Refuting Yu Xiaogang's Bible Again, Second Soul Ring Target: Eight-Hundred-Year Golden Dragon Turtle!

"Teacher, I've decided."

On the way to the Soul Hunting Forest, Gu Han looked through the Soul Beast handbook for the Soul Hunting Forest in his hands. A faint smile appeared on his handsome, adorable face as he spoke.

"In a few months, won't I be facing Xiong Ba in our one-year duel? Although I'm about to break through Level 20 and become a Soul Grandmaster."

"I'm guessing Xiong Ba's cultivation is definitely no lower than mine right now. I have to find a way to increase Sacred Dragon's combat strength as much as possible so it can help me deal with him then."

"Still, relying on Sacred Dragon to defeat Xiong Ba is definitely impossible. It'll mainly depend on me."

"So I think the best way is for Sacred Dragon to gain a Defense Soul Skill. That way, it'll be able to take more hits and draw more of Xiong Ba's attention, giving me opportunities."

What Gu Han said was indeed what he thought.

But most of it was modesty.

At the very least, after breaking through to Soul Grandmaster, once Gu Han learned the second stance of the Sun Radiance Sword Art, Morning Glow Like Fire, and paired it with the movement technique, Cloud Dragon Nine Illusions, he would certainly be able to defeat Xiong Ba.

Still, if Sacred Dragon could help support him, defeating Xiong Ba would be even easier.

Although she was Gu Han's teacher, Bibi Dong actually understood his current strength even less than Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu did.

Because of Sacred Dragon, Bibi Dong still believed that, among those at the same level, Gu Han was only somewhat stronger than Yu Xiaogang.

He still could not compare to ordinary Soul Masters with top-tier Martial Souls.

Hearing that Gu Han had not given up on defeating Xiong Ba, Bibi Dong's mature, stunning face grew somewhat dazed.

They clearly possessed the same Martial Soul, yet Xiaogang had failed to find a way to make his Martial Soul evolve.

When faced with danger and hardship, he had not even asked about it, much less shown the courage to overcome those difficulties and refuse to give up. Back then, he had simply chosen to abandon her.

But Xiao Han, the disciple before her, had chosen to make a one-year pact with an opponent he knew he could not defeat, all to prove her judgment right. And he had never given up, always wanting to defeat his opponent.

It left Bibi Dong with complicated feelings.

"Xiao Han, if you really aren't Xiong Ba's match, Teacher can find someone to cancel the one-year pact between you two."

After a moment of silence, Bibi Dong suddenly spoke.

"Teacher, there's no need."

Gu Han had not expected Bibi Dong to worry about him. He was somewhat surprised inwardly, but his handsome, adorable face still assumed a sincere and serious expression as he said,

"If we do that, everyone else will think I'm afraid."

"Then they'll say that you have poor judgment, Teacher, choosing a disciple who only puts on a brave front but is actually timid and cowardly."

"I'm already prepared. Win or lose, I at least have to prove that I have the courage to face difficulties and challenges head-on."

"In some respects, I may not yet be worthy of being your disciple, Teacher. There's nothing I can do about that. But in other respects, I can't disgrace you!"

Hearing this, Bibi Dong's mature, stunning face was filled with emotion, but she sighed softly inside, her heart full of bitterness.

Courage?

They finally entered the Soul Beast Forest again.

Since Gu Han wanted a Dragon Soul Beast skilled in defense and possessing the Light Attribute,

after comparing and searching through the Spirit Beast Compendium and the Soul Beast distribution map, Gu Han and Bibi Dong ultimately settled on three target Soul Beasts.

They were a seven-hundred-year Holy Light Shield Dragon, a six-hundred-year Radiant Thorn Dragon, and an eight-hundred-year Golden Dragon Turtle.

"Let's choose this Golden Dragon Turtle!"

Without much hesitation, Gu Han chose the Golden Dragon Turtle that was more than eight hundred years old.

"Xiao Han, this Golden Dragon Turtle has cultivated for over eight hundred years."

"Generally speaking, when a Soul Master breaks through to Soul Grandmaster, the maximum age of the Second Soul Ring they can absorb is seven hundred and sixty-four years. Absorbing the Soul Ring of this eight-hundred-year Golden Dragon Turtle may be somewhat dangerous."

Seeing that Gu Han actually wanted to absorb the Soul Ring of this eight-hundred-year Golden Dragon Turtle, Bibi Dong furrowed her delicate brows and parted her crimson lips, somewhat opposed to the idea.

Seven hundred and sixty-four years.

The moment Gu Han heard it, he knew that Bibi Dong had instinctively begun reciting Yu Xiaogang's Bible.

But this was far too easy to refute. Gu Han directly put on a puzzled and curious expression and asked,

"Teacher, why is the maximum absorption age for a Second Soul Ring seven hundred and sixty-four years? Isn't the age of the Soul Ring a Soul Master can absorb determined by their physical constitution?"

"For example, Soul Masters whose Martial Souls are Beast Martial Souls—especially exceptionally powerful Beast Martial Souls—have stronger bodies. The Soul Ring age they can absorb should be higher than that of Soul Masters at the same level whose Martial Souls are support-type Tool Martial Souls."

"There shouldn't be a fixed maximum age, right?"

Upon hearing Gu Han's words, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei both chose to remain silent.

But Bibi Dong was somewhat stunned.

What Xiao Han said seemed to make some sense.

Soul Masters with Beast Martial Souls at the same level certainly had stronger physical constitutions than those with support-type Tool Martial Souls at the same level, and the Soul Ring age they could absorb would certainly be higher as well.

Then the maximum Soul Ring age they could absorb should be different.

This truly varied from person to person; it was not fixed.

But if that were the case, wouldn't Xiaogang's Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory be wrong?

The thought surfaced in Bibi Dong's heart, but terror and fear quickly made her shake it away.

She could not think like that. Xiaogang had to be right!

Xiaogang's Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory was probably only telling Soul Masters that, when breaking through, the maximum Soul Ring age they could absorb was that number.

It never said that every Soul Master had to absorb a Soul Ring at that maximum age. They should also consider their own circumstances, shouldn't they?

But since Gu Han did not know Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong could not argue with him. She could only suppress her discomfort and force a smile onto her mature, beautiful, noble face.

"Xiao Han, there is no fixed maximum Soul Ring age for every Soul Master when they break through. It depends entirely on their physical constitution."

"However, among the Soul Masters recorded by our Spirit Hall, the highest-age Soul Ring absorbed when breaking through to Soul Grandmaster was seven hundred and sixty-four years. When absorbing Soul Rings, it's best not to exceed that age."

"You're right, Teacher!"

Gu Han wore a thoughtful expression, but then added,

"However, I'm somewhat different. Although Sacred Dragon cannot undergo Martial Soul Possession, I feed it Light Attribute dragon flesh and Spirit Medicine. While Sacred Dragon digests and absorbs them, it also feeds back part of the Soul Power, medicinal power, and life force to me."

"With the Soul Power fed back from absorbing Light Attribute dragon flesh, along with the medicinal power fed back from absorbing Spirit Medicine, I've been able to cultivate so quickly and reach Level 20 already."

"And the life force Sacred Dragon feeds back after absorbing Light Attribute dragon flesh has constantly been strengthening my body."

"Perhaps my physical constitution is inferior to that of a Soul Master after Martial Soul Possession, but in my normal state, my physical constitution is certainly stronger than theirs. I think absorbing the Soul Ring of an eight-hundred-year Soul Beast shouldn't be a problem."