Decision to Hunt, the Might of the Mutated Sword Grass! (Please Follow and Read!!!)

Hearing Su Yu's question, Jing Hongchen let out a sigh of relief.

The fact that he could ask this question at least showed that Su Yu was still rational and remained in a stage of judgment and deliberation.

"Xiao, explain the effects of Red Dust Shelter in detail." Jing Hongchen referred to the simplified version of Red Dust Protection as Red Dust Shelter.

After carefully recalling it, Xiao Hongchen began describing the effects of Red Dust Shelter.

"Red Dust Shelter does have an effect."

He spoke as he recalled.

"However, when it comes to absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, Red Dust Shelter's effect can only be described as a drop in the bucket.

The protection provided by Red Dust Shelter lasts at most three seconds. It can trigger up to three times, making for a maximum of nine seconds.

At its peak, the Soul Shock from a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring lasts for at least three minutes.

There's no denying that every second could be crucial and create a miracle, but nine seconds is still far too little compared to three minutes. Clinging to that hope would be no different from gambling.

And those three minutes are only the period when the Soul Shock is at its most intense. After that, there is an even longer-lasting and equally terrifying Mental Impact."

Su Yu heard the underlying meaning in Xiao Hongchen's words.

Give up.

It was too dangerous.

"Nine seconds..."

Su Yu nodded, and his expression relaxed considerably.

Red Dust Shelter was a seventh-level Soul Tool. Its defensive power would certainly be enough to withstand the Soul Shock of this Mutated Sword Grass.

To Xiao Hongchen, nine seconds was far too brief compared to three minutes.

But in Su Yu's view, those nine seconds were enough—more than enough, even.

What worried him was not whether he could endure after those nine seconds had passed. What worried him was being killed by the Mutated Sword Grass's explosive eruption the instant he began absorbing the Soul Ring.

The Mutated Sword Grass possessed pure sword intent. Even the mental assault it inflicted during Soul Ring absorption was more intense, with terrifying explosive force.

Put in simpler terms, it was like this.

For other Twenty Thousand Year soul beasts, the Soul Shock intensity might be 2 and last for three hours. For the Mutated Sword Grass, the intensity might be 4, 5, or even 6, lasting for one minute before dropping to 1 for three hours.

What Su Yu feared most was this abnormal burst of power.

If Old Yi did not even have time to awaken before he was instantly killed, that would be truly suffocating.

"Nine seconds of resistance should be enough."

Once his Sea of Consciousness suffered a lethal blow, Old Yi would definitely awaken immediately.

And once Old Yi awakened, everything could return to the track he had planned.

Seeing the changes in Su Yu's expression, Jing Hongchen felt heavy-hearted.

"Su Yu, don't force yourself. Absorbing the Soul Ring of this Fifteen Thousand Year Mutated Sword Grass is no easier than absorbing a Twenty Thousand Year Soul Ring."

"Hall Master, don't worry. I know my limits."

Su Yu released his Mental Power.

Jing Hongchen's eyes widened.

So did Xiao Hongchen's.

"Y-you, you, you..."

Xiao Hongchen pointed at Su Yu with an expression as though he had seen a ghost.

How was your Mental Power this strong?

This intensity was even stronger than mine, and I was practically a Fifth-Level Soul Engineer.

Jing Hongchen wore an equally incredulous expression.

"Could it be that your Martial Soul mutation also affected your Mental Power?"

Hearing Jing Hongchen's question, Su Yu simply nodded.

He could hardly say that a Gray Pearl had entered his head, opened up his Sea of Consciousness, and then he had independently figured out a method for cultivating Mental Power, could he?

"With your level of Mental Power, if you truly risk your life, you may still have a chance of enduring it."

Absorbing a Soul Ring across levels depended not only on a soul master's physical condition and Mental Power, but also on their willpower.

With powerful enough willpower, one could force oneself through it.

Although the Sun Moon Empire had few examples of absorbing Soul Rings across levels, Shrek had plenty. Shrek was difficult to investigate, but not all Shrek students stayed at the academy after graduation. The Sun Moon Empire's intelligence network could not possibly be so poor that it could not gather even a little information.

"You may have a chance of enduring the Soul Shock, but can you withstand the Soul Power impact from the Soul Ring?"

"Don't worry, Hall Master. My teacher had me consume Ten Thousand Year Whale Gelatin, and I've also taken a Nine Petal Snow Lotus. I regularly take Body Tempering Pills as well, and my third ring is nearly Six Thousand Years."

Hearing Su Yu's words, Jing Hongchen's mouth twitched.

I know you're explaining your physical strength to me.

But why did I always feel like smacking you?

Old Kong really was generous. Ten Thousand Year Whale Gelatin—had he personally hunted a ten-thousand-year whale-type soul beast for it?

Hunting sea soul beasts was on a completely different level from hunting soul beasts on land.

Their population distribution.

Their habitat in the deep sea.

And the widespread presence within their groups of hundred-thousand-year-level powerhouses, or experts close to that level.

Those three points alone formed the greatest obstacles.

At any rate, Jing Hongchen did not have the nerve to specifically hunt ten-thousand-year whale-type soul beasts.

And there was also the Nine Petal Snow Lotus.

Jing Hongchen took a deep breath. Rather than continuing to dissuade Su Yu, he began supporting him instead.

"Since we're already using these resources, we have to make them produce the greatest possible results."

Jing Hongchen made up his mind to help Su Yu hunt this Fifteen Thousand Years Mutated Sword Grass.

Now, the one whose body and mind felt the most relaxed was Su Yu instead.

Su Yu's decision had clearly been steady and rational, yet Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen still saw it as a life-risking challenge.

That was understandable. The limit for a normal soul master's Fifth Soul Ring was only a little over ten thousand years. Su Yu was going to absorb across levels for his Fourth Soul Ring, and by such a huge margin at that. Who wouldn't be bewildered by that?

"Martial Soul Possession!" Jing Hongchen released his martial soul.

This time, he used his Martial Soul Avatar.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Toad True Body!"

"First Soul Skill, Gold's Control!"

"Second Soul Skill, Gold's Boiling!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, Gold's Solidification!"

"Sixth Soul Skill, Gold's Suppression!"

In his Martial Soul Avatar state, the power of all Jing Hongchen's soul skills received a multiplied boost.

In an instant, sixteen fixed soul tool launchers grew from the surface of the gigantic toad's body.

A heavy aura emanated from the mouths of the launchers.

Gold's Suppression!

The sixteen launchers on Jing Hongchen's body erupted simultaneously, and sixteen beams of light blasted toward the Mutated Sword Grass from different directions.

The sixteen beams shone with dazzling golden radiance.

Within that light, a force of suppression descended.

"Is this a soul skill similar to gravitational compression?"

He had perfectly applied a soul skill to a soul tool.

Even though he was not the target, Su Yu still felt an intense sense of pressure.

Yet at the heart of the suppression, a white light flashed.

A world-shaking sword light suddenly appeared.

It carried the intent to sever every restraint and shatter all suppression.

One Sword Breaks the Sky!

The suppression force formed by the sixteen Suppression Cannon Shells was cleaved apart by the Mutated Sword Grass's strike.

"With such terrifying explosive power, absorbing it may be even more difficult than we imagined."

Jing Hongchen's heart felt heavy, but he was also filled with anticipation.

Such terrifying explosive power would surely grant Su Yu a powerful, high-burst single-target attack soul skill.