Awakened for Two and a Half Years, Absorbing the First Soul Ring (Please Collect!!!)

The Violent Bear was extremely strong.

Moreover, it was famed for its explosive power to begin with.

Strengthened by the Star Fruit from the Star Fruit Tree, the explosive force this Violent Bear could withstand also surpassed that of an ordinary Violent Bear.

Its overall strength was equivalent to at least a seven-hundred-year soul beast.

Even the three Soul Grand Masters who had received Spirit Hall's systematic education found it somewhat difficult to deal with.

The key was that the Star Fruit Tree itself was also a soul beast!

"This Star Fruit Tree is extremely compatible with me. I have to obtain its soul ring!"

Si Si had not displayed the strength she should have, because she still had to guard against the Star Fruit Tree attacking Su Wen.

Su Wen summoned his Book Martial Soul and had Book Pages circle around him precisely to free up Si Si's combat strength.

Si Si was not sure how strong Su Wen's defensive ability was.

Instinctively—no, even rationally—she did not think Su Wen had much defense.

However, Su Wen had also reminded her.

The best protection was to deal with the enemy as quickly as possible.

The sooner they dealt with the Violent Bear, the smaller the chance that danger would descend upon Su Wen.

"Be careful!"

As she spoke, Si Si's second yellow soul ring instantly shone.

Su Yuntao noticed this scene and instantly used his own Second Soul Skill as well.

"Second Soul Skill, Bloodthirsty Lone Wolf!"

His speed instantly increased dramatically, and his green pupils also turned red. The Soul Power he emitted became violent as well.

He rapidly charged at the Violent Bear from the side, then unleashed his First Soul Skill.

"First Soul Skill, Lone Wolf Blood Claw!"

A pair of wolf claws were incomparably sharp, and with his swift state, he slammed one claw down.

Roar!

A sharp gash instantly appeared on the left side of the Violent Bear's waist, and a large amount of blood sprayed out.

Its eyes turned blood-red, and the Violent Bear suddenly swatted down at Su Yuntao.

"Second Soul Skill, Soul-Reaving Whip!"

While Su Yuntao drew its fire, Si Si also lashed out with her own long whip.

At this moment, the long whip was already covered in barbs, incomparably sharp.

In an instant, the long whip landed on the right side of the Violent Bear's body.

With a tearing sound, a single lash left a bloody mark.

The long whip struck down, then coiled around several times and bound the Violent Bear.

"First Soul Skill, Long Whip Binding!"

The barbed long whip instantly tightened.

The Violent Bear felt a stab of pain, and the motion of its bear paw froze for an instant. When it fell, it only grazed Su Yuntao, leaving a wound on his right leg.

The long whip was still tightening, and the Violent Bear experienced what it meant to be soul-reaving.

Su Wen looked at the whip covered in vicious barbs, then at the points where the whip bound the Violent Bear. They were a bloody mess.

Hiss~

If such a whip landed on someone, that feeling would be indescribably brutal.

Whoosh!

The Star Fruit Tree finally made its move.

A thick branch lashed toward Su Wen, even faintly carrying the sound of tearing through the air.

Bang!

Su Wen barely saw the branch the Star Fruit Tree lashed at him with. He crossed his hands in front of himself, and five Book Pages attached themselves to his arms.

His body was sent flying. Before he hit the ground, Book Pages behind his back folded into a cushion to reduce the impact.

After rolling more than ten meters across the ground, Su Wen quickly dropped to one knee and assumed a defensive posture.

His arms throbbed with severe pain.

The Star Fruit Tree was not skilled at fighting. Even if it wanted to whip its branches out to attack, it could not apply force smoothly. But even so, one branch strike still left Su Wen with a significant injury.

"Good thing Brother Tao and the others brought me here."

If he had encountered it alone, even without the Violent Bear guarding it, Su Wen could only have fled for his life, let alone hunt the Star Fruit Tree and absorb its soul ring.

"Xiao Wen!" Si Si's expression changed, and she looked in Su Wen's direction.

She immediately controlled the long whip to keep extending, ruthlessly binding the Violent Bear. The long whip tightened around the Violent Bear's body, stretching out until it had tied up its entire body.

Feng Yuan unleashed his Second Soul Skill.

"Second Soul Skill, Rage!"

Similar to Su Yuntao, his Second Soul Skill was also an explosive-type soul skill. It improved his physical fitness and could also strengthen the power of his martial soul. At that moment, in his Martial Soul Possession state, his all-out strike was more than twice as strong as before.

Bang!

Feng Yuan and Si Si suppressed the Violent Bear. At that moment, Su Yuntao endured the pain in his right leg, turned into a streak of light, and swiftly rushed to support Su Wen.

The Star Fruit Tree itself was not suited for battle.

No matter how tough it was, it was still a fruit tree, not a vine, and lacked many means of fighting.

The branch it had just whipped out had a lot of wind-up beforehand. Though it was plenty powerful, it had also wasted quite a bit of time. It was only because Su Wen had not become a Soul Master, combined with the Star Fruit Tree's sudden attack, that he had failed to dodge in time.

Under normal circumstances, the Star Fruit Tree did not take part in battle, because it truly was not very useful, just like how Su Wen had not joined Su Yuntao and the others in besieging the Violent Bear.

The Star Fruit Tree had probably also sensed the Violent Bear's situation, which was why it had launched a surprise attack on a weakling like Su Wen, wanting to restrain Su Yuntao and the others.

The Violent Bear had already been completely bound by Si Si.

Long Whip Binding was already quite powerful, and with the damage from the barbs, as well as Feng Yuan's continuous attacks, the Violent Bear had no chance at all to gather strength and break free.

"First Soul Skill, Gale Fist!"

Feng Yuan's punch was mixed with Wind Attribute soul power as it smashed into the Violent Bear's face. The Wind Attribute soul power churned, incomparably sharp, and pierced through the Violent Bear's right eye.

Bang!

The Violent Bear fell to the ground, roaring nonstop.

Si Si bound it with all her strength, not letting it injure Feng Yuan in its struggles.

After the strength of the Violent Bear's struggles gradually weakened, Feng Yuan also joined Su Yuntao in attacking the Star Fruit Tree.

Bang bang bang!

The Star Fruit Tree's defense was impressive. Under the two men's continuous attacks, its trunk only gradually began to break apart.

After a full ten minutes of attacks, more than half of the Star Fruit Tree's branches had been shattered by the two of them, and the trunk was riddled with broken holes.

"Xiao Wen, cut through this last Purple Vein, and it'll be the same as severing its roots!"

Su Wen took a dagger from Si Si and slowly stepped forward, stabbing it fiercely into that Purple Vein.

After five consecutive stabs, the Purple Vein lost its luster.

The entire Star Fruit Tree also seemed to lose all vitality in an instant.

Nine Star Fruits fell to the ground.

A bright ring of light appeared over the Star Fruit Tree.

"Xiao Wen, adjust your condition and get ready to absorb the Soul Ring!"

Su Wen sat cross-legged on the ground and meditated to recover the soul power he had consumed.

Afraid that it would affect his absorption of the Soul Ring, Su Wen had basically not consumed any Original Soul Power just now.

The pain in his arms had already eased somewhat, but they were still a little numb.

"Xiao Wen, absorb the Soul Ring as soon as your soul power has recovered," Si Si reminded him.

At that moment, she was still restraining the Violent Bear.

The Violent Bear's struggles had already become very weak. The whip dug into its body, and blood kept flowing.

Moreover, it seemed that poison had been smeared on the whip, causing the Violent Bear to fall into an extremely weakened state.

"All right!"

Su Wen nodded, his gaze firm.

He released his martial soul, and a book emitting a faint white glow floated in front of him.

He circulated his soul power.

The bright yellow Soul Ring was drawn over, detaching from the Star Fruit Tree and settling around Su Wen.

Su Wen instantly felt a vast power surge into his body.

Surging soul power flowed through his limbs and bones, circulating along the meridians throughout his body.

At the same time, he could sense an origin-like power within the Soul Ring pouring into his Martial Soul Space.