Absorb Spirit Ring, Blue Silver Grass Changes

"Ding! Mission complete, reward issued!"

In his mind, the notification of the completed mission rang out. Behind him, Grandmaster, who had been watching from the side without leaving, hurried over after realizing he could no longer hear any movement from the Mandala Snake.

"You really killed the Mandala Snake?"

By the bright moonlight filtering through the leaves, Grandmaster saw the Mandala Snake's corpse not far ahead, its body still faintly twitching. His heart was filled with disbelief.

"Yes, we succeeded!"

Shaking his still-sore arms, Bai Ge felt deeply moved despite his exhaustion.

This Time, it was his first time actively changing the "plot" from his memories. Fortunately, they had survived!

"You two... sigh, I'm truly proud to have accepted you as my disciples!"

Looking at the Mandala Snake on the ground, Grandmaster's expression was exceedingly complicated.

As their Teacher, not only had he failed to protect his disciples, but he had even made them risk their lives to save him. At that moment, Grandmaster felt shame, excitement, pride, and relief all at once—a tangled mix of emotions.

However, Grandmaster did not suspect that there was anything unusual about Bai Ge or Tang San. He had never been a suspicious person. In his eyes, Bai Ge and Tang San were merely unusually mature children—intelligent, steady, and wise.

And now, he had to add decisiveness, exceptional judgment, and sufficient luck to that list!

That was right. In Grandmaster's view, Bai Ge and Tang San had largely succeeded in killing the Mandala Snake through luck.

There happened to be few trees here, so the moonlight allowed them to vaguely see the Mandala Snake. That was why Bai Ge had been fortunate enough to strike the Mandala Snake's eye with the Cloud-Soaring Vine.

Because one of its vulnerable spots had been attacked, the Mandala Snake had painfully opened its mouth and hissed. Tang San had seized that very opportunity to launch his dagger through the Mandala Snake's fragile mouth and into its brain.

But if they had been somewhere else, Bai Ge and Tang San might Not Necessarily have been able to kill the Mandala Snake. That was Grandmaster's opinion.

Of course, though the process had been dangerous, Grandmaster had no intention of blaming them. This had been Fighting a Battle of No Retreat. If they had not fought, at least one person would have died; with bad luck, they might all have died. Being able to kill the Mandala Snake had been a blessing indeed!

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but they took only a moment. After calming his emotions, Grandmaster began carefully examining the Mandala Snake on the ground.

"It's nearly four meters long. This Mandala Snake must have had nearly four hundred years of cultivation. Xiao San, this level is just close to the limit for a Soul Scholar advancing to a Soul Master to absorb a first Spirit Ring. With your Innate Full Soul Power, absorbing its Spirit Ring should pose no problem at all."

After carefully examining the Mandala Snake and determining its cultivation, Grandmaster spoke with delighted surprise.

"Xiao San, get ready. The Spirit Ring is about to appear."

As the Mandala Snake's corpse stopped twitching, faint yellow specks of light began gathering above its body. Seeing this, Grandmaster hurriedly said in a low voice.

"Teacher, what should I do?"

Seeing the massive amount of yellow light continuously rising from above the Mandala Snake's corpse and vaguely forming the shape of a Spirit Ring, Tang San asked somewhat nervously.

He had never Absorbed a Spirit Ring before, so he did not know how to absorb it.

"Use your Soul Power to sense it. You killed the Mandala Snake, so you should be able to sense the Spirit Ring with your Soul Power. Once you sense it, use your Soul Power to draw the Spirit Ring onto yourself. Then immediately begin meditating and absorb the Spirit Ring's energy."

Watching the Yellow Spirit Ring gradually become clearer, Grandmaster Said Solemnly.

"Alright, I understand."

Hearing Grandmaster's words, Tang San took a deep breath and nodded.

As the yellow Spirit Ring above the Mandala Snake's corpse fully took shape, Tang San summoned the Blue Silver Grass Within the body. A stalk of Dark Blue Grass slowly emerged from the palm of Tang San's right hand. Though it was illusory, it swayed in his hand as though it were real.

Looking at the Mandala Snake Spirit Ring before him, Tang San slowly closed his eyes and began using the Soul Power emitted by the Blue Silver Grass to sense the Spirit Ring.

At the side, Bai Ge was extremely tired from overexerting both his Soul Power and physical strength. He had originally been silently circulating the Jade Brightness Skill to restore his Soul Power and relieve his fatigue, but upon hearing that Tang San was about to Absorb a Spirit Ring, Bai Ge immediately opened his eyes and forced himself awake to watch.

Under Tang San's perception, the Hundred-year Mandala Snake's Spirit Ring began to tremble. Finally, drawn by Tang San's Soul Power, the yellow Hundred-year Mandala Snake Spirit Ring slowly flew toward Tang San.

"Xiao San, sit Cross-legged and focus your mind on your Martial Soul!"

Seeing the Hundred-year Mandala Snake Spirit Ring fly toward Tang San, Grandmaster hurriedly Said Solemnly.

Hearing Grandmaster's words, Tang San immediately sat Cross-legged on the spot and focused his attention on the Martial Soul in his right hand.

The yellow Hundred-year Mandala Snake Spirit Ring slowly drifted over through the air. It finally stopped above Tang San's right hand, then, without giving Tang San time to react, shrank and slipped directly around his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

Tang San immediately let out a muffled groan.

"Xiao San, endure it! Stay conscious so that you can better use the Spirit Ring's power in the future!"

Seeing Tang San's pain, Grandmaster quickly reminded him.

Hearing Grandmaster's words, Tang San began doing everything he could to fight the pain surging Within the body. Gradually, the Blue Silver Grass in his right hand began to change.

The originally slender blades of grass grew longer and wider. The once-fragile stems began approaching the thickness of vines. As their faint blue color gradually deepened, streaks of black patterns emerged across the thickening stems. Nourished by Soul Power, the thickened stems nimbly lengthened, split, and spread, like several Mandala Snakes writhing wildly.

Time slowly passed. At first, Bai Ge found watching Tang San somewhat novel, but after a while, Tang San himself hardly changed anymore. Only the Blue Silver Grass in his hand continued changing, and very slowly at that. Overwhelmed by exhaustion, Bai Ge leaned against a tree and Fell Asleep.

Time gradually reached dawn.

Bai Ge was awakened by Grandmaster's cry of delight. Slowly opening his eyes, he saw Tang San not far away, displaying the changes in his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul after gaining its first Spirit Ring.

Seeing the scene before him, Bai Ge instantly became fully awake.

Rising from the ground, Bai Ge quickly walked toward Tang San, who was displaying the changes in his Martial Soul.

"Bai Ge, you're awake."

Seeing Bai Ge, Grandmaster greeted him, barely suppressing his excitement.

"Mm. Teacher, has Tang San's Martial Soul changed?"

Bai Ge nodded and asked.

"It has become far more resilient, and as I expected, it has gained toxicity."

Pointing at the Blue Silver Grass emerging from Tang San's palm, Grandmaster said excitedly.

Previously, the Blue Silver Grass's stems had been less than half a finger wide. Now, however, they were already three fingers wide, exceeding Bai Ge's unevolved Cloud-Soaring Vine.

The blades of the Blue Silver Grass were also several times thicker than before, bearing strange patterns. As the Blue Silver Grass rustled and spread, one could faintly smell a light fragrance of tea. That was the Mandala Snake's poison inherited by the Blue Silver Grass.

"Xiao San, let us see the power of your First Soul Skill."

Watching the Yellow Spirit Ring circle back and forth around Tang San's feet and above his head, Grandmaster said, struggling to contain his excitement.

"Yes, Teacher!"

Hearing Grandmaster's words, Tang San immediately turned toward a large tree.

"Binding!"

Tang San waved his hand. Several strands of Blue Silver Grass shot up from his right palm and rapidly spread toward a small tree as thick as an arm.

In the blink of an eye, the several spreading strands of Blue Silver Grass had tightly wrapped around the arm-thick tree.

Seeing that the Blue Silver Grass had wrapped around the small tree, Tang San immediately pulled hard. Though the several strands of Blue Silver Grass stretched taut, there was not the slightest sign of them breaking. Even after Tang San pulled the small tree down, the Evolved Blue Silver Grass remained unchanged.