A First Soul Skill Perfect for a Keyboard Knight

As the soul ring drew closer, Li Yuan felt a pressure slowly descend upon him. However, what puzzled him was that the pressure was not particularly strong. In Li Yuan's view, it was not too difficult to bear.

"Could this be a fake Thousand-Year Soul Ring? It doesn't seem all that powerful!" Li Yuan muttered to himself in confusion.

But at this point, even though Li Yuan found it strange, he could not worry about it anymore. He could only guide the soul ring over and absorb it.

As Li Yuan infused it with Soul Power, the purple soul ring suddenly shrank rapidly and slipped directly onto the small black Keyboard Martial Soul in his right hand.

In an instant, Li Yuan felt a violent force surge into his right hand. At the same time, within his consciousness, the resentment left behind by the Savage Baboon before its death condensed into a furious red Curly Baboon that roared madly at Li Yuan, seemingly unwilling to be absorbed by him just like that.

Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts all possessed some degree of intelligence. Moreover, Li Yuan had killed it in an especially brutal manner, so the Savage Baboon fiercely resisted being absorbed by him.

It seemed to want to perish together with Li Yuan this way.

"It doesn't seem that strong!" Li Yuan cautiously sensed the changes in his body. After quite a while, he decided that this power was not as terrifying as he had imagined. It was certainly strong, but it was far from irresistibly powerful.

So Li Yuan did not hold back against the Savage Baboon. Within his sea of consciousness, he raised his fists, each the size of a vinegar bowl, and hammered blow after blow into the Savage Baboon formed from resentment.

The Savage Baboon roared and struggled continuously, trying to fight Li Yuan to the death. But it had not been Li Yuan's match while alive, much less after death.

After some effort, Li Yuan thoroughly smashed apart the Savage Baboon's last remnant of consciousness. Then, he felt the soul ring's power continuously cleanse his body.

"Boom!" With an explosive bang, Li Yuan instinctively raised his right hand. A small keyboard appeared in his palm.

A soul ring was now looped around the keyboard, its purple light shining brilliantly.

"I succeeded. I've got my first soul ring." Feeling the power growing within his body, Li Yuan could not help but break into a smile.

It truly was worthy of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. After absorbing the Savage Baboon's soul ring, Li Yuan's Soul Power rose directly to level fourteen, an increase of four whole levels.

What a cause for celebration!

However, before Li Yuan could even finish rejoicing, the expression on his face slowly stiffened and became increasingly ugly.

"Damn it, is this screwing with me? Why is my First Soul Skill this?"

Li Yuan looked deeply aggrieved, as though his whole world had turned gray.

"What is it, Little Slave? What exactly is your First Soul Skill?"

"Don't tell me it's the Savage Baboon's soul skill?"

Juhua's expression became subtle, as though he were trying his utmost to suppress the urge to burst into wild laughter.

"Yes, it's that one. My First Soul Skill is Taunt." Li Yuan looked utterly listless, as though his entire being had dimmed.

His First Soul Skill was Taunt, the very skill the Savage Baboon had used before and gotten itself killed with.

Soul skill Taunt: It allowed the user to shout a challenge at a target, stirring up the target's anger and causing them to attack the user recklessly. There was even a certain chance of making the enemy forget to use Soul Power.

How should he put it? This soul skill was rather peculiar. Before using it, one needed to recite a unique Soul Incantation. The incantation was not fixed; any taunting words would do.

Its effects, meanwhile, varied from person to person. If the enemy was overly powerful, using this soul skill was not much different from courting death—and it would ensure Li Yuan died a particularly miserable death.

Still, against enemies weaker than himself or around his level, this soul skill was somewhat useful. To a certain extent, it could weaken the enemy's strength.

As for that unlucky Savage Baboon being beaten to death by Li Yuan after using this soul skill... well, that could only be called an accident. Yes, just an accident.

The Savage Baboon had not expected Li Yuan's combat strength to increase when enraged. Besides, whether Li Yuan used Soul Power or not did not really make much difference to him.

That was why it had been hammered to death by Li Yuan. If it had faced a more normal opponent, it probably would not have been so unlucky. Well, maybe.

Well then, his martial soul truly deserved to be called a keyboard. Out of all the Savage Baboon's soul skills, it chose none of the others and gave him this thing instead. It seemed he really was destined to become a Keyboard Knight on Douluo Continent.

But would people beat him to death for it?

Li Yuan was now extremely worried about this question. On Earth, being a Keyboard Knight was no big deal. They were separated by the internet, after all; the people he flamed could not crawl through the cable and smash his head in.

But Douluo Continent was different. If his mouth was too foul here, he really could get beaten to death!

Li Yuan could not help worrying about his personal safety. He decided that unless it was absolutely necessary, he would never use this bizarre soul skill.

Also, if he ever faced an opponent stronger than himself, he definitely could not use this soul skill. Otherwise, if he could not win, he would not even have a chance to run. The enemy would chase him relentlessly and beat him to death.

For the sake of his own safety, Li Yuan decided that he absolutely could not become a Keyboard Knight on Douluo Continent. Cherish life, never talk trash!

"Ha! Hahaha! Hahahaha..." Just as Li Yuan made up his mind that he would absolutely never use his First Soul Skill unless he had no other choice, Juhua finally could not hold it in any longer.

Laughing so hard that he fell from Li Yuan's shoulder, he rolled around endlessly on the ground.

"Hahaha, Little Slave, your soul skill is too funny! This cat—this cat really can't hold it in anymore! Let me laugh for a while. Let me catch my breath!"

"Fuck your mother! Did you hear me? Fuck your mother!" Li Yuan looked at the Idiot Orange Cat, who was laughing so hard he was nearly convulsing. He smiled on the outside, but inside, fuck your mother.

If he were not unable to beat this damned Orange Cat, Li Yuan would definitely teach him a lesson.

"Ahem, enough. Let's go. Hahaha, that was just too funny. Little Slave, you're really unlucky, huh? But don't be too upset. Your First Soul Skill is still somewhat useful."

"Just be a little careful when you use it. Don't let someone beat you to death." After quite a while, Juhua finally laughed enough and began climbing back onto Li Yuan's shoulder. Even as he climbed, he did not forget to stab Li Yuan with one more remark, nearly angering him to death.