"It's you!"
The burly man stared at Sun Sheng as he walked over, completely startled.
He hadn't expected that the helper who had just unleashed such terrifying strength would be this kid.
Wait!
A thousand-year second ring!
This, how could this be possible!
Just how had he pulled that off.
How could anyone absorb a thousand-year soul ring for their second soul ring.
And his first soul ring was still a ten-year soul ring.
The jump was simply too massive.
Upon seeing Sun Sheng's soul ring, the burly man was utterly shocked.
It completely upended his worldview.
No wonder he could unleash such formidable strength.
Big Brother, you should get up first.
After receiving the prompt from the system, Sun Sheng secretly rejoiced inside.
This Douluo Leveling System really was a mind reader.
It considered everything for him.
The moment he thought of subduing this man, a task was generated for him, letting him claim a reward.
He loved it!
He loved it way too much.
If the system had a physical form, he would have gladly run over and given it a big, heavy kiss.
"Many thanks, little brother, for saving my life."
"I, Wang Wu, will never be able to repay this kindness."
After recovering from his shock, Wang Wu slowly rose with Sun Sheng's support, hurriedly cupping his fists in a salute to show his gratitude.
"You're too polite, Big Brother Wang. I was just passing by."
"If Big Brother Wang insists on repaying this kindness, you could choose to follow me."
"Consider this ten-year ghost tiger as a welcome gift for Big Brother Wang."
Sun Sheng was not someone who liked to hide things or play mind games, so he stated his purpose right out.
If he agreed, trading a ten-year ghost tiger for a Spirit King was an incredible bargain.
If he didn't agree, that was fine too.
He would just kill the ten-year ghost tiger and forge a soul ring for his second martial soul.
Hearing this, Wang Wu glanced at the dying ghost tiger and then at Sun Sheng's soul ring before agreeing without the slightest hesitation: "Since the benefactor doesn't disdain my aptitude, Wang is willing to follow you."
Wang Wu was a man who knew how to repay a kindness.
Since the little brother before him had saved his life, he ought to repay it.
Moreover, given the strength and talent the little brother currently displayed, his future would be limitless.
If he could follow him, his life might just take a dramatic turn.
Besides, he would also get the ghost tiger's ten-year soul ring.
This was a powerful soul ring, one that would bring a substantial boost to any soul master.
Although his martial soul was the exploding lion, it still belonged to the beast-king category of martial souls, making the ghost tiger's soul ring a very suitable match.
"Good. Big Brother Wang, you'll be glad you made this decision today."
"From now on, you can call me by my real name, Sun Sheng, or call me Great Sage."
Sun Sheng smiled calmly, placing a hand on his shoulder and infusing a stream of pure soul power into his body to help him heal.
Having been refined by the Grand Celestial Art, his soul power had long since transcended the essence of normal soul power. Not only was it highly pure, but it also possessed miraculous strength and incredible regenerative capabilities.
Ding! Congratulations to host for completing the quest. Reward: Mutation Orb.
Mutation Orb: can be consumed directly to increase the martial soul mutation rate. However, the failure rate is relatively high, easily leading to a weakening of the martial soul.
However, it can be used multiple times for multiple mutations, or multiple orbs can be used at once to increase the success rate.
Ding! Congratulations to host for acquiring a loyal subordinate. Wang Wu's loyalty is at: seventy percent.
Note: sixty percent is considered passing, eighty percent indicates almost no betrayal, and ninety percent is considered absolute loyalty.
A mutation orb?
Well, well!
The Douluo Leveling System really had everything, even heaven-defying items like mutation orbs that could raise martial soul mutation rates.
Upon receiving the reward, Sun Sheng was both surprised and delighted.
Though he couldn't use it himself, he could use it to elevate his subordinates' martial soul quality.
Wasn't this also indirectly strengthening his own power?
And this loyalty prompt was quite interesting.
Not bad! Not bad!
"Many thanks, Great Sage!"
Feeling the surge of pure soul power within his body and his gradually improving injuries, Wang Wu was both surprised and delighted, once again cupping his fists in gratitude.
It seemed his choice had been the right one.
"Don't mention it. From now on, we're family."
"Go on now, don't let the ghost tiger recover its vitality."
Hearing his new form of address, Sun Sheng felt a strange sense of excitement. He patted Wang Wu's shoulder and motioned to him.
"Yes!"
Wang Wu responded respectfully, walked over to the ghost tiger, and finished it off.
In an instant, a pitch-black soul ring gradually coalesced over the ghost tiger's carcass, releasing a majestic wave of pressure.
"Such strong soul power fluctuations, truly worthy of a ten-year soul ring."
Sun Sheng gazed at the ten-year soul ring, a thrill running through his heart.
He believed that it wouldn't be long before his soul power level reached rank thirty, allowing him to inlay a ten-year soul ring for Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Half an hour later, Wang Wu successfully absorbed the ten-year soul ring, advancing to a rank-fifty-one Spirit King.
"Many thanks to the Great Sage for making this possible!"
Feeling the surging soul power within his body, Wang Wu bowed respectfully to Sun Sheng.
The soul skill he acquired was precisely the ghost tiger's innate skill, Shadow Clone.
However, Wang Wu's fifth soul skill incorporated his martial soul attributes, and it was named Fire Shadow Clone.
It could release a blazing lion shadow clone possessing strength equal to his own.
This soul skill was quite formidable.
Wang Wu's loyalty: eighty percent.
Seeing that Wang Wu's loyalty to him had reached eighty percent, Sun Sheng was extremely satisfied.
As expected, he hadn't misjudged the man.
Trading that ten-year ghost tiger had been worth it.
"Big Brother Wang, you must know the way out of the Star Dou Great Forest, right? Let's head out right now and make for Spirit Hall," Sun Sheng said with a hint of bashfulness.
Spirit Hall?
Could he be a man of Spirit Hall?
No wonder he possessed such astonishing talent.
"Great Sage, actually, leaving the Star Dou Great Forest is quite simple. Although almost all paths in the Star Dou Great Forest look the same, there are still patterns to be found..."
Wang Wu respectfully led Sun Sheng toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, explaining in detail along the way how to discern the correct path.
Half a month later, Sun Sheng and Wang Wu arrived in Spirit City.
By this time, Sun Sheng's soul power had risen by another rank.
His rate of soul power growth thoroughly shocked Wang Wu.
A month ago, he was still a rank-twenty soul master, but now he was already a rank-twenty-three Soul Grandmaster.
Such astonishing speed was comparable to riding a rocket.
It was simply too fast.
"Halt. Important territory of Spirit Hall, idlers keep out."
Just as Sun Sheng and Wang Wu were about to enter Spirit Hall, two guards dressed in golden armor blocked their path.
Judging from the soul power fluctuations emanating from them, they were unexpectedly experts at the Spirit King level.
"Two big brothers, we are here to join Spirit Hall. We hope you can make an exception and let us in," Sun Sheng said with a cupped-fist salute.
"To join Spirit Hall, you must first register as a soul master at a branch hall, then follow orders and complete tasks to gain entry."
"Only important figures of the main hall, those holding tokens, or soul masters summoned by the Supreme Pontiff or elders are permitted to enter the main hall."
"Please leave, both of you."
One of the guards glanced dismissively at the two of them and said expressionlessly.
Go to a branch hall?
How could that work.
He still needed to take Bibi Dong as his master.
"Two big brothers, Hu Liena and I are good friends. Why don't you go inside and announce us? I'll just wait out here."
In order to get inside, Sun Sheng had no choice but to drop Hu Liena's name.
"Hahaha, what an audacious, ignorant kid. You think you're worthy of knowing Miss Liena? Get lost!"
Hearing this, the other guard let out a mocking laugh and kicked viciously toward Sun Sheng, his face filled with contempt.
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