First Soul Skill: Mountain Collapse

Time was like diarrhea—once it started, there was no stopping it.

A full three months passed.

At last, after being relentlessly battered by the waterfall, Tang Xuan had adapted to the weight of the Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword.

Though he still could not wield it as effortlessly as his own arm and fingers.

At the very least, he could now handle it with some semblance of skill.

"Stinky..." Ning Rongrong called out excitedly, but when she caught Tang Xuan's dangerous look, she ultimately swallowed the word. "Brother Xuan, I've broken through Level 10. We can go obtain Spirit Rings now."

Two days ago, Chen Xin had wanted to take Tang Xuan to obtain a Spirit Ring.

After all, in his eyes, Tang Xuan's control over his martial soul was already sufficient.

He could slowly improve his control in the future.

Obtaining a Spirit Ring was the truly crucial matter.

But Tang Xuan knew that even if a Spirit Master reached a bottleneck and did not obtain a Spirit Ring.

Soul Power would still accumulate within the body.

He had already waited three months, so another two days made little difference.

Waiting until Ning Rongrong broke through and obtaining their Spirit Rings together would be more convenient.

"Mm, good Younger Sister. You were very obedient today." Tang Xuan rubbed Ning Rongrong's Dog Head. "Come on, let's find Grandpa."

"No need. I've been here all along." Chen Xin stepped out from a corner.

For the past three months, he had guarded Tang Xuan every day.

He was afraid Tang Xuan might suffer some accident beneath the waterfall.

After giving it a little thought, Tang Xuan understood why, and warmth rose in his heart.

At the same time, he silently cursed Ning Fengzhi's idiotic scheming.

"Then that works out perfectly. Grandpa, let's go." Tang Xuan spoke softly.

Chen Xin nodded slightly, and the Seven Kill Sword appeared beneath his feet out of thin air.

With one in each hand, he scooped up the Two Little Ones and shot into the sky.

Sunset Forest.

It was difficult to find even a single Fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast here.

Level 96 Chen Xin naturally moved through it as if no one were there.

He flew openly through the air, selecting Spirit Beasts for his two grandsons.

"How about that one?" Chen Xin pointed at a Four Hundred Year Sabertooth Tiger.

This kind of Spirit Beast was extremely suitable for a Sword Martial Soul.

His First Soul Ring had come from one as well.

"Let's keep looking." Tang Xuan was not particularly satisfied.

There was a vast difference between a Heavy Sword and a Light Sword.

Ordinary sharp-type Spirit Beasts were completely incompatible with it.

Chen Xin was not disappointed by the rejection.

He also understood that his grandson's sword path was entirely different from his own.

The Sabertooth Tiger had merely been a casual suggestion.

The group set off again.

They had not flown for long before they encountered a herd of rhinoceroses that appeared to be migrating.

"Hm? Grandpa, what kind of Spirit Beasts are those?" Tang Xuan was somewhat surprised.

These rhinoceroses differed greatly from ordinary ones. They were pitch-black, and at a glance, they resembled Black Rhino Armor.

"Mysterious Armor Giant Rhinoceroses. Their strength and defense are exceptionally formidable. The horns on their heads can release shockwaves, which is why they are also called Earth Splitting Giant Rhinoceroses," Chen Xin explained. "Do you want their Spirit Rings?"

"Mm-hmm, I do." Tang Xuan's eyes lit up.

The development path of the Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword differed from that of the Clear Sky Hammer.

But there was also considerable overlap.

Strength-type Spirit Rings would provide the greatest benefits.

"Mm, that works. Wait on the tree. I'll catch two and bring them back." Chen Xin placed the Two Little Ones on a towering tree.

These Spirit Beasts were also well suited for Ning Rongrong.

Whether it was a defense boost or a strength boost, they were among the best choices.

Tang Xuan merely released his martial soul quietly and waited atop the tree.

He did not recklessly mention anything about absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond his level.

When choosing a Spirit Ring, compatibility mattered more than age.

At present, Tang Xuan could at most absorb a five- or six-hundred-year Spirit Ring.

It was only a Hundred-Year Soul Ring anyway.

Why gamble with his life for some insignificant boosts?

Before long.

Chen Xin returned carrying two Mysterious Armor Giant Rhinoceroses that looked like dead dogs.

"They're both just over four hundred years old. One each. Absorb them." Chen Xin shook the blood from his hands.

Without hesitation, Tang Xuan swung the Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword and smashed it viciously into the rhinoceros's skull.

In an instant, red and white spilled all over the ground.

"Ugh, disgusting." Tang Xuan stepped back several paces with a look of distaste, then sighed inwardly. "Sigh, my control over my strength is still terrible. I didn't bring out the true essence of the Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword at all."

"Stinky... Brother Tang Xuan, do we really have to kill it?" Ning Rongrong's little face had gone deathly pale.

The red and white matter covering the ground only deepened her fear.

"The Spirit Master World has always been ruled by the strong devouring the weak. Like wolves eating sheep, and sheep eating grass, it may seem cruel, but it is the natural order." Tang Xuan comforted her.

He had no hypocritical urge to plead for Spirit Beasts.

Spirit Masters hunted Spirit Beasts, but did Spirit Beasts eat any fewer people?

Setting aside indiscriminate slaughter.

A Spirit Master could kill at most a dozen or so Spirit Beasts in a lifetime.

A single Spirit Beast might not even be full after eating ten people in one meal.

The strong devouring the weak—this was an iron law.

"Xiao Xuan is right. Rong Rong, kill it." Chen Xin handed her a short sword, his expression filled with expectation.

Ning Rongrong did not fuss excessively. After taking a deep breath, she hesitated, then resolutely finished off the giant beast before her.

At this sight.

Tang Xuan and Chen Xin both revealed gratified smiles.

A Spirit Master, even one from the support type, even a woman.

If she still insisted on being softhearted.

She would be better off living lightly as an ordinary person.

They said nothing further.

The Two Little Ones both closed their eyes and began absorbing their Spirit Rings under Chen Xin's guidance.

After three months of bitter cultivation beneath the waterfall.

A Four Hundred Year Spirit Beast was still quite far from Tang Xuan's absorption limit.

It was simply that the First Soul Ring marked a Spirit Master's first qualitative transformation.

Tang Xuan spent an entire night absorbing it before opening his eyes in comfort.

Feeling the abundant power within his body.

Joy unconsciously climbed onto Tang Xuan's lips.

"First Soul Skill, Mountain Collapse!"

Tang Xuan gave a low shout and lit up his Spirit Ring. A faint Mysterious Black glow appeared along the blade of the Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword.

Immediately afterward.

Tang Xuan struggled to swing the blade.

Then slammed it heavily against a large tree.

At first, nothing happened.

But amid a rustling sound, the tree suddenly crashed to the ground.

"Hiss—" Tang Xuan sucked in a cold breath.

This Soul Skill did not appear particularly remarkable.

But upon closer inspection.

The fallen tree looked completely unchanged on the outside.

Yet its interior had already been shattered into splinters.

The phrase "striking the bull across the mountain" instantly surfaced in Tang Xuan's mind.

If this power struck a person, he did not even dare imagine the result.

"What an Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword, what a Mountain Collapse!" Chen Xin exclaimed.

He had wielded swords his entire life.

But before today.

If someone told him such an injury had been caused by a sword, he would not have believed it even if beaten to death.

Tang Xuan smiled faintly. "Mountain Collapse has two activation modes. I've already demonstrated one of them."

"The other requires the sword to touch the ground. Using me as the center, it releases a shockwave that deals concussive damage and carries a stunning effect. Its range depends on how much Soul Power is infused into it."

It was like that Five Gates Ultimate Move from Emperor Armor.

It was exceptionally convenient for clearing mobs.

"Two modes?" Chen Xin was stunned.

Either effect of Mountain Collapse alone was enough to be called an excellent Soul Skill.

Combined together, they were simply the finest among the finest.

"What about your Soul Power? Have you reached Level 11?" Chen Xin looked somewhat worried.

Even fantasy worlds had to follow the law of conservation of energy.

The Spirit Ring only had so many years of cultivation, and its Soul Power.

The Soul Skill was too powerful.

It might not provide much of a boost to the Spirit Master.

"Mm, my Soul Power is probably at Level 13." Tang Xuan said.

After three months of bitter cultivation beneath the waterfall.

His efficiency had been far higher than ordinary cultivation.

Even though Tang Xuan did not have the assistance of the Mysterious Heaven Skill like Tang San.

With the help of the Mysterious Armor Giant Rhinoceros Spirit Ring, he had still reached the same level as Tang San.

It was simply that during the one-ring stage.

Spirit Masters could not sense the Soul Power within their bodies with particular clarity.

His exact level would still need to be accurately determined with the help of a Soul Power crystal.