Choosing the Second Soul Ring (4,000 words, combined chapters begin)

Seeing Chen Feng looking exhausted, Xiao Wu said defiantly:

"What's wrong? Who says a rabbit can't be Warrior?"

"Big sister, didn't you read my positioning recommendations? Warrior need excellent attack and defense. Do you meet the requirements? Are you just relying on condensing Moonlight energy on your body for defense?" Chen Feng spread his hands like a bear.

"Isn't that a problem?" Xiao Wu retorted stubbornly. "At worst, I can just create a defensive Soul Skill."

Tang San, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and advised, "Xiao Wu, don't be willful. The principle for choosing Soul Skill is to Foster Strengths and Avoid Weaknesses and avoid your weaknesses. Your Soul Power control is so strong, archer is the position that truly suits you."

"But I don't want to stay in the back and keep shooting," Xiao Wu muttered. "I want to fight head-on. My close-combat ability is very strong. If I want to Foster Strengths and Avoid Weaknesses, shouldn't I strengthen that aspect?"

Chen Feng sighed, "Your Soft Technique are indeed very effective against ordinary people, but once you reach a higher level, do you think you'll still be able to throw people so hard?"

"Times have changed, Xiao Wu. This is the Foundation Establishment Era. Everyone is absorbing the energy of various elements to cultivate, like casting ice, fire, and lightning spells. You're abandoning your superior Soul Power control to engage in close combat. Isn't that foolish?"

Xiao Wu pouted unhappily, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't revealed that Foundation Building Method, none of this would have happened!"

"I wonder who was so smug after obtaining the Foundation Ring back then," Chen Feng said sarcastically.

"Anyway, it wasn't me." Xiao Wu rolled her eyes.

"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing," Tang San smoothed things over. "Let's make Xiao Wu an archer; it's a real waste to squander your Soul Power control talent."

Xiao Wu pouted and said:

"Alright, since you all say so, I'll reluctantly agree. Actually, I think my Soul Power control is just so-so, not as amazing as you all say."

Chen Feng ignored the Rabbit Spirit's Versailles-like remarks and began to express his own thoughts:

"Archers primarily rely on Energy Release for damage output. They can choose offensive Soul Skill to increase their damage output, or they can choose State-type Spirit Skill to enhance the destructive power of their energy, and then control the energy to attack. Xiao Wu, the second path is undoubtedly the most suitable for you."

"Do you have any Soul Beast recommendations?" Xiao Wu asked.

"The Howling Moon Wolf," Chen Feng stated his answer. "When this Soul Beast is exposed to Moonlight at night, its internal energy is greatly activated, making it more aggressive. I think its Soul Beast Soul Ring is very suitable for you."

Xiao Wu thought for a moment and said:

"This looks like Soul Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest, doesn't it?"

"That's right." Chen Feng nodded. "You're already level 20, and Xiao San and I will be almost there too. You can go home first and have your family help you get your Soul Ring, then come back and try that experiment with us from last year."

"Okay, no problem. By the way, have you two decided what kind of Soul Ring you want to get?" Xiao Wu asked.

"I've already decided on mine. I plan to choose the Gold Blade Mantis as my Second Soul Ring. This kind of Soul Beast feeds on metal ores, and its two claws are both tough and sharp. It can also temporarily add Gold Attribute energy to its claws during battle to enhance their attack power," Chen Feng said.

After listening to his description, Tang San's heart stirred, and he asked:

"The Soul Ring provided by this kind of Soul Beast seems to be able to serve as Foundation Ring?"

Chen Feng nodded and said:

"That's right, but Tool Spirit don't have the ability to grow like Biological Spirit, so they can't obtain the Foundation Ring. However, I still want to try. Even if I fail, it doesn't matter, because this kind of Soul Beast's Soul Skill will definitely be useful to me."

He had consulted the records in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Library, which showed that when Tool-Type Spirit Master hunted Soul Beast that could provide Foundation Ring, they did not obtain Foundation Ring.

If the reason why Soul Master in the past could not obtain the Foundation Ring was because they did not have this concept, then now that the Foundation Building Method has been released for two years, Chen Feng has never heard of Tool Spirit successfully obtaining the Foundation Ring.

Chen Feng didn't believe that no one had tried it. Even within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, there were people who had tried, but none had succeeded so far.

Even so, he decided to give it a try himself.

He can only use the Qian and Kan Hexagrams right now. Kan is Water Hexagram, which is not very compatible with swords. He hasn't thought about acquiring any new skills yet.

The Qian is Metal Hexagram, making it well-suited for enhancing the attack power of the Tai Chi Bagua Sword.

Since he wanted to obtain Gold Attribute Soul Ring, Chen Feng thought he might as well try the Foundation Ring, so he chose the Gold Blade Mantis Soul Beast his target.

This way, both success and failure can be accepted.

In fact, if Chen Feng were to choose, he would really like the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear as his Gold Attribute Soul Ring.

But clearly, this is just wishful thinking.

He wasn't a chosen one like Huo Yuhao, who would encounter the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear that had wandered to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

It's not the era of Douluo Dalu 2 anymore, and humanity hasn't explored the Star Dou Great Forest very deeply, so it's impossible for them to go deep in to hunt the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

In short, forget about the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear; you'll be lucky to find Gold Blade Mantis.

"Gold Blade Mantis, shouldn't we find this kind of Soul Beast in the Sand Gold Valley?" Xiao Wu said.

"Yes, both the Sand Gold Valley and the Death Desert have these Soul Beast. To be on the safe side, let's go to the Sand Gold Valley." Chen Feng nodded and said.

"And what about Xiao San? What's your target Soul Beast?" Xiao Wu asked again.

"Xiao Feng suggested I acquire a life-type Soul Ring back then, so I should probably continue down that path," Tang San said, looking at Chen Feng.

Chen Feng nodded and said:

"That's right, the life-based system is your Xiao San, and there are two development directions on this path: one is pure support, and the other is a semi-damage dealer that mainly enhances themselves."

"Support? Semi-DPS? Could you explain in more detail?" Tang San asked, puzzled.

"The so-called support role means that while you enhance your Life Force, you also need to add various functions to your Blue Silver Grass so that you can strengthen your teammates or remove various negative statuses from your teammates, such as detoxification or enhancing your teammates' attributes in various aspects."

"However, I think Blue Silver Grass is not as good as a dedicated support-type Martial Soul, such as Nine Heart Begonia or Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Therefore, I recommend a semi-offensive build, which means focusing on enhancing your own Life Force to make yourself unkillable and indestructible, and then defeating the enemy through entanglement and attrition."

If this development were taken to its extreme, it might even lead to a Deep Forest Emergence, like Hashirama Senju.

As a top-tier life-type Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor possesses the profound mystery of immortality within its Blue Silver Domain.

As long as she doesn't want to die, she's basically not going to die.

Even if they truly die, they can leave behind seeds, giving them a chance to start anew.

However, the Blue Silver Emperor is not without its flaws. Her biggest weakness is her lack of offensive options, which is because grass itself is not very strong.

As for this shortcoming, Chen Feng's solution was to use Hashirama Senju as a template to transform Tang San's Blue Silver Grass from a herbaceous plant to a woody plant.

In this way, Tang San will become a tanky Warrior, greatly enhancing his combat power, and it will also benefit his later training with the Clear Sky Hammer.

Of course, it still depends on Tang San's own choice. If Tang San is determined to be a support, then Chen Feng will not have any objections.

"Xiao San, which path do you want to choose?" Chen Feng asked.

Which path will grant me the ability to resurrect faster?

"That would certainly be the second path: focusing all efforts on enhancing Life Force and abandoning all functionality."

"Then I'll choose the second path," Tang San said without hesitation. "Do you have any Soul Beast you can recommend?"

"If it's the second path, then I recommend the Jade Bamboo. This kind of Soul Beast is extremely tough and grows very fast. Even if it's cut down to just the roots, it can still grow back quickly," Chen Feng said.

Bamboo is a plant that grows very quickly, and the Jade Bamboo in the Douluo World further enhances this ability.

Furthermore, bamboo is a herbaceous plant, but its properties are closer to those of a woody plant, which should be beneficial in promoting the transformation of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul into a woody plant.

"Jade Bamboo?" Tang San thought for a moment and decided that this Soul Beast was quite good. "Then this one will do. I feel like it should be able to enhance the growth rate of my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."

After the three of them decided on their target Soul Beast, Xiao Wu left the Academy.

Ostensibly, she was going home to ask her family for help in hunting Soul Beast, but in reality, she was going back to the Star Dou Great Forest to find the Howling Moon Wolf to condense Soul Ring.

The Star Dou Great Forest is her home, so she doesn't need any help this time.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, all in one look!

Meanwhile, Chen Feng and Tang San began their respective cultivation. They were both now at level nineteen, not far from level twenty.

However, before Chen Feng could begin his cultivation, he had to do one more thing: reply to the letters from his pen pals.

At first, Chen Feng only had Dai Mubai as a pen pal. Not long after, Dai Mubai mentioned Zhu Zhuqing, and Chen Feng gained another pen pal.

Then came Ning Rongrong. Chen Feng wanted to prevent this Little Princess from reverting to her old ways, so he frequently corresponded with her.

He had to deal with three people all by himself, making himself seem like a Grandmaster of time management.

Through these exchanges of letters, Chen Feng gradually became familiar with the three of them. He knew that Dai Mubai had been bored in the Star Luo Palace and had run away.

Dai Mubai originally intended to visit Chen Feng, but while wandering around Suotuo City, he heard about the Shrek Academy, which was run by Flender. Out of curiosity, he went to check it out and then joined Shrek.

Chen Feng was somewhat surprised when he learned of this. He had thought that after resolving the conflict between Dai Mubai and his brother, the guy might join the Star Luo Royal Academy.

Unexpectedly, fate has its own inertia; Dai Mubai ultimately couldn't resist his inherently prodigal nature and ran away from the Star Luo Empire.

I just wonder if this tiger will be like in the Original Work, spending his days slacking off and playing around with women.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing are both fine; they are staying in their respective families for training and there are no major issues for the time being.

A few days later, Xiao Wu returned.

Chen Feng and his two companions arrived in the Small Grove. Chen Feng spoke first:

"Last time, the fusion of your Soul Power caused an anomaly. Now that Xiao Wu has obtained her Second Soul Ring, you two should try again and see if anything changes."

"Okay." Xiao Wu was eager to begin.

For Tang San, this experiment was merely a demonstration of Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but for her, it was more than that.

On one hand, Xiao Wu wanted to see if she could imitate Tang San's Soul Power characteristics after her advancement, even if it was only a part of them.

On the other hand, Chen Feng wanted to use this experiment to see if Xiao Wu, after transforming into a human, could help people advance their cultivation level through the Soul Power Fusion.

Xiao Wu and Tang San sat down cross-legged facing each other to avoid falling again later.

The two summoned their respective Martial Soul. Xiao Wu grabbed Tang San's wrist, closed her eyes, and began to mobilize her Soul Power.

Soon, the same strange phenomenon appeared as before, with two phantom figures appearing above Xiao Wu and Tang San's heads respectively.

Just when Chen Feng thought the Blue Silver Grass phantom would approach the Soft Bone Rabbit phantom like last time, the Blue Silver Grass phantom shattered unexpectedly.

Tang San collapsed weakly to the side, and Xiao Wu's body also went limp, but she quickly braced herself with her hands.

But her expression wasn't one of frustration; rather, it was one of excitement. "I'm starting to feel it! I feel like I'm about to succeed!"

Chen Feng reached out to support Tang San and said:

"But your Martial Soul Fusion Skill failed even faster than last time."

"Huh? Is that so?" Xiao Wu was taken aback.

"That's right, I feel it's because the gap between your Martial Soul and Xiao San's has widened," Chen Feng analyzed. "Last time, it was because Xiao San's Martial Soul phantom shattered first, leading to the failure of the Martial Soul Fusion. Now that you've advanced in realm first, it's understandable that Xiao San's Martial Soul phantom shattered even faster."

"Oh, I see. It's alright. Next, let Xiao San go get the Second Soul Ring, and then we'll try again," Xiao Wu said.

Tang San woke up rubbing his forehead, looked at Chen Feng and Xiao Wu, and asked:

"Did it fail again this time?"

"Yes, it failed even faster than last time," Chen Feng nodded and said. "By the way, did you sense anything this time?"

"How do I feel?" Tang San assessed his own condition. "Nothing special."

"Alright, it seems we'll have to wait until you get your Second Soul Ring before trying again," Chen Feng sighed softly.

The failure of this experiment indicates that Soul Beast Transformation into Human cannot help humans break through realms through the Soul Power Fusion.

However, it is still unclear whether the problem lies in the method of Soul Power Fusion or in the Soul Beast Transformation into Human.

Therefore, further experiments are needed.

"Xiao San, when you acquire your Second Soul Ring, I need you to do something," Chen Feng said.

What attempt?

"I want you to use the life force of your Blue Silver Grass to communicate with your target Soul Beast and find a way to Soul Power Fusion with it," Chen Feng said, revealing his idea.

"Younger plant-based Soul Beast lack intelligence, making them easier to communicate with."