First Soul Skill, Air Blade

After the Gale Demon Wolf faced off against Mo Hen and the other two for a while, it prepared to retreat. After all, Director Su, a Soul Elder, exerted far too much pressure on it.

However, Mo Hui, who was being protected in the middle by the three of them, suddenly spoke up. "Uncle, Director Su, Teacher Li Ya, don't let it get away!"

Hearing this, Mo Hen and the others immediately understood what Mo Hui meant. Mo Hen asked somewhat worriedly, "Xiao Hui, are you interested in this Gale Demon Wolf's soul ring? But this Gale Demon Wolf is at least three hundred years old. Can your body withstand it?"

Director Su and Li Ya also turned their gazes toward Mo Hui. Not just anyone could absorb a soul ring over three hundred years old. Some time ago, a student at Nuoding Academy had misjudged the limit of the soul ring he could absorb and had nearly exploded while absorbing a one-hundred-and-fifty-year soul ring. He had only barely been saved by the teacher accompanying him.

Although that student's poor physical condition and the incompatibility between his martial soul and the soul ring had both contributed to it, the incident had directly led to none of the students in that group daring to absorb a hundred-year soul ring. In the end, every one of them had absorbed ten-year soul rings instead.

"Don't worry, Uncle. I'm quite confident in my physical condition. Don't you watch whenever I spar with upperclassmen? You should have a little more confidence in me—and in Pidgey too." Mo Hui replied with a smile.

"Pidgey~"

Pidgey nodded in agreement as well.

Seeing the confidence on Mo Hui and Pidgey's faces, Mo Hen was persuaded. He exchanged looks with Director Su and Li Ya, then immediately launched an attack on the Gale Demon Wolf.

Li Ya, an auxiliary-system soul master, was the first to act and restrain it. Her first soul ring quickly lit up as the bell in her hand began to sway continuously, producing a slow, rhythmic chime.

After hearing the chime, the Gale Demon Wolf's retreating speed noticeably slowed.

This was Li Ya's first soul skill, Slowing Bell, which could reduce the movement speed of any opponent who heard its chime by thirty percent.

After Li Ya restrained the Gale Demon Wolf, Mo Hen and Director Su also made their moves. As two yellow soul rings lit up, countless black feathers and a green arrow shot forth at the same time, flying toward the Gale Demon Wolf.

"Second Soul Skill, Black Feather Slash!"

"Second Soul Skill, Gale Arrow!"

There was no suspense. Under the combined assault of two Soul Grand Masters and a Soul Elder, the three-hundred-year Gale Demon Wolf was soon beaten to the brink of death. Pidgey ultimately delivered the finishing blow.

After the Gale Demon Wolf died, faint yellow motes floated from its corpse and eventually condensed into a yellow soul ring.

Mo Hui walked over to the Gale Demon Wolf's remains and casually beckoned. The yellow soul ring was drawn above his head.

At the same time, Pidgey returned to Mo Hui's body. Mo Hui sat cross-legged and began refining the three-hundred-year Gale Demon Wolf soul ring.

Seeing Mo Hui begin absorbing the soul ring, Mo Hen unconsciously clenched his fists.

Although Mo Hui had persuaded him earlier, Mo Hen could not help feeling nervous now that he was actually watching Mo Hui absorb the soul ring.

After all, a soul ring over three hundred years old was something only geniuses with high-grade martial souls had been able to absorb in the past, while Mo Hui's Pidgey possessed only level-three Innate Soul Power.

About half an hour later, Mo Hui opened his eyes. At the same time, a yellow soul ring rose from beneath his feet and circled his body up and down.

Mo Hui had now broken through to the Soul Scholar realm and officially become a one-ring soul master.

My Soul Power is already nearly at level twelve. It seems this Gale Demon Wolf's cultivation was even higher than expected—probably around three hundred and fifty years.

Mo Hui carefully sensed his condition and thought to himself.

The older the soul ring, the more energy it could provide. The energy of a ten-year soul ring could at most fill the experience bar to level eleven, but a hundred-year soul ring could not only allow a soul master to break through level eleven, but also leave excess energy behind.

This was why most soul masters valued hundred-year soul rings so highly. It was not only because the soul skills they contained were stronger, but also because they could save soul masters a great deal of cultivation time.

"Xiao Hui, how do you feel now?"

Seeing Mo Hui successfully absorb the soul ring, Mo Hen finally relaxed, though he still asked with concern.

"I feel great. Every aspect of me is far stronger than before," Mo Hui replied.

The soul ring had not only increased his Soul Power, but had also greatly strengthened his physical condition. He could now easily defeat his pre-absorption self.

At this moment, Director Su asked curiously, "Xiao Hui, what is your soul skill?"

Hearing this, Mo Hen and Li Ya also looked toward Mo Hui, their eyes full of curiosity.

After all, this was a soul skill produced by a three-hundred-year Gale Demon Wolf. Its effect was bound to be powerful.

"My first soul skill is called Air Blade. It fires an extremely fast wind blade to attack opponents."

As he spoke, Mo Hui summoned Pidgey.

After absorbing the soul ring, Pidgey was clearly a size larger than before. The brown feathers on its head had turned pink, and its tail feathers had grown longer. It was obviously evolving toward Pidgeotto.

"Pidgey, use Air Blade!"

"Pidgey~"

As the yellow soul ring beside Mo Hui lit up, Pidgey lightly flapped its wings. A cyan wind blade shot out and instantly struck a tree dozens of meters away, cleaving the tree, which was about twenty centimeters in diameter, cleanly in half.

However, after seeing Pidgey's attack, everyone frowned slightly.

The wind blade was indeed extremely fast, and its power was decent, but for a soul skill produced by a three-hundred-year Gale Demon Wolf, it seemed somewhat lacking.

Could it be incompatible? After all, while both were wind-attributed, Pidgey was a bird and the Gale Demon Wolf was a wolf.

"Does it have any special qualities?" Director Su continued to ask.

Mo Hui replied, "Its Soul Power consumption is especially low. Even as I am now, I can easily fire thirty or forty wind blades. Also, there is very little delay between uses of the soul skill, so it can practically be fired continuously."

As if to confirm Mo Hui's words, Pidgey immediately fired another six cyan wind blades in succession. In an instant, the fallen tree was cut into seven pieces.

Thirty or forty wind blades?

Mo Hen and the others all gasped. As expected of a soul skill produced by a three-hundred-year Gale Demon Wolf—it was truly terrifying.

Normally, after first obtaining their first soul ring, a soul master could only use this type of offensive soul skill two or three times.

Even outstanding soul masters could use it at most four or five times.

Yet Mo Hui, who had just absorbed his first soul ring, could use it thirty or forty times. It was simply unheard of.

In truth, there was one more thing Mo Hui had not mentioned. This soul skill could be used not only by Pidgey, but by himself as well. It just consumed more Soul Power when he used it than when Pidgey did.