, decisive strike.

It was not surprising. Bai Ge had been a mischievous child from a young age, and countless lizards and geckos had died by his hand. His greatest record had been chopping a snake into two pieces, though he only learned afterward that it had been nonvenomous.

A bright yellow Soul Ring slowly rose from the Crystal Dragon Lizard's corpse.

After another hour, Bai Ge successfully fused with the Soul Ring.

The two set out on their return journey.

She Long did not ask Bai Ge what his first Soul Skill was. In his words, it was enough for Her Highness to know.

The next day, after nightfall, Qian Renxue's bedchamber.

"Xiao Bai, confess honestly. What is your first Soul Skill?"

Qian Renxue glared fiercely at Bai Ge.

During the day, the first Soul Skill Bai Ge had displayed was Teleportation.

But through the resonance between their Martial Souls, Qian Renxue had discovered that things were not so simple.

So that night, when only the two of them were present, Qian Renxue decided to force a confession out of him.

"You'll know if you punch me."

Bang!

Crash!

Qian Renxue raised her hand and casually threw a punch. Though she avoided the rebounding force of the blow, the vase in the room was not so fortunate and shattered into pieces.

"First Soul Skill, Crystal Wall. Effect: absolute defense, while rebounding the opponent's attack.

But like Teleportation, the essence of this move is the application of Telekinesis, or rather, Spiritual Power."

That was right. Bai Ge's first Soul Skill was precisely the signature ability of the Aries line.

"Xiao Bai, you..."

"Huh? I say, Xue Er Jie, what kind of expression is that?"

Bai Ge was feeling smug when he saw Qian Renxue staring at him as though she had eaten a lemon.

"Do you know that only a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring can grant a Soul Master two Soul Skills..."

"That's right. I developed Teleportation myself. Crystal Wall is the skill granted by the Soul Ring."

"You bastard! Sleep on the floor tonight!"

"Huh? Wait, if you want to learn Teleportation, I can teach you."

"Really?"

"Of course."

"Listen carefully. First do this and this, then do that and that..."