Blue Silver Flower? Tang San's First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Death Bind!

Under the white glow of the spirit ring, the Blue Silver Grass began to undergo faint changes.

The blades widened slightly, though the effect was minimal and difficult to notice without close inspection.

The change in color, however, was far more obvious.

It gradually shifted from pale blue to deep blue.

At the same time, the blades retained the distinctive red patterns of the Blood-Patterned Morning Glory.

Tang San nodded thoughtfully at the sight.

Those were the patterns of the Blood-Patterned Morning Glory. The changes in the Blue Silver Grass should have been caused by that.

Though he did not know whether its actual combat strength had improved.

At the very least, the Blue Silver Grass now looked far stronger than before.

"Is there still no reaction from the Mysterious Heaven Skill?"

Tang San discovered that the Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body was still stuck at the bottleneck of the first stage.

It had not broken through just because he had absorbed his First Spirit Ring.

That left him somewhat frustrated.

He stood up and took a deep breath of the fresh air around him.

Absorbing the energy of the first spirit ring had made him feel as though his body had recovered considerably.

His wounds naturally could not heal so quickly.

But the overwhelming exhaustion from before had indeed faded significantly.

That was also why Yu Xiaogang had insisted on bringing Tang San here to hunt the Blood-Patterned Morning Glory.

If Tang San did not recover his strength, master and disciple might not even have been able to leave this Soul Hunting Forest.

As for Gu Xuan, Yu Xiaogang had also figured him out.

That boy seemingly had no intention whatsoever of becoming his disciple.

Since that was the case, he might as well focus all his attention on Tang San.

And help him grow quickly.

"Little San, did you succeed?"

Yu Xiaogang had watched Tang San absorb the spirit ring the entire time. Only after seeing that he had finished did he speak.

"Teacher, I succeeded. Don't worry."

Tang San grinned. Although he was somewhat disappointed by the effects of this First Spirit Ring.

He still appeared extremely happy so as not to worry his teacher.

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, and a faint blue glow emerged.

Deep-blue Blue Silver Grass grew out from his palm.

The Blue Silver Grass, which had originally possessed only one blade, had now grown a second.

The red blood patterns on its blades were especially eye-catching.

A distinct white ring rose from beneath Tang San's feet, spiraling around his body.

It was Tang San's First Spirit Ring!

A somewhat forced, stiff smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face as well.

A ten-year spirit ring had its limits, no matter how much one praised it.

Yu Xiaogang could only console himself inwardly.

"Little San, what is your first soul skill?"

"If my judgment is correct, after merging with the Blood-Patterned Morning Glory's spirit ring, the toughness of your Blue Silver Grass should have improved greatly."

"At the same time, Morning Glories are naturally highly suited for binding. Your first soul skill should lean in that direction."

"Teacher, my first soul skill seems to be called..."

"Blue Silver Death Bind!"

Tang San said thoughtfully.

Blue Silver Death Bind: Use Soul Power to control the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, binding the enemy's body and rendering them unable to move.

"Cough, cough, cough—!"

At that moment, Gu Xuan in the distance suddenly broke into a violent coughing fit.

When he heard the words "Blue Silver Bind," he had nearly failed to hold back his laughter.

He truly could not keep it in.

After all that work, the master and disciple had still ended up with Blue Silver Bind as the first spirit ring skill.

And it even seemed to be a weaker version of Blue Silver Bind.

That violent coughing was merely his attempt to hide the smile on his face.

"Gu Xuan, are you all right?"

Hearing the commotion, Yu Xiaogang turned to Gu Xuan and asked blandly.

During his earlier exchange with Tang San.

He had also learned that Gu Xuan had been injured in his battle with the Mandala Snake.

Of course, that was how Gu Xuan himself had described it to Tang San.

In reality, he was perfectly fine right now.

Gu Xuan waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that he was fine.

"Master, I'm fine. My chest just feels a little tight."

"Gu Xuan, you know my current condition. I'm afraid I no longer have the strength to help you obtain a spirit ring."

As he said this, Yu Xiaogang's voice became weak again.

Gu Xuan sneered inwardly. You old bastard, you probably never intended to help me find a spirit ring in the first place, did you?

Only then did Yu Xiaogang turn his attention back to Tang San.

"Little San, show your teacher your first soul skill."

"Yes, Teacher."

Tang San nodded, then used Soul Power to control the Blue Silver Grass and release his skill.

More than ten strands of Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground and swiftly wrapped around a nearby tree.

They tightened!

A trace of disappointment flashed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes, though it was not too obvious.

The Blue Silver Grass tightened more and more, yet it never snapped.

It seemed that the Blood-Patterned Morning Glory's enhancement to its toughness was fairly good.

Then, a white Morning Glory suddenly bloomed from the Blue Silver Grass.

At the same time, the blood patterns on the branches and leaves of the Blue Silver Grass glimmered faintly.

Pollen immediately sprayed out from within the flower bud.

"Teacher, my Blue Silver Grass seems to have successfully evolved Blue Silver Flowers as well!"

"The pollen of the Blue Silver Flowers has the same poisonous effect as the Blood-Patterned Morning Glory."

A smile had already appeared on Tang San's face.

The appearance of the Blue Silver Flowers had truly caught him by surprise.

The only pity was that the Blue Silver Flower pollen's toxicity was somewhat weak.

Yu Xiaogang's eyes also lit up. He nodded at Tang San and then said approvingly,

"The effects produced by your First Spirit Ring have met expectations."

"You have already gathered eighty to ninety percent of the traits of a Control System Spirit Master."

"The role of an ordinary Control System Spirit Master is to restrict opponents, and your first soul skill, Blue Silver Death Bind, happens to achieve that."

"Not only does it provide solid crowd control, it also has a poisoning effect."

"If you have a powerful attacker working with you, your advantages will become even more apparent."

So after all that, he was just support?

Whether Tang San understood it or not, Gu Xuan beside him certainly did.

In a one-on-one fight, he basically could not beat anyone.

If there was a powerful expert beside him, perhaps he could snag an assist.

To put it simply, he was a little stronger than an ordinary person, but not by much.

"That does sound pretty good..."

Tang San murmured inwardly.

After resting for a while longer, Tang San carried Yu Xiaogang on his back again and began heading out of the Soul Hunting Forest.

Under the latter's guidance, the three of them stopped and started along the way, taking half a day to finally leave the Soul Hunting Forest.

They then took a carriage back to Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy.

This trip to the Soul Hunting Forest had severely drained Yu Xiaogang's vitality.

Not only had he been poisoned by the Mandala Snake's potent venom, he had also lost a kidney.

It would likely take a year and a half for him to fully recover.

They returned to the academy in the morning, while the students were in class.

Tang San carried Yu Xiaogang directly back to the latter's room.

Gu Xuan, meanwhile, immediately returned to Dormitory Seven.

The dormitory was completely empty. Gu Xuan shut the doors and windows, climbed straight onto his bed, and sat cross-legged.

He then opened the System Warehouse.

Seeing the three blind boxes in the warehouse, the corners of his mouth immediately curled upward.