Second Martial Soul, Bullet Ant

Crack, crack, crack...

As the sounds rang out, the cracks on Tang Jiu's Egg Spirit grew denser and denser!

Then, a pair of insect mandibles burst out of the egg.

Tang Hao's gaze sharpened, and he could not help feeling alarmed. Just as he had guessed, Tang Jiu's previous body had been unable to bear the Martial Soul, so this Beast Spirit had displayed its most primitive form: an egg!

Once Tang Jiu's body could bear it, this Beast Spirit's true form would break out of the egg!

First came a pair of mandibles like iron pincers, followed by six long legs and a dark body. Its entire body gleamed black, perfectly proportioned and filled with explosive power.

"This is an ant!"

Tang San recognized it immediately. In his previous world, this sort of insect could be found everywhere. In some places, ants could devour everything in swarms. The Tang Sect had even raised such ants before.

No, this was no ordinary ant. Tang Jiu was startled as a clear answer surfaced in his mind: a Bullet Ant!

In his previous life, this was the very thing that had bitten him to death!

The pain of those bites still lingered deep within his soul.

After the Bullet Ant broke from its shell, it actually waved its mandibles and began devouring the eggshell. Before long, it had eaten the entire shell, and the Bullet Ant Spirit seemed to have grown a little larger.

At that moment, Tang Jiu's Soul Power began increasing at a terrifying speed!

Level 1, Level 2, Level 3... it rose by a full � levels before finally stopping.

Tang Jiu's Soul Power had directly reached Level 18!

After Martial Soul Possession, Tang Jiu felt his physical strength double! It had reached One Thousand Jin.

"What is going on?" Even Tang Jiu himself was dumbfounded.

"I don't know either. You'll probably have to ask a Soul Master!" Tang Hao's eyes went wide. He understood Tool Spirits: as Soul Power increased, Tool Spirits would level up and evolve. For example, Tang San's current Clear Sky Hammer was merely a small hammer.

But Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer could stand as tall as a person when summoned, and it weighed dozens of times more than Tang San's. It could practically be called a Divine Artifact!

Beast Spirits would likewise continuously evolve as Soul Power increased, becoming ever more powerful.

Tang Jiu's Martial Soul was an insect. Many oviparous creatures would eat their eggshells as the first energy supplement for their physical development.

Tang Jiu's eggshell was actually energy. To a Soul Master, it was Soul Power!

Once the Martial Soul absorbed that energy, it was like consuming rare treasures and Immortal Grade herbs. Naturally, its Soul Power would increase dramatically!

But no one had expected Tang Jiu to break through directly to Level 18!

Only two levels remained until Level 20. In other words, Tang Jiu might directly reach � levels without even obtaining a single Spirit Ring. Then just how terrifying would the First Soul Ring he obtained be!

Tang Jiu had thought of this as well. Looking at Tang Hao, he asked, "Dad, do you think it's possible for my First Soul Ring to be a Thousand-Year Soul Ring?"

Tang Hao glared at Tang Jiu and snapped, "Don't go looking for death! Though I may not know much, I've never heard of anyone whose First Soul Ring was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring!"

Though Tang Hao was not as learned as Master and could not accurately identify the maximum limit of every Spirit Ring, he had still come from the Clear Sky Sect. A third Spirit Ring reaching the thousand-year level was already considered the optimal Spirit Ring configuration!

Whether in his travels across the continent or in the Clear Sky Sect's records, he had never seen anyone whose first Spirit Ring was a thousand years old!

"My two Martial Souls are both so powerful. If I don't give it a try, I would be letting myself down! Dad, I've decided that my First Soul Ring must be a Thousand-Year Soul Ring! If I can't do it, I'll never eat meat for the rest of my life!"

Tang Jiu declared with absolute conviction.

"When the time comes, you'll realize just how ignorant you are!" Tang Hao could not be bothered to argue with Tang Jiu. He went straight into the house to sleep. Once Tang Jiu arrived at Nuoding Academy and systematically studied Martial Soul knowledge, he would abandon this ridiculous notion.

"Third Brother, do you think I can do it?" Tang Jiu turned to Tang San, who was washing the pot.

"Little Jiu, I think you should be more realistic!"

Tang San was in a terrible mood. This was clearly showing off. Little Jiu was nearly Level 20, while he was still stuck at Level 10 and could not make even the slightest progress.

"Third Brother, I know reality is cruel! But I am reality!" Tang Jiu bared his teeth in a grin.

Tang San: "..."

Tang San instantly no longer wanted to pay attention to this younger brother.

Seeing that Third Brother seemed to have taken a blow, Tang Jiu felt helpless as well. Outstanding people always brought endless pressure to those around them, making them question their lives. Wasn't that perfectly normal?

Under the cover of night.

Tang Jiu came into the courtyard and pondered how he could properly develop his Martial Souls. He could not ask Master about everything; he needed to study them himself, since he was their owner!

"First, let's see whether the Spirit Ring Spirit changes when I put it on myself as my Soul Power rises!"

Tang Jiu immediately summoned his Martial Soul and placed the Spirit Ring Spirit in his hand around himself. When the colorless Spirit Ring Spirit became a Spirit Ring on his body, Tang Jiu was astonished to discover that the Spirit Ring's color was gradually deepening!

"Looks like I guessed correctly. The Spirit Ring added to me by this Spirit Ring Spirit increases along with my strength. Its upper limit is the limit my body can withstand!"

The Spirit Ring's age slowly rose from two hundred years to three hundred years, finally reaching five hundred years! The Spirit Ring stopped changing and quietly pulsed around Tang Jiu's body.

"It has surpassed the limit of the First Soul Ring!"

Tang Jiu was delighted, but then he frowned. The First Soul Ring's limit was the absorption limit when Soul Power reached Level 10. His Soul Power had already reached Level 18, so was it not only natural that he could absorb a five-hundred-year Spirit Ring?

Tang Jiu's eyes suddenly lit up: if his body could withstand a �-hundred-year Spirit Ring, then wouldn't it be a sure thing to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring once he reached � levels?

At that moment, Tang Jiu's confidence in absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring soared!

What he needed to do now was cultivate his Soul Power, then continue tempering his body and increasing its endurance!

"Let me see whether a five-hundred-year Spirit Ring has any difference in its Soul Skill compared to a two-hundred-year Spirit Ring!" Tang Jiu was very curious about this too.

They all said that the higher a Spirit Ring's age, the stronger it was. Where was that specifically reflected? In Soul Skills, of course!

He impatiently examined the Soul Skill attached to the Spirit Ring.

Fury!

Instantly increased strength by �%, with the boost determined by the Spirit Ring's enhancement! For every additional Spirit Ring, the strength increased by Fury would rise by another �%! After obtaining the Second Soul Ring, the strength increased by Fury would be �%! Duration: � seconds.

Tang Jiu clearly remembered that his previous First Spirit Skill, Fury, had instantly increased strength by �%! Then, for every additional Spirit Ring, it would increase by another �%!

However, the duration had not changed. It was still � seconds!

After washing the pot, Tang San saw the Yellow Soul Ring floating around Tang Jiu in the courtyard and felt extremely miserable. At last, he said, "Little Jiu, use the Spirit Ring Spirit on me and see whether it can help me break through to Level 11!"