Jiang Nannan's Development Path! (Please Vote)

Zhu Ziyang found it more and more ridiculous the more he thought about it.

Not to mention Blue Silver Grass soul masters—even Soft Bone Rabbit soul masters were not much better. The two types of soul masters were truly a pair of kindred fools.

If Jiang Nannan had not met Zhu Ziyang, she would most likely have followed the traditional path of a Soft Bone Rabbit soul master. After all, the soul beast choices for the first five Soul Rings of the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul were no secret in the Soul Master World.

"Nannan, do you know what kind of development path your Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul is suited for?" Zhu Ziyang asked.

"Mm, my Martial Soul is a rabbit. Rabbits need to run fast and jump high, so it should be suited for the Agility Attack System, right?" Jiang Nannan thought for a moment before answering. She had learned the term "Agility Attack System" from Zhu Ziyang.

"That's right." Zhu Ziyang nodded at her answer. As expected, geniuses were different from ordinary people. Jiang Nannan was only a six-year-old girl, yet she understood it more clearly than those Soft Bone Rabbit soul masters from history.

But a soul master's development path alone was not enough, he thought.

If a soul master wished to go further, they had to determine the goal and path of their Martial Soul Evolution.

The Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul was a pure rabbit-type Martial Soul and possessed no other beast bloodline, so it could only evolve toward higher-level rabbit types. Nor did the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul possess elemental power, meaning it could not absorb specific elemental Soul Rings.

Looking at it this way, this Martial Soul really was quite ordinary!

Choosing Soul Rings for such an ordinary Martial Soul was truly difficult. Fortunately, Zhu Ziyang was no ordinary person. He had long since planned Jiang Nannan's Martial Soul Evolution path.

In an ancient book from twenty thousand years ago, Zhu Ziyang had read about a soul beast called the Jade Rabbit. It was said to be a Super Soul Beast, the ruler of the moon, possessing the power to control the moon and speed that surpassed light and shadow. It was the only Super Soul Beast among rabbit-type soul beasts, the ancestor of all rabbit-type soul beasts, and the evolutionary goal of all rabbit-type soul beasts.

Unfortunately, Jade Rabbit soul beasts had already gone extinct on the continent, and no soul master with a Jade Rabbit Martial Soul had ever appeared.

At present, rabbit-type soul beasts on the continent were generally ordinary soul beasts or wild beasts. The only rabbit-type soul beast that could barely be considered high-level was called the Moon Shadow Rabbit. This was precisely the first Soul Ring Zhu Ziyang had chosen for Jiang Nannan.

According to Zhu Ziyang's plan, Jiang Nannan would first absorb a Moon Shadow Rabbit Soul Ring to awaken the Moon Bloodline within her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul. Then, she would gradually absorb Soul Rings from soul beasts with the Moon Bloodline to strengthen her own bloodline, eventually causing her Martial Soul to evolve into the Jade Rabbit!

This was an enormous and lengthy plan. It was ambitious, but it also greatly suited both Zhu Ziyang's and Jiang Nannan's interests. Even if Jiang Nannan's Martial Soul ultimately failed to evolve into the Super Martial Soul, the Jade Rabbit, her achievements would definitely not be low.

Zhu Ziyang told Jiang Nannan of his idea.

"I'll listen to you, Brother. I believe you!" Jiang Nannan immediately replied after hearing him out.

"Then it's settled. We'll leave tomorrow." Zhu Ziyang felt rather pleased with himself. Nothing made a man happier than the approval of a beauty. He said, "Moon Shadow Rabbits can be found in the Northern Mountain Range, so we won't need to travel too far."

"Mm!" Jiang Nannan answered with a smile, her large eyes curving into crescent moons.

The Moon Shadow Rabbit was an exceptionally swift rabbit-type soul beast. It was the largest of all rabbit-type soul beasts, agile in movement, and often active at night. It was the favorite food of the top-tier soul beast, the Azure Feather Ghost Eagle. Yes, food. Moon Shadow Rabbit meat was exceptionally delicious and rich in energy. Not only Azure Feather Ghost Eagles, but other large avian soul beasts also enjoyed hunting them. They were guilty of possessing a treasure.

Of course, Moon Shadow Rabbits were not completely without merit. By absorbing moonlight, they could enter an illusory state, enhancing their speed and jumping ability to flee quickly. Thousand-year Moon Shadow Rabbits could even awaken a Soul Skill called Voidification, which was said to be extremely powerful.

What Zhu Ziyang valued was their ability to accelerate with the aid of moonlight. If Jiang Nannan could obtain such a Soul Skill while awakening her Moon Bloodline, it would be an absolute steal for her. That was why Zhu Ziyang had chosen the Moon Shadow Rabbit as the primary target for Jiang Nannan's first Soul Ring.

The outskirts of the Northern Mountain Range had few large predators, so there were many Moon Shadow Rabbits there. Most were Ten-Year Soul Beasts, though there were also some hundred-year Moon Shadow Rabbits. There would certainly be a Hundred-Year Soul Beast suitable for Jiang Nannan among them.

The next day.

The two went to ask their teacher for leave. When the teacher learned they were going out to hunt a Soul Ring, he agreed without a second thought. Their homeroom teacher knew Zhu Ziyang and knew that his parents were Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying, so he did not unnecessarily suggest that the academy get involved.

On their way to Beihe Village after leaving the academy, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan ran into Zhu Changhe and Hong Zhen.

"Oh! Xiaoyang? Why aren't you attending class at the academy? What are you doing out here?" Hong Zhen was rather surprised to see Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan, and he asked.

"Dad, Uncle Hong!" Zhu Ziyang greeted them politely before saying, "Here's the situation: Nannan has broken through to Rank 10, and I want Dad to take her to find a Soul Ring."

"What?" Zhu Changhe and Hong Zhen both looked at Jiang Nannan in surprise after hearing Zhu Ziyang's words. Jiang Nannan nodded somewhat bashfully.

"That's wonderful—another genius!" Hong Zhen muttered. A foolish grin appeared on his rough face, making him look rather simple-minded. Then he came to his senses and said to Zhu Changhe, "Brother Changhe, I'll have to trouble you to help your future daughter-in-law hunt a Soul Ring! I'll be heading back first."

Hong Zhen was half-joking. He had always been close to the Zhu Family, and after Zhu Ziyang awakened his Martial Soul, their relationship had grown even closer. Thus, he knew very well about Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan's relationship. He was also happy to see the two geniuses being so close.

Jiang Nannan's pretty face turned slightly red.

"Mm! Goodbye, Brother Hong." Zhu Changhe neither confirmed nor denied it, merely nodding as he spoke.

"Goodbye, Uncle Hong!" Zhu Ziyang called out, and Jiang Nannan called out with him.

Hong Zhen left.

Zhu Changhe looked at his son and asked, "Have you already made a plan? If you have, tell me. If it's far away, we should head home first to prepare some dry rations and luggage."

"It's not far, just in the outskirts of the Northern Mountain Range," Zhu Ziyang said. "It should be easy to find, so there's no need for you to go back and tell Mom. Besides, I've already prepared food."

He raised his hand and shook the Emerald Jade Bracelet around his wrist. It was a spatial Soul Tool with a space of one cubic meter inside. Storing food, books, and the like was no problem at all.

"Oh? You came so well prepared. What soul beast are you after?" Zhu Changhe asked with interest.

"A Moon Shadow Rabbit," Zhu Ziyang said.

"Huh?" Zhu Changhe could not help revealing a surprised and puzzled expression. Looking at Zhu Ziyang, he said, "I remember Nannan's Martial Soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul, right? Shouldn't the first Soul Ring for a Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul be a Soft Mist Snake?"

"That is the wrong path. The Soul Ring I chose for Nannan is the correct one," Zhu Ziyang declared arrogantly. His lofty, disdainful manner made Zhu Changhe want to hit someone. This brat really had not taken any of his advice to heart!

"Fine! Then let's set out." Zhu Changhe still suppressed the urge to beat Zhu Ziyang up and spoke.

The three quickly headed toward the Northern Mountain Range.

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