First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Spear

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San watched from the side with concern.

"Teacher, is Brother Yue all right?" Tang San asked worriedly.

He was very concerned about Li Yue's condition. From Li Yue's conversation with Yu Xiaogang, he had learned that Li Yue intended to absorb a spirit ring beyond his limit, which greatly worried him.

"Don't worry." Yu Xiaogang's face was filled with confidence as he spoke with absolute certainty.

Had Li Yue not yet begun absorbing the spirit ring, he would not have spoken so decisively. But Li Yue had already been absorbing it for quite some time, and his expression still looked relaxed.

As long as one withstood the initial pressure of absorbing a spirit ring, it would only become easier afterward. What was more, this spirit ring did not seem to have placed any pressure on Li Yue from the very beginning.

"I succeeded!" Li Yue opened his eyes excitedly and burst into laughter. His idea had been correct—it had really worked!

What excited him so much was naturally not the successful absorption of Lone Bamboo's five-hundred-year spirit ring. Absorbing that spirit ring had been only natural.

It was because the bones in his left hand had transformed into a spirit bone: the Solitary Bamboo Left Palm Bone. Or rather, an External Soul Bone—the Solitary Bamboo Staff.

Like Tang San's External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances, Li Yue's External Soul Bone could also condense a Solitary Bamboo Staff.

"Brother Yue, how did it go?!" Seeing Li Yue laugh, Tang San asked anxiously.

This was absorbing a spirit ring beyond one's limit. Who knew whether something might go wrong? Senior Brother Li Yue truly was bold—no, he should say courageous.

If he had not possessed such courage, Senior Brother Li Yue would not have handed the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record to him, who had only been an Outer Disciple of the Tang Sect in his past life.

Yu Xiaogang was much calmer. He had long expected Li Yue to succeed. "Xiao Yue, show us your first spirit ring."

"Teacher, take a look." Li Yue looked toward Yu Xiaogang and Tang San. At his words, they both looked over as well.

Rather than displaying the Blue Silver Emperor's first spirit ring, he raised his left hand.

Jade-green light gathered like emerald, and within that life-filled radiance, a bamboo staff appeared in his hand.

Li Yue lightly waved the bamboo staff in his left hand. A wave of green rippled out from the Solitary Bamboo Staff, and numerous bamboo shoots immediately burst from the surrounding earth. These were shoots sprouting from Lone Bamboo's remaining root system after being stimulated by this power.

Though he already knew the answer, he asked, "Teacher, guess what this is?"

Yu Xiaogang's eyes widened. Without using a spirit ring, Li Yue had summoned a bamboo staff and activated a spirit skill. Could this be the legendary External Soul Bone?!

"It's actually an External Soul Bone!" Yu Xiaogang's voice trembled slightly.

As a master of Soul Master research, he knew deeply how precious spirit bones were, let alone an External Soul Bone.

An External Soul Bone that could grow alongside a Soul Master was unquestionably at the very top of every Soul Master's list of desires. It was something one could only encounter by chance, never seek out.

"That's right. It's a left palm spirit bone. I call it—the Solitary Bamboo Staff!" Li Yue said joyfully. Who would not like an External Soul Bone? It was equipment that could grow.

A smile still lingered on his face. "This External Soul Bone's spirit skill is Rapid Growth. It can make the surrounding plants grow rapidly. Perhaps it can also be used to heal injuries."

"Xiao Yue, External Soul Bones are exceedingly precious. Do not reveal it lightly." Yu Xiaogang's expression was extremely solemn.

He walked to Li Yue's side and examined his left hand for a while. Seeing that Li Yue had fully refined it, he sighed in relief, though he could not help but feel a trace of regret in his heart.

Even he was tempted by such a rare treasure as an External Soul Bone.

Spirit bones alone were rare enough. Even powerful Douluo-level experts might not possess one, let alone an External Soul Bone.

"You have already completely refined this External Soul Bone, so no one else can absorb it. But you must still beware of those unwilling to give up, or those without common sense, who may kill you for the bone and attempt to refine the External Soul Bone."

Tang San secretly glanced at Yu Xiaogang. You look exactly like that kind of person. Otherwise, why would you have stared at Senior Brother Li Yue's left hand for so long?

"Teacher, I understand." Li Yue nodded. He would certainly treasure his own life. "Actually, I can use this External Soul Bone's spirit skill without summoning the Solitary Bamboo Staff. I can disguise it as a Self-Created Soul Skill."

"It is good that you are this cautious." Yu Xiaogang forced out a smile. A trace of comfort appeared on his stiff face. Perhaps this disciple could help him see all the sights along the path of a Soul Master that he himself had never seen.

"Brother Yue, you still haven't shown us your first spirit skill." Tang San was rather curious about what Senior Brother Li Yue's first spirit skill would be.

He also wanted to see how spirit skills differed from the secret arts of the Tang Sect.

At this, Yu Xiaogang also looked at Li Yue with burning intensity. It was the excited gaze of a researcher. A five-hundred-year spirit ring, something the Soul Master world had never seen before, was about to reveal itself to the world.

"Don't rush. I'll show you right away." Li Yue withdrew the Solitary Bamboo Staff. The staff in his left hand transformed into jade-green light and returned to the left palm bone.

He released his Soul Power. Blue Silver Grass marked with golden patterns condensed above his palm, while a bright yellow spirit ring appeared around him.

Li Yue lightly stamped the ground and said calmly, "First Soul Skill—Blue Silver Spear."

As his words fell, the ground around him began to stir, as though pythons were rolling beneath the soil. Bamboo spears like long lances erupted from underground one after another, carrying earth-shattering force.

Under the effect of the Blue Silver Spear spirit skill, the clearing around them instantly changed from an open space with a massive fallen Lone Bamboo into a bamboo forest of Blue Silver Spears.

As for that fallen Lone Bamboo, it was pierced through by the Blue Silver Spears bursting forth with astonishing force, riddled with holes like a hedgehog.

"What astonishing power!" Yu Xiaogang exclaimed as he watched the scene before him.

A single Blue Silver Spear alone already possessed the strength of an ordinary Soul Master's second spirit ring skill. Not to mention this forest of Blue Silver Spears, formed from countless spears stretching as far as the eye could see.

Its attack range far surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Master. Worthy of being the emperor among Blue Silver Grass, and worthy of being his disciple!

"My first spirit skill, Blue Silver Spear, can draw upon the power of the earth and launch attacks from beneath the ground. Therefore, it has an extremely wide range and consumes very little power."

Li Yue explained, "Besides this method, I can also condense them directly. That is faster, but consumes more."

Golden-blue light gathered in the air above Li Yue's head, condensing into Blue Silver Spears one after another before shooting out like thrown javelins.

The poor Lone Bamboo was once more pierced through by Blue Silver Spears carrying terrifying power.

But for Li Yue, this expenditure could be offset.

The surrounding forest of Blue Silver Spears began to vanish. He was retrieving the Blue Silver Spears he had created, and the Soul Power that had drawn upon the earth's strength was put to use once again.

After some of the Blue Silver Spear forest on the ground disappeared, it continuously regenerated by drawing upon the power of the earth once more.

Thus, the longer Li Yue fought, the more Soul Power he would have. If an enemy could not defeat him in one stroke, they would fall into the terrifying Blue Silver Spear formation and be shot to death alive.