Soul skills could actually be chosen!
When two identical Martial Souls absorbed the same type of soul beast, there was a very high chance they would produce the same soul skill.
This was common on Douluo Continent.
For example, Qian Renxue and Qian Xunji of the Six-winged Angel Clan both had Sacred Sword among their soul skills.
Likewise, Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun of the Hell Spirit Cat clan both knew Hell Stab and Hell Hundred Claws.
Then there was the Dai Family of the Star Luo Imperial Family. Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi both knew White Tiger Bodyguard and White Tiger Blazing Light Wave.
It was especially common for the same Martial Soul to possess identical soul skills in major families, great sects, and families whose Martial Souls had a long history of inheritance.
These were conclusions reached through the practice of their ancestors, who believed these soul skills were the most suitable and essential ones for that Martial Soul.
Therefore, as long as they found the designated soul beast, there was a high chance of obtaining the same soul skill.
Of course, it was only a high chance. There could still be exceptions.
Naturally, the Clear Sky Sect also had inherited soul skill templates, allowing later generations to obtain the skills their ancestors had deemed suitable.
Clear Sky Bodyguard and Soaring Strike were respectively a defensive soul skill and a single-target power attack soul skill.
Clear Sky Bodyguard's energy covered the entire body, as though the Clear Sky Hammer had fused with the body. All attacks would effectively strike the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul instead, granting tremendous defense without any weaknesses.
The stronger the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul was cultivated, the fiercer its defense became. In other words, even as a third soul skill, its defensive power would remain extremely strong in the later stages.
For a Clear Sky Hammer soul master focused on overwhelming strength and direct attacks, having an additional defensive skill was practically perfect, balancing offense and defense.
As for Soaring Strike, it was incredibly domineering. This skill could not be dodged and could only be taken head-on. Even if the opponent possessed an instant movement skill, they would be completely locked onto by it.
For the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, which possessed such tyrannical strength, this was practically a cheat!
The experience left behind by countless predecessors naturally had its reasons.
Tang Yu truly wanted to reserve one defensive soul skill among his nine soul skills. He nodded. "Alright, then Clear Sky Bodyguard!"
"Clear Sky Bodyguard comes from a soul beast called the Golden Shield Beast. This type of soul beast is rather rare, so we'll have to spend some time looking for one."
"Yu'er, let's go!"
The two quickly headed deeper inside and began searching.
After searching for three days and three nights, they finally found a Golden Shield Beast with a cultivation of four thousand years.
"Die!"
Tang Tian acted decisively, smashing the Golden Shield Beast until it was barely alive with a tyrannical hammer strike.
Bang!
"Yu'er, hurry and go."
"Alright." Tang Yu quickly stepped forward and ended its life.
He then sat down cross-legged and began absorbing his third Soul Ring.
A purple Soul Ring slowly rose and settled onto Tang Yu's body.
After a long while.
Tang Yu's Soul Power surged powerfully, breaking through level 31.
Then level 32!
In the end, he broke through two levels of Soul Power in a row.
Tang Tian hurriedly asked, "Yu'er, how was it? Is your third soul skill Clear Sky Bodyguard!?"
Tang Yu smiled. "Yes, Father."
"Good, good, good! Release it and let me see."
"Mm!"
"Third soul skill, Clear Sky Bodyguard!"
The Clear Sky Hammer flew out.
An intense blue light suddenly flared up, covering Tang Yu's entire body and crackling with powerful lightning.
"This! What is this? Yu'er's Clear Sky Bodyguard actually has lightning protecting him!" Tang Tian was shocked by what he saw.
This was clearly quite different from an ordinary Clear Sky Bodyguard!
"Yu'er, don't move. Let your father try attacking you once."
As Tang Tian spoke, he swung his hammer at him.
Bang!
The flickering lightning seemed to absorb Tang Tian's power. In that instant, it became incomparably violent, and the next second, it actually rebounded with a lightning strike.
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
Bang!
Tang Tian dodged in time, stunned. "Yu'er, your Clear Sky Bodyguard is incredible! It can actually absorb the energy of an opponent's attack, turn it into Thunder Power, and rebound it back at them!"
Tang Yu was also pleasantly surprised. This was an unexpected gain. "In that case, my third soul skill can use defense as offense."
Both father and son were extremely satisfied.
"Alright, Yu'er. Since you've already absorbed your third Soul Ring, you should absorb that Mad Strength Purple Gold Ginseng next."
Tang Yu excitedly took out the Immortal Herb.
"After absorbing it, how many more levels will my Soul Power soar by?" Tang Yu was thrilled.
He immediately began absorbing the Mad Strength Purple Gold Ginseng.
His Soul Power soon surged at an astonishing rate!
Level 33!
Level 34!
Level 35!
Level 36!
Level 37!
"Good heavens! Yu'er actually broke through five levels of Soul Power in a row!" Tang Tian was overjoyed.
"Wait! Is it not over yet?"
Level 38!
"He broke through again! Six levels! He broke through six levels in a row!"
"My son! He is destined to attain a Title!!"
Tang Tian was ecstatic, grinning so broadly that all his teeth showed.
But it finally stopped after reaching level 38.
Tang Yu opened his eyes, his heart surging with excitement. "I actually broke through to level 38. That means I broke through eight levels of Soul Power in a single day..."
"This feeling is truly incredible!"
Not only had his talent and aptitude improved, Tang Yu could also feel that his Spiritual Power had become noticeably stronger.
"Yu'er, you are now the most talented disciple of the Clear Sky Sect's Third Generation. Keep working hard." Tang Tian patted Tang Yu's shoulder, his eyes filled with great expectations.
Those expectations included having Tang Yu seize the position of Sect Master in the future.
"I will work hard." Tang Yu smiled.
"Let's go. I'll take you to Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"Father, before we go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I want to visit Shrek Academy first."
Tang Tian looked utterly confused. "Shrek Academy? What kind of trash academy is that? I've never even heard of it! Yu'er, joining some third-rate academy will only delay your cultivation."
Shrek Academy truly was third-rate. It was dirt poor and did not even have a Martial Soul mimicry training ground.
Its teachers' standards and teaching philosophy were also difficult to praise.
What nonsense about a soul master who dared not cause trouble not being a good soul master? They dressed up stirring up trouble as something righteous and told a group of students with only two or three rings to dare cause trouble. Wasn't that harming people and seeking death?
The world of soul masters revered the strong, and public safety on Douluo Continent was genuinely terrible.
Letting a group of weak soul master students casually provoke trouble outside meant they might not even know when they got killed.
They might dare to face the weak, but if they encountered someone who could casually slaughter them, would they dare provoke trouble then? Try it.
To put it plainly, they bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Tang Yu naturally did not truly intend to join Shrek Academy. He was only going to that academy to complete his first mission.
It was also time to hammer Tang San.
At the same time, Tang Yu needed to weaken Tang San and lay the groundwork for completing later missions.
That's right!
He wanted to stop Tang San from obtaining one of his greatest cheats: the External Soul Bone, Eight Spider Lances!
After completing these two matters, Tang Yu would leave Shrek Academy without the slightest hesitation.
Tang Yu found a reasonable excuse. "I've heard that Shrek Academy only accepts monsters. I think that sounds interesting, so I want to take a look. If it isn't any good, I can switch to Heaven Dou Royal Academy afterward."
"Alright then, we'll go to Shrek Academy."
"Mm."
The father and son immediately left.
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