Trying Out the Soul Skill (Please Collect!!!)

"Your Soul Skill supports yourself?" Su Yuntao was dumbfounded.

This Soul Skill was similar to the effect of a Support System Soul Master absorbing a Star Fruit Tree, yet also different. It was cast on himself and could not enhance teammates.

"Then yours should still count as a combat-type Soul Skill."

Strengthening one's own state to increase combat power was also a common combat-type Soul Skill.

It was just that very few Soul Masters who absorbed Star Fruit Trees obtained this kind of Soul Skill.

After all, according to experience, Soul Masters of the Power Attack System, Agility Attack System, Defense System, and so on would all look for Soul Beasts that leaned toward their corresponding direction to obtain Soul Rings.

What Power Attack System Soul Master would look for a Star Fruit Tree Soul Ring with trash combat power to obtain a state-enhancement Soul Skill?

Of course, there were Support System Soul Masters who looked for Soul Beasts that were especially powerful in certain areas to obtain support-type Soul Skills. For example, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could hunt a Unicorn Rhinoceros with strong defense to obtain a defensive support-type Soul Skill.

"Sigh, you're still going farther and farther down the road of fighting with a book as a weapon." Su Yuntao sighed.

On the way here, he had also learned about Su Wen's situation and had tried to persuade him.

Using a Book Martial Soul as a weapon was truly innately inferior to Martial Souls like hammers, swords, and the like.

To make up for that gap, it was not something that could be accomplished just by a perfect Soul Ring combination.

Su Wen knew what Su Yuntao said made sense.

However, possessing combat power was something Su Wen needed.

"Indeed, if a Book Martial Soul is used as a pure weapon, it has no advantage compared with all kinds of Martial Souls like swords and blades."

However, the fighting style of a Soul Master with a Book Martial Soul did not necessarily have to be limited to using the book as a weapon.

Su Wen was merely limited by his current abilities and could only develop this one fighting style.

The direction of a Magic Book was a good choice, but Su Wen's Martial Soul did not have any ability in that regard, and he also did not have any elemental Soul Skill foundation, so he could not develop along that point.

The First Soul Ring was also the foundation of everything for Su Wen. Whether it was his cultivation speed from here on or the issue of his Martial Soul's upper limit caused by the quality of his Martial Soul, he had to resolve it as early as possible. So this time, he could not try to develop in the direction of a Magic Book.

"Since Xiao Wen has already finished absorbing his Soul Ring, we should leave as soon as possible."

The Soul Hunting Forest was dangerous, after all.

They could not say for certain that there were thousand-year Soul Beasts, but they also could not guarantee that there were no thousand-year Soul Beasts in this Soul Hunting Forest.

After returning to Spirit Hall, Su Wen thanked Feng Yuan and Si Si, then went to Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo's side to register.

On the way back, Su Wen became troubled instead.

"I can't perform too excessively. If I pass the qualification to go to Spirit City to cultivate, that'll be troublesome."

He did not think the benefits that going to Spirit City would bring him were small, but going there would truly mean everything was beyond his control.

Who the hell knew exactly what limits the abilities of a Titled Douluo reached?

Once one reached the level of Titled Douluo, even without cultivating Spiritual Power, one's Spiritual Power would naturally grow to an exaggerated degree. What if they could rely on that to sense the malice of the weak?

A tiny Soul Master actually dares harbor killing intent toward me, a Titled Douluo? You already have a path to death!

Of course, all these worries had one prerequisite: Su Wen had to be able to run into Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and meet them.

And regarding this point, Su Wen also had "confidence."

If he really went to Spirit City, it would definitely be for the better resources there. Su Wen would have to give his all in order to obtain greater benefits, and he was confident that he could stand out. Meeting a Titled Douluo in person was not impossible.

If he went to Spirit City only to develop quietly instead, then what meaning would there be in going to Spirit City?

So Su Wen simply decided not to go.

"I've already consumed more than half of my Original Soul Power, and I also consumed a lot of the Soul Ring's soul power while transforming my Martial Soul, but my soul power still rose to rank twelve..."

Fortunately, however, it was only rank twelve.

After all, it was a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, and after all, Su Wen had cultivated for another year at rank ten.

In other words, Su Wen had risen one rank in a year.

This was still a point deducted from Su Wen's evaluation.

"But it's still not enough."

Fortunately, Su Yuntao had provided Su Wen with a train of thought.

That was right. The potential of a Book Martial Soul as a weapon was ultimately too poor.

Without a true transformation, without becoming invincible in the same field, Su Wen's development path of using a book as a weapon was destined to be a major deduction.

"Rank twelve!"

He had just obtained his First Soul Ring and was already rank twelve, one rank higher than an ordinary Soul Master. But when one considered that Su Wen had stayed at rank ten for a year, this rank was instead low.

Moreover, it was a three-hundred-and-sixty-year Star Fruit Tree Soul Ring!

With a Soul Ring like this as the First Soul Ring, in Spirit Hall's records, there were also many examples of it directly raising a Soul Master to rank twelve.

And all of those Soul Masters had obtained their Soul Rings shortly after breaking through rank ten.

Looking at it comprehensively, Su Wen's rank twelve instead seemed utterly ordinary.

Sigh!

Feeling sorry for Su Wen once again, Ma Xiunuo registered his information and at the same time took out a Gold Soul Coin and handed it to him.

"Once you become a Soul Master and register with Spirit Hall, you can receive a subsidy of one Gold Soul Coin every month. A Soul Grandmaster can receive ten Gold Soul Coins, and a Soul Elder can receive one hundred Gold Soul Coins every month!"

Of course, after reaching Soul Ancestor, there would be no more subsidies. Only by joining various factions could one perhaps receive an internal "subsidy" from that faction. By then, it was really a salary rather than a free subsidy.

"The Gold Soul Coins are provided by the Two Great Empires and distributed by our Spirit Hall."

According to the rules, Spirit Hall was responsible for distributing them, but they also had to explain the source of the subsidy.

This was also a demand from the Two Great Empires.

Clearly, it had little effect.

Su Wen accepted the Gold Soul Coin and said goodbye to Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo.

"Ah, what a pity. If a Book Martial Soul took the path of research, Xiao Wen could have accomplished something as a Theoretical Scholar."

There was such a system within Spirit Hall.

However, for an outstanding Theoretical Scholar—or rather, to become an outstanding Theoretical Scholar—the first requirement was to have someone's support.

Even within Spirit Hall, the materials and the various collected data were not things just anyone could casually browse.

"Ah, it all depends on fate." Ma Xiunuo sighed.

Whether not taking the path of a functional Soul Master was good or bad for Su Wen, everything would be left for time to judge.

Su Wen did not immediately return to the academy.

The leave he had requested was a full seven days.

For the rest of his leave, he planned to bury himself in Spirit Hall's library and first read through all the materials here.

The library.

Su Wen held a thick book in his hands.

He released his Martial Soul.

The originally dull gray book had now completely changed in appearance.

A profound cover, dotted with deep purple starlight—a clearly much nobler book appeared before Su Wen.

A bright yellow Soul Ring rose beneath Su Wen's feet.

"It's time to test the effect of this Soul Skill of mine."

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