Is There Something Wrong with My Eyes?

Whoosh!

Qin He gently blew out a breath.

That breath seemed utterly ordinary. If one did not pay close attention, no one would have known what Qin He had done.

After all, Qin He had neither summoned his Martial Soul nor moved his feet. He seemed to be merely standing by and doing nothing.

Yet in the next instant, the towering Solitary Bamboo before them—a ten-meter-tall one—was suddenly severed cleanly at the waist!

Crack!

With a crisp snap, the towering bamboo was blown away, vanishing over the horizon in the blink of an eye!

Only a short section of bamboo root remained exposed above the ground.

Looking at the remaining bamboo stalk, the glow that had originally surrounded the ten-year soul beast had already vanished without a trace.

The once-vibrant ten-year soul beast Solitary Bamboo was now barely clinging to life. One light touch would kill it outright!

"Students, Solitary Bamboo is a tough soul beast that is difficult to kill. A ten-year Solitary Bamboo usually requires a Great Soul Master above Level 25, or even a Soul Elder, to kill. I'll first cripple this Solitary Bamboo. Well, that takes time—probably around twenty minutes..."

Before Zhao Chong could finish, his pupils abruptly widened.

"Holy shit! Where did the Solitary Bamboo go? Did it grow legs and run off?"

Zhao Chong looked as if he had seen a ghost!

Solitary Bamboo had no offensive power whatsoever and was often preyed upon by many soul beasts.

However, ten-year Solitary Bamboo had not been eaten into extinction in the Soul Hunting Forest, mainly because its body was tough and not so easy to chew through.

Even a Level 38 Soul Elder like Zhao Chong needed some time to kill a Solitary Bamboo!

Yet right before their eyes, a perfectly fine ten-year Solitary Bamboo had actually been instantly killed!

"The Solitary Bamboo is dead! Whoever has a plant-type Martial Soul, hurry up and absorb it. If you don't, the soul ring will disappear!"

Qin He spoke calmly.

He had not wanted to act, but Zhao Chong seemed to be about to launch into a lengthy lecture.

Knowledge about soul beasts was important to ordinary soul masters, but to Qin He, it was completely useless!

Soul ring theories, Martial Soul configurations—none of that was worth as much as saving some time to sleep!

"Boss Qin He! Me! It's me! My Martial Soul is the Black Vine Martial Soul. This Solitary Bamboo soul ring is perfect for me!"

A young boy from Notting Academy raised his hand excitedly. His clothes were not luxurious, making it clear that he came from a commoner family.

In the original story, whenever Tang San encountered an opponent, their first soul ring started at a hundred years, making hundred-year soul rings seem commonplace.

In reality, for commoner children, having any soul ring to absorb was already good enough. Forget soul ring configurations—raising their level came first!

Some soul masters even had a whole string of ten-year soul rings. Their white glow was truly dazzling...

"Boss Qin He is awesome!"

Xiao Chenyu was initially stunned, but his face soon flushed red with excitement.

As expected of Boss Qin He. He had awakened Innate Full Soul Power, yet for two whole months, he had been hiding his strength.

So Boss Qin He's true strength had already reached such a level?

Casually killing a ten-year soul beast—he was simply unfathomable!

"Qin He... Young Master Qin He? Did you kill this ten-year Solitary Bamboo soul beast?"

Dean Zhao Chong's lips trembled slightly. For a moment, he could not even form a complete sentence.

Dean Zhao Chong had originally been very dissatisfied with Qin He's absentminded attitude.

Everyone knew that Qin He possessed a God-Tier Spirit and outstanding talent.

But!

No matter what, you were only a Level 10 little soul master without a soul ring!

Casually killing a ten-year Solitary Bamboo? Wasn't your Martial Soul a bit too overpowered?

No God-Tier Spirit had appeared on Douluo Continent for over a thousand years.

Could God-Tier Spirits really be this powerful? Could someone just sleep around without cultivating diligently and still easily crush everyone else?

"Dean Zhao, I saw it! Boss Qin He did it!"

Xiao Chenyu, standing nearby, was overflowing with excitement.

"You're a Level 10 soul master, yet you crippled a ten-year Solitary Bamboo in one move. Isn't that a little strange?"

Dean Zhao Chong wore a look of utter despair.

His face had been completely slapped swollen!

He was a Soul Elder, and even he had to slowly wear down a Solitary Bamboo soul beast. Yet this Qin He fellow had killed it in an instant?

"Dean Zhao, I didn't actually do this. The wind blew it away. Do you believe me?"

Qin He looked innocently at Dean Zhao Chong.

The wind blew it away, my ass!

Did he think I was blind?

This show-off was utterly detestable!

Twenty minutes later.

After the commoner student from Notting Academy had absorbed the Solitary Bamboo soul ring, the group continued onward.

By then, the atmosphere within the group had completely changed.

"It's only a ten-year soul beast. It's no big deal!"

At the front of the group, Dean Zhao Chong's face turned green, then pale, as he kept muttering to himself.

"Although Qin He's talent is monstrous, if he wants a soul ring in this Soul Hunting Forest, he'll definitely need to hunt a hundred-year soul beast!"

"With his strength, he definitely can't deal with a hundred-year soul beast alone. When the time comes, he'll still need me, his teacher, to act!"

Dean Zhao Chong consoled himself inwardly.

Soul beasts were extremely proud creatures. No soul beast would allow itself to be captured. If they were severely injured by an enemy and faced capture, they would choose to self-destruct their Soul Power and die.

But how could soul beasts compare to humans in wisdom?

After extensive research, soul masters had found that the best way to hunt soul beasts was to travel in groups to where the soul beasts lived, then personally deliver the final blow. That way, they could obtain a soul ring.

This was why lower-grade students needed teachers to accompany them when obtaining soul rings.

In other words, teachers were absolutely crucial in the process of obtaining soul rings!

Not just anyone could find a powerful teacher to take them hunting for soul rings.

After all, Douluo Continent had billions of people, but soul masters were truly few in number.

A powerful Soul Elder like Dean Zhao Chong was often hired to help hunt soul beasts, and each job earned him hundreds of Gold Soul Coins!

At that moment, the sky was dim. Faintly, more than ten ghostly green points of light were approaching them.

"They're Netherworld Wolves."

Having spent years roaming forests, Dean Zhao Chong's expression turned serious and his voice lowered, though he was not the least bit panicked.

Focusing his eyes, he saw six wolf-like soul beasts, each around one and a half meters long. Their bodies were iron-gray, and the ghostly green lights were their eyes.

"Six Netherworld Wolves. The leader is the Netherwolf King, a hundred-year soul beast. It won't be easy to deal with!"

"All of you, be careful. Once the battle starts, there may be places we can't protect. Stay alert!"

Dean Zhao Chong's booming voice rang out, while the other middle-aged teachers also prepared themselves.

"I'll deal with the large Netherwolf King. You handle the smaller ones!"

Their targets were quickly assigned. Dean Zhao Chong moved, charging out at lightning speed!

Behind Dean Zhao Chong, the phantom of a massive bear appeared around him. It was Dean Zhao Chong's Martial Soul, the Beast Soul Great Bear.

As Dean Zhao Chong activated his Martial Soul Avatar, his aura changed. His hand transformed into a huge bear paw, which slammed toward the Netherwolf King before him!