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Sword Grass!

This was the best choice Su Yu had planned for his Fourth Soul Ring.

He was not interested in Sword Grass for its offensive nature.

It was still the same main principle: every Soul Ring was an opportunity for a Martial Soul to transform and evolve.

Su Yu could not possibly waste one of his Soul Ring slots.

By now, Su Yu's three Soul Rings had already granted him immense vitality.

Originally, he had planned for his Fourth Soul Ring to continue absorbing the Soul Ring of a Soul Beast with immense vitality.

But the Nine Petal Snow Lotus had spared him that step.

The Life Attribute of his Blue Silver Grass had now grown to an extremely high level, and the entire Martial Soul was no different from a top-tier Martial Soul.

Next, if Su Yu wanted to continue tapping into the Life Attribute of his Blue Silver Grass, the natural direction was toward an Ultimate Attribute.

The problem now was that its vitality was already immense, but not concentrated enough.

That was why he had set his sights on Sword Grass.

Sword Grass lived up to its name. Its blades were shaped like swords.

Its nature was like a sword as well!

Every Sword Grass began as the most ordinary blade of grass. Only after being tempered by Primordial Energy and developing Soul Power could it become a Soul Beast.

Afterward, it had to endure countless hardships and cut through every storm before it could grow.

Sword Grass was extremely abundant.

Ten-year and hundred-year Sword Grass were not good Soul Ring choices.

Thousand-year Sword Grass was already quite decent.

At the ten-thousand-year level, Sword Grass became one of the best possible Soul Ring choices!

The growth traits of Sword Grass also determined its harsh environmental requirements.

However, the Sunny River Mountain Range was quite suitable for its growth.

The Metal Attribute Primordial Energy here was dense, creating an excellent environment for Sword Grass to grow.

"Sword Grass?"

Jing Hongchen nodded, approving of Su Yu's choice.

"True enough. Your Blue Silver Grass also needs a genuine offensive Soul Skill."

He did not know about Su Yu's plans to develop his Martial Soul's attributes and assumed Su Yu wanted Sword Grass for its offensive Soul Skills.

In his view, although Su Yu had created quite a few Soul Skills and their effects were impressive and versatile, they ultimately lacked the power to settle things with a single blow.

It was equivalent to not having a finishing move.

"If you want a Sword Grass Soul Ring, I happen to know a good place."

"Hall Master, are you saying you know where to find ten-thousand-year Sword Grass?"

Su Yu had merely settled on an ideal target. He was not very confident that he could truly find ten-thousand-year Sword Grass himself.

Now that Jing Hongchen said this, excitement rose in his heart.

"No, I'm not sure whether there is any ten-thousand-year Sword Grass there." Jing Hongchen shook his head. "But that Mountain Valley lies at a wind gap, and the Metal Attribute Primordial Energy within is exceptionally dense. Gale Winds blow through it year-round. If Sword Grass exists inside, it has a good chance of growing to the ten-thousand-year level."

Su Yu's eyes lit up at Jing Hongchen's explanation.

Just hearing about such a Mountain Valley made it seem as though it had been created specifically for Sword Grass.

"Hall Master, then let's go take a look."

"Good. I also heard there have been traces of an Amethyst Gold Toad in that area."

Jing Hongchen had prepared thoroughly. He understood Xiao Hongchen's Soul Ring Combination well and had investigated all the Soul Beasts Xiao Hongchen needed, knowing their distribution like the back of his hand.

The Illustrious Virtue Hall had records of which Soul Beasts lived in different parts of the Sunny River Mountain Range, their movements, and any special areas that might exist.

Su Yu now understood what it meant to hunt Soul Beasts with proper preparation.

This was professional Soul Beast hunting.

Shrek's Soul Beast hunting expeditions claimed they were meant to train independence.

It was simply absurd.

Wasn't it just about who had better luck?

Good luck meant finding the one most compatible with you. Bad luck—

The three of them headed toward the Mountain Valley Jing Hongchen had mentioned.

A day later.

"What fierce Gale Winds."

Su Yu felt as if knives were slicing at his skin.

The Metal Attribute Primordial Energy in the air was so dense that it felt as though countless metal particles were suspended within it.

Jing Hongchen took out a spherical Soul Tool and activated it with Soul Power. A Soul Power barrier appeared, enveloping the three of them and blocking the damage from the Gale Winds.

"Let's go."

The three continued deeper inside.

The Mountain Valley was huge—far larger than Su Yu had expected. This valley was the section between two continuous mountain ranges of the Sunny River Mountain Range, stretching for twenty li.

He also understood why, despite being such a distinctive area, no one could confirm what Soul Beasts were inside. It was not that no one had explored it before; it was simply too vast. Even an exploration could not cover it all.

"There's movement ahead. Be careful."

Jing Hongchen sensed something first and signaled for Su Yu and Xiao Hongchen to slow down.

"Roar!"

The three carefully approached and finally saw the source of the battle's disturbance ahead.

"Amethyst Gold Dragon Beast!"

Xiao Hongchen cried out, intense excitement in his voice.

Jing Hongchen smiled as well.

"Xiao, your luck is good."

The Amethyst Gold Dragon Beast emitted a violet-gold sheen across its entire body. Though its name included the word dragon, it was not a True Dragon and possessed no dragon bloodline. It merely resembled a dragon.

The Amethyst Gold Dragon Beast's entire body was made of metal, making it a rather unusual type of Soul Beast.

It was also a Soul Beast unique to the Sun Moon Empire.

Su Yu had read related introductions at the academy and knew of the Amethyst Gold Dragon Beast.

"The second layer of armor on this Amethyst Gold Dragon Beast's back has only just begun growing. Its cultivation is probably just over ten thousand years."

"Xiao, it's perfect for your Soul Ring!"

"Take this and activate it with Soul Power."

Jing Hongchen handed Xiao Hongchen an exquisitely crafted spherical Soul Tool.

Was this Red Dust Protection?

"This is a simplified version of Red Dust Protection, a Class 7 Soul Tool and the result of an experiment I conducted some time ago. It can merge with a Soul Master's Mental Power to create a layer of protection."

Su Yu listened from the side, inwardly amazed.

Jing Hongchen truly lived up to being the Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall. His research efficiency was quite high; he had produced results so quickly.

If it could merge with a Soul Master's Mental Power and activate while absorbing a Soul Ring, then the danger posed by a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast's Soul Shock would be greatly reduced.

"This is my latest research, and whether it will work is still unknown.

After all, previous Soul Tools could not provide assistance while a Soul Master absorbed a Soul Ring.

This Soul Tool is an innovation I created using Fusion Soul Tool Technology. I want to see whether Fusion Soul Tool Technology can allow a Soul Tool to assist a Soul Master while they absorb a Soul Ring."

"In other words, you cannot rely on this Soul Tool too heavily."

Xiao Hongchen nodded.

He had no objections to testing the Soul Tool's effects.

Besides, this was not particularly difficult.

He was not Absorbing Across Levels, either.

Jing Hongchen turned and observed the clash between the two Soul Beasts.

The other side of the battle was a tiger-type Soul Beast with a completely silver-white body.

"A Silver Moon Tiger. When it uses its Soul Skills, its body can become metallic and shine silver-white. The Silver Moon Tiger is actually also very suitable for Xiao. If he absorbs its Soul Ring, Xiao should be able to obtain a metalization Soul Skill," Jing Hongchen said.