Tang San's First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Sugarcane

After hearing this, Xiao Xian's scalp went numb.

Originally, Luo San Pao had only been bitten once.

But from what Tang San said, Luo San Pao had now been gnawed several times, with bite marks all over his body... No wonder Master had ended up like this.

Was this the consequence of Tang San losing Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night and being unable to use White Radish to drive back the Mandala Snake and open up some distance...? Xiao Xian thought instinctively.

"It's good that you came back." Master shook his head, his tone carrying a trace of relief. Then he said, "Xiao San, show your Senior Brother your soul skill."

"Yes, Teacher."

Tang San nodded and extended his right hand. White light flickered in his palm, condensing into a Blue Silver Grass as thick as two fingers and half a meter tall, segmented section by section.

It looked remarkably like a stalk of sugarcane.

A yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring also rose beneath his feet, bobbing up and down.

"Junior Brother, you succeeded?"

Xiao Xian stared at the Blue Silver Grass in surprise.

"Yes... just as Senior Brother imagined back then, I'm now a one-ring Food System Spirit Master!"

Tang San clenched his right hand, and his martial soul vanished. He muttered, "Blue Silver has spirit, sugarcane, appear!"

Whoosh—!

As the Soul Curse fell.

The yellow soul ring beneath Tang San's feet suddenly flashed. Soul Power gathered in his right hand, and a pale-blue stalk of sugarcane over ten centimeters long appeared.

"This is my First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Sugarcane. My First Soul Skill has completely inherited the vitality of that Hundred-Year Sugarcane. After consuming it, it can strengthen the user's vitality for up to an hour, and it also has some effects in clearing heat and neutralizing toxins."

"Senior Brother, want to try it? Just bite through the skin and chew the juice inside. Teacher has gnawed on quite a few of them these past few days."

Xiao Xian naturally had no objection. He accepted it and took a bite.

Almost instantly, the entire stalk of sugarcane turned into a sweet, refreshing juice carrying the flavor of Blue Silver Grass. It slid from his mouth into his stomach, gathering into a warm current that flowed through his limbs and bones.

The slight fatigue Xiao Xian had accumulated after attending two classes vanished immediately. His eyes shone brightly, and his entire body felt brimming with vigorous vitality.

"Xiao Xian, how do you feel?" Master asked, hoping Xiao Xian would give an evaluation.

Xiao Xian closed his eyes and sensed it carefully.

Only after a long while did he open them.

"A very good soul skill! I've recovered a great deal." Xiao Xian looked at Master and Tang San, giving an affirmative answer.

"Vitality is the foundation of the human body. If one can consume a stalk before battle, physical strength, Soul Power recovery, stamina recovery, and injury recovery will all improve significantly. It's extremely well-rounded."

"It's hard to imagine this is only a First Soul Skill."

Master was also very satisfied with this soul skill. He said happily, "Yes, Blue Silver Grass is inherently weak, which is why it could completely inherit all the vitality of this three-hundred-plus-year-old sugarcane."

"This is a very good soul skill, and also a very good beginning. If we hadn't been short on food, and Xiao San hadn't needed to conserve his Soul Power in case of emergencies, my injuries would probably have healed long ago. You have to know, that was a Mandala Snake!"

After sighing emotionally for a while, Master turned to Xiao Xian.

"Xiao Xian, during this period, I'll have to trouble you to teach Xiao San. How to develop and use this soul skill in greater detail will also depend on you."

Over the past year or so, Xiao Xian had given Master many surprises and opened up many new lines of thought for him.

Among them was developing and utilizing one's own soul skills, rather than simply relying on the abilities of the soul skills themselves.

"Yes, Teacher!"

"Leave Xiao San to me without worry."

"Since he's already become a Spirit Master, I'll take him to Spirit Hall to register first. He'll be able to receive a subsidy as well. Please rest properly for now; we'll return at noon..."

"..."

Before leaving Master's room, Tang San had originally planned to condense a few more Blue Silver Sugarcanes at once and leave them by Master's bedside.

Over these ten days of companionship, his feelings toward Master had become extremely complicated. Master was both teacher and father to him.

But... Master directly refused.

Tang San still had to test his Soul Power at Spirit Hall shortly. Condensing one stalk was fine, but any more would not do. Master told him not to rush and said they could discuss it after he returned.

"Junior Brother, let's go. Once you register, you'll be able to collect Gold Soul Coins."

Xiao Xian patted Tang San on the shoulder and headed straight out of the academy.

Tang San had originally planned to greet his roommates.

Seeing this, he could only put that thought aside.

"..."

On the road.

Xiao Xian was in an excellent mood.

Following his guidance, Tang San and Master had indeed chosen a Hundred-Year Sugarcane as his First Spirit Ring.

After all, it needed to be tough, and edible too.

What better choice was there besides sugarcane?

With almost no exceptions, the sugarcane on Douluo Continent contained vigorous vitality in its juice.

When ordinary Spirit Masters were exhausted, they were willing to chop down a few Sugarcane Spirit Beasts to replenish their stamina.

What soul skill Tang San's Blue Silver Grass would gain after absorbing a Hundred-Year Sugarcane Spirit Beast was naturally self-evident.

And the result was indeed as he had expected.

Just as he had imagined, Tang San's Blue Silver Sugarcane could restore the consumer's vitality.

Its support for combat power was secondary.

Because what Xiao Xian valued most was precisely the restoration of vitality itself.

His body was still too young. Intense training would damage his foundation.

But with this soul skill... the training intensity for him and Xiao Jue could immediately be raised.

They would no longer be limited to simple running and could diversify their training greatly. With the restoration of vitality, their training time could also increase severalfold.

His cultivation speed could rise drastically once more.

That was Xiao Xian's true goal.

There was no other way. His talent was too poor. Even after obtaining the Mysterious Heaven Skill, he could not guarantee that his cultivation speed would definitely be as fast as Tang San's.

Tang San was recultivating, after all.

Xiao Xian had to find every possible way to turn everything into support for himself.

Tang San was naturally among them.

After all, this was a world where one could live long and see far.

To let himself die an unremarkable death?

"..."

Xiao Xian was very familiar with Nuoding City. He led Tang San down the nearest shortcut and reached Nuoding City's Spirit Hall as quickly as possible.

It was a domed building over twenty meters tall and more than a hundred meters wide, extremely massive.

They did not run into Su Yuntao or Sisi, nor did they need directions.

Xiao Xian led Tang San through the place with practiced ease and found the person in charge, Master Ma Xiunuo.

After the appraisal was complete, Ma Xiunuo quickly handled Tang San's registration and gave him one Gold Soul Coin and a Soul Master Badge.

As for his Soul Power.

As expected, Tang San's Soul Power was still level thirteen.

It truly gave Ma Xiunuo quite a shock.

But since his teacher was Master, and his spirit ring came from a three- or four-hundred-year-old sugarcane, the matter was simply dropped.

That was one of the benefits of Master's identity—it could block some unnecessary trouble.

On their way back to the academy, Tang San spotted a Blacksmith Shop.

Hearing the clanging sounds of hammering from inside, he immediately looked a little embarrassed.

"Senior Brother, on the afternoon of the opening ceremony, I became an apprentice at this Blacksmith Shop. But I've disappeared without explanation for so many days, so I should probably go explain..."

"Being an apprentice means you should be honest. You do need to explain it properly." Xiao Xian nodded and followed Tang San into the Blacksmith Shop.