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Su Yu had never considered obtaining a Beast King Soul Ring for his First Soul Ring, much less awakening some Second Martial Soul.

That might have been a heaven-defying opportunity, but it was not realistic at all.

Su Yu was a rational person. He would not make impractical plans. He already possessed heaven-defying Comprehension and had the foundation to rise. Wasn't it better to be more cautious?

"More importantly, since Tang San could replace his Soul Rings later on, why couldn't I?"

Tang San could sacrifice his Soul Rings and replace them with ones of higher limits, so why could Su Yu not do the same?

Whether he could find a god's inheritance and increase his original Soul Ring limits through divine trials was uncertain, but replacing Soul Rings was a viable and controllable path.

Su Yu's greatest reliance was his heaven-defying Comprehension. He was confident he could develop a similar method.

He definitely did not have any Gold Soul Coins right now.

Still, it was necessary to gather some information first.

Qian Tong weighed a Silver Soul Coin in his hand.

"We at the Ten Thousand Household Building can issue Hunting Soul Certificates, but we can't just give you one for nothing."

"How much?" Su Yu got straight to the point.

"Straightforward!" Qian Tong praised. "Ten Gold Soul Coins."

"I don't have money. Is there any other way to get one?"

Qian Tong did not seem surprised. Over the past year, Su Yu had not purchased their living services. He had even bought and cooked his own food, which told Qian Tong all he needed to know.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and examined Su Yu.

"Has your Soul Power Level reached ten?"

Su Yu's soul power aura was not very precise. Qian Tong could sense its strength, but without measuring it, he could not determine the exact level.

However, since Su Yu was asking about a Hunting Soul Certificate, he had most likely broken through to level ten.

And when they had first met a year ago, Su Yu had only been level three!

"That's right!"

Su Yu did not hide it.

Qian Tong's gaze flickered as though he were weighing something.

"How about this? I'll give you a certificate for free. Consider it my personal investment in you."

He liked money and would do his best to satisfy his clients when there was money to be made, but he liked investing even more.

Su Yu was clearly someone worth investing in.

"Then thank you for the Hunting Soul Certificate, Boss Qian."

Qian Tong froze for a moment, then gave a bitter smile.

It seemed this brat had come here purely to get something for free. No, that was not quite right. It could only be called taking what each side needed.

"Have you decided on your target? Do you need me to send people to help you hunt a Soul Beast?"

Su Yu had originally intended to refuse.

But after thinking it over, since he had already taken a free certificate, he might as well accept the help too.

"Then I'll have to thank you."

With the certificate in hand, Su Yu headed straight for the Soul Hunting Forest.

"Name?"

"Su Yu."

"Soul Power Level?"

"Ten."

"Your certificate?"

"Here."

After inspecting Su Yu's Hunting Soul Certificate, the soldier on guard did not stop him any longer and let Su Yu's group pass.

The two Soul Masters Qian Tong had found for Su Yu were both Soul Grand Masters. One possessed the Heavenly Star Vine Martial Soul, while the other possessed the Flame Sword Martial Soul.

One specialized in control, the other in powerful attacks. Moreover, the fire-element Martial Soul was particularly effective against the Plant Soul Beasts Su Yu needed.

"Brother Zhao, the Soul Beasts I need are all Plant Soul Beasts. The Star Spirit Vine may appear in these locations."

Su Yu had come thoroughly prepared. He spread out a map of the Soul Hunting Forest and pointed to several areas.

"As for the Dragon Scale Vine, it is more likely to appear in these places."

The Dragon Scale Vine was a vine-type Soul Beast that had mutated after absorbing dragon bloodline energy, so it was most likely to appear near dragon-type Soul Beasts.

Naturally, there were no True Dragons in the Soul Hunting Forest, not even any dragonkin. However, there were several Soul Beasts with thin traces of dragon bloodlines.

The locations Su Yu pointed out were precisely where those Soul Beasts could be found.

"Let's head in this direction. I heard there was news of an Amethyst Fruit Tree over here."

Zhao Lei pointed in one direction.

"Then we'll search from the direction Brother Zhao suggested."

Zhao Lei was the Soul Master with the Flame Sword Martial Soul, while the other Soul Master with the Heavenly Star Vine Martial Soul was named Zhang Yuan.

"Perfect. When I was searching for my own Soul Ring before, I seem to have heard of Star Spirit Vine sightings in this region."

Zhang Yuan had no objections. He drew a circle on the map, marking an area in the direction Su Yu's group was already planning to go.

"Looks like obtaining your Soul Ring will go very smoothly, kid."

Of their three targets, they already had clues for two.

The three set off.

Soul Masters came to the Soul Hunting Forest year-round to kill Soul Beasts and obtain Soul Rings, but it was still a natural environment in its primordial state, where they had to carve out their own paths.

After a few days without other Soul Masters passing through, the trail might be overgrown and sealed off again.

Su Yu's group hacked their way through thorns and brush until they finally found their target.

"Dragon Scale Vine. Looks like you won't be able to absorb this one."

Every time a Dragon Scale Vine gained another hundred years of cultivation, a blood-red scale would form around its roots.

This Dragon Scale Vine had nine blood-red scales exposed above the ground.

It had at least Nine Hundred Years of cultivation.

"Let's keep looking."

Zhao Lei and Zhang Yuan were both level twenty-eight Soul Grand Masters. Suppressed by the aura of their soul power, the Dragon Scale Vine did not attack them.

Neither side interfered with the other.

If Su Yu had come alone, it certainly would not have been this peaceful.

The three searched the Soul Hunting Forest for a full three days.

They had been lucky on the first day and encountered the Dragon Scale Vine right away, only to discover that it already had Nine Hundred Years of cultivation.

They could only give up on that Dragon Scale Vine and continue searching.

Over the next three days, the three found nothing.

"Star Spirit Vine!"

Zhang Yuan's voice caught Su Yu's attention. Following Zhang Yuan's gaze through layers of tree shadows, he spotted a vine emitting a hazy starlight.

"You really are lucky, kid. Back then, I wanted to find a Star Spirit Vine like this for my Soul Ring too, but I could never find one."

Zhang Yuan sighed with emotion.

Su Yu did not get overly excited. Remaining calm, he said, "Let's first see how old it is. If its age is unsuitable, we'll still have to give it up."

"Right, let's check its age first."

As he spoke, Zhao Lei had already summoned his Flame Sword Martial Soul. One white and one yellow Soul Ring floated around his body.

As the three drew closer, the tangled Star Spirit Vine came into view.

The vines of the Star Spirit Vine were tangled and complex, but upon closer inspection, one of them was noticeably thicker, with a starlight pattern upon it.

"Judging from its star pattern, it should have just broken through Four Hundred Years!"

Zhang Yuan had studied Star Spirit Vines and identified its age at a glance.

"The limit for a First Soul Ring is roughly four hundred years. A Star Spirit Vine that has just reached Four Hundred Years can be called the most perfect First Soul Ring!"

Zhang Yuan expressed his envy again.

Su Yu immediately made his decision. This Star Spirit Vine would become his First Soul Ring!

"Brothers, I'll have to rely on you from here on."

"No problem. A mere Four Hundred Year Star Spirit Vine is easy enough to kill. Stay farther away so you don't get caught in the attack."

Zhao Lei reminded Su Yu to stay away from the battlefield. He only needed to come forward at the end to finish it off.

Su Yu did not try to show off. He stood at a distance, already gripping a dagger in his hand.

He did not take out his Soul Tool.

After all, one should not flaunt one's wealth.

This dagger was sharp enough anyway.

The battle lasted only three minutes. At Zhao Lei's reminder, Su Yu thrust his dagger into the Star Spirit Vine's core.

A yellow Soul Ring speckled with starlight rose from the Star Spirit Vine's corpse and hovered in the air.