Absorbing a Soul Ring and an Unexpected Gain

At this moment, aside from Han Li, there were only three others in the training ground.

Xiu'er looked at him with sparkling eyes, and there was even a trace of admiration in them.

Broad Hill and Azure Luan both wore strange expressions. Azure Luan glanced at Broad Hill's face, his body shaking as he turned away, clearly holding back laughter.

Broad Hill, meanwhile, wore the expression of an old man staring at a phone on the subway. Looking at his beloved disciple standing beside him, he had no idea how to put his feelings into words.

He, Broad Hill, the strongest long-range shooter on the entire continent, had accepted a genius disciple. Yet when his disciple hunted his First Soul Ring, he had chosen to kill the enemy with twin blades.

That would have been fine. Broad Hill naturally knew Han Li had never practiced archery, so he had not held much hope to begin with. He had merely intended to use this opportunity to teach him some basics, so his beloved disciple would not think it was all that easy. At the same time, he had an obsession in his heart. As a long-range attacker, surely one could not obtain a Soul Ring like those people did, using a dagger? That was far too undignified.

But what he had never expected was for this troublesome disciple to draw his blades and charge straight in. That alone would have been one thing, but after unleashing a full combo, he had immediately run away. Run away?

He wanted to grab the brat by the collar and ask him, where was his courage? Where was his fighting spirit? Or did he think that two Titled Douluo present could not ensure his safety?

But when he looked at the Elemental Butterfly on the ground, its life force steadily weakening, he could not bring himself to say it. Strictly speaking, Han Li's choice had not been wrong at all. Still, Broad Hill had a breath of frustration trapped in his chest with nowhere to release it, leaving him terribly uncomfortable.

As a teacher, he could not exactly say that this was wrong, could he? What if he instilled the wrong fighting habits in the boy and could not correct them later? One's first experience was always the most unforgettable, and the most important.

Just as the entire training ground sank into this peculiar atmosphere, the Elemental Butterfly finally stopped struggling. Its combat strength had never been high in the first place, and after taking a slap from Broad Hill and then suffering Han Li's full combo, it finally offered up its Soul Ring.

Perhaps because it had been burned to death, the training ground still carried a scorched smell. But clearly, no one cared at the moment. All eyes turned toward the yellow Soul Ring rising from its corpse.

Han Li also let out a breath and looked up at Broad Hill, asking with his eyes whether he should absorb it now.

Broad Hill dearly wanted to tell him to get lost, but he simply could not say it while looking at that face. He waved a hand, signaling for Han Li to go ahead himself.

Han Li immediately started walking over, though much faster than usual. Though his face remained calm, his heart was surging with waves. Deep in his subconscious, this was the true first step into the extraordinary.

When he reached the Elemental Butterfly's foul-smelling corpse, Han Li did not begin absorbing it immediately. Instead, he silently went over the instructions the two Titled Douluo had given him last night once more in his mind. Only after confirming there were no issues did he sit down nearby.

Four hundred years was almost the limit of what Han Li could absorb. This was only possible because he had not lacked money before and had eaten plenty of ten-year soul beast meat. Along with his constant training, which had built a solid foundation, and the fact that the Elemental Butterfly itself was relatively weak in its early stage, he was able to absorb it.

Closing his eyes, he first meditated for a while before trying to guide the Soul Ring toward his martial soul.

At this moment, Han Li's martial soul was no longer the Ice Fire Blade he had used in battle, but the Ice Fire Bow instead. This had been the suggestion given by the two Titled Douluo last night. It was simply because there had never been a case before of a pair of hand-held martial souls that were not Twin Martial Souls, much less ones with opposing attributes. To be safe, all three believed that using the perfectly fused Ice Fire Bow as the vessel for absorbing the Soul Ring would be more suitable.

The instant the aura of Han Li's martial soul touched the Soul Ring, the yellow ring abruptly shrank and appeared around the bow in a flash.

Han Li felt a scorching energy rush into his body in an instant, mixing with his own Soul Power and rampaging through him. His body began to tremble involuntarily.

"Focus on your martial soul. Stay conscious."

Broad Hill's voice exploded beside his ear at just the right moment, settling Han Li's somewhat restless emotions. He hurriedly returned to his meditative state and began guiding the energy within his body.

This was different from ordinary cultivation. Normally, he had to use Spiritual Power to drive Soul Power through his body, but now Han Li only felt the energy pouring into him pushing his consciousness forward, giving him a floating sensation. It would be great if ordinary cultivation could be this fast. As he controlled the energy circulating through his body, he could not help sighing inwardly.

No one knew how much time passed before the Soul Power rushing through his body finally calmed down. It was still far faster than before, of course, but he no longer needed to use all his strength just to keep it circulating.

Only then did he have the energy to observe anything else. He quickly noticed something different. When his consciousness sank into his body, he seemed able to see the route along which his Soul Power traveled. Compared to relying entirely on instinct to circulate Soul Power before, this was much easier.

Inner sight? The thought surfaced in Han Li's mind, but he immediately dismissed it. He probably had not reached that level yet. What a pity. He had no cultivation technique and knew absolutely nothing about so-called meridians. Medicine in this world was also quite backward, so he could not even find a place to learn about them.

Seeing Han Li's aura gradually stabilize, Broad Hill and Azure Luan stopped watching him and began chatting.

Azure Luan looked at the gloomy-faced Broad Hill and recalled Han Li's performance just now. A smile once again appeared on his cool face.

"Xiao Li's personality truly is... steady."

Azure Luan hesitated before choosing an appropriate word.

Hearing Azure Luan's words, Broad Hill seemed to find an outlet for his frustration and blurted out, "What steady? He's just afraid of dying! This brat is way too timid. With you and me present, he actually turned around and ran, even running behind me."

"I could tolerate him not using a bow, since he had no foundation in it and had practiced blades before. But..."

After thinking for a long time, Broad Hill still could not find the right words to describe it, his face turning red from holding it in.

"Enough. There's no need to be angry. Looking at the actual situation, what he did is more suitable for long-range combat than your method of attack," Azure Luan said, seeing Broad Hill's displeased expression and taking the initiative to comfort him.

"Mm, I know that too. That's why I'm so annoyed. He threw the romance of being an archer into the dirt. Doesn't Broad Hill care about his dignity?" Broad Hill said irritably, flinging his hand.

"Enough, stop acting childish. Perhaps things will change once he grows stronger in the future," Azure Luan added.

Broad Hill was just about to say something when another aura suddenly rose from Han Li's direction. At the same time, a muffled groan escaped Han Li's mouth.

"This is bad."

Broad Hill and Azure Luan's expressions changed. They turned around at once and flashed to Han Li's side.

Once they clearly saw the changes on Han Li's body, they both sighed in relief, though envy appeared on their faces as well.

Han Li was sitting cross-legged, and two black antennae had suddenly grown from the top of his head. They were exactly the same as the antennae that had been on the Elemental Butterfly's head, swaying continuously. His face had already returned to calm.

Xiu'er ran over from afar as well. She had been too far away to hear anything, but when she saw the two Titled Douluo suddenly approach, she instinctively followed.

When she saw the two of them looking at Xiao Li with envy on their faces, she finally relaxed and returned to where she had been standing. Still, the antennae that had suddenly appeared on Xiao Li's head bothered her somewhat. She did not understand it, but as long as Xiao Li was all right, that was enough. They were only antennae, after all. She had two ears on top of her head too.

"He obtained an External Soul Bone on his first Soul Ring. This brat's luck is far too good."

Broad Hill stared unblinkingly at the antennae on his disciple's head, unable to hide the sourness in his voice.

"You're actually jealous of your own disciple?"

Azure Luan looked at Broad Hill, who was acting like a child, and teased him with amusement.

"Hmph, this is an External Soul Bone. I don't believe you aren't envious. Aside from that woman Bibi Dong, this is only the second one I've ever seen. If this brat weren't my disciple, I would have killed him long ago and taken his bone, letting him see just how cruel the world of soul masters can be."

Broad Hill straightened up again and spoke with pursed lips.

"Enough fooling around. Your good disciple is about to wake up," Azure Luan reminded him.

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